Sound Meccano / Jura Laiva – Sireli Aeg (2016)

Crònica

• Abstract 
• Experimentalism 
• Drone 
• Ambient 
• Field recording 
• Glitchtronica 
• Avant-garde 
• Sound art 
• Musique concrète

Comment: in the first place, I am very glad to be back at the discography of Portugal-based imprint Crònica of which releases seem to be something peripheral and idiosyncratic and stunning. For instance, by listening to this 4-track issue of clocking in at a 28 minute it is an amalgamation of found sounds and manipulated electronics/glitches which used to result in something dreamy and affording physical relief. All these compositions are titled by those places where the concrete sounds had been stored (Lake Mooste; Wind from Põlva; Song of The Lilac; Delta of the River Emajõgi). For me, it is a very special outing because these ones have been done in the south(eastern) Estonia, nearby my childhood places and the dispersion area of my relatives. Partly because of that and partly because of the grandeur of the soundscape it taps into my soul and brain. At Sireli Aeg one can enjoy subtle drones and bubbling electronics and Mira Tarvainen`s vowel effects and staggering chants. At Emajõgi Delta there are up glitched-out spatial dimensions being developed to perfection. Mostly the music is wondrous and sometimes sad at its core. In a nutshell, it is a great issue being related to a cultural laboratory, MoKS in Mooste. 

Richard Eigner – When the Days All Tip from Nests and Fly Down Roads (2016)

Crònica

• Dark ambient
• Electro-acoustic 
• Drone 
• Acousmatic music 
• Field recording 
• Avant-garde 
• Experimentalism 
• Musique concrète 
• Ambient drone

Comment: this 31-minute buildup is of high quality being expressed both in composition and narrative and thereby constituting an intriguing trip for a choosy listener. More profoundly, it is made up of field recordings of a rainy day and eerie electro-acoustic clatter and monochromatic but lively drones slowly and elegantly lurking beneath and swaying atop. The artist exploits field recordings of his own, John Grzinich, Jim Haynes, Yirogis Sakellariou, Eamon Sprod, and Simon Whetham. The issue is a part of the discography of Portugal-based imprint Crònica.