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Christopher James Chaplin, a British composer and experimental artist, has carved a unique path in the avant-garde music scene. With a background in piano studies in Vevey, Switzerland, he later made his way to London during the early 1980s, where he began to explore the boundaries of sound and composition. In 2009, he was invited by Michael Martinek and Fabrique Records to work with the artist Kava on "Seven Echoes“ – a concept album released and first presented live at the Art Brut museum gugging in Austria. There he met Roedelius, who later invited Chaplin to participate in a "Late Junction" live session for BBC Radio 3. The result of this second collaboration eventually led to another album release – "King of Hearts". In the following years, Chaplin and Hans-Joachim Roedelius performed all over the world. After his acclaimed solo album trilogy “Je suis le Ténébreux” (2016), “Paradise Lost” (2018), and “M” (2020), Chaplin released a major new work “Patriarchs” in 2021. The album is based on the ten antediluvian patriarchs, from Adam to Noah and their journey from the darkness of the Fall towards enlightenment. Once again, Christopher Chaplin breaks genre boundaries and manages to condense experimental and colorful electronics into chamber music, transporting the listener into mental and spatiotemporal intermediate states. A completely unique musical microcosm that can also be experienced in his impressive solo live performances.