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SQUIDCO Email Update, November 5, 2021

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UPDATE
November 5, 2021

"It seemed to me that in a sort of psycho-physical sense
Sounds can actually make you see things,
Can give you images that are quite specific."
—Robert Ashley


   Creative Artists

• Robert Ashley
• Ballrogg (Ellerhusen-Holm/Arntzen/Stackenas)
• Daniel Carter/Ayumi Ishito/Eric Plaks/Zach Swanson/Jon Panikkar
• Alvin Fielder/David Dove/Jason Jackson/Damon Smith
• Gordon Grdina/Jim Black
• ICP Tentet
• Mazzarella/Haker Flaten/Ra
• Mengelberg/Brotzmann/Parker/Bennink/Rutherford/Bailey
• The Necks
• Novak/Kamins/Ewen/Smith/Bryerton
• Painkiller
• Paula Shocron/William Parker/Pablo Díaz
• Dudu Pukwana/Misha Mengelberg/Han Bennink
• Rova Saxophone Quartet
• Sven-Ake Johansson/Niklas Fite/Joel Grip
• Takatsuki Trio Quartett feat. Silke Eberhard
• Turbulence
• Who Trio (Wintsch/Hemingway/Oester)
• Gabriel Zucker & The Delegation
Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

577 Records
Astral Spirits
Balance Point Acoustics
Clean Feed
ESP Disk
Evil Clown

     
KARLRECORDS
Lovely Music
Our Swimmer
ReR Vinyl
    





   Jazz & Improvisation

Ballrogg (Ellerhusen-Holm / Arntzen / Stackenas): Rolling Ball [VINYL]
(Clean Feed)

The Norwegian trio Ballrog, which started as the duo of Klaus Ellerhusen-Holm on clarinet and Roger Arntzen on double bass, then expanded with guitarist Ivar Grydeland, who is replaced by guitarist David Stackenäus, a perfect choice for the lyrical chamber approach of intertwining lines and fluid melodic statement, with a sense of "free chamber americana"; beautiful.
 
Squidco Pick
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Carter, Daniel / Ayumi Ishito / Eric Plaks / Zach Swanson / Jon Panikkar: Open Question Vol. 1
(577 Records)

A wonderfully warm and innately lyrical free jazz quintet that grew organically from weekly jam sessions in Harlem starting in 2019, comprised of tenor saxophonist Ayumi Ishito, pianist Eric Plaks, bassist Zach Swanson, and drummer Jon Panikkar, and later, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter, Ishito the driving force in the project and this beautiful recording.
 
Squidco Pick
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Fielder, Alvin / David Dove / Jason Jackson / Damon Smith : The Very Cup of Trembling
(Astral Spirits)

Five inventive, lively and informed collective improvisations plus one brief interlude from the quartet of Alvin Fielder on drums, David Dove on trombone, Jason Jackson on tenor & baritone saxophones and Damon Smith on double bass, recording in Texas three years after their excellent From-To-From, with titles provided courtesy of poet and scholar Fred Moten.
 
Squidco Pick
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Grdina, Gordon / Jim Black: Martian Kitties
(Astral Spirits)

Thirteen succinct improvisations pitting Gordon Grdina's swinging middle-eastern flavors on the oud offset by gritty, experimental guitar work against drummer Jim Black's well-chosen and rock-solid grooves, an engaging album that shifts and explores a tremendous range of ideas and adventurous attitudes that span jazz, rock and experimental genres with ease.
 
Squidco Pick
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Grdina, Gordon / Jim Black: Martian Kitties [CASSETTE W/ DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)

Cassette + Download edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $7.95      Listen          

 
ICP TENTET: Tetterettet [VINYL]
(Our Swimmer)

10 years after drummer Han Bennink, pianist Misha Mengelberg, and saxophonist Willem Breuker formed the ICP co-op, Bennink & Mengelberg formed this 10-piece "Tetterettet", an all-star international group including Peter Brotzmann, Tristan Honsinger, John Tchicai, this their first incredible and far-ranging album, remastered and available on CD for the first time.
 
Squidco Pick
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Mazzarella / Haker Flaten / Ra: What You Seek is Seeking You
(Astral Spirits)

The Nick Mazzarella Trio, here configured as Mazzarella on alto saxophone & bells, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on bass and Avreeayl Ra on drums, are heard live at Constellation in Chicago in 2019, bringing together two generations of Chicago improvisers with Norwegian/US drummer Haker-Flaten for seven pieces espousing both tradition and innovative creative approaches.
   
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Mazzarella / Haker Flaten / Ra: What You Seek is Seeking You [CASSETTE W/ DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)

Cassette + Download edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $7.95      Listen          

 
Mengelberg, Misha / Peter Brotzmann / Evan Parker / Peter Bennink / Paul Rutherford / Derek Bailey / Han Bennink : Groupcomposing [VINYL]
(Our Swimmer)

Authoritative and playful free improvisation in the European Free Jazz style, this 1978 album on Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink's Instant Composers Pool (ICP) label, included the pianist and drummer along with Peter Brotzmann, Peter Bennink and Evan Paker on sax, Paul Rutherford on trombone, and Derek Bailey on guitar, in a much-need reissue of this seminal album.
 
Squidco Pick
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Necks, The: Mindset [VINYL]
(ReR Vinyl)

The Necks 16th release layers polyrhythmic material to form seething blocks of sound, in two long pieces, one more stripped back to the live trio, the other featuring multiple strata of swirling Hammonds, noise-guitar and electronics.
 
Squidco Pick
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Novak, Rebecca / Danny Kamins / Sandy Ewen / Damon Smith / Jerome Bryerton: Groundwater Recharge
(Balance Point Acoustics)

Explorative improvisation, from mysteriously quiet moments to scrabbling and determined conversation, configured as trios and quintets by Rebecca Novak on piano, cornet, radio & glassware, Danny Kamins on baritone saxophone, Sandy Ewen on guitar, Damon Smith on double bass and Jerome Bryerton on percussion, all bringing unique moments through extended techniques, objects & radio.
   
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Painkiller: Execution Ground [2 LPs w/ DOWNLOAD]
(KARLRECORDS)

Reissue of the 1994 double LP from NYC's Painkiller--avant-jazz grindcore meets dark ambience--the album aptly titled Execution Ground from a band led by saxophonist John Zorn, drummer Mick Harris and bassist Bill Laswell, with contributions from Boredom's Yamatak Eye, guitarist Haino Keiji, vocalist Makigami Koichi, guitarist Justin Broreick and bassist GC Green.
   
     Buy      $29.95      Listen          

 
Paula Shocron / William Parker / Pablo Díaz : El Templo
(Astral Spirits)

A perfect matching for a free jazz collective piano trio, bringing frequent collaborators Argentinian pianist Paula Shocron and drummer Pablo Diaz, part of the SLD trio heard on Listen! Foundation and Hatology, together with NY bass legend William Parker, recording in NYC for four powerful improvisations of great technical prowess and attentive explorative interaction.
 
Squidco Pick
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Pukwana, Dudu / Misha Mengelberg / Han Bennink: Yi Yole [VINYL]
(Our Swimmer)

Recorded at the ICP Jubileum festival in Uithoorn, Holland, in 1978, this concert brings together the core of the Instant Composers Pool--pianist Misha Mengelberg and drummer Han Bennink--with legendary South African alto saxophonist Dudu Pukwana (Blue Notes), Bennink also playing trombone, clarinet, and viola, in a lyrical and unpredictable set filled with humor and astounding playing.
 
Squidco Pick
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Rova Saxophone Quartet: The Circumference of Reason
(ESP Disk)

Four decades into their project, the SF Bay Area saxophone quartet ROVA of Bruce Ackley (soprano & tenor), Steve Adams (alto & sopranino), Larry Ochs (tenor) and Jon Raskin (baritone) continue expanding their magnificent repertoire with original compositions, collective improvisations, and a piece from Glenn Spearman (Cecil Taylor, Double Trio) arranged by Larry Ochs.
 
Squidco Pick
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Sven-Ake Johansson / Niklas Fite / Joel Grip: Swinging at Topsi's
(Astral Spirits)

An evening of free improvisation recorded in Berlin at au Topsi Pohl in 2020 from the Swedish trio of Euro Free Jazz legend Sven-Ake Johansson on drums, Niklas Fite on acoustic guitar and Joel Grip on double bass, performing two extended and dynamic improvisations, and then settling into jazz standard form for "Isn't It Romantic" and "Out of Nowhere" sung by by Johansson.
   
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Sven-Ake Johansson / Niklas Fite / Joel Grip: Swinging at Topsi's [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)

Cassette + Download edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $7.95      Listen          

 
Takatsuki Trio Quartett feat. Silke Eberhard: At Kuhlspot
(577 Records)

An extended improvisation performed live at Kuhlspot Social Club in Berlin from the Takatsuki Trio of Rieko Okuda on piano, Antti Virtaranta on bass and Joshua Weitzel on guitar & shamisen (a 3-stringed traditional Japanese instrument), captured at their monthly series expanding the trio to a "Quartett" for fresh perspective, here with alto saxophonist Silke Eberhard.
   
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Turbulence: Information Paradox
(Evil Clown)

Turbulence, the extended horn section for the Boston-based free improvising ensemble Leap of Faith Orchestra, here with leader PEK, plus Michael Caglianone, Zack Bartolomei, Bob Moores, and Eric Dahlman, all playing instruments from their arsenal of percussive instruments and devices, including recently added electroacoustic devices expanding the band's sound.
   
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Who Trio (Wintsch / Hemingway / Oester): Strell [VINYL]
(Clean Feed)

The collective Who Trio of pianist Michel Wintsch, bassist Bänz Oester and drummer Gerry Hemingway take on the music of Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington in eight studio recordings and one live performance, interpreting in a collective fashion rather than straight readings of each work, allowing a unique level of freedom to be applied to these essential jazz compositions.
 
Squidco Pick
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Zucker, Gabriel & The Delegation: Leftover Beats from the Edge of Time [2 CDs]
(ESP-Disk)

Without bowing to genre restrictions, Gabriel Zucker's indie jazz orchestra The Delegation combines free jazz, chamber forms, avant song structures and experimental layering & transitions, as his large work in four sections of three movements each, explores time and the competing impulses of a backwards-looking nostalgia and a forwards-looking futurist belief in progress; innovative & stunning!
 
Squidco Pick
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   Compositional

Ashley, Robert: eL / Aficionado (2021)
(Lovely Music)

A group of scenes from the life of an "agent" in composer Robert Ashley's 1987 work, revived in 2021 with this new studio recording featuring mezzo soprano Kayleigh Butcher taking over the role of The Agent formerly inhabited by baritone Thomas Buckner, plus Brian McCorkle as Interrogator No. 1, Bonnie Lander as Interrogator No. 2 and Paul Pinto as Interrogator No. 3.
   
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Liz Allbee:
Rille
(Relative Pitch)

Pedro Alves Melo Omniae Large Ensemble:
Lumina
(Clean Feed)

Block Ensemble (Ratkje / Joh / Pernille / Ingvaldsen / Rasmussent ...):
Hugs and Bugs
(Clean Feed)


Andrea Borghi / Giacomo Salis / Paolo Sanna:
MOT [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Tsss Tapes)

Jerome Bryerton / Damon Smith :
There Must be a Reason for Generating Sounds... [CD + BOOKMARK]
(Balance Point Acoustics)

Federico Calcagno / Stefano Grosso / Filippo Rinaldo:
Piranha
(Habitable Records)


Jack Cooper / Jeff Tobias :
Tributaries [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)

Crazy Doberman:
"Everyone Is Rolling Down A Hill" ... [VINYL]
(Astral Spirits)

Diaphane (Loriot / Costa / Hubsch / Loher):
Paris
(Neither/Nor Records)


Expanse:
Vacuum Energy
(Evil Clown)

Morton Feldman (Judith Wegmann / Andreas Kunz):
For John Cage [2 CDs]
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Friends & Neighbors (Roligheten / Johansson / Gronberg / Rune Strom / Ostvang):
The Earth Is
(Clean Feed)


Hatcher / Maunu / Kirshner:
Live at Splice Series
(Kettle Hole Records)

Ed Jones / Emil Karlsen:
From Where Light Falls
(FMR)

Martin Kuchen Kuchen / Michaela Antalova:
Thunder Before Lightning [VINYL]
(Clean Feed)


L.U.M.E. (Lisbon Underground Music Ensemble):
Las Californias
(Clean Feed)

Leap Of Faith:
Lattice
(Evil Clown)

Joao Lencastre Communion (Lencastre / Cirera / Toscano / Lackner / Fernrandes / Branco / Hasselberg / Cascais):
Unlimited Dreams
(Clean Feed)


Luis Lopes Love Song:
Emmentes
(Shhpuma)

Mako Sica (feat Tatsu Aoki / Thymme Jones / Jacob Fawcett) :
Garland of Heads [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)

Metal Chaos Ensemble:
Tinier Even Then Science
(Evil Clown)


Moon-Liters / Millennium Development Goals (D. Liedel):
Nerve Agent!
(Shhpuma)

NAD:
dangereuXorcisms
(CKC)

Rie Nakajima:
Fusuma [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Tsss Tapes)


Nandor Nevai (w/ Peter Evans / Tim Dahl / Matt Nelson / Ron Stabinsky):
Classified Maths
(Psykomanteum)

New Old Luten Trio:
Short Night [3'' CD]
(Euphorium)

Charles Noyes K. / Elliott Sharp:
Besotted
(zOaR Records)


Padang Food Tigers (Stephen Lewis / Spencer Grady):
God's Plenty
(Shhpuma)

PEK Solo:
Decision Boundary
(Evil Clown)

PEK Solo:
Requiem for Raymond
(Evil Clown)


PEK Solo / A Quartet Of PEKS:
Strange Beauty Out of Chaos
(Evil Clown)

PEK Solo / An Orchestra of PEKs:
Electrolysis
(Evil Clown)

PEK Solo / An Orchestra of PEKs:
Stretching the Fabric of Space
(Evil Clown)


Steph Richards / Joshua White:
Zephyr
(Relative Pitch)

Ritual Habitual (Marogna / Almeida / Ernsting):
Pagan Chant
(Clean Feed)

Sten Sandell / Lisa Ullen:
Double Music
(Clean Feed)


Simulacrum:
Hyperreality
(Evil Clown)

Javier Subatin:
Mountains
(Habitable Records)

You Sung Jin / Vincent Laju:
Kairos
(Creative Sources)


The Rite Of Trio (Silva / Louro / Alves):
Free Development Of Delirium
(Clean Feed)

Thollem's Astral Traveling Sessions:
Compilation Cassette [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)

Turbulence:
Vertical Currents
(Evil Clown)


Flin van Hemmen :
You Can Know Where the Bombs Fell
(Neither/Nor Records)

Various Artists:
CICP Collaborative Recordings vol. 1
(Habitable Records)

Vernacular (Caswell / Kulcsar / Washington):
The Little Bird [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)


Chris Williams / Patrick Shiroishi:
Sans Soleil [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)

Alex Zethson Ensemble:
Some Of Them Were Never Unprepared
(Relative Pitch)

Carlos Zingaro & Pedro Carneiro:
Elogio Das Sombras
(Clean Feed)


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