“Lectures” reviewed by MII

Lectures
Piotr Kurek – poÅ‚owa breakcore’owej formacji Åšlepcy, znanej w drugiej poÅ‚owie lat 90.ukazuje na tej pÅ‚ycie swoje inne oblicze. Od października do grudnia 2007 r.odbywaÅ‚ siÄ™ w Warszawie festiwal Zakrzywienia IgÅ‚y, skÅ‚adajÄ…cy siÄ™ z trzech osobnych bloków. Jeden z nich byÅ‚ poÅ›wiÄ™cony twórczoÅ›ci Corneliusa Cardew -asystenta Stockhausena, zaÅ‚ożyciela AMM i Scratch Orchestra, klasyka notacji graficznych od poczÄ…tku lat 70. poÅ›wiÄ™conego muzyce rewolucyjnej (m.in. sÅ‚ynny esej Stockhausen Serves Imperialism). UdziaÅ‚ Kurka w tym wydarzeniu w roli jednego z wykonawców przyniósÅ‚ rezultat w postaci recenzowanej tu pÅ‚yty, na której autor poddaje dekonstrukcjom i rekonstrukcjom nagrania Cardew udostÄ™pnione mu przez rodzinÄ™ kompozytora. Sample z taÅ›m, nagrania wykonaÅ„ i fragmenty wykÅ‚adów zostaÅ‚y komputerowo poukÅ‚adane na nowo. Kurek dograÅ‚ też niektóre partie wÅ‚asnorÄ™cznie.PowstaÅ‚ z tego, jak to okreÅ›la: „prywatny tribute”. Nie wiem jak daleko poszÅ‚y jego ingerencje, ale tak czy inaczej, sÅ‚ucha siÄ™ tego bardzo dobrze. Jako, że sam Cardew zmarÅ‚ 13.12.1981 (tak!) to i nagrania nie sÄ… wyjÄ…tkowej jakoÅ›ci. CzÄ™sto dokonywano ich podczas warsztatów i wykÅ‚adów co przydaje materiaÅ‚owi trochÄ™ przykurzonego smaczku. Tu i ówdzie sÅ‚ychać samego Cardew prowadzÄ…cego wykÅ‚ady, co z kolei przydaje pÅ‚ycie dokumentalnego sznytu -ale jak tribute to tribute. Z jednej strony to materiaÅ‚ wymagajÄ…cy od sÅ‚uchacza skupienia, miejscami wystawiajÄ…cy jego cierpliwość na próbÄ™, a jednoczeÅ›nie jest w nim pewna lekkość. Mimo skomplikowania muzycznej materii nie przytÅ‚acza, mimo aspektu mocno archiwalnego nie nudzi. I wcale nie trzeba znać teorii muzycznych Cardewa by znaleźć w niej satysfakcjÄ™.Godne polecenia.DK

“Crónica L” reviewed by Monsieur Délire

Crónica L
The Portugese label Crónica is celebrating its 50th release with a beautiful compilation album. Nine collaborations between 18 of the label’s key artists, 18 artists all illustrating in their own way the label’s aesthetics of sound experimentation and redefinition of the act of listening. I would point out the collaborations between Gilles Aubry and Paulo Raposo, Marc Behrens and Cem Güney, Lawrence English and Stephen Vitiello, and The Beatiful Schizophonic and Tu M’, but everything here is at least interesting, and many tracks are intriguing or downright beautiful.

via Monsieur Délire

Akousma 7, a series of concerts curated by Nicolas Bernier

Nicolas Bernier
From October 27th to the 30th, the Akousma 7 series of concerts will present performances by Pauline Oliveros, Alexander Schubert / Sinebag, Mathew Adkins, Mitchell Akiyama, Martin Bédard, Martin Messier, Félix-Antoine Morin and Nicolas Bernier. All events are at the Studio Hydro-Québec in Montréal.

World premiere of Nicolas Bernier’s “courant.air”


Following to the acclaimed debut “Les arbres” (No Type, 2008), and the recent Crónica release “strings.lines”, Nicolas Bernier is launching his new project “courant.air” (Ahornfelder, 2010). The piece will be performed with fellow folk guitarist Simon Trottier at AKOUSMA Festival in Montreal on October 30th, 2010.

Futurónica #20


Episode 20 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, October 22nd at 21h (GMT).

The playlist for Futurónica #20 is:

  • Freiband, Rob’s Longest Beard (2008, Mus*****c, Crónica)
  • Einstürzende Neubauten, Die Explosion Im Festspielhaus (1996, Ende Neu, Mute)
  • Gintas K, Bo… Dy… (2007)
  • Ekkehard Ehlers, John Cassavetes (B) (2002, Plays, Staubgold)
  • Psychic TV, White Nights (1983, Dreams Less Sweet, CBS)
  • Klaus Nomi, Valentine’s Day (2007, Za Bakdaz, Heliocentric)
  • Wu-Tang feat. Inspectah Deck, RZA, Ghostface, Strawberries and Cream (2010, Return of the Wu, Gold Dust Media)
  • Fennesz, Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulders) (1999, Plays, Mego)
  • Coil, Who By Fire (1986, Horse Rotorvator, Force & Form)
  • Kid606, If My Heart Ever Ran Away It Would Be Looking For The Day When Right Beside You It Could Forever Stay (2000, The Soccergirl EP, Carpark)
  • Robert Lippok, Open (2001, Open Close Open, Raster Noton)

You can hear Rádio Zero’s broadcasts at radiozero.pt/ouvir.

New podcast: tamtam

tamtam
In summer 2005 we spend a week doing outdoor recordings in Innsbruck. Our goal is to create a composition of and with city sounds. The geographical situation of the city nourishes the idea behind the composition… Nestled in the Inntal valley, closed off to the north by the Nordkette mountain chain, in the south by highlands and Patscherkofel peak.

We begin our route high up in the north on the Seegrube… Approach the city via the Hungerburg district toward Büchsenhausen… Cross the Innbrücke bridge and reach the old town… Wander there through the courtyards of the new city (city center, Pradl, Saggen) toward the Brenner highway, crossing it on our way upward toward lake Lanser See — in the southern part of the valley.

We stop from time to time to record the sounds around us. Our starting material becomes a topology of loudnesses, frequency images and rhythmic structures of the city.

We compile these original sounds we have recorded into 4 related sections, which serve as the first layer of the composition; for the second layer of the piece, we edit the original sounds we have used using filters; the third and fourth layers are musical structures and interventions using bass and sampler.

tamtam are Hannes Strobl (bass) & Sam Auinger (sampler). An alternative version of this piece can be found at tamtam’s website.


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New unlimited release: Gintas K’s “So On”


After two solo albums and several participations in Crónica’s compilations, Gintas K is back to Crónica with his first release in the free-download Unlimited Series. In what has been becoming Gintas K’s signature, “So On” is composed of several independent small compositions that are individually very diverse but remarkably coherent when heard as a whole. In the same line as his recent “Lovely Banalities”, “So On” lives from the dialectic of its internal dynamics, contrasts and tensions, composed to a delicate balance across the length of the album. It is a step in the consolidation of Gintas K as a mature composer and very active experimentalist with whom Crónica is extremely proud to work.

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

Playlist of Futurónica #19


Last night’s broadcast of Futurónica, live at Rádio Futura at the Future Places festival in Porto:

  • Akira Rabelais, Hollywood Boulevard between Betty Grable’s and Rod Serling’s stars… August 26th, 2006. (2008, Hollywood)
  • Elsa Justel, Du libe tu? (2007, Mâts)
  • Full Swing, Yo La Tengo [Hoboken Beach Bums] Edit, (2002, Full Swing Edits, Orthlorng Musork)
  • Philippe Mion, Confidence (1995, Confidence)
  • Stones Part 2, Stephan Micus, The Music of Stones (1989)
  • Atomâ„¢, Mittlere Composition No. I (2009, Liedgut)
  • Blondel De Nesles: A l’entrant d’esté 1:28 Max Meili Transcriptions 1928

  • Michel Chion, Sambas pour un jour de pluie (1985, On n’arrête pas le regret)
  • Only A Sample, Negativland, Fair Use – Dead Dog Records 8:01 (1994)
  • Paul Lansky, Idle Chatter, More Than Idle Chatter 1994
  • Joy Division, Sister Ray 5:28 Still 1981
  • General Magic, I Love You (2000, Rechenkönig)
  • sober up, stAllio!, wack cylinders 4:35 (2008)
  • Prefuse 73, the letter ”p”, Security Screenings 2006
  • Inna & Vadim Silver Dreams 4:27 Silver dreams 2004
  • Curd Duca, B2 Love (1999, Elevator 2)
  • Massive Attack, Paradise Circus, Heligoland 4:58 (2010)
  • COH, 00:00 3:02 Hide+Seek,Original Soundtrack 2001
  • Odetta House of the Rising Sun 3:16 Livin’ The Blues
  • Curtis Roads, Now (2005, Point Line Cloud)
  • Crazy, CoH + Cosey Fanni Tutti, COH Plays Cosey 5:58 (2008)
  • Aki Onda, Beauty Beautiful Contradiction 1998
  • The Boredoms Noise Ramones 0:31 Pop Tatari 1992
  • Spiritual Singers, Come And Save Us (1980, Ntsamina)
  • Susumu Yokota, Fukuro No Yume, Image 1983 – 1998 :: 2:44 (1984)
  • Meredith Monk, Hey Rhythm Our Lady of Late 1986
  • Tim Hecker I’m Transmitting Tonight 5:17 Radio Amor 2003
  • Alan Vega, No Tomorrow (2010, Jonny)
  • Gintas K, Something In The Grass, Lovely Banalities (2009) + paL (sounddrop)
  • Nurse With Wound, This Piano Can’t Think A Sucked Orange 1990
  • (Robert de Niro) Raging Bull Final Monologue
  • Stereolab + Nurse With Wound, Exploding Head Movie 3:50 Crumb Duck 1996
  • Supersilent, 6.1 (2003, Supersilent 6)
  • John Zorn, N.Y. Flat Top Box, Naked City, 0:46 (1990)
  • Nina Hagen Band, Fisch im Wasser, Nina Hagen Band 1978
  • Lightning Bolt nye04 1:24
  • Tom Cora, There Will Be A Happy Meeting (1990, Hallelujah, Anyway: Remembering Tom Cora)
  • Paulo Raposo, A Bag of Water, Mus*****c (2008)
  • Luc Ferrari, Archives Génétiquement Modifiées: 3, Archives Génétiquement Modifiées / Société II , 2008
  • Farmers Manual Inter #034 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #018 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #014 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #020 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #033 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #018 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
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  • Farmers Manual Inter #010 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #041 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #018 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #028 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #021 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #014 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #017 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #013 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #029 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #018 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #037 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
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  • Farmers Manual Inter #006 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 3 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #037 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
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  • Farmers Manual Inter #022 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
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  • Farmers Manual Inter #007 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
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  • Farmers Manual Inter #014 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
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  • Farmers Manual Inter #016 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
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  • Farmers Manual Inter #033 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #028 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #014 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #030 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 3 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #040 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #020 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #035 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #002 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #029 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #015 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #032 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #015 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #039 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #016 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #041 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #012 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #019 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #032 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #005 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #031 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #013 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #014 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #023 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #034 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #016 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #008 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #020 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #017 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 2 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #036 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #038 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Farmers Manual Inter #025 (Mono) 0:04 Fsck 1 1997
  • Mika Vainio, Behind The Radiators (2008, Behind The Radiators)
  • Plastikman, Disconnect, Closer 2003
  • L.P.C., Juju, Welcome To Lucky People Center
  • Spacemen 3, Feel So Good, 4:57, Sound of Confusion
  • Coil, A Warning From The Sun (For Fritz) (1998, Summer Solstice: Bee Stings)
  • Howie B, My Wee Cod Piece, Folk, (2001)
  • Electric Company, O Superman, O Superman (remix) 2003
  • Kapital Band 1 Yes 3:42 2CD 2003
  • Cem Güney, Undulations (Dedicated To Janek Schaefer) (2008, Praxis)
  • John Holt, After All (1998, Trojan Jamaican Superstars Box Set)
  • Tony Allen, Moyege, Lagos No Shaking 2006
  • Armando Bila Chijumane: Kamakhalawana, Heartbeat Of Soweto, 2:50 (1988)
  • Henrik Schwarz & Amampondo, I Exist Because Of You – Henrik Schwarz Live Version 9:46, I Exist Because Of You Versions 2008
  • Cyro Baptista, Parar De Fumar (2002, Beat The Donkey)
  • Hans Reichel, Le Bal, Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones (1994)
  • Venetian Snares, Badminton, Badminton 2003
  • Bappi Lahiri, Chorus, Kishore Kumar, Nandu Bhende, Parvati Khan, Suresh Wadkar, Usha Uthup, Vijay Benedict, Auva Auva Koi Yahan 5:29 Disco Dancer 1982
  • Negativland, Yellow Black And Rectangular (1987, Escape From Noise)
  • Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Le Disque Des Séries Américaines – Vol 1-2
  • The Lounge Lizards, Tarantella, Voice of Chunk 1989
  • DAF, Kinderzimmer, 3:40, Fünfzehn Neue Daf Lieder 2003MC / Morrissey, I Know Very Well How I Got My Name (1988, Suedehead)
  • David Sylvian, Let The Happiness In, Secrets Of The Beehive, (1987)
  • Tuxedomoon, In A Manner Of Speaking, Holy Wars 
  • Cat Power, Sea Of Love 2:21 Juno OST 2007
  • Massive Attack & Mad Professor, Radiation Ruling The Nation (Protection) (1995, No Protection)

Futurónica #19


Tonight, live from Porto, Crónica will perform a special broadcast of Futurónica (its regular program in Rádio Zero) as its participation in the Future Places festival. Non-stop from 10PM to 2AM, with all the Crónica staff (the five of them), their music collections and open microphones. Live broadcast in Porto at 91.5FM, streaming through Rádio Zero and Rádio Futura, and in the flesh at the main room of Maus Hábitos, from where the broadcast will happen, it’ll be Futurónica #19!

“The Mediterranean Drift” reviewed by Le Son du Grisli

The Mediterranean Drift
Et une excellente sortie chez Crónica, une – et que vivent les bonnes habitudes ! Issue des pensées – très – inspirées de l’Israélien Ran Slavin, The Mediterranian Drift évoque en deux fois trois mouvements les tourments du Moyen Orient, symbolisés dans le superbe tableau du peintre français Claude-Joseph Vernet Le Naufrage (visible sur la pochette et, pour la petite histoire, à la National Gallery of Art de Washington).

Au-delà de la vision quasiment métaphysique de l’¦uvre, qui trouve un aboutissement mémorable sur l’envoûtante pièce inaugurale Losing Coordinates In The Mediterranean Drift, le musicien de Tel Aviv intègre – faudrait-il écrire miraculeusement – divers éléments épars (une guitare, un brouillard électroniques, des clicks & cuts) en une symbiose à la fois grave et sensorielle. Tel un frère d’âme du Britannique de Berlin Leyland Kirby aka The Caretaker – faut-il rappeler l’ultime importance de Sadly The Future Is No Longer What It Was – Slavin développe, outre le goût des titres à rallonge, une cosmogonie allusive où l’émotion et le recueillement repoussent au vestiaire toute velléité inutile de théorisation excessive. Alors que les trois premières compositions trempent leur plume dans une nostalgie jamais gratuite ou formolée, la seconde partie trouble les repères et combat les vindictes revendicatives, laissant tout l’espace à des lendemains incertains et ténébreux. Fabrice Vanoverberg

via Le Son du Grisli