“Loud Listening” reviewed by Ambientblog

A lot ambient-electronic have a distinct industrial feel: the hum of giant machines and installations, soothing at some times, ominous – or even threatening – at other. Quiet and reassuring when distant, but loud and aggressive when close. Though this may not be exactly what you expect of “ambient music”, it definitely is part of …

Futurónica 62

Episode 62 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, May 18th. The playlist of Futurónica 62 is: Pure, Piercing Clouds With Laserguns (2012, Loud Listening, Crónica) @c, Novantuno (per Enrico) (2012, Loud Listening, Crónica) Gintas K, Before One …

New release: “Loud Listening”

Four Italian soundscape artists worked in four ailing Italian industrial sites. Their work aimed to capture the strength of industrial noises, providing a “loud experience” of mechanical hums, natural drones, metal squeaks, waves of steam and the sounds of raw materials, simultaneously proposing to reflect over the meaning and the high social value of industries …

New podcast: Gintas K

This piece was created during a residency in August 2011 in Druskininkai, where the Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas ÄŒiurlionis (1875-1911) lived. This work was created from recordings made in ÄŒiurlionis’s house and performed live on August 29th at the ÄŒiurlionis Memorial Museum. Download here or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.

“So On” reviewed by Gonzo Circus

Het nieuwe soloproject van Gintas K heet ‘So On’; vijfenveertig minuten elektronische klanken in veertien op zichzelf staande en tamelijk uiteenlopende tracks. Gintas K lijkt zo’n beetje alles dat er met digitale klanken is uitgeprobeerd hier te willen verzamelen. Van zachte tinkeltjes en tikjes, fluittonen en ruisende klanken in de eerste track tot de clicks …