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SQUIDCO Email Update November 27, 2013

Squidco & The Squid's Ear
UPDATE
November 27, 2013
"There is no art without intention."
-Duke Ellington


Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

Aum Fidelity
Blackwood Gallery and Charivari Press
Fataka
Featherbeard
Hot Cup Records
Idealstate Recordings
KS Art Yard Series

     
Nuscope
Rune Grammofon
Software
Sub Rosa
The Thing Records
The Wire
Tour de Bras
Tzadik
 
      Creative Artists
    

• Blaser/
      Delbecq/
      Hemingway
• Charles Evans
• Featherbeard
• GGRIL
      (Grand Groupe
      Regional
      d'Improvisation
      Liberee)
• Graewe/
      Reijseger/
      Hemingway
• Georg Graewe
• Dan Lander/
      Micah Lexier
• Mecha Fixes Clock
• Meredith Monk
       
• Lee Noyes &
      Radio Cegeste
• Evan Parker &
      Joe Mcphee
• William Parker
• James Plotkin &
      Paal Nilssen-Love
• Sandell/
      Lonberg-Holm/
      Zerang
• Sun Ra
• The Thing
• The Wire
• Nate Wooley &
      Seymour Wright
• C. Spencer Yeh/
      Okkyung Lee/
      Lasse Marhaug


Squid Bubble
 



Squidco Blue Squid Black Friday Sale

"Black Friday", the day after the US Holiday of Thanksgiving, is the traditional day of deep discounts. For us at Squidco, the more important day is "Blue Wednesday" the day before Thanksgiving, when all Squid breathe a sigh of relief because it's turkey and not squid who will be eaten the next day. To celebrate, we're offering the following discounts from now until Friday!

Buy any item and take 5% off your total.
Buy 2 or more items and take 10% off your total.
Buy 10 or more items and take 15% off your total!


On top of that, we're offering an additional 10% off of a list of more than 100 releases!

But hurry, because this sale ends at midnight on Friday, November 29, 2013.

In-stock items only. Orders must be placed through our shopping cart. Gift certificates and shipping insurance excluded. Percentage discount applied at checkout time on Payment screen. Sale ends Friday, November 29, 2013 at 11:59 PM EST.




   Jazz & Improvisation

Blaser, Samuel / Benoit Delbecq / Gerry Hemingway: Fourth Landscape
(Nuscope)

Trombonist Samuel Blaser leads a trio of Benoit Delbecqu (piano & keys) and Gerry Hemingway (drums & percussion) through 11 tracks that merge modern improvisation with conceptual compositional elements creating intense, introspective & intelligent music.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Evans, Charles: Ballads
(Hot Cup Records)

Baritone saxophonist Charles Evans artfully navigates seven ballads, from standard pieces such as "Body and Soul" and "Chelsea Bridge" to 2 original compositions, in a band with Moppa Elliott (bass), Eli Hludzik (drums), Neil Shah (piano), and Eric Dutko (guitar).
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
GGRIL (Grand Groupe Regional d'Improvisation Liberee): Combines [VINYL]
(Tour de Bras)

The GGRIL is a Canadian ensemble of musicians who experiment with various forms of interactions possible in an orchestra without a conductor, bringing together a dozen musicians from different backgrounds.
   
     Buy      $19.95      Listen          

 
Graewe / Reijseger / Hemingway: Counterfactuals
(Nuscope)

Frequent collaborators, German pianist Georg Graewe, Dutch cellist Ernst Reijseger, and American percussionist Gerry Hemingway, performing free improvisation using "unorthodox harmonic structures, ferocious interplay, and a plethora of contrasting elements".
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Graewe, Georg: Fantasiestucke I-XIII
(Nuscope)

Georg Graewe in a series of 13 piano fantasies from 2 to 7 minutes long, non-idiomatic improvisation incorporating diverse modern styles in rich variety, from introspective work to elaborate and inventive playing using great technical and dramatic control.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Mecha Fixes Clock: Beau Comme un Aeroport
(Tour de Bras)

Percussionist Michel F Cote takes his Mecha Fixes Clocks ensemble (Philippe Lauzier-sax, Elwood Epps-trumpet, Jean Rene-sax, Pierre-Yves Martel-feedback, Bernard Falaise-guitar, Guillaume Dostaler-piano) on a compelling audio tour of air travel.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Noyes, Lee & Radio Cegeste: To Orient Themselves With Coastlines
(Idealstate Recordings)

Two pieces emphasizing situation, location, the close-in, spatialised listening of small speakers and small receivers, recorded in Maia, near Dunedin by Noyes and Sally Ann Mcintyre using mics, samplers, a mixer and feedback loops.
   
     Buy      $12.95      Listen          

 
Parker, Evan & Joe Mcphee: What / If / They Both Could Fly
(Rune Grammofon)

Two legendary free players - saxophonist & pocket trumpeter Joe McPhee & saxophonist Evan Parker - performed these 3 exceptional improvisations live at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Norway in 2012.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Parker, Evan & Joe Mcphee: What / If / They Both Could Fly [VINYL]
(Rune Grammofon)

Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $21.95      Listen          

 
Parker, William: Flute Songs: Anthology/Live 2006-2012 [8 CD BOX SET]
(Aum Fidelity)

A solid 8-CD box of previously unissued multi-track recordings of concert work from NY bassist and composer William Parker, including 3 CDs of new compositions - 9 hours of performance plus a 24 page booklet with notes and images.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $59.95      Listen          

 
Plotkin, James & Paal Nilssen-Love: Death Rattle
(Rune Grammofon)

Philadelphia-based avant guitarist James Plotkin and Norwegian free-jazz drummer Paal Nilssen-Love generate chaos, disturbance and a terrifying beauty in their first-ever collaborative recording.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Plotkin, James & Paal Nilssen-Love: Death Rattle [VINYL]
(Rune Grammofon)

Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $21.95      Listen          

 
Sandell / Lonberg-Holm / Zerang: Disappeared
(Nuscope)

The first CD by the multi-national trio of Swedish pianist Sten Sandell, Chicago-based cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm, and Chicago-based percussionist Michael Zerang, an amazingly diverse set using unusual techniques and intensive dialog.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Sun Ra: Disco 3000 [VINYL]
(KS Art Yard Series)

Kindred Spirits & Artyard collaborated to reissue this key 1978 Sun Ra small ensemble album with John Gilmore (sax), Michael Ray (trumpet), and Luqman Ali (drums) recorded at Teatro Cilak in Milan, Italy.
   
     Buy      $17.95      Listen          

 
Thing, The: Boot!
(The Thing Records)

The sixth studio album from the trio of Mats Gustafsson (saxophones), Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (electric bass), and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums), the first release on their own label, a record that transforms rock, noise, and improv in intense and exultant ways.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Thing, The: Boot! [VINYL]
(The Thing Records)

Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $21.95      Listen          

 
Thing, The: Mono [VINYL 2 LPs]
(The Thing Records)

Skronky improv from the trio of Mats Gustafsson (sax), Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (electric bass) and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) in this 180gm vinyl issue of their 2011 Smalltown Superjazz release, recorded in monaural sound for straight-to-your-brain free jazz!
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $28.95      Listen          

 
Wooley, Nate & Seymour Wright: About Trumpet and Saxophone
(Fataka)

New York-based trumpeter Nate Wooley and London-based saxophonist Seymour Wright in a series of 9 duos using the fringes of their instruments in exploratory and introspective dialog of great depth and intensity.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Yeh, C. Spencer / Okkyung Lee / Lasse Marhaug: Wake Up Awesome [VINYL]
(Software)

Inspired by the intersections of live performance & studio post-production, C. Spencer Yeh (violin, electronics, &c), Okkyung Lee (cello) & Lasse Marhaug (electronics, &c) reworked their studio improvisations into amazing electro-concrete tangles of samples, edits and juxtaposition.
   
     Buy      $21.95      Listen          

 




   Experimental/Electronic

Various Artists: The Orchestra of Futurist Noise Intoners [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Sub Rosa)

A double LP of works reconstructing the early 20th century intonarumori (or 'noise intoners') of Futurists composer Luigi Russolo, in an orchestra led by Luciano Chessa with guests including Mike Patton, Ellen Fullman, James Fei, Margareth Kammerer, &c. &c.
   
     Buy      $23.95      Listen          

 




   Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Featherbeard: Incantations
(Featherbeard)

A strange album of songs from the oddly captivating West Coast artist Featherbeard, using mountain dulcimer, baritone ukulele, a mahogany guitar, autoharp, samba drums, pump organs and of course, his voice; obsessive and wonderfully creative music.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 




   Compositional

Monk, Meredith: Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980 [DVD]
(Tzadik)

A rare and powerful solo performance from avant vocalist Meredith Monk performing accapella or accompanying herself on piano, in a 2-camera video recorded in 1980 at a studio on Long Island, with Meredith in full voice, relaxed and creatively inspired.
   
     Buy      $22.95          

 




   Books & Magazines

Lander, Dan / Micah Lexier: Sound By Artists
(Blackwood Gallery and Charivari Press)

A highly readable collection about sound art consisting of essays, apologia, manifestos, interviews, historical overviews, surveys, and more, with contributors including Max Neuhaus, John Cage, Alvin Lucier, Christian Marclay, &c.
   
     Buy      $19.95          

 
Wire, The: #358 December 2013 [MAGAZINE]
(The Wire)

On the cover: Demdike Stare; Heatsick+Helm; Robert Beatty; Laraaji; Maria Chavez; Kurt Gottschalk's Invisible Blindfold with Maria Chavez; Savage Pencil on Lou Reed; Esmerine; Dot Wiggin; Joe McPhee; &c. &c!
   
     Buy      $8.95          

 


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

   Recent Reviews




Satoko Fujii ma-do:
Time Stands Still
(NotTwo)


Pat Thomas / Dominic Lash / Mark Sanders:
Skip
(FMR)

The Margots:
Pescado
(Okka)


Jean-Luc Guionnet / Eric La Casa / Philip Samartzis:
Soleil D'Artifice
(Swarming)





   In Stock and Ready to Ship




Badland (Rose / Fell / Noble):
The Society of the Spectacle
(Emanem)
Belorukov, Ilia / Kurt Liedwart:
Vtoroi
(Mikroton Recordings)
Bolleter, Ross:
Secret Sandhills and Satellites: Pieces for ruined pianos and pianos on the edge of ruin
(Emanem)

Collectif Inaudible:
Cardo: Improvised Music in Brussels
(Emanem)
Common Objects: John Butcher / Rhodri Davies / Lee Patterson:
Live In Morden Tower
(Mikroton Recordings)
Day, Terry:
Interruptions
(Emanem)

Detail: Stevens / Bradford / Dyani / Gjerstad:
In Time Was
(Circulasione)
Dunmall, Paul:
In Your Shell Like
(Emanem)
Free Base (Wilkinson / Mattos / Noble):
The Ins and Outs
(Emanem)

Gjerstad, Frode:
East Of West
(Circulasione)
Gratkowski / Van Hove / Oxley:
GratHovOx
(Nuscope)
Kammerer, Margareth:
Why Is The Sea So Blue
(Mikroton Recordings)

Kretzmer 66 Boxes, Yoni (Levin / Maoz / Drury / Kretzmer):
Graceless
(OutNow Recordings)
Kretzmer, Yoni:
Overlook
(OutNow Recordings)
Ludi, Werner:
Ki
(Intakt)

Mute Socialite:
Cheap Clocks b/w Violet Smith [7" VINYL]
(Dephine Knormal Musik)
Parker, Evan / George Lewis:
From Saxophone & Trombone
(psi)
Parker, Evan / Paul Lytton:
Collective Calls (Urban)
(psi)

Picard, Simon / Paul Rogers / Tony Marsh:
News From The North
(Intakt)
Sandell, Sten:
Solid Musik
(Nuscope)
Sommer, Gunter:
Sachsische Schatulle
(Intakt)

Tammen, Hans & Denman Maroney:
Arson
(OutNow Recordings)
Thieke Unununium, Michael:
Nachtlieder
(Mikroton Recordings)
Turkoz, Saadet:
Marmara Sea
(Intakt)

Vinkeloe / Smith / Nordeson:
Elegans
(Nuscope)
Weiss, Alex (Rick Parker / Maoz / Ishenko / Ches Smith):
Fighter Planes & Praying Mantis
(OutNow Recordings)



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