Put on the circuit as a joined forces collaboration between the labels Cronica and Tronicdisease on May 21st, 2k19 is “Ekkert Nafn”, a split album produced by experimental music legend Francisco Lopez and Bilbao-based sound artist Miguel A. Garcia. Opening with Lopez’ nearly 32 minutes spanning “Untitled #351” we’re drawn into a cold fusion of clean, sterile sonic events …
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Welcome to another new review in the Fluid Label Focus series on the Crónica label in which today I’m reviewing an album that I received as a review copy on CD from Crónica quite by surprise. With many review copies nowadays coming in in digital format through the email or other ways, finding an extra …
Artists who produce instrumental music – or to put it more precisely, music that doesn’t feature vocals – are often asked how they decide on titles. At the risk of sounding elitist, that always struck me as one of the dumber questions in music journalism. Sure, not all music lends itself naturally to a pithy …
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The collaborative album Ekkert Nafn was composed from sound materials collected by Francisco López and Miguel A. GarcÃa. Some of these materials were derived from field recordings, others from electrical and mechanical devices, all were manipulated with digital tools to varying degrees. After compiling the collection of sounds, both artists proceeded to compose independently, arriving to pieces …
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Episode 141 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, May 29th. The playlist of Futurónica 141 is: Ranter’s Bay, Remix (2015, Remixed Ambience Wars, Luscinia) John Lenin, Remix (2015, Remixed Ambience Wars, Luscinia) Durán Vázquez, Remix (2015, Remixed …
Loop.cl interviewed Miguel A. GarcÃa and Durán Vázquez about their recent release in Crónica, Monnom / Hertz, Gigahertz.
Este año se celebra un siglo de la publicación del manifiesto L’arte dei rumori (El arte de los ruidos), escrito por el futurista italiano Luigi Russolo en marzo de 1913 (puedes leerlo, traducido al castellano, en este blog), y a buen seguro proliferarán recordatorios y reivindicaciones de las ideas revolucionarias entorno a la concepción musical …
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This is a collaboration between Miguel A. GarcÃa and Durán Vázquez for a split album in Crónica’s Unlimited Series. The piece ‘Monnom’ composed by GarcÃa lasts 17 minutes approximately and shows a repetitive, mechanic and provocative noise. Drones in the background are the basis of sound design which are articulated in complex software. ‘Hertz, Gigahertz’ …
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Episode 81 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, February 8th. The playlist of Futurónica 81 is: Durán Vázquez, Pictures From The Atlantic City Of Vigo (2009, Home, Sweet Home, Crónica) Miguel A. GarcÃa, Monnom (2013, Monnom / …
2013 marks the 100th anniversary of Luigi Russolo’s letter known as L’arte dei Rumori, a Futurist manifesto usually quoted as being the landmark that pointed out incorporation of the so-called noise in the western musical tradition. And ten decades may seem to be a lot of time but the truth is that Russolo’s legacy (not …
