Tag: Montserrat Marfany

No ens feu cas, si no voleu by NUUMU Code (2024)

Dins del cicle TOTUM REVOLUTUM, i compartint cartell amb ETÉREA, a Calàbria 66. Per un cop podem tocar amb unes condicions de sonorització bones. Una gran sessió!! We include the live show and the studio preparation session. Montserrat Marfany, voice, percussions, Jaume Martin, keyboard, glockenspiel, xilophone, Sara Pons, trumpet, Toni Pons, drums, percussions, shakers, Antoni Robert, synthesized guitar, tabla, tambura, Oriol Rogent, poems, voice, Miquel Tuset, alto saxJosep Vila, poems, vocals. Recorded & produced by Antoni Robert & Miquel Tuset, on February, 10th, 2024, at Calabria 66, Barcelona. Images from a video made by Miquel Tuset. Artwork by AR.

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A l’Antic Forn no feien pa de Nuumu, by NUUMU Code (2023)

NUUMU Code live at L’Antic Forn de Vallcarca. Thanks to HAMFUGGI Records for the invitation. Sergi Gon, bass Montserrat Marfany, voice, percussions, performance Jaume Martin, keyboard, glockenspiel, xilophone Toni Pons, drums, percussions, shakers Antoni Robert, synthesizer, Tibetan bowl, tabla, tambura Oriol Rogent, poems, voice Miquel Tuset, alto sax Josep Vila, poems, vocals Recorded, produced & artwork by A. Robert. 2023.

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The Radio Sessions (volume 1) by NUUMU Code, 2023.

This is the first session performed having in mind a future live performance at the Radio Museum at Roc de Sant Gaietà (Roda de Berà) that happened on 21/7/2023. This time we didn’t use some reference sounds that we used at future preparation sessions and at the performance. So, this is much as previous sessions. Sergi Gon, bass Montserrat Marfany, voice, kochlos, percussions, toys, objects Jaume Martin, keyboard, glockenspiel, toy xilophone, objects Toni Pons, drums, percussions, shakers Antoni Robert, guitar, kalimba Miquel Tuset, electric sax Josep Vila, poems, vocals Joan Vinuesa, poems, vocals, objects Recorded & produced April 25th, 2023, at Garcilaso, by A. Robert & M. Tuset. Artwork by Antoni Robert.

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Invocació de la Pluja i les Perseides a Beulovi, 12 8 2023, per NUUMU Code.

La sessió d’enguany a Beuloví ha estat dedicada a invocar la pluja. Al video, preparat per Antoni Robert a partir de diverses fonts citades de internet, veiem diverses danses i cerimonies per a invocar-la, corresponents a diverses cultures. En aquesta ocasió NUUMU Code ha estat format per Montserrat Marfany (veu, Dan Bau, objectes), Jaume Martin (teclats, theremin, objectes), Sara Pons (trompeta, singing saw), Toni Pons (bateria, percussions), Antoni Robert (guitarra, objectes), Miquel Tuset (saxo alto i electrònic), Joan Vinuesa (veu, violí, objectes). Aquesta és la sessió en la que hem fet servir per primer cop alguns instruments cedits generosament pel Dr Melis (Dan Bau, Theremin i pedals moogerfooger per a guitarra). Poc després va ploure.  

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NUUMU Code Turns On by NUUMU Code, March 25th, 2023.

Sergi Gon, synthesizer; Montserrat Marfany, voice, kochlos, percussions, toys, objects, slide guitar; Jaume Martin, keyboard, guitar, glockenspiel, toy xilophone, ektara, objects; Francesc D. Melis, subliminal, alpaques, brontosaures; Toni Pons, drums, percussions, shakers; Antoni Robert, guitar, samples; Josep Vila, poems, vocals. Recorded & produced March 25th, 2023, at Garcilaso, by Antoni Robert. Cover is a parody of the cover of Turns On by The Soft Machine. Back picture by Edward S. Curtis (1907). Artwork by Antoni Robert.

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Atom Earth Father by NUUMU Code, February 21st, 2023.

This recording contains the Februery 21st studio session. Sergi Gon, guitar; Montserrat Marfany, voice, kochlos, percussions, toys, objects; Jaume Martin, keyboard, toy xilophone, glockenspiel; Toni Pons, drums, percussions, shakers; Antoni Robert, guitar, Tibetan Bowl; Oriol Rogent, vocals, poems; Miquel Tuset, electric sax; Josep Vila, vocal, poems; Joan Vinuesa, vocals, poems, trumpet, flute, percussions. Recorded at Garcilaso, Barcelona, February 21st, 2023, by Antoni Robert. Sound process & artwork by Antoni Robert. Pictures by unknown.

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With The Nuumus by NUUMU Code, February 11th 2023.

This recording brings together the 11th February studio session and the IMPROFEST 2023 performance on March 3rd. For its length is is a virtual double cd. Sergi Gon, guitar, bass; Montserrat Marfany, performance, voice, kochlos, percussions, toys, objects; Jaume Martin, keyboard, glockenspiel, toy xilophone, ektara, objects (1 to 5); Toni Pons, drums, percussions, shakers; Antoni Robert, guitar, poems (6), voice (6), Tibetan bowl (6), rain stick (6), thunder box (6), percussions (6), e. tabla & tanpura (6), kalimba (6); Oriol Rogent, poems, vocals; Pepe Ruz, bass (6); Miquel Tuset, alto sax (1 to 5); Josep Vila, poems, vocals; Joan Vinuesa, performance, poems, vocals, harmonica, flute, accordion, bird whistles, percussions. The performance is an idea by Montserrat Marfany & Joan Vinuesa. Joan Vinuesa reads his own poems and improvises. Oriol Rogent reads poems by Anna Bou Jorba, his own poems and some URSONATE fragments (Kurt Schwitters). Josep Vila & Antoni Robert

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TWENTIETH by NUUMU Code, March 11th, 2023.

Last studio effort so far. Exploring new approch and working methods. For its length this is a virtual doudle cd or LP, as THIRD by SM was. Sergi Gon, synthesizer; Montserrat Marfany, voice, kochlos, percussions, toys, objects; Jaume Martin, keyboard, ektara; Toni Pons, drums, percussions, shakers; Antoni Robert, guitar; Joan Vinuesa, vocals, harmonica, bird whistles, percussions. Recorded live at Espai Local, Barcelona, March 11th, 2023, by Antoni Robert. Live sound by Sergi Gon. Sound process & artwork by Antoni Robert.

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Sessions a l’Estudi Hadramawtic by HADRAMAWTS, February 21st, 2010.

Second HADRAMAWTS document released in NOVA ERA – MUSICA SECRETA bandcamp, corresponding to a recording done one month later than the previous one, Moments inoblidables en la vida dels HADRAMAWTS. As ususal difficult to tell who played what. They were swaping instruments often. Toni Alfonso, Àngel Farrés, Lina Giralt, Montserrat Marfany, Jaume Martín, Francesc D. Melis, Joan Vinuesa. Recorded February 21st, 2010, at Estudi Bonsó, by Guille Pérez. Artwork by HADRAMAWTS. Impro 6 is inspired on Within You Without You (George Harrison). Free download here: https://novaera-msicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/sessions-a-lestudi-hadramawtic

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NUUMU Code: Les Onze mil Verges i la Benedicció dels Animals de P​è​l. En directe a Cal Cens. 21/10/2022.

Pere Canals, keyboard, percussions; Bet Gàrgola, bass, drums; Sergi Gon, synthesizer, bass, guitar; Montserrat Marfany, voice, kochlos, percussions, objects; Jaume Martin, keyboard, guitar, bass, objects; Sara Pons, trumpet, singing saw; Toni Pons, drums, percussions, shakers; Antonio Puertas, drums, keyboard; Antoni Robert, electronics, processed voice, bass, guitar; Oriol Rogent, vocals; Pepe Ruz, electrònics, bass; Miquel Tuset, alto sax; Udri C. Vera, drums; Josep Millaret “Vicious”, objects; Joan Vinuesa, vocals, harmonica, percussions. Recorded live by Miquel Tuset, Antonio Puertas & Antoni Robert at Cal Cens, Orpí, October 21st, 2022. Processed by Antoni Robert. Artwork by Antoni Robert. Photos by Bet. Many thanks to Bet, Antonio & Vicious. What instrument the players play is approximate. Instruments were changing hands often. Hard to tell who was playing what at a given moment. This is a triple cd.   Free download here: https://nuumucode.bandcamp.com/album/les-onze-mil-verges-i-la-benedicci-dels-animals-de-p-l-en-directe-a-cal-cens

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Moments inoblidables en la vida dels HADRAMAWTS by HADRAMAWTS, 2010.

Joan Vinuesa, Montserrat Marfany, Francesc D. Melis, Lina Giralt, Jaume Martin and Antoni Alfonso play all the instruments. Recorded in Junuary 2010 at PALAU HADRAMAWTIC by Carles Pérez i Mas. Apparently there was a very limited physical edition of CD-R of an unknown quantity. With this recording we start a complex research on the recordings of HADRAMAWTS and ELS CAMPS DEL CINABRI. Legend says that there are more than 100 recordings in cassettes, minidiscs and cd’s. Some of them recorded with precarious equipment, and magnetic support. The mentioned bands are the same band, that decided to change name. Originally HADRAMAWTS were created by Joan Vinuesa, Montserrat Marfany and Pere Canals (all of them current members of NUUMU Code). Soon musicians such as Jaume Martin, Lina Giralt, Francesc D. Melis and Angel Farrés joined the band, although line up was changing. When writing the credits for each recording we will mention

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Esglaputs, Martingales, Andròmines i Persèides a Beuloví by NUUMU Code, 13/8/2022

Sir Pere Canals, bass, synthesizer; Sergi Gon, synthesizer , bass; Montserrat Marfany, voice, kochlos, percussions, objects; Jaume Martin, ektara, glockenspiel, xilophone, keyboard, singing bowl, objects; Sara Pons, trumpet, singing saw, nose flute; Toni Pons, drums, percussions; Antoni Robert, Blofeld synthesizer, Korg kaoss pad, effects, objects; Miquel Tuset, alto sax, sound engineer; Joan Vinuesa, vocals, objects. Recorded live by Miquel Tuset & Antoni Robert at Beuloví, August, 13th 2022. Artwork by Antoni Robert. Many thanks to Paco Sandalinas, Teresa, Francesc, Juan, Angelina and Antonella.

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Els amulets desconeguts by NUUMU Code, 27-4-2022.

Sergi Gon, synthesizer , objects; Montserrat Marfany, voice, kochlos, percussions, objects; Jaume Martin, ektara, erhu, glockenspiel, xilophone, objects; Antoni Robert, Korg kaoss pad, effects; Oriol Rogent, vocals; Miquel Tuset, alto sax; Joan Vinuesa, vocals, objects. Oriol Rogent recites Comanche tales and fragments of the Ursonate (Kurt Schwitters). Joan Vinuesa recites his own improvised poems and other poems. Recorded live at The Magic Terrace, April 27th, 2022. Artwork by Antoni Robert.

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New: Hairy balls are not worth it by NUUMU Code, live at Lladó and La Pahissa.

Sergi Gon, objects, Montserrat Marfany, voice, kochlos, percussions, objects, Jaume Martin, objects (1), keyboard (2), Antoni Robert, Korg kaoss pad, effects, Oriol Rogent, vocals, Miquel Tuset, alto sax (2), Joan Vinuesa, vocals, harmonica, Drac, barking (1). Oriol Rogent recites Comanche tales and fragments of the Ursonate (Kurt Schwitters). Joan Vinuesa recites his own improvised poems. Recorded live in Lladó (1), May 22nd and in La Pahissa del Marquet (2), June 4th, 2022. Thanks to Ester Xargay for inviting us to play at La Pahissa).

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El Somni Policromàtic del Dr. Melis by NUUMU Code

Sir Pere Canals, keyboard; Sergi Gon, synthesizer; Montserrat Marfany, voice, kochlos, percussions, objects; Jaume Martin, ektara, erhu, glockenspiel, xilophone, objects; Francesc D. Melis, electroacoustics; Toni Pons, drums, percussions, shakers; Antoni Robert, synthesizer, effects; Oriol Rogent, vocals; Pepe Ruz, electrònics; Miquel Tuset, alto sax; Josep Vila, vocals, effects; Joan Vinuesa, vocals, harmonica, percussions Oriol Rogent recites Comanche tales and fragments of the Ursonate (Kurt Schwitters). Josep Vila recites his own poems. Joan Vinuesa recites poems by Charles Baudelaire, himself, Lluís Gràcia and Miquel Bauçà). This work has been created around some tracks of Francesc D. Melis. All contributions have been improvised while listening to those tracks and mixed later by Antoni Robert.

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“La Clau per accedir al meu Pensament” by NUUMU Code.

As always totally improvised. Joan Vinuesa improvises text and poems, Josep Vila recites his own poems, Montserrat Marfany uses her voice as an instrument and Oriol Rogent recites fragments of the Ursonate (Kurt Schwitters). A new trip into unknown pataphisic realms.; Sergi Gon, Novation Mininova synth, guitar; Montserrat Marfany, voice, guitar, percussion, kalimba, objects; Jaume Martín, guitar, Casiotone, kalimba, objects; Toni Pons, drums, percussions; Antoni Robert, Waldorf synth, Korg Kaosspad, tapes; Oriol Rogent, voice, percussions; Josep Vila, voice, text; Pepe Ruz, bass; Joan Vinuesa, voice, text, harmonica, percussion, kalimba, objects. Recorded live at El Guinardó, Barcelona, 14/2/2022 Artwork Josep Vila & Antoni Robert

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New: Live at IMPROFEST 2021 by NUUMU CODE, Barcelona 13-3-2021.

Marcelo Acosta, bass; Sergi Gon, synthesizer; Montserrat Marfany, voice, glockenspiel, xylophone, kochlos, objects; Jaume Martín, percussion, casiotone, voice, objects; Toni Pons, drums; Antoni Robert, electric guitar, percussion, samples; Oriol Rogent, voice; Pepe Ruz, electronic, effects, video; Miquel Tuset, alto sax; Joan Vinuesa, voice, text, percussion, objects. Improvised live at Albareda, Barcelona 13-3-2021 at IMPROFEST 2021 Festival, a project of Miquel Jordà.

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NEW: Tocant amb búfals i Persèides! by NUUMU CODE. Beuloví, Lluçanès, 10/8/2021.

This is a live recording held at Beuloví, a very old contry house in Sobremunt, a vert tiny town in Lluçanès, Catalonia. The deep Catalonia. It presents four different moods, and it is a good example of the kind of work the band is working on. Montserrat Marfany, veu, objectes; Sara Pons, trompeta; Joan Vinuesa, veu, text, percussió, harmònica; Pepe Ruz, baix, DIY electrònica, veu, vídeo; Antoni Robert, guitarra sintetitzada; Miquel Tuset, saxo alt; Jaume Martin, teclat; Toni Pons, bateria; Oriol Rogent, veu. En directe a Beuloví, Lluçanès, 10/8/2021. 3 es va tocar per a una projecció de fotografies de la Índia de Francesc Sandalinas. 4 es va tocar per a un vídeo de Pepe Ruz. Fotografia de portada de F. Sandalinas. Fotografia de contraportada de Pepe Ruz, feta amb càmera estenopeica. In case you want to burn it into a cd do not leave pauses within tracks. The sound

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New!!! PATAPHYSICAL INVOCATION by NUUMU CODE. Improvised live at El Guinardó, Barcelona 7-12-2021

PATAPHYSICAL INVOCATION by NUUMU Code. New recorded session, with words in catalan and comanche languages. We enjoyed a lot doing it, and we hope that you will too. The NUUMU Code wish to our followers a Happy New Year!!!!! Sergi Gon, electric guitar, synthesizer; Montserrat Marfany, voice, glockenspiel, xylophone, kazoo, kochlos, objects; Jaume Martín, percussion, casiotone, electric guitar, contact microphone, voice, objects; Antoni Robert, synthesizer, percussion, berber mezmar, effects Oriol Rogent, voice, xylophone, objects; Pepe Ruz, bass; Miquel Tuset, alto sax; Joan Vinuesa, voice, text, harmonica, percussion, mouth harp, objects. Improvised live at El Guinardó, Barcelona 7-12-2021 – Produced by Phil Spectrumm for NUUMU code. Free download here: https://nuumucode.bandcamp.com/album/pataphysical-invocation

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Re-release: OME ACÚSTIC, Hasta luego y gracias por el pescado, 1.3.2017

Sessió en directe (en el Impro Fest 2017), amb la participació de Juan Crek: objects, flutes, vocals, percussion; Marcelo Acosta: cavaquinho, plastic clarinet, metallophone; Joana Brabo: piano, vocals, objects; offscopeJordi Buscà: guitar; Sir Pere Canals: piano, vocals, flutes; Eli Gras: homemade instruments, toys, ukelele; Montserrat Marfany: vocals, bourou, flutes, objects; Jaume Martín: xylophone, glockenspiel, percussion; Andrés Noarde: guitar, tibetan bowl; Boris Porter: homemade slide trombone, objects; Dr Antoni Robert: guitar, shakers, Tibetan bowl, tingsha, whistles; Enric Solà: drums and distillates This was OME Acústic farewell performance. A quiet but intense performance. OME ACÚSTIC is a project lead by MACROMASSA founder Juan Crek. I will include in my bandcamp, with permission from Juan Crek, all the recordings I played in. This is the sixth and last one. This band was the origin of the later Zero de Conducta band. All music is improvised and played without power (unplugged). All members play

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Re-release: OME ACÚSTIC, El Improvisador furtivo, 18.6.2016

OME ACÚSTIC is a project lead by MACROMASSA founder Juan Crek. I will include in my bandcamp, with permission from Juan Crek, all the recordings I played in. This is the fourth one. This band was the origin of the later Zero de Conducta band. All music is improvised and played without power (unplugged). All members play all instruments. Javier G Entonado, trompeta, caja y voz; Miquel Àngel Marín, clarinete y voz; Primo Gabbiano, electrónica y voz; Lina Giralt, voz. harmónica y percusiones; Juan Crek, conducción, violín, flauta y voz; Boris Porter, saxo, flauta y voz; Jordi Buscà, harmónica, violín, percusiones y voz; Jaume Martín, percusiones y voz; Montserrat Marfany, voz, ocarina y percusiones; Marcelo Acosta, cuatro, metalófono, melódica y voz; Enric Solà, cajón, plato y voz; Antoni Robert, guitarra, reclamos, percusiones y voz.

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Re-release: OME ACÚSTIC, Pre – El Improvisador furtivo, 4.6.2016

OME ACÚSTIC is a project lead by MACROMASSA founder Juan Crek. I will include in my bandcamp, with permission from Juan Crek, all the recordings I played in. This is the third one. This band was the origin of the later Zero de Conducta band. All music is improvised and played without power (unplugged). All members play all instruments. This session was performed in order to plan a later session with musician Javier Entonado. The later session will be released too. Lina Giralt, Juan Crek, Boris Porter, Jordi Buscà, Jaume Martín, Montserrat Marfany, Marcelo Acosta, Antoni Robert, Drac (my dog). Check omeacustic.blogspot.com Listen or download here: https://antonirobert.bandcamp.com/album/pre-el-improvisador-furtivo

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Re-release: OME ACÚSTIC, Esquirols de Maig, 1.5.2016

OME ACÚSTIC is a project lead by MACROMASSA founder Juan Crek. I will include in my bandcamp, with permission from Juan Crek, all the recordings I played in. This is the second one. This band was the origin of the later Zero de Conducta band. All music is improvised and played without power (unplugged). All members play all instruments. Check omeacustic.blogspot.com released May 1, 2016 Listen or download here: https://antonirobert.bandcamp.com/album/esquirols-de-maig

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Re-release: OME ACÚSTIC, Ceferí, el fill maldestre i ignorant de l’Abundi, 20.12.2015

OME ACÚSTIC is a project lead by MACROMASSA founder Juan Crek. I will include in my blog, with permission from Juan Crek, all the recordings I played in. This is the first one. This band was the origin of the later Zero de Conducta band. All music is improvised and played without power (unplugged). All members play all instruments. Check omeacustic.blogspot.com released December 20, 2015 Listen or download here: https://antonirobert.bandcamp.com/album/cefer-el-fill-maldestre-i-ignorant-de-labundi

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Dedicated to you, but you were in another dimension (dedicated to Keith Tippett), NUUMU Code.

Dedicated to you, but you were in another dimension,  by NUUMU Code.  Montserrat Marfany, voice, glockenspiel, objects; Jaume Martín, guitar; Toni Pons, drums; Antoni Robert, keyboard; Dedicated to Keith Tippett Images from videos from American Indian film gallery (https://aifg.arizona.edu/). We express our deepest respect for native American cultures. Recorded at La Universal, Barcelona, 14-6-2020.

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NEW RELEASE: Syros Soundscape.

Recorded in September 2019 in Syros (Greece) by AR. Produced by AK & AR. Tubular bells installation made by AK. Artwork by AR. Back picture by AK. The sounds of this recording are either based on traditional Greek songs, or improvised. El Ball de la Civada is a popular Catalan song. Many thanks and our deeper respect and admiration to the master senior tsambouna and toumbaki players Frangisko, Sorokos & Fagri. Many thanks also to the rest of players, whose contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks to Dina & Ayis for coordinating all the activities that made this recording possible.

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NEW VIDEO: Your future demons (Els teus futurs dimonis) by NUUMU CODE (24-11-2019).

Your future demons (Els teus futurs dimonis) by NUUMU CODE: Josep Vila, words & voice; Montserrat Marfany, voice and objects; Jaume Martín, keyboard; Pepe Ruz, fretless electric bass; Toni Pons, drums; Antoni Robert, synthesized guitar. Improvised live at La Universal, Hospitalet de Llobregat, 24-11-2019. Images from Wintercourse (Paul Sharits, 1962).

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MICROTOPIES 2019, new release. Great 1′ miniatures from 69 artists from 11 countries.

This is the album with the eighth global call for Microtopies. The Microtopies are sonic miniatures that shape a special edition of Radio Música i Geografía (Ràdio Gràcia FM, Barcelona), the weekly radio program by Gràcia Territori Sonor. The aim is to make a sonic route through a map of randomly assigned events, since the pieces received have been included in strict order of reception. This year have been received 69 pieces from 11 countries. Now, we invite you to take this journey. You will enjoy the maximum quality of sound recorded by the authors. Don’t listen to them by your computer loudspeakers but rather plug them in a decent sound system or put on good headphones otherwise you will miss a lot of sounds and frequencies…  Good trip! Gràcia Territori Sonor wants to acknowledge all the artists who have generously participated in this project… thank you for making these Microtopies

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