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SQUIDCO Email Update + Spring Hat Sale, March 14, 2025

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UPDATE
March 14, 2025

"The qualities in music which I considered most important —
And still do —
Were beauty, simplicity, originality, discrimination, and sincerity."
—Eric Dolphy

 Essential Artists

• Don Cherry / Krzysztof Penderecki
• Dennis Egberth
• Nicolas Gombert/James Weeks
• Isotope Ensemble
• Leap of Faith
• Evan Lindorff-Ellery
• Modelbau
• Rick Reger
• Helene Sage
• Udo Schindler/Rieko Okuda/Eric Zwang Eriksson
• Udo Schindler/Werner Dafeldecker/Gunnar Geisse
• Teodora Stepancic
• Cecil Taylor
• Un Drame Musical Instantane
• Robin Verheyen/Billy Hart/Drew Gress
• Peter J. Woods
• Carlos Zingaro/Carlos Bechegas/Ernesto Rodrigues

 Essential Labels

577 Records
Another Timbre
Aural Terrains
Creative Sources
ENJA RECORDS
Evil Clown

Full Spectrum
GRRR
Inner Voice Jazz
Intuition
Love Earth Music

From March 13 to March 20th, ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd has authorized us to reduce the price of 101 albums for savings of up to $10 on each. That's 101 single or double CD albums priced from $7.95 to $10.95 !

One Hundred and one albums at an exceptional price gives our customers a chance to fill in their collection of these important and extraordinary albums of creative improvisation, composition, and the merging of both. A number of these albums have never been on sale before, so take a close look, as some titles are limited in quantity, and this sale ends Thursday, March 20th!


Click Here to Shop the Summer Hat Sale


In 2019 Switzerland's Hat Hut label initiated their latest line, ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd, releasing new albums of improvisation and contemporary compositional music, and mixtures of the same.

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 Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. While quantities last. Discounted items will not receive Squidco Reward Points.





 New Releases





   Jazz & Improvisation

Cherry, Don / Krzysztof Penderecki: Actions
(Intuition)


Recorded live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival in 1971, this extraordinary collaboration between Don Cherry, Krzysztof Penderecki, and The New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra merges free jazz with avant-garde composition, blending fiery improvisation, unconventional orchestrations and global influences into a powerful experience that challenges traditional genre boundaries.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Egberth, Dennis: The Dennis Egberth Dynasty
(577 Records)


Blending the cosmic textures of electronic experimentation with the raw energy of free improv, drummer and composer Dennis Egberth leads a handpicked sextet through hypnotic soundscapes of modal grooves, ambient flourishes, and dynamic interplay, channeling the spirit of late-'60s and '70s jazz while forging a forward-thinking approach to contemporary creative music.
   
     Buy      $16.00      Listen          

 
Egberth, Dennis: The Dennis Egberth Dynasty [VINYL]
(577 Records)


Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $19.95      Listen          

 
Isotope Ensemble: Caesium
(Creative Sources)


Recorded live at CreativeFest #18 in Lisbon, the Isotope Ensemble channels the volatile and fluid nature of caesium through spontaneous improvisation, blending strings, brass, woodwinds, piano, electric guitars, modular synthesizer, electronics, and objects into a dynamic sonic reaction that reflects the element's unique liquid properties that make the isotope pivotal role in atomic timekeeping.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Leap of Faith: Accelerated Expansion Closing
(Evil Clown)


Expanding their sonic universe with an arsenal of unconventional instruments, the core duo of PEK and Glynis Lomon, joined by trumpeter John Fugarino and percussionist Michael Knoblach, craft an immersive free improvisation rich in textural transformations, balancing restraint and intensity as they navigate shifting sonorities, extended techniques, and the expansive possibilities of their distinctive Evil Clown aesthetic.
   
     Buy      $12.95      Listen          

 
Lindorff-Ellery, Evan: Church Recordings from Monhegan [CASSETTE]
(Full Spectrum)


Recorded at Monhegan Community Church on a remote Maine island, this environmental work by Evan Lindorff-Ellery captures the interplay between improvised percussive textures and the resonant acoustics of the space, using frame drum, piano, acoustic guitar, bells, and found objects to leverage the church's natural reverb, while ambient sounds filter through its windows.
   
     Buy      $7.95      Listen          

 
Sage, Helene: Echappee Belle
(GRRR)


Consisting of 28 short works, Hélène Sage collaborates with composer and performer Benoît Lavoisier, computer artist Marc Demereau, percussionist Pascal Portejoie, sampler Alex Piques, and vocalist and writer Nathalie Desmarest to craft an avant album blending Dadaist humor with experimental soundscapes, intertwining musical and literary elements to create a distinctive auditory experience.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Schindler, Udo / Rieko Okuda / Eric Zwang Eriksson: Disturbed Terrains [2 CDs]
(Creative Sources)


Recorded over two days — first in the studio, then live at Freies Musikzentrum in Munich — Udo Schindler on clarinets, saxophones, & cornet joins pianist Rieko Okuda and drummer Eric Zwang Eriksson in a dynamic exploration of texture and interplay, beginning with clarinet-piano duos before expanding into a full-throttle trio improvisation, for an intricate and energetic free jazz performance.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Schindler, Udo / Werner Dafeldecker / Gunnar Geisse: Travelling Sound Images - Cognitive Transfers [Trio]
(Creative Sources)


In this live recording from Munich's Schnitzer& Studio, Udo Schindler's "Low Tone Studies" series expands through a collaboration with Werner Dafeldecker on double bass and Gunnar Geisse on laptop guitar, blending deep-register improvisations across double bass clarinet, cornet, saxophones, and electronic manipulations, exploring the convergence of acoustic resonance and digital textures.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Taylor, Cecil : Air Above Mountains
(ENJA RECORDS)


Recorded live at Moosham Castle in Austria in 1976, Cecil Taylor's solo piano performance is an unyielding exploration of percussive intensity and harmonic abstraction, unfolding in torrents of kinetic energy, intricate melodic leaps, and structural invention, demanding deep engagement as he fuses free jazz and contemporary classical influences into a towering and uncompromising artistic statement.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $12.95      Listen          

 
Un Drame Musical Instantane: Machiavel
(GRRR)


Blending acoustic and electronic elements with an expansive lineup of musicians, the final album from Un Drame Musical Instantané, recorded across multiple French studios, brings together Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet, Steve Arguelles, Benoît Delbecq, Yves Robert, DJ Nem, and guest vocalists like Archie Shepp and Otomo Yoshihide in a genre-defying mix of jazz, contemporary, improvised, and experimental approaches.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Verheyen, Robin / Billy Hart / Drew Gress: Liftoff
(Inner Voice Jazz)


A deeply expressive trio session recorded in New Jersey in 2024, where Robin Verheyen's fluid and lyrical saxophone lines intertwine with Drew Gress' subtle yet solid bass work and Billy Hart's masterfully restrained drumming, shaping an intimate and spacious album of striking original compositions along with a rendition a Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg piece and one from Marc Copland.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Zingaro, Carlos / Carlos Bechegas / Ernesto Rodrigues : Spleen
(Creative Sources)


A fascinating live performance from Lisbon's Reverso Festival in 2024, where luminaries Carlos Zíngaro (violin), Ernesto Rodrigues (viola, crackle box), and Carlos Bechegas (flute, piccolo) intertwine their distinct approaches into an intricate tapestry that blends classical sensibilities with free improv exploration in a compelling journey through texture and timbre.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 




   Experimental/Electronic

Modelbau: 1x33.3
(Love Earth Music)


Recorded in March 2024 using an 8-track borrowed from Peter Duimelinks, Frans de Waard's Modelbau project presents a dark drone piece that envelops listeners in rich, immersive textures, exemplifying his adept manipulation of lo-fi equipment to create profound ambient soundscapes.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $9.95      Listen          

 
Reger, Rick: Textures & Tonalities for Analogue Synthesizers & Percussion
(Aural Terrains)


Blending vintage analogue synthesizers with resonant percussion, Chicago-based Rick Reger (The Margots) constructs an immersive electroacoustic soundscape that balances harmonic depth and atmospheric tension, sculpting evolving tonalities through Moog, Mellotron, Arp & VCS3 alongside gongs and singing bowls in a meditative and richly textured sonic exploration.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Woods, Peter J.: Sucking Stones
(Love Earth Music)


Exploring the intersection of harsh noise, spoken word, and conceptual composition, Peter J. Woods constructs a sonic meditation on Samuel Beckett's Molloy, weaving fragmented text, tense ambience, and intense sonic ruptures into a dynamic and gripping experience, where shifting textures and calculated silences evoke both philosophical depth and visceral tension.
   
     Buy      $7.95      Listen          

 




   Composed & Contemporary

Gombert, Nicolas / James Weeks: G O M B E R T
(Another Timbre)


Reinterpreting the intricate polyphony of Renaissance composer Nicolas Gombert through the lens of contemporary music, composer James Weeks and the ensemble Apartment House replace choral voices with a varied instrumental ensemble to reveal the interwoven textures of these works, interspersed with new compositions that reflect on history, interpretation, and the evolving role of early music in a modern context.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Stepancic, Teodora: A O | F G
(Another Timbre)


Collaborating with the ensemble Ordinary Affects, Serbian-born composer and pianist Stepančić records two introspective and spacious works that explore sonic stillness, harmonic resonance, and gradual transformation, blending Wandelweiser aesthetics with personal influences from Orthodox choral traditions, New York experimentalism, and theatrical composition.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
 

 Spring Hat Sale Albums

Hat Hut @ 50

Armaroli, Sergio (Armaroli / Minton / Schiaffini / Turner):
I Dream I Was An Earopean - $7.95

Armaroli, Sergio / Evan Parker:
Dialog - $7.95

Armaroli, Sergio / Francesca Gemmo / Barry Guy:
First Visit At Sotto Il Mar - $10.95

Armaroli, Sergio Quintet (Sharp / Piccolo / Edwards / Sanders):
Introducing A Very Heavy Person, First Visit To The Audio Equivalent Of A Graphic Novel. - $10.95

Ayler, Albert:
La Cave Live, Cleveland 1966 Revisited [2 CDs] - $10.95

Ayler, Albert:
Live Greenwich Village To Love Cry, Revisited - $8.95

Ayler, Albert:
Summertime To Spiritual Unity, Revisited - $8.95

Ayler, Albert Quartets:
Spirits To Ghosts Revisited (remastered) - $7.95

Ayler, Albert Quintet:
At Slugs' Saloon 1966, Revisited - $8.95

Ayler, Albert Quintet:
Lost Performances 1966, Revisited - $8.95

Ayler, Albert Quintet 1966:
Berlin, Lorrach, Paris & Stockholm. Revisited [2 CDs] - $9.95

Ayler, Albert Trio:
New York Eye And Ear Control, Revisited - $7.95

Bley, Paul Trios:
Play Annette Peacock, Revisited - $8.95

Braxton, Anthony:
Solo Bern 1984 First Visit - $10.95

Brown, Marion:
Capricorn Moon To Juba Lee (remastered) - $7.95

Brown, Marion :
Three For Shepp to Gesprachsfetzen Revisited - $8.95

Cherry, Don:
Complete Communion & Symphony For Improvisers, Revisited - $9.95

Cherry, Don :
Where Is Brooklyn? & Eternal Rhythm Revisited - $8.95

Coleman, Ornette:
New York Is Now & Love Call, Revisited - $8.95

Coleman, Ornette:
Ornette At 12, Crisis & Man On The Moon, Revisited - $8.95

Coleman, Ornette Trio:
At The Golden Circle Stockholm, Revisited - $8.95

Coltrane, John:
Chasin The Trane, Revisited - $9.00

Coltrane, John:
Favorites Live (Naima / My Favorite Things 1963 / A Love Supreme 1965) Revisited - $8.95

Coltrane, John Quartet:
Newport, New York, Alabama, 1963, Revisited - $7.95

Coltrane, John Quartet:
Song Of Praise, Live New York 1965 Revisited - $8.95

Dameron, Tadd:
Fontainebleau & Magic Touch, Revisited - $8.95

Davis, Miles Quintet:
2nd Sessions 1956, Revisited - $8.95

Davis, Miles Quintet (w/ Coltrane / Kelly / Chambers / Cobb):
Live Europe 1960, Revisited - $8.95

Davis, Miles Quintets:
Stockholm 1967 & 1969 Revisited - $8.95

Davis, Miles w/ Tadd Dameron:
Revisited - $8.95

Dixon, Bill w/ Archie Shepp, 7-Tette and Orchestra:
Revisited - $8.95

Dolphy, Eric:
At The Five Spot To Iron Man, Revisited - $8.95

Dolphy, Eric:
Outward Bound To Out To Lunch Revisited - $8.95

Dorham, Kenny:
Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia To Matador - Revisited - $8.95

Ellis, Don (Byard / Carter / Persip; Bley / Peacock / Stone /Martinis):
How Time Passes To Essence, Revisited - $8.95

Ensemble 5 (Geisser / Blumer / Staub / Morgenthaler / Dell):
The Human Factor - $7.95

Evans, Bill (Evans, Hall, Peacock, Motian, Israels, Bunker):
Duos With Jim Hall & Trios '64 & '65, Revisited [2 CDs] - $10.95

Evans, Bill (w/ LoFaro / Motian):
The Legendary Trio At Birdland 1960 Revisited - $8.95

Evans, Bill Trio:
At The Village Vanguard 1961, Revisited - $8.95

Feldman, Morton (Judith Wegmann / Andreas Kunz):
For John Cage [2 CDs] - $9.95

Feldman, Morton (Judith Wegmann):
Triadic Memories [2 CDs] - $9.95

Fox, Christopher :
Music For Piano - $7.95

Gallio, Christoph / Dominic Lash / Mark Sanders :
Live At Cafe Oto London - $7.95

Gallio, Christoph / Roger Turner:
You Can Blackmail Me Later - $7.95

Gerszewski, Nikolaus:
3 Works For Strings, Giusto Chamber Orchestra - $7.95

Gillespie, Dizzy & Charlie Parker:
Live, Revisited - $8.95

Giuffre, Jimmy (w / Bley / Swallow):
Free Fall Clarinet 1962, Revisited - $7.95

Gottschick, Sebastian :
Notturni - $7.95

Hampton, Lionel Orchestra 1958:
The Mess Is Here, Revisited - $8.95

Harriott, Joe Quintet:
Free Form & Abstract Revisited [2 CDs] - $10.95

Haubensak, Edu / Tomas Korber:
Works For Guitar & Percussion by Buck-Wolfarth - $7.95

Hendriksen, Alex / Fabian Gisler:
The Song Is You - $7.95

Hendriksen, Alex / Fabian Gisler / Paul Amereller:
Lotus Blossom - $7.95

Hill, Andrew:
Point Of Departure To Compulsion!!!!! - $8.95

Hope, Cat / Erkki Veltheim:
Works For Travelled Pianos - $7.95

Howard, Noah Quartet To:
At Judson Hall Revisited - $8.95

Inoue, Satoko:
Presents Jo Kondo's New Works For Piano - $7.95

Inoue, Satoko / Jo Kondo:
Presents Jo Kondo's Works for Piano, 2015-2020 - $7.95

Ives, Charles E.:
Another Songbook - $7.95

Kaplan, Noah Quartet:
Out Of The Hole - $7.95

Kimmig-Studer-Zimmerlin and George Lewis:
S/T - $7.95

Kleeb, Hildegard / Roland Dahinden / Alexandre Babel:
Lines - $7.95

Koch, Hans / Christine Abdelnour:
FFlair - $7.95

Koglmann, Franz:
Near Blue - A Taste of Melancholy - $7.95

Leipold, Samuel / Jurg Bucher / Luca Lo Bianco:
Ostro - $7.95

Levin, Daniel / Fala Mariam / Sei Miguel:
Panorama - $7.95

Lewis, George / Ozana Omelchuk (Studio Dan):
Breaking News - $7.95

Little, Booker:
Out Front To And Friends, Revisited - $8.95

Lossing, Russ Trio:
Ways - $7.95

Lucaciu, Simon Trio:
STRG + X - $7.95

McLean, Jackie:
Let Freedom Ring To Destination...Out! - Revisited - $8.95

McLean, Jackie:
One Step Beyond To New And Old Gospel, Revisited - $8.95

Mingus, Charles:
At Antibes 1960, Revisited - $8.95

Mingus, Charles:
Presents Charles Mingus To Pre Bird, Revisited - $8.95

Monk, Thelonious:
Celebrating 75 Years Of His First Recordings - $8.95

Monk, Thelonious Quartet:
Live Five Spot 1958, Revisited - $8.95

Monk, Thelonious with John Coltrane:
1957, Revisited - $8.95

New York Art Quartet:
Revisited - $8.95

New York Contemporary Five:
Copenhagen 1963, Revisited - $8.95

Parker, Charlie:
At Birdland 1950 "Revisited" - $8.95

Russell, George:
Ezz-thetics & The Stratus Seekers, Revisited - $8.95

Sanna, Claudio:
Compositori Sardi Contemporanei [2 CDs] - $9.95

Shepp, Archie:
Fire Music To Mama Too Tight, Revisited - $8.95

Shepp, Archie:
Four For Trane To Live At Newport - Revisited - $8.95

Shepp, Archie:
The Way Ahead / Kwanza / The Magic Of Ju-Ju, Revisited - $8.95

Shipp, Matthew :
Invisible Light, Live Sao Paulo - $7.95

Shorter, Alan:
Mephistopheles To Orgasm - Revisited - $8.95

Shorter, Wayne:
Adams Apple To Super Nova Revisited - $8.95

Silver, Horace Quintet:
Live New York, Revisited - $8.95

Stoffner, Florian / John Butcher / Chris Corsano:
Braids - $8.95

Studer, Daniel (w/ Kimmig / Loriot / Zimmerlin / Zoubek):
Extended:
For Strings & Piano - $7.95

Studer, Daniel:
Extended II - $7.95

Sun Ra Arkestra:
Nothing is ... Completed & Revisited - $8.95

Taylor, Cecil (w/ Lyons / Dixon / Grimes / Silva / Cyrille):
With (Exit) To Student Studies, Revisited - $8.95

Taylor, Mike:
Trio, Quartet & Composer, Revisited - $7.95

Thing, The (Gustafsson / McPhee / Haker Flaten / Nilssen-Love):
She Knows... - $7.95

von Orelli, Marco / Tommy Meier / Luca Sisera / Sheldon Suter:
Lotus Crash - $7.95

Wegmann, Judith:
Le Souffle Du Temps II - Reflexion - $7.95

Wegmann, Judith / Jens Ruland / Robert Torche:
Kon.Takte - $10.95

WHO Trio (Hemingway / Wintsch / Oester):
Live At Jazz Festival Willisau 2023 First Visit Live - $10.95

Williams, Anthony (w/ Shorter / Rivers / Hancock / Hutcherson / Carter / Davis / Peacock):
Life Time & Spring, Revisited - $8.95



The Squid's Ear

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



Rasmus Persson & Lee Noyes: Ratios (Idealstate Recordings)
Rasmus Persson & Lee Noyes: Ratios (Idealstate Recordings)

Tony Oxley Quintet: Angular Apron (Corbett vs Dempsey)
Tony Oxley Quintet: Angular Apron (Corbett vs Dempsey)

AALY Trio (Gustafsson / Nordeson / Janson): Sustain (Silkheart)
AALY Trio (Gustafsson / Nordeson / Janson): Sustain (Silkheart)

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)



 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)


Jordan Glenn:
Flustered [CASSETTE]
(Full Spectrum)


Illusion Of Safety:
Float
(Full Spectrum)


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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