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SQUIDCO Email Update & ABC Sale September 17, 2015

     Squidco & The Squid's Ear
 
UPDATE
September 17, 2015
"I think chaos is only chaos when you don't understand.
And when you do, when you can actually hear something,
or when you can understand something,
it's no longer chaos." -Darius Jones

Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

Audiographic Records
Aum Fidelity
Clean Feed
Delmark
Editions Mego
FMR
Herbal International
Important Records
KS Art Yard Series

    
Leo
NESSA
Quakebasket
Rectangle
Rune Grammofon
Sofa
Sub Rosa
Tzadik
Unrock

 
      Creative Artists
    

• Acid Mothers Temple &
     The Melting
     Paraiso U.F.O.
• Jason Adasiewicz's
     Sun Rooms
• All Included
• Almeida /
      Duynhoven /
      Klein
• Alvarius B.
• William Basinski &
     Richard Chartier
• Blue Buddha
     (Louie Belogenis)
• Thomas Buckner /
      Joelle Leandre /
      Nicole Mitchell
• Eric Cordier
• Cortex
• Werner Dafeldecker /
      Valerio Tricoli
• De Beren Gieren
• Benoit Delbecq 3
• Max Eastley /
      Derek Bailey /
      Coum /
      Feminist Improvising Group
• Darius Jones Quartet
     Feat. Emile Lesbros
• Left Exit
• McPhee /
      Saft /
      Morris /
      Downs


      

• Phil Minton /
      Lol Coxhill /
      Noel Akchote
• Motorpsycho
• Na
     (Malcom Ball /
      Kate Cuzner)
• Gard Nilssen's
     Acoustic Unity
     (Roligheten /
      Eldh /
      Nilssen)
• William Parker
• Pinkcourtesyphone
     (Richard Chartier)
• The Pitch
     (Capece /
      Chang /
      Hayward /
      Heenan /
      Okkyung Lee /
      Tricoli)
• Hal Russell
     NRG Ensemble
     w/ Charles Tyler
• Shit and Shine
• Silva /
      Zetterberg /
      Lindval
• Snik
• Sun Ra & His
     Myth Science Arkestra
• Sun Ra Arkestra
• Ken Vandermark /
      Paal Nilssen-Love
• John Zorn



Squid Bubble
Squidco's ABC Sale


Squid Bubbles

For the rest of the summer and into the autumn we're running label sales in alphabetic order. Each week we'll offer a sale from one or more of our core labels actively releasing new titles. The sales will be in alphabetic order and will feature one of more labels in a given alphabet set, discounting their pre-2015 releases. Each will offer the same discounts: buy any title from the labels and albums listed, take 20% off its title; buy 3 or more titles and take 30% off those titles. It's a great opportunity to check out a label you're unfamiliar with or fill in gaps in you collection!

This week through Wednesday, September 23rd, we're offering discounts on the following labels: Ogun, OutNow, Peira, Penumbra, PNL, Potlatch, psi, Quakebasket, &Records, Red Toucan, Relative Pitch, RogueArt, and more!

Click Here to See ABC Sale items

Sale ends Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015 at 23:59 EST. In stock items only (items will disappear from the store when sold out). Orders must use our shopping cart. Discount applied at checkout time. Sale items are not eligible for Squidco Reward Points.





   Jazz & Improvisation

Adasiewicz's, Jason Sun Rooms: From The Region [VINYL]
(Delmark)


Jason Adasiewicz's Sun Rooms explores the sparse territory of the vibraphone trio with fellow Chicago player Mike Reed on drums and Texan via Norway bassist Ingrebrigt Haker-Flaten replacing Nate McBrite; tasteful and lyrical jazz with a modern edge.
   
     Buy      $18.95      Listen          

 
All Included: Satan in Plain Clothes [VINYL]
(Clean Feed)


With members from Angles, Universal Indians, Frode Gjerstad Trio, Friends and Neighbors, &c. the quintet of Martin Kuchen (sax), Thomas Johansson (trumpet), Mats Aleklin (trombone), Jon Rune Strom (bass) and Tollef Ostvang (drums) play modern, energetic jazz that kicks Satan's ass; highly recommended!
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Almeida / Duynhoven / Klein: Vibrate in Sympathy
(Clean Feed)


The Netherlands trio of Tobias Klein on reeds, Goncaio Almeia on double bass, and Martin van Duynhoven on drums, is inspired by all kinds of adventurous music of the last 50 years, on this album including compositions for Henry Threadgills, Oliver Lake, and Ornette Coleman.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Blue Buddha (Louie Belogenis): Blue Buddha
(Tzadik)


Legendary tenor saxophonist Louis Belogenis in a quartet with four New York improvisational heavy-weights-- trumpeter Dave Douglas, bassist Bill Laswell, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey in an energetic set of modern and informed jazz.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Buckner, Thomas / Joelle Leandre / Nicole Mitchell : Flowing Stream
(Leo)


After performing live at New York's Vision Festival in 2012, the trio of Thomas Buckner (voice), Joelle Leandre (bass) and Nicole Mitchell (flute) recorded this studio album of free improvisations in a free-flowing exchange of ideas and adroit improvisation.
   
     Buy      $15.45      Listen          

 
Cortex: Live! [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Clean Feed)


Four Norwegian jazz musicians--Thomas Johansson (cornet), Kristoffer Alberts (reeds), Ola Hoyer (double bass) and Gard Nilssen (drums)--representatives of a new generation of Scandinavian jazzmen playing creative music with the tools and forms of the older generation.
   
     Buy      $35.95      Listen          

 
De Beren Gieren: One Mirrors Many
(Clean Feed)


The 4th release from the piano-double bass-drums Belgian trio De Beren Gieren of Fulco Ottervanger (piano), Simon Segers (drums), and Lieven Van Pee (double bass), slowly morphing compositions of strong jazz compositions punctuated by short, informed works.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Delbecq, Benoit 3: INK
(Clean Feed)


Miles Perkin takes the late bassist Jean-Jacques Avenel's place in pianist Benoit Delbecq's trio with Emile Biavenda on drums and percussion, in an inventive and lyrical album balancing structure versus improvisational freedom in engaging ways.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Eastley, Max / Derek Bailey / Coum / Feminist Improvising Group: Another Evening at Logos 1974/79/81 [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Sub Rosa)


Sub Rosa starts a vinyl-only series with these never-before released recordings from live sessions at Logos Foundation, Gent, Belgium (1974, 79 & 81), including performances by Max Eastley and Logos Ensemble, Derek Bailey, Feminist Improvising Group, Logos Ensemble, &c.
   
     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Jones, Darius Quartet Feat. Emile Lesbros: Le bebe de Brigitte (Lost in Translation)
(Aum Fidelity)


The 5th installment in saxophonist/composer Darius Jones' expansive "Man'ish" Boy epic, a well-balanced album of jazz and voice performed with Matt Mitchell (piano), Sean Conly (bass), Ches Smith (drums), Emillie Lesbros (voice, piano) and Pascal Niggenkemper (bass).
   
     Buy      $14.45      Listen          

 
Left Exit: Mr K (Feat Michael Duch / Klaus Holm)
(Clean Feed)


This progressive/folk/jazz/improv/experimental/psych quartet from Norway covers a diverse set of approaches to improvisation, from textural, minimalistic and radically abstract, like something AMM would play, to the use of graphic and written notation.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
McPhee / Saft / Morris / Downs: Ticonderoga
(Clean Feed)


A burning spiritual session inspired by John Coltrane's "Live at the Village Vanguard Again" that began when Jamie Saft told Joe Morris about his deep admiration for Alice Coltrane's playing, adding McPhee and Downs as the perfect complement to realize this excellent album.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Minton, Phil / Lol Coxhill / Noel Akchote: My Chelsea
(Rectangle)


Studio recordings from 1996 of the free improvising British and French trio of Lol Coxhill (soprano sax and voice), Noel Akchote (guitar), and Phil Minton (vocals), a wonderfully eccentric session of 13 short works that focus on subtle playing with incredible technique.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Na (Malcom Ball / Kate Cuzner): Compos Mentis
(FMR)


Delightful and eclectic improvisations by Malcolm Ball on the historic Ondes Martinot synthesizer and percussion, and Kate Cuzner on flutes, piano and live electronics, pushing the boundaries of musical intuition and imagination.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Nilssen's, Gard Acoustic Unity (Roligheten / Eldh / Nilssen): Firehouse [VINYL]
(Clean Feed)


Norwegian drummer Gard Nilssen (Zanussi 5, Bushman's Revenge, Puma, &c.) leads his new Acoustic Unity trio of Petter Eldh on double bass and Andre Roligheten (Albatrosh) on sax through 8 tightly conceived original jazz compositions with contributions from all 3 players.
   
     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Parker, William: For Those Who Are, Still [3 CD BOX]
(Aum Fidelity)


A 3 CD box set of new and previously unissued long-form works from world-renowned composer-bassist William Parker, 10 compositions with musicians including Hamid Drake, Cooper-Moore, Charles Gayle, Rob Brown, Mike Reed, Klaas Hekman, NFM Symphony Orchestra + Choir, &c.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $31.95      Listen          

 
Pitch, The (Capece / Chang / Hayward / Heenan / Okkyung Lee / Tricoli): Frozen Orchestra (Amsterdam) [VINYL]
(Sofa)


Berlin's The Pitch--Lucio Capece (bass clarinet), Chris Heenan (contrabass clarinet), Michael Thieke (clarinet) and Boris Baltschun (electric pump organ)--is extended to a sextet of winds & strings for a work of slowly changing textures and subtle blending of instruments.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Russell, Hal NRG Ensemble w/ Charles Tyler: Generation
(NESSA)


In 1992 Chicago saxophonist & drummer Hal Russell selected compositions from each of his band members and one from Mars Williams, added Charles Tyler on baritone, alto and clarinet to the quintet, and released this wildly creative and energetic album of modern jazz.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $15.45      Listen          

 
Silva / Zetterberg / Lindval: If Nothing Else
(Clean Feed)


Real time dark but beautiful composition from the Portugese trio of Susana Santos Silva on trumpet & flugelhorn, Torbjorn Zetterberg on double bass, and Hampus Lindwall on organ, a beautiful mix of experimental playing set against rich tonal music.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Snik: Metasediment Rock
(Clean Feed)


SNIK IS led by trombonist Kristoffer Kompen and bassist Ole Morten Vagan, who provide the compositions for their quartet with saxophonist Kristoffer Berre Alberts and drummer Erik Nylander, in an album that ranges from meditative free playing to hard swinging bop oriented jazz.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Snik: Metasediment Rock [VINYL]
(Clean Feed)


Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra: The Paris Tapes: Live at le Theatre du Chaelet 1971 [VINYL]
(KS Art Yard Series)


Essential live recordings from the legendary 1971 performance at Le Theatre du le Chatelet, Paris, France with a large Arkestra including Ahk Tal Ebah, Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, John Gilmore, Hakim Rahim, Clifford Jarvis, James Jackson, Larry Northington, &c.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Sun Ra Arkestra: Live In Ulm 1992 [2 CDs]
(Leo)


Leo Records joins the celebration of Herman Blount, aka Sun Ra's, 100th birthday with this double CD, 100 minutes in 17 compositions of an 11-piece Arkestra performing live in Ulm, Germany in 1992, a great mix of classic Sun Ra pieces in a nearly continuous set.
   
     Buy      $15.45      Listen          

 
Vandermark, Ken / Paal Nilssen-Love: Extended Duos
(Audiographic Records)


A solid six CD, 1 DVD box set of live duos between Chicago multi-reedist Ken Vandermark and Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love recorded in Russia and Japan between 2011-2014, with guests including Akira Sakata, Jim O'Rourke, Masahiko Satoh; intense and amazing modern jazz!
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $54.95      Listen          

 
Zorn, John: The True Discoveries Of Witches And Demons
(Tzadik)


The second release by Zorn's heavy new organ trio Simulacrum of John Medeski, Matt Hollenberg and Kenny Grohowski with guests Mark Ribot on guitar and Trevor Dunn on bass, three generations of musical explorers coming together to rip your mind to shreds.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 




   Experimental/Electronic

Basinski, William & Richard Chartier: Divertissment [VINYL]
(Important Records)


Minimalist composer William Basinski and sound artist Richard Chartier use electronics, piano, analog tape loops, and short-wave radio to evoke a dense atmosphere suggesting hundreds of years of history rising up from the depths of a reverberating cathedral.
   
     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Cordier, Eric: Osorezan (Selected Field Recording 1993 - 2006)
(Herbal International)


From an exploration of volcanoes in Japan to the ambience of a nap in France, composer Eric Cordier organizes field recordings made in his travels to create exotic and engaging audio environments that transport the listener.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Pinkcourtesyphone (Richard Chartier): Sentimental Something [VINYL]
(Important Records)


Pinkcourtesyphone (Richard Chartier) in a "sonic love note of smudged ink", with Evelina Domnitch on theremin, for an album of dark minimal soundscapes that move at an exquisitely slow pace, allowing the subtle details to envelop the listener.
   
     Buy      $25.95      Listen          

 




   Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.: Benzaiten [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Important Records)


An "In C"-style homage to the classic Osamu Kitajima debut record "Benzaiten" from 1973, with Acid Mothers Temple covering that work and using it as a departure point for AMT style free rock exploration, while dropping in original numbers inbetween.
   
     Buy      $27.95      Listen          

 
Alvarius B.: Chin Spirits (Durga) [VINYL 10-inch]
(Unrock)


Originally released on cassette, Alvarius B. aka Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls, Invisible Hands) presents a strange set of songs, instrumentals, and otherwise uncategorizable and somewhat demented music, now in a lovely, limited one-time vinyl 10" release.
   
     Buy      $23.95      Listen          

 
Motorpsycho: En Konsert For Folk Flest [VINYL 2 LP & CD & DVD]
(Rune Grammofon)


Performing at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim at the Olavsfestdagene Festival in 2014, Motorpsycho with Stale Storlokken and a 24-piece choir perform a themed work, presented here on 2 180g LPs, a CD, a DVD of the full concert, and a 24 page booklet with lyrics and a manifest.
   
     Buy      $43.95          

 
Shit and Shine: Everybody's A Fuckin Expert
(Editions Mego)


Divided into 4 larger segments, Craig Clouse leads the otherwise anonymous Shit and Shine through a strangely aggressive album of free beats and aberrant sound, with one foot in the noise rock of London that it arose from and the other tripping the feet of electro music.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 




   Compositional

Dafeldecker, Werner / Valerio Tricoli: William's Mix Extended
(Quakebasket)


Werner Dafeldecker and Valerio Tricoli re-interpret John Cage's 1953 compositions for 8 simultaneously played tapes, here examining the relationship between early tape music and current digital production, allowing for a larger work using approximately 2000 different sounds.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
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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.



Astrid:
The West Lighthouse Is Not So Far
(Monotype)

Michael Bisio (w/Kirk Knuffke, Art Bailey & Michael Wimberly):
Accortet
(Relative Pitch)

Tom Blancarte / Peter Evans / Louise Dam Eckardt Jensen / Dan Peck:
The Gauntlet of Mehen
(Destiny Records)

Gregory Buttner :
Pochen
(Herbal International)

Eugene Chadbourne :
DOCHADEMONIC "hate"
(Chadula)

Eugene Chadbourne :
DOCHADEMONIC "love"
(Chadula)

Eugene Chadbourne :
The 13 Society
(Chadula)

Eugene Chadbourne :
Eddie Chatterbox: The Sound Of Genius
(Chadula)

Dead Neanderthals:
Worship The Sun
(Relative Pitch)

Chris Dingman:
The Subliminal and the Sublime
(Inner Artist)

Liberty Ellman Sextet:
Radiate
(Pi Recordings)

Ercklentz / Neumann :
LAlienation
(Herbal International)

Devin Gray (w/ Kris Davis / Chris Tordini / Chris Speed):
RelativE ResonancE
(Skirl)

Jean-Luc Guionnet :
LAC (Lake)
(Herbal International)

Goh Kwang Lee:
_, And Vice Versa
(Herbal International)

Goh Kwang Lee:
New Ear [2 CDs]
(Herbal International)

Joe McPhee / Paal Nilssen-Love:
Candy [7 CDs]
(PNL)

Alfredo Monteiro Costa :
Um Em Um
(Monotype)

Leah Paul:
Trenza
(Skirl)

Peeping Tom (Dorner / Badaroux / Grip / Gerbal):
Four Girls
(Umlaut Records)

Ivo Perelman / Karl Berger:
Reverie
(Leo)

Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp:
Callas [2 CDs]
(Leo)

Dave Phillips / Hiroshi Hasegawa:
Insect Apocalypse
(Monotype)

Polwechsel:
Untitled (No.7) [VINYL]
(God Records)

Claudio Rocchetti / Klaus Janek :
Reisenotizen Aus Dem Land Der Mitte
(Herbal International)

Raphael Roginski :
Plays John Coltrane and Langston Hughes African Mystic Music
(Bolt)

Rydberg (Werner Dafeldecker / Nicolas Bussmann):
Rydberg
(Monotype)

Sean Sonderegger's Magically Inclined (feat Areni Agbabian):
Eat The Air
(Skirl)

Helge Sten :
Monochromes
(Bolt)

Xu(e):
Brown Jenkin
(Thirsty Leaves Music)



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