Jazz Articles about Thomas Lehn

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Domenico Sciajno: Doves Days in Palermo

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 9, 2010

Doves è un acronimo che sta per “Day Off Venue for the Experimental Scene," vale a dire una serie di concerti organizzati da Domenico Sciajno a Palermo tra marzo e giugno 2008 in collaborazione con G. Coleman, K. Cascone, R. Hayward, A. Wagner, T. Lehn, G. Gebbiae Tez. Le indicazioni sono chiare: a partire dalle registrazioni, che diventano materia di composizione, Sciajno (ri)combina e (ri)struttura il materiale senza aggiunte di modo da conservare intatta l'aura e l'afflato del live, operazione ...

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Thomas Lehn: feldstarken

by Glenn Astarita
July 1, 2001

German analogue synthesizer ace, Thomas Lehn pursues subliminal metaphors along with quaintly executed motifs on this 2000 release, titled Feldstarken. Here, the CD cover artwork consisting of block diagrams/circuit schemas and a knob driven soundboard, provides a backdrop for the sonic environment as Lehn transforms seemingly ancient technology into useful vehicles for acute expressionism. With this project, the artist executes a series of freely improvised vignettes and themes, brimming with deftly articulated and altogether perplexing statements.

Lehn manipulates waveforms into ...

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Thomas Lehn & Gerry Hemingway: Tom & Gerry

by Glenn Astarita
January 1, 2001

Drummer/composer and noteworthy modern jazz group leader, Gerry Hemingway and synthesizer expert Thomas Lehn take the listener on a sinuous path down dark alley’s and surreal soundscapes on this cleverly articulated 2 CD set, simply titled, Tom & Gerry.

On pieces such as “W2” and “W3” the duo produces enigmatic sounds and temporal themes in this electro-acoustic potpourri of odd metered rhythmic sequences, counterbalancing motifs and contrasting tonalities as Lehn’s meaty analogue synths lay the foundation for curiously interesting dialogue ...