Andreas Trobollowitsch konnte einem schon zu Ohren kommen zusammen mit Johannes Trödel als Nörz und deren “(Also Known As) Acker Velvet†(Schramm, 2009) und als Acker Velvet mit “Carbon & Chairs†(Monotype, 2012). In erstem Fall wurde als sein Instrumentarium Tape, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Melodica [Prepared] uns Electronics [Inside Radio, Feedback] gennant. Das ist …
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“Against Nature†reviewed by Bad Alchemy
Sehr schön umraunt Jim Haynes, der ja auf Helen Scarsdale Agency Simon Whetham’s “From The Mouths of Clay†(2014) herausgebracht hat, mit “loom… unease… carcinogenic… confusion†die unheimliche Suggestivität, mit der der Brite sich dem Unbekannten annähert. Ausgerechnet in Kristiansand fand Whetham im Herbst 2013 die Sounds, aus denen er Against Nature konstruierte. Er bezieht …
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“Gamelan Descending a Staircase†reviewed by The Sound Projector
Last noted the Lithuanian composer Arturas BumÅ¡teinas in 2014 with his Epiloghi, an ingenious construct which made connections between theatrical sound-effect making machines and the work of the Italian Futurists. His new release likewise confirms that he’s visually literate and informed about the history of art; it’s called Gamelan Descending A Staircase (CRÓNICA 100-2015). He …
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“Bittersweet Melodies†reviewed by DLSO
Ran Slavin, artista multimediale israeliano, ha una carriera lunga e variegata alle spalle che lo ha portato a presentare il propri lavori nei quattro angoli del mondo, allacciando collaborazioni di tutto rispetto con altri artisti e produttori ed etichette discografiche. Dopo la pubblicazione della bellezza di undici album, uno dei capitoli fin´ora inediti del suo …
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“Three-Body Problem†reviewed by Aural Aggravation
The sixteenth album from @C, like its predecessor Ab Ovo, began as a soundtrack for puppet theatre play Agapornis, inspired by the life and works of Anais Nin, and as such, has nothing to do with the kind of Three-Body Problem Elton John has. It also isn’t a soundtrack album per se: the soundtrack was …
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“Everything Emanating from the Sun†reviewed by Loop
Yiorgis Sakellariou is an experimental electronic music composer. Since 2003 he has been active internationally as a solo artist and doing collaborations. He has composed music for short films and theatre and leading workshops. His practice is based on the digital manipulation of environmental recordings. His sound palette covers from the clatter of rails, to …
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“Against Nature†reviewed by Sonic Seducer
Der Soundkünstler Simon Whetham befasst sich auf seinem dritten Album für Crónica mit einer (In)Fragestellung seiner Arbeitsmethoden. Hierzu sucht er Orte mit interessanter Akustik auf und erzeugt dort mittels Elektronik oder auf herkömmlichem Weg Klänge. Soweit nicht ungewöhnlich; Whetams Fragestellung zielt jedoch dahin, inwieweit seine Intervention den Ort verändert oder gar zerstört und sich somit …
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“Roha†reviewed by Rif Raf
Il manipule des sources. Souvent uniques, qu’elles aient pour nom contrebasse ou percussions. On le sent, son ‘Roha’ (Crónica), première sous son vrai nom d’ANDREAS TROBOLLOWITSCH, défie les lois du temps et de la musique. Nulle caresse auditive à l’avant-plan, où la recherche des locutions grinçantes occupe l’essentiel de l’espace. Les tripes en prennent pour …
“Everything Emanating from the Sun†reviewed by Silence and Sound
Sans vouloir trop entrer dans les détails explicatifs du nouvel opus du compositeur grec Yiorgis Sakellariou, sachez que c’est le premier album d’une série intitulée Corollaries et mise en place par le label portugais Crónica, qui regroupera des oeuvres issues des résidences Active Crossover: Mooste supervisées par l’artiste anglais Simon Whetham. Oeuvre d’ambient construite d’un …
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“When the Days All Tip from Nests and Fly Down Roads†reviewed by Ambient Blog
This is the second release in Crónica’s ongoing Corrolaries series, a collection of works resulting from a collaborative residency curated by Simon Whetham in Mooste, Estonia (the first was this one by Yiorgis Sakellariou). Released as a Name-Your-Price download, they are a perfect way to discover the various ways that environmental recordings can be transformed …