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SQUIDCO Email Update + 21% Sale February 2, 2024

     Squidco & The Squid's Ear
 
UPDATE
February 2, 2024

"In a society like the one we are living in [...]
We need that: Art and music that asks the questions,
That makes the frictions visible,
That can make things change."
—Mats Gustafsson

   Essential Artists

• Armaroli, Sergio / Evan Parker
• The Bride (Amado/von Schlippenbach/Haker-Flaten/Hemingway)
• John Butcher/Thomas Lehn/John Tilbury
• Angharad Davies/Phil Julian
• Tomas Fujiwara
• Kate Gentile (w/ Mitchell/Casss/Viner)
• Gush (Gustafsson/Sandell/Strid)
• Jupitter-Larsen, GX
• Sunik Kim
• Ryosuke Kiyasu
• L'eclipse Nue
• Jackie McLean
• Francisco Mela/Zoh Amba
• Modelbau
• Phicus (Fages/Reviriego/Trilla)
• Polwechsel
• Akira Sakata/Entasis
• Schindler/Zwang Eriksson/Rehling
• Alan Shorter
• John Zorn



Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

577 Records
ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd
Fataka
FMR
Love Earth Music
NI-VU-NI-CONNU

    
Notice Recordings
Otoroku
Out Of Your Head Records
Pi Recordings
Tripticks Tapes
Trost Records
Tzadik

    

 

Squidco 21% Sale

Continuing the celebration of our 21st Anniversary selling contemporary forms of music, this weekend we're reducing the price of almost 100 albums by 21% !

These albums are drawn from our catalog of experimental, improvised, composed, and rock forms, with labels including erstwhile, Elsewhere, Ambiances Magnetiques, Astral Spirits, Confront, Editions Rz, Corbett vs. Dempsey, FMR, Intakt, Greyfade, Libra, Mahakala, Relative Pitch, Notice REcodings, and zOaR Records. Take a look through this great set of albums, but hurry! This sale ends Sunday, February 4th at midnight!

Click To See the 21% Sale

In-stock items only. Sold out items will disappear from store. Orders must be placed through our shopping cart. Price shown is discounted price. Sale ends Sunday, February 4th, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. While quantities last. Discounted items will not receive Squidco Reward Points.





   Jazz & Improvisation

Armaroli, Sergio / Evan Parker: Dialog
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)


Recording remotely in a call-and-response, vibraphonist Sergio Armaroli and saxophonist Evan Parker resolved an issue of recording in the same physical space by interleaving recordings of solo improvisations recorded in response to each other's sequential recordings, Armaroli with the 6-part "Two Rooms One Vibraphone" and Parker with the 5-part "Interludes".
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $18.95      Listen          

 
Bride, The (Amado / von Schlippenbach / Haker-Flaten / Hemingway): Beyond the Margins
(Trost Records)


Assembled by Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado, this stellar quartet bridges nations with German pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, Norwegian double bass player Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, and American drummer Gerry Hemingway, presenting the extended, masterful collective title track, along with two shorter works, particularly revisiting Albert Ayler's "Ghosts".
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $17.95      Listen          

 
Butcher, John / Thomas Lehn / John Tilbury: Lights
(Fataka)


Recorded for the release concert of their 2013 album Exta, the trio of John Butcher on saxophones, Thomas Lehn on analog synthesizer and John Tilbury on piano captured this extraordinary live concert at Cafe Oto in London, only the second time the group had performed together, recording in two extended sets but segmented into four exceptional and dramatic improvisations.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Davies, Angharad / Phil Julian: Neutral Red
(Fataka)


At the request of Fataka, amplified violinist Angharad Davies and electronic improviser Phil Julian met at Cate OTO in 2014 & 2018, the two exploiting their distinct approaches to free improvisation to perform these evolving works that ebb and flow in almost hallucinatory intensity while exploring the timbral potential of their unique instrumentation.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Fujiwara, Tomas: Pith [VINYL]
(Out Of Your Head Records)


Drawing on the same trio heard on his RogueArt release, 7 Poets Trio, Boston-born Brooklyn-based composer and drummer Fujiwara presents a set of six sophisticated works along with one collective improvisation, utilizing the unique orchestration of vibraphonist Patricia Brennan and cellist Tomeka Reid to create a diverse set of highly rewarding recordings.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $23.95      Listen          

 
Gentile, Kate (w/ Mitchell / Casss / Viner): Find Letter X [3 CDs]
(Pi Recordings)


Three CDs in a beautifully constructed fold-out cross with liner notes and recording data from NY drummer Kate Gentile, in a set of 41 studio recordings with her working band of Matt Mitchell on piano & keys, Kim Cass on acoustic & electric bass and Jeremy Viner on reeds, each disc exploring a distinct yet connected approach to her fascinating compositions and group interaction.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $25.95      Listen          

 
Gush (Gustafsson / Sandell / Strid): Afro Blue
(Trost Records)


Recorded in 1998 but sounding absolutely modern, exuberant and often explosively inspired, this live recording at Jazzclub Fasching in Stockholm brings the then 10-year collaboration of drummer Raymond Strid, pianist Sten Sandel and saxophonist Mats Gustafsson to ecstatic heights, bridging free jazz forms and rendering Coltranes "Afro Blues" with intense passion.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $17.95      Listen          

 
McLean, Jackie: Let Freedom Ring To Destination...Out! - Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)


Remastering and reissuing two vital Blue Note albums from alto saxophonist Jackie McLean: 1963's Let Freedom Ring in a quartet with Walter Davis (piano), Herbie Lewis (double bass) & Billy Higgins (drums); then 1964's Destination... Out! in a quintet with Grachan Moncur III (trombone), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Larry Ridley (double bass) and Roy Haynes (drums).
   
     Buy      $18.95      Listen          

 
Mela, Francisco / Zoh Amba: Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2
(577 Records)


The second volume of powerful free playing and intimate conversation bringing together two New York-based improvisers, Cuban native drummer/percussionist Francisco Mela and Tennessee native reed & wind player Zoh Amba, both sharing a mountain region upbringing that brings a uniquely reflective quality to their playing, fortified by the exploratory NY improv scene.
   
     Buy      $16      Listen          

 
Mela, Francisco / Zoh Amba: Causa y Efecto, Vol. 2 [VINYL]
(577 Records)


Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $23.00      Listen          

 
Phicus (Fages / Reviriego / Trilla): Ni
(Tripticks Tapes)


After years of touring and many albums, the free improvising Phicus trio of Ferran Fages on electric guitar, Alex Reviriego on double bass and Vasco Trilla on drums & percussion release their first composition-based work, recording in the natural resonance of the Convent de Sant Agusti in Barcelona following Reviriego's 2-part work leveraging the trio's natural vocabulary.
   
     Buy      $9.95      Listen          

 
Polwechsel: Embrace [4 LP BOX SET]
(NI-VU-NI-CONNU)


The current Polwechsel quartet of Werner Dafeldecker, Michael Moser, Martin Brandlmayr and Burkhard Beins — merging improvisation and contemporary forms for outstandingly paced and conceptualized performance — are joined by luminaries John Butcher, Klaus Lang, Magda Mayas, Andrea Neumann and Peter Ablinger, released in a deluxe 4-LP box set with a 32-page booklet [extremely limited!].
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $179.95      Listen          

 
Sakata, Akira / Entasis: Live In Europe 2022 [2 CDs]
(Trost Records)


Three live performances in Greece, Italy and Brussels from saxophonist & multi-reedist Akira Sakata and his long-standing duo partner as Entasis — pianist Giovanni di Domenico — and based on location, with Giotis Damianidis on electric guitar, Petros Damianidis on double bass, and Stephanos Chytiris, Balazs Pandi or Aleksandar Skoric on drums.
   
     Buy      $19.95      Listen          

 
Schindler / Zwang Eriksson / Rehling: Ritual Sound Exposures
(FMR)


The long-standing duo of German multi-reedist & brass player Udo Schindler and drummer Eric Zwang Eriksson are joined by percussionist Erwin Rehling (HAMMERLING) for the 4-part free and eclectically authoritative improvisatory work "Ritual Sound Exposure", recorded live at the music venue and bookstore BASIS_Klangraum at the Munich Community Arts Center.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Shorter, Alan: Mephistopheles To Orgasm - Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)


An exemplary set of explorative hard bop compositions from composer/trumpeter Alan Shorter, first Mephistopheles from Wayne Shorter's The All Seeing Eye in an octet with legends Wayne Shorter, James Spaulding, Freddie Hubbard, Grachan Moncur III, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Joe Chambers; and then Alan Shorter's own Orgasm with Gato Barbieri, Charlie Haden, Reggie Johnson, Muhammad Ali & Rashied Ali.
   
     Buy      $18.95      Listen          

 
Zorn, John: The Hermetic Organ Volume 11 - For Terry Riley
(Tzadik)


Performing on the 7,466 pipe Æolian-Skinner organ at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, one of the first American classic-style organs and among the largest church organs in the West, John Zorn continues his solo organ series with this tribute to Terry Riley in two extended improvisations, part of his 70th birthday celebration as part of Fred Barnes's concert series.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 




   Experimental/Electronic

Jupitter-Larsen, GX: Ross Distracted [VINYL]
(Love Earth Music)


Each side of this LP from The Haters mastermind GX Jupitter-Larsen is a minimalistic noise work in the style of The Haters, built from loops and extraneous sounds, obscure and curious and each side ending with a giggle; you either need more of this kind of sonic opaqueness, or perhaps you too are a Hater.
   
     Buy      $14.95          

 
Kiyasu, Ryosuke: Dig Up Roots [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Notice Recordings)


Active as a drum soloist since 2003, Ryosuke Kiyasu (Fushitsusha, SETE STAR SEPT, Kiyasu Orchestra) performs solo in a live performance split between two extended improvisations, captured at Tokyo Arts and Space in 2022, using a snare drum and a table in a forceful demonstration of rhythm and punctuation that is affected by the ambiance of the space.
   
     Buy      $9.95      Listen          

 
L'eclipse Nue: Faces From Dreams
(Love Earth Music)


Eight illusory and ethereal sound and noise works from Daniel Sine, aka Le Chien Nu, from beautiful sonic environments to raspy nightmares, putting special emphasis on the latter, with enough diversity between each work to make a complete REM cycle of unsettling sleep offset by moments of beauty.
   
     Buy      $8.95      Listen          

 
Modelbau: Inlets
(Love Earth Music)


A journey through drone, abstract sound and concrete elements from Netherlands sound artists and writer Frans de Waard (Vital Weekly), mixed from recordings sessions in 2022 and sourced from small electronics, shortwave radio, aqueous recordings, iPad synths, Walkman and "whatever else", the work suggesting 11 movements through various textures and sonic environments.
   
     Buy      $8.95      Listen          

 




   Compositional

Kim, Sunik: Potential [VINYL]
(Otoroku)


Manipulating orchestral elements via midi composition at physically impossible speeds, LA musician Sunik Kim unleashes two side-long works of synthetic mayhem organized in strangely consumable blocks, with collisions and breath-catching pauses until the commotion drops over the compositional cliff once again; reflecting our current chaotic society? Mayhap.
   
     Buy      $29.95      Listen          

 
 

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 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.


 


Goncalo Almeida / Peter Jacquemyn:
Encounters
(FMR)


Camilo Angeles / Joanna Mattrey:
Hailstone Temple [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Notice Recordings)


Andrew Bazzicalupo :
The Ball I Threw Has Not Yet Reached The Ground
(Tour de Bras)


+DOG+:
To Share Forever With You
(Love Earth Music)


DUOT & ZARM Ensemble (Cirera / Prats / Zingaro / Alves / Mitzlaff / Rosso):
DUOT with Strings
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))


Elka Bong:
Elektro Locution [VINYL]
(Love Earth Music)


Extra:
Spiral/Athletics
(Love Earth Music)


Daniel Fishkin :
Dark Listening [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Tripticks Tapes)


Mats Gustafsson :
Hidros 9 Mirrors
(Trost Records)


Mats Gustafsson / Ensemble E:
EE Opus One
(Trost Records)


Hollow Deck:
Over East [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Tripticks Tapes)


Erik Hove:
Solo
(Tour de Bras)


Makoto Kawashima / Mochizuki Harutaka / Michel Henritzi:
Chinmoku Wa Ishikure Ni Yadoru Bouryoku
(Trost Records)


L'eclipse Nue:
Degradation Bliss [VINYL]
(Love Earth Music)


Paquet X Landry:
Planter du sel
(Tour de Bras)


Stella Silbert / Nat Baldwin:
01.30.22 [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Notice Recordings)


T. Mikawa x Victoria Shen:
Personality Chrysler
(Love Earth Music)


Unknown Shore (Joao Pedro Viegas / Silvia Corda / Adriano Orru) w/ Carlos Zingaro & Helena Espvall):
The House Of Memory
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))


Vuoto Bersagli (Carlo Mascolo / Giacomo Mongelli / Pino Montecalvo):
Vuoto Bersagli
(FMR)


Wind Tide (Andrew Weathers / Gretchen Korsmo):
Blue Breaking Brown [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Notice Recordings)


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