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SQUIDCO Email Update January 8, 2015

Squidco & The Squid's Ear
UPDATE
January 8, 2015
"Artists to my mind are the real architects of change,
and not the political legislators
who implement change after the fact."
-William S. Burroughs

Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

Aerophonic
Black Saint/Soul Note
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Drip Audio
Ertia Creations / Barely Auditable Records
Ftarri
KARLRECORDS
New World Records
Not Two Records
PNL

     
Recommended Records
Red Toucan
Relative Pitch
Room40
Self Released
SOTPACKAN
Sub Rosa
The Wire
Victo
Zeitkratzer
 
      Creative Artists
    

• Ballister
     (Rempis/
     Lonberg-Holm/
     Nilssen-Love)
• Biota
• Bruckmann/
     Rosenberg/
     Zerang
• William S. Burroughs
• Lindsay Cooper
• Rhodri Davies/
     John Butcher
• Tomas Fujiwara Trio
• Holy F**k
• The International
     Nothing
• Peter Kowald/
     Kent Kessler/
     Fred Lonberg-Holm
• Steve Lacy
• Thurston Moore
• Paal Nilssen-Love
     Large Unit
• Ochs-Robinson Duo
      
• Charlemagne Palestine &
     Rhys Chatham
• Evan Parker/
     Paul Dunmall/
     Tony Bianco
• Evan Parker
     ElectroAcoustic Septet
• Tomeka Reid
• Steve Roden/
     Stephen Vitiello
• Subtle Lip Can
• Sun Ra
• Stevan Tickmayer
     Kovacs
• David Tudor +
     John Cage,
     Toshi Ichiyanagi,
     Pauline Oliveros
• The Wire
• The Wire
• Wooley/
     Rempis/
     Niggenkemper/
     Corsano
• Zeitkratzer/
     Whitehouse


Squid Bubble






   Jazz & Improvisation

Ballister (Rempis / Lonberg-Holm / Nilssen-Love): Worse For The Wear
(Aerophonic)

The fifth release from the international power trio of Dave Rempis (sax), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello & electronics) and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) in a rewarding release of heavy grooves, offset by introspective soundscapes and moments of quiet beauty.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Biota: Funnel To A Thread
(Recommended Records)

The unique Biota collective continues with this beautiful album of layered and organized sound work, a beguiling mix of acoustic and electronic instrumentation that flows in unique and exquisite ways, belying the incredible detail to process and mixing.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Bruckmann / Rosenberg / Zerang: Six Synaptics
(Ertia Creations / Barely Auditable Records )

The trio of Kyle Bruckmann, setting his oboe aside for minimoog; Scott Rosenberg on sax and winds; and Michael Zerang on percussion, in an unusual and unpredictable release of electroacoustic improvisation that amuses as much as it impresses.
   
     Buy      $12.95      Listen          

 
Burroughs, William S.: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
(SOTPACKAN)

Benjamin Christensen's 1922 silent film "Haxan" hypothesizes that witches of the Middle Ages suffered from psychiatric hysteria; the film was updated in 1968 by Antony Balch, with W.S. Burroughs narrating the film over a chaotic jazz quintet score, as heard on this soundtrack release.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Davies, Rhodri / John Butcher: Routing Lynn
(Ftarri)

Chris Watson recorded John Butcher on acoustic & amplified sax and Rhodri Davies on acoustic & electric harp in Routing Lynn in Northumberland, then joined them live at a festival in Gateshead where the duo played alongside Watson's reworked recordings.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Fujiwara, Tomas Trio: Variable Bets
(Relative Pitch)

Merging different sub-genre of NYC's rich jazz and creative music scene, drummer Tomas Fujiwara's trio with Brandon Seabrook on guitar and Ralph Alessi on trumpet furtively builds into a free jazz album of contrasting dynamics and superb playing.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
International Nothing, The: The Dark Side of Success
(Ftarri)

The duo of Berlin clarinetists Kai Fagaschinski and Michael Thieke (The Magic I.D.) create rich, evolving soundscapes using tones and odd interjections in unison and in dissonance, dark works of subtle beauty in unique sound oriented compositions.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Kowald, Peter / Kent Kessler / Fred Lonberg-Holm: Flats Fixed
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

Three bassists converged on WNUR Studios, in Evanston, Illinois in 1998 to record these tracks, finally released after 16 years: 5 freely improvised trio sessions, 6 miniatures suggested by Kowald and performed by the trio, and 6 duos between Kowald and Lonberg-Holm.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Lacy, Steve: The Complete Remastered Recordings [10 CD Box Set]
(Black Saint/Soul Note)

Reissuing and remastering 9 of Steve Lacy's Black Saint/Soul Note albums from 1976-1993, including Trickles, Revenue, Troubles, Regeneration, Change of Season, Dutch Masters, The Condor, The Cry (2 Sets), and Vespers.
   
     Buy      $75.95          

 
Moore, Thurston : Sonic STREET Chicago
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

A solo electric guitar soundtrack to James Nares' film "Street" performed by Thurston Moore, freely improvising in a dynamic and impressive performance recorded live at the Rubloff Auditorium at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Nilssen-Love, Paal Large Unit: Erta Ale [4 LP BOX SET]
(PNL)

Paal Nilssen-Love's Large Unit of some of Norway's brightest young improvisers in a 4 LP box set with a bonus CD & flexi disc, recorded live during their 2014 tour, performing Nilssen-Love's compositions that focus on interaction, free improvisation, sound, dynamics and energy.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $59.95      Listen          

 
Ochs-Robinson Duo: The Throne
(Not Two Records)

Two Bay Area improvisers--Larry Ochs on saxophones and Don Robinson on drums--in irrepressible and dynamic duos, from intense interplay to melodic introspection: 9 concise compositions including 3 that reference Lester Bowie, Glenn Spearnman and Muddy Waters.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Palestine, Charlemagne & Rhys Chatham: Youuu + Mee = Weee [3 CDs]
(Sub Rosa)

This is the first recorded collaboration between Charlemagne Palestine on Bosendorfer piano, orgue Yamaha and voice, and Rhys Chatham on trumpet, loop pedal & electric guitar, presenting a large and slowly evolving composition spread across 3 CDs.
   
     Buy      $19.95      Listen          

 
Parker, Evan / Paul Dunmall / Tony Bianco: Extremes
(Red Toucan)

Two saxes and drums, an unusual trio from three free improvising legends playing exultant and exemplary music that even they described as "extreme" as they recorded this session in Bianco's Garden Cottage studio, creating 3 superb examples of modern dialog in improvisation.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Parker, Evan ElectroAcoustic Septet: Seven
(Victo)

UK multi-reed master Evan Parker brings an all-star electroacoustic septet to the 2014 Victoriaville Festival for the massive and wonderfully detailed two part composition "Seven", performed with Peter Evans, Okkyung Lee, George Lewis, Ikue Mori, Sam Pluta, and Ned Rothenberg.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Reid, Tomeka : Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

Chicago cellist and composer Tomeka Reid was commissioned to create original music for the first documentary of the Imagists, mid 60's Chicago post-surrealists artists who exhibited together; Reid reworked the music into a fully realized suite for this CD release.
   
     Buy      $12.95      Listen          

 
Subtle Lip Can: Reflective Drime
(Drip Audio)

The 2nd release from the Montreal free improvising trio Joshua Zubot (violin), Bernard Falaise (guitar) and Isaiah Ceccarelli (drums/percussion) is a magnificent example of open-minded improvisation using unusual and sparkling approaches to sound and discourse.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Sun Ra: The Complete Remastered Recordings [4 CD Box Set]
(Black Saint/Soul Note)

Reissuing and remastering four albums from Sun Ra and The Arkestra originally released from 1987-1993 on the Black Saint and Soul Note labels, with key Arkestra members including Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Andrew Cyrille, and Pat Patrick and guests including Billy Bang.
   
     Buy      $49.95          

 
Wooley / Rempis / Niggenkemper / Corsano: From Wolves To Whales
(Aerophonic)

The free improvising quartet of Nate Wooley (trumpet), Dave Rempis (sax), Pascal Niggenkemper (bass), and Chris Corsano (drums), bridging ridiculously great technical skills with creative curiosity and forward thinking concepts for superb results.
 
Squidco Pick
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   Experimental/Electronic

Roden, Steve / Stephen Vitiello: The Spaces Contained In Each
(Room40)

A rich and sophisticated sound work from Steve Roden and Stephen Vitiello, recording at Cornelius Chapel on Governor's Island in HNY, using textural sound, field recordings, synth and electronics to create a dynamic, excursive and mesmerizing work.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 




   Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Cooper, Lindsay : Rarities Volumes 1 & 2
(Recommended Records)

An absolutely essential extension to the late Lindsay Cooper's discography, 2 CDs collecting rare works from projects and groups including recordings with Alfred Harth, Phil Minton, Robert Wyatt, David Thomas, Connie Bauer, Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, &c. &c.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Holy F**k: Cassette No. 1 [CASSETTE]
(Self Released)

Cassette Day release of "Demos, live tracks, outtakes, noise, assorted bullsh*t" from this Canadian band, who create the equivalent of modern electronic music without actually using the techniques associated with that music--looping, splicing, programming, &c.
   
     Buy      $7.95          

 




   Compositional

Tickmayer, Stevan Kovacs : Gaps, Absences
(Recommended Records)

Multi-instrumentalist Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer presents a cycle of pieces combining complexity and precision with unfamiliar timbres, using pianos, harmonium, bass, violin, percussion, zither, citara bassa, harmonica, melodica, alt-calrinet, sampler, & field recordings.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Tudor, David + John Cage, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Pauline Oliveros: Music from the Tudorfest: San Francisco Tape Music Center, 1964 [3 CDs]
(New World Records)

In 1964 Pauline Oliveros organized a festival at the San Francisco Tape Music Center celebrating the work of pianist David Tudor, including compositions by Oliveros, George Brecht, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Alvin Lucier, and John Cage, documented here on this 3 CD set.
   
     Buy      $44.95          

 
Zeitkratzer / Whitehouse: Whitehouse: Performed Live by Zeitkratzer
(Zeitkratzer)

Whitehouse (William Bennett) joins Reinhold Friedl's Zeitkratzer for a work recorded live at the festival Musique Action in Nancy, France, with mutated voice spoken through brass instruments intones over deep and unusual acoustic orchestration and shapeshifting sound.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Zeitkratzer / Whitehouse: Whitehouse: Performed Live by Zeitkratzer [VINYL]
(KARLRECORDS)

Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $19.95      Listen          

 




   Books & Magazines

Wire, The: #365 July 2014 [MAGAZINE]
(The Wire)

July 2014 issue of the UK's finest new music magazine, with Yoshimio; EMS; Alan Courtis; DJ Taye; Karen Gwyer; International Nothing; Sofia Jernberg; Torturing Nurse; Mattin and Xabier Erkizia; Invisible Jukebox with Butterz: Grime label founders Elijah and Skilliam.
   
     Buy      $9.50          

 
Wire, The: #371 January 2015 [MAGAZINE]
(The Wire)

Wire's annual survey of the past 12 months in underground music, including the Top 50 Releases of the Year, the Top 50 Archive Releases of the Year, and a mass of genre charts; plus Alasdair Roberts, Sleater-Kinney, Wu-Tang Clan and Ghostface Killah, &c. &c.
   
     Buy      $9.50          

 


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 In Stock and Ready to Ship

We're never quite caught up with new releases that constantly come in our door, and we don't like to rush a release to our homepage. That said, the following releases have already been stocked at Squidco, and are able to be ordered. In most cases we have images, often have samples, and some basic description of each release. You can always see the latest new releases by checking our Just In Stock Section.



Ryoko Akama / Bruno Duplant / Dominic Lash:
Next To Nothing
(Another Timbre)
Billy Bang / William Parker:
Medicine Buddha
(NoBusiness)
Sir Bishop Richard / Bill Orcutt:
Road Stories (Kali) [VINYL]
(Unrock)

Peter Brotzmann & Jason Adasiewicz:
Mollie's in the Mood [VINYL]
(Bro)
Dave Burrell / Steve Swell:
Turning Point
(NoBusiness)
Cornelius Cardew :
Nova Musicha No. 6: Four Principles on Ireland and Other Pieces (1974) [VINYL]
(MiruMir (Cramps))

Philip Corner:
Through Two More-Than-Mysterious Barricades (Improvizations After François Couperin) [VINYL]
(Roaratorio)
Ted Daniel's Energy Module (feat. Oliver Lake and Daniel Carter):
Innerconnection
(NoBusiness)
Ted Daniel's Energy Module (feat. Oliver Lake and Daniel Carter):
Innerconnection [VINYL 2 LPs]
(NoBusiness)

Aaron Dilloway:
Banned/Bent [CASSETTE]
(Banned Productions)
Jamie Drouin & Lance Austin Olsen:
Sometimes We All Disappear
(Another Timbre)
Morton Feldman played by John Tilbury & Philip Thomas:
Two Pianos And Other Pieces 1953-1969 [2 CDs]
(Another Timbre)

Scott Fields Ensemble:
Music For The Radio Program This American Life
(NEOS Music)
Barry Guy :
Five Fizzles for Samuel Beckett [10-inch VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
Jeph Jerman:
Rundle [CASSETTE]
(Banned Productions)

Christof Kurzmann :
Then & Now [VINYL]
(Trost Records)
John Lely played by Anton Lukoszevieze:
The Harmonics Of Real Strings
(Another Timbre)
Francisco Lopez :
Untitled #274
(Important Records)

Tony Malaby / Juan Pablo Carletti / Christopher Hoffman:
Nino/Brujo [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
Don Nichols / Bryce Beverlin II:
Fortments [3-inch CD]
(Bicephalic)
Evan Parker / Derek Bailey / Han Bennink:
The Topography of the Lungs [VINYL]
(Otoroku)

ROIL (Chris Abrahams / Mike Majkowski / James Waples):
Raft Of The Meadows [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
Schlippenbach Trio:
First Recordings [VINYL]
(Trost Records)
Solidarity Unit, Inc:
Red, Black and Green [VINYL]
(Eremite)

Gunter Sommer Baby:
Whispering Eurasia
(NEOS Music)
Sun Ra:
Discipline 27-II [VINYL]
(Saturn)
Nate Wooley / Ken Vandermark:
East By Northwest
(Pleasure of the Text Records)

Peter Zummo:
Lateral Pass [VINYL]
(Foom)



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