Misc. Music Writing
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The engulfing machine of Henri Chopin
The engulfing machine of Henri Chopin By Domenico Napolitano Translated by Joseph Sannicandro Originally published December 1, 2016 on zetaesse TAGS: henri chopin, sound poetry, noise, sound body, sound factory, swallowing, stomach, nietzsche, artaud, burroughs “When I put the microphone into the mouth I have simultaneously five sounds: the air and the liquid…
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Inverted Microphones: Giovanni Lami’s Tapeocracy
In the film Il Postino (1994), the titular Postman becomes inspired to express himself after encountering the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, living in exile on a small island in the south of Italy. Neruda helps the Postman, Mario, to pursue his own Beatrice, standing in for Dante’s ideal woman. The Postman successfully courts his love,…
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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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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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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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Giuseppe Ielasi ~ Untitled, Bellows ~ Reelin’
Originally published by A CLOSER LISTEN Giuseppe Ielasi began producing music in the early ‘90s as a guitar player in the European free improv scene, but has long since been known primarily as a deeply skilled producer of inventive elecroacoustic music. He has also run several labels (Fringes, Bowindo, Schoolmap, and currently Senufo Editions) and…
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On Minoy
Originally published at A CLOSER LISTEN I wanted to be sure to share this recent broadcast of Everything is Real Radio. Hosted by Sam Sebren, this edition features the music of the late Minóy. Born Stanley Keith Bowsza on October 30, 1951, Minóy sadly left this world on March 19, 2010. A prolific participant in…
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The Other Side of the COIN COIN: Matana Roberts’ River Run Thee
We’ve been in Europe since the end of May, just now returning to our temporary home-base of Minneapolis, where working on my PhD has somewhat slowed down my more casual writing projects. I’ve only published two installments of Sound Propositions in the past year (with Mark Fell and Kate Carr), contributed occasionally to CULT MTL,…
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Laibach Are More Untimely Than Ever
Laibach 1987 Laibach circa 1987 Originally published by Cult Mtl In the ’80s many bands flirted with fascist and totalitarian imagery, but only Laibach was willing to go all the way. The Slovenian group is currently in the middle of a world tour, and will be stopping in Quebec this week for the Festival International…
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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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French Guitar Legend Richard Pinhas
The curators of the Victoriaville festival (FIMAV) haven’t pulled any punches this year, putting together what may be their most impressive program ever for their 30th anniversary edition. Artistic titans like Meredith Monk, Marshall Allen (Sun Ra), Fred Frith and Evan Parker have been at it longer than most of us have been alive. Not…
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