Medemer, by Lean Left

Medemer

by Lean Left

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	1.	Medemer Part 1 08:17
	2.	Medemer Part 2 09:26
	3.	Medemer Part 3 18:43
	4.	Medemer Part 4 17:26
	5.	Medemer Part 5 09:44
	6.	Medemer Part 6 08:55

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"Paal Nilssen-Love on drums, Ken Vandermark on reeds and Terrie Ex and Andy Moor on guitars: which is to say that you have to hear this." - Kevin Press, The Moderns

Lean Left is a four-piece band of Paal Nilssen-Love (drums), Ken Vandermark (reeds), Terrie Ex and Andy Moor (guitars). Andy and Terrie have been playing together in legendary Dutch group The Ex since 1990, a band that came out of the punk scene in the late 70s, but who were determined to explore much larger fields of expression, and is why they are one of the few rock-based bands that feel relevant after 40 years. Following similar paths, but with a slightly different starting point, Ken and Paal both came out of jazz and improvised music, and began playing together in 2000. The four came together in February 2007 on a split bill in Amsterdam with the two duos. Through a myriad of different projects, bands, guest features, one-offs and the like, the quartet line-up of Lean Left soon became the utility pole of their shared activities. In short: these are four musicians with a long history of playing together. Their new album “Medemer”, recorded on tour in 2018, clearly displays a musical camaraderie that can only be reached through playing together – a lot. But there’s also another factor: storytelling. While most live albums for good reason are edited to a digestible form, “Medemer” presents the entire 72-minute concert in full. Listening to the album it becomes clear why it is like this - conscious or not the four musicians of Lean Left are not just good at playing together, they know how to make the whole performance come together as a whole, without any compositions or preconceived movements every section is followed by something that takes the music in a new direction. Like a well made film noir you know what kind of trip you’re in for, but you’ll be surprised where it takes you.

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released May 5, 2020

Terrie Ex: left guitar
Ken Vandermark: tenor saxophone and Bb clarinet
Paal Nilssen-Love: drums
Andy Moor: right guitar

All music by Terrie Hessels (buma), Andrew Moor (prs), Paal Nilssen-Love (tono), Ken Vandermark (twenty first mobile Music/ascap-cien fuegos)

Produced by paal nilssen-love
Co-produced by Lasse Marhaug

Recorded live in concert on september 10th 2018 at Pardon To Tu, Warsaw, Poland
Live recording by Bartosz Szkielkowski of Soundbay
Mixed and mastered by Lasse Marhaug

Photos by Petra Cvelbar
Cover design by Lasse Marhaug

Special thanks to Magda and Daniel at Pardon To Tu
Thanks also to Marta and Sergio of Arco Y Flecha

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Paal Nilssen-Love Oslo, Norway

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May 27

Pardon, To Tu

Warsaw, Poland

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