Tetragram is the new album by one of the finest domestic ambient creators, Simon Šerc. Although the album was created entirely with analog instruments, it is accompanied by technically refined field recordings of natural sounds, with assistance from Martina Testen. Their research work in the Biodukt group was highlighted by a Guardian journalist four years Read More …
New album PureH: Tetragram Tetragram invites listeners into a multidimensional exploration of perception, nature, and the passage of time. The album’s seven tracks weave an intricate narrative, blending field recordings and ambient textures into soundscapes that evoke transformation and fragility. From the hypnotic calm of Slumber, where shoreline waves and ethereal tones lull the listener Read More …
CMBR live Galerija Velenje 17.10.2024 18:00 http://www.galerijavelenje.si/p/napovednik/dog/883-odprtje-intermedijske-razstave-konstruktivno-naprej-in-glasbeni-performans-simona-serca—cmbr/
Another award for IN/SEKT: winner of the Videoclip section at the AI.motion Film Festival “The choice for best video clip went to IN/SEKT, by Simon Šerc and Martina Testen. What stood out was the ability to use artificial intelligence to reflect on the connection between technology and biotechnology.” “La scelta per il miglior videoclip è Read More …
SUBSTRATUM /sonic explorations that investigate the sound substance beyond conventional notions. https://listen.camp
IN/SEKT has been selected as the award-winning work of Gyeongsangbuk-do International AI Metaverse Film Festival in South Korea A project by audiovisual artists Simon Šerc and Martina Testen received an award at the international film festival Gyeongbuk International AI and Metaverse Film Festival (GAMFF) that was held the past weekend in South Korea. In/sekt was Read More …
Biodukt artwork has been selected among the best works at the Intercontinental Biennial 2024 out of 21,708 entries. The Intercontinental Biennial is an organization that promotes art, design and the entertainment industry. The Biennial crosses continents with the best works and visual expressions of artists from around the world. https://intercontinentalbienal.org/2024-latam/
Interview with Simon Šerc, a versatile cult creator in the field of experimental music in our country, the founder of the groups PureH, Cadlag, the Biodukt project, and the driving force behind the internationally recognized label Pharmafabrik. A noise artist who resonates louder abroad than at home. by Žiga Jenko / Centralala Was music important Read More …
IN/SEKT at ALC Videoart Festival MACA, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante 8-11 May 2024 https://maca-alicante.es https://alcvideoartfestival.pb.studio IN/SEKT harnesses footage of insects, weaving them seamlessly with a tapestry of technological signals. This showcases how technology amplifies artistic imagination and influences our perception of reality. Through this fusion, audiences are invited to contemplate the profound interplay Read More …
IN/SEKT at International Exhibition of Contemporary Art: Art for the Planet Venezia Open Art 17 April – 25 July, Dorsoduro 2620, Venezia The works will be projected on a screen, in a loop, visible also from outside the exhibition space. Curated by Alessandra Parmeggiani, Marco Bolognini, Sara Dotto. http://www.veneziaopenart.it
As we kick off 2024, the LCB Creative Programme begins with “New Generations” generative art exhibition, an exploration into art, maths and the processes that artists employ to create intricate and surprising computational artwork. “New Generations” generative art exhibition at LCB Depot, featuring CMBR by Simon Šerc, alongside exhibits by Chris Joseph, Stuart Smith, Disinformation, Read More …
Cadlag are experts at manipulating their tools to create something much greater than the sum of their parts, weaving an ungodly tapestry that is unquestionably moving toward something, whatever that something is – more vertical descent than the horizon … For fans of dark ambient works with a decidedly sinister bent, Integral delivers the goods, Read More …
PureH track “Slumber” on Cities and Memory Music for Sleep project “Slumber (Opium Den)” seamlessly blends the recorded essence of shoreline night waves with rhythmic elements, resulting in a hypnotic and calming soundscape. Inspired by the organic tranquility of the recording, PureH transformed these gentle waves into a rhythmic foundation, enhanced by soft ambient textures. Read More …
Unexplained Sounds radio transmission. The Recognition Test # 329. Sonologyst, ion axs, Allan Segall, Red Stars Over Tokyo, Nicola Fumo Frattegiani, PureH, Shane Morris… LINK: https://extra.resonance.fm/ A Duck in a Tree – The :zoviet * france: radio show. Little Symmetry. This week’s edition, broadcast by Resonance 104.4 FM on FM and DAB in London and Read More …
Ekodukt is the continuation of Biodukt, an audio project that captures the natural sounds of the Slovenian Goriška region and the Italian Friuli Venezia Giulia. Designed as a two-hour program that encompasses a full day from sunrise to sunset, Ekodukt seamlessly integrates visuals to enhance this auditory journey. When contemplating the setup of the audio-visual Read More …
PureH side project Cadlag new release: Integral. Recorded in the abandoned underground industrial complex of the RTH coal mine in Trbovlje (Slovenia), “Integral” was produced entirely using analog methods. This includes mixing on an analog mixer, recording and mastering on tape, and releasing the album on both cassette and 5″ reel tape. Concept/ Artwork/ Audio-video Read More …
Martina Testen and Simon Šerc‘s Biodukt is one of the finest field recording works we’ve ever covered, making our overall Top 20 in 2020. Earlier this year, we included the album in our feature, The 25 Best Spring Albums of All Time. We even coined a phrase that ended up being part of the subsequent exhibition: Read More …
The New Noise – Pangea Fango Radio 238: Kelela Warp Records, Dr Alex Paterson Autechre (æ) Warp Records, Transllusion Drexciya Research Lab Tresor Berlin, Santa Muerte Hyperdub Records, Dj.Mc Hyperdub Records, Dilian ArteTetra, Kety Fusco Floating Notes Records, Brìghde Chaimbeul Glitterbeat Records, Genevieve Artadi BRAINFEEDER, Violeta Vicci Fabrique Records, AROVANE & Taylor Deupree 12k, Sawako Read More …
KSVLKSV – Naloxon on Music Analysis Discussions Records compilation M.A.D. IV Recorded live, double bass/efx by PureH M.A.D. is a group which supports any music genre and subgenre which was not created with the intention of being corporatised, and this has possibly been instrumental in the group’s growth, though quality has always taken priority over Read More …
Polynya on Unexplained Sounds Group – 9th Annual Report Compilation Started in 2015 with honour guests such as Steve Reich and Morton Subotnick, the Annual Reports series established its popularity by showcasing new and talented musicians from all over the world. No matter what kind of music they create, all of them united by the Read More …
“Isola della cona ” track on Biodiversità Records – 16 Soundscapes Compilation Isola della Cona is an island located within the Regional Nature Reserve in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. The island is situated at the mouth of the Isonzo River, just off the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and it is an important protected area Read More …
Biodukt in The 25 Best Spring Albums of All Time: I love this quote from Jeremy’s introduction above: “Sometimes these albums have been inspired by the season; other times, the music reminds us of this time of year.” For me, Biodukt, released the day the world shut down (March 12, 2020) will forever be forever Read More …
Bora Scura field recordings in the PhD thesis Soundcastles: Play and process in field-recording composition, by Symeon Yovev, University of Leeds: “The ten pieces on this record, called Actions, are soundscape compositions from field recordings Šerc made in February 2015 in the area of the town of Ajdovščina, Slovenia. Due to the challenging recording situation, Read More …
Here, as in the case of the above-mentioned Demolition Group, we are dealing with a case of a band that absolutely goes beyond conventional genre frameworks. PureH is one of the oldest and still active projects on the Slovenian scene, which combines guitar music with experimental electronics – math-rock, IDM, drum’n’bass, drone, noise… a perfect Read More …
PureH track “Polynya” on Cities and Memory Polar Sounds project Polar Sounds is a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). In times of global warming, the risk of melting ice poses a multitude of threats Read More …
konS modul ≡ workshop / installation / concert Velenje 28.11. – 10.12. 2022 Biodukt Installation: Biodukt Workshop:
CMBR Anisotropy projection at Lux Aeterna, Belgrade, Serbia. CZKD 29.11.2022 19h. Događaj otvara audio-vizuelna instalacija “CMBR”, fokusirana na fenomen “signala buke”, kao najstarije svetlosti univerzuma, predstavljene kroz svoj vizuelni eho.
CMBR featured in Astro[sound]bites – Astrobites for your ears. Inspired by the popular Astrobites research blog, astro[sound]bites explores the methods and findings of research papers and synthesizes them in the context of ongoing research in the field. Each episode centers around a theme, and the podcast regularly employs interviews with academics at every stage. Occasional Read More …
Bora Scura (2018) and Bora Scura Reimagined (2021) in The 40 Best Winter Albums of All Time: Slovenia’s Ajdovščina averages 42 days a year of 200kph Bora wind. Everyone in this town knows what the wind sounds like from indoors, but this particular field recordist was not content to stay behind shuttered windows and rattling Read More …
Bora Scura Reimagined – a global collaboration between artists all over the world: sound art work that present reimagined versions of field recordings of extreme Bora wind. Evocative blend of field recordings, ambient, electronic mutations and noise, Bora Scura Reimagined is pretty much what you might expect from a collaboration between artists Paul Schütze, Mark Read More …
:zoviet*france: radio show on Resonance 104.4 FM on FM and DAB in London and online worldwide. This week’s edition features a track from Dharvol’s new album, Simon Šerc’s track on the new compilation, ‘Bora Scura Reimagined’, Melissa Pons’s track from ‘Touch’, a new compilation on Dragon’s Eye Recordings, Barry Chabala’s new composition using recordings from Read More …
Bora Scura Reimagined (interprété par Paul Schütze, Mark Spybey, Daniel Menche, Simon Šerc, Neo Cymex, Max Corbacho, Sunao Inami, Alexei Borisov, Vomir, KK Null.) Il y a plus de dix ans, j’avais consacré un numéro de Fear Drop à l’esthétique musicale du vent. J’y examinais quelques disques significatifs, dont le monumental Wind Patagonia de Francisco Read More …
PureH track “Kailash Dmyal-ba Ngari” on Cities and Memory Shortwave Transmissions project “Kailash Dmyal-ba Ngari” is the echo of Tibet radio station, voice of yi-dvags from the deep underground network of Mount Kailash in Tibet. Ngari was the heart of the ancient kingdom of Guge, the once flourishing ancient kingdom virtually disappeared, leaving theorists to Read More …
CMBR project in official selection at 17th Athens Digital Arts Festival | Tāctus The international festival of digital arts in Greece, Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF), called the artistic, technological and scientific world to submit their proposals for the hybrid edition (online and physical) of ADAF 2021 titled tāctus, a theme that focuses on the Read More …
Biodukt at Ars Electronica 2021 // Sound Park – auditory scenes In a world dominated by visual stimuli, auditory perception can be an oasis of calm. The Sound Park – in the Kepler Garden at Johannes Kepler University Linz – offers the opportunity to relax and engage in an active listening process. Visitors are invited Read More …
Sonorous drone resonation in meditative oscillation Sajeta Art&Music Festival Thu 8.7.2021 Sotočje/Confluence PureH (Slo) PureH is a Slovenian electronic music project formed in 1993, consisting of main producer and sonic manipulator/visual artist Simon Šerc. Since his debut as dark and heavy ambient-core in the nineties, his sound has developed through early connotations of cacophonic drum’n’bass Read More …
What does it mean to listen with your entire body? The experience of hearing is far from abstracted, and yet we tend to conceive of each sense as a separate way of interacting with the world. The idea of a Biodukt is one in which the rings of a tree serve a function akin to Read More …
Compilation “Sleep Of Morpheus Spell” by Terra Relicta featuring PureH track “Novaya Zemlya” Terra Relicta Dark Music Web Magazine and Radio zealously present their new dark ambient, dungeon synth, post-industrial, martial, neoclassical, dark electronic and related music compilation, Sleep Of Morpheus Spell. Most of the tracks were made exclusively for this compilation, previously unreleased or Read More …
PureH at ALC Videoart Festival MACA, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante https://alcvideoartfestival.pb.studio https://maca-alicante.es PureH at VAF 2021 Video Arte Faenza Teatro Municipal Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Bogotá, Colombia https://www.idartes.gov.co/es/teatro-jorge-eliecer-gaitan https://vafaenza.com PureH at TAAFI 2021 Toronto Animation Arts Festival International https://taafi.com PureH at McMinnville Sci-Fi Film Festival 2021 McMinnville, Oregon, USA PureH at Magmart International Videoart Read More …
Biodukt in A Closer Listen The Top 20 Albums of 2020 list What does it mean to listen with your entire body? The experience of hearing is far from abstracted, and yet we tend to conceive of each sense as a separate way of interacting with the world. The idea of a Biodukt is one Read More …
De laatste post van het jaar is zoals gewoonlijk de jaarlijst. Kiezen was opnieuw moeilijk, maar uiteindelijk is een lijst van 20 memorabele albums tot stand gekomen waar Opduvel achter kan staan. Op dit moment dan, want hier past – zoals elk jaar – de opmerking dat het slechts een momentopname betreft. Martina Testen / Read More …
Revel in the nature sounds of a Slovenian forest captured by sound recordists Martina Testen and Simon Šerc in this morning’s Sunday Breakfast Sounds of the Earth. LINK: BBC Radio 3 Sounds of the Earth
The best sort of nature album, one that sits back and lets the local inhabitants strut their stuff. Biodukt distills the rhythms of a day down to a single hour, and provides a respite from worry and work. (ACL Recommendations) Recorded in Italy and Slovenia, Biodukt is the aural reflection of a day spent in Read More …
WZBC 90.3 FM Newton – Voidstar Productions’ High Voltage Circumcision Show. Playlist: End.user, Alec Empire, Scorn, Meat Beat Manifesto, Simon Šerc, Negativland, Jared Sagar, etc. LINK: https://spinitron.com/WZBC/pl/10866285/Voidstar-Productions-High-Voltage-Circumcision-Show KUNM Radio University of New Mexico, Albuquerque – Other Voices, Other Sounds. Contemporary music and sound art with an international perspective. Playlist: Simon Šerc, Steve Coleman, The Philip Read More …
Midnight Manoeuvres. Music for the late hours. Deep dive excursions in moody ambient and organic experimental, with guest mixes from innovators past, present and future. At Noods Radio, an independent Bristol-based radio station broadcasting worldwide. Playlist: Heathered Pearls – Salvaged Copper Ft. Terrence Dixon Manja Ristic – Dead Horizon Sunchase – H Kasper Marott – Read More …
Extraneous aural lamentations from an undisclosed, non-rural municipality with tracks from Simon Šerc, Aes Dana, Nine Inch Nails, Jan Peter Schwalm, Lingua Lustra, Miktek … Gritty turbulence & granular causticity, constantly grating across the listener’s ear so as to create a state of sonacular trance. LINK: https://ambientlandscape.bandcamp.com/album/u-r-b-a-n
El compositor esloveno Simon Šerc, nos platicó un poco sobre el arduo proceso de transformar las señales emitidas, desde las regiones más antiguas del cosmos, en intrigantes piezas sonoras. No creo exagerar al afirmar -en nombre de todos- que el tema del cosmos es fascinante, incluso para quienes la inteligencia no nos alcanza para comprender Read More …
De oprichter van Pharmafabrik, de Sloveen Simon Šerc, brengt naast werk van gelijkgestemde musici ook met enige regelmaat werk van zichzelf uit op dit onvolprezen label. Werk waarin hij zich nogal eens laat inspireren door de natuur. In ‘Biodukt’, dat hij samen met Martina Testen maakte, trok hij zich letterlijk terug in het bos en Read More …
“With much to chew on when considering the ontological implications of cosmic microwave background radiation, Šerc’s compositions themselves are also actual doorways into deeper internal realms. Sonorous drones resonate in meditative oscillations as the frisson of white noise seems to spark with life itself. Those seeking to dive into the sonorous fabric of creation itself Read More …
Silent Records, the San Francisco, CA-based ambient record label dropped Simon Šerc’s new album, CMBR, on International Astronomy Day, May 2nd. The release is out on all standard digital retailers and streaming services while physical copies can be purchased via Pharmafabrik Recordings – Tape Reel 7½ ips and Blu-Ray Disc. LINK: https://v13.net/2020/05/san-francisco-silent-records-releases-new-simon-serc-album-cmbr/ We’re excited to Read More …