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Live Reviews / 09.11.23

Close listening and thoughtful curation: Highlights from Semibreve 2023

…have existed in the first place. This concept sat tall in the mind across a late October’s weekend at Semibreve, a beguiling gem on the alternative (read: non-summer) European festival…

Klara Lewis, Semibreve 2020 © Adriano Ferreira Borges
Live Reviews / 28.10.20

Semibreve 2020: The Portuguese festival adjusts to the new normal with a virtual and physical programme

On 24-25 October, avant-garde festival Semibreve returned for its 10th edition. To adhere to current Covid-19 regulations, Semibreve’s 2020 transmission relocated online, and in an effort to counter the isolation…

Adriano Ferreira Borges
News / 21.04.23

Malcolm Pardon shares live EP from Semibreve performance

…Portugal where Semibreve festival takes place. Last autumn, Pardon played material from his most recent solo album Hello Death, performing in the 20th century Catholic church for Semibreve 2022. Speaking…

Live Reviews / 18.11.22

Semibreve 2022: A celebration of music as a communal, sacred act

News / 29.10.21

Semibreve to host online talk with composers Yvette Janine Jackson and Judith Hamann tonight

…Maia. Head to the Semibreve website for more information, and check out the full festival timetable below.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SEMIBREVE (@semibreve)…

Live Reviews / 22.11.21

Semibreve Festival 2021: Combining architecture with experimental sounds

Semibreve Festival, by its own definition, is a hub for exploratory sounds. Each year, it spreads itself out across the city of Braga, in Portugal, making use of the area’s…

Laurel Halo
News / 27.07.21

Flora Yin-Wong, Laurel Halo and Oliver Coates announced for Semibreve 2021

…rules and regulations allow. Head to the Semibreve website for more information, and listen to Oliver Coates’ Crack Mix below. You can also read our review of Semibreve 2020 here….

Nkisi
News / 24.03.23

Mumdance, Nkisi and more confirmed for Semibreve

…starting from €45. Head to the Semibreve website for tickets and further information. Listen to Nkisi’s Crack Mix below. Read: Semibreve 2022: A celebration of music as a communal, sacred…

Semibreve festival
News / 15.07.20

Semibreve to celebrate 10th anniversary with new digital edition

Semibreve Festival will launch its first ever digital edition this year. Taking place at the Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães in northern Portugal, Semibreve will host specially commissioned new…

News / 28.09.21

Semibreve Festival finalises 2021 line-up

…Void and Klara Lewis will perform together with visual accompaniment from filmmaker Pedro Maia. Head to the Semibreve website for more information, and revisit our review of Semibreve 2020 here….

News / 14.06.23

Loraine James and DJ Lynce join Semibreve 2023 line-up

The Portuguese festival has announced further names for its October 2023 event. This year, Semibreve returns for its 13th edition with performances, installations, talks and workshops in locations across Braga….

News / 27.05.22

Alva Noto, Jana Rush and KMRU to play Semibreve 2022

…events. Semibreve takes place in venues across the city of Braga including the UNESCO World Heritage site Bom Jesus, Theatro Circo and contemporary arts space gnration. Tickets for Semibreve start…

News / 19.07.22

Caterina Barbieri, Maxwell Sterling and more complete Semibreve Festival 2022 line-up

The Portuguese festival returns to Braga for its 12th edition. Semibreve has revealed the final details of its music programme for this October. Amongst the new additions is synthesist Caterina…

Laurel Halo
News / 16.10.20

Semibreve unveils full 2020 programme

…new sound works from the three artists. Those previously announced for specially commissioned recordings include Ana da Silva, Kara-Lis Coverdale and Keith Fullerton Whitman. Furthermore, Semibreve will host roundtable discussions…

News / 07.09.23

Semibreve announces full programme, adds show from Eiko Ishibashi and director Ryusuke Hamaguchi 

Semibreve is back in October. Visit the festival’s site for daily programmes, further line-up information and remaining tickets. Read: Semibreve 2022: A celebration of music as a communal, sacred act….

News / 19.04.24

Iceboy Violet, Ziúr and Nídia to play Semibreve 2024

The Portuguese festival announced the first details of its programme today (18 April). Semibreve have shared the first round of names that will play its 14th edition to be held…

News / 27.09.22

Semibreve reveals full programme of workshops and talks for 2022

The Portuguese festival returns to Braga for its 12th edition from 27-30 October. Completing its programme for this year, Semibreve has shared details of the workshops, talks and installations that…

Zeena Parkins, Semibreve Festival
News / 08.11.21

Watch three filmed performances commissioned by Semibreve Festival

Semibreve Festival has commissioned a series of exclusive video performances. The Portuguese event, which ran from 29-31 October in Braga, has shared three new videos featuring performances from harpist Zeena…

Profiles / 24.10.22

“Music is a form of sci-fi, or a way to travel in time and space”: Caterina Barbieri and Félicia Atkinson on the transcendent power of music

Lists / 19.10.20

Nik Void: 5 online pieces that represent the future of digital performance

Over the years, the music industry has grown ever more reliant on the internet and online activity. But as countries entered a global lockdown in 2020, this year has marked…

Long Reads / 16.10.23

Anja Lauvdal curates a freewheeling playlist of folk, jazz and experimental music

…forthcoming show at Portuguese festival Semibreve. This very Selections playlist considers the latter, as she shares an abundance of music she’s enjoying at the moment in the lead-up to the…

Profiles / 25.09.23

Joji Koyama and Tujiko Noriko on filmmaking, friendship and artistic fusion

list article / 02.06.23

Crack Magazine’s Festival Guide 2023

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond – handpicked by Crack Magazine. Check back in monthly for new line-ups, eye-opening curation, stunning locations and…

Mixes / 28.09.22

Gábor Lázár

…in New York, the offering is impeccably executed, abstract and, at its core, incredibly playful. Time to dive in head first. Gábor Lázár plays Semibreve Festival, Braga, on 27-30 October…

Nkisi
Mixes / 24.09.20

Nkisi

…obscure Other. [I’m] forever grateful to Doom genius Low Entropy for believing in my music.” Nkisi is a panelist in the ‘Post-pandemic editorial logic’ roundtable as part of Semibreve 2020…

Live Reviews / 22.04.22

Rewire Festival 2022: A go-to destination for exploratory sounds

Since launching in 2011, The Hague’s Rewire Festival has been slowly building a reputation as one of Europe’s go-to destinations for forward-thinking and exploratory music of all shades and colours….

Lists / 19.10.21

Downtime: Flora Yin-Wong

It’s Downtime, our regular series asking artists to share their cultural recommendations. This month, we caught up with Flora Yin-Wong. Last year, London-based musician, DJ and writer Flora Yin-Wong released…