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Sound Propositions 017: Gonçalo F Cardoso (Gonzo)
Discrepant label boss Gonçalo F Cardoso explores the noise(s) of his homeland Portugal on Ruído(s), his final work under the Gonzo moniker. One part sonic capriccio, one part subjective dream journal, Ruído(s) is a fitting farewell to Gonzo’s roving audio diaries. While Cardoso will still be releasing music under other names, he will use the…
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Sound Propositions 012: Marcus Fischer
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 05: Pete Swanson
Originally published at A CLOSER LISTEN Pete Swanson is perhaps best known as half of the pioneering American west coast Noise duo Yellow Swans, along with Gabriel Mindel Saloman. Yellow Swans disbanded in 2008, and Swanson kept a relatively low profile at first, self-releasing a few tapes and small-run LPs while the reputation of the…
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Sound Propositions 03: Leonardo Rosado
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…
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