“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by Blow Up

Registrazioni ambientali più o meno trattate e suoni di sintesi, come a dire realtà e finzione dell’universo acustico, nell’opera del compositore galiziano Durán Vázquez liberamente scaricabile dal sito della Crónica. Esiti non impeccabili dacché l’intervento manipolatorio non riesce a dare definizione ad una ripresa del suono troppo informe ef uniforme, con la sola eccezione dell’attonito …

“Sleppet” reviewed by Sentireascoltare

La foresta nei pressi di Nerben, i ghiacciai più giù a Nord, il lago di Røsskleivvatnet, la Norvegia come contenitrice di ambienti, l’isolamento umano la cui presenza ambientale amplfica i pensieri irrequieti del dentro, la Norvegia come l’avamposto sul nulla e sull’altrove. È questo Sleppet, l’ultimo materiale della ventennale ricerca di Marc Behrens. Da questi …

“Berlin Backyards” reviewed by Temporary Fault

This is a fine work, despite its obviously unpretentious nature. It might belong in the category of favourite listens for undisturbed moments in the early morning (now) or late evening, being mostly made with remote urban echoes – the title and the cover photographs say it all – which were recorded in 2006 by Aubry …

“Ification” reviewed by Temporary Fault

One for the dissolution and/or enhancement of the intellect, featuring a couple of somewhat involving episodes and a number of scarcely significant ingredients as far as artistic validity is concerned. Pure works with samples, which he transforms and extends endlessly, at times even beyond the limit of what’s aurally tolerable. When the guidelines of telluric …

“Sleppet” reviewed by Ae Mag

Norwegen ist, wenn man Marc Behrens Glauben schenken darf, zumindest klanglich einer Vielzahl tektonischer Änderungen und Verschiebungen unterworfen. »Sleppet« ist gleichzeitig Hörspiel und Dokumentation einer Reise nach Bergen, Utvær und anderen Tummelplätzen naturaler Sehenswürdigkeiten, die neben Behrens auch Mitreisende wie Jana Winderen, Steve Roden und Chris Watson einschloss. Das sich dabei hauptsächlich Fieldrecording-Künstler über den …

“Sleppet” reviewed by Temporary Fault

Predictability is a very high risk in compositions exclusively based on field recordings, but with Marc Behrens we can always rest assured that the development of any dissertation will introduce numerous factors of interest. Sleppet was recorded between 2007 and 2008 in Norway and Germany to fulfil a commission by Deutschlandradio Kultur. Either via the …

“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by De:Bug

Elektronische Klangerzeugung und Field-Recordings sind die Basis für “Home, Sweet Home”, der neuen digitalen Veröffentlichung aus Vigo, Portugal. Er verbaut die unterschiedlichsten Soundscapes von Möwenkolonien, Hafenszenen, Bootsanlegern mit Sirenen, Fabrik- und Schulfhof- und Restaurantgeräuschen und bearbeitet diese im Rechner zu wahrlich cineastischen elektro-akustischen Montagen und Hörstücken.

“Sleppet” reviewed by De:Bug

Feld-Aufnahmen aus Norwegen bilden die Grundlage für Marc Behrens’ Arbeit mit Sounds des Frühlings von schmelzendem Schnee und zurückkehrenden Zugvögeln. Rutschendes Geröll, tropfendes Wasser, Wind und ferne Geräusche von Tieren. Irgendwann klingt es gefährlich nach einem Erdrutsch, eine Turbine ist zu hören und das Anlegen einer Fähre. Mal sind nur die Originalklänge da, mal ihre …

“Passeports” reviewed by Vital Weekly

The ever so active, but perhaps these days even more active Mathias Delplanque delivers another album here, co-released on his own Bruit Clair label and Cronica Electronica. This is a sort of thematic album, in which Delplanque uses field recordings from transport related areas, such as train stations, harbors, parking lots, transit areas all over …

“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by Goûte Mes Disques

Alors qu’on se remet tout doucement de la claque infligée par Marc Behrens avec son sublime Sleppet, l’excellent label portugais Crónica vous propose de déguster gratuitement le nouvel album de Durán Vazquez, Home Sweet Home. Le titre ne trompe pas, il s’agira bel et bien ici de six pistes d’un field recording inspiré et aventureux …