Tuesday, 7 Feb. 2017, 11:12 p.m., Admiralty, Hong Kong Island
Field recordings from explorations of Hong Kong.
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Field recordings from explorations of Hong Kong.
Retracing an audio walk to the empty city centre of Braunschweig, Germany.
A contemplation into an abandoned Soviet military base 60 kilometres north of Berlin that once housed nuclear weapons.
Polish composer Marta Śniady is set to finish her studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. Recently, her works have embraced video and pop music.
Ragnhild May works in a chameleon-like way. James Black takes her to yoga class in this final interview with young ‘composer/performers’.
In Bára Gísladóttir’s view, the apocalypse is a given. James Black goes bowling with the captivatingly introvert, yet apocalyptic, Icelandic composer/performer.
James Black goes climbing with Marcela Lucatelli in this first of three interviews with young composer/performers.
Norwegian composer Knut Olaf Sunde radically challenged traditional concert practices with a 13-hour immersive performance.
The Nordic Music Days in Helsinki failed to deliver on its promise of diversity, even if seen from a strictly stylistic point of view, writes participating composer Tine Surel Lange.
Kaj Duncan David’s music has always been intimately linked with software and machines. His next major work deals with artificial intelligence.
Simon Løffler’s personality shines through while Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard’s conceptual gold piece rings hollow at Gong Tomorrow.
Warsaw Autumn is on its way to becoming a victim of its own success, James Black writes in his essay from the Polish capital.
Are commercial demands starting to influence contemporary music in the Nordic countries? James Black writes from the UNM Festival in Bergen, Norway.
Essay by Tim Rutherford-Johnson on the musical responses to an incomprehensible historical event.
A generational cycle of sexual abuse paired with a clear and lucid score. Last year’s operatic talk of the town was back for one day.
Attending a concert – what’s it all about? In this essay Professor Holger Schulze takes us through his listening experience at Klang Festival in Copenhagen.
The Indonesian noise and experimental music scene exists. Sanne Krogh Groth spent two weeks in Central Java, whose local culture influences the music.
Maya Shenfeld returns to Israel to investigate the local music scene amid what has been labelled a ‘culture war’.
His debut concert only a few weeks away – both a blessing and a ‘fucking nightmare’ – Copenhagen-based composer James Black talks to Andrew Mellor.
Thinking big suits Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Andrew Mellor on her works at Njord Biennale 2018.
Anmeldelse af Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (3.11.17, Koncertkirken) & Copenhagen Piano Trio etcetera (8.11.17, Glyptoteket) under Gong Tomorrow Festival 2017
Questioning sound as an ‘exhibited’ artistic object from a conceptual leaning, the article address sound’s subjective inclination as an experience beyond the material object.
An investigation of the sonic and durational experiences that formed the encounter with three artworks at the museum Dia:Beacon.
This paper seeks to explore digital media polemics in relation to the use of sound in ‘algorithmic culture’ discussing two artistic works by the author himself.
Considering the relationship between interpersonal understanding and propagandist rhetoric, the article speculates on the ethical implications of such a relationship.