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"Hubert Dupont revealed in solo, partly through new compositions (tone colours of his own invention, freely expressed ideas); partly through total improvisation; and sometimes a tune from his own songbook or personal folklore…
His is constantly in search of the sound – every sound – of his instrument, and above all, goes beyond the predictable and even unpredictable in the manner of a free-style acrobat. Playing solo implies a back-to-base (and basics) act of renaissance;...

Hubert Dupont’s fourth album after a completely solo one; here he’s added the saxophone of Indian-New York player Rudresh Mahanthappa to his trio. He’s back to taking pleasure in having a small but mobile unit around him again made up of faithful followers ready for any and every challenge. He can offer them new compositions, and in other passages exciting new  improvisations emerge where it’s impossible to tell exactly what the strangely enigmatic rules of the game are…...