How can an artist move forward and keep finding new ways of creativity and not stagnate? This question is as old as art itself but those who search can make a discovery. Such musicians whose every album develops the never-ending story of searching and discovering are undoubtedly the Prague-based Clarinet Factory. This internationally renowned ensemble, which has redefined the approach to and use of clarinets, has written another chapter of it's fascinating exploration on it's new record, Towers. In comparison with their previous album, Pipers (2020), they now put more emphasis on instrumentals, so the first single, Obloha seda (The Grey Sky), is one of only two songs with lyrics on this record. The main role is played by clarinets, drums and loopers while the human voice is often used as an instrument or as ambient sound. The resulting sound of the album is largely contributed to by their guest, Beata Hlavenkova, who conjures up many distinct and colourful layers on the piano and Fender Rhodes. Besides Beata Hlavenkova and the quartet of Ludek Boura, Vojtech N�dl, Jindrich Pavlis and Petr Valasek, another important figure is Milan Cimfe of the SONO Records Studio, who collaborated with the Clarinet Factory on Pipers and who is in charge of the drums, samples and other electronics on the new record. Other guests include drummer Daniel soltis, who has collaborated with the ensemble for many years. Towers is another important item (not only) in the Clarinet Factory discography. It's multiple layers are a joy to discover with every listening. The album is released only in digital formats and as a three-side double LP, whose graphical design was created by the renowned artist, Pavel Fuksa. / The Clarinet Factory have written another chapter of their remarkable exploration of the world of sounds

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Niblock is an intermedia artist using music, film, photography, video and computers. He makes thick, loud drones of music, filled with microtones of instrumental timbres which generate many other tones in the performance space. Brazil 84 is from Niblock's series "The Movement of People Working". Also includes "Two by Tom" for 2 Orchestras and "Three Orchids" by Trio Scordatura.

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(3-CD box set) After having been Prime Minister for President Leopold Sedar Senghor, Abdou Diouf himself became President of the Republic of Senegal from 1981-2000. Retired from the political life of his country, M. Abdou Diouf is, since 2002, General Secretary of the International Organization for the French-Speaking World. His long and brilliant career has made him a major observer and thinker of Senegalese democracy and, moreover, of African political and spiritual contemporary life.

Deluxe triple vinyl LP pressing including CD edition. 2018 release. Mark Knopfler's ninth solo studio album Down The Road Wherever features unhurriedly elegant new songs inspired by a wide range of subjects, including his early days in Deptford with Dire Straits, a stray football fan lost in a strange town, and the compulsion of a musician hitching home through the snow. Mark has a poet's eye for telling details that infuse his songs with his unique psychogeography - 'where the Delta meets the Tyne' as he describes it - and his warm Geordie vocal tone and his deft, richly melodic guitar playing are as breathtaking and thrilling as ever.

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Gerard Pierron is a rare figure in the french chanson world, and he made a name for himself setting the popular poetry of the Loire Valley to music, notably works by Gaston Coute, the libertarian peasant poet. Pierron is a meticulous artisan, and his entire writings constitute a work of balance and precision. This disc is the result of an encounter between two lovers of wine and the terroir. Francois des Ligneris, the famous “inn keeper/ winegrower” from Saint-Emilion, decided to produce a CD devoted to the world of wine, and he entrusted Gerard Pierron with the project. Both spent two years working on this album, and the result is one of the most beautiful tributes ever made to the fruits of the vine, echoing the most beautiful part of intoxication: the desires to be alive and to share. Hailed by critics, this album was awarded the Charles Cros Prize in year 2000. Augustin BONDOUX & Patrick FReMEAUX