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Festival Review: Unsound Flower Power Kraków 2017

This was my second time at Unsound. I've been following it for many years but due to the lack of time and money I had to skip a number of editions. Last year's Dislocation truly amazed me but that's what the first times do, they impress you a lot. You discover new venues, you meet all these people and finally have a chance to compare all of it with what you imagined before. Flower Power was the 15th edition of Unsound festival. For me it started on Wednesday as I couldn't come to Kraków earlier. I have to admit that I didn't exactly feel the difference between this year's theme and the previous one but it may be my fault because I didn't have a chance to see all of installations.  A beautiful poster of this year's edition. Unsound Dislocation vs. Flower Power In comparison to Unsound Dislocation the biggest difference was not so many events during the day. Even though last year it truly drained me of all energy and made partying at Hote

Festival Review: Open Source Art 2017

The venue and atmosphere All performances took place in the National Art Gallery in Sopot. The conditions were great. Listening to this kind of music is way more comfortable in a sitted position thus I appreciated chairs which were waiting for the audience. Also, I need to underline superb acoustics; sound technicians did a great job and they deserve some praise because by looking at the place I imagine it wasn't easy to achieve. The crowd seemed to be fully aware of what to expect from this event. There was no chatting and disrupting the listening experience by any other actions thankfully.  Caterina Barbieri Her performance was the undisputed highlight of the festival. Caterina leaned heavily on her latest album but was able to use it as an advantage. I needed a few minutes to lock in and dive into the sounds she presented but when I finally reached the optimal point of concentration I was blown away. I truly don't remember the last time music moved me so deeply. Th