CPLX 7 : River of Electrons – Rapunzel
Rapunzel by River of Electrons River of Electrons returns to Dionysian Industrial Complex with an exercise in personal archive resurrection. Chiptunes and retrocomputing references are now an established part of the electronic music scene. But Rapunzel is slightly different. As RoE explains: These short sketches and exercises were composed on a BBC Micro using the […]
Read MoreCPLX 6 : k[A]l3utun ov[E]rdriv3 – H4cking Fantasma & Outras Bruxarias do C4os
h4ck1ng fantasma & outras bruxarias do c4os by k[A]l3utun 0v[E]rdr1v3 Punk is an eruption. Overthrow. A negation of social class and privilege. No Gods! No Masters! Raw, explosive energy. But energy to what? How can punk tell stories? Make histories? Build new worlds? In the 1980s and 1990s, writers such as William Gibson and Bruce […]
Read MoreCPLX 5 : Malena Stefano – Exercícios Espirituais
Exercícios Espirituais by Malena Stefano In performance, Malena Stefano presents a tall, thin, seemingly frail figure, nevertheless energized with a burning spiritual intensity : part Nephilim waif, part killer priest. (The first time we heard her DJ, she launched into her set with music from the Islamic State.) Live, she improvises, murmurs and sobs over […]
Read MoreCPLX 4 : MC Bicho Bicha – Batidas de Animismo Futuro
A spectre is haunting the Anthropocene. The spectre of the Caribou Man. Kanipinikassikueu, who abandons the world of men to marry a wild creature of the forest, and who becomes humanity’s shape-shifting go-between, ambassador to the deep woods. It is the Caribou Master who provides the hunter with his catch. If negotiated with, with respect. […]
Read MoreCPLX 3 : River of Electrons – Box
Box by River of Electrons The fountainhead of the River of Electrons is a Groovesizer MK1, the eponymous “Box”, that the artist received as a present for Christmas in 2016. At the heart of the Groovesizer is a primitive Arduino board. It was made by another Brasília-based artist, Hieronimus do Vale, based on an open-sourced […]
Read MoreCPLX 2 : Victor Hugo – LÁARÒYÈ EXU! EXU MO JÚBÀ!
LÁARÒYÈ EXU! EXU MO JÚBÀ! by Victor Hugo Given that Exu has a sometimes fearsome reputation, Victor Hugo’s invocation of the Orixá is remarkable for its economy and subtlety. Even though the music contains expected elements such as drumming, ritual incantations and bursts of electronic noise, there is little bombast or gratuitous “exoticism”. Rather, this […]
Read MoreCPLX 1 : Biophillick – Mono Solar
Mono Solar by Biophillick The Mexican artist Biophillick has been in Brasilia for a relatively short time, but has already established himself in the city through a number of performances and exhibitions. Click a random link on his web-site or SoundCloud and you may catch a burst of brutal techno or blissful vaporous sampledelia, suggesting […]
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