Crónica Electrónica

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Crónica Electrónica
Founded2003
FounderMiguel Carvalhais
Pedro Tudela
Lia
João Cruz
Paulo Vinhas
Pedro Almeida
GenreExperimental, Electronic, Sound art
Country of originPortugal
LocationPorto
Official websitecronicaelectronica.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 (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[]

  • @c
  • Alessio Ballerini
  • Alexander Rishaug
  • Arlene Tucker
  • Artificial Memory Trace
  • Arturas Bumšteinas
  • Attilio Novellino
  • Autodigest
  • Boca Raton
  • Bruno Duplant
  • Budhaditya Chattopadhyay
  • Carlos Santos
  • Daniel Bisig
  • Dan Powell
  • Darius Čiuta
  • David Lee Myers
  • Dawn Scarfe
  • Edu Comelles
  • Emidio Buchinho
  • Emmanuel Mieville
  • Enrico Coniglio
  • Eric La Casa
  • Fernando Godoy
  • Francisco López
  • Gintas K
  • Giuseppe Cordaro
  • Graeme Truslove
  • Guido Flichman
  • Guy Dowsett
  • Haarvöl
  • Heimir Björgúlfsson
  • Ifs
  • Isabel Latorre
  • Janek Schaefer
  • Jazznoise
  • Jim Haynes
  • John Grzinich
  • Jos Smolders
  • Julia Weinmann
  • Jura Laiva
  • Lawrence English
  • Lemures
  • Lia
  • Luca Forcucci
  • Lucas Alvarado
  • Luís Antero
  • Luis Marte
  • Martijn Tellinga
  • Matilde Meireles
  • Miguel Leal
  • Mikel R. Nieto
  • Mise_en_scene
  • µo
  • Monty Adkins
  • Mosaique
  • Nicolas Bernier
  • Oriol Rosell
  • Oscar Martin
  • Øyvind Brandtsegg
  • Pedro Rebelo
  • Pedro Tudela
  • Philip Samartzis
  • Pimmon
  • Porcje Rosołowe
  • Pure
  • Quarz
  • Return
  • Ricardo Guerreiro
  • Richard Eigner
  • Roel Meelkop
  • Rutger Zuydervelt
  • Saverio Rosi
  • Simon Cummings
  • Síria
  • Sound Meccano
  • Stephan Mathieu
  • Stephen Vitiello
  • TAMTAM
  • Tarab
  • tilia
  • Trondheim EMP
  • Tuulikki Bartosik
  • Ulrich Mitzlaff
  • Vacuamoenia
  • Xoán-Xil López
  • Yiorgis Sakellariou

Cover artists[]

  • Alessandro Segalini
  • Aki Onda
  • Andrea Bolognino
  • Andy Fullalove
  • Arménio Martins
  • C.E.B.Reas
  • Christina Vantzou
  • Clovis Vallois
  • David Lee Myers
  • David Muth
  • Estelle Chaigne
  • Heitor Alvelos
  • Helen Cho
  • Hugo Oliveira
  • Insert Silence (Amit Pitaru & James Paterson)
  • Jan Robert Leegte
  • Jan Rohlf
  • Jewboy Co.
  • João Cruz
  • José Carneiro
  • Julia Weinmann
  • Lia
  • Marc Behrens
  • Mário Moura
  • Marius Waltz
  • Miguel Leal
  • Pedro de Sousa Pereira
  • Pedro Tudela
  • re-p.org (Maia Gusberti)
  • roav
  • Rosemary Lee
  • Rui Vitorino Santos
  • Rutger Zuydervelt
  • Simon Whetham
  • Skurktur
  • Stephen Harvey
  • Steve Roden
  • Tami Wiesel

Catalogue[]

Title Artist Cat N. Format
La Ausencia Como Lenguaje Lucas Alvarado Crónica 172~2021 digital release
Degti Yiorgis Sakellariou Crónica 171~2021 MC
Four Walks at Old Chapel Dan Powell Crónica 170~2021 MC
Submerge-Emerge Jos Smolders Crónica 169~2021 2CD
GML Variations @c Crónica 168~2021 CD
Exile and Other Syndromes Budhaditya Chattopadhyay Crónica 167~2021 digital release
DSB Francisco López Crónica 166~2021 MC
GML Vars. Live @c Crónica 168s~2021 digital release
Nancarrow Biotope Øyvind Brandtsegg Crónica 165~2020 MC
Deus Sive Natura Nicola di Croce Crónica 164~2020 digital release
Crossmodulated Roel Meelkop Crónica 163~2020 MC
Deriva Various Artists Crónica 162~2020 MC
Listen to me Pedro Rebelo Crónica 161~2020 MC
Auditório Pedro Tudela Crónica 160~2020 box-set and digital release
Sunnyside Matilde Meireles Crónica 159~2020 digital release
Kularrate Miguel A. García & Oscar Martin Crónica 158~2020 digital release
L'incertitude Rutger Zuydervelt & Bruno Duplant Crónica 157~2020 MC
A100 TAMTAM Crónica 156~2020 digital release
Boa-Língua Síria Crónica 155~2020 MC
Orgelsafari Arturas Bumšteinas Crónica 154~2020 digital release
Captured Space Philip Samartzis & Eric La Casa Crónica 153~2020 MC
-O-R-G-A-N- Mise_en_scene Crónica 152~2019 MC
Ekkert Nafn Francisco López & Miguel A. García Crónica 151~2019 CD
Espaço, Pausa, Repetição @c Crónica 150~2019 MC
Clorofila Voyeur Guido Flichman Crónica 149~2019 digital release
Unwritten Rules for a Ceaseless Journey Haarvöl + Xoán-Xil López Crónica 148~2019 CD
Jetzt Ephraim Wegner & Daniel Bisig Crónica 147~2019 digital release
Poke It With A Stick / Joining The Bots Trondheim EMP Crónica 146~2019 2CD
Sound Luís Antero & Darius Čiuta Crónica 145~2019 digital release
For Pauline Isabel Latorre & Edu Comelles Crónica 144~2018 MC
Rheingold Tamtam Crónica 143~2018 MC
Cuspo Síria Crónica 142~2018 MC
Panphonia Vacuamoenia Crónica 141~2018 digital release
Moeror Monty Adkins Crónica 140~2018 digital release
Simon Cummings Crónica 139~2018 MC
Témoins Mathias Delplanque Crónica 138~2018 MC
Manifold Basketball Ifs Crónica 137~2018 digital release
Obex Tarab + Artificial Memory Trace Crónica 136~2018 MC
At Cuckmere Dan Powell Crónica 135~2017 digital release
Superpositions David Lee Myers Crónica 134~2017 MC
Shadows and Reflections Monty Adkins Crónica 133~2017 MC
Constellation / Deformation Mise_en_scene Crónica 132~2017 digital release
Stikhiya Yiorgis Sakellariou Crónica 131~2017 MC
Intuited Architectures Graeme Truslove Crónica 130~2017 CD
Hiku Komuro, Hikikomori Durán Vázquez Crónica 129~2017 MC
The Waste Land Luca Forcucci Crónica 128~2017 MC
Digital Junkies in Strange Times Ran Slavin Crónica 127~2017 digital release
Juryo: Durée de la vie de l’ainsi-venu Emmanuel Mieville Crónica 126~2017 CD
.appnd µo Crónica 125~2017 digital release
Under My Skin Gintas K Crónica 124~2017 MC
Nowhere: Exercises in Modular Synthesis and Field Recording Jos Smolders Crónica 123~2017 CD
Igavene Olevik James Alexander Wyness Corollaries 12 / Crónica 122~2016 digital release
Gleaners Tarab Corollaries 11 / Crónica 121~2016 digital release
Hypnomatic Arlene Tucker & Guy Dowsett Corollaries 10 / Crónica 120~2016 digital release
Urban Dialog TAMTAM Crónica 119~2016 digital release
Alone Together Dawn Scarfe Corollaries 9 / Crónica 118~2016 digital release
Geography Vitor Joaquim Crónica 117~2016 CD
Primary Reception Tuulikki Bartosik Corollaries 8 / Crónica 116~2016 digital release
Throttle and Calibration Jim Haynes Corollaries 7 / Crónica 115~2016 digital release
Prevailing Wind, Tangled Under John Grzinich Corollaries 6 / Crónica 114~2016 digital release
X-RUN-4 Prismatique Ulrich Mitzlaff Crónica 113~2016 digital release
Is the space empty, only to be filled with the energy of this voice? Fernando Godoy Corollaries 5 / Crónica 112~2016 digital release
Three-Body Problem @c Crónica 111~2016 CD
Sireli Aeg Sound Meccano / Jura Laiva Corollaries 4 / Crónica 110~2016 digital release
Bittersweet Melodies Ran Slavin Crónica 109~2016 CD
Thermo Swing & Quanta+Else / Studio Blanks 01-02 Ran Slavin Crónica 108~2016 digital release
Contact Simon Whetham Corollaries 3 / Crónica 107~2016 digital release
Primary Fields Mise_en_scene Crónica 106~2016 digital release
Roha Andreas Trobollowitsch Crónica 105~2016 CD
When the Days All Tip from Nests and Fly Down Roads Richard Eigner Corollaries 2 / Crónica 104~2016 digital release
Against Nature Simon Whetham Crónica 103~2016 CD
Everything Emanating from the Sun Yiorgis Sakellariou Corollaries 1 / Crónica 102~2016 digital release
The Venus of Pistoletto Emídio Buchinho & Carlos Santos Crónica 101~2016 digital release
Gamelan Descending a Staircase Arturas Bumšteinas Crónica 100~2015 CD
Loud Listening Murano Various Artists Crónica 099~2015 digital release
Modular Works 2015Q1 Jos Smolders Crónica 098~2015 digital release
Positions Martijn Tellinga Crónica 097~2015 CD / digital release
Siebzehn bis ∞ Various Artists Crónica 096~2015 digital release
Lanificio Leo Attilio Novellino / Saverio Rosi Crónica 095~2015 digital release
Unfurling Streams Monty Adkins Crónica 094~2015 CD / digital release
Insects 4-7 Porcje Rosołowe Crónica 093~2015 digital release
Ma.Org Pa.Git Re.Mx Alexander Rishaug & Various Artists Crónica 092~2015 digital release
Ma.Org Pa.Git Alexander Rishaug Crónica 091~2015 LP / digital release
W.o.W. – Wand of Watt Emidio Buchinho & Ricardo Guerreiro Crónica 090~2014 digital release
The Sound of Underwater Friction Produced by Movement Mikel R. Nieto Crónica 089~2014 digital release
Transmissions Crónica 088~2014 CD / digital release
(ANT(i)SOM) Crónica 087~2014 digital release
Residual Forms Monty Adkins Crónica 086~2014 digital release
Ab OVO @c Crónica 085~2014 CD / digital release
Concret-Sens Emmanuel Mieville Crónica 084~2013 digital release
Lemuria Lemures Crónica 083~2013 12” Vinyl / digital release
EP Lemures Crónica 082~2013 AIFF / MP3
Meubles Arturas Bumšteinas Crónica 081~2013 digital release
Water-Nature-City Crónica 080~2013 digital release
No End of Vinyl Pure Crónica 079~2013 CD
The End of Vinyl Pure Crónica 078~2013 AIFF / MP3
Half-Life, Still Life Crónica 077~2013 AIFF / MP3
Queendom Maybe Rise Crónica 076~2013 CD
443 Mise_en_scene Crónica 075~2013 AIFF / MP3
Monnom / Hertz, Gigahertz / Crónica 074~2013 AIFF / MP3
'Never So Alone Crónica 073~2013 CD
Jakov & Gwizdały Arturas Bumšteinas Crónica 072~2012 AIFF / MP3
Eiffel Luis Marte Crónica 071~2012 AIFF / MP3
Five Years on Cold Asphalt Quarz Crónica 070~2012 CD
eins bis sechzehn & Crónica 069~2012 CD
Heat Crónica 068~2012 AIFF / MP3
Loud Listening Various Artists Crónica 067~2012 AIFF / MP3
Untitled #284 Francisco López Crónica 066~2012 CD
Crossovers Various Artists Crónica 065~2012 AIFF / MP3
Strings[24] Stephan Mathieu & Crónica 064~2012 LP
Mic.Madeira & Crónica 063~2011 DVD
Double Exposure Janek Schaefer Crónica 062~2011 AIFF / MP3
Poststop The Futureplaces Impromptu All-Stars Orchestra Crónica 061~2011 CD
Leftovers (Reworked) + Mise_en_scene Crónica 060~2011 AIFF / MP3
Humus (2005-2010) Crónica 059~2011 AIFF / MP3
Ulrich Seidl E.P. Oriol Rosell Crónica 058~2011 AIFF
Acute Inbetweens Lawrence English + Stephen Vitiello Crónica 057~2011 CD
Homem Fantasma @c Crónica 056~2011 Apple Lossless / MP3
Pastoral Arturas Bumšteinas Crónica 055~2010 Apple Lossless / MP3
So On Gintas K Crónica 054~2010 Apple Lossless / MP3
strings.lines Nicolas Bernier Crónica 053~2010 CD
Audible Landscapes Crónica 052~2010 Apple Lossless / MP3
Shattering Silence Mosaique Crónica 051~2010 Apple Lossless / MP3
Crónica L Various Artists Crónica 050~2010 CD
The Mediterranean Drift Crónica 049~2010 Apple Lossless / MP3
Passeports Crónica 048~2010 CD
Fifty Inner Spaces (for JG Ballard) / Girl Janek Schaefer / Stephan Mathieu Crónica 047~2009 5" vinyl
Sleppet Crónica 046~2009 CD
Home, Sweet Home Crónica 045~2009 Apple Lossless / MP3
Erotikon Crónica 044~2009 CD
The Sound of eBay — Do you know who the father is?, The Sound of eBay — It's getting big? Crónica 043L~2009 Woodcut on paper
1001 Songs of eBay && Crónica 043~2009 MP3
Lectures Crónica 042~2009 CD
The Recompiler Crónica 041L~2009 Lambda print
Compilation Works 1996-2005 Crónica 041~2009 Apple Lossless / MP3
Lovely Banalities Gintas K Crónica 040~2009 CD
Conical Crónica 039L~2009 Archival Inkjet prints
Digital Sound Drawings Crónica 039~2009 AIFF
Ification Crónica 038~2008 CD
Nocturnal Rainbow Rising Crónica 037L~2008 Lambda print
Nocturnal Rainbow Rising Crónica 037~2008 Apple Lossless / MP3
Berlin Backyards Crónica 036~2008 CD
Unique Clouds Miguel Leal Crónica 035L~2008 Rubber stamps
Is That You? Crónica 035~2008 Apple Lossless / MP3
Praxis Crónica 034~2008 CD
DarkRoseSoundFlower Pedro Tudela Crónica 033L~2008 Lambda print
Filare Mosaique Crónica 033~2008 Apple Lossless / MP3
Mus*****c Various Artists Crónica 032~2008 Apple Lossless / MP3
Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom @c Crónica 031~2008 CD
Täuschung Crónica 030~2007 CD
Musicamorosa Crónica 029~2007 CD
The Wayward Regional Transmissions Crónica 028~2007 CD
Hidden Name Stephan Mathieu & Janek Schaefer Crónica 027~2006 CD
Leise Crónica 026~2006 CD
Flow Crónica 025~2006 CD
Lengvai / 60 x one minute audio colours of 2 kHz sound Gintas K Crónica 024~2006 2CD
Product / / + Crónica 023~2005 CD
Happiness will befall Lawrence English Crónica 022~2005 CD
Essays on Radio: Can I Have 2 Minutes of Your Time? Various Artists Crónica 021~2005 DVD
Essays on Radio: Can I Have 2 Minutes of Your Time? Various Artists Crónica 020~2005 CD
Product / Boca Raton Crónica 019~2005 CD
King Glitch Heimir Björgúlfsson & Crónica 018~2005 CD
Product / / @c Crónica 017~2004 10" Vinyl
A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 2: Ubiquitous Eternal Live Autodigest Crónica 016~2004 CD
vous rêvez/ vous ne rêvez pas tilia Crónica 015~2004 CD
Still Important Somekind Not Normally Seen (Always Not Unfinished) Björgúlfsson / Pimmon / Crónica 014~2004 CD
T-shirt Crónica 013~2004 T-Shirt
Two Novels: Gaze / In the Cochlea Crónica 012~2004 CD
Product / Crónica 011~2004 CD
v3 @c Crónica 010~2004 CD
Product Crónica 009~2004 CD
Further Consequences of Reinterpretation / Crónica 008~2004 CD
Product / Crónica 007~2003 CD
A Compressed History of Everything Ever Recorded, Vol. 1 Autodigest Crónica 006~2003 CD
On Paper Various Artists Crónica 005~2003 2CD
La Strada is on Fire (And We Are All Naked) Crónica 004~2003 CD
!Siam Acnun Crónica 003~2003 CD
Là Où Je Dors Pedro Tudela Crónica 002~2003 CD
Hard Disk @c Crónica 001~2003 CD

References[]

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  2. ^ "Unlimited Releases". Crónica. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Limited Releases". Crónica. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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  5. ^ "Crónicaster". Crónica. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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  7. ^ "Jardins Efémeros 2013: Catálogo" (PDF) (in Portuguese). July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Goûte Mes Disques | Sleppet - Marc Behrens - la chronique" (in French). 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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