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Jazz & Improvisation
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Bester Quartet: The Golden Land
(Tzadik)
Jaroslaw Bester, a creative and imaginative musician in the New Jewish Renaissance, approaches the classic compositions of Cracow-born Mordechaj Gebirtig, the preeminent Yiddish folk artist, poet and songwriter of his time.
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Buchbinder, David: Walk To The Sea
(Tzadik)
Jewish music composer and trumpeter David Buchbinder teams up with Cuban master pianist Hilario Duran to create a fresh, fiery and original sound that is pushed over the top with the addition of Latino-influenced vocals.
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Butcher, John / Thomas Lehn / John Tilbury: Exta
(Fataka)
The London trio of John Butcher using extended techniques on sax, Thomas Lehn on synthesizer, and John Tilbury on piano, extracting 5 pieces from long studio sessions recorded in 2012; powerful work from three masters of modern free improvisation.
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CACAW: Stellar Power
(Skirl)
With the stellar lineup of Landon Knoblock (keyboards), Oscar Noriega (sax) and Jeff Davis (drums), the NYC futurist jazz trio CACAW blends avant-jazz and synth rock in exhilarating and unorthodox ways on this impressive debut release.
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Fujii, Satoko: Gen Himmel
(Libra)
A hauntingly beautiful set of solo piano works from Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii, subtle work that belies her incredible techincal skill through beautifully paced and meditative music.
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Kakaliagou / Schmoliner / Stempkowski: para-ligo
(Creative Sources)
The Para trio with hornist Elena Kakaliagou, pianist Ingrid Schmoliner, and bassist/composer Thomas Skempowski contains within itself both composed and improvised musics, here in 8 pieces of exceptional and well-paced dramatic work.
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Kaze: Tornado
(Circum - Libra)
With two trumpets, drums and piano, Kaze's 2nd release with Satoko Fujii, Natsuki Tamura, and Muzzix members Christian Pruvost and Peter Orins, hits like the album title, but surprises with contrasts from torrential power to beautiful melodic interplay.
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Nechustan, Alon: Ritual Fire
(Between the lines)
Pianist Nechusthan leads his powerful trio of bassist Ken Filiano & drummer Bob Meyers, plus clarinet legend Harold Rubin, in a Jackson Pollack-influenced action suite, 10 pieces of free improvisation following a larger structured process.
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OPJK_3 (Martini / Reaki / Sala): Algebrica
(Creative Sources)
Electroacoustic improvisation from the trio of Fabio Martini (clarinets, electroncis), Andrea Reali (voice, electronics) and Danilo Sala (drums, percussion & objects), unusual and sometimes absurdist dialog from three skilled innovators.
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Pinkdraft (Torees / Jacinto / Travassos / Morao): Pinkdraft 2010
(Creative Sources)
A polyphonic approach to noise using open improv and graphic scores from this Portugese quartet performing on sax, cello, percussion, amplified objects, circuit bending and analog electronics.
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Rebelo, Nuno: Removed From The Flow Of Time - Guitar Solos 1992-2012
(Creative Sources)
Solo work recorded between 1992 & 2012 from Portugese electric guitarist Nuno Rebelo, using unusual techniques and approaches to render a wide and fascinating palette of sound and captivating playing styles.
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Rocket Science : Evan Parker / Peter Evans / Craig Taborn / Sam Pluta
(More Is More)
This extraordinary improvisation quartet joining NY and London improvisers made it's debut over the course of 3 concerts in Europe in 2012, with Evan Parker on sax, Peter Evans on trumpet, Craig Taborn on piano, and Sam Pluta on laptop.
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Rose, Simon & Paul Stapleton: Fauna
(pfmentum)
British saxophonist Simon Rose uses extended and evocative techniques in this exceptional set of duos with Paul Stapleton, who plays a Bonsai Sound Sculpture, an assemblage of unusual electronic and acoustic components allowing a wide range of expression.
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Tamura, Natsuki: Dragon Nat
(Libra)
Using Gato Libre's music as the direction for his first solo album since 2004, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura releases an album of powerful and personl playing with a surreal flow of ideas, impish humor, and restrained joy.
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Wachsman / Thomas / Turner / Frangenheim: Gateway '97
(Creative Sources)
An excellent quartet of UK and European improvisers recording at Gateway Studio, London in 1997, a set of 8 intriguing recordings emphasizing the acoustics end of free improvisation with accented electronic interventions.
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Zorn, John: Dreamachines
(Tzadik)
"Dreamachines" takes Zorn's fascination with Gysin and Burroughs further in 9 compositions combining improvised and compositional techniques, performed by the amazing quartet of Joey Baron (drums), Trevor Dunn (bass), John Medeski (piano) and Kenny Wollesen (vibes).
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Experimental/Electronic
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Abrahams, Chris: Memory Night
(Room40)
Necks pianist and electronic artist in his 3rd solo release on Rookm40, mysterious late night recordings of great detail bringing acoustic and electronic sounds together in a furtive collaboration.
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Amalgamated: Spark I [3" CDR]
(IntangibleCat)
The 1st of two 3" CDs recorded by the Amalgamated quarter before a live audience at short-lived La Salle, Illinois music venue The Spark in November, 2007, reworked into detailed, lush, and strange electronic/industrial/noise/ambient constructions.
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Amalgamated: Spark II [3" CDR]
(IntangibleCat)
The 2nd of two 3" CDs formed out of material recorded by the Amalgamated quarter before a live audience at short-lived La Salle, Illinois music venue The Spark in November, 2007, edgier and more complex than the 1st release.
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Tazartes, Ghedalia: Check Point Charlie [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Holidays Records)
Recorded in 1989 and released by Aaya, this is Tazarte's first work for the CD format, a 60 minute collection of layered field recordings combined into a polyphonic ceremony filled by multi-tracked vocals, a gibberish scream and the muezzin's call to prayer.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Chadbourne, Eugene & Arbe Garbe: Why Practice When You Can Eat
(Chadula)
After their CPSR CD of 2010, the 5-piece Friulian party band Arbe Garbe teams up again with Eugene Chadbourne for this romping and diverse set of tunes from rockers to Monk covers.
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Chadbourne, Eugene: Insect and Western: The Neptune Parlour Series Volume One [2 CDRs]
(Chadula)
Carrying forward Doc Chad's Insect and Western series, this release features a unique improvisation orchestration including Jeb Bishop (trombone), David Doyle (banjolin), Chris Eubank (cello), David Menestres (bass), Dann Ruccia (viola), and Carrie Shull (oboe).
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Deveykus: Pillar Without Mercy
(Tzadik)
Trombonist Dan Blacksberg takes the quintet of Nick Millevoi (guitar), Yoshie Fruchter (guitar), Johnny DeBlase (bass) and Eli Litwin (drums) through Hasidic melodies tinged with heavy rock bombast.
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Compositional
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Cage, John: The Works for Percussion 2
(Mode)
Early works from John Cage written from 1935-1941, including his three "Construction" works for percussion, used in unusual ways for the time; plus the works "Trio" and "Quartet" and "Living Room Music" for percusion & speech quartet.
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Creshevsky, Noah: The Four Seasons
(Tzadik)
A 7-part composition from electronic composer Creshevsky, using virtual "super-performers" taking the sounds of voices and traditional instruments and pushing them beyond human capacities; participants include Amy Denio, Tomomi Adachi, Al Margolis, Lonnie Plaxico, &c.
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Curran, Alvin: Shofar Rags
(Tzadik)
Shofar, a ram horn, is the unifying sound in these experimental compositions performed by Alvin Curran, who also uses electronics, in a NY quartet with Arnold Dreyblatt (accordion), William Winant (large tam tam), Michael Riessler (clarinet).
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Dumitrescu, Iancu and Ana-Maria Avram: Electronic music
(Edition Modern)
Three works for computer from Iancu Dumitrescu and one from Ana-Maria Avram, each a radical works of spectral music in tribute to ILan Volkov, Andy Wilson, Ben Watson and Stephen O'Malley.
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Dumitrescu, Iancu and Ana-Maria Avram: Live in LSO St Luke's London
(Edition Modern)
Two works each from composers Iancu Dumitrescu and Ana-Maria Avram from a 2009 concert at Jerwood Hall as part of the LSO St Luke's London Festival Spectrum XXI, presenting 4 works, two using computer accompaniment, in ensembles including soloist Rane Moore and Tim Hodgkinson.
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Fulmer, David: On Night
(Tzadik)
Acclaimed composer David Fulmer's first Tzadik CD presents a dynamic masterpiece for chamber ensemble and soprano saxophone, sonic explorations that take modern chamber music into uncharted territory.
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Books & Magazines
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Wire, The: 355 September 2013 [MAGAZINE]
(The Wire)
On the cover: Young Echo + Livity Sound: Bristol's new collectives ; Marginal Consort founder Kazuo Imai; a Cabaret Voltaire Primer; Christina Carter Invisible Jukebox; Silkie; BiS-Kaidan; El Mahdy Jr; Hacker Farm; Global Ear St Louis; &c. &c.
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Squidco's FMR Mini-Sale
10 FMR titles @ $10 each, plus take $1 off each order with 5 or more in-stock FMR titles.
Sale ends Sunday, August 25, 2013 at midnight. In-stock titles only, while quantities last, discount for 5 or more FMR titles calculated at checkout time.
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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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Bill Orcutt & Chris Corsano:
The Raw and The Cooked
(Palilalia)
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Bleak House:
Dark Poetry
(Creative Sources)
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Kook: Larsen, Stian / Jorn Erik Ahlsen:
Kook
(FMR)
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Tony Marsh, Paul Dunmall, Phill Gibbs:
For the Last Time
(FMR)
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Squidco Storefront
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