Jakub Knera reports from the ninth edition of the Sanatorium Of Sound, in Sokołowsko, Poland and focuses on the wild intonarumori instruments of Italian futurism, takes a deep listening walk to a mountainous opencast mine at dawn, and enjoys the healing properties of outdoor sound.
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Ahead of a performance at the ninth Sanatorium Of Sound, Jakub Knera speaks with Robert Piotrowicz about how he created the sound of organs using a modular synthesiser and his creation of ‘fake folk’ music.
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Jakub Knera profiles four of the female Polish composers leading the charge for the country’s new experimental music scene, three of whom are set to perform at Warsaw’s Ephemera Festival next week. “Everything makes a sound,” says Martyna Basta, as she taps a glass during our Zoom conversation. “The most exciting sounds hide where we […]
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In his latest report on contemporary Eastern and Central European music, Jakub Knera explores Lithuania. From extensive archives to the experimental programming of Braille Satellite, he finds a fresh and Dadaist approach to music created with tape loops, hand-made instruments, and even a skateboard.
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le of his music ever officially saw the light of day. Jakub Knera investigates Oleksandr Yurchenko, who created peculiar compositions on self-made instruments.
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On the first anniversary of the death of Andrzej Korzyński, Jakub Knera guides us through the story of the Polish composer, providing ten points of entry to his back catalogue.
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The Polish producer finds music in the everyday noises of the city
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From Odesa, sound artist Ganna Bryzhata evokes the hazy ambience of the “Black Sea Paris”.
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Polish ‘oberki’ folk dances are souped up with drum machines and electronic effects to highly poetic effect.
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At the year’s half-way mark, all of tQ’s editorial staff, core writers and columnists have voted for their essential 2022 albums so far, released between January and June. It’s a huge privilege to be able to contribute to The Quietus Albums Of The Year So Far Chart 2022 and to see many of this year’s […]
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