Inspiré de la nouvelle La Poudre Blanche, issue du roman Les Trois Imposteurs, de Arthur Machen, considéré comme un des précurseurs de la littérature fantastique et de science-fiction, Vinum Sabbati, In the Dawn of Science Fiction est une oeuvre qui nous plonge dans un monde d’angoisse et d’effroi, à coups d’atmosphères froides et éviscérées de toute émotion. Amis depuis 25 …
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Durán Vázquez + Kloob’s “Vinum Sabbati: In the Dawn of Science Fiction” reviewed by Avant Music News
Every so often you might start thinking that you’ve heard all that the experimental ambient genre has to offer. Then an album like this one comes along. A collaboration between long-time acquaintances Durán Vázquez and Dani Kloob, Vinum Sabbati, In the Dawn of Science Fiction is a loose tribute to the works of author Arthur Machen. It …
Durán Vázquez + Kloob’s “Vinum Sabbati: In the Dawn of Science Fiction” reviewed by Radiohoerer
Noch düsterer, ja, ein regelrechter akustischer „Horror“, ist das, was Durán Vázquez + Kloob für uns bereithalten. Es gibt kein Entrinnen aus dieser Dystopie. Auch dieses Release ist nichts für schwache Nerven. Mitunter brutal brechen ihre Soundkaskaden über uns herein. Ihre Inspirationsquelle ist Arthur Machen, von dem ich noch nie etwas gehört habe. Ihre Musik …
New release: Durán Vázquez + Kloob
Durán Vázquez and Kloob have known each other for over 25 years, sharing a strong interest in electronic music. In early 2023 they started collaborating towards developing a long-form work, for which the short story Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen became a strong inspiration. Machen’s story is a precursor of what we now know …
“Hiku Komuro, Hikikomori†reviewed by Bodyspace
Hikikomori é uma palavra japonesa para designar adolescentes ou adultos que se abstêm de ter “vida social”, optando pelo isolamento e pela clausura. Para muitos, são gente que não cresceu e que nunca foi capaz de superar quaisquer problemas mentais que os afectem. Para outros, são monges dedicados que optam, do alto da sua liberdade, …
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“Hiku Komuro, Hikikomori†reviewed by Blow Up
Vázquez è un (ehm) musicista galiziano autodidatta che traffica con computer e programmi per inventare suoni. In questo caso manipola samples da vecchi videogiochi. Il risultato è spaesante, una specie di ambient siderale più sinistra che giocosa, con suoni che sembrano nuvole galleggianti ora pulsanti ora eteree a cui si accostano distrattamente scampoli di rumori …
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“Hiku Komuro, Hikikomori†reviewed by Rockerilla
La Cronica non delude mai con le sue pubblicazioni e anche questa volta fa centro con la cassetta dell’artista spagnolo Durán Vázquez, autore di tracce sperimentali reperibili ovviamente anche in digitale. Il galiziano utilizza software di Windows, vecchi plug-ins degli anni 90, campionamenti da vecchi videogame anni 80 e varia strumentazione per un lavoro la …
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“Hiku Komuro, Hikikomori†reviewed by Chain DLK
On paper, you might assume an album structured from old Nintendo game sounds and 1990’s-era VSTs would be cheeky chiptunes- but this Durán Vázquez album is nothing of the sort. ‘Hikikomori’ is social reclusion and while the atmosphere here is insular, and isolated, this isn’t the sound of somebody playing computer games. This is tense …
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“Hiku Komuro, Hikikomori†reviewed by Vital
Three new releases from Crónica take the listener from Portugal to Greece to Scotland. Geographically dispersed as the origins of these composers may be, the works hold a firm common Crónica thread in serving aural tapestries amongst the best in avant-garde contemporary music on the verge of composed acoustic and electronics music. Durán Vázquez work …
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New release: Durán Vázquez‘s “Hiku Komuro, Hikikomoriâ€
This album was created from January and December 2016 in Vigo, Galicia, using digital media in a Windows laptop, and hacked VST plug-ins from the late 1990s. Samples from old videogames were used as source materials, recorded with the freeware emulator Nestopia (v1.40) by Martin Freij, FM synthesis with Sound Forge (v6.0) and other synthesized …
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