Allure 2020

Bartosz Kruczyński - the sometimes-ambient producer also known by his more club-ready moniker, Earth Trax - returns to the Shall Not Fade catalogue with his third full-length album…

Alessandro Scarlatti La Giuditta was written for five voices and instruments. In 1697, Scarlatti set a second libretto, this time written by Cardinal Ottoboni’s father, Antonio, in which the number of characters was reduced to three. We do not know the occasion for which this second setting was created and lack information on its first performance. The differences between the two versions are discussed in Brian Robins’ review of a previous recording, which interested readers will find in the Archive. (Robins states that the second version was written for Rome in 1700. The notes to Dynamic’s recording state that the first version was the one performed in 1700.)

Sachant la fin du monde proche, Lenk Sketlish, Zimri Nommik et Ellen Bywater, les trois plus grands milliardaires, font aménager un bunker en Nouvelle-Zélande dans lequel ils pourront vivre en autosuffisance entourés de proches scrupuleusement sélectionnés. Mais Lai Zhen, activiste et influenceuse, entame une liaison avec Martha Einkorn, le bras droit de Sketlish, qui lui dévoile le projet. …