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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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Meninblack, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Idrie, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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World Without End, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Anon, westhamonline.com