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SQUIDCO Email Update November 10, 2017

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UPDATE
November 10, 2017
"Music is about people for me. It's not about sounds.
It's about people; it's about putting people into challenging situations.
And for me, challenges are opportunities."
—John Zorn

Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

Astral Spirits
Atavistic
Creative Sources
Firehouse 12 Records

     
FMR
Nod and Smile Records
Not On Label
Tzadik
 
      Creative Artists
    
• Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
• Peter Brotzmann Group
• Burning Ghosts (Giddens/McLendon/Rosenboom/Vossler)
• Taylor Bynum Ho
• Corso (Emilio Gordoa/Nicola L. Hein)
• Tomas Fujiwara
• Mary Halvorson
• Mary Halvorson Quartet (w/ Gress/Fujiwara/Okazaki)
• Matthew Lux's Communication Arts Quartet
• Machinefabriek
• Ikue Mori (w/ Jim Black/Okkyung Lee/Sylvie Courvoisier)
• Ernesto Rodrigues/Guilherme Rodrigues/Alexander Frangenheim
• Rova::Orkestra
• Shardik (Shellenberger/Buckley/Hollenberg)
• Craig Taborn/Ikue Mori
• Lisa Ullen/Torsten Muller
• Peter Urpeth/Olie Brice/Terry Day/Ntshuks Bonga)
• John Zorn

Squid Bubble




   Jazz & Improvisation

Brotzmann, Peter Group: Alarm (1981)
(Atavistic)

Peter Brotzmann's 9-piece ensemble for the 164th NDR-JAZZWORKSHOP with the South African rhythm team of Harry Miller (bass) and Louis Moholo (drums), plus Frank Wright & Willem Breuker(sax), Hannes Bauer & Alan Tomlinson (trombone) and Alexander Von Schlippenbach (piano).
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Bynum, Taylor Ho : Enter the Plustet [VINYL]
(Firehouse 12 Records)

Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum draws on a variety of techniques from improvised conduction to big band orchestration to deconstructed fanfares, with a large 15 member ensemble of impressive improvisers embodying a diversity of generations, backgrounds, ethnicities, and gender, presenting three large scale compositions that are ambitious and wonderfully accomplished.
 
Squidco Pick
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Corso (Emilio Gordoa/Nicola L. Hein): Unwanted Pregnancy
(Creative Sources)

Mexican composer and vibraphonist based in Berlin since 2012, Emilio Gordoa in a duo with guitarist Nicola L. Hein, using preparations to their vibraphones, percussion, and guitar, in an 8 part composition of diverse approaches to improvisation, from exuberant interaction to Reich-like minimalism to cantankerous experimentation, a well-rounded and interesting album.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Fujiwara, Tomas : Triple Double
(Firehouse 12 Records)

Drummer Tomas Fujiwara's sextet is actually two trios interacting, with fellow drummer Gerald Cleaver, both Mary Halvorson and Brandon Seabrook on guitar, and Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet and Ralph Alessi on trumpet, the pairings forming unisons and contrasts that add an unrestrained sense of enthusiasm and excitement to Fujiwara's sophisticated compositions.
 
Squidco Pick
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Halvorson, Mary Quartet (w/ Gress/Fujiwara/Okazaki): Paimon: The Book Of Angels Volume 32
(Tzadik)

The final album from John Zorn's "Book of Angels" series presenting Zorn's Masada compositions, here with 10 previously unrecorded compositions from "Masada Book Two" performed by NY guitarist Mary Halvorson in a quartet with Drew Gress on bass, Tomas Fujiwara on drums, and Miles Okazaki on guitar, in an album of joyfully exciting and melodic improvisations.
 
Squidco Pick
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Halvorson, Mary: Away With You [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Firehouse 12 Records)

Mary Halvorson continues her string of excellent modern jazz albums with this octet release with fellow guitarist Susan Alcorn, Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet), Jon Irabagon & Ingrid Laubrock (sax), Jacob Garchik (trombone), John Hebert (bass) and Ches Smith (drums).
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $33.95      Listen          

 
Lux's, Matthew Communication Arts Quartet: Contra/Fact [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD CODE]
(Astral Spirits)

Chicago bassist Matthew Lux (Isotope 217, Exploding Star Orchestra) in an album of effusive and spiritual percussive grooves under electronic and acoustic leads, performed with Ben Lamar Gay on cornet, electronics and percussion, Mikel Patrick Avery on drums, percussion, mellotron and more, and Jayve Montgomery on various woodwinds, samples and percussion.
 
Squidco Pick
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Mori, Ikue (w/ Jim Black/Okkyung Lee/Sylvie Courvoisier): Obelisk
(Tzadik)

Ikue Mori's Obelisk project brings together her unique electronics with Downtown Scene key players, Jim Black on drums, Okkyung Lee on cello, and Sylvie Courvoisier on piano, an album driven by Mori's melodic compositions that take unexpected twists and turns in dramatic and lyrical playing, Mori's electronics bringing an exotic charm and ringing beauty to her works.
 
Squidco Pick
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Rodrigues, Ernesto/ Guilherme Rodrigues/Alexander Frangenheim: Underwater Music
(Creative Sources)

Like the Lisbon String Trio, this trio explores strings in a viola, cello and double bass trio configuration, from Creative Sources core players Ernesto Rodrigues, Guilherme Rodrigues, and Alexander Frangenheim, exploring a classic trio concept towards new expressions and boundaries, through spritely interaction and sonic expedition.
   
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Rova::Orkestra: Electric Ascension (2003)
(Atavistic)

New source for this amazing album: "Massive and intense in-studio interpretation of John Coltrane's masterwork, Ascension, as performed by an all-star ensemble featuring The Rova Saxophone Quartet, Nels Cline (Wilco), guitar legend Fred Frith, Ikue Mori (formerly of No New York stars DNA), turntable wizard Otomo Yoshihide, plus other stellar guests."-Larry Ochs
 
Squidco Pick
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Taborn, Craig/Ikue Mori: Highsmith
(Tzadik)

Two of Downtown NY's most innovative performers collaborate for an album placing the rich acoustic piano work of Craig Taborn beside the slippery electronics of Ikue Mori, the result of their live performances that started at New York's Village Vanguard in 2016 and leading to this album, which presents a set of 11 unique and sophisticated dialogs.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Ullen, Lisa/Torsten Muller: Into The Staring Town
(Creative Sources)

Recording at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 2014, the duo of Swedish pianist Lisa Ullen and German double bassist Torsten Muller perform two extended improvisations focused on music and sound, using extended techniques and unusual approaches to their instruments in service to the spontaneous flow of ideas between them, never excessive, always captivating.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Urpeth, Peter/Olie Brice/Terry Day/Ntshuks Bonga): Wraith Island (Live At Cafe Oto)
(FMR)

Actually four quartet improvisations and two duets, London creative improvisers Peter Urpeth on piano, Olie Brice on bass, Terry Day on drums and Ntshuks Bonga on saxophone took to Cafe Oto in January, 2017, to record this excellent album of collective free improvisation drawing on decades of experience in an absorbing and engaging concert.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 




   Experimental/Electronic

Machinefabriek: Becoming [CD + DOWNLOAD]
(Not On Label)

The fourth dance piece by Dutch/Spanish choreographer Ivan Perez to feature an original soundtrack by Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek), performed live on stage in Korzo in The Hague, and at Vondelpark in Amsterdam, the composer and coreographer developing a movement and sound 'vocabulary' to create a performance that mixes structured and improvised music.
   
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   Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.: Those Who Came Never Before
(Nod and Smile Records)

Four psychedelic blues and rock tracks from Japan's Acid Mothers Temple led by guitarist Kawabata Makoto, with vocalist Cotton Casino, synth guru Higashi Hiroshi, guitarist Mitsuru Tabata, drummer Satoshima Nani, and S/T Wold on tape, space and time, informed and psych-referencing music that slowly builds into intricate and explosive inner headspaces.
   
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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.: Those Who Came Never Before [VINYL]
(Nod and Smile Records)

Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $23.95      Listen          

 
Burning Ghosts (Giddens/McLendon/Rosenboom/Vossler): Reclamation
(Tzadik)

Burning Ghost is the West Coast rock influenced improvising quartet of Daniel Rosenboom on trumpet, guitarist Jake Vossler, Richard Giddens on double bass, and Aaron McLendon on drums, in a fiery album of heavy playing that borrows from jazz and metal rock forms, with ominious political overtones in their titles while showing articulate and impressive playing skill.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Shardik (Shellenberger/Buckley/Hollenberg):
(Tzadik)

Born from rock bands like Cleric and Simulacrum, this NY instrumental, improvising rock trio blends avant-garde classical, free jazz, dissonant math metal, ambient and world music into a powerful new mix, with Nick Shellenberger on bass and synth, Matt Buckley on drums & percussion, and Matt Hollenberg on guitar; intricate, edgy, demanding and driven music.
   
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   Compositional

Zorn, John : Midsummer Moons
(Tzadik)

Two guitarists -- Gyan Riley and Julian Lage -- perform 10 lyrical John Zorn compositions inspired by Shakespeare and written for the moon, a symbol of love, lust, madness and dreams, as the two guitarists play in unison and interweaving figures, a beautiful album of contemplative, refined and elegant works from one of New York's most prolific composers.
   
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Zorn, John: The Interpretation Of Dreams
(Tzadik)

A new set of works from Downtown New York composer John Zorn inspired by the surrealism of Luis Bunuel and the psychotropic dream world of William S. Burroughs, in three compositions performed by Jack Quartet, the rhythm section from the piano quintet Obscure Objects of Desire, plus vivbraphonist Sae Hashimoto, pianist Steve Gosling, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey.
   
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Relative Pitch Weekly Sale!

Until Thursday, November 16, 2017 Squidco & Relative Pitch are offering the duo album Joey Baron/Bill Frisell: Just Listen at the special price of $9.95, a $4.00 savings!

Big apologies, we screwed up and left the price for this album at $13.95, so we're running the sale again until Thursday, November 16!


Joey Baron/Bill Frisell: Just Listen
(Relative Pitch)

The duo of long-time collaborators guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Joey Baron, two of Downtown NY's finest players, performing 9 tracks of original numbers and work by Sam Cooke, Ray Noble, Ron Carter, and Charlie Parker.
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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 see the newest additions to our catalog in our Just In Stock Section.

• You can see the latest fully cataloged items in our store by using our New Releases section.

• You can see Recently Restocked items on this page.

• Ask to have us email you when Upcoming Releases are in stock.


 

David Area/Tomas Gris/Ernesto Rodrigues :
Chorismos
(Creative Sources)
Jeb Bishop/Dan Ruccia:
Scratch Slice Jag
(Out & Gone Records)
Mark Helias/Tom Rainey/Tony Malaby:
The Signal Maker
(Intakt)

Hybrid Ear (Schacher/Unternahrer/Arrizabalaga):
Nuda
(Creative Sources)
George Khan:
Ah! (1968-2005) [2 CDs]
(Emanem)
Leap of Faith Orchestra:
Supernovae
(Evil Clown)

Leap of Faith Orchestra:
The Expanding Universe
(Evil Clown)
Musicianer (Sinton/Ajemian/Taylor):
Slow Learner
(Iluso)
Davide Piersanti/Hui-Chun Lin/Sergio Castrillon/Ulf Mengersen/Klaus Kurvers:
Discoveries
(Creative Sources)

Piiptsjilling:
Fiif
(Peter Foolen Editions)
The Remote Viewers :
Last Man In Europe
(Remote Viewers)
Ernesto Rodrigues/Carlos Santos:
Piano
(Creative Sources)

Ernesto Rodrigues/Nuno Torres/Carlos Santos/Stale Liavik Solberg :
Soon
(Creative Sources)
Udo Schindler/Johannes Ollinger/Dine Doneff:
Waterway
(FMR)
Schlippenbach Trio (Schlippenbach/Evan Parker/Lovens):
Warsaw Concert
(Intakt)

Elliott Sharp/Mary Halvorson/Marc Ribot:
ERR Guitar
(Intakt)
Josh Sinton:
Krasa
(Irabbagast)
Sista Maj:
Series Of Nested Universes
(Space Rock Productions )

Chris Speed/Zeno De Rossi:
Ruins [Ltd Ed of 100]
(Skirl)
Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
Karyobin (1968)[2017 REISSUE]
(Emanem)
Aki Takase/Paul Ayumi :
Hotel Zauberberg
(Intakt)

Hollis Taylor:
Absolute Bird [2 CDs]
(ReR Megacorp)
Alan Tomlinson Trio ( w/ Dave Tucker/Phillip Marks):
Out And Out
(FMR)
Un Coup de Des:
Volcan Evaporado
(Creative Sources)

Matt Weston:
Searchlight Swings b/w Is That Helicopter Over Our House? [7'' VINYL]
(7272music)
John Zorn:
The Hermetic Organ Vol. 5 _Philharmonie De Paris
(Tzadik)

 

Squidco's Free Shipping

• In the US, any order with 3 or more items choosing "Free Economy Shipping" option will ship for free!

• International customers, any order with 3 or more items choosing "Free Economy Shipping" option will ship for free!

In stock items only, orders with out of stock items will be held until all items are in stock. Free shipping applies only to "Free Economy Shipping" option on the Shipping & Payment Screen at checkout time. US orders will ship via USPS Media Mail with tracking. 1st Class and other shipping rates are unaffected by this offer.



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