Emiter’s “Electromagnetism of the City” reviewed by Vital Weekly

Behind Emiter is Marcin Dymiter. I reviewed some of his work, going back quite a few years, and yet his catalogue isn’t very extensive. On his latest release, he explores the sounds of the city, buzzing and whirring. To that end, he walked around town (I assume Berlin, for no reason; I believe this is …

David Lee Myers’s “Terrenus” reviewed by Vital Weekly

Sometimes I think Myers becomes a man machine; a man with machines and a man acting like a machine, one release after another. Sometimes the differences aren’t significant, and sometimes they are. ‘Terrenus’ is described by the label as ‘earth music’, in contrast to a lot of electronic music being ‘space music’. I couldn’t say …

Haarvöl’s “Horizons of Suspended Zones” reviewed by Aural Aggravation

Only yesterday, I expended considerable contemplation – and verbiage – on the matter of press releases, and the level of detail they contain nowadays compared to the old A4 1-sheet – which sometimes contained just a few lines under the heading and the logo. It’s wasn’t really a complaint, as much as an observation, although …

Haarvöl’s “Horizons of Suspended Zones” reviewed by Anxious

W świecie zdominowanym przez natychmiastowość, w którym dźwięki konkurują o naszą uwagę jak kolorowe reklamy, Haarvöl proponuje coś radykalnie innego: zatrzymanie, zawieszenie, wyciszenie. Horizons of Suspended Zones to specyficzny manifest akustycznej niezgody na logikę współczesnego czasu. „Czas musi zostać nieposłuszny” – piszą twórcy. I robią wszystko, byśmy jako słuchacze poczuli, jak to jest trwać poza rytmem świata. …

Haarvöl’s “Horizons of Suspended Zones” reviewed by African Paper

Mit “Horizons of Suspended Zones” veröffentlichen Haarvöl am 1. Juli ein neues Werk bei Crónica als CD und Download. Die beiden Musiker Fernando José Pereira und João Faria bewegen sich darauf bewusst abseits technischer Reizüberflutung. Statt Effektfülle oder Lautstärke setzen sie auf Reduktion, auf Wiederholung, auf Dauer und auf das, was zwischen den Klängen passiert. …

Ilia Belorukov’s “NRD DRM TWO 2022-2024” reviewed by Chain DLK

IliaBelorukov’s “NRDDRMTWO2022–2024” is not your average percussion album – it’s a sonic séance with a machine. Across thirteen tracks, this Russian-Serbian experimentalist transforms his NordDrum2 into a kaleidoscope of tempos, textures, and reverberant spaces, all on a strict one-step pattern that mutates over time. Think of it as minimalism caught in motion: a single rhythmic …

Ilia Belorukov’s “NRD DRM TWO 2022-2024” reviewed by African Paper

Mit “NRD DRM TWO 2022–2024″ veröffentlicht Ilia Belorukov bei Crónica eine neue Sammlung von Aufnahmen, die sich einem präzise gesetzten formalen Prinzip widmen: einem einstufigen Pattern mit variierendem Tempo, gespielt ausschließlich auf dem Nord Drum 2. Die Stücke entstanden in einem konzentrierten Arbeitsprozess zwischen 2022 und 2024, ohne nachträgliche Bearbeitung oder Schnitte. Lediglich minimale klangtechnische …

Philippe Petit’s “A Divine Comedy” reviewed by The Sound Projector

Impressive two-disc composition by Philippe Petit on A Divine Comedy (CRÓNICA 212-2024). This Marseilles fellow has certainly come a long way since he started out as a DJ, radio presenter and zine publisher in the 1980s, even eclipsing his later label ventures for experimental electronica such as Pandemonium RDZ and BiP_Hop. This one is an ambitious project reflecting his studies …