“Erotikon” reviewed by Boomkat

Jorge Mantas follows up his Cronica debut album Musicamorosa with this brand new selection of micro-drones and digitised textural ambience. As with the last one, Mantas’ leanings toward befuddling conceptual presentation obscures his point slightly – the explanatory blurb surrounding his last album strived to link his music to Proust, while this time around the …

New CD release: “Erotikon”, by The Beautiful Schizophonic

I dream of dead poets and supermodels, fancy software and scenic drives, Paris or Los Angeles on a late night flight, maybe a PowerBook in a Louis Vuitton bag with a picture of you on the seventeen inches wide screen, I dream of glossy drones and dark eyeliners, long legs and bright sounds, fake breasts …

New Crónicaster: “The Lone Drone” by The Beautiful Schizophonic

The Beautiful Schizophonic live at Casa da Música, Porto, on the 4th April 2009. Post-tropical ambiences at dusk, imaginary scenic drives through inner vistas and a special version of Aysha, a soundscape from the forthcoming album “Erotikon”. All beautifully captured live by Marc Behrens. Download here or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.

The Beautiful Schizophonic & Yui Onodera release “Radiance” in Basses Frequences

The Beautiful Schizophonic and Yui Onodera have just released a full length CD in the Basses Frequences label, “Radiance”. Started during the development of The Beautiful Schizophonic’s upcoming release in Crónica, “Erotikon” (track 8 features Onodera), this collaboration now spawns a full CD.

The Beautiful Schizophonic’s “Erotikon” is in production

“Erotikon”, the wonderful new CD by The Beautiful Schizophonic is now in production and will be released in July. If you pre-order this CD until July 13 we will offer a second release of your choice with the order. Track 3 from “Erotikon” is “Bambilány”:

The Beautiful Schizophonic live on Valentine’s day

The Beautiful Schizophonic will perform live on Valentine’s Day, saturday 14th February, at Sport União Colarense, Colares. On the bill there’s also a romantic dinner, F. W. Murnau’s masterpiece Aurora screened with live soundtrack by Hugo Claro and dj set by City Forest. Ticket includes tea and home cookies, starts at 6:30 pm.