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UPDATE
March 18, 2022

"Where human eyes have never seen,
Where human beings have never been,
I build a world of abstract dreams,
And I wait for you."
—Sun Ra

Creative Artists

• Sophie Agnel / John Butcher
• Liz Allbee/John Butcher/Ignaz Schick/Marta Zapparoli
• Andreja Andric
• Burkhard Beins/John Butcher/Werner Dafeldecker
• Matthew Bourne/Emil Karlsen
• John Butcher/Magda Mayas/Tony Buck
• John Butcher/Thomas Lehn/Gino Robair
• Dominic Coles
• John Coltrane Quartet
• Moppa Eillott
• Peter Evans Ensemble (w/ Swift/Stabinsky/Lorenzo)
• Christopher Fox
• Isildurs Bane/Peter Hammill
• Mostly Other People Do The Killing
• Simulacrum (PEK /Moores/Woods/Gruen/Simches)
• Walter Smith III/Matthew Stevens/Kris Davis/Dave Holland/Terri Lyne Carrington
• Sun Ra Arkestra
• Lisa Ullen/Elsa Bergman/Anna Lund

Essential Labels

Ataraxia
Edition Wandelweiser Records
Evil Clown
ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd
Hot Cup Records

More Is More
NI-VU-NI-CONNU
Relative Pitch
Whirlwind

Jazz & Improvisation

Beins, Burkhard / John Butcher / Werner Dafeldecker: induction [VINYL]
(NI-VU-NI-CONNU)

The first of NI-VU-NI-CONNU's 5-LP John Butcher series, presenting concerts from 2019 in Berlin and Leipzig of acoustic free improvisation fueled by incredible technique, extreme concentration and open-minded approaches to free interaction, from the trio of Burkhard Beins on percussion, John Butcher on tenor & soprano saxophones and Werner Dafeldecker on double bass.

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Agnel, Sophie / John Butcher: La Pierre Tachee [VINYL]
(NI-VU-NI-CONNU)

The 2nd of NI-VU-NI-CONNU's 5-LP John Butcher series, the duo of pianist Sophie Agnel and soprano & tenor saxophonist John Butcher is informed by previous collaborations as a duo and in a trio with cellist Márkos Albert, here in a superb 2019 concert of balanced tension and intense interaction captured at Ausland in Berlin, a meeting of two perfectly matched improvisers.

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Butcher, John / Thomas Lehn / Gino Robair: Shaped & Chased [VINYL]
(NI-VU-NI-CONNU)

The 3rd of NI-VU-NI-CONNU's 5-LP John Butcher series and part of a 2 night residency at ausland in Berlin coinciding with his 65th birthday, the long-running trio of tenor & soprano saxophonist John Butcher with Thomas Lehn on synthesizer and Gino Robair on percussion, Blipoo Box & found objects perform four perfectly complementary and startling improvisations.

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Allbee, Liz / John Butcher / Ignaz Schick / Marta Zapparoli: Lamenti Dall'infinito [VINYL]
(NI-VU-NI-CONNU)

The 4th of NI-VU-NI-CONNU's 5-LP John Butcher series and part of a 2 night residency at ausland in Berlin coinciding with his 65th birthday, tenor & soprano saxophonist John Butcher is joined in a quartet by electroacoustic improvisers, trumpeter Liz Allbee, Ignaz Shick on turntables, sampler & electronics and Marta Zapparoli on tapes, reel-to-reel tape machines and antennas.

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Butcher, John / Magda Mayas / Tony Buck : Glints [VINYL]
(NI-VU-NI-CONNU)

The 5th of NI-VU-NI-CONNU's 5-LP John Butcher series and part of a 2 night residency at ausland in Berlin coinciding with his 65th birthday, tenor & soprano saxophonist John Butcher is joined by the long-running duo Spill of pianist Magda Mayas and drummer Tony Buck (The Necks) for two extended works of evolving, absorbing introspection and eruption.

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Bourne, Matthew / Emil Karlsen: The Embalmer
(Relative Pitch)

First meetings between British pianist Matthew Bourne and Norwegian drummer Emil Karlsen, two intrepid and like-minded improvisers using unusual techniques, preparations, inside playing and unusual percussive sources that fuel technically superb performances from both musicians, heard in six improvisations informed by masterful skill and creative drive.

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Coltrane, John Quartet: Song Of Praise, Live New York 1965 Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Recorded during an extended stay at the Half Note in NYC from saxophonist John Coltrane's Quartet with pianist McCoy Tyner, double bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones, originally recorded for radio broadcast, here reissued and resequenced to demonstrate Coltrane's evolution in presentation & performance, while also mapping a future to his music.

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Eillott, Moppa: Jazz Band / Rock Band / Dance Band [2 CDs]
(Hot Cup Records)

An unusual conglomerate of styles across 2 CDs from bassist Moppa Elliott, featuring three bands: Advancing on a Wild Pitch, his jazz band with Danny Fox, Christian Coleman, Sam Kulik & Charles Evans; Unspeakable Garbage, his rock band with Jon Irabagon and Nick Millevoi; and the 9-piece "dance" band Acceleration Due To Gravity with Nate Wooley, Ava Mendoza, Mike Pride, &c.

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Evans, Peter Ensemble (w/ Swift / Stabinsky / Lorenzo): Horizons [VINYL]
(More Is More)

After a few years of working, touring and one-off performances in New York City with Mazz Swift (violin & voice), Ron Stabinsky (synthesizers) and Levy Lorenzo (percussion & electronics), trumpeter Peter Evans recorded this incredible album, a new direction in his work with small ensembles, incorporating electronics into his exceptional compositions for creative improvisation.

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Mostly Other People Do The Killing : Disasters Vol. 1 [VINYL]
(Hot Cup)

Each of the compositions from bassist Moppa Elliot for this trio version of MOPDTK with Ron Stabinsky on piano & synthesizer and Kevin Shea on drums & synthesizer, is named after a Pennsylvania town that has experienced a disaster, including floods, fires, nuclear meltdowns, &c, re-imagining each event through complex and surprisingly lyrical compositions.

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Simulacrum (PEK / Moores / Woods / Gruen / Simches): Phantasmagoria
(Evil Clown)

An offshoot of the Metal Chaos Ensemble featuring three of the core members--PEK on reeds, winds and the Evil Clown arsenal of percussion, Eric Woods on analog synth, and Bob Moores on space trumpet, guitar, and electronics, joined by guest Mike Gruen on electric bass, using a new SoundCraft mixer allowing advanced real-time signal processing from Joel Simches.

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Smith III, Walter / Matthew Stevens / Kris Davis / Dave Holland / Terri Lyne Carrington: In Common III
(Whirlwind)

The third in tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens' rotating quintet configuration of their "In Common" project, here with Kris Davis on piano, Dave Holland on bass and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums, performing "one-page songs" written for the musicians involved, lyrical jazz reflecting on the tradition through modern creative freedom.

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Sun Ra Arkestra: Nothing is ... Completed & Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Reissuing and remastering Sun Ra's 1966 Arkestra album Nothing Is, the complete live recording from St. Lawrence University in NY with a classic ensemble including saxophonists Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick & John Gilmore, bassist Ronnie Boykins, drummer Cliffor Jarvis, &c., an incredible concert with an exemplary set of Sun Ra compositions and performances.

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Ullen, Lisa / Elsa Bergman / Anna Lund: Space
(Relative Pitch)

The debut of this thoroughly modern piano trio from Sweden of pianist Lisa Ullen, bassist Elsa Bergman and drummer Anna Lund, merging traditional and free jazz forms along with influences from contemporary compositional music, approaching their collective music using a diverse set of strategies and techniques that yield a spectrum of captivating conversations.

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Experimental/Electronic

Coles, Dominic: Everyone Thinks Their Dreams Are Interesting
(Edition Wandelweiser Records)

A slyly disruptive set of minimalist compositions from New York electronic artist Dominic Coles, recounting six dreams, each described in the liner notes, by using the voice to drive various forms of synthesis on computer and through circuitry, a curious and surprisingly detailed retelling through unexpected tone, punctuation, confrontation and silence.

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Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Isildurs Bane / Peter Hammill: In Disequilibrium
(Ataraxia)

The second collaboration between the Swedish chamber rock band Isildurs Bane led by keyboardist and composer Mats Johansson and lyricist, vocalist and guitarist Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator) presents two new multi-part suites with lyrics by Hammill--"In Disequilibrium" and "Gently (Step by Step)"--detailed, astute and powerful works of sophisticated progressive rock.

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Compositional

Andric, Andreja : Winter Solstice
(Edition Wandelweiser Records)

Their association stretching back to their time together in music school, pianist Anita Tomasevich is the perfect interpreter of Serbian composer Andreja Andric's December, exploring a single minor chord in each of six movements, challenging the performer to explore shades of tone color by working through gradual changes; plus Meditation (II) for 2 pianists.

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Fox, Christopher: Hieroglyphs
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Three works from English composer Christopher Fox performed by the five-member Ensemble SEV, with two renderings of his work "This is the Wind" along with three duos, each combining two of a set of six "Paralogos", a solo work for violin--"Planes and Folds"--and the title piece "Hieroglyph" about decoding the incomprehensibility of unfamiliar music.

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SQUIDCO Email Update, March 18, 2022