Long-distance partnerships are a dime a dozen these days, not infrequently the fruits of internet intimacies (…) born around the coordinates of “unknown nonentity kisses the ass of a prominent entity until he/she agrees to publish something together and the unknown nonentity becomes a recognized oneâ€. Lawrence English and Stephen Vitiello met for real – …
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“Poststopâ€, by The Futureplaces Impromptu All-Stars Orchestra was included in the list of the best compilations of 2011 by A Trompa.
Still from Crónica, though this time available only as a pay-for digital download, is one hour forty-three minutes of music by Janek Schaefer. This double album culls various compilation tracks, installation soundtracks, and stage music made between 2005 and 2011. These works have all been presented to the public before, hence the album’s title. There’s …
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A sound art workshop in an artists’ centre located in a bankrupt shopping mall. Participants made field recordings in the mall and exchanged ideas for two days, after which they performed the final concert at the futureplaces festival. All this happened in Porto, Portugal. Poststop features excerpts from workshop performances, the concert, and collages/remixes/interpretations by …
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The new album from Schaefer, ‘Double Exposure’, is a studio album, which was conceived over a six year period between 2005-2011. The common denominator of the twelve tracks was that of the creative process of writing a piece of music for a compilation CD, installation or similar, which ties the entire album together. The music …
Artiste versatile, le Britannique Janek Schaefer évolue en permanence sur la ligne entre la création musicale et le monde de l’art, son oeuvre pouvant tout autant être destinée à une publication « traditionnelle », qu’à accompagner une installation in-situ. Dans ces contextes très variés, Schaefer n’hésite en outre pas à s’adapter aux circonstances et au …
Excellent new concept double album by Janek Schaefer on Crónica. His best to date. 12 commissioned pieces that range from dreamy to truly hairraising. ‘Asleep at the weel…’ is absolutely fabulous. An installation consisting of ghost cars & in-car soundtracks. The 20 minute piece on the album documents the dangers of overconsumption & overuse of …
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Getting up for work before dawn is not really a pleasant experience but with this album as your in-ear companion, you can see things in a slightly different light. Schaefer was conjuring up dazzling minimalist other worlds when the current crop of experimental ambient producers were probably still listening to Blink 182 and failing to …
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Après une petite escapade chez Baskaru (Music For Empty Spaces), le duo @C retourne sur ses terres pour trois nouvelles pièces librement téléchargeables sur le site de Cronica. Trois longues pièces électroniques de plus d’une demi heure chacune. Quant à les expliquer, il faudrait sans doute avoir beaucoup de temps devant soi. Pour autant et …
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