Monthly Archives: February 2010

Autodigest vol. 4 — A Compressed History of Every Bootleg Ever Recorded

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 28 February 2010
The 4th installment in the Autodigest series of compressed everything: this time around, we are promised all the bootlegs ever. At a time when the debate on music piracy rages on, it is a good thing to be reminded that the luxurious universe of unofficial recordings is now in its fourth decade and flourishing like [...]
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“Lectures” reviewed by AEMag

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 26 February 2010
Dass das ehemalige Mitglied von AMM und der Gründer des Scratch Orchestras, Cornelius Cardew, Vorträge hielt, dürfte ebensowenig bekannt sein wie die Tatsache, dass trotz des schmalen Outputs anscheinend reichlich Material im Archiv zu finden war, welches Piotr Kurek nun unter dem etwas irrigen Albumtitel »Lectures« neu abgemischt veröffentlicht. Zu diesem Zweck erhielt Kurek Zugang [...]
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“Sleppet” reviewed by Goûte Mes Disques

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 25 February 2010
Tout a commencé par un voyage entre amis. Mais attention, là où nos voyages entre amis finissent dans des orgies de sexe et d’alcool, ici le propos est tout autre. Et pour cause, puisqu’il s’agit en fait d’un voyage entre scientifiques du son électronique: Natasha Barrett, Bjarne Kvinnsland, Steve Roden, Chris Watson, Jana Winderen (chronique [...]
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Tonight: @c + Pierre Alexandre Tremblay live

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 20 February 2010
Tonight in Passos Manuel, Porto, @c perform in a trio with special guest Pierre Alexandre Tremblay. Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (Montréal, 1975) is involved on a variety of projects, manipulating sound and playing bass guitar. He teaches composition and improvisation at the University of Huddersfield in England. He is a member of the ensembles ars circa [...]
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“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by The Sound Projector

By Miguel Carvalhais | Published: 19 February 2010
(…) if you enjoy field recordings, you can get Home, Sweet Home (CRÓNICA 045) as a free download from the above label. Duran Vázquez has assembled a dense collage of sounds captured in Vigo, a large coastal town in Galicia. His wide-open mic welcomes the rich chaos and noise of all things urban, something which [...]
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