Arma & Refusenik live in Vilnius and Copenhagen

Arma & Refunenik is a collaboration between composer and sound artist Arturas BumÅ¡teinas and performance artist and musician Arma. In this duo they employ analogue and digital synthesizers in order to create an improvised flow of synthetic subconsciousness. Arma & Refunenik will perform at the Vilnius CAC on September 9 and at Copenhagen Sonic on …

“Meubles” reviewed by The Sound Projector

Another fine item from Arturas BumÅ¡teinas, already noted earlier this year with his concept album themed on “Sleep”. For Meubles (CRÓNICA 081-2013), he’s enlisted a small ensemble of players from Poland and elsewhere, called them the Works and Days Ensemble, and commissioned them to perform the three suites of music. Meubles is a concept album …

Futurónica 117

Episode 117 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Manobras (91.5 MHz in Porto, 18h30) and Rádio Zero (21h GMT, repeating on Tuesday at 01h) airs tomorrow, June 27th. The playlist of Futurónica 117 is: Pedra Contida, Group Improvisation: Cracks, Shale and Bells (2014, Xisto, JACC Records) Arturas BumÅ¡teinas, Story 16:14 (2010, Stories from the Organ …

“Meubles” reviewed by Bad Alchemy

Mit Meubles (Crónica 081-2013, 3 x File) bezieht sich ARTURAS BUMSTElNAS direkt auf Satles Vorstellung einer Musique d’ameublement, die Vibrationen erzeugt, ohne einen anderen Zweck zu haben. Musik, die eine ähnliche Rolle spielt wie das Licht, die Wärme und der Komfort. Satie hatte mit ‘Carrelage phonique’ (1917) und ‘Wandbehang für ein Chefbüro’ (1923) dafür erste …

“Meubles” reviewed by Onda Rock

La proposta del compositore lituano Arturas Bumsteinas è di adottare i più tipici stilemi di folktronica e poptronica e di estenderli in lunghe composizioni da camera anziché rinchiuderli in arrangiamenti per canzoni tradizionali. L’ultimo “Meubles” (a seguire i vari “Stories from Organ Safari”, “Heap Of Language”, “Three Sixteens” etc.) è un esempio lampante di questo …

“No End of Vinyl” reviewed by Neural

From Crónica Electronica come ten new reinterpretations, reflecting on “the end of vinyl or the end of the world”. Although there is some underlying thematic irony here, the Portuguese label has maintained its customary formal accuracy and clarity of aims with this release, thanks in part to Pure and Miguel Carvalhais. Both have been active …

Arturas Bumšteinas releases “Epiloghi”

Arturas Bumšteinas has just released “Epiloghi” through the Unsounds label. “Epiloghi” brings together two important sound works by Bumšteinas: Six Ways of Saying Zangtumbtumb and Night on the Sailship. These are highly inspired pieces combining layered historical references with a captivating sound world. More information at Unsounds.

“No End of Vinyl” reviewed by The Sound Projector

Pure I believe was this electronic extremist who did stuff for Mego and attained notoriety for sampling the run-out grooves of vinyl records to create his very austere digital music. He’s still milking the “end of vinyl” concept apparently, since on No End Of Vinyl (CRÓNICA 079-2013) he’s enlisted ten prominent electronica creators to contribute …