PROMO: Thomas Lehn/Marcus Schmickler-Bart

[JonAbbey2@xxxxxxx]

sorry for the promotional intrusion, and further apologies if you receive 
more than one copy of this:

I'm proud to announce the release of the latest CD on my label:

Thomas Lehn/Marcus Schmickler-Bart (Erstwhile 012)

Thomas Lehn and Marcus Schmickler are both well-known electroacoustic 
musicians from Cologne, but they come from very different backgrounds. Lehn 
is from the world of improvisation, while Schmickler's previous work lies 
predominantly in the world of studio production. Lehn is best known for the 
CD projects Tom and Gerry (Erstwhile), Konk Pack-Big Deep (Grob), and 
e-rax-Live at the BIMhuis 1999 (X-Or), as well as for his consistently superb 
performances on the European festival circuit. Schmickler has been involved 
with numerous projects, including the seminal collective Kontakta (Odd Size). 
As a solo artist, Schmickler has created important works such as Wabi Sabi 
(A-Musik), as well as three CDs under the name Pluramon, all on Mille 
Plateaux, including the just released remix project Bit Sand Riders. He's 
also worked extensively in the house and techno scenes, both on his own and 
with musicians such as Thomas Brinkmann and Cristian Vogel.

In December of 1998, Schmickler joined the MIMEO, of which Lehn was already a 
member, and the two began to collaborate occasionally within the band. This 
past summer, the duo recorded Bart over the course of two long studio 
sessions. A brilliant amalgam of the two musicians' strengths, Bart utilizes 
both improvisation and studio postproduction techniques to create a lasting 
work, combining the feel of a classic INA-GRM record with the raw, crackling 
energy of a free improv session. 

The unique look of the artwork was created by Cologne graphic designer Heike 
Sperling, in conjunction with the two musicians and Bianca Strauch.

"very cool cd!!! the real sound of cologne! cd of the year potential and all 
that."-Pita

personnel:

Thomas Lehn - analogue synthesizer
Marcus Schmickler - digital synthesizer, computer

track listing:
1. âgelbâ-9:31
2. Ziege-7:03
3. OS-7:00
4. Du Funktion-30:10
5. Temp Close-5:24

more info available at the following web sites, or contact Erstwhile Records 
at ErstRecs@xxxxxxx:

http://www.erstwhilerecords.com
http://www.mindspring.com/~gerryhem/lehn.html
http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/rec/ps/efi/musician/mlehn.html

all Erstwhile CDs can be purchased from numerous worldwide distributors, all 
of which are listed on my web site. also, all Erstwhile releases can be 
purchased via direct mail order, details of which are also on my web site. 

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future releases from Erstwhile will include:

010: GÃnter MÃller/LÃ Quan Ninh-La Voyelle Liquide (released October 20)
011: Otomo Yoshihide/Voice Crack-Bits, Bots & Signs  (released mid-November)
013: Axel DÃrner/Kevin Drumm
014: Stilluppsteypa/TV Pow
015: Phil Durrant/Thomas Lehn/Radu Malfatti
016: Toshimaru Nakamura/Sachiko M.

also available now:

001-VHF-Extracts
002-Haunted House-Up In Flames
003-Earl Howard/Denman Maroney-Fire Song
004-2-Thomas Lehn/Gerry Hemingway-Tom & Gerry (double CD)
005-Keith Rowe/GÃnter MÃller/Taku Sugimoto-The World Turned Upside Down
006-Kevin Drumm/Martin TÃtreault-Particles and Smears
007-John Butcher/Phil Durrant-Requests and Antisongs
008-Burkhard Stangl/Christof Kurzmann-Schnee
009-Dean Roberts/Werner Dafeldecker-Aluminium

thanks for reading.

Jon
www.erstwhilerecords.com