Next festival 2010 present @c + Lia and @c + ::.:


December 2 to 4 in Bratislava, the 2010 edition of the Next festival will present two performances by @c, the first with long-time audiovisual collaborator Lia on December 2nd, and the next day with Daniel Tóth alias Danky alias ::.: in an audial trio. Other performances in the festival’s line up include Martin Tetréault, FM Einheit + Hans Joachim Irmler, Elektro Guzzi and The Thing, among others.

“strings.lines” reviewed by Boomkat

strings.lines
Portugal’s Crónica label presents a captivating showcase from Montreal-based electro-acoustic composer, Nicholas Bernier. His work here is defined by a predilection for the glassiest, most tensile string sounds, exploring a range of piercing hi-end frequencies with an innately tactile sensuality. The shortest of these, ‘Line (Strings)’, sets a filigree balance between organically textured sound and ultra-subte digital processing, manifested in a tense, tentative opening. ‘Line (A)’ is more dynamic, electro-acoustically speaking, expanding his range of textures and sonorities to perfume the space with intensely sharp highs and distant granular crackles forming into drifts of neo-classical moods. ‘Line (B)’ is more sublime and tender with a magical flourish of harmonics hidden at its core, while ‘Line (C)’ introduces fragile, clipped rhythms. ‘Lines (Horizon)’ is the most full-bodied of the lot, fleshing out the lower registers with hovering grey drones while the foreground subsides from shards of sustained strings to slowly bowed cello. Sublime.

via Boomkat

New unlimited release: Arturas Bumšteinas’s “Pastoral”


Crónica is very proud to present Arturas Bumšteinas’s new release “Pastoral” in its unlimited series of editions. Arturas Bumšteinas is a composer of acoustic and electronic music (graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater), the founder of international ensembles Works and Days, Quartet Twentytwentyone and a visual artist represented by Antje Wachs Galerie in Berlin. He lives and works in Vilnius and Warsaw.

You can download “Pastoral” as high-quality MP3 or Apple Lossless files directly from Crónica and free of charge. Donations are welcome! :)

SonicScope #10 in Lisboa


From Tuesday the 23rd to Thursday the 25th November, at Teatro Maria Matos in Lisboa, Grain of Sound presents the tenth edition of the SonicScope festival. This year’s program includes A Parte Maldita, Gigantiq with Matteo Uggeri, Sei Miguel, Carlos Santos and Paulo Raposo, the Rodrigo Amado Quartet and @c.

Tickets are 6€ for a single day or just 15 for the whole program. More information at the website of Teatro Maria Matos.

Gintas K wins the Broadcasting Art 2010 competition

Gintas K
The Broadcasting Art competition, promoted by the Spanish National Radio, has awarded pieces by Gintas K, Miguel Gil Ruiz and Sumikama Haruka in this year’s edition. Congratulations to all winners!

Gintas K’s latest release in Crónica, “So On” is available as a free download.

Olhares de Outono 2010 starts today


This year’s edition of the Olhares de Outono festival will bring us Oval, Feltro, Simon Fisher Turner and Paul Farrington, all performing at Passos Manuel, Porto, later this week. Tonight, however, the opening performances present a solo concert by percussionist-extraordinaire Nuno Aroso, performing works by Toshio Hosokawa, Pedro Junqueira Maia and the premiere of “88(-1)” for percussion and turntables, by @c (Miguel Carvalhais & Pedro Tudela). Afterwards, Tam and Diogo Tudela will perform, Alfredo and Loup will DJ. From 22h onwards at Passos Manuel.

Winter promotion: buy one, get another


It’s that time of the year once again… Until December 31st 2010, order any Crónica release and choose a second one to receive free of charge! This offer is good on any available CD or DVD and includes the free “Crónica L” compilation, if you still don’t have it. Just order any release(s) and send us an email with your choice of offer(s).