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Track 9

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Keith Rowe, best known for his groundbreaking work with AMM, has recently been pursuing numerous other projects. Some of the most exceptional documents of this recent work include Weather Sky (w/ Toshimaru Nakamura) and The Hands of Caravaggio (with MIMEO and special guest John Tilbury).

Thomas Lehn's unique command of the analogue synthesizer has established him as one of the most exciting musicians on the European festival circuit. His considerable range of ideas and approaches have been showcased in small groups such as Konk Pack and Toot, in energetic duos with Gerry Hemingway and Marcus Schmickler, and in an ultra-minimal trio with Radu Malfatti and Phil Durrant.

Marcus Schmickler has been involved with numerous projects over the past decade, including the seminal collective Kontakta. While rooted in electronic music, Schmickler also has a background in contemporary composition, having studied under prominent Stockhausen collaborator Johannes Fritsch. As a solo artist, Schmickler has created important works such as Wabi Sabi, Sator Rotas and Param, as well as three CDs under the name Pluramon, with a fourth to be released in 2003.

Crew's Choice Selection

Rabbit Run
  Keith Rowe (guitars, electronics)
   Thomas Lehn (electronics)
   Marcus Schmickler (electronics)

Keith Rowe, Thomas Lehn and Marcus Schmickler are three of the most prominent names in the European experimental world, each with their own distinct history and discography. All three are members of the all-star electronic orchestra MIMEO, and in late 2001, they began performing occasionally as a trio, eventually resulting in Rabbit Run.

Rowe, Lehn and Schmickler gathered together in June of 2002, in Schmickler's Piethopraxis studio in Cologne, for two days of recordings. The results were Rabbit Run, which is two records in one: a single 41 minute piece designed to be played linearly, and the same piece subdivided into 42 shorter tracks, designed to be played on random shuffle, creating a unique record with each play.

Comes with our highest recommendation.

1 piece split into 42 segments, designed to be played either linearly or randomly:  41:03 minutes

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If you missed this cd, you might also enjoy listening to:

Bart (Schmickler and Lehn)

The Hands of Caravaggio (MIMEO and John Tilbury)

Dark Rags (Rowe and Parker)

Weather Sky (Rowe and Nakamura)

Phosphor (Beins, Bosetti, Dörner, Hayward, Krebs, Neumann, Renkel, Schick)

Wrapped Islands (Polwechsel with Fennesz)

Schnee (Stangl and Kurzmann)