Author Archives: Joseph Sannicandro
UnSound Propositions: Previews of Unsound 2023 ~ DADA
In advance of DADA, the 2023 edition of the renowned UNSOUND festival in Kraków, Poland, Joseph Sannicandro reflects upon this year’s theme and previews some of this year’s highlights. Unsound kicks off their home edition in Krakow, Poland, running from
UnSound Propositions: Previews of Unsound 2023 ~ DADA
In advance of DADA, the 2023 edition of the renowned UNSOUND festival in Kraków, Poland, Joseph Sannicandro reflects upon this year’s theme and previews some of this year’s highlights. Unsound kicks off their home edition in Krakow, Poland, running from
SP* Episode 31: FREE TIME – with Andrea Belfi [podcast]
Andrea Belfi discusses his latest album, Eternally Frozen, a canon-based composition for percussion, electronics, and brass ensemble. Inspired by a visit to LA’s Museum of Jurassic Technology, Belfi draws upon the story of Deprong Mori, a mythological bat that could
SP* Episode 31: FREE TIME – with Andrea Belfi [podcast]
Andrea Belfi discusses his latest album, Eternally Frozen, a canon-based composition for percussion, electronics, and brass ensemble. Inspired by a visit to LA’s Museum of Jurassic Technology, Belfi draws upon the story of Deprong Mori, a mythological bat that could
Giuseppe Ielasi ~ Down On Darkened Meetings
Low key yet lyrical melodies balance on the cusp between accessible and weird, at turns mournful and celebratory. Untitled tracks allow the listener to project whatever they’re feeling onto this music. And despite being informed that all sounds come from
Giuseppe Ielasi ~ Down On Darkened Meetings
Low key yet lyrical melodies balance on the cusp between accessible and weird, at turns mournful and celebratory. Untitled tracks allow the listener to project whatever they’re feeling onto this music. And despite being informed that all sounds come from
“a mic at a window…” ~ an interview with PRESQUE TOUT
Presque Tout launched in 2019 as a Bandcamp page, a humble ongoing digital archive of field recordings from around the world. Anyone can participate, and the parameters for inclusion are very straightforward: Make a recording from an open window, with
“a mic at a window…” ~ an interview with PRESQUE TOUT
Presque Tout launched in 2019 as a Bandcamp page, a humble ongoing digital archive of field recordings from around the world. Anyone can participate, and the parameters for inclusion are very straightforward: Make a recording from an open window, with
SP* Episode 29: CRITICAL POSITIVITY – with ACL [podcast]
Happy (very belated) birthday to us! Back in January of 2022 we celebrated the tenth anniversary of our blog. To celebrate, in this episode, we pull the curtain back a bit to talk with ten of the writers who have
SP* Episode 29: CRITICAL POSITIVITY – with ACL [podcast]
Happy (very belated) birthday to us! Back in January of 2022 we celebrated the tenth anniversary of our blog. To celebrate, in this episode, we pull the curtain back a bit to talk with ten of the writers who have
Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff presents Un Pájaro Azul [mix]
Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff recently released Años y Minutos, a collaboration recorded on a sunny winter day in CDMX last year. Released by Boston’s Moon Villain label, Años y Minutos features the two prolific improvisers delicately exploring new sonic
Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff presents Un Pájaro Azul [mix]
Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff recently released Años y Minutos, a collaboration recorded on a sunny winter day in CDMX last year. Released by Boston’s Moon Villain label, Años y Minutos features the two prolific improvisers delicately exploring new sonic
Video Premiere: Alexander Grawoig ~ “So Little Remains”
By the end of “So Little Remains”, a gentle binaural sonic meditation by Alexander Grawoig, you won’t be sure if ten minutes have elapsed or ten hours. The transient instability of both the cyclical acoustic swells and subtly fluctuating visuals
Video Premiere: Alexander Grawoig ~ “So Little Remains”
By the end of “So Little Remains”, a gentle binaural sonic meditation by Alexander Grawoig, you won’t be sure if ten minutes have elapsed or ten hours. The transient instability of both the cyclical acoustic swells and subtly fluctuating visuals
KING VISION ULTRA ~ SHOOK WORLD (hosted by Algiers)
One of the motifs that unifies SHOOK WORLD, a collaborative album produced by GENG PTP aka KING VISION ULTRA, is the use of field-recordings of trains. This is partly a call back to beginning of Nas‘ Illmatic, cementing a connection with
KING VISION ULTRA ~ SHOOK WORLD (hosted by Algiers)
One of the motifs that unifies SHOOK WORLD, a collaborative album produced by GENG PTP aka KING VISION ULTRA, is the use of field-recordings of trains. This is partly a call back to beginning of Nas‘ Illmatic, cementing a connection with
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