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UPDATE
February 12, 2021
"There's no such thing as music police,
Saying this is music, this is not music.
Everything is valid."
—William Parker
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Creative Artists
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• Steve Baczkowski / Bill Nace
• Alex Cunningham
• Werner Durand
• Georg Graewe/Sonic Fiction Orchestra
• Gerrit Hatcher Group (Hather/Ernst/Gay/Jackson/Kirshner)
• Gary Lucas
• Montgomery & Turner
• Hali Palombo
• William Parker
• Udo Schindler/Damon Smith/Karina Erhard
• Udo Schindler/Jaap Blonk
• Schindler. Udo/Damon Smith/Jaap Blonk
• Schnee (Christof Kurzmann/Burkhard Stangl)
• Souchal/Nick/Lazro/Cappozzo
• Step In (Carlo Morena/Joe Fonda/Felix Lecaros Herrera)
• Natsuki Tamura/Satoko Fujii/Ramon Lopez
• Vasco Trilla
• Jeam Van Schouwburg Nichel /Lawrence Cassserely/Yoko Miura
• John White
• Mars Williams/Vasco Trilla
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Essential Labels
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ANTS Records
Astral Editions
Ayler
Centering Records
FMR
Kettle Hole Records
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Knitting Factory
Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!)
Mikroton Recordings
Not Two
Notice Recordings
Random Acoustics
Storm Cellar
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Baczkowski, Steve / Bill Nace: Success [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Notice Recordings)
A rough-and-tumble improv encounter between Steve Baczkowski performing on tenor & baritone saxophones and Bill Nace performing on electric guitar, captured live at The Wild Detectives in Dallas, Texas for two extended improvisations, the first a cantankerously energetic exchange, the second mysteriously evolving from introspective to barbed interaction and back.
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Cunningham, Alex: Echo's Bones Were Turned to Stone [CASSETTE]
(Storm Cellar)
A muscular album of improvised "fiddling" from St. Louis violinist Alex Cunningham, five works of assertive playing based on recurring and evolving figures, often rapid string patterns that show Cunningham's skill and stamina on the instrument, interspersed with quirky expressions and extraneous instrumental sound that keep his listeners on edge and captivated.
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Graewe, Georg / Sonic Fiction Orchestra: Fortschritt und Vergnugen
(Random Acoustics)
First introduced at the "Konfrontationen" festival in Nickelsdorf in 2006, German pianist and composer Georg Graewe's Sonic Fiction Orchestra developed these diverse works of jazz, fusion-tinged, and chamber improv during a residency at the 2018/19 Porgy & Bess in Vienna, recording in the studio in 2020 for this impressive album, particularly the large "Redshift E" composition.
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Hatcher, Gerrit Group (Hather / Ernst / Gay / Jackson / Kirshner): The Good Instinct of the Morning
(Kettle Hole Records)
The first album as a bandleader from Chicago tenor saxophonist Gerrit Hatcher in a full quintet of well-known Chicago improvisers -- cornetist Ben LaMar Gay, tenor saxophonist Keefe Jackson, bassist Katie Ernst, and drummer Julian Kirshner -- in an album that would fit well in the ESP/Ayler free-jazz mode, tipped off by a cover of Charles Tyler's "Man Alone".
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Parker, William: Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World (Volumes 1-10) [10 CD BOX SET]
(Centering Records)
A 10-album collection in a solid box set of vocal and instrumental suites recorded expressly for this set between late 2018 and early 2020, with women's voices at its core (both on voice & other instruments), taking a vast view of music from around the globe through free improvisation and re-imagined sonic collage, performed by groupings of extraordinary performers.
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Schindler, Udo / Damon Smith / Karina Erhard: The Munich Sound Studies Vol 1
(FMR)
Performing at the Gottfried Duren/arToxin at Galerie ar Toxin in 2019, the trio of Udo Schindler on clarinet, bass clarinet & alto horn, Damon Smith on double bass, and Karina Erhard on C flute & alto flute present a sophisticated set of free improvisations with a chamber improv feeling, using tremendous technique and intent listening through six fascinating dialogs.
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Schindler, Udo / Jaap Blonk: Lakefront Discussions
(FMR)
Extremely well paired in their unusual approaches to their instruments both acoustic and electronic, this live recording between Udo Schindler on reed & brass instruments and Jaap Blonk improvising with his voice and using computer electronics, results in eight diverting and inspired recording of extreme creative approaches and impressive technical skill.
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Schindler. Udo / Damon Smith / Jaap Blonk: The Munich Sound Studies Vol 2 & 3
(FMR)
Refined and free ranging improvisation between German reedist Udo Schindler performing on bass clarinet, tenor & sopranino saxophones and also on cornet, and US double bassist Damon Smith, recorded 3 days after the first volume in this series, presenting two sets from the same day of informed and diverse dialogs between two masterful improvisers.
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Souchal / Nick / Lazro / Cappozzo: Neigen
(Ayler)
An album of explorative and restrained improvisation, primarily acoustic but also using object and an electro-acoustic octave violin, from the quartet of Nicolas Souchal on trumpet & flugelhorn, Michael Nick on violin & electro acoustic octave violin, Daunik Lazro on tenor & baritone saxophones, and Jean-Luc Cappozzo on trumpet, flugelhorn & objects.
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Step In (Carlo Morena / Joe Fonda / Felix Lecaros Herrera): Voila La Tendresse
(Not Two)
Pianist Carlo Morena leads this lyrical and energetic piano trio with bassist Joe Fonda and drummer Félix Lecaros Herrera, performing 6 Morena compositions and one piece by Emil Boyd, recording at the Firehouse 12 studio in Connecticut for the 3rd album under the Step In name, and the first with drummer Herrera; upbeat but never cloying, a very compelling album.
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Tamura, Natsuki / Satoko Fujii / Ramon Lopez: Mantle
(Not Two)
While on a tour of Japan in 2019, Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii and Spanish drummer Ramon Lopez asked trumpeter Natsuki Tamura to join them, and to join in a challenge to write a new piece of music for the trio each day while on tour; this studio album selects the finest of those compositions, performed with nearly telepathic control in a mix of fire and lyrical beauty.
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Trilla, Vasco: Unmoved Mover
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
A dramatic set of improvisations performed on timpani and gongs from Spanish percussionist Vasco Trilla, from the quietest of moments to massively profound and encompassing events, Trilla's timing evoking both meditative passages and moments of power, in a rich and spiritual album that impresses by both technical ability and by the sense of story he reveals.
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Van Schouwburg, Jeam Nichel / Lawrence Cassserely / Yoko Miura: Arcturus Sverdrup Balance On Tour
(FMR)
A collection of live recordings from Sverdrup Balance, the trio of Lawrence Casserley on signal processing instrument, Yoko Miura on piano & Melodeon, and Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg on voice, recorded during their 2019 autumn tour in U.K., Belgium and North Italy, a skewed but generally optimistic group of ea- and voice improvisers with a wealth of creative inspirations.
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Williams, Mars / Vasco Trilla: Spiracle
(Not Two)
A truly unique duo album of sax and drums from Chicago reedist Mars Williams and Spanish percussionist Vasco Trilla, using their immense technical skills to pivot reflective and meditative playing around exuberant free jazz spirit, maintaining a sense of journey and sonic introspection through unusual and extended technique; a beautifully balanced album.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Montgomery & Turner : Sounds Passing Through Circumstances [CASSETTE W/ DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Editions)
Chicago sound artists Jayve Montgomery on saxophone & flute and Nick Turner on Mellotron, present an epic two part work of effected sound, two contemplative pieces of twilight environments, the first mysteriously punctuated with distant percussive elements, the second a hopeful work of glacial melody and harmonic tones; a great sonic companion under the influence.
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Palombo, Hali: Cylinder Loops [CASSETTE W/ DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Editions)
Using early cylinder recordings from the UCSB Cylinder Archive, Chicago composer Hali Palombo creates twelve brief and diverse compositions by looping each scratchy and sometimes strange recording, audio phantasms from one of the earliest forms of audio recording, repurposed into fascinating vignettes of experimental and intuitive approaches to sound art.
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Schnee (Christof Kurzmann / Burkhard Stangl) : Cher [VINYL]
(Mikroton Recordings)
The fourth album in 20 years from the Schnee duo of guitarist Burkhard Stangl (efzeg, Polwechsel) and Christof Kurzmann performing on lloop, voice and "ruber bands", creating music for films that have not yet been created through intensely moody electroacoustic environments, Kurzmann's voice sometimes guiding the narrative of their visionary sound.
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White, John: Electric Music [2 CDs]
(ANTS Records)
English experimental composer and musical performer John White recorded the pieces on this 2 CD retrospective set between 1980 and 1995, a combination of serious, popular and novelty pieces, often exploring areas of contradiction, particularly linear and rhythmic, within an unlikely sound-world in which parameters such as volume, timbre, texture and speed remain fixed.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Lucas, Gary: The Essential Gary Lucas [2 CDs]
(Knitting Factory)
A retrospective of the work of guitarist and one-time Captain Beefheart Magic Band member Gary Lucas, in two CDs, the first devoted to songs recorded with Lucas' psychedelic jazz-rock band Gods and Monsters, the second devoted to solo works, rarities and collaborations, with an incredible list of performers reflecting Lucas' diverse 40-year career.
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Compositional
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Durand, Werner: Schwingende Luftsaulen 3
(ANTS Records)
A beautifully hypnotic album of wind music, especially on the Pan-Ney, an instrument developed by Berlin composer Werner Durand, along with electronics and a piece using the talking drum as performed by Marika Falk, presenting early works from the 1990s that bridge both improvisation and composition with an embraceable sound that reveals underlying complexity.
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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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Kordik / Lucas / Prevost:
High Laver Reflections
(Matchless / Earshots)
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Peter Lemer Quintet:
Son of Local Colour
(ESP-DISK)
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Phillip Greenlief:
Barbedwire - 37 Graphic Scores For Trio, Volume One
(Creative Sources)
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Moore / Prevost / Yarde:
Nous
(Matchless)
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Stay Current With Squidco
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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.
• You can ask to have us email you when Upcoming Releases are in stock.
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Squidco Workspace
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Squidco has been in business as a mail-order store since 2003.
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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"a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous, got me?"
-Don Van Vliet
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