Here is an artist who has escaped the routine with virtuosity.
Thirty years after his debut with the band Blur, pearl of the britpop scene of the 1990s, Damon Albarn is pursuing one of the most exciting journeys on the world music scene.
The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
is just his second solo album, seven years after
Everyday Robots
.
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Hyperactive, the fifty-year-old leads several careers, between the virtual group Gorillaz, the supergroup The Good, The Bad and The Queen.
He is also involved in various projects, notably with Malian musicians (we remember his sparkling production for Amadou and Mariam).
He is also not reluctant to mount ambitious productions like operas.
Deeply original, this second solo collection has its source in Iceland.
Damon Albarn has resided there regularly for twenty years.
He even acquired Icelandic nationality, while continuing to be a subject of His Most Gracious Majesty.
"This allows me to maintain
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