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Feburary 29, 2008

 Squidco

On this unusual leap year day we present more than 50 excellent releases! After the listings are several new reviews featured in our online magazine, The Squid's Ear. We're happy to announce that with the addition of the latest four Tzadik releases we're able to lower the price on all Tzadik single CDs — special orders on back-catalog are definitely encouraged! Last, check our "Just In" section for several other releases that are already in stock but not yet listed in this mailing.

Happy 29th!


Improvisation:


$19.95  Buy 		Bauer / Bauer / Kropinski / Sachse: Doppelmoppel - Outside This Area
(Intakt)
Over 25 years the 2 trombones of the German brothers Bauer and guitarists Kropinski & Sachse have released 3 albums, Outside This Area a "Walk" in 11 parts.


$13.95  Buy 		Bley Trio, Paul: Closer
(ESP)
Paul Bley's 2nd ESP issue from 1966 is a lush trio setting with material mostly from Carla Bley, one Ornette Coleman number, and one from Annette Peacock.


$26.95  Buy 		Braxton Ninetet, Anthony: Yoshi's 1997 Vol. 4
(Leo)
The 4th double CD documenting the legendary five-day residence of Anthony Braxton's ninetet at Yoshi's in 1997 performing Compositions 213 & 214.


$18.95  Buy 		Brotzmann, Peter / Uuskyla, Peeter : Born Broke
(Atavistic)
Frequent collaborators Peter Brotzmann and Swedish drummer Peeter Uuskyla in a duo of incredible rapport in an intense discourse over two discs.


$14.95  Buy 		Dixon, Bill with Exploding Star Orchestra: Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra
(Thrill Jockey)
The results of Rob Mazurek & Bill Dixon's decision after meeting at the Guelph Jazz Fest in 2006 to bring Dixon and Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra together.


$19.95  Buy 		Guy / Gustafsson / Strid: Tarfala
(Maya)
The powerful and explosive free trio of Barry Guy, Mats Gustafsson and Raymond Strid playing live in 2006 on all original group compositions.


$16.95  Buy 		Hemmings Trio with John Tchicai, Paul: Letter From America
(Leadingtone)
Guitarist Paul Hemmings' Trio meets Hemming's long time associate legendary saxophonist John Tchicai, playing Hemmings originals on ten tracks of excellent jazz work.


$12.95  Buy 		Hwang, Jason Kao / EDGE: Stories Before Within
(Innova)
Jason Kao Hwang NYC EDGE improvising quartet presents stories composed around events in NYC personal tales celebrating both life and loss.


$13.95  Buy 		James Trio, Bob: Explosions
(ESP)
A young Bob James brought these recordings to ESP in 1965, a trio incl. Barre Phillips, and with 2 tape collages put together with Gordon Mumma and Bob Ashley.


$13.95  Buy 		Kallerdahl, Lindah: Gold
(ESP)
Lindha Kallerdahl, who has worked with Mats Gustavsson, Jim O'Rourke, &c, in her first album of boundary crossing song, alone or with her own keyboard accompaniment.


$16.95  Buy 		Kaufmann, Achim / Gratkowski, Frank / de Joode, Wilbert: Palae
(Leo)
Virtuosic Dutch trio of the European Free Improv scene in deft and meticulous live recordings taken from different performances including the 2006 Ring Ring Festival.


$13.95  Buy 		Lacy, Steve: The Forest And The Zoo
(ESP)
Steve Lacy's live 1966 concert from Buenos Aires with his quartet including Louis Moholo on drums and Enrico Rava on trumpet, properly remastered.


$14.95  Buy 		Leaney, Aaron : Three
(SOCAN)
Original compositions drawing on free jazz forms from Canadian saxophonist Leaney with Bent Spoon trio drummer Chris Dadge and Thomas Golub on bass.


$19.95  Buy 		Maybe Monday: Unsquare
(Intakt)
The adaptive improvising/electro-acoustic trio of Maybe Monday in their 3rd release with guests Gerry Hemingway, Carla Kihlstedt, Ikue Mori, and Zeena Parkins.


$16.95  Buy 		Mezei Quintet, Szilard: Cerkno
(Leo)
Szilard Mezei's 2nd Leo release following his top 10 Draught, in a powerful quintet setting recorded live at the Cerkno Jazz Festival in Slovenia, 2006.


$16.95  Buy 		Namchylak, Sainkho / Cagwin, Jarrod : In Trance
(Leo)
Percussionist Jarrod Cagwin meets avant vocalist Sainkho in live performances from Theatre Odeon in Vienna, Austria inspired by the paintings of Dunhuang caves, China.


$13.95  Buy 		New York Art Quartet:
(ESP)
Reissue of the 1964 release of this incredible yet short-lived NY free jazz ensemble, one of the first ESP issues, and including a recitation from Amiri Baraka.


$13.95  Buy 		Oliveros, Pauline / Masaoka, Miya: Koto Accordion
(Deep Listening)
Deep listener and accordionist Pauline Oliveros in duo with koto player Miya Masaoka for four compositions of intent and evanescent qualities.


$16.95  Buy 		Osawa, Kaori: Aluminum
(Leo)
Debut CD from Japanese pianist Kaori Osawa, who studied with Aki Takase, presents 8 originals and one Monk tune, taking her music into powerful territories.


$15.95  Buy 		Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Some Blues But Not The Kind Thats Blue
(Atavistic)
Reissue & remaster of this rare El Saturn label Sun Ra album from 1969 of a stripped down Arkestra during the Gilmore period, with 2 alt. takes of "I'll Get By".


$16.95  Buy 		Trevor-Briscoe, Tim / Guazzaloca, Nicola: One Hot Afternoon
(Leo)
Since 1999 the duo of sax/clarinetis Tim Trevor-Briscoe and pianist Nicola Guazzaloca have been playing in Bologna, Italy, giving rise to a unique dialog.


$15.95  Buy 		Vandermark 5, The: Beat Reader
(Atavistic)
10th Vandermark 5 album from this tenacious and eclectic Chicago jazz ensemble playing original work dedicated to artists including Ligeti, Rutherford and Max Roach.


$13.95  Buy 		Various Artists: That Mysterious Forest Below London Bridge
(Matchless)
A live presentation at the Shunt Lounge, London Bridge in November of 2006, including an AMM duo of John Tilbury and Eddie Prevost.


$19.95  Buy 		Wickihalder, Juerg / Wiesendanger, Chris: A Feeling For Someone
(Intakt)
Zuerich composer and soprano player Juerg Wickihalder (Irene Schweizer, Omri Ziegel, &c.) in duo with pianist Wiesendanger playing Wickihalder's compositions.


Electro-Acoustic/Electronic:


$15.95  Buy 		Abrahams, Chris / Cooper, Mike: Oceanic Feeling-Like
(Room40)
Necks pianist Chris Abrahams and guitarist/electronics artist Mike Cooper in a series of improvisations, experiential work from calm to choppy oceans in a vast archipelago.


$16.95  Buy 		Angel: Kalmukia
(Editions Mego)
A vast epic of lurking, tension filled guitar riffs from this Pan Sonic related band in a non-visual soundtrack named after the Kalmuks of Central Asia.


$15.95  Buy 		Candlesnuffer: Wakool
(Room40)
Wakool is an interrogation into an expanded range of techniques and gestures from David Brown playing banjo, electroacoustic guitar, bandura, and eukolin.


$15.95  Buy 		Deupree, Taylor: Landing
(Room40)
Line label co-founder Deupree in a minimal work matching acoustic instruments across broad washes of warm sonic texture and floating spatial movement.


$16.95  Buy 		English, Lawrence / Yamamoto, Ai : Plateau
(Phonostatique)
Over the past three years Ai Yamamoto and Lawrence English have been exploring the ideas and linkages between field recordings, texture and minimal electronics.


$9.95  Buy 		Fennesz: Transition 7" [VINYL]
(Touch)
Part of Touch Record's 7" vinyl series, experimental guitarist Fennesz presents two tracks based on 8 guitar recordings made in Vienna between 2005 & 2007.


$15.95  Buy 		For Barry Ray: New Days
(Room40)
Psych-tinged ecstatic dronescapes of a unique and experimental bent from the husband and wife duo of Carina Thoren and John Chantler.


$13.95  Buy 		Magic I.D., The : till my breath gives out
(erstwhile)
Superb 1st erstwhile 'pop' release as only an erstwhile artist could define the term: abstract lower case and perceptive songs with dual clarinets and guitar.


$25.95  Buy 		Magic I.D., The : till my breath gives out [VINYL]
(erstwhile)
Superb 1st erstwhile 'pop' release as only an erstwhile artist could define the term: abstract lower case and perceptive songs with dual clarinets and guitar.


$16.95  Buy 		O'Malley, Stephen / Csihar, Attila: 6°F skyquake
(Editions Mego)
Collaborative work by Stephen O'Malley (SunnO)))) and Attila Csihar conjunction with the American sculptor Banks Violette's solo shows in the summer of 2007.


$16.95  Buy 		Prins, Gert-Jan: Break Before Make
(Editions Mego)
Customised electronics investigating the sonic possibilities found in electronic circuits and components from the dutch electronics master Gert-Jan Prins.


$34.95  Buy 		Remote Viewers, The: Control Room
(Remote Viewers)
Limited 5 CD set of The Remote Viewers in collaboration with John Edwards, Caroline Kraabel and Dave Tucker, along with artists Kato Hideki, Darren Tate and Glenn Gupta.


$19.95  Buy 		Various Artists: Airport Symphony
(Room40)
Meditations on aspects of travel in the modern age from an amazing set of artists, each piece features a source recording made in and around Brisbane Airport.


Rock/RIO/Prog:


$12.95  Buy 		Ahleuchatistas: The Same and the Other
(Tzadik)
Reissue of the long out of print 2nd album from Ahleuchatistas, a slamming and complex instrumental rock trio, with 5 bonus tracks from the same sessions.


$18.95  Buy 		Chadbourne, Eugene / Black, Jimmy Carl: 2001: A Spaced Odyssey: Rotterdam, Holland September 9, 2001 [DVD]
(Modern Alchemy)
DVD and mp3s of two Chad and Jimmy Carl Black show from 1992, amazing modern hijinx on versions of Zappa, Hendrix, Beefheart, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon, &c.


$18.95  Buy 		Chadbourne, Eugene / Black, Jimmy Carl: The Jack & Jim Show: Live at the Stone, NYC 2007 [DVD]
(Modern Alchemy)
Eugene Chadbourne with Jimmy Carl Black in their Jack and Jim Show performances with guests from Chadbourne's month of curating The Stone, NYC in August 2007.


$20.95  Buy 		El Pulso: Loco Takayanagi Y Les Pobres
(Jinya Disc)
One of the strangest items in the Takayanagi (New Direction Unit) discography:- an acoustic guitar nontet playing covers of South American tango, milonga, vals, rumba, &c.


$15.95  Buy 		Sun City Girls: You're Never Alone with a Cigarette (Singles Volume 1)
(Abduction)
These 9 tracks from 1988 represent the other half of songs which were originally prepared as a 2LP demo version of Torch of the Mystics for Placebo Records.


$16.95  Buy 		Tatsuya, Yoshida / Tsuneo, Imahori: DOTS
(Doubtmusic)
Ruins drummer Yoshida Tatsuya and Tipographica guitarist Imahori Tsuneo in fiery and dense improvised power rock taken at high speed, edited and overdubbed in the studio.


$59.95  Buy 		Various Artists: Art of Field Recording, Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum
(Dust-to-Digital)
A four disc set of traditional American music with a 96 page book of essays and annotations by Art Rosenbaum and over 100 illustrations and photographs.


Compositional:


$12.95  Buy 		PRISM Quartet: Music for Saxophones: William Albright
(Innova)
The four reedists of America's foremost chamber ensemble pay homage to the virtuosic, soulful, and daringly eclectic body of work by William Albright.


$12.95  Buy 		Ribot, Marc: Exercises in Futility
(Tzadik)
Heretical new music for solo guitar conceived as impossible etudes and exercises on a variety of finger busting guitar techniques and performed by Marc Ribot.


Book, Magazine, DVD, &c.:


$29.95  Buy 		Taylor, Hollis: Post Impressions: A Travel Book for Tragic Intellectuals
Documenting violinist Hollis Taylor's work on fellow violinist Jon Rose's fence project, playing wire fences through the Australia outback, here in word and DVD.


$7.95  Buy 		Wire, The: #289 March 2008 MAG
John Butcher is on the cover of Wire 289, with articles about Brendan Murray, Stephen Malkmus, &c.


$13.95  Buy 		Various Artists: Inside Out In The Open
(ESP)
Alan Roth created this hour long documentary about free jazz, an organic and unfolding take on its many facets through performance and interviews.


Vinyl:


$14.95  Buy 		Amolvacy: Ho-Ho-Hus [VINYL]
(Black Velvet Fuckere)
Improv from vocalist Sheila Donovan (ex-Tall Boys/Laboratory Theater Company of NYC) with Aaron Moore of Volcano the Bear and Dave Nuss of the No-Neck Blues Band.


$13.95  Buy 		Talibam!: The Excusable Earthling [VINYL]
(Pendu Sound Recordings)
The first full length vinyl release from Brooklyn's fractured and self-described 'harmoniacal' improvising rock trio.


$13.95  Buy 		Various Artists: Getting Rid of the Glue [VINYL]
(Pendu Sound Recordings)
First in a series of themed LP dedicated to improv / experimental / & noise music, this LP including Talibam!, Fessenden, Mialessot w/ Daniel Carter, &c.



THE SQUID'S EAR


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