Crónica Electrónica Explained

Crónica Electrónica
Founded:2003
Founder:Miguel Carvalhais
Pedro Tudela
Lia
João Cruz
Paulo Vinhas
Pedro Almeida
Genre:Experimental, Electronic, Sound art
Country:Portugal
Location:Porto
Url:cronicaelectronica.org

Crónica Electrónica, also known as Crónica, is an independent media-label based in Porto, Portugal. Founded in 2003 by Miguel Carvalhais, Pedro Tudela, Lia, João Cruz, Paulo Vinhas and Pedro Almeida, it publishes experimental sound and visual artists.
Originally formed around a small group of Portuguese artists, Crónica eventually expanded its roster to include international musicians and sound artists.
Since 2005, Crónica organizes a free annual event in Porto which is "simultaneous the celebration of the label's anniversary, a gathering of friends and lovers of experimental music and an offer to the city" it operates in.[1]

Releases

Although many releases adhere to the standard CD format, among its outputs one can find two main alternative series that try to explore and expand the curatorial role of a music label and the potential of digital distribution.

Unlimited

The Unlimited release series are digital-only releases, available either as free downloads or as commercial editions from online retailers.[2]

Limited

The Limited releases present physical goods which come in diverse formats, ranging from prints to objects or hand-cut vinyls. All of these are numbered and signed by the artist and are available in very limited quantities.[3]

Broadcast

Futurónica

Futurónica was a radio program produced by the label, broadcast fortnightly by Rádio Zero[4] (from 2009 to 2017) and Rádio Manobras (from 2011 to 2017).

Crónicaster

From 2005 to 2016, Crónica published 122 releases of a podcast, Crónicaster, in which were presented label-related pieces, such as radio broadcasts, live performances and remixes.[5]

Recognition

Although the notability in Portugal, beyond a circle of musicians and some attentive followers of the label's activity, is diminished, the European and international panorama is quite different.[6] It has become a reference in European experimental music and sound art.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Crónica has been praised for being a well curated label.[11] It was compared to Mego, but the distinction became clear over time; Crónica uses noise without making noise music, and stands on a smaller, more targeted niche.[12]

The label is known for the quality of their releases and their continuous effort to put out high-quality music.[13] They make choices based on projects rather than musicians[14] and have shown to make bold choices and have an eye for special music.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Their catalogue has been described as sharp and demanding,[19] [20] encompassing a diverse genres, such as electro-acoustic music, ambient, minimal music, improvised jazz and field-recordings.[21] [22]

In 2006, Crónica was present at the Sónar Festival in Barcelona. Miguel Carvalhais and Return (João Cruz) performed a set that showcased future releases.[23]

Artists

Cover artists

Catalogue

Title Artist Cat N. Format
ClouldMarc BehrensCrónica 220~2024CD
Heralds de l'hiverMiguel A. García & Àlex ReviriegoCrónica 219~2024digital release
AiearMarc BehrensCrónica 218~2024digital release
Mahe Man / Mau JeitoSíriaCrónica 217~2024digital release
Textuur 2 [{{pipe}}{{pipe}}{{pipe}}{{pipe}}----]Jos SmoldersCrónica 216~2024CD
Transformation SonorHannes StroblCrónica 215~2024digital release
Textuur 3 [Register]Jos SmoldersCrónica 214~2024digital release
Installations: (Re)Verso/Flexo (2018)@cCrónica 213~2024digital release
A Divine ComedyPhilippe PetitCrónica 212~20242CD
20 Years × 180 MinutesCrónicaCrónica 211~2023digital release
20 + 20: 30 artists celebrate 30 years of Neural + 20 of CrónicaVarious ArtistsCrónica 210~20237" flexi disc
Installations: Octo _ _ _ _ (2019)@cCrónica 209~2023digital release
Luci Fisse + Luci ErrantiEnrico ConiglioCrónica 208~2023digital release
Lisboa Soa, Sounds Within SoundsVarious ArtistsCrónica 207~2023CD
EraginieMiguel A. GarcíaCrónica 206~2023CD
Vanishing PointsMatilde MeirelesCrónica 205~2023digital release
Drinking the Acheron River at Its SourcePhilippe PetitCrónica 204~2023digital release
Strange AttractorsDavid Lee MyersCrónica 203~2023CD
HuncillMiguel A. García & CoevalCrónica 202~2023digital release
Viva in PaceRoel MeelkopCrónica 201~2023CD
For Percussion@c + Drumming GPCrónica 200~2023CD
Withering Field LiveBudhaditya ChattopadhyayCrónica 199~2023digital release
TerraLuca ForcucciCrónica 198~2023CD
Stromschauen LiveTAMTAMCrónica 197~2023digital release
Swan SongMarla Hlady & Christof MigoneCrónica 196~20232CD
Scattered UnderfootIlia BelorukovCrónica 195~2023MC
Installations: S(o)al (2021)@cCrónica 194~2022digital release
As Things Flow (for Waters' Witness)André Gonçalves + Angélica SalviCrónica 193~2022digital release
Col des TempètesSun DogCrónica 192~2022CD
The Uncanny Organization of Timeless TimeHaarvöl + Xoán-Xil LópezCrónica 191~2022CD
(Un)FoldingEmidio Buchinho & Ricardo GuerreiroCrónica 190~2022digital release
Withering FieldBudhaditya ChattopadhyayCrónica 189~2022CD
Sombres MiroirsBruno DuplantCrónica 188~2022CD
Eleven SongsTAMTAMCrónica 187~2022digital release
Lad enhver lyd minde os om and Lad den samme lyd minde os omMorten RiisCrónica 186~2022MC
LėtiGintas KCrónica 185~2022CD
Persistent DisequilibriumØyvind BrandtseggCrónica 184~2022digital release
Remote CommunionMonty AdkinsCrónica 183~2022digital release
StromschauenTAMTAMCrónica 182~2022digital release
Installations / InstalaçõesPedro Tudela & Miguel CarvalhaisCrónica 181~2022Book
Life of a PotatoMatilde MeirelesCrónica 180~2022MC
Installations: LMY-7-10 (2016)@cCrónica 179~2022digital release
EvhibligMiguel A. GarcíaCrónica 178~2021digital release
Material CompositionsMad DiscCrónica 177~2021MC
Máquina MagnéticaMáquina MagnéticaCrónica 176~2021CD
With Love. From an Invader.Monty AdkinsCrónica 175~2021digital release
Installations: Seis Elementos (2016)@cCrónica 174~2021digital release
Reduced to a Geometrical PointDavid Lee MyersCrónica 173~2021CD
La Ausencia Como LenguajeLucas AlvaradoCrónica 172~2021digital release
DegtiYiorgis SakellariouCrónica 171~2021MC
Four Walks at Old ChapelDan PowellCrónica 170~2021MC
Submerge-EmergeJos SmoldersCrónica 169~20212CD
GML Variations@cCrónica 168~2021CD
Exile and Other SyndromesBudhaditya ChattopadhyayCrónica 167~2021digital release
DSBFrancisco LópezCrónica 166~2021MC
GML Vars. Live@cCrónica 168s~2021digital release
Nancarrow BiotopeØyvind BrandtseggCrónica 165~2020MC
Deus Sive NaturaNicola di CroceCrónica 164~2020digital release
CrossmodulatedRoel MeelkopCrónica 163~2020MC
DerivaVarious ArtistsCrónica 162~2020MC
Listen to mePedro RebeloCrónica 161~2020MC
AuditórioPedro TudelaCrónica 160~2020box-set and digital release
SunnysideMatilde MeirelesCrónica 159~2020digital release
KularrateMiguel A. García & Oscar MartinCrónica 158~2020digital release
L'incertitudeRutger Zuydervelt & Bruno DuplantCrónica 157~2020MC
A100TAMTAMCrónica 156~2020digital release
Boa-LínguaSíriaCrónica 155~2020MC
OrgelsafariArturas BumšteinasCrónica 154~2020digital release
Captured SpacePhilip Samartzis & Eric La CasaCrónica 153~2020MC
-O-R-G-A-N-Mise_en_sceneCrónica 152~2019MC
Ekkert NafnFrancisco López & Miguel A. GarcíaCrónica 151~2019CD
Espaço, Pausa, Repetição@cCrónica 150~2019MC
Clorofila VoyeurGuido FlichmanCrónica 149~2019digital release
Unwritten Rules for a Ceaseless JourneyHaarvöl + Xoán-Xil LópezCrónica 148~2019CD
JetztEphraim Wegner & Daniel BisigCrónica 147~2019digital release
Poke It With A Stick / Joining The BotsTrondheim EMPCrónica 146~20192CD
SoundLuís Antero & Darius ČiutaCrónica 145~2019digital release
For PaulineIsabel Latorre & Edu ComellesCrónica 144~2018MC
RheingoldTamtamCrónica 143~2018MC
CuspoSíriaCrónica 142~2018MC
PanphoniaVacuamoeniaCrónica 141~2018digital release
MoerorMonty AdkinsCrónica 140~2018digital release
間Simon CummingsCrónica 139~2018MC
TémoinsMathias DelplanqueCrónica 138~2018MC
Manifold BasketballIfsCrónica 137~2018digital release
ObexTarab + Artificial Memory TraceCrónica 136~2018MC
At CuckmereDan PowellCrónica 135~2017digital release
SuperpositionsDavid Lee MyersCrónica 134~2017MC
Shadows and ReflectionsMonty AdkinsCrónica 133~2017MC
Constellation / DeformationMise_en_sceneCrónica 132~2017digital release
StikhiyaYiorgis SakellariouCrónica 131~2017MC
Intuited ArchitecturesGraeme TrusloveCrónica 130~2017CD
Hiku Komuro, HikikomoriDurán VázquezCrónica 129~2017MC
The Waste LandLuca ForcucciCrónica 128~2017MC
Digital Junkies in Strange TimesRan SlavinCrónica 127~2017digital release
Juryo: Durée de la vie de l'ainsi-venuEmmanuel MievilleCrónica 126~2017CD
Crónica 125~2017digital release
Under My SkinGintas KCrónica 124~2017MC
Nowhere: Exercises in Modular Synthesis and Field RecordingJos SmoldersCrónica 123~2017CD
Igavene OlevikJames Alexander WynessCorollaries 12 / Crónica 122~2016digital release
GleanersTarabCorollaries 11 / Crónica 121~2016digital release
HypnomaticArlene Tucker & Guy DowsettCorollaries 10 / Crónica 120~2016digital release
Urban DialogTAMTAMCrónica 119~2016digital release
Alone TogetherDawn ScarfeCorollaries 9 / Crónica 118~2016digital release
GeographyVitor JoaquimCrónica 117~2016CD
Primary ReceptionTuulikki BartosikCorollaries 8 / Crónica 116~2016digital release
Throttle and CalibrationJim HaynesCorollaries 7 / Crónica 115~2016digital release
Prevailing Wind, Tangled UnderJohn GrzinichCorollaries 6 / Crónica 114~2016digital release
X-RUN-4 PrismatiqueUlrich MitzlaffCrónica 113~2016digital release
Is the space empty, only to be filled with the energy of this voice?Fernando GodoyCorollaries 5 / Crónica 112~2016digital release
Three-Body Problem@cCrónica 111~2016CD
Sireli AegSound Meccano / Jura LaivaCorollaries 4 / Crónica 110~2016digital release
Bittersweet MelodiesRan SlavinCrónica 109~2016CD
Thermo Swing & Quanta+Else / Studio Blanks 01-02Ran SlavinCrónica 108~2016digital release
ContactSimon WhethamCorollaries 3 / Crónica 107~2016digital release
Primary FieldsMise_en_sceneCrónica 106~2016digital release
RohaAndreas TrobollowitschCrónica 105~2016CD
When the Days All Tip from Nests and Fly Down RoadsRichard EignerCorollaries 2 / Crónica 104~2016digital release
Against NatureSimon WhethamCrónica 103~2016CD
Everything Emanating from the SunYiorgis SakellariouCorollaries 1 / Crónica 102~2016digital release
The Venus of PistolettoEmídio Buchinho & Carlos SantosCrónica 101~2016digital release
Gamelan Descending a StaircaseArturas BumšteinasCrónica 100~2015CD
Loud Listening MuranoVarious ArtistsCrónica 099~2015digital release
Modular Works 2015Q1Jos SmoldersCrónica 098~2015digital release
PositionsMartijn TellingaCrónica 097~2015CD / digital release
Siebzehn bis ∞Various ArtistsCrónica 096~2015digital release
Lanificio LeoAttilio Novellino / Saverio RosiCrónica 095~2015digital release
Unfurling StreamsMonty AdkinsCrónica 094~2015CD / digital release
Insects 4-7Porcje RosołoweCrónica 093~2015digital release
Ma.Org Pa.Git Re.MxAlexander Rishaug & Various ArtistsCrónica 092~2015digital release
Ma.Org Pa.GitAlexander RishaugCrónica 091~2015LP / digital release
W.o.W. – Wand of WattEmidio Buchinho & Ricardo GuerreiroCrónica 090~2014digital release
The Sound of Underwater Friction Produced by MovementMikel R. NietoCrónica 089~2014digital release
TransmissionsMathias DelplanqueCrónica 088~2014CD / digital release
(ANT(i)SOM)Luís AnteroCrónica 087~2014digital release
Residual FormsMonty AdkinsCrónica 086~2014digital release
Ab OVO@cCrónica 085~2014CD / digital release
Concret-SensEmmanuel MievilleCrónica 084~2013digital release
LemuriaLemuresCrónica 083~201312" Vinyl / digital release
EPLemuresCrónica 082~2013AIFF / MP3
MeublesArturas BumšteinasCrónica 081~2013digital release
Water-Nature-CityCem GüneyCrónica 080~2013digital release
No End of VinylPureCrónica 079~2013CD
The End of VinylPureCrónica 078~2013AIFF / MP3
Half-Life, Still Life@cCrónica 077~2013AIFF / MP3
Queendom Maybe RiseMarc BehrensCrónica 076~2013CD
443Mise_en_sceneCrónica 075~2013AIFF / MP3
Monnom / Hertz, GigahertzMiguel A. García / Durán VázquezCrónica 074~2013AIFF / MP3
'Never So AloneSimon WhethamCrónica 073~2013CD
Jakov & GwizdałyArturas BumšteinasCrónica 072~2012AIFF / MP3
EiffelLuis MarteCrónica 071~2012AIFF / MP3
Five Years on Cold AsphaltQuarzCrónica 070~2012CD
eins bis sechzehnEphraim Wegner & Julia WeinmannCrónica 069~2012CD
HeatPiotr KurekCrónica 068~2012AIFF / MP3
Loud ListeningVarious ArtistsCrónica 067~2012AIFF / MP3
Untitled #284Francisco LópezCrónica 066~2012CD
CrossoversVarious ArtistsCrónica 065~2012AIFF / MP3
Strings[24] Stephan Mathieu & David MaranhaCrónica 064~2012LP
Mic.MadeiraSimon Whetham & Hugo OlimCrónica 063~2011DVD
Double ExposureJanek SchaeferCrónica 062~2011AIFF / MP3
PoststopThe Futureplaces Impromptu All-Stars OrchestraCrónica 061~2011CD
Leftovers (Reworked)Shinkei + Mise_en_sceneCrónica 060~2011AIFF / MP3
Humus (2005-2010)JazznoizeCrónica 059~2011AIFF / MP3
Ulrich Seidl E.P.Oriol RosellCrónica 058~2011AIFF
Acute InbetweensLawrence English + Stephen VitielloCrónica 057~2011CD
Homem Fantasma@cCrónica 056~2011Apple Lossless / MP3
PastoralArturas BumšteinasCrónica 055~2010Apple Lossless / MP3
So OnGintas KCrónica 054~2010Apple Lossless / MP3
strings.linesNicolas BernierCrónica 053~2010CD
Audible LandscapesEphraim WegnerCrónica 052~2010Apple Lossless / MP3
Shattering SilenceMosaiqueCrónica 051~2010Apple Lossless / MP3
Crónica LVarious ArtistsCrónica 050~2010CD
The Mediterranean DriftRan SlavinCrónica 049~2010Apple Lossless / MP3
PasseportsMathias DelplanqueCrónica 048~2010CD
Fifty Inner Spaces (for JG Ballard) / GirlJanek Schaefer / Stephan MathieuCrónica 047~20095" vinyl
SleppetMarc BehrensCrónica 046~2009CD
Home, Sweet HomeDurán VázquezCrónica 045~2009Apple Lossless / MP3
ErotikonThe Beautiful SchizophonicCrónica 044~2009CD
The Sound of eBay — Do you know who the father is?, The Sound of eBay — It's getting big?UBERMORGEN.COMCrónica 043L~2009Woodcut on paper
1001 Songs of eBayUBERMORGEN.COM && NussbaumerCrónica 043~2009MP3
LecturesPiotr KurekCrónica 042~2009CD
The RecompilerMarc BehrensCrónica 041L~2009Lambda print
Compilation Works 1996-2005Marc BehrensCrónica 041~2009Apple Lossless / MP3
Lovely BanalitiesGintas KCrónica 040~2009CD
ConicalMarius WatzCrónica 039L~2009Archival Inkjet prints
Digital Sound DrawingsMorten RiisCrónica 039~2009AIFF
IficationPureCrónica 038~2008CD
Nocturnal Rainbow RisingRan SlavinCrónica 037L~2008Lambda print
Nocturnal Rainbow RisingRan SlavinCrónica 037~2008Apple Lossless / MP3
Berlin BackyardsGilles AubryCrónica 036~2008CD
Unique CloudsMiguel LealCrónica 035L~2008Rubber stamps
Is That You?TU M'Crónica 035~2008Apple Lossless / MP3
PraxisCem GüneyCrónica 034~2008CD
DarkRoseSoundFlowerPedro TudelaCrónica 033L~2008Lambda print
FilareMosaiqueCrónica 033~2008Apple Lossless / MP3
Mus*****cVarious ArtistsCrónica 032~2008Apple Lossless / MP3
Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom@cCrónica 031~2008CD
TäuschungDavor MikanCrónica 030~2007CD
MusicamorosaThe Beautiful SchizophonicCrónica 029~2007CD
The Wayward Regional TransmissionsRan SlavinCrónica 028~2007CD
Hidden NameStephan Mathieu & Janek SchaeferCrónica 027~2006CD
LeiseFreibandCrónica 026~2006CD
FlowVitor JoaquimCrónica 025~2006CD
Lengvai / 60 x one minute audio colours of 2 kHz soundGintas KCrónica 024~20062CD
ProductCrónica 023~2005CD
Happiness will befallLawrence EnglishCrónica 022~2005CD
Essays on Radio: Can I Have 2 Minutes of Your Time?Various ArtistsCrónica 021~2005DVD
Essays on Radio: Can I Have 2 Minutes of Your Time?Various ArtistsCrónica 020~2005CD
ProductFreiband / Boca RatonCrónica 019~2005CD
King GlitchHeimir Björgúlfsson & Jonas OhlssonCrónica 018~2005CD
ProductMarc Behrens / Paulo Raposo / @cCrónica 017~200410" Vinyl
A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 2: Ubiquitous Eternal LiveAutodigestCrónica 016~2004CD
vous rêvez/ vous ne rêvez pastiliaCrónica 015~2004CD
Still Important Somekind Not Normally Seen (Always Not Unfinished)Björgúlfsson / Pimmon / ThorssonCrónica 014~2004CD
T-shirtMiguel FlorCrónica 013~2004T-Shirt
Two Novels: Gaze / In the Cochleao.blaatCrónica 012~2004CD
ProductOk.Suitcase / CáncerCrónica 011~2004CD
v3@cCrónica 010~2004CD
ProductRan SlavinCrónica 009~2004CD
Further Consequences of ReinterpretationPaulo Raposo / Marc BehrensCrónica 008~2004CD
ProductSumugan Sivanesan / Durán VázquezCrónica 007~2003CD
A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1AutodigestCrónica 006~2003CD
On PaperVarious ArtistsCrónica 005~20032CD
La Strada is on Fire (And We Are All Naked)Vitor JoaquimCrónica 004~2003CD
!Siam AcnunLonginaCrónica 003~2003CD
Là Où Je DorsPedro TudelaCrónica 002~2003CD
Hard Disk@cCrónica 001~2003CD

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crónica apresenta o 7º Natal dos Experimentais. 9 November 2011. 27 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Unlimited Releases . Crónica . 2 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Limited Releases . Crónica . 2 February 2012.
  4. Web site: Rádio Zero . 2 February 2012 . dead . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20110122180954/http%3A//www.radiozero.pt/ . 22 January 2011 .
  5. Web site: Crónicaster . Crónica . 7 September 2016.
  6. Web site: @c: Entrevista. 1 February 2007. 27 January 2014. portuguese.
  7. Web site: Jardins Efémeros 2013: Catálogo. July 2013. 27 January 2014. portuguese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219061529/http://www.files.jardinsefemeros.pt/JE13_Catalogo_web.pdf. 19 February 2014.
  8. Web site: Goûte Mes Disques Sleppet - Marc Behrens - la chronique. 24 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100227192733/http://www.goutemesdisques.com/chroniques/album/sleppet-1/. 27 February 2010. 27 January 2014. french.
  9. Web site: Marc Behrens – Queendom Maybe Rise. 14 April 2013. 27 January 2014. french.
  10. Web site: Goûte Mes Disques Erotikon - The Beautiful Schizophonic - la chronique. 24 November 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024060206/http://www.goutemesdisques.com/chroniques/album/erotikon/. 24 October 2012. 27 January 2014. french.
  11. Web site: "Pastoral" reviewed by Resonant Strata. 21 February 2011. 27 January 2014.
  12. Web site: @c - Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom Disques EtherREAL. 4 October 2008. 27 January 2014. french.
  13. Web site: loop - V/A, Crónica L. 31 October 2010. 27 January 2014.
  14. Web site: BIG ODD: 5 ANOS DE CRÓNICA!. 3 April 2008. 27 January 2014. portuguese.
  15. Web site: "Is That You?" reviewed by Earlabs. 1 October 2008. 27 January 2014.
  16. Web site: "Crónica L" reviewed by Textura. 28 October 2010. 27 January 2014.
  17. Web site: Vitor Joaquim - Flow Disques EtherREAL. March 2006. 27 January 2014. french.
  18. Web site: CEM GÜNEY, Praxis. 8 May 2009. 27 January 2014. portuguese.
  19. Web site: @c - V3 Disques EtherREAL. 28 June 2004. 27 January 2014. french.
  20. Web site: Cem Güney - Praxis Disques EtherREAL. June 2008. 27 January 2014. french.
  21. Web site: Cyclic Defrost: Various Artists – Cronica L (Cronica). 26 November 2010. 27 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130604195540/http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/blog/2010/11/various-artists-cronica-l-cronica/. 4 June 2013. dead.
  22. Web site: EARLabs review page Marc Behrens - Sleppet. 15 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100429095849/http://www.earlabs.org/release/review.asp?reviewID=1516. 29 April 2010. 27 January 2014.
  23. Web site: Festival Sónar. 15 June 2006. 27 January 2014.
  24. Web site: Review by Scott McMillan . Strings . February 8, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120828051117/http://www.theliminal.co.uk/2012/01/stephan-mathieu-and-david-maranha-strings/. 28 August 2012.

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