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SQUIDCO Email Update, October 18, 2024

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UPDATE
October 18, 2024

"I'm not a minister,
I'm not a philosopher,
I'm not a politician,
I'm in another category."
—Sun Ra

Essential Artists

• Kevin Corcoran/Andrew Weathers
• Alex Cunningham/Eli Wallace
• DNS
• Gates/Hirsh/Carter
• J.J. Gregg/Pavan Kanekal
• Christopher Hoffman (feat. Henry Threadgill/Anna Webber)
• Kira Kira (Fujii/Tamura/Spence/Yoshida)
• Audrey Lauro
• Ivo Perelman/Nate Wooley
• Pet The Tiger
• Matthew Shipp/Whit Dickey
• SORBD (Steyer/Dyberg/Okuda/Robler/Borges)
• Tyshawn Sorey (w/ Diehl/Ragahavan)
• Sun Ra
• Pat Thomas
• Thumbscrew (Halvorson/Fujiwara/Formanek
• Tungu

Squid Bubbles

Essential Labels

577 Records
Alister Spence Music
Bu Lang Tribute Cake
Burning Ambulance Music
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Cuneiform
Editions Glomar

IntangibleCat
Mahakala Music
Out Of Your Head Records
Pi Recordings
Public Eyesore
Relative Pitch
Storm Cellar/Personal Archives

Jazz & Improvisation

Corcoran, Kevin / Andrew Weathers: Peripheral Residue
(Editions Glomar)

Two acoustic improvisations from percussionist Kevin Corcoran and Andrew Weathers on soprano saxophone, recorded in an abandoned garage and using the structure's resonance to shape their playing, with the third and title track being an electroacoustic composition by Corcoran, incorporating field recordings from Mare Island, where they were working.

$9.95

Cunningham, Alex / Eli Wallace : The Terrible Habit Of Theatre [VINYL]
(Storm Cellar / Personal Archives )

St. Louis violinist Alex Cunningham and Brooklyn pianist Eli Wallace debut as a duo with five extended improvisations, engaging in dynamic conversations that explore rapid melodic passages, complemented by textural piano preparations, creating diverse soundscapes ranging from intense energy to moments of thoughtful, unhurried interaction.

$22.95

Gates / Hirsh / Carter: Phosphene
(Mahakala Music)

Emerging from a series of improv gigs and sessions, the trio of Sally Gates on guitar, Steve Hirsh on drums, and Daniel Carter on saxophones, flute, and trumpet present five studio recordings of spontaneous composition, weaving together a diverse range of sounds with intricate detail and complexity, transitioning seamlessly from fluid, flowing passages to sharp, jagged explorations.

$13.95

Gregg, J.J. / Pavan Kanekal: Ease & Flow [CD + DOWNLOAD]
(IntangibleCat)

The second duo release from J.J. Gregg on sitar and Pavan Kanekal on tabla, following their 2022 album re-cycling, is a rich work of sophisticated rhythm, sympathetic chords, and strong raga melodies, recorded at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio in Chicago, warmly capturing the duo's purposeful momentum and sincere joy in their playing.

$11.95

Hoffman, Christopher (feat. Henry Threadgill / Anna Webber): Vision Is The Identity [VINYL]
(Out Of Your Head Records)

Returning to the electronic jazz approach of his album Multifariam, cellist Christopher Hoffman, composing with the core trio of Frank LoCrasto on keyboards and Bill Campbell on drums, is joined by luminaries such as Henry Threadgill, Ryan Scott, Anna Webber, and Alfred Colón on select tracks, releasing a lyrically compelling album that draws on a diverse range of influences.

$19.95

Kira Kira (Fujii / Tamura / Spence / Yoshida): Kira Kira Live
(Alister Spence Music)

Picking up from their 2018 album Bright Force, the quartet of Libra label leaders Satoko Fujii on piano and Natsuki Tamura on trumpet, with Australian improviser Alister Spence on Fender Rhodes electric piano, and now with Magaibutsu/Ruins legend Tatsuya Yoshida on drums, are heard in two wildly powerful 2024 concerts at Koendori Classics in Tokyo and at Jazz Inn Lovely, Nagoya, with compositions from each member.

Squidco Pick

$16.95

Lauro, Audrey: Prose Metallique
(Relative Pitch)

Versed in jazz and contemporary composed music, Belgian alto saxophonist Audrey Lauro embarks on a solo journey with seven saxophone improvisations, using 'everyday objects' to prepare her instrument and close-microphone placement to create an intimate sound space, exploring 'the area where voice and instrument converge'.

$13.95

Perelman, Ivo / Nate Wooley: Polarity 2
(Burning Ambulance Music)

The second installment from New York saxophonist Ivo Perelman and trumpeter Nate Wooley demonstrates the strong affinity between the two players, highlighting their impressive mastery of their instruments with a creative drive and quick responsiveness that sparks unique dialogs, full of powerful and sometimes unconventional technique and expression; a truly gratifying and remarkable set of improvisations.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Perelman, Ivo / Nate Wooley: Polarity 3
(Burning Ambulance Music)

Ten improvisations in the 3rd release of New York trumpeter Nate Wooley and tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman's Polarity series, their dialogs an incredible weaving of creative ideas and technical prowess that started in 2020 after recording a series of larger group albums, their affinity and cooperative approach to instrumental dialog exceptional and exemplary.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Shipp, Matthew / Whit Dickey: Reels
(Burning Ambulance Music)

An intimate and warmly recorded studio session between long-time collaborators and masterful improvisers — pianist Matthew Shipp and drummer Whit Dickey — the album opens with a beautifully placid dialog, evolving into a well-balanced collection of expressive, energetic, and startlingly exciting exchanges, from "Moon Garden" to the intensely forceful title track.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

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

Each of the 5 members of this band bring a composition to this 2022 live recording at Kuhlspot Social Club in Berlin, along with four collective improvisations, in the impressive debut of the acronym-named band SORBD, signifying Edith Steyer on Bb clarinet, Mia Dyberg on alto saxophone, Rieko Okuda on piano, Isabel Rossler on bass, and Sofia Borges on drums & percussion.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Sorey, Tyshawn (w/ Diehl / Ragahavan): The Susceptible Now
(Pi Recordings)

Covering favorite compositions, drummer Tyshawn Sorey arranges works from artists recent and classic, including McCoy Tyner ("Peresina"), Joni Mitchell ("A Chair in the Sky"), Brad Mehldau ("Bealtine"), or Vividry ("Your Good Lies"), performed with double bassist Harish Raghavan and pianist Aaron Diehl and recorded in the studio after developing each piece in live performance at The Village Vanguard.

Squidco Pick

$15.95

Sun Ra: Berkeley Lecture, 1971
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

In 1971 as Sun Ra's deal with ABC Impulse! introduced him and his Arkestra to a wider audience, Sun Ra, aka Herman Poole Blount, accepted a lectureship at University of California, Berkeley, teaching a class titled "The Black Man and the Cosmos" heard in this half hour lecture with a solo piano rendering of "Love in Outer Space," and a 16 minute wild Moog solo.

$13.95

Thomas, Pat: This is Trick Step
(577 Records)

UK improviser and keyboard artist Pat Thomas makes his 577 debut with a solo album of abstract and active electronic experimentation with an urban edge, blending texture, depth, and 'mental stimulation' in unexpected, densely packed ways, with Thomas describing the album as the product of an alternative universe where JDilla and Morton Feldman collaborate.

$16.00

Thumbscrew (Halvorson / Fujiwara / Formanek: Wingbeats
(Cuneiform)

The eighth album from the Thumbscrew trio of Tomas Fujiwara on drums & vibraphone, Michael Formanek on double bass and Mary Halvorson on guitar, developed during the trio's three-week residency in Pittsburgh for the community-based City of Asylum project, each member contributing three compositions, along with Charles Mingus' "Orange was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk".

Squidco Pick

$15.95

Experimental/Electronic

DNS: Taking Big Bites Of The Khandas Three Cafes Deep [2 CDs]
(Bu Lang Tribute Cake)

Live improvisations from the North Carolina duo of Alexander Cooper and Joseph Schlam, a double album of eight extended journeys through textural sound, drone and veiled reference, influenced by Costin Miereanu, Jaap Vink, Lionel Marchetti, Luc Ferrari, and Dagar Vani, as the duo work in stereo using two amps for drums, voice, live electronics, and field recordings.

$12.95

Pet The Tiger: Hail The Traveler
(Public Eyesore)

Bay Area instrument inventor David Samas leads Pet The Tiger, a collective ensemble primarily of instrument inventors, augmented with original ceramic flutes and occasionally Samas' voice, the unique quality of their sound recalling Harry Partch or Harry Bertoia, here in four major works of multiple parts performed in a mixture of composed and improvised approaches; fascinating.

Squidco Pick

$12.95

Tungu: Successful Utilization of Elements
(Public Eyesore)

A series of 19 wide-ranging duets between Sergey Senchuk, aka Tungu, who performs on voice, acoustic bass, field recording & sampling, and an impressive set of international improvisers, including Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Jaap Blonk (voice), Gunda Gottschalk (violin), Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar), Sainkho Namtchylak (voice), Xavier Charles (clarinet & processing), &c.

Squidco Pick

$12.95

The Squid's Ear

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

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Magda Mayas Filamental (Mayas / Abdelnour / Caddy / Davies / Davies / Mayaas / Parks / Theriot-Ramos / Thieke): Ritual Mechanics (Relative Pitch)

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WHO Trio (Hemingway / Wintsch / Oester): Live at Jazz Festival Willisau 2023 First Visit Live (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

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Silvan Schmid / Tom Wheatley / Eddie Prevost: The Wandering One - High Laver Levitation Volume 2 (Matchless Recordings)

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Dunmall / Kinch / Cole / Mwamba / Kane / Drake: Bright Light a Joyous Celebration (Discus Music)

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Dorner / Rodrigues / Kim / Flinn: Chess Music (Creative Sources)

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Nick Dunston: Colla Voce (Out Of Your Head Records)

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Suspensao: Frottage (Creative Sources)

Suspensao: Frottage (Creative Sources)

Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp: Magical Incantation (Soul City Sounds)

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