“Crónica L” reviewed by Cyclic Defrost

Cronica celebrates their 50th release with L, a compilation pairing 18 Cronica artists into collaborations. This results in 9 new compositions, exploring various facets of the label’s approach to hazy, electro-acoustic sound art. While it’s difficult to pin Cronica down to a distinct sound, the artists here chiefly work in drones, in which field recording …

“Crónica L” at Terje Paulsen’s 2010 Favorites

Crónica’s compilation, released in 2010 to mark our 50th edition, was selected as one of the highlights of 2010 by Terje Paulsen at Spiritual Archives. “Crónica L” was freely distributed to all the subscribers of Neural magazine (issue #36, May 2010) and not sold through any of the usual distribution channels. We do however still …

Futurónica #25

Episode 25 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, December 31st at 21h (GMT). The playlist for Futurónica #25 is: Giuseppe Ielasi, 14 (2010, 15 Tapes, Senufo editions) Stephan Mathieu, To Describe George Washington Bridge (2010, To Describe George Washington Bridge, Dekorder) …

“Sleppet” reviewed by The Sound Projector

Sleppet began lifein 2007 with a collection of nature recordings made in Norway. Chris Watson, Steve Roden, Jana Winderen and other minimal-environmental geniuses were not far away from him at the tie, and the record cover of this nature-worshipping release unfolds to reveal visual cutups of a silvery forest. The location in Norway was not …

Natal dos Experimentais 2010 starts tomorrow

It’s already tomorrow: this year’s “Natal dos Experimentais” starts at Casa da Música, in Porto, and moves to Passos Manuel, also in Porto, in the following day. The Casa da Música performance happens at the Clubbing event and will feature live performances (solos and collaborations) by @c, Marc Behrens, Vitor Joaquim, Nuno Aroso, Tam and …

Natal dos Experimentais 2010

This year’s “Natal dos Experimentais” performances will take place in two dates and two separate (but complementary) venues in Porto: Casa da Música (on December 10) and Passos Manuel (on December 11). On December 10th, the Casa da Música performance will happen during the Clubbing event and will feature live performances (solos and collaborations) by …

Crónica releases are now available at various online stores

Several Crónica disc releases are now available through various online stores, besides Boomkat, through which store we have been distributing our releases for the last couple of years. You can currently find most of the latest releases available for purchase and download through outlets as iTunes, Amazon, emusic, Fnac, Napster, Juno, among others. Nicolas Bernier’s …

“Crónica L” reviewed by Monsieur Délire

The Portugese label Crónica is celebrating its 50th release with a beautiful compilation album. Nine collaborations between 18 of the label’s key artists, 18 artists all illustrating in their own way the label’s aesthetics of sound experimentation and redefinition of the act of listening. I would point out the collaborations between Gilles Aubry and Paulo …