New Crónicaster: “Ruminagem remix” by Miguel Cabral, Carlos Santos & João Silva

Industrial archaeology is a rich field of exploration for transdisciplinary arts. The machines and the “junk” that witnessed the past of the “Casa da Moagem” in Fundão, Portugal, are used by Miguel Cabral, Carlos Santos and João Silva to create an installation that is also a complex musical “instrument” that is performed alongside the audio …

New Crónicaster: “Futurónica 1 — Heard and overheard” by Cruz

“Futurónica 1 — Heard and overheard” is the first in a series of four hour-long programs that Crónica broadcasted in Rádio Futura in Porto, during the Future Places festival of 2009. This program was compiled and mixed by Cruz in one set, one take. Artists and tracks are not in order of appearance: Aleksey Petin; …

New Crónicaster: “Safe (Long Stereo Version)” by Pedro Tudela

“Safe (Long Stereo Version)” is a reedited and remixed stereo version of the soundtrack for Pedro Tudela’s installation “Safe”, exhibited in the vault of the rectory of the University of Porto from May to July 2009. Download here or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.

New Crónicaster: “Variations (1, 2, 3)” by Skug

Skug was founded in Freiburg/Germany by Ephraim Wegner and Florian Huth in 2003. Though meanwhile both musicians live in different towns of Germany, they still meet regularly to compose new pieces of music, to program music software or just in order to make music. The field recordings heard on Variations (1, 2, 3) were recorded …

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.

New Crónicaster: “Terror Film for Radio” by Durán Vázquez

A piece by Durán Vázquez for the RadiaLX radio festival in 2008. With this piece, conceived for radio, I wanted to work on three of my main influences: cinema, electroacoustic music and politics. Playing with the several meanings of terror I set up a sound travel that imitates the movie pictures montage with one aim …

New Crónicaster: “On the Concept of History” (An Introduction / 2008 Top 16)

78RPM Transcriptions by Stephan Mathieu. Monaural re-recordings made with a mechanical HMV 102 gramophone, Decca Cactus Needles and a customised Oktava MK-319 microphone. This selection is part of an upcoming series of transcriptions by Stephan Mathieu. Telephone Effect #1 Standard Sound Effect Records #903 mid 1930s Kelly Harrell Oh Molly Dear, Go Ask Your Mother …

New Crónicaster: Innen & Auren

Franke, Neumann, Schmidt, Weinheimer: INNEN & AUREN The piece INNEN & AUREN is a mixed and edited version of the concert INNEN & AUßEN, that took place as AlulaTonSerien.Konzert #35 at the New Building of the Gallery for Contemporary Art in Leipzig, Dec. 15, 2007. Neumann, who edited it, translated the spatial experience of the …