Synesthetic4 was founded by Vincent Pongracz and Peter Rom in 2017. Since then the quartet made its mark on the European scene with shows at Jazzfest Saalfelden, Ljubljana Jazzfestival, Jazzwerkstatt Bern, April Jazz, and Orbit Jazz Johannesburg among others. Their first album “Pickedem” was presented at wiener Konzerthaus in 2019. The program which atmospherically combines elements of Contemporary Music, Jazz, Funk and Electronic Music moves “confidently from frenzy to humourous wit” (© Tom Gsteiger). The band providing for “colourful cineastics” and “creative vituosity” (©Austrian Sounds) al [...]
Bild PORTRAYAL OF GUILT: Portrayal of Guilt announce new album …Beginning of the End, a curious title for a band that has treated each release like a new creative start, constantly reinventing themselves since their inception less than a decade ago. …Beginning of the End embraces both the groove and avant garde, revisiting the raw, teeth-gnashing intensity of their previous work while toying with nu-metal, alternative rock, trip hop, dark ambient and other disparate influences. The latest effort feels like a band that has traversed every shadowy corner of heavy music, distilling their decade o [...]
Der Chorus sine nomine präsentiert unter der Leitung von Johannes Hiemetsberger einen konzentrierten Querschnitt aus Georg Friedrich Händels Messias – in einer auf rund 90 Minuten verdichteten Fassung, die den dramaturgischen Kern dieses barocken Meisterwerks freilegt. Der Chor, seit vielen Jahren als eines der führenden österreichischen Vokalensembles bekannt, verbindet dabei klangliche Transparenz mit emotionaler Tiefe. Händels Messias erzählt nicht linear, sondern entfaltet in musikalischen Bildern die Ankündigung, Geburt und Erlösungsgeschichte Christi. In der gekürzten Version treten die [...]
