Vitale e ingegnoso, il disco parla la lingua ritmica delle macchine. Novellino e Rosi ne ascoltano e registrano la voce, dediti a magnificare i suoni prodotti in questo antico stabilimento tessile nei presso di Catanzaro. Trattasi di field recordings: puri e semplici nella prima parte (testimonianza audiofila e timbrica da manuale), re-inventati in chiusura. Magnifico …
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“Ma·Org Pa·Git†reviewed by Neural
There aren’t many cases in which a musical instrument is imbued with the characteristics of architecture and environment in addition to sound production. The organ is essentially a tool of location and has a special connection to liturgical music. It was described as the king of musical instruments by Pope Benedict XVI at the unveiling …
“Unfurling Streams†reviewed by Chain DLK
“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) /its always ourselves we find in the sea”. These well-known lines that close E.E.Cummings’s poem “maggy an milly and molly and may” already inspired many artists with a love for one of the most beautiful nature’s contribution to our planet that the American poet described …
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“Hidden Name†reviewed by Octopus
Grand témoin des passerelles entre la création contemporaine, la musique et le multimédia nées de la révolution numérique, le label Crónica fait son état de l’art. Avec Hidden Name, l’étonnant label-media, comme il aime à se définir, nous livre une de ses cartes blanches proche de la perfection, tant la magie de Stephan Mathieu et …
“Residual Forms†reviewed by Blackaudio
This 20 minute one-track EP is available only on Digital Download (unfortunately for the collectors out there); with Adkins thematically covering the notion of ‘drift’ and a lone figure wandering round a city, locked in their own world. ‘Residual Forms’ is a beautiful release; with captivating drones and harmonies that slide and weave gently together …
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“Transmissions†reviewed by Musique Machine
“Transmissions†comes in a card wallet, simply and elegantly adorned with a close-up of machinery workings; this is very apt, since thats precisely the content of the disc, too. The cd has four tracks, ranging in duration from near three minutes, to a mammoth near-forty. All the pieces use the sounds of machines: “Part 1†…
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Alexander Rishaug reviewed by Freq
Ma.Org Pa.Git is the fifth solo release from the Norwegian sound artist and experimental musician Alexander Rishaug. Here he is exploring the space and the acoustics of a church organ and the hiss, overtones and feedback of an old tube amp and electric guitar. The album consist of two long pieces, recorded in the Norwegian …
“Lanificio Leo†reviewed by Onda Rock
“La macchina, per definizione, ripete la stessa sequenza in ogni momento, in ogni stagione, chiunque la usi. Le mie vecchie macchine, invece, non sono più in grado di fare questo. C’è una sorta di anarchia in loro: sbagliano, spesso. Ma se vai oltre l’idea di errore e la controlli, le macchine ti aiutano e diventano …
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Alexander Rishaug reviewed by Bad Alchemy
ALEXANDER RISHAUG ist mir bei Possible Landscape (Asphodel, 2004) als Freilichtmaler von Panoramen und imaginären Landschaften begegnet, den ebenso die minimalistischen Möglichkeiten draußen wie das spezifische Tönen von Innenräumen faszinieren. in MA.ORG.PA.GIT (Crónica 091~2015, LP) steht das ORG der A-Seite für die Orgel in der Norwegischen Seemannskirche in Rotterdam und das GIT der B-Seite für …
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“Ma·Org Pa·Git†reviewed by Blow Up
Allo stesso modo, anche “Ma.Org Pa.Git†di Alexander Rishaug si relaziona al concetto di ambient music in modo anomalo e trasversale, tarsformando il suono dell’organo a canne di una chiesa di Rotterdam in un cupo drone sul quale si sovrappongono le registrazioni delle meccaniche dello strumento e i riverberi prodotti dall’ampiezza dello spazio. Qui tutto …
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