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SQUIDCO Email Update September 14, 2017

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UPDATE
September 14, 2017

We wanted to make a new art—
new expressions of art—
in an art world that was, for us, traditional."
—Herman Nitsch

Squid Bubbles

Essential Labels

Alga Marghen
Art Yard
Clang
Confront
Creative Sources
Discus
Evil Clown
Fragment Factory
Holidays Records

KARLRECORDS
Matchless
Mikroton Recordings
Room40
Someone Good / Room40
Taping Policies
Trost Records
Wide Hive

Creative Artists

• Abecassis, Eryck / Francisco Meirino
• Derek Bailey / Mick Beck / Paul Hession
• Borbetomagus
• Tony Buck
• Deep Tide Quartet (Archer / Macari / Cole / Shaw)
• The Elks (Fagaschinski/Allbee/Roisz/Zapparoli)
• Georg Graewe / Mark Sanders
• Haco
• Junk & The Beast (Petr Vrba / Veronika Mayer)
• Alice Kemp
• Leap of Faith
• Kurt Liedwart
• Roscoe Mitchell
• Dafna Naphtali / Gordon Beeferman
• Hermann Nitsch
• Orfeo 5 (Blezard/Bourne/Jafrate w/ Prince/Oliver/Kane)
• Charlemagne Palestine
• Pat Patrick And The Baritone Saxophone Retinue
• Massimo Pupillo / Alexandre Babel / Caspar Brotzmann
• Ernesto Rodrigues / Ulrike Brand / Olaf Rupp
• Sakata / Mota / Di Domenico / Calleja
• Udo Schindler
• String Theory [Boston, USA]
• String Theory [PORTUGAL]
• Eckard Vossas 4 (Vossas / Fields / Henkel / Nabatov)
• Christian Wolfarth / Jason Kahn
• Christian Wolff / Eddie Prevost
• Nate Wooley / Daniele Martini / Joao Lobo
• Zeitkratzer / Svetlana Spajic/Dragana Tomic/Obrad Milic
• Zeitkratzer + Elliott Sharp

Squid Bubble

Jazz & Improvisation

Bailey, Derek / Mick Beck / Paul Hession: Meanwhile, Back In Sheffield...
(Discus)

Free improvising guitar legend Derek Bailey was invited to perform in his home town of Sheffield, England in 2004 with the trio of Mick Beck on tenor sax, bassoon, and whistles, and Paul Hession on drums, Bailey's first visit in many years, and a joyful occasion as the collective group explores a wide range of approaches to creating instant compositions.

$15.95

Borbetomagus: A Pollock of Sound [DVD]
(Taping Policies)

The first feature documentary of the Borbetomagus free improvising noise trio of Don Dietrich, Jim Sauter and Donald Miller, alongside a live concert at Instants Chavires, Montreuil in 2009; documentary interviews and footage include Byron Coley, drummer Chris Corsano, guitarist Thurston Moore, Japanese noise unit Hijokaidan, and Switzerland's Voice Crack.

$16.95

Buck, Tony: Unearth
(Room40)

Starting from nearly inaudible rumbling, Necks percussionist Tony Buck takes his listeners on a wild ride of sound, from quiet moments of introspective sound onto the densest potency, slowly unfolding his detailed journey in rhythmic, harmonic, melodic, and concrete additions, like an impressive storm brewing until it slowly overwhelms you.

Squidco Pick

$17.95

Deep Tide Quartet (Archer / Macari / Cole / Shaw): See One, Do One, Teach One
(Discus)

Originally a studio project, The UK Deep Tide Trio of Martin Archer on sax, Kim Macari on trumpet, Laura Cole on piano and Walt Shaw on percussion & live electronics evolved into a performing organization based on the strength of their open-ended approach to free jazz and improvisation, heard here balancing melody and structure in well-paced and thoughtful improv.

Squidco Pick

$15.95

Elks, The (Kai Fagaschinski / Liz Allbee / Billy Roisz / Marta Zapparoli): This Is Not The Ant
(Mikroton Recordings)

An extremely well-suited group of electroacoustic improvisers, Kai Fagaschinski on clarinet and Liz Allbee on trumpet make up the acoustic side, though sounding as electronic and other-worldly as Billy Roisz on e-bass and electronics and Marta Zapparoli on reel-to-reel tapes and tape machines, creating incredibly wide-ranging and psychedelic sonic environments.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Graewe, Georg / Mark Sanders: Affretando
(Confront)

Working together since 1995 as a duo, and in The George Graewe Quintet, the Frisque Concordance Quartet, and in groupings with Evan Parker, Gail Brand, Paul Dunmall, and John Edwards, pianist Georg Graewe and drummer Mark Sanders are heard here at the essence of their collaboration, captured live at the 21st Jazz Cerkno Festival in Sloveniain, 2016, for a sophisticated and intricate dialog of lyrical free improvisation.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Leap of Faith: Unbounded Sets
(Evil Clown)

Two live recordings of the Boston area Leap of Faith quintet of David Peck (reeds and winds, percussion), Glynis Lomon (cello, percussion), Dan O'Brien (winds, percussion), Zach Bartolomei (sax, percussion), and Yuri Zbitnoff (drums and percussion), captured in Somerville in 2016 and New York City in 2017, for detailed, assertive, unique approaches to improv.

$9.95

Liedwart, Kurt : Tone
(Mikroton Recordings)

Kurt Liedwart creates a personal journey through multiplicity of intense abstract layers of electronic and synthetic sound, constructing atmospheres of dronescapes, and cryptic songs, keeping the listener on edge in this album of intense "Tones" wrought from sythesizers, electronics, light controlled electronics, electromagnetic devices, and radio.

$13.95

Mitchell, Roscoe: Discussions
(Wide Hive)

Four original improvisations, taken from legendary AACM composer, improviser and saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell's "Conversations" album transcribed and performed by a twenty piece Bay Area orchestra, along with two orchestral improvisations and two duets with Roscoe Mitchell and flutist Wilfredo Terrazas.

$15.45

Naphtali, Dafna / Gordon Beeferman: Pulsing Dot
(Clang)

Gordon Beeferman and Dafna Naphtali perform duet pieces and improvisations for piano and voice with kinetic sound processing, fractal rhythms, and polyphonic/kaleidophonic disturbances, as Beeferman creates solid structures which are augmented by Naphtali's live processing, while she employs extended vocal techniques and hand & voice activated electronics.

$14.95

Orfeo 5 (Blezard / Bourne / Jafrate with Prince / Oliver / Kane): In The Green Castle
(Discus)

Orfeo 5 are Shaun Blezard on electronics, Keith Jafrate on saxophone, Matt Bourne on keyboards & cello, Tamlin Cook on guitar, Mary Oliver presenting spoken word, and Simon Prince on saxophone & flutes, blending jazz, improv, folk, dub, sound art and electronica to create evolving, improvised narrative music that create a sense of place and journey.

$15.95

Patrick, Pat And The Baritone Saxophone Retinue: Sound Advice (2017 Repress) [VINYL]
(Art Yard)

Baritone saxophonist and flautist Pat Patrick was a member of Sun Ras's Arkestra for 35 years, and also played with Duke Ellington, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk, and John Coltrane; in 1977 he assembled this 12-piece band with 8 baritone sax players, 4 of them doubling on flute, to present incredible versions of original work and modern standards.

$23.95

Pupillo, Massimo / Alexandre Babel / Caspar Brotzmann: Live At Candy Bomber Studios, Vol.1 [VINYL]
(KARLRECORDS)

The insanely powerful work of this new trio--bass player Massimo Pupillo (Zu, Laniakea), drummer Alexandre Babel (Sudden Infant) and Caspar Brotzmann on guitar--captured live at Candy Bomber Studios, in Berlin for two monumental free improvisations of raw energy that blend noise rock, drone, and improvisation into something uniquely fearsome and wonderful.

$19.95

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Ulrike Brand / Olaf Rupp : Traintracks, Roadsides, Wastelands, Debris
(Creative Sources)

Three string improvisers--Ulrike Brand on cello, Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, and Olaf Rupp on electric guitar--approach their instruments from all angles excepting the most traditional ones, from scraping and granulating to creating resonant sonic environments, an apt reflection of a journeying musician, enhanced by text and images in the CD package.

$15.95

Sakata, Akira / Manuel Mota / Giovanni Di Domenico / Mathieu Calleja: Jomon [VINYL]
(Holidays Records)

Named for the Jomon period of Japanese history, when Japan was inhabited by a hunter-gatherer culture, the trio of radical saxophonist Akira Sakata joins forces with frequent collaborator, keyboardist Giovanni Di Domenico, Portuguese guitarist Manuel Mota, and drummer Mathieu Calleja to record these powerfully cathartic and ritualistic improvisations.

Squidco Pick

$26.95

Schindler, Udo: Botenstoffe
(Confront)

A series of duo recordings between saxophonist, clarinetist and cornet player Udo Schindler and pianists, all recorded at Schindler's Salon for Sound and Art at Krailing, Germany between 2013 and 2016, with Claudia Ulla Binder, Masako Ohta, Elisabeth Harnik, Katharnia Weber, and Lisa Ullen; song titles taken from SONDAGEN (Soundings) in memory of poet Thomas Kling.

$13.95

String Theory [Boston, USA]: Condensed Phases of Matter
(Evil Clown)

String Theory was formed as the string section for Boston's Leap of Faith Orchestra, the core being David Peck on reeds, game calls, fog horn, sirens, &c, and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic and voice, with Jane Wang (cello) and Mimi Rabson (violin), creating a wonderfully assertive and somewhat skewed approach to improvisation, captured live at Mobius in Cambridge, 2016.

$9.95

String Theory [PORTUGAL]: Gravity
(Creative Sources)

A sense of both lightness and weight drawn from Portuguese viola player's Ernesto Rodrigues' 18-piece String Theory, in a large and detailed improvisation using an incredible array of string sources, including viola, harp, violin, cello, viola da gamba, double bass, classical, acoustic and 12-string guitars, mandolin, zither, harpsichord, and piano.

$15.95

Vossas 4, Eckard (Vossas / Fields / Henkel / Nabatov): Conference Of Analogies
(Creative Sources)

A live concert of collective free improv recorded at Cologne's Loft from electronic artist Eckard Vossas leading his impressive quartet of Brad Henkel, Simon Nabatov and Scott Fields, Vossas performing on synth, electronics, Kyma Sound System, and Continuum Fingerboard, pianist Nabatov also on Crackle board, Henkel on trumpet, and Fields on electric guitar.

$15.95

Wolfarth, Christian / Jason Kahn: Percussion / Voice
(Confront)

An absorbing album of percussion and voice from the working duo of Christian Wolfarth on drums and percussion, and Jason Kahn on voice, for two extended improvisations of cathartic vocal expression and assertive rhythmic and reflective percussive accompaniment, balancing eccentric and mesmerizing sound in gripping and compelling ways.

$13.95

Wolff, Christian / Eddie Prevost: Uncertain Outcomes [2 CDs]
(Matchless)

Two concerts of experimental improvisation from two giants of conceptual improvisation and composition, recorded at IKLECTIK in London in 2015 and at Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire in 2016; with superb pacing and brilliant execution, these dialogs between keyboard and percussive instruments explore unique sound worlds with depth, inquisitiveness, and a sense of wonder.

Squidco Pick

$24.95

Wooley, Nate / Daniele Martini / Joao Lobo : Legacy of Ashes
(Creative Sources)

A free jazz session recorded in Brussells between trumpeter Nate Wooley and half of the Daniele Martini Quartet--saxophonist Martini himself and drummer Joao Lobo--stepping in and out of modal jazz with a contemplative approach, using extended techniques to great effect, Lobo handling the foundation and rhythm in absolutely impressive ways.

Squidco Pick

$15.95

Experimental/Electronic

Abecassis, Eryck / Francisco Meirino: La Gueule Du Loup
(Fragment Factory)

Recording at the GRM Studios, the French duo of Eryck Abecassis and Francisco Meirino (phroq) use unpatched modular sythesizers that they program during performance, adding a level of risk and unpredictability to their detailed and rich sonic conversation, informed by decades of research and performance that both musicians bring to this intensely interesting album.

$13.95

Junk & The Beast (Petr Vrba / Veronika Mayer): Trailer
(Mikroton Recordings)

Petr Vrba and Veronika Mayer use non-idiomatic improvisation to research the combination of textural materials, crossing them with vibrations of objects on the speakers, pure sound waves, feedbacks, tones coming from trumpet, accordion, electronics, and laptop, culminating in the creation of a muscular frenetic soup of tense energy fields.

$13.95

Kemp, Alice: Fill My Body With Flowers And Rice [VINYL]
(Fragment Factory)

Sound composer and multi-disciplinary artist Alice Kemp's first full length vinyl album is a mysterious and beautifully paced release blending acoustic and electronic sources, field recordings, voice and inexplicable sound to create dream-like sonic environments, subtle and suggestive sound that contains clues of ritual, longing, and beauty.

Squidco Pick

$19.95

Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Haco: Qoosui
(Someone Good / Room40)

An hypnotic, lush and beautiful album of sound and lilting voice from Japanese vocalist and electronic experimenter Haco (After Dinner), seven songs of subtle sophistication that create dreamlike environments of floating tones and invoking voice, refined from decades of experimentation and investigation to yield this enchanting album.

Squidco Pick

$17.95

Compositional

Nitsch, Hermann: Orgelkonzert Jesuitenkirche 20.11.2013
(Trost Records)

Austrian avant-garde musician and multimedia artist Hermann Nitsch performed these powerful and mesmerizing solo organ drone works during the 2013 "Shut up and listen" festival in in the Jesuit church of Vienna, releasing the 4 recordings with an 8-page booklet of art and an essay from Nitsch himself, with mastering by Martin Siewert.

$16.95

Nitsch, Hermann: Orgelkonzert Jesuitenkirche 20.11.2013 [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Trost Records)

Vinyl Gatefold 2-LP edition of the CD listed above.

$29.95

Palestine, Charlemagne: The Lower Depths [3 CDs]
(Alga Marghen)

Charlemagne Palestine conceived this composition of unique piano sonorities in 1977 as a trilogy, taking it's name from the potential of his Bosendorfer piano, writing the first section for the middle keyboard, the second section for two octaves above, and the third at the bottom of the keyboard, producing a deep and singular work of minimalism.

$53.95

Zeitkratzer / Svetlana Spajic / Dragana Tomic / Obrad Milic: Serbian War Songs [VINYL]
(KARLRECORDS)

Reinhold Friedl's Zeitkratzer ensemble and special guests, vocalists Svetlana Spajic, Dragana Tomic, and diple / gusle player Obrad Milic, explore the possibilities found in traditional Serbian songs from and about World War I, including the classic epic "Assassination In Sarajevo", and songs chosen specifically by Spajic and Tomic.

Squidco Pick

$19.95

Zeitkratzer + Elliott Sharp: Oneirika: Live at Berghain Berlin [VINYL]
(KARLRECORDS)

Commissioned by Berlin's Maerzmusik Festival and premiered in 2014, Elliott Sharp's composition & soundscape is named after the Greek waking dream and inspired by John Cage, Sharp using a methodology to filter and process his musical manuscripts via Photoshop, which are interpreted through amplification of acoustic instruments by the Zeitkratzer ensemble.

$19.95

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AYCH (Jim Hobbs, Mary Halvorson, Taylor Ho Bynum): As The Crow Flies
(Relative Pitch)

From NY and Boston the Aych group (pronounce as "H", a letter shared by all 3's names) presents three improvisers representing some of the best of the new breed of modern jazz based players in a trio without bass and drums.

Squidco Pick

$9.95

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In Stock and Ready to Ship

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