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SQUIDCO Email Update April 11, 2013


UPDATE April 11, 2013	"...don't think of yourself as a jazz musician. Think of yourself as a human being who plays music."-Charlie Haden

Squid Bubbles

Essential Labels

Aum Fidelity
Caminante
Canada Goose Tapes
Cien Fuegos
Editions Mego
Eh? / Tractata Records
Front Rock
Line
Mikroton Recordings
Nod and Smile Records

Not Two Records
Otoroku
Public Eyesore
Rune Grammofon
Staubgold
Straw2Gold
Sub Rosa
Tzadik
Wergo
Western Front New Music

Creative Artists

• The 49 Americans
• Acid Mothers Temple
• AGF
• Cactus Truck
      with Jeb Bishop and
      Roy Campbell
• Gloria Coates
• Stephe Cooper
• Decoy with
      Joe Mcphee
• Dynamite Club
• Morton Feldman
• Grand General
• Jim Haynes
• Giuseppe Ielasi/
      Kassel Jaeger
• Catherine Jauniaux /
      eRikm
• Kirk Knuffke &
      Mike Pride
• Hanno Leichtmann
• Little Women
• Phil Minton +
       Audrey Chen

• Phil Minton +
       Audrey Chen +
      Guy Segers +
      Peter Jacquemyn +
      Teun Verbruggen
• Ras Moshe
• Charlemagne Palestine
      +Z'ev
• Evan Parker
• Pet Bottle
      Ningen
• Punkappella
• Rick Reed /
      Keith Rowe /
      Bill Thompson
• Alexander Von
      Schlippenbach
• John Sinclair &
      Hollow Bones
• Spunk
• Katherine Young's
      Pretty Monsters
• John Zorn

Squid Bubble

Jazz & Improvisation

Cactus Truck with Jeb Bishop and Roy Campbell: Live in USA
(Eh? / Tractata Records)

Three concerts from the Dutch free improvising power trio Cactus Truck's 2012 40-date tour of the USA, performing live at Squidco (!) with Jeb Bishop, Astro Black Records, and at JACK with Roy Campbell.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Decoy with Joe Mcphee: Spontaneous Combustion [VINYL]
(Otoroku)

Decoy (bassist John Edwards, Alexander Hawkins on Hammond B3, and drummer Steve Nobles) splits the second set of the first night of Decoy's two day residency at UK's Cafe OTO with special guest Joe McPhee on pocket trumpet and alto sax.

Squidco Pick

$25.95

Jauniaux, Catherine / eRikm: Pantoneon / Mal des Ardents [2 CDs]
(Mikroton Recordings)

Improvising artists Catherine Jauniaux on voice, bird call, cupule, cazoo and eRikm on turntables, electronics, live sampling, architect lamp recorded these 17 pieces for the radio show A L'improviste by Anne Montaron for France Culture Radio.

$17.95

Knuffke, Kirk & Mike Pride: The Exterminating Angel
(Not Two Records)

Since 2008 New York compatriots Mike Pride (drums & percussion) and Kirk Knuffke (cornet) have played duets; this studio release demonstrates the enormous range of textures and approaches these two inventive artists are capable of.

$15.95

Leichtmann, Hanno: Minimal Studies
(Mikroton Recordings)

Berlin sound artist Hanno Leichtmann's modern version of minimal music with strong connections to dub, ambient and club music, recorded with the help of Kai Fagaschinski (clarinet), Sabine Ercklentz (trumpet), and Alex Stolze (violin).

$14.95

Little Women: Lung
(Aum Fidelity)

A large work from Brooklyn's jazz-oriented Little Women with saxophonists Travis Laplante & Darius Jones, guitarist Andrew Smiley, and drummer Jason Nazary, a sophisticated building work collectively composed and refined over two years.

Squidco Pick

$14.45

Minton, Phil + Audrey Chen: By the Stream
(Sub Rosa)

The first of two releases featuring vocalists Phil Minton and Audrey Chen, this presenting both as a duo in free form vocal improvisation, unusual utterances and guttural sounds with advance technique and approach.

$15.95

Minton, Phil + Audrey Chen + Guy Segers + Peter Jacquemyn + Teun Verbruggen: Quintet
(Sub Rosa)

The second of two releases with free improvising vocalist Phil Minton and Audrey Chen, here joined as a quintet with electric bassist Guy Segers, double bassist Peter Jacquemyn, and drummer/percussionist Teun Verbruggen.

$15.95

Moshe, Ras: Outsight
(Straw2Gold)

An excellent set of live recordings from New York City led by saxophonist Ras Moshe, with Matt Lavelle (trumpet), Lou Grassi (drums), Daniel Levin (cello), Dave Miller (drums), Chris Forbes (piano), James Keepnews (guitar), Tom Zlabinger (bass), and Max Johnson (bass).

$12.95

Parker, Evan: Vaincu.Va! Live at Western Front 1978 [VINYL]
(Western Front New Music)

Restored and mastered from the original archived 1/4" tape that captured Evan Parker's dynamic, innovative 1978 solo performance on soprano sax at Vancouver's Western Front, the last of 29 dates during his North American tour.

Squidco Pick

$15.95

Pet Bottle Ningen: Non-Recyclable
(Tzadik)

Downtown NYC trio of sax (Yoshida), guitar (Scanlon), and drums (Miller) combining composition with improv, and merging rock, jazz, and noise for this excellent avant-garde album.

$13.95

Reed, Rick / Keith Rowe / Bill Thompson: Shifting Currents [2 CDs]
(Mikroton Recordings)

The trio of Rick Reed on EMS synthesizer, Keith Rowe on guitar and electronics, and Bill Thompson performing live electronics, from live recordings at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (2009) and Stirling's Le Weekend Festival (2009).

$17.95

Schlippenbach, Alexander Von: The Living Music [VINYL]
(Cien Fuegos)

Recorded the same day as Brotzmann's "Nipples", pianist Schlippenbach's 2nd album was released on his own Quasar label in 1969, featuring Brotzmann(sax), Manfred Schoof (cornet), Michael Pilz (reeds), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Buschi Niebergall (bass) and Han Bennink (drums).

Squidco Pick

$28.95

Sinclair, John & Hollow Bones: Honoring the Local Gods
(Straw2Gold)

Poet John Sinclair, leader of the anti-racist White Panther Party, reads his poetry with the NYC quintet of Ras Moshe (sax), Elliott Levin (sax), Alex Obert (bass), Ander Nilssen (guitar) and Michael Wimberly (drums).

$11.95

Spunk: Das Wohltemperierte Spunk [6 CD BOX]
(Rune Grammofon)

The Norwegian quartet Spunk with Maja Ratkje, Kristin Andersen, Lene Grenager, and Hild Sofie Tafjord, met once a year for 12 years to play each of one tone in the twelve-tone row made by Anton Webern, documented in this 6 CD box set.

$44.95

Young, Katherine's Pretty Monsters: Katherine Young's Pretty Monsters
(Public Eyesore)

Bassoonist Katherine Young leads the quartet of Owen Stewart-Robertson, Mike Pride and Erica Dicker through a monstrous ride of jazz, rock, compositional, and experimental work that fits perfectly with the Downtown NY sensibility.

Squidco Pick

$12.95

Zorn, John: The Mysteries
(Tzadik)

The second volume from the trio of Bill Frisell (guitar), Carol Emanuel (harp) and Kenny Wollesen (vibraphone, bells) playing Zorn's mystical compositions that leave room for improvisation.

$13.95

Experimental/Electronic

AGF: Source Voice
(Line)

Line's second "Line Segments" series release present the work of Antye Greie-Ripatti (AGF), using voice as a human instrument by layering, processing, mutating and organizing compositions using only her voice.

$13.95

Haynes, Jim: The Wires Cracked [VINYL]
(Editions Mego)

Electroacoustic composer Jim Haynes developed these works from field recordings including the desolate howl from a metal screen activated by a desert wind; a hissing air compressor at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; and the tremolo rhythms from a thin wire.

$19.95

Ielasi, Giuseppe / Kassel Jaeger: Parallel/Grayscale [VINYL]
(Editions Mego)

The first collaborative work between Italian guitarist and composer Giuseppe Ielasi and French-Swiss composer and electroacoustic musician Kassel Jaeger, drawn from improv sessions in Paris, 2011 and in Oreno, 2012.

$19.95

Palestine, Charlemagne + Z'ev: Rubhitbangklanghear [2 CDs]
(Sub Rosa)

Part of Sub Rosa/Laboratoire Central sessions, this release presents the duo of sound artist Charlemagne Palestine and percussionist Z'ev, recording at Charlemagne's lair (aka Charleworld), where both spent 3 days in June, 2010.

$17.95

Rock/R.I.O./Prog

49 Americans, The: We Know Nonsense
(Staubgold )

The 2nd LP from the late 70's-early 80's "super group" 49 Americans, unusual pop songs with an experimental bent, led by Andew Brenner with David Toop, Steve Beresford, Max Eastley, Lol Coxhill and Peter Cusack, &c.

$16.95

Acid Mothers Temple: Cometary Orbital Drive to 2199
(Nod and Smile Records)

Three new versions of the Japanese psychedelic rock improviser's Acid Mothers Temple live staple "Cometary Orbital Drive", each taken into unique territory with variations from 14 to 39 minutes in length.

$13.95

Cooper, Stephe: Cloud Becomes Your Hand
(Canada Goose Tapes)

Stephe Cooper's band with Dennis Sullivan on percussion, Hunter Jack on violin and The Owl Conservatory Wind Ensemble in a cassette release of unusual improvising rock work, including a cover of the Dead Milkmen's "Horsemeat".

$5.95

Dynamite Club: Fusion Era
(Caminante)

Tense, bizarre and superb action-packed tracks from the NY improvising hardcore band of Mike Pride (drums), Evan Lipson (bass), Jesse Krackow (bass, vocals) and Kentaro Saito (guitar, vocals).

$13.95

Grand General:
(Rune Grammofon)

Originally known as the Kenneth Kapstad Group, with members from Motorpsycho, Bushman's Revenge, El Doom & The Born Electric, and The Core, this Norwegian improvising prog band show superb group interplay in heavy melodic instrumental music.

$16.95

Grand General: [VINYL+CD]
(Rune Grammofon)

Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.

$21.95

Punkappella: Wake Up [7-inch VINYL]
(Front Rock)

A 7" 6 song release of Mike Pride's "punk" vocal troupe Punkappella, with Dusan Hedl, Bojan Tmoazic, Rick Klaus Theis, and Jessica Pavone on vocals; double sided sleeve contains lyrics for these unusual vocal vignettes.

$7.45

Compositional

Coates, Gloria: At Midnight
(Tzadik)

A diverse set of works by composer Gloria Coates for her debut on Tzadik, with excellent pieces for solo piano, a string quartet, a violin concerto, bass and piano, and two tuning guitars.

$13.95

Feldman, Morton: Early Piano Pieces [2 CDs]
(Wergo)

The piano pieces compiled on this double CDs release cover a period of composition of almost thirty years, representing a good cross-section of minimalist composer Morton Feldman's entire compositional output.

$33.95

In-Store Performance:

Squidco Presents: Drummer/Percussionist
Chris Corsano Solo

Opening: Ghost Tree sax/drum duo

Friday, April 26th, 2013

928 North 4th St.
Wilmington, NC, 28401
910-399-4847

$5 - $10 donation at door -- 100% of ticket price goes to the artist.

The Squid's Ear

The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.

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In Stock and Ready to Ship

Abbott, Simeon & Mike Gennaro: Meditations on First (Bug Incision Records)	Atolon + Chip Shop Music: Public Private (Another Timbre)	Bent Spoon Duo: With & Without Allison Cameron (Bug Incision Records)
Beuger, Antoine / Jurg Frey: Dedalus (Potlatch)	Cage, John (Cornford / Monteiro / Curgenven / Fages / Farmer / ...): Cartridge Music (Another Timbre)	Chan / Smith / Walter: Improvised Music and Tentacles (Bug Incision Records)
Coluccino, Osvaldo: Oltreorme (Another Timbre)	Epps, Ellwood / Joshua Zubot: Land of Marigold (Bug Incision Records)	Gray, Devin: Dirigo Rataplan (Skirl)
Guionnet, Jean-Luc + Eric La Casa + Philip Samartzis: Soleil d'Artifice (Swarming)	Guionnet, Jean-Luc + Eric La Casa + Philip Samartzis: Stray Shafts of Sunlight (Swarming)	Holmes Quartet, Ben : Anvil Of The Lord (Skirl)
Meichel, Dan & Chris Dadge: Mannington (Bug Incision Records)	Patterson, Lee & Vanessa Rossetto: Temperament as Waveform (Another Timbre)	Robair, Gino: Solo Drums with Ebow (Bug Incision Records)
Thieke & Toulemonde / Capece & Drouin: Berlin Series #1 (Another Timbre)	Unrepeatable Quartet, The (Wright / Epps / Muro / Dadge): Calgary 2012 (Bug Incision Records)

Squidco Storefront

Squidco, 928 North 4th St., Wilmington, NC 28401

Squidco has been in business as a mail-order store since 2002 . In 2010 we opened a storefront in downtown Wilmington, NC, giving customers access to our catalog of more than 7,000 new items, plus hundreds of discounted, used, and promotional items not listed on our website. We're open Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat, 12:00-6:00 PM, so if you're in the North Carolina coastal region make sure to stop by and say hello, we'd love to play some music for you!

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