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SQUIDCO Email Update, September 20, 2024

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UPDATE
September 20, 2024

"It starts with a single sound.
If there's something in that sound,
Then it's worth continuing."
—Steve Lacy

   Essential Artists

• Cody Brant/Carl Kruger
• John Butcher/Florian Stoffner/Chris Corsano
• Gerald Cleaver
• Expanse
• Niklas Fite/Gunter Christmann
• Miguel Garcia A./Ruben Gil
• Jean-Luc Guionnet/Cristian Alvear/Juan Sebastian Lach
• Steve Lacy
• Leap of Faith
• Paul Lytton/Georg Wissel
• Sergio Merce
• Missing Heads (Kazuhie/Mitsuru/Yoshida)
• Nichunimu
• Northwoods Improvisers
• Lee Noyes/Barry Chabala
• Jon Rose/Mark Dresser
• Sulida (Lea/Stom/Andersen)
• Yannatou/Gabriel/Fernandez/Guy/Lopez
Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

577 Records
Chocolate Monk
Clean Feed
Confront
Copy This!
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Creative Sources
Enlightenment

     
Evil Clown
Ftarri
Hitorri
Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!)
Magaibutsu Limited
Positive Elevation/577 Records
Relative Pitch
    





   Jazz & Improvisation

Butcher, John / Florian Stoffner / Chris Corsano: The Glass Changes Shape
(Relative Pitch)

A remarkable concert in 2023 at The Loft in Cologne, Germany, a superb example of collective free improvisation using extraordinary and masterful technique between UK saxophonist John Butcher, Swiss guitarist Florian Stoffner and NY drummer Chris Corsano, also performing on half clarinet; nine conversations of sophisticated and astute communication.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Expanse: Gamut
(Evil Clown)

The ninth set from the Boston collective group Expanse led by Evil Clown label leader David Peck, combining improvisers with both a post-jazz and post-rock aesthetic, here as an electroacoustic septet with an extended and unusual percussion set, as performed by David Peck, DNA Girl, Eric Dahlman, DNA Girl, Count Robot, Tim Mungenast, and Michael Knoblach.
   
     Buy      $12.95      Listen          

 
Fite, Niklas / Gunter Christmann: Insisting
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

Two string improvisers in an insistent dialog of quick-witted playing using every inch of their instruments under impressive technique, between Polish-born German cellist Günter Christmann, whose legacy hails from early European Free Jazz groups including Rudiger Carl Inc, and younger generation Finnish guitarist Niklas Fite, whose playing reminds of John Russell or Derek Bailey.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Lacy, Steve: The Classic Albums [4 CDs]
(Enlightenment)

A 4-CD box set collecting 8 albums under Steve Lacy's name from 1957 to 1965, with sidement including Don Cherry, Mal Waldron, Kent Carter, Carla Bley, Louis Moholo, &c: Soprano Sax; Reflections; The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy; Evidence; Disposability; Jazz Realities; Sortie;The Forest and the Zoo.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $17.95      Listen          

 
Leap of Faith: Spooky Action at a Distance
(Evil Clown)

An acoustic septet edition of the Leap of Faith, the core duet of David Peck on clarinets, saxophones, double reeds & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, joined by Michael Caglianone on saxophones, flute, clarinet, melodica & water bottle, John Fugarino on trumpet, slide trumpet & flugelhorn, Tom Swafford on violin, Kit Demos on bass, and Eric Rosenthal on drums.
   
     Buy      $12.95      Listen          

 
Lytton, Paul / Georg Wissel : Loose Connections
(Confront)

An unusual and engrossing concert of free dialog using tightly controlled technique between two legendary free jazz improvisers: percussionist Paul Lytton performing on tabletop percussion and "bits and pieces", and saxophonist Georg Wissel performing on augmented alto saxophone and tenor saxophone, from reserved intricate detail to forcefully passionate expression.
 
Squidco Pick
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Nichunimu: Calados
(577 Records)

At the forefront of Chile's experimental improv scene, the Nichunimu trio of Benjamin Vergara on trumpet, Nicolas Carrasco on synthesizer and Matias Mardones on percussion are both lyrical in a style that adheres to traditional jazz of a relaxed unrushed intention, but warped through unusual rhythmic approaches and odd punctuations from synthetics and radio.
   
     Buy      $16.00      Listen          

 
Northwoods Improvisers: Kuhtuhlpa [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Copy This!)

Active since 1976, the Northwoods Improviser collective founded by percussionist and drummer Mike Gilmore and bassist Mike Johnston, with drummer Nick Ashton joining in 1986, working with saxophonist Faruq Z. Bey after the 2000s; this live-in-the-studio recording is of the rhythmic trio captured joyfully jamming on the music they would record with Bey later that day.
   
     Buy      $8.95      Listen          

 
Noyes, Lee / Barry Chabala: The Lightgiver
(Ftarri)

A 4-part series of collaborative improvisations between US guitarist Barry Chabala and Canadian-born, Sweden-based electroacoustic improviser Lee Noyes, Chabala performing on acoustic & electric guitars and objects, Noyes on piano & percussion, and both on prepared piano, for elegantly diaphanous interactions that employ a score influenced by The I Ching and Albert Camus.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Rose, Jon / Mark Dresser: Band Width
(Relative Pitch)

Two phenomenal string players improvising remotely across two continents using SonoBus real-time streaming software: former Downtown NY pioneering double bassist Mark Dresser, now located in San Diego, and Australian violinist Jon Rose positioned between the Australian deserts at Alice Springs, presenting eight recordings from their animated and inspired intertwining.
 
Squidco Pick
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Sulida (Lea / Stom / Andersen): Utos
(Clean Feed)

The debut by a Norwegian trio comprised of Martha Lea on saxophone and flute, Jon-Rune Strom on bass and Dag Erik Knedal Andersen on drums, solidly in the free jazz realm as they present a mix of collective improvisation, plus composition each from Lea and Strom, ending with an interpretation of late bassist Charlie Haden's "Song for Che".
 
Squidco Pick
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Yannatou, Savina / Julius Gabriel / Agusti Fernandez / Barry Guy / Ramon Lopez: In the Light Of The Current Myth
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

During double bassist Barry Guy's time in Porto Portugal with the Blue Shroud Band, he also took time to join in the studio with a quintet of like-minded improvisors — Savina Yannatou on vocals, Julius Gabriel on tenor & baritone saxophones, Agusti Fernandez on piano, and Ramon Lopez on drums — to record this exceptional collective improv session.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 




   Experimental/Electronic

Brant, Cody / Carl Kruger: Smoke Detail
(Chocolate Monk)

Developed using recordings made in Oregon and in North Carolina from West Coast sound and multimedia artists Cody Brand and Carl Kruger, Brant expanding Kruger's initial tracks with his own rhythmic additions and sonic embellishments to create twelve compositions with a recommended use of "reflective open-road journeys", noted as "Reality-dream boundary: blurred".
 
Squidco Pick
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Cleaver, Gerald: The Process
(Positive Elevation / 577 Records)

Taking his cues from the electronic music of his Detroit roots, free jazz drummer Gerald Cleaver presents an album of synthetic rhythms and sonic landscapes, each piece composed in detailed arrangements of compelling and adventurous structures, from propulsive grooves to sinuous soundscapes, a surprising and exciting twist showing Cleaver's strong compositional skills.
   
     Buy      $16      Listen          

 
Cleaver, Gerald: The Process [VINYL]
(Positive Elevation / 577 Records)

Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $20      Listen          

 
Garcia, Miguel A. / Ruben Gil: Craiceann
(Creative Sources)

Created as part of an artist-in-residence programme of Azkuna Zentroa, Bilbao in 2024, Miguel A. García creates seven intricate compositions using the raw sound and rhythmic material provide by Ruben Gil, with additional material on one track from Fernando Carvalho, in a well-paced album of awe-inspiring moments of beauty and propulsive motion.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Merce, Sergio: Prosa
(Hitorri)

Buenos Aires sound artist & saxophonist Sergio Merce presents his third album on the Hitorri label, in two pieces recorded between 2023-24: "Segundo Paisaje", an organized composition using wind synthesizer, virtual instruments & field recordings; and "Glissotar" using a new wind instrument designed for extreme glissando effects, joined with wind synth & electronics.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 




   Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Missing Heads (Kazuhie / Mitsuru / Yoshida): Astral Traveler
(Magaibutsu Limited)

Two guitarists split between the left and right sides of the head--Kazuhide Yamaji and Mitsuru Tabata, also on vocals--in a trio with Ruins drummer and Magaibutsu label-leader Tatsuya Yoshida, for a an energetic album of mostly instrumental post-prog "no-wave" improvisations, nine wild tracks captured live from four 2024 concerts in Japan.
 
Squidco Pick
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   Compositional

Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Cristian Alvear / Juan Sebastian Lach : One for One
(Ftarri)

This album of resonant electronics with spacious pacing is beautifully rendered by Mexican electronic artist and composer Juan Sebastian Lach, who performs on computer, and Chilean electric guitarist Cristian Alvear, presenting a 2015 composition by French composer, saxophonist, and organist Jean-Luc Guionnet titled "One for One for any pitched instrument and electronics."
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
 

The Squid's Ear The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine, featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.


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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.


 


Steve Baczkowski :
Cheap Fabric
(Relative Pitch)

Tim Berne / Michael Formanek:
Parlour Games
(Relative Pitch)

Das Rad:
Funfair
(Discus)


Don Ellis (Byard / Carter / Persip; Bley / Peacock / Stone /Martinis):
How Time Passes To Essence, Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Hubbub (Blondy / Denzler / Guionnet / Mariage / Perraud):
abb abb abb
(Relative Pitch)

Jason Kao Hwang:
Soliloquies
(True Sound Recordings)


Laura Jurd / Paul Dunmall:
Fanfares And Freedom
(Discus)

Audrey Lauro:
Prose Metallique
(Relative Pitch)

Russ Lossing:
Inventions
(Blaser Music)


Allen Lowe And The Constant Sorrow Orchestra:
Louis Armstrong's America Volume 1 [2 CDs]
(ESP)

Allen Lowe And The Constant Sorrow Orchestra:
Louis Armstrong's America Volume 2 [2 CDs]
(ESP)

Louis Moholo-Moholo :
Viva La Blac
(Ogun)


Thurston Moore:
Flow Critical Lucidity
(Daydream Library Series)

Thurston Moore:
Flow Critical Lucidity [VINYL CREAM COLOR LP + 7'']
(Daydream Library Series)

Seijiro Murayama / Jean-Luc Guionnet:
Balcony Inside
(Ftarri)


Camila Nebbia / Angelica Sanchez:
In Another Land, Another Dream
(Relative Pitch)

Onceim (Orchestre de Nouvelles Creations, Experimentations et Improvisations Musicales:
Laminaire
(Relative Pitch)

Jessica Pavone:
What Happens Has Become Now
(Relative Pitch)


Reid / Kitamura / Bynum / Morris:
Geometry of Phenomena
(Relative Pitch)

Akira Sakata / Rie Nakajima:
Roughly Random
(Ftarri)

Sentient Beings (O'Gallagher / Brackenbury / Pope / Bianco):
Truth Is Not The Enemy
(Discus)


SORBD (Steyer / Dyberg / Okuda / Robler / Borges):
Wild Peacock In Transit
(Relative Pitch)

Jason Stein (Stein / Abrams / Cleaver / Boon):
Anchors
(Tao Forms)

Jason Stein (Stein / Abrams / Cleaver / Boon):
Anchors [VINYL]
(Tao Forms)


Steve Swell's Imbued With Light:
Hommage a Galina Ustvolskaya
(Silkheart)

Judith Wegmann / Jens Ruland / Robert Torche:
Kon.Takte
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Jamison Williams :
The Lesser Key of Solomon-Bael
(Relative Pitch)


Christian Wolfarth :
39 / Part IV - VI
(Hiddenbell Records)

Katsura Yamauchi / Jason Kahn:
Time Between
(Ftarri)


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