Corollaries comes to a conclusion

2016 is coming to a close and with it also the Corollaries series, curated by Simon Whetham, and published monthly by Crónica. Corollaries compiled works from Active Crossover: Mooste, a cross-cultural collaborative residency curated by Whetham and hosted by MoKS, in April and May 2015. All works in this series were composed from material compiled …

“Prevailing Wind, Tangled Under” reviewed by Ambient Blog

For those interested in environmental recordings, the Corollaries series on the Crónica label is a definite must-check. This (sixth) edition in the series is an acoustic exploration of a deserted, metal water tower about four stories high made by soundscape artist John Grzinich. “People are pulled inward upon hearing the depth of the reverberations from …

“Prevailing Wind, Tangled Under” reviewed by Touching Extremes

Attributing a value to forlorn locations through the assessment of their resonant qualities represents a sort of transference of power. When a sound artist – presumably gifted with deeply perceptive features – sets conditions for a given structure to vibrate, the spontaneous generation of a different type of life occurs. The resulting interaction gains or …

Futurónica 171

Episode 171 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Manobras (91.5 MHz in Porto, 18h30) and Rádio Zero (21h GMT, repeating on Tuesday at 01h) airs tomorrow, July 22nd. The playlist of Futurónica 171 is: Fernando Godoy, Is the space empty, only to be filled with the energy of this voice? (2016, Is the space empty, …

New in the Corollaries series: John Grzinich’s “Prevailing Wind, Tangled Under”

This is the sixth release in the series Corollaries, that compiles works resulting from Active Crossover: Mooste, a cross-cultural collaborative residency curated by Simon Whetham and hosted by MoKS, in April and May 2015. All works are composed from material compiled in a collective archive during the project. Anyone who has followed my work over …

New release: “Crossovers”

Crónica is very happy to present the new release in the Unlimited Series of editions, “Crossovers”, a compilation documenting a series of encounters that happened in 2011 during the “Active Crossover” project. “Active Crossover” is a project initiated by Simon Whetham during a residency at the Polymer Factory Culturehouse, Tallinn, Estonia in 2009. During the …