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UPDATE
March 12, 2021

"In fact, what I strive to create is not 'perfection',
But rather something which is unique,
Irreplaceable."
—John Tilbury


   Creative Artists

• Michel Banabila
• Brice/Golding/Kaiser/Moore/Prévost
• Adrian Democ/Apartment House
• Jean Derome
• Bertrand Gauguet/John Tilbury
• Zachary Good/Ben Roidl-Ward
• Gerrit Hatcher
• Joane Hetu
• Klaxon Gueule
• Metal Chaos Ensemble
• Musicworks
• Parkins/Rasmussen/Sawyer
• PEK Solo
• Quatuor Bozzini
• Reut Regev/Igal Foni
• Thumbscrew (Fujiwara/Halvorson/Formanek)
• Sabu Toyozumi/Rick Countryman
• Michael Winter/Liminar
Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

577 Records
Akousis Records
Ambiances Magnetiques
Another Timbre
Carrier Records
ChapChap Records
Collection QB

     
Cuneiform
Evil Clown
Kettle Hole Records
Musicworks
Relative Pitch
Tapu Records
    





   Jazz & Improvisation

Brice, Olie / Binker Golding / Henry Kaiser / N.O. Moore / Eddie Prevost: The Secret Handshake with Danger Vol. One
(577)

A merging of free jazz and free improvisation in the UK/US West Coast quintet of legendary AMM drummer Eddie Prévost, guitarist Henry Kaiser on "ismguitar", N.O. Moore on "guitarisism", Blinker Golding on saxophone and Olie Brice on double bass, in a rollicking album of electric jazz recorded in the studio in London for two exhilarating "Doors" of quick shifting improv.
 
Squidco Pick
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Derome, Jean: Solo Souffles
(Ambiances Magnetiques)

The remarkably creative flutist & saxophonist Jean Derome often incorporates unusual instruments into his improvisations and compositions, including bird calls, harps, kalimbas, sirens, flower plastic wrappings, bells, &c &c.... on this album Derome focuses on those unique instruments and noise makers through 23 surprising pieces illustrating his incredible collection.
 
Squidco Pick
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Gauguet, Bertrand / John Tilbury: Contre-Courbes [2 CDs]
(Akousis Records)

Two concert recordings between alto saxophonist Bertrand Gauget and pianist John Tilbury, one at Eglise Saint Maximin, in Metz, France in 2016 and the other at Festival Paysages d'écoute at Les Quinconces, France in 2019, leveraging the natural resonance of both spaces as they perform with concentrative pacing using advanced techniques to create drama and intensity.
   
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Hatcher, Gerrit: Knowledge About The Future
(Kettle Hole Records)

Chicago-based tenor saxophonist, improviser, and composer Gerrit Hatcher (Devouring the Guilt, duos with Anton Hatwich, duos with Julian Kirshner) in a solo album of seven succinct statements, diverse expressions from scrabbling determination to pensive reflection, all informed by masterful skills that add nuance and intrigue to each track.
   
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Hetu, Joane: Chorale JOKER: Les Lucioles
(Ambiances Magnetiques)

The Montreal-based Chorale Joker ensemble directed and conducted by Joane Hétu, Danielle Palardy, and Jean Derome, who are also participants, is one of the most unusual and fascinating improvising vocal ensembles active, heard here in a concert coordinated with Productions SuperMusique at Le Vivier, Amphiteatre du Gesu, Montreal in early 2020; indescribably fascinating!
   
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Klaxon Gueule: Entierement Unamies
(Ambiances Magnetiques)

Perhaps one of the quirkiest releases from the Klaxon Gueule trio of Michel F Côté, Bernard Falaise and Alexandre St-Onge, performing respectively on drums, guitar and bass, and all on synthesizers and computer, recalling early electronic albums while adding a whimsical and alluring edge to their often darker and more experimental prior releases.
   
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Metal Chaos Ensemble: Null Hypothesis
(Evil Clown)

Null Hypothesis is a return to the birth of Metal Chaos Ensemble 5 years previously with Null Theory, the duo of David Peck (PEK) on reeds, winds, percussion and other unique percussive elements, and Yuri Zbitnoff on drums, chimes, and other percussion - no spoken words accompaniment tracks, or overdubs, simply Zbitnoff and PEK and a room full of percussion, horns and electronics tearing it up live to YouTube for 70 minutes; epic.
   
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Parkins / Rasmussen / Sawyer: Glass Triangle
(Relative Pitch)

The boisterous and wonderfully controlled Downtown NY trio of Zeena Parkins on electric harp & objects, Mette Rasmussen on alto saxophone & objects, and Ryan Sawyer on percussion burn through six free improvisations of enthusiastic drive and incredible interaction using "string, breath and bell, harp, horn and drum" in a great example of modern creative improv.
 
Squidco Pick
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PEK Solo: The Strange Theory of Light & Matter
(Evil Clown)

Four times David Peck, as the Boston reedist and multi-instrumentalist leverages concepts from his graphic scores for the Leap of Faith Orchestra designed to limit the excesses of large ensemble in improvisation, following his score of symbols and written instructions through four recorded iterations, listening to and reacting to the previous layers in a virtual quartet of PEKs.
   
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Regev, Reut / Igal Foni: Two Much Never Enough
(Relative Pitch)

The husband and wife duo of New York free improvisers, Reut Regev on trombone and Igal Foni on drums, both bringing electronics to their session, in surprisingly their debut duo release after two decades of musical collaboration and shared life, their assurance and intimacy evident in the relaxed spontaneity and sheer musicality they bring to their dialogs.
   
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Thumbscrew (Fujiwara / Halvorson / Formanek): Never Is Enough
(Cuneiform)

Recorded at the same time and influenced by the recording of their 2020 album The Anthony Braxton Project, the NY Thumbscrew trio of Tomas Fujiwara on drums, Mary Halvorson on guitar, and Michael Formanek on double bass & electric bass present 9 original compositions, three pieces from each of the musicians, of melodically inclined forward thinking, creative jazz.
 
Squidco Pick
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Toyozumi, Sabu / Rick Countryman: Misaki Castle Tower
(ChapChap Records)

The fourth and final night of a series of concerts after three nights of trios and quartets, this live recording captures the duo of legendary Japanese drummer Sabu Toyozumi and American alto saxophonist living in the Philippines Rick Countryman, freely improvising four impresseive and creative conversations of both intricate and reflective dialog.
   
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   Experimental/Electronic

Banabila, Michel: Movements (music for dance) [VINYL 2 LPs + DOWNLOAD]
(Tapu Records)

Electroacoustic composer Michel Banabila compiles his dynamic works for dance & movement in this beautifully pressed limited double LP, presenting two 2019 works--'Dragonfly II' for "A Trace of Inevitability" (Yin Yue - Pennsylvania Ballet), and "Illicit Acquirement" for "Enough" (Patrick O"Brien - CUNY Dance Initiative)--and six prior pieces featuring his work with Conny Janssen Danst & Annabelle Lopez Ochoa.
 
Squidco Pick
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   Compositional

Democ, Adrian / Apartment House: Hlaholika
(Another Timbre)

Commissioned by Another Timbre for the quarantine commissions series, Hlaholika was developed by composer Adrián Demoč for the Apartment House ensemble as a quintet of violin, double bass, clarinet, viola & piano, using the configurations for 3 other works performed here by Apartment House; plus a piece for an ensemble from the Janacek School of Music in the Czech Republic.
   
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Good, Zachary / Ben Roidl-Ward : arb
(Carrier Records)

Focusing on the harmonic interaction, delicate nuances and harmonic functionality of closely related tones, Chicago instrumentalists Zachary Good on clarinet and Ben Roidl-Ward on bassoon recorded these six works of acoustical and phenomenological events using the interplay between coinciding clarinet and bassoon notes, creating illusory and haunting tonal works.
   
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Quatuor Bozzini: Alvin Lucier: Navigations
(Collection QB)

Performing four of avant composer Alvin Lucier's works composed between 1991 and 2004, the Montreal-based Quatuor Bozzini (Clemens Merkel on violin, Alissa Cheung on violin, Stephanie Bozzini on viola, and Isabelle Bozzini on cello) focus on Lucier's works of sonic exploration, including the intensely harmonic interactions of the album's title work.
 
Squidco Pick
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Winter, Michael / Liminar: Single Track
(Another Timbre)

Working with Liminar, one of the premier new music ensembles in Mexico, German/US composer Michael Winter wrote this dynamic and extended work pursuing a method of enumerating all ways of articulating a 6-note chord with 7 instruments bound by certain constraints, using the computer science concept of "Gray Code" switches to create shifts within the piece's progressions.
 
Squidco Pick
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   Books & Magazines

Musicworks: #138 Winter 2020/2021 [MAGAZINE + CD]
(Musicworks)

The final issue of 2020 is is dedicated to the art of conversation in music and about music during the age of pandemic; with Debby Friday on the cover, plus articles about Victoria-based composer Anna Höstman, Tehran-born Araz Salek, Tkarón:to-based saxophonist and composer Olivia Shortt, with a CD including tracks from those artists, plus reviews, articles, &c.
   
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The Squid's Ear The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.


 Recent Reviews on The Squid's Ear


Metal Chaos Ensemble: The Riddle of Steel (Evil Clown)
Metal Chaos Ensemble: The Riddle of Steel (Evil Clown)

What Happens in a Year: Ceremonie Musique (FIP Recordings)
What Happens in a Year: Ceremonie Musique (FIP Recordings)

Magnus Granberg: Let Pass My Weary Guiltless Ghost (Another Timbre)
Magnus Granberg: Let Pass My Weary Guiltless Ghost (Another Timbre)

Horace Tapscott: Ancestral Echoes (Dark Tree)
Horace Tapscott: Ancestral Echoes (Dark Tree)


 




 Stay Current With Squidco

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.


 


Ronnie Boykins:
The Will Come, Is Now [VINYL]
(ESP-Disk)

Daniel Carter / Patrick Holmes / Matthew Putman / Hilliard Greene / Federico Ughi:
Telepathic Mysteries Vol. 1 [VINYL]
(577)

Elephant9 :
Arrival Of The New Elders
(Rune Grammofon)


Fire!:
Defeat
(Rune Grammofon)

Henry Grimes Trio :
The Call [VINYL]
(ESP-Disk)

Evan Parker:
Saxophone Solos [VINYL]
(Otoroku)


Evan Parker:
Six of One [VINYL]
(Otoroku)

Matt Weston:
Sparky 1 [CASSETTE]
(7272music)


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