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Originally published by A Closer Listen a big circle drawn with little hands was created from a box of things sent to me by sylvain, who runs the ini itu label. the box contained everything from newspapers, coins, wooden toys, pamphlets, plastic objects, plastic bags, broken airline headphones, notes, a bottle opener, a noise maker…
Originally published at ACL http://acloserlisten.com/2013/02/04/sound-propositions-03-leonardo-rosado/ photo: Davide Lonardi Listen to an exclusive excerpt of Leonardo Rosado’s The conscious illusion: homage to Bergman The avant-garde of the 20th century radically expanded the potential of sonic arts in at least two important ways. With the advent of sound recording technologies, figures such as Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre…
First published at A Closer Listen Joseph Sannicandro interviews Italian soundshaper Matteo Uggeri (Hue, Sparkle in Grey) in the second installment of an ongoing series searching for a relationship towards technology that doesn’t fetishize equipment, but rather valorizes the creative process itself. There is a long tradition of fetishizing musical equipment, be it as artists, fans…
First published at A Closer Listen Joseph Sannicandro interviews Rutger Zuydervelt, akaMachinefabriek, in the first installment of an ongoing series exploring the creative process and a non-fetishization of equipment. “A rather poor instrument,… but how wonderfully they use it.” In this quote, James Joyce is referring to the French language, but at its heart…
Originally published on The Silent Ballet, November 2010. Just 2 months ago, the anonymous Brooklyn-based tape loving ambient artist Black Swan took TSB by storm with Black Swan (In 8 Movements), certainly the most captivating debut in recent memory. (Review here.) Who was this arresting artist who managed to stir our emotions and imagination? An…
by Joseph Sannicandro Joseph.Sannicandro@gmail.com As entertainment obessed consumers, we rarely ever think about where things come from, let alone the hidden costs of production. How is it that ethnic violence in central Africa has anything to do, causally, with my owning an iPhone or playing videogames? ——- The ravages of ethnic violence in the Congo,…
Sound Propositions 