“Futurónica 2 — Radios and Guitars†is the second in a series of four hour-long programs that Crónica broadcasted in Rádio Futura in Porto, during the Future Places festival of 2009. Download here or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.
Monthly Archives: November 2009
“Erotikon†reviewed by Goûte Mes Disques
L’hiver approche : à peine le temps de sortir du boulot qu’il est déjà l’heure de rentrer, le soleil a depuis longtemps décliné, les oreilles piquent et le sol vous prend pour un pingouin isolé. Vous donneriez votre âme pour un peu de chaleur. Une fois à la maison, vos membres se désengourdissent à mesure …
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“Lovely Banalities†reviewed by The Sound Projector
Everyday life is just full of surprises, according to Lithuanian sound-artist Gintas K, and to prove it he made Lovely Banalities, a suite of 14 pieces which we are invited to visit and revisit like pictures on the wall, as they continue to reveal hidden depths to otherwise unremarkable moments or fleeting impressions. Gintas’ approach …
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“Erotikon†reviewed by 78s
Der Portugiese Jorge Mantas ist ein wahrlicher Laptop-Poet. Anstatt mit Worten sind seine Verse mit elegischen Drones geschrieben – und die sagen mehr als so mancher Klassiker. Inspirieren lässt sich Mantas von Literatur, Malerei und Aktfotografie. Unter dem Pseudonym The Beautiful Schizophonic wurde vor sechs Jahren anstelle von Feder, Pinsel und Linse der Laptop zum …
“Erotikon†reviewed by Dark Entries
Deze door synths gedragen soundtrack laat zich horen als één droom. Dromerig en origineel is ook de verpakking van de CD. Gaandeweg komen er tussen de zweverige en mistige synths flarden van cello, piano en gitaar doorklinken. Op een gegeven moment, tijdens het beluisteren van een loop, herkennen we met een schok een stukje van …
New limited release: Janek Schaefer and Stephan Mathieu 5″ split
Crónica is very proud to present its forty-seventh release, a split 5″ vinyl by Janek Schaefer and Stephan Mathieu in a very limited pressing of 50 numbered cuts. All of the discs in this release are unique originals, with different audio content, and packaged in 50 original covers created by Arménio Martins. Janek Schaefer: “Fifty …
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“Lectures†reviewed by Earlabs
Cornelius Cardew was a musician who had his feet in avant-garde music. He worked as assistant of Karlheinz Stockhausen, was member of free improvisation group AMM and at the end of the sixties formed the group Scratch Orchestra. While in this orchestra he build up a huge aversion against avant-garde music and the elitist nature …
Holiday promotion: buy any Crónica release and get another one free
Until the end of 2009, for every order of a Crónica release you can choose to receive another one for free (from any of the CD or DVD releases 1 to 30). Just place your order and send us a note or an email to sales@cronicaelectronica.org mentioning which other release you want to receive. Don’t …
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“Erotikon†reviewed by Orkus
Nein, nichts Schlüpfriges. Wer bei dem Titel Erotikon auf Pornomusik hofft, wird enttäuscht. Ein Erotikon ist eigentlich ein Stück über Liebe, vulgo: Liebeslied. Doch ganz so banal geht The Beautiful Schizophonic glücklicherweise nicht vor. Das nur schummrig beleuchtete Liebesnest wird vielmehr mit warmen Flächen bestrichen, die eine sehr intime Stimmung erzeugen. Irgendwie ist das allerdings …
EME.LL / Olhares de Outono 2009
After 8 years of EME, this year EME turned to EME.LL – EME Live Laptops. This year’s edition is a parallel event dedicated exclusively to laptops in the live performance context. It is also a moment of reflection, a moment of evaluation and a small step into new possible futures. The main focus is now …