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 …

Futurónica #06

Episode 6 of Futurónica, now a regular broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, April 23 at 21h (GMT). The playlist for Futurónica #06 is: Cem Güney, A Phonetics Theme (from Praxis) Davor Mikan, Geäst (from Täuschung) Davor Mikan, – (from Täuschung) Davor Mikan, Cleaning …

“Ification” reviewed by Temporary Fault

One for the dissolution and/or enhancement of the intellect, featuring a couple of somewhat involving episodes and a number of scarcely significant ingredients as far as artistic validity is concerned. Pure works with samples, which he transforms and extends endlessly, at times even beyond the limit of what’s aurally tolerable. When the guidelines of telluric …

“Ification” reviewed by The Sound Projector

On Ification Pure works with samples gathered from real musicians including the guitarist Christoph de Babalon, the drummer Martin Brandlmayr, and bassist Anke Eckardt; plus the memorable screams of Alexandra von Bolzn. Said samples are captured into Pure’s hard drive where he can perform his experimental transformations. His strategies vary, from making a simple loop …

“Ification” reviewed by Kwadratuur

Peter Votava (aka Pure) is een Oostenrijkse, in Berlijn residerende oude rot in de elektronische muziek. Hoewel hij begin jaren ’90 zijn sporen verdiende in de opkomende hardcore- en technoscene en later heel wat succes oogstte als de helft van het raveduo Ilsa Gold, houdt Votava zich de laatste tien jaar vooral bezig met minder …

“Ification” reviewed by Etherreal

Pure est le projet musical de Peter Votava, artiste autrichien que l’on suit depuis quelques années maintenant et dont Ification est le quatrième album après des collaborations avec Martin Siewert et Dieb13 notamment. Si l’on est moins adepte du hardcore noisy de ses premières heures, on est particulièrement fan de ses expérimentations ambient-noise qu’il mène …

“Ification” reviewed by Comunicazione Interna

La sonica “Fire” – un sample di chitarra compattato in scarica digi-punk – apre questo disco dell’austriaco (residente a Berlino) Peter Votava violentando i timpani dell’ascoltatore, ma già “After the bomb” smaterializza tale potenza fisica in tensione tutta mentale, con le percussioni del batterista dei Radian Martin Brandlmayr chiamate a solcare un fondale ambient come …