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Birds on guitars, in the zebra finch sound art of Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
Sound artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s “from hear to ear” is on view in Lisbon, Portugal at the moment. So let’s take a moment for zebra finches playing guitars and other sonic installations driven by elements from nature in the work of this artist from Nice, France (now in Sète).
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Here’s half an hour of string-reed Werner Durand and John Krausbauer drones
Do you love drones? I mean, like you’re craving nothing more than aggressive drones coming right into your ears from violin and self-made reed instruments for 27 minutes, 28 seconds straight? The legendary Werner Durand and John Krausbauer have you covered on label-for-the-heads Moving Furniture Records out of Amsterdam. And then we take a side trip to time crystals, images, and sounds to discover from La Monte Young and Jung Hee Choi.
Jazz Szu-Ying Chen and Surgeon remind us why craft and art matter
Surgeon’s Shell~Wave easily tops my favorite techno records from 2025, a nice return to form for Tresor Records. But as we’re awash in generated artwork, let’s devote our own brain cycles instead to listening to Surgeon talk to Taiwanese artist Jazz Szu-Ying Chen about the craft of making this album cover by hand.
Emmanuel De La Paix on nature in mirrors, essence of clouds [LP, gallery]
Peter Kirn - March 14, 2024
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Spike Jonze meeting Björk, in a free zine with photos and … wontons
Peter Kirn - February 27, 2024
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Keysette is a micro piano to cassette instrument – and limited edition faux vintage
Peter Kirn - June 21, 2023
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