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EMEGO 121LP
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The analog-digital electronic duo of Marcus Schmickler and Thomas Lehn has been working since its first meeting in December 1998 during the German premiere of the Music In Movement Electronic Orchestra (aka MIMEO) in Cologne. Since then, they have been extensively touring in Europe, the USA and Japan and performed at Experimental Intermedia/NYC, Mills/Oakland, Bard College, Lampo/Chicago, Princeton University, Festival Wittener Tage fuer Neue Kammermusik, AMPLIFY/Tokyo, CCA/Glasgow Darmstadt and many other known presentations of contemporary and electronic music. They released several highly-acclaimed productions on labels such as Erstwhile records and A-Musik. Editions Mego is thrilled to release their fourth duo album Live Double Séance [Antaa Kalojen Uida], an LP vinyl with an attached DTS 5.1 surround sound DVD. It's their first "live" recording of a concert that took place at Helsinki's Äänen Lumo Festival for New Sounds on November 14th 2010. The concert was projected on a six channel system. A stunning, well-paced and concentrated performance in which modern computer techniques collide with complex analog synth playing. A dynamic tour de force from these legends of modern electronic music housed in a dazzling Stephen O'Malley cover. Thomas Lehn: analog synthesizer; Marcus Schmickler: computer. No editing or mixing has been applied to this recording. All spatialization was part of the live performance. Mastered at Piethopraxis Tonstudio, Köln, March 26th 2011. Vinyl cut at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin, June 2011. Contains stereo vinyl LP and DTS 5.1 Surround Sound DVD (audio-only). NTSC format/region-free DVD playable on standard DVD players and home computers. Length = 46:53. LP contains the same content.
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A 031LP
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"Kölner Kranz sees a return to a thick molasses of digital smears welded to an ever-present system that unfolds over a staggering 36 minutes which, despite its sheer length, never rests. This music is really quite dense and difficult, heavy on detailing and spontaneity, which means that listening to these tracks takes some effort to get through. Left/right tones cascade in waves over bitmapped crackles as Lehn and Schmickler add layer after layer of events into a seductive audio landscape. Bewilderingly acute and brilliantly played, this release is compulsory listening for those interested in the state of modern electronics." Vinyl-only release, limited to 300 copies.
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A 034CD
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"Lehn and Schmickler 's 1st recording BART is considered one of the best synth improv albums ever made. Since BART, dating back to 2000, the duo has toured frequently through Europe, Japan and the USA.This double-release features some of the best performances the duo recorded over the course of 15 live concerts. A brilliant amalgam of the two musicians' strengths, Navigation Im Hypertext utilizes both improvisation and studio post-production techniques to create a lasting work, combining the feel of a classic composed electronic music record with the raw, crackling energy of a free improv-session. Exciting and destabilizing, Navigation Im Hypertext will surprise even the most hardcore Lehn fan: intertwined with Schmickler's, his art never sounded this rich. If anything, Navigation Im Hypertext takes electronic improvisation one step further. The arrangements range in tone from softer clusters of sound to more abrasive movements. Comes in digipack, CD-only release."
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