Paul Lovens


Paul Lovens is a German musician. He plays drums, percussion, singing saw, and cymbals. He has performed with the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra and Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra.
He was born in Aachen, Germany. In the early 1970s, he was part of a trio with pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach. Since then he has worked with Cecil Taylor, Harri Sjöström, Günther Christmann, Eugene Chadbourne, Peter Brötzmann, Teppo Hauta-Aho, Mats Gustafsson, Thomas Lehn, Phil Wachsmann, Rajesh Mehta and Joëlle Léandre. He also played with Florian Schneider and Ebehard Kranemann in an early incarnation of Kraftwerk. Since 1967, Lovens has run the record label Po Torch with Paul Lytton.

Discography

As leader

Voerkel/Frey/Lovens Carpathes with Michel Pilz, Peter Kowald Was It Me with Paul Lytton Paul Rutherford/Paul Lovens Moinho Da Asneira with Paul Lytton Weavers with Gunter Christmann, Maarten Altena The Last Supper with Toshinori Kondo Der Traum Der Roten Plame Death Is Our Eternal Friend with Toshinori Kondo The Fetch with Paul Lytton Stranger Than Love with Alexander von Schlippenbach News from the Shed with Butcher/Durrant/Malfatti/Russell Regalia with Cecil Taylor Goldberg with Urs Voerkel Nothing to Read with Mats Gustafsson Choice-Chase with Stephan Wittwer Mouth Eating Trees and Related Activities with Mats Gustafsson Patrizio with Eugene Chadbourne Quicksand with Frank Gratkowski Papajo Acthung with Thomas Lehn Trio with Christmann/Gustaffson Wegen Meines with Moodswing 3 Live at Hasselt with Vandeweyer/Van Hove/Blume Live 2013 with Stefan Keune Mein Freund Der Baum with Stoffner/Mahall
  • with Seppe Gebruers, Hugo Antunes Nothing Particularly Horrible with Keune/Russell/Schneider Meeting the Past
With Globe Unity OrchestraLive in Wuppertal Der Alte Mann Bricht... Sein Schweigen Bavarian Calypso & Good Bye Evidence Vol. 1 Into the Valley Vol. 2 Pearls Jahrmarkt & Local Fair Improvisations Hamburg '74 Compositions Intergalactic Blow Rumbling 20th Anniversary Globe Unity 2002
  • ''Baden-Baden '75''

As sideman

With Alfred HarthEs Herrscht Uhu Im Land 1970–1971 Groups Duos
With Sven-Ake JohanssonIdylle & Katastrophen Uber Ursache & Wirkung Der Meinungsverschiedenheiten Beim Turmbau Zu Babel Fur Paul Klee
With Evan ParkerThe Ericle of Dolphi 50th Birthday Concert 2x3=5
With Mario SchianoUnlike Meetings Used to Be Friends Social Security
With Alexander von SchlippenbachPakistani Pomade Three Nails Left The Hidden Peak Anticlockwise Das Hohe Lied Detto Fra Di Noi Elf Bagatellen Physics The Morlocks and Other Pieces Complete Combustion Swinging the Bim Hunting the Snake Globe Unity 67 & 70 Broomriding Compression: Live at Total Music Meeting 2002 Winterreise Globe Unity 40 Years Gold Is Where You Find It Bauhaus Dessau First Recordings Features Warsaw Concert Globe Unity 50 Years
With Aki TakaseSt. Louis Blues Plays Fats Waller New Blues Plays Fats Waller in Berlin Signals
With others