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King, John: 10 Mysteries

Label: Tzadik
Catalog ID: TZ 8071
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: USA

Composer John King in his 2nd Tzadik CD, embracing a corss of genres - rock, jazz, blues, &c. with the Crucible band including Mark Feldman, Cornelius Dufallo, and Alex Waterman.

Riley, Terry: Autodreamographical Tales

Label: Tzadik
Catalog ID: TZ 8070
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: USA

Terry Riley in a set of musical dream diaries, with Riley playing all instruments, singing & narrating his unique dreams, plus 2006's "The Hook Lecture" for piano and voice.

Steve Swell's Slammin' The Infinite: 5000 Poems

Label: Not Two Records
Catalog ID: MW 827
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Poland

Trombonist Swell's Slammin' the Infinte quintet with multi-reedist Sabir Mateen, pianist John Blume, bassist Matthew Heyner and drummer Klaus Kugel in works who's attitude are inspired by Walt Whitman.

Zorn, John: In Search Of The Miraculous

Label: Tzadik
Catalog ID: TZ 7379
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: USA

Zorn with Rob Burger, Greg Cohen, Ben Perowsky, Kenny Wollesen and Shanir Blumenkranz in a work inspired by esoteric spiritual practices, white magic, ritual, traditional myths & ancient legends.

Zorn, John: Chimeras [revised]

Label: Tzadik
Catalog ID: TZ 7085
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2003
Country: USA

Revised version of this 2001 chamber work inspired by the remarkable worlds of Henry Darger, Lewis Carroll and Unica Zurn, remastered and resequenced with a new postlude.

Gorzycki / Szczesny / Nowinski: Trio Poems

Label: Monotype
Catalog ID: mono023
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Poland

The latest project from Rafal Gorzycki, leader of "Ecstasy Project" & "Sing Sing Penelope", here with music composed for poems and inspired by modern electronic, jazz and chamber music.

Hautzinger / Okura / Akiyama: Rebuses

Label: Monotype
Catalog ID: mono027
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Poland

2004 improvised recordings from this trio or European and Japanese players using a fragile and fascinating mix of acoustics and electronics, rewarding music for detailed listening.

Doneda / Toulemonde / Desmarchelier: Le Terrier

Label: Monotype
Catalog ID: mono028
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Poland

Hardcore ea-improv from saxophonist Doneda, guitarist Desmarchelier and amplified objectician Toulemonde, active, attention-grabbing and downright frightening sound work.

Cremaster (Fages / Monteiro): Noranta Graus A L'esquerra

Label: Monotype
Catalog ID: mono026
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Poland

Excellent noise played with feedback mixing board, pick-ups and objects on electric guitar from electronic artist Ferran Fages and objects-on-guitar-ist Alfredo Costa Monteiro.

Dunn, Kyle Bobby: A Young Person's Guide To

Label: Low Point
Catalog ID: LP033
Format: 2 CDs
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: UK

Two CDs of Kyle Bobby Dunn's compositions, rich in timbre, painterly, romantic and haunting washes of pure sound and ornate yet subtle mix of classical instrumentation.

Ex, The & Tom Cora: Scrabbling At The Lock [VINYL]

Label: Mississippi Records
Catalog ID: MR 054LP
Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

North American reissue of a rock masterpiece blending angsty punk rock and free improv with tight rhythms, roaring guitars, smart lyrics, and the late Tom Cora's amazing cello work.

Chadbourne, Eugene: I Lost My Ass in Las Vegas / Muppet on the Way

Label: Chadula
Catalog ID: chadVegas
Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: USA

2 CD cassette archive reissue combining live solo recordings with a multitracked homestudio demo that was the basis of the "Vermin of the Blues" album, and additional unreleased songs.

Chadbourne, Eugene: The Secret of the Cooler / The Bird Cage

Label: Chadula
Catalog ID: chadCageCooler
Format: 2 CDRs
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: USA

Double CD reissue of 2 of Doc Chad's 80s cassettes, combining two extended compositions utilizing home overdubbing and homemade instruments, released in their entirety.

New Monuments:

Label: Important Records
Catalog ID: imprec276
Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: USA

With members of Borbetomagus, Graveyards, & Burning Star Core, this trio "attempt to soundtrack the maiden voyage of a luxury cruise ship constructed solely out of granite cement and ball bearings."

First Meeting (Tamura / Fujii / Churko / Yamamoto): Cut The Rope

Label: Libra
Catalog ID: Libra 104-025
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Japan

Trumpeter Natsuki in an album of improvisational fragmentation, textural and timbral explorations, and rapid-fire juxtapositions that create kaleidoscopic sound collages.

Gato Libre (Tamura / Fujii / Tsumura / Koreyasu): Shiro

Label: Libra
Catalog ID: Libra 104-026
Format: CD & DVD-Audio
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Japan

Trumpeter Natsuki Tamura & bassist Norikatsu Koreyasu's Gato Libre with Satoko Fujii on accordion and guitarist Kazuhiko Tsumara, in their 4th release, beautifully melodic improvisation.

Fujii, Satoko Orchestra Tokyo: Zakopane

Label: Libra
Catalog ID: Libra 216-027
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Japan

Pianist-composer Satoko Fujii's Orchestra Tokyo formed in 1999 to perform her compositions, music that spans a wide range of styles and moods, complemented by a great set of soloists.

Gottschalk, Gunda / Xu Fengxia: You Lan

Label: Victo
Catalog ID: VICTO 117CD
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Canada

A duo of contrasts and compatabilities from German violinst Gunda Gottschalk and guzheng virtuoso Xu Fengxia, exotic and beautifully textured improvisation live from Victoriaville, 2008.

Lauzier / Martel: Sainct Laurens

Label: &Records
Catalog ID: &06
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Canada

Sparse but detailed improvisational journeys from the long-running duo of saxophonist Philippe Lauzier and bassist/electronic artist Pierre-Yves Martel.

Nmperign & Jake Meginsky: Selected Occasions Of Handsome Deceit [VINYL]

Label: Rel Records
Catalog ID: REL 012LP
Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: USA

Nmperign, the duo of saxophonist Bhob Rainey and trumpeter Greg Kelley, here with percussionist Jake Meginsky in a 1-sided LP of angular and unpredictable improvisation.

Bianchi, Maurizio: Das Platinzeitalter [VINYL 2 LPs]

Label: Weird Forest
Catalog ID: WEIRD 030LP
Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

Electroacoustic composer Maurizio Bianchi in a dark double LP, a beautiful reissue of his Incunabulum CD, 6 mysterious, rich heavily resonant chambers of subtle loops and layers of sound.

Gloggerne and Martin Klapper with Dr. Chadbourne: [10" VINYL]

Label: Tonometer
Catalog ID:
Format: 10" Record
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Denmark

Gloggerne & Martin Klapper is a Danish/Czechoslovakian trio using plastic toys, amplified objects and tiny electrical devices, here in a 2006 meeting with Doc Chad.

MAP (Halvorson / Nakatani / Radding): Fever Dream [VINYL]

Label: TAIGA
Catalog ID: TAIGA 009LP
Format: 2 LPs
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: USA

A beautifully produced 3-sided double LP from New York's MAP, guitarist Mary Halvorson, percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and bassist Reben Radding, amazing contemporary improvisation.

Drake, Hamid & Bindu: Reggaeology

Label: RogueArt
Catalog ID: 21
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: France

The 3rd Bindu record with Hamid Drake, Jeb Bishop, Jeff Parker, Jeff Albert, Josh Abrams and Napoleon Maddox on voice and beatbox, in a release bridging jazz with reggae influences.

Mateen, Sabir: Urdla XXX

Label: RogueArt
Catalog ID: 26
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: France

Legendary multi-reedist Sabir Matten in a live solo performance from URDLA in Vileurbanne, France, 2008; intensely logical playing from this unique voice.

Fields, Scott Ensemble: Fugu

Label: Clean Feed
Catalog ID: CF 171
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Portugal

Originally released in 1995 on Field's own Geode label, these compositions for choreographer Li Chiao-Ping use complex rhythms and tonalities in a serial pitch "system of circles".

Miguel, Sei: Esfingico - Suite for a Jazz Combo

Label: Clean Feed
Catalog ID: CF 170
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Portugal

A four part suite bridging compositional and improvisational music from Portugese pocket trumpeter Sei Miguel in a quintet including Rafael Toral on modulated electronics.

RED trio: (Pinheiro / Faustino / Ferrandini)

Label: Clean Feed
Catalog ID: CF 168
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Portugal

This Portugese jazz trio plays with a particularly percussive approach in bass, drums, percussion, piano and prepared piano giving them a unique and nimble collective sound.

Knuffke, Kirk Trio: Amnesia Brown

Label: Clean Feed
Catalog ID: CF 167
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Portugal

Trumpeter Kirk Knuffke in a NY trio with clarinetist Doug Wieselman and drummer Kenny Wollesen, all part of Butch Morris' Nublu Orchestra and frequent Zorn collaborators.

Djikstra, Jorrit: Pillow Circles

Label: Clean Feed
Catalog ID: CF 166
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Portugal

Saxophonist Dijkstra in compositions commissioned from the North Sea Jazz Festival 2009, 9 works written for Henry Threadgill, George Lewis, Fred Frith, &c.

Fernandez, Agusti / Barry Guy: Some Other Place

Label: Maya
Catalog ID: 902
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Ireland

Pianist Fernandez and bassist Guy in studio recordings from Barcelona 2008 & 2009, sincere dialogs that reflect the many years of their shared musical experiments.

Sharp, Elliott / Carbon: Void Coordinates

Label: Intakt
Catalog ID: 163
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Switzerland

NY composer and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp with Carbon (Zeena Parkins, Marc Sloan, Joseph Trump and David Weinstein) in boundary and genre pushing music recorded live in the studio.

Ziegele, Omri: Can Walk On Sand

Label: Intakt
Catalog ID: 167
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Switzerland

The 2nd volume of saxophonist Omri Ziegele and pianist Irene Schweizer's "Where's Africa" with drummer Makaya Ntshoko, beautiful, virtuosic and melodic jazz.

Courvoisier, Sylvie / Mark Feldman: To Fly To Steal

Label: Intakt
Catalog ID: 168
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Switzerland

Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and violinist Mark Feldman in a quartet with Gerry Hemingway and Thomas Morgan, brilliant and graceful music blurring the lines between composition and improvisation.

Gumpert, Ulrich / Gunter Baby Sommer: Das Donnernde Leben

Label: Intakt
Catalog ID: 169
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Switzerland

After four decades as a team, pianist Ulrich Gumpert and drummer Gunter Baby Sommer release this remarkable album of upbeat and oft-times thunderous duos.

Ewart, Douglas With Leo Smith/Tatsu Aoki/Hamid Drake: Velvet Fire

Label: Aarawak
Catalog ID: 006
Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

Multi-instrumentalist Ewart in recordings live from the Velvet Lounge (Chicago) and one from Guelph, with a large band including Wadada Leo Smith, Hamid Drake, &c.

Gayle, Charles Quartet: Voume 2: Raining Fire

Label: Silkheart
Catalog ID: SHCD137
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 1994
Country: Sweden

Saxophonist Gayle's 1994 release recorded in NYC, a 2nd volume after "Translation" with his quartet including William Parker, emotionally incantatory and urgent jazz.

Various Arists: Musique Pour Statues-Menhirs

Label: Arbouse Recordings
Catalog ID: ARBOU026
Format: 2 CDs
Condition: New
Released: 2008
Country: France

In 2008 a diverse and interesting set of artists were invited to create a musical universe around the collection of statues-menhirs of the Archaeological Museum of Rodez.

Jerman, Jeph: datura

Label: no label
Catalog ID: datura
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

A long textured tone poem recorded in the summer of 2009 by sound artist Jeph Jerman, creating an aural environment with a contact mic, mini-disc, laptop, and 4-track.

Barnes, Tim + Jeph Jerman: Live + Gallery Denver

Label: no label
Catalog ID: barnesJerman
Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

Minimal percussionist Tim Barnes (Quakebasket) met with sound artists Jeph Jerman in a gallery in Denver, Colorado in the summer of 2005, recording this 45 minute improvisation.

Jerman, Jeph: The Angle of Repose

Label: no label
Catalog ID: angleRepose
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

Long journeys in sound texture from Jeph Jerman, performing on an odd variety of instruments with electronic manipulation and effect in a 2-part epic of glacial dynamics and development.

KGB: Noise Forest [AUDIO DVD]

Label: Aural Terrains
Catalog ID: TRRN0309
Format: DVD AUDIO
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: UK

KGB (Dougherty/Hennebohl/Cascone) in audio environments fromm 2 day-long performances in Berlin using a mix of found objects, constructions, machines, contact mics & traditional instruments.

Free Jazz Quartet: Memories For The Future

Label: Matchless
Catalog ID: MRCD76
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: UK

The quartet of Paul Rutherford, Harrison Smith, Tony Moore and Eddie Prevost from a concert in Bristol, UK in 1992, intricate and informed interplay from Euro free jazz masters.

Nilsen, BJ: The Invisible City

Label: Touch
Catalog ID: TO 077CD
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: UK

BJ Nilsen in a set of electroacoustic compositions using a massive list of sound sources and field recordings, focused upon the sound of nature and its effects on humans.

Blaser, Samuel Quartet: Pieces of Old Sky

Label: Clean Feed
Catalog ID: CF151
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Portugal

Trombonist Blaser's quartet with Thomas Morgan, Todd Neufeld and Tyshawn Sorey in jazz that travels between beautiful imagistic music and tricky and detailed compositions.

Nakatani, Tatsuya & Forbes Graham: Essences

Label: Blaq Lghtn
Catalog ID: BLAQ002
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

The 2008 meeting between trumpeter Forbes Graham and percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani, with tracks named after ancient fragrances: shamanic, ceremonial, and yet urgent.

Smith Quartet with John Tilbury: Feldman, Morton: Music For Piano And Strings Volume 1 [DVD-AUDIO]

Label: Matchless
Catalog ID: MRDVD01
Format: DVD Audio
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: UK

The Smith Quartet with pianist John Tilbury perform two long works by Morton Feldman: "For John Cage" (1982) and "Piano and String Quartet" (1985) on DVD Audio.

Brotzmann / Bennink: Quite Popular [VINYL]

Label: Eremite
Catalog ID: BRO 004LP
Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

2nd issue of these live duo recordings from 2004, originally issued on Brotzmann's Bro label, taken from concerts organized by this irrepressible pair specifically to make this record.

Gorczynski. Charles: A Square White Lie: Colorlist [VINYL]

Label: 482 Music
Catalog ID: 1066
Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

A kaleidoscopic flux of sounds from saxophonist Groczynski and percussionist Rumback, transcendental, meditative, occasionally blissed out, and, once in a while, a bit fevered.

Burn / Thomas / Fell: The Middle Distance

Label: Another Timbre
Catalog ID: AT24
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: UK

Unconvention improvisation fueled by the influence of contempary compositions from bassist Simon H. Fell, pianist Philip Thomas, and prepared pianist Chris Burn.

Mayas, Magda: Heartland

Label: Another Timbre
Catalog ID: AT25
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: UK

Berlin pianist Magda Mayas, working with Tony Buck as recording engineer, performs inside and out of the piano in an amazing display of timbre and technique.

Jennings / Cage / Tilbury / Lexer: Lost Daylight

Label: Another Timbre
Catalog ID: AT10
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: UK

Pianist John Tilbury is captured with remarkable clarity by Sebastian Lexer as he performs works by composers Terry Jennings and John Cage (with Lexer on electronics); superb performances!

Cornford / Rodgers: Turned Moment, weighting

Label: Another Timbre
Catalog ID: AT-b07
Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: UK

Sound artist Stephen Cornford performs realtime feedback treatment of pianist Samuel Rodgers, creating tense and spacious sound works, intensifying Rodgers' sparse keyboard work.

Derakushi: 1st

Label: PSF
Catalog ID: PSF 192CD
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: Japan

Japanese free jazz/rock with a Borbetomagus and psychedelic edge from this quartet heard also on PSF's "Tokyo Flashback 7" and on the Real Japanese Underground 2008 compilations.

Gravitones & Strings: Live at the BIMhuis

Label: for T
Catalog ID: 02
Format: CD
Condition:
Released:
Country: The Netherlands

Mostly Other People Do the Killing:

Label: Hot Cup Records
Catalog ID: Hot Cup 041
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

The 1st MOPDtK release, New York's amazing future-traditional jazz band bringing together some of the city's finest with Peter Evans, Jon Irabagon, Moppa Elliott and Kevin Shea.

The OtherTet: (Lowe / Ho Bynum / Morris / Obeng)

Label: Engine
Catalog ID: e028
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

The OtherTet brings four NY players with long running musical relationships together in a quartet that cuts across genres and styles to create a unique and thoughtful group sound.

Ho, Fred And The Green Monster Big Band: Celestial Green Monster

Label: Mutable
Catalog ID: MUTABLE 001CD
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

New York baritone saxophonist Fred Ho leads his big band including Jimm Hobbs, Amir Elsaffar, Taylor Ho Bynum, &c. in imaginative compositions and takes on unlikely pop classics.

Abrams, Muhal Richard & Roscoe Mitchell: Spectrum

Label: Mutable
Catalog ID: MUTABLE 17536
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

"Spectrum" features an improvised performance by Muhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell, followed by the Janacek Philharmonic performing works by each artist.

Crothers, Connie & Michael Bisio: Session At 475 Kent

Label: Mutable
Catalog ID: MUTABLE 17537
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2009
Country: USA

The duo of pianist Connie Crothers and bassist Michael Bisio in 4 studio improvisations, an outstanding set of introspective and exquisite dialog.