More samples and loops sourced from thrift store tapes. The second volume in my series Friperietronics–weird ambient/concrete all-tape DJ sets in which all the music, samples and loops are sourced from thrift store tapes and mixed and effected live. Friperietronics vol. 1 was released in early 2020, following a live performance in 2019 consisting entirely…
Across time patched together is an album-length medley of live and radiophonic works recorded between 2014 and 2018. This mix features selections from live sessions at CKUT 90.3FM, a 2014 live set (including violinist Norman Nawrocki), two live performances from 2018, and some unreleased recordings from the sessions that produced Temp de Travail, Syncope. Within…
M. Sage ~ Data in the Details Regular readers of ACL might remember this excellent mix from last year, Half-Speed Flourish by Matthew Sage. He played back old orchestral LPs at 16rpm, recording the result and mixing them together, giving us a window into his creative process and a closer look at the kinds of raw material…
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…
It’s like a garden, where everything grows by itself and you need to make just a few things, to see what is going to happen most of the time. -Giovanni Lami Does a physical medium simply contain (or mediate) a work of art, or can the medium be a work all its own? Since at…
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…
Vasco Viviani, of Old Bicycle Records, recently wrote a very nice review of the Les Rumeurs tape for Radio Gwen (in Italiano) in Switzerland. I’ve taken the liberty of translating it into English. Thanks to Vasco for this! Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro – Les Rumeurs De La Montagne Rouge, En Chœur, Convergent howlarts.net …
Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro Les Rumeurs de la Montagne Rouge, En Chœur, Convergent C20 + Digital Release (1 May 2014) Howl Arts! $7+2 shipping (contact howl arts or thenewobjective@gmail.com to order) www.howlarts.net/lesrumeurs Les Rumeurs de la Montagne Rouge, En Chœur, Convergent presents a soundscape compiled from field-recordings and piano improvisations made during the 2012 Quebec…
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…