There are albums that flirt with darkness, and then there are albums that brew it slowly, like a dubious tincture simmering in a back room where the light never quite arrives. “Vinum Sabbati, In the Dawn of Science Fiction” belongs to the latter. Durán Vázquez and Kloob don’t just reference Arthur Machen’s unsettling “Novel of the White …
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Machinefabriek’s “Spelonk” reviewed by African Paper
Am 20. Januar erscheint mit “Spelonk” ein neues Album von Machinefabriek, dem langjährigen Projekt des niederländischen Komponisten und Soundkünstlers Rutger Zuydervelt, bei Crónica. Der Titel bedeutet im Niederländischen, ähnlich dem deutschen Wort Spelunke, Höhle. Das Werk besteht aus drei Stücken, die auf improvisierten Aufnahmen mit einem Live-Setup basieren, zum Einsatz kamen dabei unter anderem Effektpedale, …
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Durán Vázquez + Kloob’s “Vinum Sabbati: In the Dawn of Science Fiction” reviewed by Music Map
“Vinum Sabbati, In the Dawn of Science Fiction”, uscito per la portoghese Crónica Records, è il nuovo album di Durán Vázquez, musicista sperimentale di lungo corso in campo elettronico e acusmatico. Insieme a lui troviamo Dani “Kloob”, producer di grande esperienza e figura molto legata alla musica ambient più scura e cinematografica. Il disco si …
Machinefabriek’s “Spelonk” reviewed by Aural Aggravation
As time passes, our tastes change. For some, they narrow and become more cemented, more deeply entrenched. There’s a broad acceptance that people become more conservative as they grow older – which may explain why, with our ageing population, we – that’s the western world – has become more in favour of conservative values, such …
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Bruno Duplant’s “Écouter les Fantômes” reviewed by The Sound Projector
Une Séance Avec M. Bruno. Here’s a real nice one by Bruno Duplant. Everyone knows that we can hear the voices of dead people on tapes, cylinders, and records, and Écouter les Fantômes (CRÓNICA 221-2024) is a fanciful take on this fascinating supernatural phenomenon, which has been popularised to an inch of its life with …
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Durán Vázquez + Kloob’s “Vinum Sabbati: In the Dawn of Science Fiction” reviewed by Blow Up
Durán Vázquez + Kloob’s “Vinum Sabbati: In the Dawn of Science Fiction” reviewed by daMusic
Met ‘Vinum Sabbati, In the Dawn of Science Fiction’ tekenen Durán Vásquez en Daniel Ferreira, aka Kloob, een muzikale schaduwwereld uit, geschikt voor een scifi-thrillerreeks vol donkere suspens. Niet zo vreemd: Kloobs dark ambient werd al eerder geïnspireerd door werk van Edgar Allen Poe en Andrej Tarkowski, en hier nam het duo ‘The Three Imposters’, een episodisch occult horrorverhaal van …
Durán Vázquez + Kloob’s “Vinum Sabbati: In the Dawn of Science Fiction” reviewed by Loop
En 1998, Durán Vázquez (Vigo, Galicia) comienza a trabajar en forma autodidacta y en 2003 se editan sus primeros discos en el sello Crónica. Otrora dueño del sello alg-label, posee una veintena de discos publicados, además de colaboraciones con connotados artistas sonoros y su participación en varios compilados. En 2003, se editan sus primeros discos …
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Durán Vázquez + Kloob’s “Vinum Sabbati: In the Dawn of Science Fiction” reviewed by Silence and Sound
Inspiré de la nouvelle La Poudre Blanche, issue du roman Les Trois Imposteurs, de Arthur Machen, considéré comme un des précurseurs de la littérature fantastique et de science-fiction, Vinum Sabbati, In the Dawn of Science Fiction est une oeuvre qui nous plonge dans un monde d’angoisse et d’effroi, à coups d’atmosphères froides et éviscérées de toute émotion. Amis depuis 25 …