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The great silence. JAY-DEA LOPEZ (3Leaves 2013) Review by David Vélez ‘…deathlike, dismal, gloomy and appalling…’ These are words used by British colonialists to describe the sounds of Australia in the 18th century as it can be read on the release’s liner notes. ‘The…
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Unrelated causalities. TROPIC OF COLDNESS (self release 2013) Review by Flavien Gillié L’enluminure leur va si bien. Unrelated causalities est le deuxième album de Tropic of Coldness, après le déjà apprécié Commuting sort en 2012. C’est un duo, rencontre entre…
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Eolo. ANDREAS BICK (Galaverna 2013) Review by Cheryl Tipp A clue to the contents of Andreas Bick’s recent release on Galaverna can be found in the title ‘Eolo’, the Italian name for Aeolus, the ruler of the winds in Greek…
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The grey area that we inhabit Editorial by David Vélez Recently I have noticed a tendency in acousmatic composers* to move away from the recorders, microphones, computers, samplers and synthesizers in order to explore sculptoric objects and in general explore a less acousmatic…
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In the field. The Art of Field Recording. CATHY LANE, ANGUS CARLYLE (Uniformbooks 2013) Review by Patrick Farmer “A place is what it is because of its location. Where we are is who we are” -Alvaro De Campos If I were…
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Four walks around a year: Spring. SEBASTIANE HEGARTY (Gruenrekorder 2013) Review by Jay-Dea Lopez It is often said that a place cannot be known until each of its seasons have been observed. The transitions in temperature and light, the migration of…