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Hurdy-gurdy meets percussion. Matthias Loibner, the undisputed innovator of this strikingly exotic, medieval instrument and Lucas Niggli, who has been at the forefront of European Jazz for many years team up. Touching and intoxicating, fed by a huge repertoire between classical music, electronics, tradition and imagination, these two exceptional artists paint sounds into the now. In every colour, every note of their vibrant playing, a silent storm lurks, waiting to break loose in rhythmic cascades and avalanches of sound. “The result is an aural experience that is sometimes pondering, sometimes conversational, allowing the listening ear to float away; purely by means of the music. The album, laid out in comparatively short pieces, is made up of acoustic mind games. Haikus, or even more so, Japanese Tankas, evoke the moment. A form of poetry without rhyme, confidently created collectively out of the moment through improvisation, and with an indispensable reference to the present,” writes Johannes Rühl in the liner notes.

Listening to the (deservedly) much-hyped debut album from Wet Leg, you might wonder if front women Hester Chambers and Rhian Teasdale come from another planet—one that doesn't know or understand the conventions of Western pop songs. That's how quirky and just plain weird their songwriting and performing can be. There is no aim to be pretty, and it's refreshing. The finest example of this is the band's killer first single, "Chaise Longue," with Chambers disaffectedly—almost as if reading from a user's manual—reciting blush-inducing double entendres (including the Mean Girls quote "Is your muffin buttered? Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?") over drums that tick like a time bomb, until it all erupts in a tilt-a-whirl dizzy chorus.

With his mixture of luminous classicism and an art of singing without any emphasis, András Schiff is an aristocrat of the piano who approaches music with the constant concern to play masterpieces as if they were given for the first time. In love with Bach, who is his favorite composer and his companion since childhood, he recorded all his keyboard music. From the age of 18, the pianist of Hungarian origin has indeed rejected scales and exercises to play the Cantor's music daily when he gets to work. It is for him an intellectual and emotional stimulation, even spiritual because, he says, his music, sacred or profane, is of the same water and proceeds from the same spirit.

The software developer Autodesk is pleased to announce the availability of VREDPro 2022.0.1. The 2022 release provides further enhancements to some existing functionality, as well as introducing some new exciting changes. These improvements include data handling, streaming capabilities, and an enhanced render engine.

Autodesk has released Maya 2022, a major update to its 3D modelling and animation software, introducing “full USD integration” and adding support for key pipeline technologies like Python 3 and OCIO 2.

Legacy Recordings are releasing an expanded edition of Modest Mouse’s breakthrough album, Good News For People Who Love Bad News in celebration of its 20th anniversary. Originally released in 2004, the album offered a unique blend of existential lyricism and innovative soundscapes which helped Modest Mouse break out of the rock underground after more than a decade of existence. The digital release (5th April) features eight bonus tracks, including brand new remixes from Poolside, Jacknife Lee, Dan the Automator, MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and more. The album has also been remastered for vinyl, pressed as deluxe 2LP coloured edition. The package includes an alternate album cover, 8-page booklet and five of the new remixes.

The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

At a time when the PC is playing a more central role in our lives, Windows 11 is designed to bring you closer to what you love. This is the latest version of Windows OS releases, with new interface and other new features like new Microsoft Store, a new personalized feed powered by AI and best-in-class browser performance from Microsoft Edge, Chat from Microsoft Teams integrated in the taskbar and many more! Unlocked means you can install Windows 11 on PC without Secure Boot and TPM.

At a time when the PC is playing a more central role in our lives, Windows 11 is designed to bring you closer to what you love. This is the latest version of Windows OS releases, with new interface and other new features like new Microsoft Store, a new personalized feed powered by AI and best-in-class browser performance from Microsoft Edge, Chat from Microsoft Teams integrated in the taskbar and many more! Unlocked means you can install Windows 11 on PC without Secure Boot and TPM.

At a time when the PC is playing a more central role in our lives, Windows 11 is designed to bring you closer to what you love. This is the latest version of Windows OS releases, with new interface and other new features like new Microsoft Store, a new personalized feed powered by AI and best-in-class browser performance from Microsoft Edge, Chat from Microsoft Teams integrated in the taskbar and many more! Unlocked means you can install Windows 11 on PC without Secure Boot and TPM.