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SQUIDCO Email Update, March 7, 2025

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Essential Artists

• Albert Ayler Trio
• Jason Alder/Thanos Chrysakis/Charlotte Keeffe/James O' Sullivan
• Michael Bisio
• Ellen Christi/Claudio Lodati
• Marc Copland Quartet (Robin Verheyen Drew Gress/Mark Ferber)
• Electric Bird Noise/Derek Roddy
• Morgan Evans-Weiler/J.P.A. Falzone
• Jurg Frey
• Green Mitchell Trio (Wright/Mezzacappa/Levis)
• Bryn Harrison (Mark Knoop/Roderick Chadwick)
• John Krausbauer/Kaori Suzuki
• No Tears Project
• Weston Olencki
• Pellegrini Quartet
• Perturbations
• Sergio Armaroli Quintet (Armaroli/Sharp/Piccolo/Edwards/Sanders)
• Sopa Boba
• Jacob Wick Ensemble
• Wolf Eyes/Anthony Braxton

Essential Labels

Another Timbre
ANTS Records
Aural Terrains
C.M.C. Records
ESP
Evil Clown
ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd

Full Spectrum
Inner Voice Jazz
Mahakala Music
Queen Bee Records
Silber Media
Sub Rosa

New Releases

Jazz & Improvisation

Albert Ayler Trio: Prophecy Live, First Visit
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Recorded live at New York City's Cellar Café in June 1964, this essential document captures Albert Ayler, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Sunny Murray in a pivotal moment of spiritual free jazz, expressing motifs like 'Ghosts' and 'Spirits' into an ecstatic, ever-evolving language, with this remastered edition offering a refined perspective on a landmark session that shaped Ayler's uncompromising vision.

Squidco Pick

$19.95

Alder, Jason / Thanos Chrysakis / Charlotte Keeffe / James O' Sullivan: Inward Traces Outward Edges
(Aural Terrains)

Embracing acoustic and electronic improvisation, this London-recorded session features Jason Alder's contrabass clarinet & sopranino sax, Charlotte Keeffe's trumpet & flugelhorn, James O'Sullivan's exploratory electric guitar and Thanos Chrysakis' laptop and synthesizers, collectively shaping a shifting, atmospheric soundscape of drone, spectral timbres, and dynamic textures.

$15.95

Bisio, Michael: NuMBq
(Mahakala Music)

Bassist and composer Michael Bisio leads an exceptional quartet with Melanie Dyer on viola, Marianne Osiel on English horn, and Jay Rosen on percussion, blending Third Stream nuance with the fire of free jazz in an ever-flowing, deeply expressive set of improvisations, channeling rich orchestral textures and spontaneous interplay into a powerful and fluid genre-blurring journey.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Christi, Ellen / Claudio Lodati: Vocal Desires
(C.M.C. Records)

A live 1994 performance uniting vocalist Ellen Christi and guitarist Claudio Lodati with Giovanni Maier (acoustic bass), U.T. Gandhi (drums), and Alex Rolle (percussion), blending jazz improvisation with experimental compositions, including a distinctive rendition of "Over the Rainbow," resulting in an evocative exploration of sound.

$14.95

Copland, Marc Quartet (Robin Verheyen Drew Gress / Mark Ferber): Dreaming
(Inner Voice Jazz)

Expanding their intuitive interplay, the Marc Copland Quartet — featuring Robin Verheyen, Drew Gress, and Mark Ferber — explores harmonic depth and rhythmic layering through a dynamic set blending originals with reinterpretations of Monk and Kern, weaving lyrical free ballads, intricate compositions, and rich improvisational dialogs with great spontaneity, cohesion, and warmth.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Green Mitchell Trio (Wright / Mezzacappa / Levis): Nature Channel
(Queen Bee Records)

Expanding the possibilities of the saxophone-bass-drums trio, multi-reedist and composer Cory Wright leads bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and drummer Jason Levis in his Green Mitchell Trio's long-awaited follow-up, recording in the studio in Oakland, California, weaving songful melodies, high-energy free improv, intricate dissonances, and kinetic interplay for five lyrically inclined conversations.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

No Tears Project: Humantics
(Mahakala Music)

A powerful and insightful fusion of jazz, spoken word, and improvisation, this evocative album led by Christopher Parker and Kelley Hurt explores themes of resilience, justice, and shared humanity through compositions by Oliver Lake, Donald Brown, and Bobby LaVell, with gripping performances by a stellar ensemble that includes Marc Franklin, Chad Fowler, Rodney Jordan, Darrian Douglas, Treasure Shields Redmond, &c.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Perturbations: Harmonic Oscillators
(Evil Clown)

The quartet of David Peck, Michael Caglianone, Bob Moores, and Joel Simches craft a dense, immersive electroacoustic improvisation, using an arsenal of woodwinds, electronics, prepared percussion, and manipulated sound, navigating shifting textures and dynamic transformations as Simches' real-time signal processing shape-shifts their constantly evolving sonic landscape.

$12.95

Sergio Armaroli Quintet (Armaroli / Sharp / Piccolo / Edwards / Sanders): Introducing A Very Heavy Person, First Visit To The Audio Equivalent Of A Graphic Novel.
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Blurring the boundaries between composition, improvisation, and spoken word, percussionist Sergio Armaroli leads a quintet of Elliott Sharp, Steve Piccolo, John Edwards, and Mark Sanders in an evocative, time-bending sonic narrative, drawing inspiration from John Cage, Kenneth Patchen, and free jazz traditions in a phantasmagorical soundscape and an immersive auditory experience.

Squidco Pick

$19.95

Wick, Jacob Ensemble: Something in Your Eyes
(Full Spectrum)

Trumpeter & vocalist Jacob Wick leads an ensemble of Mexico City's vibrant experimental musicians with Gibran Andrade, Mabe Fratti, Alina Maldonado, Saul Ojeda, and Federico Sanchez, in a deconstructed exploration of pop, jazz, and country, transforming fragments of songs by Emmylou Harris, Alice Coltrane, Kylie Minogue, and Billie Holiday into improv scores that transform tradition into new sonic forms.

$13.95

Wolf Eyes / Anthony Braxton: Live At Pioneer Works, 26 October 2023
(ESP)

A monumental meeting between legendary saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton and noise pioneers Wolf Eyes (Nate Young & Johnny Olson), recorded live at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, NY, merging Braxton's expansive approach with the duo's visceral electronics, hypnotic textures, and raw energy in a collision of free improvisation, structured chaos, and uncompromising sonic exploration.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Wolf Eyes / Anthony Braxton: Live At Pioneer Works, 26 October 2023 [VINYL]
(ESP)

A monumental meeting between legendary saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton and noise pioneers Wolf Eyes (Nate Young & Johnny Olson), recorded live at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, NY, merging Braxton's expansive approach with the duo's visceral electronics, hypnotic textures, and raw energy in a collision of free improvisation, structured chaos, and uncompromising sonic exploration.

Squidco Pick

$28.95

Experimental/Electronic

Krausbauer, John / Kaori Suzuki: Suspension Blues
(ANTS Records)

John Krausbauer and Kaori Suzuki create an immersive sonic and visual experience that merges high-frequency drones, shimmering glissandi, and multi-tracked custom synthesizers with real-time processing, inducing a state of deep listening and sensory saturation through harmonic resonance, auditory distortion, and psychotropic strobing color fields.

$15.95

Olencki, Weston : Pearls Ground Down To Powder [VINYL]
(Full Spectrum)

Weston Olencki deconstructs and reimagines the banjo across two longform compositions, transforming it into a percussive, polyrhythmic engine and a harmonic resonator, navigating glitch-driven algorithmic textures and richly detuned sonorities, juxtaposing the kinetic, minimalist grooves of "The Rocks Are Different, Here" with the spectral, ring-modulated drones of "Brothers".

$19.95

Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Electric Bird Noise / Derek Roddy: 8-10-22 [CD EP]
(Silber Media)

With snaking guitar lines and psychedelic drumming, the collaboration of Myrtle Beach experimental guitarist Brian McKenzie (Electric Bird Noise) and extreme metal drumming virtuoso Derek Roddy creates a mesmerizing fusion of looping sustain, hypnotic textures, and dynamic percussive energy, captured live in an unfiltered improvisational session that pulses with atmospheric tension and spontaneous synergy.

$7.95

Sopa Boba: That Moment
(Sub Rosa)

Blending spoken word, modern classical strings, and harsh modular synths, Belgian/Dutch ensemble Sopa Boba crafts a striking electronic-orchestral oratorio based on Moldavian writer Nicoleta Esinencu's That Moment, unraveling a dark, satirical narrative of capitalist excess through seven gripping movements that merge caustic irony with haunting sonic textures.

$18.95

Composed & Contemporary

Evans-Weiler, Morgan / J.P.A. Falzone : Penumbra
(Another Timbre)

A delicate and introspective collaboration for violin, prepared piano, celesta, and electronics, Morgan Evans-Weiler and J.P.A. Falzone explore melodic cells and harmonic resonances through an open-ended, improvisatory approach, creating a drifting, structureless environment where sounds intertwine, constellate, and dissolve, capturing fleeting moments of sonic possibility.

$15.95

Frey, Jurg: Longing Landscape
(Another Timbre)

Swiss composer Jürg Frey joins with the Prague Quiet Music Collective for three recent works exploring delicate tonal shifts, structural lists, and slow, evolving forms, balancing between consonance and dissonance, the ensemble — featuring clarinets, strings, guitars, double bass, and percussion — interprets Frey's subtly shifting frameworks with a deep sensitivity.

$15.95

Harrison, Bryn (Mark Knoop / Roderick Chadwick): Towards A Slowing Of The Past
(Another Timbre)

Exploring time, memory, and perception, composer Bryn Harrison crafts an intricate sonic landscape for two pianos and electronics, performed with great precision by Mark Knoop and Roderick Chadwick, where dense, swirling repetitions give way to moments of eerie stillness, gradually descending into a murky, destabilizing space while immersing the listener in a hypnotic and disorienting temporal experience.

Squidco Pick

$15.95

Pellegrini Quartet: Luigi Nono Fragmente - Stille, an Diotima; Ludwig van Beethoven Streichquartett a-moll op. 132, First Visit
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Reissuing their 1995 release on BVHAAST, the Pellegrini Quartet presents a striking juxtaposition of Beethoven's late string quartet, Op. 132, and Luigi Nono's Fragmente - Stille, an Diotima, revealing a profound dialogue between structural innovation and expressive depth, where Beethoven's introspective lyricism meets Nono's fragmented, textural modernism, spanning 155 years of musical evolution.

Squidco Pick

$19.95

Akira Sakata / Rie Nakajima: Roughly Random (Ftarri)

Akira Sakata / Rie Nakajima: Roughly Random (Ftarri)

Michael Foster / Ben Bennett / Jacob Wick: Carne Vale (Relative Pitch)

Michael Foster / Ben Bennett / Jacob Wick: Carne Vale (Relative Pitch)

Creiriau y Delyn Rawn (Various): Relics of the Horsehair Harp (AMGEN)

Creiriau y Delyn Rawn (Various): Relics of the Horsehair Harp (AMGEN)

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)

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)	TJ Borden / Steve Flato: In the Garden of Eating (Full Spectrum)	Don Cherry / Krzysztof Penderecki: Actions (Intuition)
Jordan Glenn: Flustered [CASSETTE] (Full Spectrum)	Nicolas Gombert / James Weeks: G O M B E R T (Another Timbre)	Illusion Of Safety: Float (Full Spectrum)
Lindorff-Ellery, Evan: Church Recordings from Monhegan [CASSETTE] (Full Spectrum)	Rick Reger: Textures & Tonalities for Analogue Synthesizers & Percussion (Aural Terrains)	Helene Sage: Echappee Belle (GRRR)
Udo Schindler / Rieko Okuda / Eric Zwang Eriksson: Disturbed Terrains [2 CDs] (Creative Sources)	Teodora Stepancic : A O \| F G (Another Timbre)	Un Drame Musical Instantane: Machiavel (GRRR)
Liang Yiyuan / Li Daiguo: Sonic Talismans [VINYL] (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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