“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by Blow Up

Registrazioni ambientali più o meno trattate e suoni di sintesi, come a dire realtà e finzione dell’universo acustico, nell’opera del compositore galiziano Durán Vázquez liberamente scaricabile dal sito della Crónica. Esiti non impeccabili dacché l’intervento manipolatorio non riesce a dare definizione ad una ripresa del suono troppo informe ef uniforme, con la sola eccezione dell’attonito …

Futurónica is back

Futurónica is now included in the regular broadcasts of Rádio Zero, every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h. Episode 5 airs tomorrow, April 9 at 21h (GMT). Tha playlist for Futurónica #05 is: Durán Vázquez, Building (from Home Sweet Home) Mathias Delplanque, Passeport 7 (Nantes) (from Passeports) Janek Schaefer, Fifty Inner …

“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by De:Bug

Elektronische Klangerzeugung und Field-Recordings sind die Basis für “Home, Sweet Home”, der neuen digitalen Veröffentlichung aus Vigo, Portugal. Er verbaut die unterschiedlichsten Soundscapes von Möwenkolonien, Hafenszenen, Bootsanlegern mit Sirenen, Fabrik- und Schulfhof- und Restaurantgeräuschen und bearbeitet diese im Rechner zu wahrlich cineastischen elektro-akustischen Montagen und Hörstücken.

“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by Goûte Mes Disques

Alors qu’on se remet tout doucement de la claque infligée par Marc Behrens avec son sublime Sleppet, l’excellent label portugais Crónica vous propose de déguster gratuitement le nouvel album de Durán Vazquez, Home Sweet Home. Le titre ne trompe pas, il s’agira bel et bien ici de six pistes d’un field recording inspiré et aventureux …

“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by Rockerilla

I dischi di fields recording cer- cano spesso di costruire una sto- ria tra realtà e immaginazione. Il film senza immagini architet- tato dallo spagnolo Durán Vázquez in occasione del suo ultimo album per la portoghese Cronica (il disco è disponibile in download gratuito sul sito del- l’etichetta) riesce perfettamente nell’impresa. La prima traccia in …

“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by Bad Alchemy

Dracula findet nur in transylvanischer Heimaterde Schlaf, Vazquez bietet hier ein akustisches Konzentrat seines Zuhauses. Vielleicht muss man aus Vigo stammen, vom Zipfel Spaniens an der atlantischen Küste, oder zumindest an einer Wasserkante siedeln, um dabei süße Déjà-vus zu empfinden. “Dabei” heißt Wind- und Brandungsgebraus, Verkehrs- und Baustellenlärm, Kinderkirren und Mövengeschreie, Autogehupe, Alarmanlagen, Glockengeläut, das …

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 …

“Home, Sweet Home” reviewed by The Sound Projector

(…) if you enjoy field recordings, you can get Home, Sweet Home (CRÓNICA 045) as a free download from the above label. Duran Vázquez has assembled a dense collage of sounds captured in Vigo, a large coastal town in Galicia. His wide-open mic welcomes the rich chaos and noise of all things urban, something which …