LEHN / SCHMICKLER - KÖLNER KRANZ (LP)

"Kölner Kranz sees a return to a thick molasses of digital smears welded to an ever-present system that unfolds over a staggering 36 minutes which, despite its sheer length, never rests.This music is really quite dense and dif .cult, heavy on detailing and spontaneity, which means that listening to these tracks takes some effort to get through.Left / Right tones cascade in waves over bitmapped crackles as Lehn and Schmickler add layer after layer of events into a seductive audio landscape.Bewilderingly acute and brilliantly played, this release is compulsory listening for those interested in the state of modern electronics." (label info) Limited to 300 copies.