Myers’s Cronica CD debut is an entirely different kettle of fish compared to the kind of work he produced on his sister Arcane Device release, the yin to Nodes’ yang, psyche to drama. If anything, this lengthy, four-track recording of miasmic, buzzing drone and minimalist linear formatting resurrects the original AD motivators but recontextualizes them …
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Francisco López’s “DSB†reviewed by The Sound Projector
Another strong release from Francisco López, the very prolific sound artist whose passion and headstrong ways often lead him to make grand gestures and pronouncements, along with the music. Today on DSB (CRONICA 166-2021) he is reiterating – absolutely verbatim – the claims made for a 2018 release untitled#360 for the Emitter Micro label in Berlin, and noted here. The …
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Yiorgis Sakellariou’s “Degti†reviewed by Blow Up
<a href=”https://cronica.bandcamp.com/album/degti”>Degti by Yiorgis Sakellariou</a>
“Deriva†reviewed by Revue & Corrigée
New release: @c’s “GML Variationsâ€
The new @c album, GML Variations is now available to download or stream. There are also still some copies available of the limited release CD in a gatefold sleeve, so get them while you can. GML Variations started with a commission to compose a piece for the Robotic Gamelan of Casa da Música, in Porto, …
TBA Podcast with @c
Dito e Feito · #24 Miguel Carvalhais e Pedro Tudela – VOCx The TBA Podcast features @c work in its most recent episode, looking at their sound installation VOC(x), which should have opened last April but was delayed by the pandemic. The mix created for this podcast looks at one among many possible articulations of …
Jos Smolders’s “Submerge-Emerge†reviewed by The Wire
<a href=”https://cronica.bandcamp.com/album/submerge-emerge”>Submerge-Emerge by Jos Smolders</a>
SÃria’s “Boa-LÃngua†reviewed by Musik an sich
SÃria ist das Projekt der portugisischen Elektronik / Perkussionsmusikerin und Sängerin Diana Combo. Boa-Lingua ist Ihr zweites Album nach dem 2016 erschienenen Debüt und ist eher zufällig entstanden, denn die Aufnahmen stammen von Ãœbungen und Sessions, die nicht zwingend zu einem Album führen sollten.Die Musik der Portugiesin ist ein dunkler elektronischer Soundscape. Drones drehen sich um sich …
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Rutger Zuydervelt & Bruno Duplant’s “L’incertitude†reviewed by Fluid Radio
L’incertitude has spent life in two separate countries, but in spite of its long-distance discourse, it offers a natural, uninterrupted flow of sound. For Bruno Duplant and Rutger Zuydervelt, the collaborative process was smooth and intuitive – there were no lengthy discussions, and that has carved a creative outlet into the music, allowing it to be …
Francisco López & Miguel A. GarcÃa’s “Ekkert Nafn†reviewed by Music Map
Francisco López e Miguel A. GarcÃa sono due musicisti spagnoli da tempo attivi rispettivamente nel campo della sperimentazione e dell’improvvisazione, con ottimi riscontri in termini di critica. “Ekkert nafnâ€, che in islandese significa “senza nomeâ€, è il primo lavoro realizzato in duo (è appena uscito per Crónica Records), e mette insieme fonografia, ovvero le registrazioni …
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