Für die Zahllosen, die keinen Plan haben, womit sie wohl 4,25 GB ihres MP3-Players füllen sollen, haben Crónica bzw. deren Netzlabelabteilung die Rettung: “ubermorgen.com && Nussbaumer” haben aus den Nutzerdaten von 1001 ebay-Usern mittels eines Supercollider-Algorithmus ebensoviele mp3-Track generiert. Das sind immerhin gut zwei Tage Musik, die man allerdings auch schon im Stichprobenverfahren ganz gut überblickt: Kurz: Sie taugt nicht so sehr als neuer Wurf in Sachen musikalischer Entdeckungsreisen in außermusikalischen Datenmengen – dazu sind die Tracks einfach nicht spannend genug. Um so mehr aber (und wohl auch deshalb) als satirischer Spiegel der im Ozean hyperkapitalistischer Beliebigkeit verschwindenden Internetpersona; wertlos und austauschbar, gleichzeitig individuell und attraktiv. Denn so nihilistisch bitter schmeckt das Ganze dann doch nicht; die Tracks (oder der eine Track, der hier 1001fach variiert wird), sind knackig trockener Gefrierpunkt-Minimalelektro, durch den die Daten als funky atonal zuckende Blubberspur ziehen, mal geschäftig, mal verhuscht. In schwülen Nächten kann man das auch mal zur Kühlung durchlaufen lassen.
“Lovely Banalities†reviewed by De:Bug
Gintas Kraptavicius verarbeitet Mikrotonales von (meist nicht erkennbaren, loopartigen und relativ kurzen dynamischen Stücken, Stimmungen und Skizzen. “Lovely Banalities” hat fast so etwas wie Pop-Appeal, so dass die Musik nie “banal” sondern meist völlig unakademisch gut verdaulich klingt.
“Lovely Banalities†reviewed by Groove
Unter dem programmatischen Titel Lovely Banalities (Cronica/A-Musik) sammelt der Litauer Gintas K unauffällige Feldaufnahmen und verknüpft sie mit massiv bearbeiteten synthetischen Klangsplittern. Diese clevere Mischung durchbricht die unpersönliche, von Labels wie Raster-Noton bekannte, kaltdigitale Bit-Ästhetik und gibt den Stücken eine menschliche Note.
“Compilation Works 1996-2005†reviewed by Monsieur Delire
Marc Behrens may be leading a quiet career, but he is nevertheless one of the key sound artists of the past fifteen years (and an excellent graphic designer to boot). He has culled for the Portuguese label Crónica his shorter works released on compilation albums between 1996 and 2005. The result is a two-disc set of 19 pieces, by far the largest number of Behrens tracks brought together in a single release – the man tends to prefer long-form works. It’s a superb compilation that features a lot more variety than what you’d expect from a Behrens release. Some pieces get very close to harsh noise, while others are more typically calm, standing on the verge of the threshold of perception. For fans of Francisco López and Richard Chartier. YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE: This album is available only as a high-quality and ABSOLUTELY FREE digital download.
via Monsieur Delire
“Quadrosâ€, a compilation by Fuga Discos
Fuga Discos from Argentina has just announced a new compilation release, “Quadrosâ€, featuring new compositions from @c, Luis Marte, Cortical Systems, Pablo Reche, Druhb, among others. You can download it from the Fuga Discos myspace page or directly from this download link.
Ran Slavin at Givon Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
Ran Slavin and several other artists exhibit at Givon Art Gallery’s Show of Shows and Recent Work, in Tel Aviv, from September 6th to October 11th.
New unlimited release: Durán Vázquez’s “Home, Sweet Homeâ€
Crónica is very proud to present a new release of Durán Vázquez, available as a free download in the Unlimited Release series.
All the pieces in “Home, Sweet Home†use soundscapes as compositional resources that are able to testify a social, historical and geographical context, to which is implicit an emotional and aesthetic component. With electronic synthesis and manipulated recordings, Durán Vázquez developed each composition from the fusion of truth and fiction, employing a well-balanced number of elements that never fill the entire gamut of frequencies but that always develop harmonics that catch the ear of the listener.
All the tracks were composed and produced by Durán Vázquez between April and May 2008 in Vigo, and mastered by Miguel Carvalhais in August 2009. The cover photo is by Pedro Tudela.
You can download “Home, Sweet Home†as high-quality MP3 or Apple Lossless files directly from Crónica and free of charge. Donations are welcome! :)
ROJO®television
Various videos by Lia + @c are present in the selection at the recently opened ROJO®television website, along with works from many others artists. Check it out at rojo-magazine.com/tv/.
Stephan Mathieu, Tina Frank and Jörg Scheller at Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Tomorrow, at Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Tina Frank, Jörg Scheller and Stephan Mathieu will host a guided tour to the collection of classic colorfield works, followed by a discussion and a virginals recital by Stephan Mathieu. Starts at 7PM.
