Unsound reveals part of its mysterious line-up
Unsound 2015 reveals a programme of one-off performances, unexpected collaborations and unusual pairings around the festival’s “Surprise” theme.
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Records and live performances considered through close listening and independent criticism.
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The monolithic and the pastoral — Norbergfestival 2015 reviewed
Norbergfestival 2015 brings industrial romanticism into the Swedish countryside. This report follows the music through Mimer, Kraftwerk and the surrounding festival grounds.
OUTLINE 2015 — Dancing with the Ghosts of Industry
An account of Outline 2015 at Moscow’s Karacharovsky mechanical plant, moving through its industrial spaces, stages and daylight encounters.
L.E.V. Festival 2015 Reviewed
L.E.V.’s ninth edition brought Cabaret Voltaire, Jacaszek, Ben Frost and Gazelle Twin to Gijón. A report on its performances, audiovisual installations and venues.
L.E.V. 2015: the fusion of psychical sound and contemporary art
L.E.V. returns to Gijón for its ninth edition, with an adventurous programme of electronic music and audiovisual performances from 30 April to 2 May 2015.
When Listening is not enough: CTM 2015 Reviewed
Between lowest frequencies and liquid beats: An extensive report from Berlin on CTM 2015 festival’s performances and their common factors.
Unsound Festival 2014 — The Reminiscences of Dreams
A personal journey through Unsound 2014 and the layered spaces of Kraków, tracing the festival’s most memorable performances through the logic of dreams.
Berlin Atonal — Shimmering Sonic Depths In The Cutting Edge Industrial Surroundings
Berlin Atonal returns to Kraftwerk with world premieres, audiovisual performances and spatial sound installations, spanning electronic music’s pioneering and contemporary generations.
Unsound — where time is truly irrelevant
A look back at Unsound 2013 and ahead to the 2014 edition, bringing experimental performances, installations and unexpected encounters into Kraków’s historic spaces.
Unsound Festival — the Ticking Bomb of Modern Sound in Historic Surroundings
Unsound 2013 explores “Interference” through adventurous music, installations and discussions in Kraków’s historic venues, with new experiments in how a festival is experienced.
Skaņu Mežs Festival 2013 — The Lighthouse In The Baltic States Experimental Music Scene
Skaņu Mežs - scenic music festival that should enchant and fully involve every sophisticated listener into its bizarre sounds vortex
Supynes Festival 2013 — Less is More
Supynes festival - refined electronica in magic surroundings.