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Canilla’s love ballads sing from code and dismantled accordions; LP first listen here
The ruins of fractured accordions are reanimated with hybrid mechanical-digital constructions, to sing the imagined love ballads of a wounded forest. Canilla’s latest creation deserves a full listen – so let’s premiere it here together, right now.
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Inside a note: explore minimalism with Björk home studio visits
“It’s very brave to look complex things in the eye and say, calm down.” Some Björk TV clips from the 90s explore minimalism, immediacy, tiny handheld instruments, and the work of the late Mika Vainio.
Peter Kirn - February 8, 2021
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An injury left Olafur Arnalds unable to play, so he turned to machines
Following nerve damage, Icelandic composer/producer/musician was unable to play the piano. With his ‘Ghost Pianos’, he gets that ability back, through intelligent custom software and mechanical pianos.
Peter Kirn - June 10, 2019
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Sound of Threads: Music Extended Onto Strands of Icelandic Wool [AV Installations]
Peter Kirn - September 23, 2013
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Crisp Beats from Iceland’s Magnoose, Free to Download, with Videos
- February 15, 2013
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From Empty Bookshelves, Music Video Composes in Form: Chat with Harald Haraldsson
Peter Kirn - January 15, 2013
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The Intimacy of Gesture, in Videos for Sigur Ros, aka Let’s All Run Through the City
Peter Kirn - August 15, 2012
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