essay
Shoes For People Who Don’t Like Music
An anti-anthem for those who fall asleep at concerts and wake up with Cage talking nonsense.
review
A Festival For Experiments – But Only When It Dares
Borealis in Bergen promises experimental music but falls short when it comes to traditional concert formats. Instead, magic emerges when the audience is invited out into the forest or into floating sound saunas.
kritik
Festival for eksperimenter – men kun når den tør
Borealis i Bergen lover eksperimentel musik, men falder igennem i de traditionelle koncertformater. Til gengæld opstår magien, når publikum inviteres ud i skoven eller ind i flydende lydsaunaer.
in brief
Fata Morgana Between Two Continents
The idea is strong, simple, and well executed. Like the sonic version of a cartoon mirage shimmering falsely in the sharp Californian sunlight.
review
Between Skin and Noise in Berlin
From digital melancholy and ritual noise assaults to pure silence – MaerzMusik explored the tactile forces of sound and the boundaries of the body.
kritik
Mellem hud og støj i Berlin
Fra digital melankoli og rituelle støjangreb til ren stilhed – MaerzMusik udforskede lydens taktile kræfter og kroppens grænser.
comment
Roskilde as a Battleground of Sound
Roskilde Festival insists on ecstasy and togetherness, but the most beautiful moments arise in the dark, where the curious still dare to listen.
kommentar
Roskilde som lydens kampplads
Roskilde Festival insisterer på ekstase og fællesskab, men de smukkeste stunder opstår i mørket, hvor de nysgerrige stadig tør lytte.
in brief
When Machines Dream: The Electronic Poetry of Oh No Noh
Like a warped, crumpled tape, melodies bubble to the surface, and the offbeat rhythms repeat with the halting tempo of a scratched LP.
kortkritik
Komposition for stenvægge
Bjarke Mogensen lader Cisternerne ånde og tordne i et meditativt klangrum under jorden.
kritik
Drømme, støj og æbleknas i Stavanger
Only Connect-festivalen i Stavanger forvandlede byen til et landskab af støj, poesi og kropslige vibrationer.
review
Dreams, Noise and Apple Crunch in Stavanger
The Only Connect festival in Stavanger transformed the city into a landscape of noise, poetry and bodily vibrations.