Big Game - Big Game - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In music, Zoh Amba is always striving for greater proximity to the divine. On Eyes Full, their debut singer-songwriter and first with Matador, they've never come closer. Having already become one of the most exciting saxophonists to emerge from NYC's avant-garde scene, Amba is now letting their heart guide them back to their first instrument, the guitar, and to their hometown of Kingsport, Tennessee. The music is distinctly, instinctively tied to that place muddy, loose blues with sweet burnishes of Appalachian folk. It feels like a pure transmission of their soul.Every song on Eyes Full circles the idea of seeing and being seen. The record looks closely at the lives of working-class folk in small towns who bust their asses off while trying to find any salvation they can. InchI hope these songs touch people's hearts,Inch Amba says. InchThey're about people who really need to be seen and heard.InchEyes Full is a lesson in how to look and to stay open to the universe, and to all the hearts that inhabit it. Through Amba's gaze, the album restores spirit and dignity to those who are often overlooked or dispossessed. Across Eyes Full, Amba sings for people who rarely see themselves reflected back with tenderness. The music carries an ache for communities pushed to the margins, for those growing numb or losing touch with their innermost sense of self. These songs insist on sustained attention on looking closely, meeting another person's gaze, and refusing to look away.

Fourteen years after her victory at the XVI International Chopin Piano Competition, Yulianna Avdeeva documents her journey with the music of Frederic Chopin. Voyage focuses on his late works, all composed while surrounded by nature, and Avdeeva has recorded them at the rustic Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana, against the serene backdrop of the Beartooth Mountains.A pianist of fiery temperament and virtuosity, Avdeeva plays with power, conviction, and sensibility, having won over audiences all over the world. She returns to PENTA-TONE after her acclaimed tag debut with Resilience (2023).

Trust Game - Trustgame [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/10/2009