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UPDATE
February 23, 2018
"Most people would like to hear something that they've already heard before.
They expect something to happen that they know.
But other people, when they listen,
look for something that they have never heard before."
—Satoko Fujii
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Essential Labels
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Bam Balam Records
BeCoq
Bolt
Clean Feed
Dark Tree Records
Intakt
Leo
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Libra
New World Records
Roaratorio
Rune Grammofon
Sofa
Terp Records
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Creative Artists
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• Amok Amor
• Jaap Blonk/Terrie Ex
• Cortex
• Eskelin/Weber/Griener
• Fire!
• Satoko Fujii
• Dominik Karski
• Makoto Kawabata/Richard Pinhas/Tatsuya Yoshida
• Kaze (Fujii/Tamura/Pruvost/Orins)
• Daniel Levin/Chris Pitsiokos/Brandon Seabrook
• George Lewis
• Lasse Marhaug
• Lisa Mezzacappa
• Evan Parker/Barry Guy/Paul Lytton
• Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp (w/ Andrew Cyrille)
• Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp (w/ Bobby Kapp)
• Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp (w/ Michael Bisio)
• Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp (w/ William Parker/Whit Dickey)
• Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp (w/ William Parker/Whit Dickey)
• Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp
• Plan B (Joe Mcphee/James Keepnews/David Berger)
• Jurg Wickihalder/Barry Guy/Lucas Niggli
• Rutger Zuydervelt (w/ Ilia Belorukov/Rene Aquarius)
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![Squidco Hat [NOW] Art $10 Sale](http://www.squidco.com/images/HAT10.jpg)
Switzerland's Hat Hut label has two main label lines - hatOLOGY for improvised music, including free jazz, free improvisation, and ea-improv; and Hat [Now] Art presenting compositional music from masterful composers like Morton Feldman, John Cage, Stockhausen, &c., and modern composers like Liza Lim, Makrokosmos Quartet, Katharina Rosenberger, Christian Wolff, &c.
This weekend we're putting 119 hatOLOGY titles on sale for just $10 - an $8 savings on each! The albums offered represent some of the most interesting and creative titles on the label, providing a great collection of improvisers and groups representing some of the finest jazz and free improvising musicians of the last 50 years. Take a good look at this list of albums, but don't look too long because some stock is limited!
Click here to see all hatOLOGY Titles On Sale
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Amok Amor: We Know Not What We Do
(Intakt)
An edgy, technically spectacular, inventive and slightly twisted jazz quartet of German-based free improvisers Christian Lillinger (drums), Petter Eldh (bass), Wanja Slavin (sax), with NY trumpeter Peter Evans (Mostly Other People Do the Killing) on trumpet, for 9 innovative compositions that thrill, amuse, and keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Blonk, Jaap / Terrie Ex: Thirsty Ears
(Terp Records)
Ex guitarist Terrie Ex improvises with Dutch sound poet and electronicist Jaap Blonk for 9 stories and sonic works, using unusual phonetic interpretations in strange stories with electronic asides and interventions, a truly unique album drawing on the evolution of their duo since 2012 that includies performances in Ex's Ethiopian "Soundpoetry" series of concerts and workshops.
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Cortex: Avant-Garde Party Music [VINYL]
(Clean Feed)
Cortex propels their persuasive, groove oriented approach to jazz with this swinging album that blends free jazz styles with great hard bop, in line with a band like The Thing, this Scandinavian group wants to make your body move without indulging in excess or pandering, instead following a muse that's solidly in the exuberant free jazz tradition.
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Eskelin / Weber / Griener: Sensations of Tone
(Intakt)
Taking their title from a 19th century text by Hermann von Helmholtz on acoustics and perception of sound, the trio of NY saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, German drummer Michael Griener, and Swiss bassist Christian Weber present a a series of improvised pieces alternated with early jazz compositions, juxtaposing both approaches to highlight their similarities and the differences.
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Fire!: The Hands
(Rune Grammofon)
The genre-defying trio Fire! with Mats Gustafsson on saxophones & electronics, Andreas Werliin on drums, percussion and effects, and Johan Berthling on upright and electric bass, blend heavy and dark elements of free improvisation, free rock, free blues, sound and noise, and sampled overlays in their latest, cultured and crude album of brooding and gripping music.
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Fire!: The Hands [VINYL + CD]
(Rune Grammofon)
Vinyl + CD edition of the CD listed above.
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Fujii, Satoko: Solo
(Libra)
A stunning album of solo performances, the first of 12 monthly releases from Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii celebrating her 60th birthday, in an impressive set of seven original compositions illustrating her incredible skills in both profoundly beautiful and technically spectacular playing inside and out of the piano, an exceptional start to the series.
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Kaze (Fujii / Tamura / Pruvost / Orins): Atody Man
(Libra)
The fifth album from the French and Japanese quartet Kaze, initiated by drummer Pter Orins, with two trumpeters--Christian Pruvost and Natsuki Tamura--and pianist Satoko Fujii, all using extended and unusual techniques as they perform innovative compositions from Fujii, Orins, and Tamura with a balance of serious and playful approaches; brilliant.
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Levin, Daniel / Chris Pitsiokos / Brandon Seabrook: Stomiidae
(Dark Tree Records)
A collective trio of vanguard improvisers and frequent New York collaborators, Daniel Levin on cello, Chris Pitsiokos on alto saxophone, and Brandon Seabrook on electric guitar, a working band captured here in the studio at Firehouse 12 for a powerful set of idiosyncratic and exhilarating improvisations with tracks and the title named for a family of deep sea fish.
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Mezzacappa, Lisa: Glorious Ravage
(New World Records)
San Francisco Bay Area composer, acoustic bassist, and bandleader, Lisa Mezzacappa used the 1872 writings of British world traveler Isabella Bird "I am doing what a woman can hardly ever do ..." as the basis for lyrics for her adventurous ten-part "panoramic song cycle for improvisers, with Fay Victor handling the vocals with a stellar ensemble of modern improvisers.
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Parker, Evan / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton: Music For David Mossman
(Intakt)
David Mossman is the founder of The Vortex Jazz Club in London, where in January 1983 the British trio of Evan Parker on sax, Barry Guy on bass, and Paul Lytton on drums recorded their first album together on the Incus label, "Tracks"; returning now, 43 years later, to pay tribute to the club and to record this absolutely impressive album of commanding free improvisation.
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Perelman, Ivo (w/ Matthew Shipp / Andrew Cyrille): The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 7 Dione
(Leo)
For more than 20 years Brazilian/NY saxophonist Ivo Perelman and NY pianist Matthew Shipp have collaborated in a diverse set of projects that have led to more than 30 albums; this 7th and final volume brings legendary drummer Andrew Cyrille together with the duo in a subtle album propelled by Cyrille's authoritative rhythms and superb interaction of all three players.
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Perelman, Ivo (w/ Matthew Shipp / Bobby Kapp): The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 2 Tarvos
(Leo)
For more than 20 years Brazilian tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman and New York pianist Matthew Shipp have collaborated in a diverse set of projects that have led to more than 30 albums; this second volume brings the duo together with legendary drummer Bobby Kapp, who's nimble and relaxed approach showcases himself and the duo of Pereleman Shipp with grace.
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Perelman, Ivo (w/ Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio): The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 4 Hyperion
(Leo)
For more than 20 years Brazilian/NY saxophonist Ivo Perelman and NY pianist Matthew Shipp have collaborated in a diverse set of projects that have led to more than 30 albums; this 4th volume celebrating that partnership adds another long-term compatriot, NY bassist Michael Bisio, for a 10 part series of improvisations exploring a diverse set of approaches.
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Perelman, Ivo (w/ Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Whit Dickey): The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 3 Pandora
(Leo)
For more than 20 years Brazilian/NY saxophonist Ivo Perelman and NY pianist Matthew Shipp have collaborated in a diverse set of projects that have led to more than 30 albums; this 3rd volume brings David S. Ware's (or Shipp's Trio) rhythm section the studio for a turbulent and ultimately fiersome album of free improv that only such long relationships can invoke.
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Perelman, Ivo (w/ Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Whit Dickey): The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 5 Rhea
(Leo)
For more than 20 years Brazilian/NY saxophonist Ivo Perelman and NY pianist Matthew Shipp have collaborated in a diverse set of projects that have led to more than 30 albums; this 5th volume celebrating that partnership brings the duo together with bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey, where the long-term bonds of all 4 players push each to great heights.
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Perelman, Ivo (w/ Matthew Shipp): The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 6 Saturn
(Leo)
For more than 20 years Brazilian/NY saxophonist Ivo Perelman and NY pianist Matthew Shipp have collaborated in a diverse set of projects that have led to more than 30 albums; this 6th volume bring us back to the core, evoking the planet Saturn in a 10-part series of duos between these two masterful players, showing fire and angular playing in mid-tempo exploration.
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Plan B (Joe Mcphee / James Keepnews / David Berger): From Outer Space [VINYL with DOWNLOAD]
(Roaratorio)
Spinning an unusual story, the trio of saxophonist and pocket trumpeter Joe McPhee, guitarist and laptop artist James Keepnews, and drummer David Berger envision the first encounter between alien life and a delegation of earthlings, while giving a nod to jazz's original man from another planet, Sun Ra, with a side-long suite dedicated to him.
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Wickihalder, Jurg / Barry Guy / Lucas Niggli: Beyond
(Intakt)
A working trio formed from 3 generations of free jazz players dedicated to performing and recording, Jurg Wickihalder (sax), Barry Guy (bass) and Lucas Niggli (drums) spent two days at the Loft in Cologne, Germany recording this album of virtuosic skill and joyful playing, effortlessly passing from lyrical to abstract sections with always a song in their collective heart.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Marhaug, Lasse: Void [7"]
(BeCoq)
Two dark works of sound creating a mysterious chasm of drones, pulsations, electronic stretches, and mysterious percussive engines, a strange pair of recordings that definitely fit the title of this 7" record from Norwegian sound experimenter Lasse Marhaug.
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Zuydervelt, Rutger (w/ Ilia Belorukov / Rene Aquarius): The Red Soul
(Sofa)
Music for the movie "The Red Soul" by Jessica Gorter, a chilling and fascinating look at the legacy of Josef Stalin, from an electroacoustic trio of Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) editing and processing the playing of saxophonist Ilia Belorukov and percussionist Rene Aquarius, a dark and muted set of 14 emotional tracks that reflect a dark history.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Kawabata, Makoto / Richard Pinhas / Tatsuya Yoshida:
(Bam Balam Records)
Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Richard Pinhas (Heldon), and Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), modern and prolific explorers in the 21st century evolution of progressive rock, reunite at the Studio Condorcet in Toulouse (France) to record a series of fiery improvisations and experimentations blending free noise, blues, and psychedelia.
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Kawabata, Makoto / Richard Pinhas / Tatsuya Yoshida: [VINYL]
(Bam Balam Records)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
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Compositional
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Karski, Dominik : GLIMMER Flute o'clock
(Bolt)
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Lewis, George: Assemblage
(New World Records)
Composer George Lewis leads an ensemble that bridges compositional and improvisation skills through four large works written between 2012 and 2014 using the concept of "assemblage," a pragmatic, material, non-teleological approach to composition on four differing themes, yielding fascinatingly complex yet diverse, thrilling and embraceable results.
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The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.
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Recent Reviews on The Squid's Ear
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Akio Suzuki / John Butcher:
Immediate Landscapes
(Ftarri)
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Daunik Lazro / Jean-Luc Cappozzo / Didier Lasserre:
Garden(s)
(Ayler)
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Alfredo Costa Monteiro / Miguel A. Garcia:
AQ'AB'AL
(Mikroton)
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Ran Blake:
Something to Live For
(HatOLOGY)
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In Stock and Ready to Ship
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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.
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• 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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Squidco Workspace
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Squidco has been in business as a mail-order store since 2002.
In 2010 we moved to Wilmington, NC, giving regional and visiting customers access to our catalog
of more than 7,000 items, which includes hundreds of discounted, used, and promotional items
not listed on our website. We're open for you to visit by appointment during weekday afternoons,
so if you're in the North Carolina coastal region please email us to set up a time to stop by and say hello,
we'd love to play some music for you!
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because:
"a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous, got me?"
-Don Van Vliet
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