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  November 2024
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Blake, Ran / Dave Knife Fabris: Live Amsterdam 2006, First Visit [CD + POSTCARDS]
Blake, Ran / Dave Knife Fabris:
Live Amsterdam 2006, First Visit [CD + POSTCARDS]

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Ran Blake presents eleven solo performances at Amsterdam's Bimhuis, interpreting a captivating selection of tunes, including works by Duke Ellington and Abbey Lincoln; followed by eight duos with electric guitarist David 'Knife' Fabris, continuing their collaborative legacy from albums such as Horace is Blue and Something to Live For, along with their releases on Soul Note and NoBusiness.

Sanna, Claudio: Compositori Sardi Contemporanei II [2 CDs]
Sanna, Claudio:
Compositori Sardi Contemporanei II [2 CDs]

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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The second volume in pianist and composer Claudio Sanna exploration of composers, improviser and experimenters from Sardinia, in a wonderfully diverse set of works and performances from Sanna himself, Anna Zeriotto (double bass), Federico Nicoletta (piano), Leoardo Zunica (piano), Sandro Mungianu (live electronics), and Paolo Pastorino (live electronics).

Dameron, Tadd: Fontainebleau & Magic Touch, Revisited
Dameron, Tadd:
Fontainebleau & Magic Touch, Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Composer, pianist, and bandleader Tadd Dameron's first album, Fontainebleau (1956), and his final work, The Magic Touch (1962), are remastered to highlight his sophisticated hard bop compositions for large ensembles, featuring influential players like Bill Evans, Philly Joe Jones, and Ron Carter, and showcasing Dameron's lasting impact on jazz before his untimely passing.

AALY Trio (Gustafsson / Nordeson / Janson): Sustain
AALY Trio (Gustafsson / Nordeson / Janson):
Sustain

(Silkheart -- USA )


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AALY Trio, named as a reference to Albert Ayler, is Mats Gustafsson (winds), Kjell Nordeson (bass), and Peter Janson (drums), who began their journey in Sweden in the 1980s, drawing significant influence from Chicago's creative scene in the 90s, and reuniting now with the same incendiary energy and deep rapport, captured in 11 composed and collective works.

Cosa Brava  (Frith / Parkins / Kihlstedt / Bossi / Ismaily): Z Sides
Cosa Brava (Frith / Parkins / Kihlstedt / Bossi / Ismaily):
Z Sides

(Klanggalerie -- Austria )


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Guitarist & vocalist Fred Frith leads the highly creative quintet of Zeena Parkins on keys & voice, Carla Kihlstedt on violin & voice, Mathias Bossi on drums and Shahzad Ismaily on bass, merging free improv, rock and experimental forms; drawn from live performances recorded by The Normal Conquest, this set of compositions captures the group's dynamic interplay and remarkable inventiveness.

Mazurek, Rob Quartet (w/ Reid / Taylor/ Sanchez): Color Systems
Mazurek, Rob Quartet (w/ Reid / Taylor/ Sanchez):
Color Systems

(RogueArt -- France )


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Trumpeter Rob Mazurek dedicates these pieces to pianist Angelica Sanchez, cellist Tomeka Reid, and drummer Chad Taylor in a vibrant improvisation recorded in France, drawing on Mazurek's watercolor and ink creations as inspiration; the quartet's interplay channels visual art into melodic textures, freely merging influence and spontaneity through rich interaction.

Attias, Michael (Attias / Leibson / Pavolka / Ferber / Hoffman): Quartet Music Vol. I: LuMiSong
Attias, Michael (Attias / Leibson / Pavolka / Ferber / Hoffman):
Quartet Music Vol. I: LuMiSong

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


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With an ear to detail, Michaël Attias spent a year mixing and refining these four tracks, recorded after a post-pandemic concert at Barbes in Brooklyn, bringing to light four intricately melodic compositions performed with Michael Attias on alto sax, Santiago Leibson on piano & Wurli, Matt Pavolka on bass, Mark Ferber on drums and Christopher Hoffman on cello.

Blaser, Samuel  / Marc Ducret / Peter Bruun: Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground [VINYL 10-inch]
Blaser, Samuel / Marc Ducret / Peter Bruun:
Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground [VINYL 10-inch]

(Blaser Music -- France )


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Recorded during their UK tour at Steve Winwood Studio, the Samuel Blaser Trio's with guitarist Marc Ducret and drummer Peter Bruun's 2nd official release is a limited edition 10-inch blue vinyl, featuring a haunting interpretation of Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" along with original compositions by Blaser and Ducret, ending with a dynamic collective "Jam".

Cundy, Chris: Of All The Common Flowers
Cundy, Chris:
Of All The Common Flowers

(Ear To The Ground -- UK )


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Renowned for his work with Another Timbre and Confront, British bass clarinetist Chris Cundy presents his third solo album, blending contemporary classical elements, improvised sketches, and rhythmic motifs in fourteen captivating vignettes inspired by wildflowers, their fragile habitats, and peripheral landscapes, showcasing a masterful and virtuosic approach.

Expanse: Bailiwick
Expanse:
Bailiwick

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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This session at Evil Clown Headquarters brings together a sextet featuring PEK, Michael Knoblach, Robin Amos, Bob Moores, Tony Leva, and Jonathan LaMaster, blending horns, strings, electronics, and percussion to create a richly textured improvisational journey, highlighting deep connections within the Boston improvisation scene and showcasing dynamic interactions shaped by both past collaborations and new encounters.

Leap of Faith: Logical Consequences
Leap of Faith:
Logical Consequences

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Originally planned as an Axioms session, this Leap of Faith performance features PEK, Glynis Lomon, Chris Alford, Albey onBass, Vance Provey, Jose Arroyo, and Michael Knoblach, who transformed a dynamic sextet improvisation into a rich exploration of sonorities, blending wind, strings, percussion, and electronics to create a spontaneous, evolving soundscape marked by deep listening and adaptability.

Spaces Unfolding + Pierre Alexandre Tremblay: Shadow Figures
Spaces Unfolding + Pierre Alexandre Tremblay:
Shadow Figures

(Bead -- UK )


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Performing together as Spaces Unfolding since 2021, the trio of Neil Metcalfe on flute, Philipp Wachsmann on violin, and Emil Karlsen on drums expands their initial focus on acoustic exploration, as heard on this debut album, with the addition of Pierre Alexandre Tremblay on electronics, blending acoustic and electronic elements to reflect on the evolving influence of technology in their sound.

Barker / Parker / Irabagon: Bakunawa [VINYL]
Barker / Parker / Irabagon:
Bakunawa [VINYL]

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


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New York creative scene stalwarts drummer Andrew Barker, bassist William Parker, and saxophonist Jon Irabagon debut as a trio, delivering five collectively improvised explorations that emphasize call-and-response dynamics, weaving and reacting with technically impressive, extended, and unconventional techniques and expressions delivered with confident assertion.

Metal Chaos Ensemble: One Step Beyond Logic
Metal Chaos Ensemble:
One Step Beyond Logic

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Exploring chaotic metallic rhythms, this ensemble has become one of Evil Clown's most prolific groups, blending gongs, chimes, Tibetan bowls, and horns spanning a dynamic range of sounds, here in a sextet configuration with drummer Steve Niemitz and special guest Chris Alford on guitar, offering a powerful fusion of rock elements within the ensemble's electroacoustic approach.

Bramnk, Falter: Music for Luminous Background
Bramnk, Falter:
Music for Luminous Background

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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A new solo project from French composer and improviser Falter Bramnk, exploring glass and crystal as exclusive sound sources, following his "Glassical Music" series; originally conceived for six Muzzix collective musicians, Bramnk reworked and expanded the compositions featuring glass struck, rubbed, blown, and shaken, on select tracks with contributions from Sam Bodart on Crystal Baschet.

Deasy, Johnathan: Le Sacre
Deasy, Johnathan:
Le Sacre

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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Unfolding as a deep listening experience with slowly oscillating sine waves created through SuperCollider, Jonathan Deasy's hour-long drone composition blends digital artistry with warmth, evoking orchestral textures reminiscent of processed cello or trombone with ascending and descending notes, creating a dramatic yet slow-moving, dark and spacious soundscape.

Innovative Landscapes Laboratory: Spontaneous Dimensions
Innovative Landscapes Laboratory:
Spontaneous Dimensions

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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"Opanasiuk creates sound collages from whatever he extracted from his Eurorack machines. That modular feeling is the backbone of the music, but by layering, editing, mixing and removing, he creates his own sound world, and the compositi...

Modelbau: Extricate
Modelbau:
Extricate

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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"The first ten years of Modelbau ended with the publication of 'X', a book and CD by Korm Plastics, documenting all there is to know (and see) about Modelbau. It also marked a substantial change in working as Modelbau. Almost everything...

Monteiro, Alfredo Costa : Transient Spaces as Impermanent Lines
Monteiro, Alfredo Costa:
Transient Spaces as Impermanent Lines

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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Unfolding as a sonic drift through varied sound atmospheres, Alfredo Costa Monteiro's large sonic canvas creates a narrative akin to a psychogeographical wander that evokes emotional states of disorientation; inspired by found footage techniques in cinema, it serves as a "cinema for the ear," where found sounds stripped of context form an immersive, unpredictable auditory journey.

Moons (Berkson / Cetilia / Porter / Tavolacci): Moons
Moons (Berkson / Cetilia / Porter / Tavolacci):
Moons

(Editions Verde -- USA )


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Moons' debut album features long-time collaborators Judith Berkson, Laura Cetilia, Katie Porter, and Christine Tavolacci, each contributing a composition blending accordion, voice, cello, clarinets, and flutes, with works exploring memory through tunings, divine visions, impermanent graphic scores, and micro-intervals to create dynamic, shifting sonorities and felt-time improvisation.

Novoa / Carter / Mela Trio: Vol.1
Novoa / Carter / Mela Trio:
Vol.1

(577 Records -- USA )


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Brooklyn-based Eva Novoa's new trio with sax legend Daniel Carter and drummer Francisco Mela debuts with their first volume, featuring compositions inspired by the four elements — earth, wind, fire, and water — and a Cuban piece, blending Novoa's piano, Fender Rhodes, electric harpsichord, and gongs with Carter's sax and Mela's rhythms for vibrant, free-flowing interplay.

Perturbations: Asymptotic Series
Perturbations:
Asymptotic Series

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Evil Clown's most recent ensemble led by PEK and Joel Simches focuses on trio configurations to highlight Simches' real-time signal processing; this session features PEK, Michael Caglianone, and John Fugarino on horns, auxiliary percussion, and electronics, delivering dynamic transformations across sonorities under the influence of Simches' manipulations.

Sheffield, Colin Andrew : Moments Lost
Sheffield, Colin Andrew :
Moments Lost

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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Debuting at the Molten Plains Festival 2023, Colin Andrew Sheffield's work blends manipulated samples from vintage soundtrack LPs into an abstract plunderphonic symphony; using layered loops, ambient drones, and vinyl surface noise, creating a haunting sonic collage of deconstructed melodies and textures, fusing past and present in a dream-like exploration of hidden secrets and lost moments.

Simulacrum: Replacing Reality with Representation
Simulacrum:
Replacing Reality with Representation

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A Metal Chaos Ensemble offshoot featuring PEK, Eric Woods, and Bob Moores, focuses on heightened electronic elements while omitting drums, typically expanding to larger groups; this quintet session included a rhythm section using extensive instrumental doubling across brass, reeds, percussion, and electronics, resulting in a slower-moving yet richly textured exploration.

Turbulence: Principles of Complementarity
Turbulence:
Principles of Complementarity

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Extending the horn section of the Leap of Faith Orchestra and operating independently with varied ensembles under the name Turbulence when horn players dominate, this session saw a planned 9-member Turbulence Orchestra reduced to seven, blending a large horn section, jazz-leaning bass and diverse percussion, delivering a dynamic set exemplifying Evil Clown's broad improvisational palette.

Elephant9 : Mythical River [VINYL]
Elephant9 :
Mythical River [VINYL]

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


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Wearing the cloak of 60's pyschedelic organ trios modernized in approach and maturity, this is the 8th album from the Swedish improvising, prog-oriented rock band Elephant9, presenting six new compositions from keyboardist Stale Storlokken (Supersilent, Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns) performed with Nikolai Haengsle on electric bass and Torstein Lofthus on drums.

Evans, Peter (Evans / Eldh / Black): Extra [VINYL]
Evans, Peter (Evans / Eldh / Black):
Extra [VINYL]

(We Jazz -- Finland )


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An exhilarating trio with bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black, recorded in Lisbon in 2023, capturing inventive synergy across eight original compositions by Peter Evans, ranging from the fiery intensity of "Freaks" and "Boom" to the surprising twists of "The Lighthouse", as their close-knit rapport fuels rhythmic depth and jaw-dropping improvisation.

McDonas, Thollem : Infinite-Sum Game
McDonas, Thollem :
Infinite-Sum Game

(ESP -- USA )


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"My approach to the piano is unique, based on my lifelong relationship with the instrument. It is also universal, born out of the context of everything and everyone who came before and during. I have been influenced by my classical pian...

Baker, Duck: Breakdown Lane: Free Solos & Duos 1976-1998
Baker, Duck:
Breakdown Lane: Free Solos & Duos 1976-1998

(ESP -- USA )


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A collection of fourteen solo guitar pieces and two duos with Eugene Chadbourne, this album features works by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington (Take the 'A' Train), Thelonious Monk (Straight, No Chaser), and Ornette Coleman (Peace), drawn from live performances and demo sessions recorded between 1976 and 1998, showcasing Baker's impressive range, unique fingerstyle, and mastery of diverse moods and styles.

Jazzmen, The w/ Joe McPhee: Nineteen Sixty-Six
Jazzmen, The w/ Joe McPhee:
Nineteen Sixty-Six

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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"Until now, the earliest recordings anyone has heard by Joe McPhee come from the period around his 1968 debut album, Underground Railroad. McPhee had just started playing tenor saxophone at that point. A couple of years earlier, the bas...

McPhee, Joe: Straight Up, Without Wings [BOOK]
McPhee, Joe:
Straight Up, Without Wings [BOOK]

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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Joe McPhee recounts his journey from his formative years and time in the army to his evolution as a creative free jazz saxophonist and trumpeter, sharing experiences and encounters with artists such as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Peter Brötzmann, and Pauline Oliveros; featuring a foreword by Fred Moten and an afterword by Moor Mother.

Jeck, Philip: rpm [2 CDs]
Jeck, Philip:
rpm [2 CDs]

(Touch -- UK )


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Collecting work from Philip Jeck's life and collaborations, including projects with Fennesz, Jah Wobble, Faith Coloccia, Gavin Bryars and Chris Watson, including Oxmardyke completed from Watson's recordings, Jana Winderen's pilot whale track, and reflections on Jeck's groundbreaking audiovisual work Vinyl Requiem (1993), showcasing his legacy of innovation in sound and performance.

Bennett, Ben / Michael Foster / Jacob Wick: Carne Vale
Bennett, Ben / Michael Foster / Jacob Wick:
Carne Vale

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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"Foster, Wick and Bennett each subvert the traditional expectations of their instruments in favor of a timbrally rich palette of unconventional sounds. The interplay on these improvisations is sympathetic; they communicate fluently in t...

Parkins, Zeena: Dam Against the Spring Tide
Parkins, Zeena:
Dam Against the Spring Tide

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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"Composer/Performer Zeena Parkins announces the release of two multi-part compositions, inspired by discoveries she made combing through the Walter Benjamin archives in Berlin. "Past Turned Space" features virtuoso players William Winan...

Borca, Karen / Paul Murphy: Entwined
Borca, Karen / Paul Murphy:
Entwined

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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"Avant-garde bassoonist Karen Borca's first proper leader record is a series of duos with drummer Paul Murphy who she first played with in Jimmy Lyons group."-Relative Pitch

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Abdou / Gouband / Warelis: Hammer, Roll and Leaf
Abdou / Gouband / Warelis:
Hammer, Roll and Leaf

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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"A free music, playing with the dilution of themes, surveying the idea of a collective game as one would caress a torn canvas, celebrating the idea of a weft sewn of snippets, ashes, echoes and ghosts like a taut thread that binds, stre...

Blacksberg, Dan: The PsychicBody Sound System
Blacksberg, Dan:
The PsychicBody Sound System

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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"Dan Blacksberg's Psychic/Body Sound System takes a gutsy leap into a set of otherworldly sub-bass drones, fiery free jazz declamations, and melancholic sonic stories. This fully improvised album, recorded live with no effects or overdu...

Ono, Ryoko: The Days
Ono, Ryoko:
The Days

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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"Ryoko Ono is an energetic, dynamic, and highly versatile sax player and composer from Nagoya, Japan. She is well known for her series of duo records with international musicians and renowned as a collaborator with Sax Ruins and Acid Mo...

Noulet, Ornella: Promise Of Faithfulness
Noulet, Ornella:
Promise Of Faithfulness

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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"Promise of Faithfulness was created during a winter in Brussels, between the search for new sounds and the interest of what we might call spirits in music. This debut solo album is a tribute to the last words of Albert Camus's speech f...

Lyle, K. Curtis / Jaap Blonk / Alex Cunningham / Damon Smith / Kevin Cheli: A Radio Of The Body 7 Ne
Lyle, K. Curtis / Jaap Blonk / Alex Cunningham / Damon Smith / Kevin Cheli:
A Radio Of The Body 7 Neutrino Broadcasts Searching For 8

(Balance Point Acoustics -- USA )


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Moses, Ra Kalam Bob / Jerome Bryerton: The Jugglerdrum
Moses, Ra Kalam Bob / Jerome Bryerton:
The Jugglerdrum

(Balance Point Acoustics -- USA )


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Weston, Matt: Communism Has Appeared On The Scene [VINYL 2 LPs]
Weston, Matt:
Communism Has Appeared On The Scene [VINYL 2 LPs]

(7272music -- USA )


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