How insane is Bristol's Venn Fest going to be this year? According to Venn organizer John Stevens, "You'll leave having been ravished by a bracing dervish of sound and sight, your mind a-buzz with rabidly creative thoughts about music, sweet music, in all it's freakish, uncontrollable and malevolent beauty." The festival has grown quickly from humble beginnings to become a major contender in ...
As soon as I can afford to be a jet-setter, I am going to acquire a flat near London and a frequent flyer membership. Then, every time I hear about something happening in London that is INFINITELY cooler than anything happening in SF, I am going to book a seat, grab my passport and jump over the pond. If I were able to procure these things in the next month, you would definitely find me in Lo...
How insane is Bristol's Venn Fest going to be this year? According to Venn organizer John Stevens, "You'll leave having been ravished by a bracing dervish of sound and sight, your mind a-buzz with rabidly creative thoughts about music, sweet music, in all it's freakish, uncontrollable and malevolent beauty." The festival has grown quickly from humble beginnings to become a major contender in ...
As soon as I can afford to be a jet-setter, I am going to acquire a flat near London and a frequent flyer membership. Then, every time I hear about something happening in London that is INFINITELY cooler than anything happening in SF, I am going to book a seat, grab my passport and jump over the pond. If I were able to procure these things in the next month, you would definitely find me in Lo...
Murcof is the moniker of Fernando Corona, a Mexican born Spanish based electronic artist, who has been releasing work since 2002. His music has so far explored minimalist, austere, glitchy, sample based loops, which draws inspiration from 20th century composers such as Arvo Pärt.
In 2007 Murcof was commissioned by Les Grandes Eaux Nocturnes (an annual festival at Château de Versailles in France) to compose music to accompany an evening fountain display at the event. The result is the compelling six song suite The Versailles Sessions. If you are interested in sound beyond songs, digital manipulations and electronica but are usually averse to abstract music, this release ..