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SQUIDCO Email Update and Hat Hut Sale, March 3, 2016

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UPDATE
March 3, 2016

"Originality cannot be a goal.
It is simply inevitable"
-Harry Partch

Squid Bubbles

Essential Labels

482 Music
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Driff Records
Firehouse 12 Records
FMR
MVD

New World Records
NoBusiness
Recommended Records
Relative Pitch
Rune Grammofon
Sofa
Sub Rosa

Creative Artists

• Bathysphere(
     with Bishop /
     Malaby /
     Ho Bynum /
     &c)
• Thomas Borgmann /
     Max Johnson /
     Willi Kellers
• Leila Bourdreuil /
     Michael Foster
• Jean-Luc Cappozzo /
     Didier Lasserre
• Circuit(
     Dunmall /
     Taylor /
     Gibbs)
• Jorrit Dijkstra
• Espen Eriksen
     Trio
• Fire!
• Tomas Fujiwara &
      The Hook Up
• Mary Halvorson
• Staffan Harde
• William Hooker
• Boris Kovac

• Ingrid Laubrock
• Marilyn Lerner /
     Ken Filiano /
     Lou Grassi
• Matchbox(
     Djikstra /
     Karayorgis /
     McBride /
     Newton)
• Joe McPhee
• Nicole Mitchell /
     Tomeka Reid /
     Mike Reed
• Motorpsycho
• Mural
• Harry Partch
• Henri Pousseur
• Keith Rowe /
      John Tilbury
• Wadada Leo Smith
• Sun Ra
• Vladimir Tarasov /
     Liudas Mockunas /
     Eugenijus Kanevicius
• David Toop
• Univers Zero

Squid Bubble

Hold onto your hat, because Switzerland's Hat Hut label has authorized us to reduce the price of a large set of overstocked single and double CD releases by 70.5% for the next week!

Buy 10 single CDs from the sale and pay only $50, or $5 each!

It's a great time to explore this legendary label's catalog, including hatOLOGY (for Jazz and related improvised music), hat[now]ART (to represent Contemporary Composition and New Music), and hatNOIR (to serve as a home for fresh, unpredictable, innovative, uncategorizable projects). But hurry, because some titles have limited quantities, and will disappear from the sale when they sell out!

Squidco Hat Hut Overstock Sale

Click here to see the Hat Hut Sale List

Selected Hat Hut titles, while quantities last. Customer must buy 10 titles from the sale to receive discount. Discount applied at checkout time. Hat Hut sale items are not eligible for Squidco Reward Points. Hat Hut Overstock Sale ends Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 23:59 EST.

Jazz & Improvisation

Bathysphere (with Bishop / Malaby / Ho Bynum / &c): Bathysphere
(Driff Records)

A 15-member ensemble of Boston area improvisers plus guests Jeb Bishop, Tony Malaby and Taylor Ho Bynum, taking their name from the deep-sea submersibles used for exploring, as this band survey's large form improvisation that blends free and melodic jazz in adventurous ways.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Borgmann, Thomas / Max Johnson / Willi Kellers: One For Cisco [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)

Recorded live at the New York Tenor Sax Festival 2015 in Ibeam, Brooklyn, the German trio of saxophonist Thomas Borgmann, bassist Max Johnson and drummer Willi Kellers perform the two part "One for Cisco", a soulful work with an open free-bop attitude of modern creative language.

Squidco Pick

$23.95

Bourdreuil, Leila / Michael Foster: The Caustic Ballads
(Relative Pitch)

Two bright stars of DIY Brooklyn improvisers with unusual approaches to their instruments through extended techniques, processing and odd acoustic effects from saxophonist Michael Foster and cellist Leila Bourdreuil, together since 2009 creating racous & beautiful sound.

$13.95

Cappozzo, Jean-Luc / Didier Lasserre: Ceremony's A Name For The Rich Horn [VINYL 10-inch EP]
(NoBusiness)

A 2-part single improvisation recorded live at la Maison Peinte, Labarthe-sur-Leze in 2014 from Jean-Luc Capozzo on trumpet & flugelhorn, and drummer Didier Lasserre, showing a great range of style and dynamic in gutsy playing using powerful technique and creative interaction.

$23.95

Circuit (Dunmall / Taylor / Gibbs): Electro Acoustic Ensemble
(FMR)

The 7th CD for the sophisticated Circuit electroacoustic improvising ensemble, whose personnel shifts with each release; here Paul Dunmall plays sax, flute, and wind controller, alongside Phillip Gibbs on electric guitar and Trevor Taylor on acoustic & electric percussion.

$14.95

Dijkstra, Jorrit: Never Odd Or Even
(Driff Records)

15 wonderfully creative works from Boston-area saxophonist Jorrit Dijkstra, also on lyricon, analog synth and effects pedals, creating a one-man-band of unconventional sonic textures layered live, over which he improvises in fun and profound ways.

$13.95

Eriksen, Espen Trio: Never Ending January
(Rune Grammofon)

Since 2007 the Norwegian jazz piano trio of Espen Eriksen (piano), Lars Tormod Jenset (double bass) and Andreas Bye (drums) have released three albums of lyrical and beautifully paced music, evolving their style through tours and festivals.

$16.95

Eriksen, Espen Trio: Never Ending January [VINYL + CD]
(Rune Grammofon)

Vinyl Edition of the CD listed above.

$22.95

Fire!: She Sleeps, She Sleeps
(Rune Grammofon)

The 5th album from the Swedish trio of saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, bassist Johan Berthling, and drummer Andreas Werliin, drawing on influences from free jazz, psychedelic rock, and noise, here joined by guitarist Oren Ambarchi and Leo Svensson on cello.

Squidco Pick

$16.95

Fire!: She Sleeps, She Sleeps [VINYL]
(Rune Grammofon)

Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.

Squidco Pick

$22.95

Fujiwara, Tomas & The Hook Up: After All Is Said
(482 Music)

The Hook Up's 3rd album with Mary Halvorson (guitar), Brian Settles (tenor saxophone & flute), Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), and expanded with Michael Formanek on bass, performing Fujiwara's distinctive compositions highlighting his extraordinary band.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Halvorson, Mary: Meltframe
(Firehouse 12 Records)

NY guitarist Mary Halvorson's solo album, worked out after a tour opening for King Buzzo, has her performing creative interpretations of works from modern composers like Roscoe Mitchell, Ornette Coleman, Oliver Nelson, & Tomas Fujiwara, back to Duke Ellington's "Solitude".

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Harde, Staffan : Staffan Harde
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

Mats Gustafsson, the Harde family, and Corbett vs. Dempsey lovingly restore Swedish guitarist Staffan Harde's lone 1972 LP and a series of reel-to-reel tapes, bringing this brilliant yet obscure player's unique approach to the instrument to new audience's ears.

$13.95

Hooker, William: Light (1975 - 1989) [4 CD Box Set]
(NoBusiness)

A 4-CD set from NY drummer William Hooker documenting his early years between 1975-89 in 2 early LPs from his label Reality Unit Concepts, plus 2 never-issued sessions from '88 & '89; with David S. Ware, David Murray, Jemeel Moondoc, Roy Campbell Jr., Booker T. Williams, &c. &c.

Squidco Pick

$48.95

Laubrock, Ingrid: Ubatuba
(Firehouse 12 Records)

An eponymous and formidable release by saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock's newest quintet, featuring a handpicked group of musicians including alto saxophonist Tim Berne, trombonist Ben Gerstein, tuba player Dan Peck, and drummer Tom Rainey performing original Laubrock compositions.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Lerner, Marilyn / Ken Filiano / Lou Grassi: Live At Edgefest [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)

Live recordings from the 2013 Edgefest by the trio of Canadian pianist Marilyn Lerner, NY bassist Ken Filiano, and drummer Lou Grassi, a freely flowing session that combines profound technical skills with innate lyrical sensibility.

$23.95

Matchbox (Djikstra / Karayorgis / McBride / Newton): Matchbox
(Driff Records)

Blending melodic strength with post-bop intensity, Boston area improvisers Jorrit Dijkstra on alto sax, lyricon & analog synth, Pandelis Karayorgis on piano, Nate McBride on bass and Curt Newton on drums present 10 exuberant and unique modern jazz compositions.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

McPhee, Joe : Alone Together: The Solo Ensemble Recordings 1974 & 1979
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

In 1979 Joe McPhee, working with CJR produced Craig Johnson, recorded this set of overdubbed recordings of himself performing on saxes, trumpet and flugelhorn over original compositions showcasing solo, duo, trio and quartet contexts, an album of virtual McPhee ensembles!

$13.95

Mitchell, Nicole / Tomeka Reid / Mike Reed: Artifacts
(482 Music)

Recent Chicago AACM members cellist Tomeka Reid, flutist Nicole Mitchell, and drummer Mike Reed formed this trio to perform pieces from the rich 50 year history of the AACM, each bringing favorite compositions including those from Roscoe Mitchell, Jeff Parker, Art Ensemble, &c.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Mural: Tempo [3 CD BOX]
(Sofa)

Long form acoustic free improv, this concert with Jim Denley on wind instruments, Kim Myhr on guitar & zither, and Ingar Zach on gran cassa & percussion, was recorded at the Rothko Chapel in Texas as a single 4-hour performance, patiently allowing their music to unfold in detail.

$22.95

Rowe, Keith / John Tilbury : Enough Still Not to Know [4 CD BOX]
(Sofa)

AMM compatriots, pianist John Tilbury and guitarist/electronicist Keith Rowe release a 4-CD set of music developed for an installation by visual artist Kjell Bjorgeengen, four subtle tracks using unconventional sound and silence to create unique sonic environments.

$29.95

Smith, Wadada Leo: Red Chrysanthemums | Solos 1977
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

Unreleased for more than 39 years, these remarkably creative live solo performances on trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, steelophone, percussion and gongs from improvisor and composer Wadada Leo Smith were recorded in Los Angeles in 1977, during his visionary Kabell Records years.

$13.95

Sun Ra: Joyful Noise [BLU-RAY]
(MVD)

A one-hour documentary, restored from the original 16mm film, by Robert Mugge who spent two years shooting Sun Ra and the Arkestra in performance in Baltimore and Philadelpha, including interviews with band members, a rehearsal, and a solo keyboard performance.

$16.95

Tarasov, Vladimir / Liudas Mockunas / Eugenijus Kanevicius: Intuitus [VINYL 2 LPs]
(NoBusiness)

Recorded at drummer Vladimir Tarasov's home studio, saxophonist Liudas Mockunas stands out in superb solos on soprano & tenor saxes, clarinet and bass clarinet, while Kanevicisu & Tarasov support on bass and an array of percussive devices including cimbalom and hunting horn.

$34.95

Experimental/Electronic

Pousseur, Henri: Early Experimental Electronic Music 1954-72 [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Sub Rosa)

Henri Pousseur was associated with Pierre Froidebise and Andre Souris, and worked closely with Karlheinz Stockhausen through the 50s and 60s; this LP presents early electronic compositions from 1954-1972, a fascinating and diverse set of works from this important composer.

$23.95

Toop, David: Life on the Inside [VINYL]
(Sub Rosa)

An audio companion to French sculptor Pierre Besson's 2014 exhibition "D'objets noires et de Choses carrees" (Black Objects and Square Things) in a 34-minute ambient track from electronic artist and writer David Toop.

$15.95

Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Motorpsycho: Supersonic Scientists: A Young Person's Guide to Motorpsycho [2 CDs]
(Rune Grammofon)

The first-ever Motorpsycho anthology, released in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition at Rockheim, Norway's national museum of pop and rock music; the 2 CD set includes one song from every studio album since 1993, along with additional tracks.

$21.95

Univers Zero: Univers Zero [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Sub Rosa)

Belgium septet Univers Zero's 1977 debut album, now including a large work titled "La Faulx" presented as a second LP, a much-needed vinyl reissue of this ground-breaking album of intense compositional rock from co-founders of the "Rock in Opposition" movement.

Squidco Pick

$23.95

Compositional

Kovac, Boris: Times of Day: Concerto Suite for Sax and Chamber Ensemble
(Recommended Records)

Not chamber music, not world music, not jazz, Serbian composer and instrumentalist Boris Kovac has for 40 years perfected his unique blend of compositional music, rich in the region's folk history while stunningly lyrical and sophisticated in execution.

$14.95

Partch, Harry: A Portrait [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]
(New World Records)

A portrait of instrument builder and microtonal composer Harry Partch presented through representative work, in a beautiful limited 180g vinyl LP with a 12 page booklet of rare photos and essays, plus an MP3 download; essential listening from an extraordinary composer.

$20.95

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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.

Harry Bertoia: Complete Sonambient Collection [11CD BOX SET] (Important Records)	Antoine Beuger : Silent Harmonies In Discrete Continuity (Edition Wandelweiser Records)	Jaap Blonk: August Ananke - Eight Meditations on Just Intonations (Kontrans)
Jaap Blonk: Traces of Speech (Kontrans)	Jaap Blonk : Polyphtong (Kontrans)	Jaap Blonk : Songs of Little Sleep (Kontrans)
John Cage: One9 (Edition Wandelweiser Records)	Cage. Schlothauer: For Seven Players (Edition Wandelweiser Records)	Sandy Ewen / Henry Kaiser: Background Information [CASSETTE] (Balance Point Acoustics)
Jurg Frey: String Quartets (Edition Wandelweiser Records)	Fvrtvr: Following Shapes to the Edge of a Drift (Discombobulate)	Jeph Jerman : 34�111'3"N 111�95'4"W [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD] (Mappa)
Henry Kaiser / Steve Parker / Damon Smith / Chris Cogburn : Nearly Extinct (Balance Point Acoustics)	MV Carbon : The Sun Will Turn On You (Discombobulate)	Kathryn Pisaro Gleasman: Beuger.Cage (Edition Wandelweiser Records)
Michael Pisaro: Transparent City (Volumes 1 And 2) (Edition Wandelweiser Records)	Michael Pisaro: Transparent City (Volumes 3 And 4) (Edition Wandelweiser Records)	Christian Wolff : Exercise 15 (Edition Wandelweiser Records)
Christian Wolff / Wandelweiser Komponisten Ensemble: Stones (Edition Wandelweiser Records)

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