LYSN is Hilary Jeffery’s new “minimal psychedelic” group with a continuously changing line up

www.lysn.nl

since 2005 Lysn have performed in England, the Netherlands and Germany with many formations, from duos to large orchestral ensembles – each Lysn concert is conceived as a unique event, especially designed for the location and players, with music made through new notation, meditation and improvisation, played on acoustic and electronic instruments

designed to push the limits of live, improvised drone music
examining its intersections with dub and psychedelia
creating a form of “minimal psychedelic music”
from floorboard-creakingly quiet to physically affecting volumes
an experiment in propulsive meditation, or meditative propulsion

LYSN features a wide range of free improvisors united by their interest in drone, calculated repetition, long-form patience, and jouneys into inner/outer space…

key musical influences in the development of Lysn’s sound include:

Eliane Radigue, John Hassel, Don Cherry, Spacemen 3, Gong, Olivier Messiaen, Matmos, Can, The Leather Nun, George Russell, Sun Ra, Public Image Limited, Catherine Christer Hennix, Nurse With Wound, Cluster, Angelo Badalamenti, Velvet Undergound, Slug and The Necks

notable Lysn events so far have been:

in September 2008 Hilary Jeffery put together a rock orientated line up of the band for a studio recording session at Berlin’s LoveLite Studio, masterfully engineered by LoveLite’s resident engineer Jochen Stroh

after extensive mixing in Amsterdam and Berlin these recordings are now appearing and will be released in the near future

the new Lysn-rock line up is:

Mark Morse - guitar, electronics
Alfredo Genovesi - guitar, electronics
Steve Heather - drums, percussion and electronics
Rozemarie Heggen – double and electric bass
Hilary Jeffery – trombone, keyboards and electronics

this band will form the core of Lysn’s next voyages into undiscovered territories with regular guest appearances from other musicians

below is the title track from this session which was featured on the September edition of Mind The Gap – the free CD which comes with the Belgian music magazine Gonzo Circus