Interviews
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Interview: From Monument to Masses
This two part feature was originally published by The Silent Ballet in 2008. Interview conducted in San Francisco in the fall of 2007. ____________________________________________ Joseph Sannicandro hosts a discussion on politics, technology, and activism through music with From Monument To Masses, finding out why they love Mandy Moore and pick fights with Metallica. On Tuesday,…
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Sound Propositions: Rutger Zuydervelt
Machinefabriek ~ Sahara Mixtape Machinefabriek ~ With Voices Rutger Zuydervelt / Gareth Davis ~ Sileen II These three new works from Rutger Zuydervelt (better known as Machinefabriek) are each so singular, so utterly distinct from one another while retaining the artist’s signature, that I was inspired to catch up with him regarding his current work.…
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UnSound Propositions: Unsound 2018 ~ PRESENCE
UnSound Propositions: Previews of Unsound 2018 ~ Presence A Closer Look: Unsound 2018 UnSound Propositions: Previews of Unsound 2018 ~ Presence In advance of PRESENCE, the 2018 edition of the renowned UNSOUND festival in Kraków, Poland, Joseph Sannicandro reflects upon this year’s theme, the history of the festival, and previews some of this year’s highlights. The very human drive…
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Giulio Aldinucci ~ Disappearing In A Mirror
Originally posted at A CLOSER LISTEN Disappearing In A Mirror follows last year’s Borders And Ruins, both on Karlrecords, and together they form an intense and complimentary diptych of ambient drone sound design. While Giulio Aldinucci‘s earlier record explores the relationship between peoples and territories and the instability of both as imaginary constructs, Disappearing In…
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Concrete Shelves
My friend Matteo Uggeri interviewed me for his blog CONCRETE SHELVES. We talk about Italian music, Billy Joel, tapes, and the 1968 Olympics. Read the entire interview here to learn more about my record collection and ambivalent relationship to the fetishism of the musical commodity. The most visible and exposed records are “Montreal Taperun” and…
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Sound Propositions 014: Nicola Ratti
Originally published at www.acloserlisten.com Sound Propositions is an ongoing, semi-regular series of conversations with artists exploring their creative practices and individual aesthetics, conceived of as a counter-narrative to a dominant trend in music journalism which fetishizes equipment and new technologies. Rather than writing copy that can just as easily have come from a press release…
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Interview: Hunter Hunt-Hendrix (Liturgy)
Originally published on www.SSGmusic.com on February 10th, 2012 Back in September, Liturgy headlined Il Motore during POP Montreal’s opening night. Even as an accidental trio (one member couldn’t get into Canada) the group were powerful, perhaps even more so in this stripped-down format. Liturgy’s frontman Hunter Hunt-Hendrix has generated a lot of controversy (see his academic…
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Sound Propositions 09: Kate Carr
Originally published at acloserlisten.com Sound Propositions is an ongoing, semi-regular series of conversations with artists exploring their creative practices and individual aesthetics, conceived of as a counter-narrative to a dominant trend in music journalism which fetishizes equipment and new technologies. Rather than writing copy that can just as easily have come from a press release…
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Sound Propositions 08: Mark Fell
Originally published at acloserlisten.com “Imagine a Zen Buddhist with unresolved emotional issues.” -Mark Fell describing snd Sound Propositions set out to be a kind of anti-gear gear column. A studio diary that was about artistic decisions, not copy for a consumer electronics catalog. In short, I wanted to explore questions others weren’t asking.…
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Czech | Slovak Experimental Music [MIX by Jára Tarnovski]
In anticipation of a new mix of Czech and Slovak music compiled by Gurun Gurun’s Jára Tarnovski to be published next month at A CLOSER LISTEN, I’m republishing this mix and interview from Fall 2011, originally published by The Silent Ballet. CZ/SK [MIX by Jára Tarnovski] http://www.gurunas.net/ http://gurungurun.bandcamp.com/album/gurun-gurun http://www.homenormal.com/ TSB’s Joseph Sannicandro talks to…
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Meet Montreal volume musician Kyle Bobby Dunn
Canadian artist Kyle Bobby Dunn spent a few years doing the Brooklyn thing before returning to the Great White North. Happily based in Montreal for the last year, KBD celebrates the release of his epic triple LP/double CD album Kyle Bobby Dunn & The Infinite Sadness, released by Students of Decay, with a truly special…
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Quality of Education: The Struggle Continues
A series of radio segments combating austerity politics, aired on CKUT 90.3 fm, Montreal’s community radio station, aired during the Fall semester of 2013.
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