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RYO CO.: "lo-fi graduation" (Mélange CD001) --------
RYO
CO.: "lo-fi graduation" En
las noticias: tifón en Japón y terremoto en el centro
de Inglaterra. Geográficamente en metáfora, este disco
gira y tiembla entre estas dos islas para constituirse en una propia,
llena de influencias reducidas a cuatro. (El
cd-audio se acompaña de un cd-rom con videoclips realizados
por solu, sifu, jim, loner turtles cabbage, natalia, jorge, jody
hudson-powell, eyetrip, slackensoq, mafu, rgb invaded, vp sanfrandisco) --------
RADIAN: "rec.extern" http://www.radian.at --------
MANUEL
MOTA: "For your protection why don't you just paint yourself
real good like an indian" Manuel
Mota vive en Lisboa, su mundo es la guitarra y algún que
otro pedal. Improvisa (sólo o acompañado). --------
FESTIVAL
ARSÓNICA With an impressive line-up and an amazing venue, the organizers of the first edition of the Festival Arsónica have outdone themselves and established their festival as one of the premier electronic music festivals in Europe. This was no small task being that the festival was the first of its kind in Sevilla. The experimental music scene was embraced in Barcelona after the success of the Sonar Festival almost 9 years ago; however, the welcoming of this style of music has not seemed to cross city lines in Spain. Other parts of Spain have been slow and a bit weary to open up to the abstract sounds coming from artists such as Oval, Vert, Alejandra and Aeron and others for example. The Festival Arsónica has appeared to open the doors to this style of music outside of Barcelona. Held in the 15th century Monestario de la Cartuja, the festival had a unique feeling to it. There were 3 stages spread out over the monasteries grounds. Two of the stages were held inside the church, which provided a unique backdrop to the unique sounds. The quality of the sounds suffered a bit due to the high ceilings, which were composed of stone. The artists who played inside had a large amount of reverb added to their sets. We have to make sacrifices sometimes, though. The concerts looked beautiful, while the monks' ghosts danced through the three day event. There was a unique blend of musicians at the festival. The first day saw sets from Lucky Kitchen's Alejandra and Aeron, Lali Puna and the collaboration between Beta Bodega Coalition's Needle and Mille Plateaux's Random_inc. This collaboration had the two musicians creating the score to several of Man Ray's short films. This type of collaboration took place all three days of the festival. These collaborations are not new to events such as the Festival Arsónica, but appeared to be new to the crowd in Sevilla, which seemed to enjoy them. Other artists who performed were Gel, Koji Asano, Robert Lippok, Fibla, and an impromptu performance with 12 of the musicians who played during the three day, because of the absence of Mouse on Mars, who were stuck in Rome because of an airline strike. Mouse on Mars was set to close the festival, but this last minute improvisation was great. It is really difficult to pull of improvisations with more than 3 musicians, let alone 12. All in all, the festival was a success, and won over the crowds who attended. The festival's audience was able to buy the artists' music and other albums of their kind at kiosks. People who have never listened to anything remotely like the music at Festival Arsónica were buying up to 6 cds at a time. The organizers took a risk of promoting this kind of event in a city that has not had one like it before. The risk paid off, and has opened the door to other shows and festivals in Sevilla. I look forward to watching the growth of the electronic music scene in Sevilla, as well as next year's Festival Arsónica. For
more information and the complete line-up of the Festival Arsónica
go to www.arsonica.com --------
MAHMOUD
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