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In the duo, traditional songs from Ethiopia, Armenia, Sweden and elsewhere become the starting point for the development of an exciting and very personal sound world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Toop\u003c\/em\u003e writes in the liner notes: \"Where is home, where is return for the scattered? 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Released to celebrate Hawkins' 40th birthday, this six-movement quasi-orchestral work is an extensive expansion and revision of a piece which originated with a commission from conductor and composer Aaron Holloway-Nahum for the Riot Ensemble, to feature Hawkins and saxophone icon Evan Parker - with whom Hawkins has enjoyed a now more than decade-long musical association - as soloists. The new incarnation of the work features the original forces, augmented by additional acoustic improvisers and the electronic wizardry of matthew wright. Whilst the Riot Ensemble are primarily renowned for their performances of notated contemporary classical music, and Parker is one of the seminal figures in free improvisation and the post-Coltrane jazz continuum, roles shift fluidly throughout this work, creating an entirely distinctive soundworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Collaborations among improvisers and classical musicians can be fraught - a clash of cultures,\" writes musician James Fei in the comprehensive liner notes. \"when it works, however, something unique and in-between becomes possible.\" Indeed: Togetherness Music shows new musical possibilities. a highly contemporary musical work, which points to the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intakt","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50527064490315,"sku":"1110439","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1d97aaf7-d999-47fc-85a2-1ad76d242c71_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728051355"},{"product_id":"song-unconditional-fr","title":"Song Unconditional","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Hawkins\u003c\/strong\u003e is a British pianist and composer who is considered one of Europe’s most innovative pianists. He works in a variety of creative contexts, always constructing a unique sound world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a style-defining and imaginative voice in contemporary jazz, \u003cstrong\u003eHawkins\u003c\/strong\u003e provides further testimony to the art of his solo playing, six years after his last solo album. The album \u003cem\u003eSong Unconditional\u003c\/em\u003e is as playful as it is intense - firmly rooted in tradition, yet endlessly searching and adventurous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the 13 short pieces on \u003cem\u003eSong Unconditional\u003c\/em\u003e explores one or more expressive possibilities of the piano. They are, in the words of Adam Shatz in the liner notes, \"marvels of compressed exploration.\" To listen to them in succession, as they’re meant to be heard, is to enter a vast, sophisticated, and deeply considered sound-world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSong Unconditional\u003c\/em\u003e is also gorgeous, sometimes startlingly. It belongs, I think, in the company of the most impressive solo piano albums of recent years, notably Craig Taborn’s \u003cem\u003eAvenging Angel\u003c\/em\u003e and David Virelles’ \u003cem\u003eNuna\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intakt","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51778169340235,"sku":"R4018-3915","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/p_c4ef9d3a-dd6c-4aed-a5dc-781cf7fc1675.jpg?v=1746552679"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/alexander-hawkins.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}