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With Atmosphere, György Ligeti offered avant-garde training music for 1961, proposing an alternative to serialism in registers we might now call ambient. The work would be immortalized in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Other pieces included here, such as Volumina and Lux ​​æterna, clearly demonstrate the evolution of Ligeti's music in the following years.

Boulez has always been a major figure in contemporary classical music. From a French perspective, he founded IRCAM (Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music) and the Ensemble Intercontemporain. He held a chair at the Collège de France and influenced the construction of the Opéra Bastille, the Cité de la Musique, and the Philharmonie de Paris, whose main hall bears his name. In short, his impact is undeniable. Now, let's get to the main subject: Le ... read more

While acknowledging Boulez's impact on contemporary French and international art music, and the major role of his pieces in integral serialism, Structures I and II leave me cold, with a profound sense of boredom and the impression of listening to notes played at random, even though I know perfectly well that this isn't the case. Furthermore, Polyphonie X, composed a year earlier by him, seems to me more developed and is much less boring. In short, respect to Boulez, butwithin the body ... read more

After 13 years, Boards of Canada makes a triumphant return. Inferno offers more than just an album; it's a captivating, powerful, and cryptic experience, with a mysterious and slightly unsettling atmosphere reminiscent of Geogaddi. The themes and ambiance almost echo our current reality, giving the album a deeper, second layer of meaning. In short, Inferno, besides being a major event for all fans of the Scottish duo, transcends the status of a mere album to become a complete and immersive ... read more