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“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by Nightmusic

Pasiilgote Å¡alto,niÅ«raus ir paslaptingai skambančio ambiento?BÅ«tent toks leidinys atkeliauja pas mus iÅ¡ “Cronica” netleiblo. Durán Vázquez sukÅ«rÄ— visas “Home,Sweet Home” albumo kompozicijas dar 2008 metais,bet darbas mÅ«sų ausis pasiekÄ— visai neseniai.GalbÅ«t dÄ—l to,kad Miguel Carvalhais masteringÄ… baigÄ— tik 2009.Kad ir kas ten nutiko,tai nesugadino leidinio skambesį. Visi kÅ«riniai apgaubti Å¡altos atmosferos.Garsai gilÅ«s,abstraktÅ«s.Beklausant albumo,kai kuriuose vietose …

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“Passeports” reviewed by Rockerilla

Mathias Delplanque sta vivendo un periodo di incontenibile creatività: solo nel 2010 sono già stati pubblicati due album (su Cronica e Bruit Claire) a suo nome più il dodici pollici di Lena recensito sullo scorso numero di Rockerilla . Questa la marcia in più di Delplanque, che a differenza di molti suoi colleghi che operano …

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“The Mediterranean Drift” reviewed by Rockerilla

Il nuovo lavoro di Ran Slavin per la Cronica viene distribuito gratuitamente in formato digitale sul sito dell’etichetta portoghese. “The Mediterranean Drift” raccoglie sei tracce che vanno a formare quasi due diversi EP. I primi tre brani sono più atmosferici e dilatati. Soprattutto il primo, “Losing coordinates in the Mediterranean Drift”, mostra le notevoli qualità …

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“The Mediterranean Drift” reviewed by Monsieur Delire

Beautiful and troubling record from Israeli electroacoustician Ran Slavin, on a marine theme that can easily be interpreted through the geopolitical lens (the track titles already open that window). 43 minutes of rich drones, fuzzy moods and textural experiments ranging from nostalgia (the liquid facet) to sorrow (the grating facet). The best thing is that …

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“Shattering Silence” reviewed by Monsieur Delire

Mosaique is electronician Jan Ferreira, whose previously released Filare (2008) on Crónica. Shattering Silence is a bold proposition that tries to do too much. It’s simply too long at 1h43min, it would have been better edited down to an hour. Some of the tracks seem to present the same ideas, despite the fact that the …

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“Sleppet” reviewed by Ox

Wie aufregend und interessant Field-Recordings sein können, zeigt uns ein weiteres mal Marc Behrens. Auf einem Urlaub mit anderen Künstlern erforscht er die norwegische Wildnis im Frühling. Es geht um die Transformation, die Energie der erwachenden Natur und die Lebenskraft dieser Zeit. Sensibel werden die Aufnahmen vermischt und bearbeitet, so dass daraus Bewegung entsteht, die …

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“Sleppet” reviewed by Musique Machine

German born sound & concrete electronic artist Marc Behrens offers up here a collection of surreal, strange & at times jarring & noisy tracks built around manipulated field recordings, computer composition & subtle electronic elements that at times brings to mind Nurse With Wounds more field recording based & unhinged work. All the basic field …

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“Sleppet” reviewed by Etherreal

Déjà 20 ans d’activité pour l’artiste allemand dont nous parlons ici pour la première fois alors qu’il apparaît assez régulièrement sur le label portugais Crónica. Behrens est un musicien touche à tout, notamment auteur d’installations sonores. Sleppet a été composé dans le cadre d’un projet d’art sonore qui s’est déroulé en Norvège courant 2007 avec …

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“Sleppet” reviewed by Earlabs

A new release in the catalog of Portuguese label Crónica. This time music based solely on field-recordings. Marc Behrens used a mixture of recordings to create an interesting listening. Crónica is known for its diverse catalog with electro-acoustic music, ambient, minimal music, improvised jazz and field-recordings. In their catalog you can find back a clear …

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“Sleppet” reviewed by Oro Molido

Sleppet consta de dos fases. Por um lado, un ejercicio de composición realizado con sonidos concretos, y una segunda lectura que consiste en la intensidad sónica de los zumbidos, en los que el abstraccionismo nos hace discernir la realidad de los objectos sonoros. Al analizar el proceso de escucha de Sleppet, quizás habría que discrepar …

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