It’s an exciting time, we’re only a month into 2019 and I’ve already received quite a lot of great releases that I’ve reviewed recently. Now it’s also time to introduce new series on this blog as well as continue with the first 2019 selection of music on Fluid Sonic Fluctuations (with my updated semi-random selection …
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On Thursday, December 4, Lawrence English will speak of his artistic practice at FBAUP, in Porto and, later on the same day, he will perform at Passos Manuel. Lawrence English has worked at the nexus of music, field recording and listening for over a decade. In that time he has sought to develop an array …
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Episode 72 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, October 5th. The playlist of Futurónica 72 is: Wang Changcun, King Of Image 1995 (2006, The Mountain Swallowing Sadness, Sub Rosa) @c, 89 (2012, Re:Fujaco, Galaverna) Lawrence English, Ghost …
Si chiama AISP (Archivio Italiano Dei Paesaggi Sonori) ed è un iniziativa firmata da Alessio Ballerini e Francesco Giannico per promuovere in Italia l’ascolto dell’ambiente che ci circonda. Comunemente definito ‘soundscape’, questo tipo di approccio sonoro viene utilizzato da parecchi artisti che si occupano di elettronica ma non solo, sfruttando field recordings o noises di …
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A lot ambient-electronic have a distinct industrial feel: the hum of giant machines and installations, soothing at some times, ominous – or even threatening – at other. Quiet and reassuring when distant, but loud and aggressive when close. Though this may not be exactly what you expect of “ambient music”, it definitely is part of …
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Four Italian soundscape artists worked in four ailing Italian industrial sites. Their work aimed to capture the strength of industrial noises, providing a “loud experience†of mechanical hums, natural drones, metal squeaks, waves of steam and the sounds of raw materials, simultaneously proposing to reflect over the meaning and the high social value of industries …
Long-distance partnerships are a dime a dozen these days, not infrequently the fruits of internet intimacies (…) born around the coordinates of “unknown nonentity kisses the ass of a prominent entity until he/she agrees to publish something together and the unknown nonentity becomes a recognized oneâ€. Lawrence English and Stephen Vitiello met for real – …
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In other reviews, I have already written that in the creation and perception of soundscapes, the step to video art or other visual art is not that big. This has to do with the intangible, sometimes the ethereal, often the captivating effect of music. This could be called the musical power of abstraction. Music is …
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Architecte majeur de la scène electronica des dix dernières années, l’Australien Lawrence English ne cesse de nous passionner, tant et plus, Qu’il aiguise ses lames de patron du label Room40 en hébergeur impliqué des excellent(issime)s DJ Olive, Tim Hecker et Tujiko Noriko, qu’il diffuse ses oeuvres frémissantes au contact des maisons 12K ou Touch, le …
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