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SQUIDCO Email Update + $8 SAle, February 28, 2025

Squidco Weekly Update

Essential Artists

• Alienstalk (Ellen Christi / Claudio Lodati / Jan Schlegel / Luigi Archetti)
• Arcane Device
• Jean-Jacques Birge
• Booker T & The Plasmic Bleeds
• Rob Brown/Brandon Lopez/Juan P. Carletti
• Bruckmann/Heule/Nishi-Smith/Rivero
• Daniel Carter/Ayumi Ishito
• Marc Copland
• Tim Daisy/Ken Vandermark
• Iancu Dumitrescu
• duo B. (Lisa Mezzacappa/Jason Levis)
• Michel Houellebecq/Jean-Jacques Birge
• Jacqueline Kerrod/Joe Morris
• David Myers Lee
• Shiroishi/Tiesenga
• Tamura/Fujii/Lopez
• Turbulence
• Eri Yamamoto Quadraphonic

Essential Labels

577 Records
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Evil Clown
Full Spectrum
GRRR
Mahakala Music

Not Two
pulsewidth
Queen Bee Records
Relative Pitch
Sargasso
TCB Records

Squidco $8 Sale

Squidco $8 Sale !

This weekend, we're offering more than 250 albums for just $8.00 each — a significant discount on most, with many priced at our cost. Sales like these allow us to continue expanding our catalog of improvised, experimental, contemporary, and avant-rock music. Take a moment to explore this selection of extraordinary albums — but don't wait too long! This sale ends Sunday, March 2!

Click Here to see the list of Sale Items!

Sale ends Sunday, March 2nd at midnight EST. Orders must be placed through our shopping cart, prices shown are the discounted price. In-stock items only, items will disappear from the store if they sell out. $8 Sale items do not qualify for Squidco Reward Points.

New Releases

Jazz & Improvisation

Alientstalk (Ellen Christi / Claudio Lodati / Jan Schlegel / Luigi Archetti): Alientstalk
(Sargasso)

A compelling collaboration of vocalist Ellen Christi with guitarists Claudio Lodati and Luigi Archetti, and bassist Jan Schlegel, recorded at Baby Monster Studio in NYC in 1996, blending free improvisation, jazz, and experimental forms with Christi's inventive vocal approach, yielding fifteen succinct yet dynamic, exploratory soundscapes.

$14.95

Birge, Jean-Jacques: Pique-nique Au Labo 3
(GRRR)

The 3rd in Jean-Jacques Birgé's collaborative Pique-nique au Labo series, recorded between 2021 and 2023, bringing together Birgé with 20 musicians — including Sophie Agnel, Hélène Breschand, Élise Caron, and François Corneloup — in spontaneous duets and trios, each piece sparked by a randomly chosen theme, creating a rich and exploratory mosaic of improvisation and sonic experimentation.

Squidco Pick

$16.95

Booker T & The Plasmic Bleeds: Ode To BC/LY... And Eye Know BO.... da Prez
(Mahakala Music)

Underground saxophone legends Booker T. Williams and Gary Hammon lead a powerhouse ensemble with Marc Franklin, Chad Fowler, Kelley Hurt, Christopher Parker, Luke Stewart, and Chad Anderson, blending post-Coltrane jazz, reggae inflections, and balladry in a vibrant session that revisits their decades-long musical journey while honoring resilience, friendship, and cultural legacy.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Brown, Rob / Brandon Lopez / Juan P. Carletti: Walkabout
(Mahakala Music)

An energetic trio session of collective free improvisation from NY alto saxophonist Rob Brown, bassist Brandon Lopez, and drummer Juan Pablo Carletti, recorded in the studio and driven by an intense energy that maintains a powerful swing, with Brown's incisive phrasing, Lopez's commanding bass, and Carletti's dynamic percussion merging into a spontaneous and deeply expressive musical force.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Bruckmann / Heule / Nishi-Smith / Rivero : Negligiblism
(Full Spectrum)

A visceral and texturally rich exploration of free improv from longtime Bay Area collaborators Danishta Rivero (voice, electronics), Kanoko Nishi-Smith (koto), Jacob Felix Heule (bass drum, drum set), and Kyle Bruckmann (English horn, electronics), blending raw acoustic noise, extended techniques, and deep sonic interactions into a dynamic and unpredictable suite of expressive intensity.

$13.95

Carter, Daniel / Ayumi Ishito: Endless Season
(577 Records)

A first-time duo recording from multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter and tenor saxophonist Ayumi Ishito, transforming an acoustic improvisation session into an evocative electronic dreamscape, blending Carter's expressive trumpet, saxophones, clarinet, flute, piano, and poetry with Ishito's textured tenor sax, synthesizer, and effects, creating a tranquil yet adventurous dialogue bridging soundscape with jazz.

$16.00

Copland, Marc: Alter Ego Lausanne 2022
(TCB Records)

A masterful solo piano performance from Marc Copland, recorded live in Lausanne as he duets with his own pre-recorded tracks, layering delicate yet harmonically rich improvisations in a deeply personal and intimate exploration of sound, blending standards by Monk, Coltrane, and Rodgers with originals, creating an introspective interplay that highlights his lyrical depth.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Daisy, Tim / Ken Vandermark: Fourth Atlas
(Not Two)

A solid duo recording from long-time Chicago collaborators Ken Vandermark (tenor & baritone saxophones, Bb & bass clarinets) and Tim Daisy (drums & percussion), captured in the studio in Chicago, blending focused free jazz with intricate free improv, as the two navigate dynamic contrasts, rich textures, and conversational interplay with seemingly telepathic precision.

Squidco Pick

$15.95

duo B. (Lisa Mezzacappa / Jason Levis): Luminous Axis
(Queen Bee Records)

Longtime collaborators Lisa Mezzacappa and Jason Levis deepen their exploration of Wadada Leo Smith's Ankhrasmation language, interpreting his graphic score through an intuitive acoustic bass and drum dialogue shaped by years of study, live performance, and improvisational research, forging their own path through his modular notation in a dynamic and deeply immersive exchange.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Kerrod, Jacqueline / Joe Morris: Morpeth Contemporary 2024
(Relative Pitch)

A remarkable live performance uniting South African harpist Jacqueline Kerrod and American guitarist Joe Morris, recorded at the Morpeth Contemporary gallery in New Jersey, their first collaboration of adventurous improvisations blending Kerrod's virtuosic harp techniques with Morris's innovative guitar approach, heard in three dynamic and exploratory string interactions.

$13.95

Shiroishi / Tiesenga: Empty Vessels [VINYL]
(Full Spectrum)

A powerful duo of resonant harmonic interaction between Patrick Shiroishi & Marta Tiesenga, both on soprano sax, recorded in an underground tunnel below the Jazz Cat in Monterey Park, CA during the pandemic, the tunnel's natural reverb becoming a 'third performer' in shaping an evocative sonic dialogue that contrasts isolation and connection through long tones, fragmented utterances, and immersive resonance.

Squidco Pick

$19.95

Tamura / Fujii / Lopez: Yama Kawa Umi
(Not Two)

Reuniting after their acclaimed Mantle album, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, pianist Satoko Fujii, and drummer Ramon Lopez return with Yama Kawa Umi (Mountain River Sea), a powerful exploration of musical landscapes where wild seas crash into cliffs, rivers flow with melodic clarity, and peaceful mountains rise in serene, introspective moments, reflecting the deep, dynamic interplay from years of collaboration.

Squidco Pick

$15.95

Turbulence: Effects of Channeling
(Evil Clown)

This small-format Turbulence performance led by David Peck features an ensemble of six musicians — including Michael Caglianone, John Fugarino, Bob Moores, Scott Samenfeld, and Jim Lucchese — navigating broad-palette improvisation across a constantly shifting landscape of horns, percussion, strings, and electronics yielding evolving textures and intricate sonic interactions.

$12.95

Yamamoto, Eri Quadraphonic: Fly With The Wings
(Mahakala Music)

A warm and lyrical new quartet from pianist, vocalist, and melodica player Eri Yamamoto alongside Chad Fowler on alto sax & flute, Kevin Thomas on bass, and longtime collaborator Ikuo Takeuchi on drums, blending groove-driven jazz, free improvisation, and tender balladry with Yamamoto's distinctive touch, highlighted by playful interplay, beautiful melodies, and a soulful, unhurried charm.

$13.95

Experimental/Electronic

Arcane Device: Plays the Music of J.S. Bach
(pulsewidth)

Under his Arcane Device moniker, David Lee Myers revisits an unrealized collaboration with Tod Dockstader, deconstructing well-known classical works — primarily those of Bach — through sampling, stretching, looping, and computer-based processing, transforming familiar motifs into playful, shimmering, and immersive soundscapes inspired by Lucas Foss's Baroque Variations.

$12.95

Houellebecq, Michel / Jean-Jacques Birge : Etablissement D'Un Ciel D'Alternance
(GRRR)

A distinctive collaboration uniting writer Michel Houellebecq and composer Jean-Jacques Birgé, with Bernard Vitet providing orchestral compositions, recorded primarily in 1996 at Studio GRRR, this album merges Houellebecq's poetic prose, spoken in French, with Birgé's electronic textures, offering an immersive exploration of narrative and sound.

$16.95

Myers, David Lee: Oculus [2CDs]
(pulsewidth)

A double CD of rich ambient work from New York City-based sound artist David Lee Myers, presenting four expansive compositions that blend electronics, lamellophone, feedback matrices, and hardware and software processing, evoking the ocular opening of the eye and architectural forms through immersive soundscapes that explore the interplay between organic and electronic elements.

Squidco Pick

$12.95

Composed & Contemporary

Dumitrescu, Iancu: Ansamblul Hyperion
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

Recorded in 1980 under Ceausescu's dictatorship, this groundbreaking document of Romanian avant-garde music features Iancu Dumitrescu conducting his Ansamblul Hyperion ensemble in radical works by Dumitrescu, Octavian Nemescu, Stefan Niculescu, and Corneliu Cezar, blending acousmatic philosophies, Balkan resonances, and electronic experimentation in an unprecedented exploration of sound and structure.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Bucher / Tan / Countryman: Unanimity (FMR)

Bucher / Tan / Countryman: Unanimity (FMR)

Dominik Dolega: Everything Is True (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Dominik Dolega: Everything Is True (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Ra Kalam Bob Moses and Jerome Bryerton: The Juggledrum (Balance Point Acoustics)

Ra Kalam Bob Moses and Jerome Bryerton: The Juggledrum (Balance Point Acoustics)

Fujii, Satoko Quartet (w/ Tamura / Takeharu / Yoshida): Dog Days of Summer (Libra)

Fujii, Satoko Quartet (w/ Tamura / Takeharu / Yoshida): Dog Days of Summer (Libra)

Borca / R. Brown / W. Parker / Workman / Nicholson / Murphy / Ibarra / Taylor-Baker: Good News Blues (NoBusiness Records)

Borca / R. Brown / W. Parker / Workman / Nicholson / Murphy / Ibarra / Taylor-Baker: Good News Blues (NoBusiness Records)

Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues: Intenso Como O Mar (Creative Sources)

Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues: Intenso Como O Mar (Creative Sources)

Leo Genovese: Forward (577 Records)

Leo Genovese: Forward (577 Records)

Rhodri Davies / Pierre Gerard: la montagne change le paysage (Ftarri)

Rhodri Davies / Pierre Gerard: la montagne change le paysage (Ftarri)

John Coltrane Quartet: Impressions From Graz 1962, Revisited (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

John Coltrane Quartet: Impressions From Graz 1962, Revisited (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Brad Barrett / Taylor Ho Bynum / Joe Morris: Geologic Time (Fundacja Sluchaj Records)

Brad Barrett / Taylor Ho Bynum / Joe Morris: Geologic Time (Fundacja Sluchaj Records)

Colin Andrew Sheffield: Moments Lost (Sublime Retreat)

Colin Andrew Sheffield: Moments Lost (Sublime Retreat)

Luc Houtkamp / Alex Maguire: At Khoen's (FMR)

Luc Houtkamp / Alex Maguire: At Khoen's (FMR)

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.

Ackerley / Prymek / Turner: All Hope With Sleeping Minds [CASSETTE] (Full Spectrum)	Michael Bisio: NuMBq (Mahakala Music)	TJ Borden / Steve Flato: In the Garden of Eating (Full Spectrum)
Ellen Christi / Claudio Lodati: Vocal Desires (C.M.C. Records)	Marc Copland Quartet (Robin Verheyen Drew Gress / Mark Ferber): Dreaming (Inner Voice Jazz)	Jordan Glenn: Flustered [CASSETTE] (Full Spectrum)
No Tears Project: Humantics (Mahakala Music)	Helene Sage: Echappee Belle (GRRR)	Un Drame Musical Instantane: Machiavel (GRRR)
Jacob Wick Ensemble: Something in Your Eyes (Full Spectrum)

Squidco has been in business as a mail-order store since 2003. In 2010, we moved to Wilmington, NC, providing regional and visiting customers access to our catalog of over 9,000 items, including hundreds of discounted, used, and promotional items not listed on our website. We're open for visits by appointment during weekday afternoons, so if you're in the North Carolina coastal region, please email us to set up a time — we'd love to play some music for you!

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