August 2011 |
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Coleman, Steve and Five Elements: The Mancy of Sound (Pi Recordings -- USA ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Steve Coleman and Five Elements with Tim Albright, Tyshawn Sorey, Jen Shyu, &c., in an album incorporating the saxophonist's lifetime of researchg into cycles found in nature and astronomy. |
Crispell, Marilyn / Gerry Hemingway: Affinities (Intakt -- Switzerland ) Price: $18.95 Out of Stock Braxton Quartet alumni pianist Marilyn Crispell and drummer Gerry Hemingway in an album bringing the duo back together to express the evolution of their respective music, and the affinity of their work. |
Lash / Farmer / Hughes: Droplets (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $15.95 Out of Stock A 20-minute improvisation plus realisations of scores by the Wandelweiser composers Eva-Maria Houben & Taylan Susam, including an extraordinary outdoor performance of Houben's Nachtstuck for solo bass. |
Laubrock, Ingrid Sleepthief : The Madness Of Crowds (Intakt -- Switzerland ) Price: $18.95 Out of Stock Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock's Sleepthief trio with Tom Rainey on drums and Liam Noble inside and out of the piano, recording in the studio in NYC, a dynamic and remarkably paced journey in free improvisation. |
Saint Dirt Elementary School: Abandoned Ballroom (Barnyard -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The chamber rock 8 piece Saint Dirt Elementary School ensemble in their second release on Barnyard, superb sophisticated compositions reminiscent of L'Ensemble Raye or Conventum. |
Saunders / Thomas / Parkinson / Davies / Chase / Davies (Edges Ensemble): divisions that could be autonomous but that comprise the whole (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $15.95 Out of Stock 6 works from a series of minimal compositions loosely based on the art & writings of Sol LeWitt, performed by the Edges Ensemble: Philip Thomas, James Saunders, Tim Parkinson, Angharad Davies, Stephen Chase & Rhodri Davies. |
Tierce #2: Caisson (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $15.95 In Stock A 2nd outing for this electronics-based trio using field recordings, zithers, turntables, amplified knitting machine, &c.; a 60 minute improvisation recorded in concert in Hull in November 2010. |
Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani: Cardinal (Impressus Records -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The quartet of Cosottini, Melano, Pisani, Miano (EAQuartet Electroacoustic) in compositions referring to the 4 cardinal map points using graphic scores, games, open readings, &c. |
Pontevia, Mathias: Laminaire (Un Reve Nu -- France ) Price: $40.00 In Stock Solo recordings of percussionist Mathias Pontevia embracing a breathtaking variety of approaches and sonic environments, in a beautiful art release with the CD attached to a laminated disc with embedded objects. |
Viltard, Guillaume: Running Away (Un Reve Nu -- France ) Price: $44.95 In Stock An art object, acrylic painting on wood with a CD inside, a beautiful package to house solo recordings of double bassist Guillaume Viltard's, who has worked with Heddy Boubaker, Catherine Jauniaux, &c. |
Wooley / Corsano / Yeh: The Seven Storey Mountain II (Important Records -- USA ) Price: $13.95 Out of Stock Turbulent and ecstatic electronic improvisation in the 2nd installment of Seven Storey Mountain with Nate Wooley on amplified trumpet and tape, drummer Chris Corsano , and violinist C. Spencer Yeh. |
Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver): An Air of Unreality [VINYL] (RogueArt -- France ) Price: $19.95 Out of Stock A live performance at Judson Church in Manhattan as part of the 20th Vision Festival from the NY/France free improvising trio of Joelle Leandre on double bass, Mat Maneri on viola, and Gerald Cleaver on drums and percussion, two tracks of steadily building, incredibly compatible dialog. |
Clinamen Trio (Marion / Di Donato / Berger): Decline (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $16.95 In Stock Roman philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus named "Clinamen" the unpredictable (in time and space) swerve of atoms falling in the void, which aptly describes the unexpected directions taken in subtle free improvisation from this French trio, led by bassist Louis-Michel Marion, with Jacques Di Donato on clarinet, and Philippe Berger on viola. |
Wisseltangcamatta, The: Movements (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $16.95 Out of Stock Live recordings at LOFT in Cologne, Germany from the trio of George Wissel on prepared saxophone, Achim Tang on doublebass, and Simon Camatta on drums & percussion, performing seven "Movements" that use prodigious technique with reserve and direction, revealing the structure of their work as the pieces build and recede in fascinating ways. |
Farmer / Kilymis / Hughes / Cornford: No Islands (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock A unique realisation of John Cage's 'Four6', plus two improvisations by Stephen Cornford (amplified piano), Patrick Farmer (turntable & electronics), Sarah Hughes (chorded zither), and Kostis Kilymis (electronics). |
Tickmayer, Stevan Kovacs: Repetetive Selective Removal of One Protecting Group (Recommended Records -- Great Britain ) Price: $12.95 Out of Stock |
Shyu, Jen + Mark Dresser: Synastry (Pi Recordings -- USA ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock Vocalist Jen Shyu and master bassist Mark Dresser in a duo exploring opportunities for space and sound, texture and styles, through informed songs that include texts by Li Po and Ge Hong. |
Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson: Live / Studio [Used Item] (Bead -- UK ) Price: $10.00 In Stock The improvising string duo of stalwart London improvisers, Daniel Thompson on acoustic guitar and Phil Durrant on the octave mandola, are heard in two settings of texturally rich, intricate interactions, first at Cafe OTO in 2022 for an extended improvisation, then at Cable Street Studios two months later for six succint, impressively diverse dialogs. |