#What was NOISE?: UNSOUND, wrapped

#What was NOISE?: UNSOUND, wrapped

At UNSOUND 2024, a stacked lineup of far-flung artists gathered in Krakow to present their diverse interpretations of this year’s theme, NOISE. UNSOUND’s logo projected onto the wall of Kamienna 12. Photo by Michal Murawski.   Before Krakow’s annual UNSOUND festival kicked off on September 29, I sent its featured artists a deceptively simple question:…

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#Dancing with DJ E

#Dancing with DJ E

Chuquimamani-Condori’s latest experiment sounds unlike anything before it. At UNSOUND last week, they conjured the same strange magic behind the decks. Chuquimamani-Condori (aka DJ E). Photo courtesy of UNSOUND.   DJ E shocked the world last year. Self-released without external promotion, E Crampton Chuquimia’s de facto debut as Chuquimamani-Condori spread by digital word of mouth,…

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#A morning in Rafael Toral’s garden of drone

#A morning in Rafael Toral’s garden of drone

The Portuguese guitarist and soft-noise auteur brought the unassuming yet gorgeously complex sounds of his latest album, Spectral Revolution, to UNSOUND this week. Rafael Toral. Photo by Vera Marmelo.   Rafael Toral’s 30-year career as a solo recording artist is a story of perpetual growth — a more fluid line than most experimentalists take toward…

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