Discussions
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Peter Andersson is both a pioneer of the dark ambient scene and – it has to be said – a bit of a perfectionist. In 1993, he released what’s been described as a benchmark in the sub-genre entitled Prospectus 1. As well received as it was, he never really stopped working on it. The Cyclic…
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Léa Boudreau describes herself as “an electronic circuit maker, sound crafter and immersive environment builder.” The Montreal-based artist’s work explores interspecies relationships and “the intersections of capitalism, power dynamics, speciesism, and (various forms of) supremacy to raise awareness over insidious and oppressive structures.” Her LP Limaçon is a gorgeous piece of electroacoustic art, available on…
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Alexa Woloshyn is the Cooper-Siegel Associate Professor of Musicology at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research is focused on “how electronic, physiological and socio-cultural technologies mediate the creation and consumption of musical practices in both art and popular musics.” McGill-Queen’s University Press has published her first book, An Orchestra at My Fingertips: A History of the…
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Monika Bugajny’s new recording with Machinefabriek is among the best we’ve heard so far this year. It pairs her interpretations of classical works with electronic sounds by Rutger Zuydervelt. The project marks a new phase in the classically trained clarinetist’s career. When did you first pick up the clarinet, and why did you choose that…
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Dutch artist Rutger Zuydervelt makes wonderful music under his own name, and under the name Machinefabriek. With more than 160 recordings on his Bandcamp page, he is among the world’s great producers of electronic contemporary musicians. His latest is a collaboration with Monika Bugajny, entitled Recytle.
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Manja Ristić is a violinist, sound artist, poet, curator and researcher. Born in Belgrade, she graduated from that city’s Academy of Music in 2001, and then went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London. Musically, her primary focus now is sound art. She is a prolific, influential talent in the field…
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