Would you believe it? A young Polish artist, previously signed to labels like kool.POP and Cock Rock Disco, utilizes some of Cornelius Cardew’s most private recordings for his solo debut, and seemingly gets away with it too. One wouldn’t have been too surprised if the disc was pushed by Cock Rock’s ‘diva’ herself, Jason Forrest, one of the supreme gods of plagiarist media, but it so turns out that Kurek has had Cardew’s son as intermediary to obtain exclusive rights to unreleased “lectures, performances and rehearsals†conducted by the English composer. See, it’s not only the ghosts of Satie and Chopin that haunt us… First things first, this works (and is aimed) as an intriguing – if not necessarily exhaustive – look into the mind of “People’s Liberation Music†founder, thankfully devoid of his outspoken political stance while sharing simple artistic concepts and perceptions – the sampled words acting as a launching pad for Kurek to perform some own accompaniments. The latter touch on jazz and quasi-electronic landscapes with sensitive neo-classical and compositional touchpoints as well. Repetition is properly used and hits a few high points, like on ‘Go Up’; the mood is rather calm yet focused and circulating throughout. More or less, an unexpected return to the music Cardew knew and understood: one of clarity and pacing, lacking the dryness that the title may imply. I would almost say it outshines many so-called “new landmarks†of its scene… but then again, “sailing the seas depends on the helmsmanâ€â€¦