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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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Idrie, Youtube
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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98rosjon, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian