New unlimited release: Durán Vázquez’s “Home, Sweet Home”

Home, Sweet Home
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! :)

Stephan Mathieu, Tina Frank and Jörg Scheller at Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

colorfield
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.

New Crónicaster: “Safe (Long Stereo Version)” by Pedro Tudela

Safe
“Safe (Long Stereo Version)” is a reedited and remixed stereo version of the soundtrack for Pedro Tudela’s installation “Safe”, exhibited in the vault of the rectory of the University of Porto from May to July 2009.

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Pont Sonore Belju / Belju sound bridge

Belju
During summer 2009, sound artists Gilles Aubry, Stéphane Montavon and Carl Y are constructing an archive of environmental sounds around the Swiss-French border, precisely on the Canton Jura (CH) and Territoire de Belfort (F). Their work documents the sonic landscapes of natural, urban and industrial sites of this transnational area, in particular those of transit of individuals and goods between both sides of the border.

The sound recordings are combined together and redistributed in the public space via the internet, following the idea of temporarily deconstructing the representations of geographical and cultural borders. Four permanent listening sites are installed in the cities of Belfort (F), Bourogne (F), Delémont (CH) and Porrentruy (CH), starting the 15th of August until the 12th of September 2009.

On the web, the Belju sound bridge exists as a playable sound archive and a blog, open to contributions of the public. Live performances and interventions with international guest artists take place on various locations on this territory during the project.

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“Lovely Banalities” reviewed by Orkus

Lovely Banalities
Es kann auch mal zu viel Gezirpe sein. Wie viel tatsächlich zu viel ist, verdeutlicht in dem Fall Lovely Banalities von Gintas K. Auf einer nebensächlichen Ebene durchaus als Hintergrundmusik für ein psychologisches Science Fiction-Filmexperiment geeignet, verlangen die 14 Tracks dem Hörer eindeutig zu viel Konzentration und Geduld ab, um tatsächlich als genießbares Etwas konsumiert zu werden. Brodeln, Fiepen, Zirpen, Quietschen, Knistern, Rauschen. Brummen, Summen, Schwelen, Dröhnen, Knacken. Klar so weit ? Bei aller Liebe zu technischen Details und Aufnahmen bleibt zu wenig von dem hängen, was als “Hörvergnügen” klassifiziert werden könnte, sodass Lovely Banalities letztlich genau das bleibt, was der Titel suggeriert: eine im Ansatz gut gemeinte, für die nächste Science Fiction-Rollenspielrunde geeignete, aber insgesamt blasse Tonsammlung.

“See This Sound” exhibition at Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz

Construction 76
Construction 76, a video by Lia with sound from @c, will be part of the See This Sound exhibition, opening tomorrow at the Lentos Kunstmuseum in Linz, Austria. See This Sound runs until January 10 and was curated by Cosima Rainer, with artistic and academic supervision of Stella Rollig and Dieter Daniels, featuring a long list of artists: Laurie Anderson, Martin Arnold, Michael Asher, Atelier Hopfmann (Judith Hopf und Deborah Schamoni), John Baldessari, Gottfried Bechtold, Jordan Belson, Manon de Boer, George Brecht, Mary Ellen Bute, John Cage, Lucinda Childs, Ira Cohen, Tony Conrad, Josef Dabernig, E.A.T. – Experiments in Art and Technology, Einstürzende Neubauten, Viking Eggeling, VALIE EXPORT, Oskar Fischinger, Morgan Fisher, Andrea Fraser, William Furlong, Kerstin von Gabain, Jack Goldstein, Douglas Gordon, Dan Graham, Rodney Graham, Granular Synthesis, Brion Gysin, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Gary Hill, Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack, Heidrun Holzfeind, Derek Jarman, Jutta Koether, DIE KRUPPS, Peter Kubelka, Louise Lawler, Bernhard Leitner, LIA, Alvin Lucier, Len Lye, George Maciunas, Christian Marclay, Norman McLaren, Jonas Mekas, Michaela Melián, Robert Morris, Christian Philipp Müller, Wolfgang Müller, Max Neuhaus, Carsten Nicolai, Pauline Oliveros, Yoko Ono, Dennis Oppenheim, Nam June Paik, Nam June Paik & Jud Yalkut, Norbert Pfaffenbichler & Lotte Schreiber, Rudolf Pfenninger, Adrian Piper, Mathias Poledna, Hans Richter, Józef Robakowski, David Rokeby, Constanze Ruhm und Ekkehard Ehlers, Walter Ruttmann, Peter Saville, Paul Sharits, Michael Snow, Imogen Stidworthy, Matt Stokes, Nina Stuhldreher, Atsuko Tanaka, TeZ, Throbbing Gristle, Tmema (Golan Levin und Zachary Lieberman), Ultra-red, Steina Vasulka, Ryszard Waśko, Peter Weibel, Hans Weigand, Herwig Weiser, James Whitney, La Monte Young, La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela.

“Lovely Banalities” reviewed by Sonic Seducer

Lovely Banalities
Skizzenhafter Musik haftet leider immer ein wenig der Hauch des Halbgaren an, erst Recht auf Albumlänge. Dass dem nicht so sein muss und Musik in kleinen Happen durchaus auch von Vorteil sein kann, beweisen die liebenswerten Banalitäten von Gintas K. 14 kurze elektronisch Stücke, manchmal nicht viel mehr als das schnelle Ausloten eines Sounds, oftmals aber auch umfassend eingefangene Stimmungsbilder. Stücke wie “Q” zeigen, wie mit einfachsten Mitteln wunderbare Moodmusik erschaffen werden kann, die trefflich die Stimmung und Atmosphäre langer Nächte verbreitet. Wohlgemerkt – allein mit Mitteln der Kleinstteilelectronica – mit Knistern, Bleepen, Rauschen und Knacken. Tipp!