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Jazz & Improvisation
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Altschul, Barry: The 3dom Factor
(Tum)
Drummer Barry Altschul's first release as a leader in 25 years finds him in a trio with Jon Irabagon (Mostly Other People Do the Killing) and Joe Fonda (FAB Trio) for 9 Altschul compositions plus Carla Bley's "Ictus".
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Brotzmann, Peter / Steve Noble: I Am Here Where Are You
(Trost Records)
Distilling the trio of Brotzmann/Noble/Edwards into a duo, saxophonist Brotzmann and drummer Noble recorded this powerful set of free improvisations live at Ateliers Claus, Brussels on January 19th, 2013.
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Hauf / Hess / Jackson / Juun: Proxemics
(Creative Sources)
The Chicago electroacoustic quartet of saxophonist, sine tone & harmonium player Boris Hauff, drummer/electronicist Steven Hess, and reedist Keefe Jackson, recording in the studio 3 freely improvised pieces that build in intensity as the album develops.
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Heberer, Thomas / Achim Kaufmann : Knoten
(Red Toucan)
Long-time collaborators, the duo of pianist and prepared pianist Achim Kaufmann and trumpeter Thomas Heberer recorded this set of 9 intimate and incredibly well informed duos in Berlin, 2011.
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Ist (Davies / Fell / Wastell): Berlin
(Confront)
Ist - Rhodri Davies (harp), Simon H. Fell (double bass) & Mark Wastell (violoncello) - recorded this fascinating, quietly active lower case work at Total Music Meeting in Berlin 2001.
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Kristoff K. Roll / Daunik Lazro: Chants du Milieu
(Creative Sources)
Kristoff K. Roll is the French duo of Carole Rieussec & Jean-Kristoff Camps, since 1990 performing on electroacoustic devices, here collaborating with saxophonist Daunik Lazro to create a trio for the Baudillon film about Lazro, "Horizon Vertical".
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Margots, The (Vandermark / Daisy / McPhee / Reid / &c): Pescado
(Okka)
A set of songs by Adrienne Pierluissi in a chamber jazz setting with an excellent group of players including Ken Vandermark, Tim Daisy, Rick Reger, Nick Macri and John Dereszynski, joined by Tomeka Reid, Jen Paulson, and the voice of Joe McPhee.
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McPhee, Joe: Nation Time
(Atavistic)
Joe McPhee recorded this smoking album in 1970, performing live at Vassar College Urban Center for Black Studies with Mike Kull (piano), Tyrone Crabb (bass), Bruce Thompson (percussion) and Ernest Bostic (percussion).
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Moon, The (Ughi / Caine): 11 01 11
(The Moon)
Free playing recorded live in Denver, CO & Brooklyn, NY from the NY duo of electric guitarist Adam Caine and drummer/percussionist Federico Ughi, dynamic dialog borrowing from jazz, rock, and modern electronics.
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Neto, Alipio C. / Thelmo Cristovam: Triatoma Infestans
(Creative Sources)
A quirky and ingenious duo from two saxophonists using extended techniques: Alipio C. Neto on soprano sax and Thelmo Cristovam on C-melody sax, using the reeds, body and breath to create an unusual and uncommon dialog.
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NOHOME (Caspar Brtozmann): Nohome
(Trost Records)
Turbulent and rugged free improvisation live in Berlin from the trio of electric guitarist Caspar Brotzmann, E-Bassist Marino Pliakas, and drummer Michael Wertmuller, with FM Einheit joining on steel for two tracks.
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NOHOME (Caspar Brtozmann): Nohome [2 VINYL LPs]
(Trost Records)
Vinyl 2 LP edition of the CD listed above.
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Platz / Demos / Delvo / McLellan: Differential Equations
(Skycap Records)
Boston guitarist Jeff Platz brought long-time partners Kit Demos (bass) & John McLellan (drums & electronics) into the studio with Italian saxophonist Fabio Delvo to record this angular and rewarding set of swinging free improvs, including a nod to Bill Burroughs.
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Rodrigues / Guerreiro / Wolfarth: All About Mimi
(Creative Sources)
The intense lowercase trio of Creative Source label leader Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, percussionist Christian Wolfarth on cymbals, and Ricardo Guerreiro on interactive computer performing the 6 part "All About Mimi" in the studio.
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Rodrigues / Malfatti / Guerreiro: Late Summer [2 CDs]
(Creative Sources)
A soft blending of Ernesto Rodrigues' viola, Radu Malfatti's trombone, and Ricardo Guerreiro's fragile sine waves and computerized hums over two patiently restrained, extended works of rich subtlety and gesture.
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Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Ullen / D'incise / Bondi: Lisboa
(Creative Sources)
Orchestrated from strings, piano, percussives, laptop & objects, this quintet creates a complex collective voice from high- and low-frequency drones, dissonant long string tones, slow piano chords, metallic sounds, and rich electronics.
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Rodrigues / Sielaff / Rawlings / Sundstrom / Burns / Mota: Seattle
(Creative Sources)
Two tracks from two groupings, anchored by Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Jonathan Sielaff on bass clarinet, paired first with Vic Rawlings on cello & electronics and Leif Sundstrom on electronics; then with Gust Burns on piano and Manuel Mota on electric guitar.
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Sealed Knot, The (Beins / Davies / Wastell): Live At Cafe Oto
(Confront)
The Sealed Knot (Burkhard Beins, Rhodri Davies and Mark Wastell) recorded this beautifully rich and slowly unfolding ea-improv work at the Another Timbre Festival at Cafe Oto in London, 2009.
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Williamson, Joe: Hoard
(Creative Sources)
Close miking, hard bowing, and free playing on two extended works from bassist Joe Williamson, bassist for Weird Weapon, Fire!, and a frequent collaborator with drummer Tony Buck.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Dog Hallucination: Serving Two Masters [3" CDR]
(IntangibleCat)
D. Petri & Doggy P. Lips, aka Dog Hallucination, in a 3" CD with hand-cut packaging of experimental-psychedelia using specifically designed tonalities, texture sculpturing, rhythms, and unique compositional structures.
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Fennesz: 17.02.12 [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Song Cycle)
A double LP of Fennesz performing live at the beautiful Marino Marini Museum in Florence, Italy in February of 2012, backed by the images of the 1927 silent film by German filmmaker Walter Ruttmann Berlin called "Symphony of a Great City".
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Gushing Cloud: Beat Wings In Vain
(IntangibleCat)
Cory Bengtsen's (aka Gushing Cloud) first full length is an album of melodic electronics and guitar, collaborating on tracks with Cheer-Accident's Thymme Jones, Dog Hallucination's D. Petri, and Lovely Little Girls' Alex Perkolup.
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Homogenized Terrestrials: The Contaminist
(IntangibleCat)
Phil Klampe , aka Homogenized Terrestrials, uses acoustic instruments, sparse, often ethnic percussion, human voice and analog synth sounds to create a tapestry of emotional electronic work, eerie and dreamlike music with a warm accessibility.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Ich Bin N!Ntendo & Mats Gustafsson: [VINYL]
(VA FONGOOL)
The Oslo trio of Christian Winther (electric guitar), Magnus Negaard (electric bass) and Joakim Heibo Johansen (drums) playing improvised noise-punk, in their debut album paired with baritone saxophonist Mats Gustafsson.
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Taj Mahal Travellers: July 15, 1972
(Bamboo)
After a year-long tour of Europe and Asia, Taj Mahal Travellers returned home to Tokyo for this concert in 1972 at Tokyo's Sohgetsu Hall, originally released on CBS Japan the same year.
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Compositional
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Dumitrescu, Iancu and Ana-Maria Avram: Live in Israel
(Edition Modern)
Romanian electroacoustic composer Iancu Dumitrescu & Ana-Maria Avram's performed these 5 works in January, 2011 with their Contemporary Music Ensemble Israel conducted by both composers, with special guest Stephen O'Malley on guitar.
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Dumitrescu, Iancu and Ana-Maria Avram: Live in Israel - CD (II)
(Edition Modern)
The 2nd CD of Romanian electroacoustic composer Iancu Dumitrescu & Ana-Maria Avram's performance with the Contemporary Music Ensemble Israel conducted by both composers, with special guest Stephen O'Malley on guitar.
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Ferrari, Luc + Brunhild: Programme Commun [2 CDs]
(Sub Rosa)
Two volumes of work from French electroacoustic composer Luc Ferrari and his wife and closest collaborator, Brunhild Ferrari, 3 substantial pieces from Luc Ferrari, and the first release of 3 solo works from Brunhild Ferrari.
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Parmegiani, Bernard: De Natura Sonorum [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Recollection GRM)
A suite of 12 movements, divided into two series of six works usually organized in pairs - electronic sounds with instrumental and more rarely, concrete sounds - from composer Bernard Parmegiani, premiered in 1975 in Paris.
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Books & Magazines
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Wire, The: #354 August 2013 [MAGAZINE + CD]
(The Wire)
On the cover: Rob Mazurek; Wire Tapper issue with VA CD; Features on: Rob Mazurek, Meredith Monk, Else Marie Pade; Epiphanies Asmus Tietchens; Graham Lambkin on Anton Heyboer.
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Squidco's Tzadik Back Catalog Sale
New Tzadik titles arrive next week, but this week you can take $1.00 off all in-stock Tzadik titles. Sale ends Sunday, August 11 at midnight.
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The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.
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Recent Reviews
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Elliott Sharp:
Momentum Anomaly
(New Atlantis)
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Watt: Smith / Marshall / Flinn:
Alter Egos
(Creative Sources)
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Jemeel Moondoc / Connie Crothers:
Two
(Relative Pitch)
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Kirk Knuffke & Mike Pride:
The Exterminating Angel
(Not Two Records)
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Squidco Storefront
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