Crónica is now available at Zero”

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We’re happy to announce that starting with the new year, Crónica is now also distributed online by Zero”, a new Berlin and Vienna-based independent download service for electronic music. Only one release available so far, but more are on the way. As usual, Boomkat continues to carry all of Crónica’s releases, in MP3 or FLAC formats.

Mosaique’s best of 2008

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  • Anja Lechner & Dino SaluzziOjos Negros (ECM)
  • Johnny GreenwoodThere will be blood (and the film, too!!)
  • Marcus Schmickler presenting “Altars of Science” in Cologne
  • Stockhausen audio-installation “Stimmung” in a water-reservoir at Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt
  • Stephan Mathieu‘s “Radioland” (Live and Cd)
  • Cindy Sherman‘s exhibition at Louisiana, Denmark
  • Wolfgang Tillmann‘s exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
  • Axel Dörner & Toshimaru Nakemura live at Ausland, Berlin

Lawrence English’s Top 10 Everyday 2008

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  1. Finally making it to South Africa and South America…all in one year…god, I love the amazon!
  2. More sounds from Gas, what a legacy that project maintains.
  3. Dethklok, their album and series one more than series two….
  4. Brandon LaBelle’s Mono concert using just voice, but so utterly engaging!
  5. Scott Walker…I’m gutted I missed his concert in London this year, but the records still catch the imagination
  6. Steve Roden’s ability to turn Norwegian barge drones into astounding pieces of music!
  7. Eugene Carchesio’s retrospective exhibition at QAG
  8. Marcus Schmickler’s ball tearing concerts
  9. Chris Corsano and his drums
  10. Schnapps at the door

Durán Vázquez’s best of 2008

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In the worst side:

  • Mr. Obama, the great swindle of our time (I am sorry but I have to say it)
  • The progress of warlike capitalism (once again)

In the best side:

  • the Goya prizes for “La Soledad” by Jaime Rosales, one of the great and most special film directors
  • starting of Larraskito netlabel, nice people and fantastic recordings
  • release of “Dedalu” by Oier I. A. in Larraskito, one of my favourite recordings ever
  • release of my works “Vagus, Noctivagus” in Silence Is Not Empty and “De Catro a Catro” in Larraskito
  • Presentation of Exp+LIMb0 project in Berlin (November) and his new CD works released by Sudamerica Electronica record label
  • Experimentaclub festival in Madrid (October)
  • RadiaLx festival in Lisboa (September)
  • ArtEx Sonora showcase in MACUF museum in A Coruña (July)