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Francisco López & Miguel A. García’s “Ekkert Nafn” reviewed by Nitestylez

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 11 June 2019

Put on the circuit as a joined forces collaboration between the labels Cronica and Tronicdisease on May 21st, 2k19 is “Ekkert Nafn”, a split album produced by experimental music legend Francisco Lopez and Bilbao-based sound artist Miguel A. Garcia. Opening with Lopez’ nearly 32 minutes spanning “Untitled #351” we’re drawn into a cold fusion of clean, sterile sonic events […]

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Francisco López & Miguel A. García’s “Ekkert Nafn” reviewed by Fluid Sonic Fluctuations

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 2 June 2019

Welcome to another new review in the Fluid Label Focus series on the Crónica label in which today I’m reviewing an album that I received as a review copy on CD from Crónica quite by surprise. With many review copies nowadays coming in in digital format through the email or other ways, finding an extra […]

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@c’s “Espaço, Pausa, Repetição” reviewed by Fluid Sonic Fluctuations

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 31 May 2019

Welcome to the 18th review in my ever continuing series on the Crónica label in which today I’m reviewing the new @c album Espaço, Pausa, Repetição which was released early this month. The album forms a bit of an anniversary for the label, being release 150 in total and also at the same time celebrating […]

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@c’s “Espaço, Pausa, Repetição” reviewed by Vital Weekly

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 28 May 2019

There is quite a story behind this release by @C, the duo of Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais, who are also behind the Cronica Electronica label. The music here is part of a new work for the Exhibitions Pavilion of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (still going until June) and […]

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Francisco López & Miguel A. García’s “Ekkert Nafn” reviewed by Badd Press

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 25 May 2019

Artists who produce instrumental music – or to put it more precisely, music that doesn’t feature vocals – are often asked how they decide on titles. At the risk of sounding elitist, that always struck me as one of the dumber questions in music journalism. Sure, not all music lends itself naturally to a pithy […]

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Luís Antero & Darius Čiuta’s “Sound” reviewed by Neural

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 24 May 2019

Just two tracks, “G”, twenty minutes long, and “S”, thirty-three minutes and thirty-six seconds. It’s this the debut of the duo Luís Antero e Darius Čiuta for Crónica. The album is the result of a very personal exploratory process that seems to question the intimate and abstract nature of the sounds. As a result, the […]

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Haarvöl + Xoán-Xil López’s “Unwritten Rules for a Ceaseless Journey” reviewed by Music Map

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 22 May 2019

Gli Haarvöl sono una formazione elettronica e sperimentale portoghese che nel 2012 ha avviato un progetto ambizioso, con il quale tentano di esplorare le proprietà del suono per creare ambientazioni cinematiche. Qualche mese fa, il trio ha collaborato con Xoán-Xil López, musicista e sound artist originario della Galizia, anch’egli già impegnato in alcuni progetti sperimentali. […]

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@c’s “Espaço, Pausa, Repetição” reviewed by Silence and Sound

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 22 May 2019

L’abstraction en musique, n’est pas une inconnue dans l’oeuvre de Miguel Carvalhais et Pedro Tudela aka @c, tant chaque album tire son sens de l’environnement dans lequel il se déplace, virtuellement ou réellement à travers les enceintes, créant des zones mobiles au croisement du conceptuel et de la poésie. Conçu pour une exposition à la Faculty of Fine Arts de […]

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Trondheim EMP’s “Poke It With A Stick / Joining The Bots” reviewed by Blow Up

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 13 May 2019

Poke It With A Stick / Joining The Bots by Trondheim EMP

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Isabel Latorre & Edu Comelles’s “For Pauline” reviewed by The Sound Projector

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 9 May 2019

Minimalist accordion tones from Isabel Latorre and Edu Comelles on their cassette tape For Pauline (CRÓNICA 144-2018). As readers may have guessed, it’s inspired directly by the music of Pauline Oliveros, herself now regarded as one of the “greats” of American minimalism and feted for her innovative empowering ideas and sensitive performing skills. The work was intended as a realisation […]

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