New CD release: “Crónica L” – celebrating 50 releases

Crónica is publishing its 50th release, and celebrating it with a new compilation CD to be freely distributed to all the subscribers of the Neural magazine. Never a label to take things for granted or to act on the safe side, Crónica proposed 18 artists and projects to develop original collaborations, pairing them in unexpected …

New Crónicaster: “Futurónica 4” by Miguel Carvalhais

“Futurónica 4” is the fourth and final in a series of hour-long programs that Crónica broadcasted in Rádio Futura in Porto, during the Future Places festival of 2009. This mix included pieces by Marc Behrens, Durán Vázquez, Gilles Aubry, Enrico Coniglio, Heitor Alvelos, Lawrence English, Paulo Raposo, Ákos Garai and @c. Download here or subscribe …

Lawrence English’s highlights of 2009

Plus Halting of Dolphin hunting in Taiji (even if only temporary) see savejapandolphins.com Official room40 possum moves in Guggenheim House Okinawa Nago Milk South Torin Pumplings Claudio Sinatti and Deaf Centre Lillevan and Fennesz Köner/Tietchens Frankly! Raven Rooks of Torun Performing at Soup, Tokyo (a sound system with no end!) Grouper live abandoned minefields nice …

Rif Raf profiles Crónica

Porté sur les fonds baptismaux en 2003, le label portugais Crónica est véritablement issu de la rencontre entre les musiques électroniques et les cultures digitales. A l’instar des multiples installations et collaborations qui entrecroisent monde des arts plastiques, pratiques scéniques et univers musical, la maison de Porto s’inscrit dans une démarche souvent radicale, certes. Elle …

Lawrence English’s Top 10 Everyday 2008

Finally making it to South Africa and South America…all in one year…god, I love the amazon! More sounds from Gas, what a legacy that project maintains. Dethklok, their album and series one more than series two…. Brandon LaBelle’s Mono concert using just voice, but so utterly engaging! Scott Walker…I’m gutted I missed his concert in …

“Happiness Will Befall” reviewed by Octopus

Lawrence English ou l’art de cultiver les paradoxes, tel pourrait être le sous-titre d’un album étonnant. Car de toute évidence, la musique de l’artiste australien n’évoque jamais les plages pour surfeurs ou les zones infestées de crocodiles de son pays. A cent mille lieues de là, c’est dans les contrées froides et brumeuses que cet …

“Happiness Will Befall” reviewed by Loop

This is the debut album on Porto’s Crónica Electrónica label of Lawrence English, a musician, writer and sound artist who is based in Brisbane, Australia. In his works he plays guitar, software design, field recordings, cassettes, turntables and other electronic devices. His sound approach it’s related with concrète musique, minimalism and noise. He creates spectral …