New TJ Norris’s podcast focuses on Crónica

The latest podcast from TJ Norris focuses on Crónica’s catalog, featuring pieces from @c, Freiband, Gintas K, Janek Schaefer, Marc Behrens, Paulo Raposo, Piotr Kurek and Stephan Mathieu. Get it from TJ Norris’s site or from iTunes.

Marc Behrens’s highlights of 2009

Usually do not so much consider the Gregorian calendar count rule the events. 2009 is not yet over, but for the first time in years I feel safe to do a best-of list. Due to the nature of this particular year, this selection is a mix of different categories and different forms. December 10: while …

“Erotikon” reviewed by Drowned in Sound

Perhaps it’s the time of year or my inescapable decrepitude, but the armchair seems to be my destination more often than the dancefloor right now. Maybe it’s just that a lot of superb ambient/drone/slippercore music’s being released at the moment: Black To Comm (see AD015), cacao (see below), Rameses III (see below); I could go …

Stephan Mathieu’s highlights of 2009

Musical highlights Morton Feldmans “Coptic Light” performed by the 98-piece Deutsche Radio Philharmonie directed by Emilio Pomárico on Sunday, May 24 at Congresshalle Saarbrücken Anne Rolfs aka ALLROH She, her voice, her guitar, a cranked up amp on Thursday, September 17 at Sparte4 Saarbrücken Brilliant times in Toulouse Paris Zagreb Belgrade Saarbrücken Stuttgart Aalst Kortrijk …

“Erotikon” reviewed by Earlabs

Dreamy soundscapes telling a drone love story. Music for the time of the year where loved ones crawl close to each other in the dark evenings and nights. Sometimes it occurs that with a package the weirdest liner notes come. Nothing about the music it self or anything about the process. Like with this album …

Mosaique’s highlights of 2009

Mika Vaino @ CTM Michael Vorfeld “Glühlampenmusik” @ ClubJesus Martin NG @ T.I.T.O eRikm/ Martins Tetreault @ T.I.T.O Max Richter playing live soundtrack on Derek Jarman Films @ HAU2 Phillip Glass “Echnaton” @ Parochialkirche Andy Goldsworthy “Time”/”Rivers and Tides” Simone Weil “Gravity and Grace” Michael Hanneke “The White Ribbon” Climbing the Komovi Mountains in Montenegro …