|
|
 |
| |
UPDATE
May 12, 2023
"When people believe in boundaries,
They become part of them."
—Don Cherry
|
|
|
|
Essential Artists
|
• Alva Noto
• Zoh Amba/William Parker/Francisco Mela
• Brasilia Laptop Orchestra
• Don Cherry
• Laurence Crane
• Adrian Democ
• Fred Frith And Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles
• Magnus Granberg
• Philippe Lauzier/Carlo Costa
• Leap of Faith
• Brandon Lopez
• nil.
• Pauline Oliveros/Apartment House
• Bill Orcutt
• Thomas Rehnert/Ulf Mengersen
|
|
Essential Labels
|
577 Records
Another Timbre
Creative Sources
Evil Clown
Intangible Arts
Noton
Palilalia
|
|
Public Eyesore
Relative Pitch
Sub Rosa
Tao Forms
Tour de Bras / Inexhaustible Editions
Trading Places
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Jazz & Improvisation
|
|
|
Amba, Zoh / William Parker / Francisco Mela: O Life, O Light Vol. 2
(577 Records)
The second volume from the trio of Tennessee-to-NYC transplant Zoe Amba on tenor saxophone & flute, legendary double bassist William Parker and Francisco Mela on drums, performing three compositions by Amba recorded in the studio in NYC; emphatic free jazz with a powerful rhythm section elucidating Amba's spiritually fueled approach to compelling, lyrical improvisation.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Amba, Zoh / William Parker / Francisco Mela: O Life, O Light Vol. 2 [VINYL]
(577 Records)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Cherry, Don: Live In Ankara [VINYL]
(Trading Places)
Reissuing trumpeter Don Cherry's 1969 album on the Sonet label, performing at the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey in a quartet with Turkish improvisers Selcuk Sun on bass, Okay Temiz on drums & percussion and Irfan Sumer on percussion & tenor saxophone, for a wild set of world-influenced free jazz, particularly two pieces referencing Ornette Coleman, and several pieces using Turkish folk melodies.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Lauzier, Philippe / Carlo Costa: Interspace
(Tour de Bras / Inexhaustible Editions )
After performing together in Canada beginning in 2019, bass clarinetist & electronic artist Philippe Lauzier and NY percussionist Carl Costa remained in contact during the pandemic by exchanging compositional concepts, the 4-part "Sincronica Vaga" and "Soft Routine" the results, the former based on dovetailing motives, the latter on harmonic counterpoint interaction.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Leap of Faith: Quatum Jitters
(Evil Clown)
The core duet of the Leap of Faith Orchestra of David Peck on clarinets, saxophones, clarinets & flutes and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, are joined by Michael Caglianone on trumpet, Eric Woods on modular synth, Albey on bass, all processed in real time by Joel Simches, extending their previous acoustic-only approach to incorporate electronics.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Lopez, Brandon: vilevilevilevilevilevilevilevile
(Tao Forms)
Extremely active in the Downtown NY scene as a versatile double bassist in a wide variety of settings, Brandon Lopez presents a tour de force album of solo improvisations, developed to illuminate his abilities as a powerful string player but also as a mischief-maker on the strings through unexpected technique and the application of "RealBadVibes".
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Lopez, Brandon: vilevilevilevilevilevilevilevile [VINYL]
(Tao Forms)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Rehnert, Thomas / Ulf Mengersen: Content: GXII
(Creative Sources)
Working with modular synthesizer systems and amplified double bass, the Berlin duo of Ulf Mengersen, a member of Berlin Improvisers Orchestra and Ensemble MIA, and Thomas Rehnert, an experimental musician, sound artist and composer known for rock, theater, radio, visual arts and free improv settings, recorded these 10 electroacoustic improvisations in the studio in 2021.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Experimental/Electronic
|
|
|
Alva Noto: Kinder der Sonne
(Noton)
Referencing Maxim Gorky's plays Children of the Sun, Alva Noto, aka Carsten Nicola, developed this music for a theater piece titled Komplitzen (Accomplices) by Simon Stone, presented in fourteen compositions of lush electronics, rich atmospheres of tones & timbre, detailed glitch and glacial rhythms that create a wonderful sense of tension and release.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Alva Noto: Kinder der Sonne [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Noton)
Double Vinyl LP edition of the CD listed above.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Brasilia Laptop Orchestra: BSBL0rk: 10 yEars aLive
(Public Eyesore)
For more than 10 years since its inception as a spin-off from founder and principal programmer Eufrasio Prates's doctorate research in 2012, the Brasilia Laptop Orquestra has become a regular institution on the Brasiliense experimental and electronic scene, the orchestra an ever-changing collaboration of musicians, heard in 11 recordings captured live between 2013-2020.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
nil.: 01
(Intangible Arts)
Restarting his sonic life at "nothing", Chester Hawkins' new project after work under his own name and his previous decades-long project Blue Sausage Infant is nil, recording after a two-week residency at Liebig12 in Berlin and participation in the Zero Cohesion program, this five-part work for "maximal drone" explores complex harmonics in a dynamic and powerful wall of sound.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Rock/R.I.O./Prog
|
|
|
Orcutt, Bill: Jump On It
(Palilalia)
Ten years having passed since his last solo acoustic guitar album, Bill Orcutt's new release focuses on a more lyrical, relaxed and reflective side to his playing, in ten succinct pieces recorded in the spring and summer of 2002 at San Francisco's community focal point for and member of Intersection for The Arts, The Living Room.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Compositional
|
|
|
Crane, Laurence : Natural World
(Another Timbre)
A work for voice, piano and electronics from experimental composer Laurence Crane, working with the closely associated UK ensemble Apartment House, Natural World is in three sections--"Field Guide", "Chorus" and "Seascape"--with vocalist Juliet Fraser and pianist & electronic artist Mark Knoop, Crane's work describing the natural world and portending the fragility of our ecosystems.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Democ, Adrian: Neha
(Another Timbre)
Neha, the Slovakian word for tenderness, is expressed by composer Adrián Demoč in this lovely and gentle work performed by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; and "Popínavá hudba", written for the international symphony orchestra for new music, Ostrava New Orchestra, referencing the growth of climbing plants through an alluring melodic line that shifts and spreads in direction.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Frith, Fred And Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles: Something About This Landscape For Ensemble
(Sub Rosa)
Commissioned by and recorded during the 2018 Ars Musical Festival, Fred Frith composed this work while under the inspiration of his residency at Lou Harrison's straw-bale house in the desert at Joshua Tree, CA, then performed with the Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, along with two very unique improvisations, one recorded during the dress rehearsal and then again in concert.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Frith, Fred And Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles: Something About This Landscape For Ensemble [VINYL]
(Sub Rosa)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Granberg, Magnus: Evening Star, Vesper Bell
(Another Timbre)
Written for and performed by the UK ensemble Apartment House, composer & performer Magnus Granberg's latest work reduces his working size from the larger Skogen ensemble to this sextet, opening new possibilities for composed structures that incorporate improvisation, in a work structured around components from Schubert's Abendbilder and So in Love by Cole Porter.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
Oliveros, Pauline / Apartment House: Sound Pieces
(Another Timbre)
Six sound-oriented compositions for acoustic ensemble performed by the UK ensemble Apartment House, beautifully reflective and rich works, the first six pieces being text scores for open instrumentation, along with Peace/Tree, a seven movement work for violin, cello and piano that specifies pitches while leaving room for interpretation and improvisation.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
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
|
|
|
Pulverize the Sound (Evans, Peter / Tim Dahl / Mike Pride):
Black
(Relative Pitch Records)
|
|
|
Ensemble Dedalus + eRikm:
Fata Morgana
(Relative Pitch)
|
|
|
Kory Reeder:
Codex Vivere
(Another Timbre)
|
|
|
Albert Ayler:
Summertime To Spiritual Unity Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
|
|
|
Satoko Fujii / Otomo Yoshihide:
Perpetual Motion
(Ayler Records)
|
|
|
Goncalo Almeida:
Improvisations On Amplified And Prepared Double Bass
(Shhpuma)
|
|
|
Michel Banabila:
Hidden Patterns
(Tapu Records)
|
|
|
Thanos Chrysakis:
Manifold Vista
(Auf Abwegen)
|
|
|
Lih Kadim (Berger / Jenic / Borsic / Bost Ruda / Drasler / Drasler):
Sunday Sextet
(FMR)
|
|
|
Duck Baker:
Contra Costa Dance
(Confront Recordings)
|
|
|
Claudio Sanna:
Compositori Sardi Contemporanei
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records, Ltd)
|
|
|
Christian Wolfarth:
39 / Part I - III
(Hiddenbell Records)
|
|
|
|
|
| |
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.
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
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 10,000 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!
Find Squidco on Facebook at
facebook.com/squidcosales.
If you're on Instagram you can follow Squidco's new releases and reviews on the 'Ear at
instagram.com/squidcosales
Want more insight into Squidco? Read the Squidco Blog!
|
|
| |
because:
"a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous, got me?"
-Don Van Vliet
|