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Philip Samartzis & Eric La Casa’s “Captured Space” reviewed by Chain DLK

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 8 January 2020

“Captured Space” comprises two ambient pieces built up from field recordings made over the space of ten days in and around the Kruger National Park in the corner of South Africa. Individual recordings have been layered up to create something denser than real life, but still essentially realistic. It’s a sonic portrait that, unsurprisingly, is […]

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@c’s “Espaço, Pausa, Repetição” reviewed by The Sound Projector

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 29 December 2019

Our Portuguese double act @c (Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais) are here with a new cassette called Espaço, Pausa, Repetição (CRONICA 150-2019). This one arose from an installation project which they did at the University of Porto. Apparently over fifty creators contributed about 300 “sound objects” to this project, and if @c are using these as the basis for today’s […]

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Francisco López & Miguel A. García’s “Ekkert Nafn” reviewed by The Sound Projector

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 29 December 2019

On Ekkert Nafn (CRONICA 151 / TRONICDISEASE TD-3), two Spanish sound artists Francisco López and Miguel A. García collaborate on one of those sound-file swapping projects. Two long pieces are the result, apparently using the same source materials – there’s talk of field recordings, mechanical devices, digital transformation. López extends his for 31:53 and in terms of his ongoing no-titles-for-me-thanks project, he’s […]

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Mise_en_Scene’s “-O-R-G-A-N-” reviewed by Blow Up

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 12 December 2019
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Mise_en_Scene’s “-O-R-G-A-N-” reviewed by Rockerilla

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 4 December 2019
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Philip Samartzis & Eric La Casa’s “Captured Space” reviewed by Vital Weekly

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 20 November 2019

Now, here’s a name that I haven’t heard in some time. Philip Samartzis was quite active some fifteen to twenty years ago as what was then called a laptop artist. Funnily the last time his name appeared in these pages, back in Vital Weekly 675, was with work also recorded with Eric La Casa. That was a […]

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

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 12 November 2019

Il trio sperimentale portoghese Haarvöl (Pereira / Faria / Vieira) e il sound-artist, field recorder galiziano Xoán-Xil Lopez, in “Unwritten Rules For A Ceaseless Journey”, documentano una commissione per la commedia “Revoluções” del coreografo Né Barros.Tre movimenti, rappresentazione del tempo che agisce: passato/presente/futuro (utopia/realtà/trauma).Potenti e severe folate di suono metallico/dronante, cupo e incombente, denso di particolari e risuonante all’interno di micro movimentazioni organiche.Nulla […]

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

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 31 October 2019

Roger BattyEkkert Nafn finds two respected Spanish sound artists utilizing & manipulating the same selection of sound materials- taking in field recordings & electrical/ mechanical devices- to create two thirty-minute tracks, which highlight both parties distinct way of sound-working.The artists are here Francisco López- a Madrid sound artists/ field recordist who’s been active since the mid-1980s, creating a large […]

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Mise_en_Scene’s “-O-R-G-A-N-” reviewed by Vital Weekly

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 29 October 2019

Behind Mise_en_Scene we find Tel Aviv based Shay Nassi, who studied engineering and then went on to produce music. He was/is part of a duo called Ket3m (see Vital Weekly 904). Boltfish released a very early release by Mise_en_Scene (Vital Weekly 574). I had not heard any other of his releases, so I can’t say […]

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

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 24 October 2019
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