Crónica is a Portuguese label with loads of highly experimental or conceptual releases. This one, “NRD DRM TWO 2022-2024” by Russian Ilia Belorukov, is highly conceptual. Because of that, I listened to this one several times because I didn’t feel anything, but I did think a lot. And with the whole thinking versus feeling, I …
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“Closing Our Eyes” is like a sonic invitation to shut out the chaos and embark on an inner voyage – a carefully architected journey where the tactile and the spectral meet. In this album, Philippe Petit, a seasoned experimenter whose career spans DJing, zine editing, and even running his own label, channels his boundless curiosity …
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Of het nu 1 april was of niet, de veelzijdige kunstenaar Philippe Petit eiste onze aandacht op met zijn eclectische album Closing Our Eyes. Net zoals veel van zijn werk is ook dit album een niet voor de hand liggende verzameling nummers die elektronica en akoestische speelsheid met elkaar vermengen. Ooit journalist, dj, de bezieler van de twee …
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Das neue Album “Closing Our Eyes” von Philippe Petit erscheint am 1. April bei Crónica. Es vereint elektronische und akustische Elemente zu einer Serie von Kompositionen, die laut Label dazu anregen sollen, eigene innere Bilder entstehen zu lassen. Petit setzt damit seine Auseinandersetzung mit Klang als viefältiges Ausdrucksmittel fort und entwickelt die Ansätze früherer Arbeiten …
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Sin dai suoi primi anni di attività, Kunrad, artista olandese di stanza a L’Aia, ha creato composizioni e installazioni per restituire valore ai suoni più quotidiani. Si inserisce in questo stesso solco anche la sua ultima fatica discografica (uscita per Crónica Records), “Kleine Geluiden”, che in italiano si potrebbe tradurre con “piccoli suoni”. Ad alimentare …
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Some albums come across as something subtle and almost unnoticeable. Not in a negative way, on the contrary. Kunrad’s new cd released by the Portuguese label Crónica is a great example of how a sound art modal can be blended with art installation and field recording. It is an important aspect of his work – …
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