Trois trombones, trois contrebasses ou absence de musiciens, l’art du Néerlandais MARTIJN TELLINGA explore les possibles et l’au-delà sonore sur ‘Positions’ (Crónica). Ardue et enthousiaste, l’expérience acoustique inscrit pourtant sa première écoute dans une âpreté repoussante, elle s’estompe dès la seconde entame pour ne plus lâcher. Tout démarre avec l’extraordinaire pièce ‘Three Modulators, for trombones’, …
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“Positions†reviewed by whisperinandhollerin
‘Positions’ finds Tellinga exploring space. Not outer space, but physical space, and the relationships between sounds when created within certain spaces. Yes, it’s all relative, and ‘Positions’ is concerned with the interactions of sound and performers, performers, sounds and audience or listener within the dimensional space of rooms. The way sounds resonate, reverberate or otherwise …
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“Positions†reviewed by ATTN:Magazine
The trombones at the top of Positions droop like aged oak trees, hunched under the insistent weight of centuries alive. The drones curve solemnly; sepia memories of passing spitfires, fanfares pointed downward to rattle through the ground and the buried dead, swarming into a microtonal smog of weariness and withering vibrancy. Their tones are noble …
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“Positions†reviewed by nitestylez.de
Released earlier this month via the Porto, Portugal-based imprint Cronica is Martijn Tellinga’s debut album “Position” in which the artist, who’s also been a part of the great experimental project Zona Fumatori which has released one CDr named “Enteng” via the Staalplaat-related label Stichting Mixer in the early 2000s, explores experimental territories as well albeit …
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