Eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit mit viel Poesie: Das schafft Cem Güney, wenn er das Phänomen der Phonetik als algorithmische Komposition verstanden wissen will. Elektronik, die sich vor allem den Vokalen widmet und auf ein so genanntes, mir gänzlich unbekanntes “Nada Yoga” rückgreift. Ist hier das Nichts alles ? Ich nehme jedenfalls stark an, es handelt sich um ein antimodernes Instrumentarium, das sich “für Menschen jeder Religion”, wie Güney schreibt, aber nicht für ihre Gegnerschafft eignet. Bei aller ideologischer Problematik generiert Güney Sounds, für die er sich nicht ganz zufällig bei jenem Janek Schaefer bedankt, der seit Jahren verlässlich die Speerspitze experimenteller Elektronik verkörpert. Güney leitet leider daraus eine Persönlichkeitsesoterik ab, die freiwillig hinter das Stadium der Aufklärung tritt. Skurrilerweise gelingt gerade ihm, bezeichnenderweise in “Undulations”, die er Schaefer zuschreibt – ein großer Schritt vorwärts. Widersprüche gibt’s, frage nicht.
Gilles Aubry performs in Madrid
Next Sunday, the 12th October, Gilles Aubry will be presenting his piece “Stralau 68†at the Teatro de La Escalera de Jacob, in Madrid. If you’re around, don’t miss the chance to hear a performance of Aubry’s most recent work, based on field recordings recorded at the empty rooms of Stralau 68, a former venue in Berlin dedicated to experimental music. From Madrid, Aubry will proceed to Valencia, San Sebastian and Bilbao.
Grain of Sound releases “Sonic Scope 2008 — Live at Fonoteca Municipal de Lisboaâ€
Grain of Sound has just released the “Sonic Scope 2008 — Live at Fonoteca Municipal de Lisboa†CD. This compilation features recordings from this year’s Sonic Scope festival, including One-Off, Plan, Sei Miguel, Red Trio, Whit, Curia, Carlos Pereira and the @c + Vitor Joaquim trio in their first recording since De-Tour.
Drumming and @c perform Stockhausen
Next Friday, October 10, the Drumming percussion group and @c will perform Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Mikrophonie I, for tam-tam, microphones and electronics at the Auditorio Nacional de Música, in Madrid. This performance is part of a day-long program dedicated to Stockhausen’s work, where several other of the composer’s pieces will also be presented, such as Gesang der Jünglinge, Kontakte, Gruppen, Klavierstücke or Vibra-elufa (performed by Miquel Bernat).
Last minute information: the entrance is free for all the day’s performances.
New Crónicaster: Jorge Haro
Jorge Haro is a sound and audiovisual artist based in Buenos Aires. He is the director of LIMb0, a series of concerts in Buenos Aires, the co-director of the ExperimentaClub + LIMb0 project and of the Sudamérica Electrónica label.
Recorded on May 9, 2008 at the Offf festival in Lisboa.
“Nocturnal Rainbow Rising†reviewed by Sound Proector
Очень приÑтный подарок от португальÑкого лейбла Crónica и израильтÑнина Ð Ñна Славина в виде полноценного альбома Nocturnal Rainbow Rising, доÑтупного Ð´Ð»Ñ Ñвободного ÑкачиваниÑ. Ð’ целом, не поменÑв ÑÑ‚Ð¸Ð»Ñ Ð·Ð²ÑƒÑ‡Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ Ð¸ концепции, Ð Ñн демонÑтрирует звуковые зариÑовки большого ночного города. Глубокого, как океан и мрачного, как уÑтавшее от Ñмога небо…
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“The Wayward Regional Transmissions†reviewed by Sound Proector
ИзраильÑкий музыкант Ran Slavin и португальÑкий лейбл Crónica подготовили очень изÑщный по Ñвоему музыкальному ÑоÑтаву выпуÑк, получивший название The Wayward Regional Transmissions. Культура Ñреднего воÑтока, предÑÑ‚Ð°Ð²Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¼ÑƒÐ·Ñ‹ÐºÐ°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¼Ð¸ инÑтрументами Ñтран Ñтой меÑтноÑти, предÑтает здеÑÑŒ в ÑодружеÑтве Ñ ÑˆÐµÑ€Ð¾Ñ…Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ñ‚Ð¾Ð¹ glitch обработкой и Ñффектами. Звучание такого теплого аудио ÐºÐ¾ÐºÑ‚ÐµÐ¹Ð»Ñ Ð¼Ð¾Ð¶Ð½Ð¾ опиÑать как ÑмеÑÑŒ цифровой поÑÑ‚ музыки, пережившей вÑе мыÑлимые революции Ñферы звукового оборудованиÑ, Ñ Ñамобытной и крайне конÑервативной воÑточной культурой.
Ð’ запиÑи принимала учаÑтие Ahuva Ozeri, чей индийÑкий Ñтрунный инÑтрумент Ñо ÑложнопроизноÑимым Ð´Ð»Ñ Ñ€ÑƒÑÑкого человека названием BulbulTarang, звучит в 1, 2, 6 и 8-м треках. Ðто, без ÑомнениÑ, один из определÑющих моментов альбома, подчеркивающий наÑтроение и концепцию. ÐÐ°Ñ‡Ð¸Ð½Ð°Ñ Ñо Ñтартового трека Village, Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¾Ð±Ð´ÑƒÐ²Ð°ÐµÑ‚ Ñухим и жарким ветром звука BulbulTarang`а, пропущенного через ломающие алгоритмы Рана Славина. Шорохи, Ñкрипы и цифровые царапины отлично текÑтурируют аудио продукт, полученный от переборов трех Ñтрун и полевых запиÑей, заполнÑÑ Ð²Ñе вокруг неÑтатичной вÑзкой ÑубÑтанцией. Порой, деÑÑ‚Ñ€ÑƒÐºÑ‚Ð¸Ð²Ð½Ð°Ñ ÑоÑтавлÑÑŽÑ‰Ð°Ñ Ð¼Ð¾Ð¶ÐµÑ‚ преобладать, Ð¿Ñ€ÐµÐ²Ñ€Ð°Ñ‰Ð°Ñ Ð¼ÑƒÐ·Ñ‹ÐºÑƒ в пример ÑÑтецкого цифрового минимализма, как в продолжительном Jericho 6AM. Ðо такой подход ничуть не Ñнижает приÑутÑÑ‚Ð²Ð¸Ñ Ð¾Ð´ÑƒÑ…Ð¾Ñ‚Ð²Ð¾Ñ€ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¾Ñти и наÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð¾ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð² альбоме The Wayward Regional Transmissions, который можно Ñоветовать поклонникам абÑтрактной ÑкÑпериментальной Ñлектроники, лишенной четкой Ñтруктуры и определенноÑти проиÑходÑщего.
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“Is That You?†reviewed by Earlabs
RATED: 8,5 / 10
The Italian duo Tu M’ offers us a pleasant listen with their new, free available, mp3 release Is That You? Three tracks of pure ambient and droning music that goes well on repeat during a long train travel.
It’s a Sunday afternoon in September and I am sitting in the train. The weather is kind of sad. There is lots of rain during the 2 1/2 hour ride. Going from Maastricht to Amsterdam (The Netherlands) is not always as pleasant. To make the traveling some nicer I am listening to Is That You? by Tu M’ on repeat.
From arranged orchestrated brass and wood instruments Tu M’ improvised three live recordings that sound very emotive and colorful.Through minimal changes in sound and a playful use of stereo romantic sounding pieces are created. Is That You? could be the soundtrack to a dramatic film about romance and love. Tu M’ does not speak in words, they don’t need to, their music says more than only words could do. The cinamtic sounds drawn you in and doesn’t leave you until the 23 minutes of this release are over. Where most ambient/drone pieces leave you in a cold sad mood, Is That You? rather leaves a warm fuzzy feeling. Not that it only has a positive vibe, because at the same time there is some melancholy that takes part of the listener, but the romantic feeling of hope and love stays.
As with all of the releases on Crónica again they show to have an eye for special music by releasing Is That You? by Tu M’. Is That You? is a release that is available for download from the Crónica site, which makes it easy to get and it great for listening on the mp3player. You should try it while traveling by train. I can say it’s really recommended. (Sietse van Erve)
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“Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom†reviewed by Earlabs
Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela forge their revolutions in the studio and not the street. In their miniaturized, air-conditioned studio-space, a penumbra of field recordings and improvised recordings are shorn of their substance, and then placed in a reified orbit. The sounds, like objects in a realm devoid of gravity, float off in every which way, as though pursuing their own trajectory to infinity. Given this atomization, aggrandizement, and fantastic extrapolation of events, and the fact that time and again emphasis is given to the moment, isolated from past and future, little of anything endures long enough for any kind of reflection to crystalize and, as such, the works take place outside any sphere of representation.
At the same time, it wouldn’t be proper to say that the duo reject all of these things outright – they simply relativize them in larger whole of which they aren’t the first principle. There are sound structures, continuous sequences of events, hills and valleys, but they’re deconstructed, disjointed, and rewired to bear only the slightest traces of origin or reality. One would be tempted to label it schizophrenic if it didn’t all sound so strangely logical. Heart cells may be producing liver cells here, but it’s happening everywhere and with such precision and consideration that a different sort of order is eventually discernible. So, yes, it’s wonderfully warped, as though its sounds were let loose like lights down a hall of distorting mirrors, yet the pair aren’t dabbling in different genres or styles; they demonstrate an impressive understanding and command of sonic detail, and they often sound spurred on by a personal daemon.
“72†reminds of the tautest of thrillers: brimful of tiny quivers, evanescent shivers and sudden shifts of digital space while some of their other strange and imaginative other tape compositions are visionary, uncanny or whimsical as the mood takes them. As an exercise – and exorcism – of musique concrete this effort more than makes the grade, not in least part because of its curious genesis and the challenges that its execution must have posed. (Max Schaefer)
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Munich Instant 4
Next Thursday, October the 2nd, the fourth edition of Munich Instant, will gather a large number of musicians at the Museum Villa Stuck. The program includes several pieces, performed by Miguel Carvalhais, Neil Davidson, Heinz Friedl, Leopold Gmelch, Margarita Holzbauer, Una MacGlone, Markus Muench, Rich Laughlin, Harald Lillmeyer, Ulrich Müller, Irmela Nolte, Christoph Reiserer, Sigi Rössert, Thomas Simmerl, Tobias Weber and Wolfram Winkel.