Sleeve notes by Stew for this blistering live set by American-Dutch-Scandinavian free-improv quartet.
The Ex guitars meet Nilssen-Love/Vandermark Duo.
Lean Left throws together two explosive duos – the sax/drums collision course of Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilsson-Love with the piledriving guitarists from The Ex – to make up a positively apocalyptic quartet: an elemental musical force featuring Grade A international players zoning in and scrambling together rock, jazz, noise and blistering free improv into a highly-charged onstage assault, each member taking their sounds and bodies to the edge and often snapping out of the wilds and into glorious passages of regular rhythm. Recorded live at Café Oto, London in 2011.
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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John Robins, Comedian
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Stuart, Chortle
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Hiewy, Youtube