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\nWould you believe it? A young Polish artist, previously signed to labels like kool.POP and Cock Rock Disco, utilizes some of Cornelius Cardew\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most private recordings for his solo debut, and seemingly gets away with it too. One wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have been too surprised if the disc was pushed by Cock Rock\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcdiva\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 herself, Jason Forrest, one of the supreme gods of plagiarist media, but it so turns out that Kurek has had Cardew\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s son as intermediary to obtain exclusive rights to unreleased \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lectures, performances and rehearsals\u00e2\u20ac\u009d conducted by the English composer. See, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not only the ghosts of Satie and Chopin that haunt us\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 First things first, this works (and is aimed) as an intriguing \u00e2\u20ac\u201c if not necessarily exhaustive \u00e2\u20ac\u201c look into the mind of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153People\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Liberation Music\u00e2\u20ac\u009d founder, thankfully devoid of his outspoken political stance while sharing simple artistic concepts and perceptions \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 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 \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGo Up\u00e2\u20ac\u2122; 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 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153new landmarks\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of its scene\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 but then again, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153sailing the seas depends on the helmsman\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"