Thomas Lehn, Matthew Shipp & John Butcher - The Clawed Stone

Matthew Shipp, John Butcher and Thomas Lehn appropriate the different aspects of music and sound and together manage to transform / combine / corrupt the elements at their disposal while keeping their individual identities and personalities intact. Their languages have the ability to set music in motion, to accelerate or decelerate, showing how these two factors can balance or unbalance each other. Lots of empathy in the service of music

“John Butcher, Thomas Lehn and Matthew Shipp manage to perfectly combine the many elements of the music while always keeping their individual identities intact”

John Butcher: tenor and soprano saxophones
Thomas Lehn: electronic
Matthew Shipp: piano