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  November 2015
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Made to Break: Before the Code
Made to Break:
Before the Code

(Trost Records -- Austria )


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MTB continues to inspire, merging shake-your-ass jazz with experimental electracoustic elements, blending players from Chicago (reedist Ken Vandermark & drummer Tim Daisy) and Europe (bassist Jasper Stadhouders of Cactus truck & Christof Kurzmann on electronics).

Ballou, Dave : Solo Trumpet
Ballou, Dave :
Solo Trumpet

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Baltimore brass player and composer Dave Ballou, know for Either/Orchestra, Meridian Art Ensemble, John Hollenbeck's Large Ensemble, Satoko Fujii ensembles, &c, in an intimate, diverse, and informed solo album performed on Bb trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, and mutes.

Clark, Scott 4tet (Clark / Ralston / Miller / Scott): Bury My Heart
Clark, Scott 4tet (Clark / Ralston / Miller / Scott):
Bury My Heart

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Jazz drummer and composer Scott Clark leads his Richmond, VA 4Tet of Cameron Ralston (bass), Jason Scott (sax) and Bob Miller (trumpet) on a lyrical and passionate suite exploring Clark's Native American roots, referencing Dee Brown's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee".

De Looze, Bram  (D Looze / St-Louis / Levin / Van Hemmen / Van Der Werf / Verheyen / Ullmann): Septy
De Looze, Bram (D Looze / St-Louis / Levin / Van Hemmen / Van Der Werf / Verheyen / Ullmann):
Septych

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Young Belgian pianist & composer Bram De Looze in a new Septych (septet) orchestrated with two cellos, three horns, piano and drums from a tremendous set of players: Daniel Levin, Gebhard Ullmann, Robin Verheyen, Lester St-Louis, Bo Van Der Werf and Flin Van Hemmen.

Draksler, Kaja / Susana Santos Silva: This Love
Draksler, Kaja / Susana Santos Silva:
This Love

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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A live performance from Culturgest in Lisbon, Portugal, 2015 of Portugese trumpeter Susana Santos Silva and Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler, presenting six free improvisations that showcase both the technical skills and the strong creative powers of both improvisers.

Levin, Daniel / Mat Maneri: Transcendent Function
Levin, Daniel / Mat Maneri:
Transcendent Function

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Two string masters--Mat Maneri on viola and Daniel Levin on cello--recording at The Village in Copenhagen, Denmark in an album titled for psychologist and philosopher Carl Jung, reflecting the balance between intuitive spontaneity and pre-established conditions.

Power Trio (Raon / Sa / Martins): Di Lontan
Power Trio (Raon / Sa / Martins):
Di Lontan

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Guitarist Luis Jose Martins and pianist Joana Sa, known from their Shhpuma release "Almost a Song" and a release on Creative Sources, join again with harpist Eduardo Raon, with two Shhpuma releases, for a delicately complex, effervescent, and sometimes turbulent release.

Wooley, Nate Quintet (Wooley / Sinton / Moran / Opsvik / Eisenstadt): (Dance to) The Early Music
Wooley, Nate Quintet (Wooley / Sinton / Moran / Opsvik / Eisenstadt):
(Dance to) The Early Music

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Nate Wooley assembled his outstanding quintet of Josh Sinton on bass clarinet, Matt Moran on vibs, Eivind Opsvik on bass and Harris Eisenstadt on drums to present a non-ironic take on the early music of a trumpeter who inspired Wooley at an early age - Wynton Marsalis.

Bailey, Derek: Fairly Early with Postscripts
Bailey, Derek:
Fairly Early with Postscripts

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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"Fairly Early With Postscripts is meant to be a scrapbook of Derek Bailey's activities from 1971 to 1998. Most of the material included on this CD had been previously released on hard-to-find LPs (mostly on the label Emanem) and f...

Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey: First Duo Concert (London 1974)
Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey:
First Duo Concert (London 1974)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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A much-need reissue of the 1974 Emanem LP presenting saxophonist Anthony Baxton, also on flute, with guitarist Derek Bailey on acoustic and electric, performing at London's Wigmore Hall for twelve duets of a diverse, playful, and accesible character.

Hug, Charlotte: Neuland
Hug, Charlotte:
Neuland

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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For her second solo album, Charlotte Hug concentrates on solo viola without any electronics in a series of pieces inspired by a then-recent visit to London, showing her strong musical personality and original extended techniques in a solo recital unlike any other.

Lacy, Steve Quintet: Last Tour  (2004)
Lacy, Steve Quintet:
Last Tour (2004)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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The Steve Lacy Quintet's final tour with vocalist Irene Aebi, trombonist George Lewis, bassist Jean-Jacques Avenel and drummer John Betsch, performing live in Boston for an impressive set punctuated with words from Burroughs, Waldman, Kaufman, Creeley & Schelling.

Parker, Evan: The Ayes Have It
Parker, Evan:
The Ayes Have It

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Two performances by one-off groups, both featuring Evan Parker (saxophones) and Paul Rogers (double bass) -- a 1983 trio studio recording with percussionist Jamie Muir, and a 1991 quartet gig with percussionist Mark Sanders and visiting trombonist Wolter Wierbos.

Parker, Evan / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton: At The Vortex
Parker, Evan / Barry Guy / Paul Lytton:
At The Vortex

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Performing live at London's The Vortex in 1996, two extended exuberant improvisations from the trio of Evan Parker on tenor & soprano sax, Barry Guy on double bass, and Paul Lytton on drums & percussion, perhaps the most ferocious and relaxed example of this trio on record.

Parker, Evan / Paul Rutherford / Hans Schneider / Paul Lytton: Waterloo 1985
Parker, Evan / Paul Rutherford / Hans Schneider / Paul Lytton:
Waterloo 1985

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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An hour long free improvisation by Evan Parker (saxophones), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Hans Schneider (double bass) & Paul Lytton (percussion & live electronics) performing at Le Festival Jazz et Musiques Improvisees, Waterloo, Belgium in 1985.

Rutherford, Paul: Chicago 2002
Rutherford, Paul:
Chicago 2002

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Rutherford's appearance at Chicago's Empty Bottle Festival in 2002, his first visit to the US as a lead performer, performing this incredible 31 minute trombone solo, and then organising a septet with Jeb Bishop, Lol Coxhill, Mats Gustafsson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Kent Kessler & Kjell Nordeson.

Rutherford, Paul: The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie
Rutherford, Paul:
The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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A reissue of Emanem 3305 (3403) with extra material from the same sessions from free improvising trombonist Paul Rutherford recorded in 1974, presenting a then-rare example of the instrument and approaches that were avant, humorous, technical, and amazingly inventive.

Weston, Veryan / Jon Rose / Hannah Marshall: Tuning Out [2 CDs]
Weston, Veryan / Jon Rose / Hannah Marshall:
Tuning Out [2 CDs]

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Improvised pieces for tracker action organs and strings recorded in five English churches from the trio of violinist Jon Rose, Veryan Weston on tracker action organ, and cellist Hannah Marshall, inviting the public to re-imagine the nature of pitch relationships.

Bardeau / Couratier / Lecinte / Lemaire: Quaturo Machaut
Bardeau / Couratier / Lecinte / Lemaire:
Quaturo Machaut

(Ayler -- France )


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Taking their name from composer Guillaume de Machaut, Quentin Biardeau directs his saxophone quartet as they reinterpret his 1365 polyphonic mass "Messe de Nostre Dame", using the resonance of the the Abbey of Noirlac, France to enhance these beautifully paced compositions.

Frith, Fred / Michel Doneda
Frith, Fred / Michel Doneda:

(Vand'Oeuvre -- Canada )


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Since 2007 NEXMAP has produced "Binary Cities", a performance series bringing together artists from different cities; in 2009 they brought guitarist Fred Frith and saxophonist Michel Doneda together in San Francisco for the first time for an incredible night of improvisation.

Midnight Doctors: Through A Screen And Into A Hole
Midnight Doctors:
Through A Screen And Into A Hole

(Ourodisc -- Great Britain )


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A long-term studio project/mutant big band merging collage, scored pieces, structured improvisations, cut-up jams, hi- and lo-fi textures, electroacoustic work, and location recording into large and wonderfully unpredictable compositions with few boundaries.

Ochs, Larry: The Fictive Five
Ochs, Larry:
The Fictive Five

(Tzadik -- USA )


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West Coast multi-reedist and founding member of the Rova Sax Quartet Larry Ochs leads this impressive free improvising quintet patterned after the New York Contemporary Five, with the superb lineup of Nate Wooley, Harris Eisenstadt, Pascal Niggenkemper, and Ken Filiano.

Parker, William / Raining on the Moon: Great Spirit
Parker, William / Raining on the Moon:
Great Spirit

(Aum Fidelity -- USA / Canada )


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Recorded alongside "Corn Meal Dance", these 2007 recordings complete the picture of bassist William Parker's intensely creative session that day, adding 6 songs plus 1 live track from 2012, with Rob Brown (sax); Eri Yamamoto (piano); Lewis Barnes (trumpet); and Leena Conquest (voice).

Pateras, Anthony / Erkki Veltheim: Entertainment = Control
Pateras, Anthony / Erkki Veltheim:
Entertainment = Control

(Immediata -- Australia )


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Acoustic hallucinations for violin and piano from the duo of violinist Erkki Veltheim and pianist Anthony Pateras, exploring spectral techniques throughout extended temporal structures to generate unrelenting harmonic waves that create a singular psycho-harmonic texture.

Swell's, Steve Kende Dreams (Swell/ Brown / Crothers / Parker / Taylor): Hommage A Bartok
Swell's, Steve Kende Dreams (Swell/ Brown / Crothers / Parker / Taylor):
Hommage A Bartok

(Silkheart -- France )


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Trombonist Steve Swell presents an homage to composer Bela Bartok, applying jazz techniques to the composer's music to find something new and unexpected, in an amazing quintet with Connie Crothers (piano), William Parker (bass), Chad Taylor (drums) & Rob Brown (sax).

Thymolphthalein : Mad Among The Mad
Thymolphthalein :
Mad Among The Mad

(Immediata -- Australia )


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Six rich and varied electro-acoustic instrumental works from an amazing quintet of brilliant improvisers: Anthony Pateras (keys); Will Guthrie (drums & percussion); Natasha Anders (bass & computer); Clayton Thomas (double bass) and Jerome Noetinger (tapes & electronics).

Zorn, John: James Moore Plays The Book Of Heads Ñ Cd And Dvd Of A Film By Stephen Taylor
Zorn, John:
James Moore Plays The Book Of Heads Ñ Cd And Dvd Of A Film By Stephen Taylor

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Zorn's "The Book of Heads" is performed by guitarist James Moore, heard on CD and seen in a DVD by Stephen Taylor, using prepared guitar to interpret Zorn's hermetic language of meticulously notated sounds inspired by contemporary classical extended techniques.

Drumm, Kevin / Jason Lescalleet: Busman's Holiday
Drumm, Kevin / Jason Lescalleet:
Busman's Holiday

(erstwhile -- USA )


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A meditation on the inner mental environments that one encounters and endures during times of work-related travel, intended as a distraction in airports, bus stations, train stations, subway terminals, &c, reflected in literal and abstract sound for a mix of patience and terror.

Kawaguchi, Takahiro / Utah Kawasaki: Amorphous Spores
Kawaguchi, Takahiro / Utah Kawasaki:
Amorphous Spores

(erstwhile -- USA )


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Unusual sound work from the Japanese duo of Takahiro Kawaguchi and Utah Kawasaki (Astro Twin), using self-made instruments and electronics to create unexpected sonic emissions that follow curious paths separated by periods of quiet or textural sound.

Necks, The: Vertigo
Necks, The:
Vertigo

(Northern Spy -- USA )


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The Necks 18th album finds the trio of drummer/percussionist Tony Buck, bassist Lloyd Swanton and pianist/keyboardist Chris Abrahams in a vertiginous 44 minute dark excursion punctuated by cliff hanging moments through homemade instruments and unusual textures.

Science Group, The: Spoors
Science Group, The:
Spoors

(Recommended Records -- Great Britain )


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15 Corners of the World / Eugeniusz Rudnik: Motion Picture Sound Essay
15 Corners of the World / Eugeniusz Rudnik:
Motion Picture Sound Essay

(Bolt -- Poland )


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Eugeniusz Rudnik composes a tour-de-force of electroacoustic audio in a sound essay based on the soundtrack to Zuzanna Solakiewicz's award-winning movie "15 Corners of the World", reworked to stand alone as a stunning and thought-provoking audio work.

Steerage: Entropy Is What The State Makes Of It
Steerage:
Entropy Is What The State Makes Of It

(Caduc -- Canada )


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An album of tones and tonal environments from Barry Chabala and A.F. Jones, using guitars and effects to create slowly moving tones punctuated with unusual utterances of unknown origin; rich and curiously non-specific sound that lives in the back- and foreground.

Drake, Hamid / Sylvain Kassap: Heads Or Tails [2 CDs]
Drake, Hamid / Sylvain Kassap:
Heads Or Tails [2 CDs]

(RogueArt -- France )


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A masterful fountain of melodic ideas, intriguing rhythms, and exceptional technical skill from the duo of Hamid Drake on drums and frame drum, and Sylvain Kassap on clarinets and chalumeau, recording live at the France Musique at Studio Theatre dÕAlfortville and in the studio.

Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver): An Air of Unreality [VINYL]
Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver):
An Air of Unreality [VINYL]

(RogueArt -- France )


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A live performance at Judson Church in Manhattan as part of the 20th Vision Festival from the NY/France free improvising trio of Joelle Leandre on double bass, Mat Maneri on viola, and Gerald Cleaver on drums and percussion, two tracks of steadily building, incredibly compatible dialog.

Wisseltangcamatta, The: Movements
Wisseltangcamatta, The:
Movements

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Live recordings at LOFT in Cologne, Germany from the trio of George Wissel on prepared saxophone, Achim Tang on doublebass, and Simon Camatta on drums & percussion, performing seven "Movements" that use prodigious technique with reserve and direction, revealing the structure of their work as the pieces build and recede in fascinating ways.

Weston, Veryan / Edwards, John / Sanders, Mark: Gateway to Vienna [2 CDs]
Weston, Veryan / Edwards, John / Sanders, Mark:
Gateway to Vienna [2 CDs]

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Barbares (Bopp / Foussat / Petit / Sato): Debris d'orgueil
Barbares (Bopp / Foussat / Petit / Sato):
Debris d'orgueil

(Fou Records -- France )


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Two live recordings at Theatre au Clain, in Poitiers, France and at le Bistrot, in Bayonne, from the free improvising quartet of Christiane Bopp on trombone, Jean-Marc Foussat on synth & voice, Jean-Luc Petit on bass clarinet and sopranino sax, and Makoto Sato on drums, for submersive interchanges blending electronics and acoustics in remarkable ways.

Cremaster / Komora A: split [7-inch VINYL] <i>[Used Item]</i>
Cremaster / Komora A:
split [7-inch VINYL] [Used Item]

(Monotype -- Poland )


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A split 7" release between Cremaster (Alfredo Costa Monteiro (electronics) and Ferran Fages (feedback mixing board and electroacoustic devices); and the Komora A trio of Karol Koszniec (electronics), Dominik Kowalczyk (laptop) and Jakub Mikolajczyk (modular synth).

Parker, Evan / John Edwards / Mark Sanders: The Two Seasons
Parker, Evan / John Edwards / Mark Sanders:
The Two Seasons

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Two very live performances - one from the winter and one from the summer - recorded at the Vortex in London by this finely interlocked saxophone / double bass / percussion trio of London improvisers Evan Parker, John Edwards, and Mark Sanders.

Lopes, Luis / Jean-Luc Guionnet: Live at Culturgest
Lopes, Luis / Jean-Luc Guionnet:
Live at Culturgest

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Guitarist Luis Lopes (Humanization 4tet, Lisbon-Berlin Trio) is known for his mix of jazz, blues, rock; saxophonist Guionnet (The Fish, Hubub) for a mix of free jazz and electroacoustic experimentation; together live they create a riveting and unexpected hybrid of sound.

Musicworks: #123 Fall 2015 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks:
#123 Fall 2015 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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Features: The Expanding Universe of Yamantaka // Sonic Titan; Yamantaka // Sonic Titan; The Retro Aesthetic of Le Revelateur; JOYFULTALK (Drip Audio); Muuixx; Hard Rubber Orchestra; Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville; Allison Cameron and Contact; plus live and recorded reviews.

Sanna, Claudio : Ammentos
Sanna, Claudio :
Ammentos

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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Sardinian pianist Claudio Sanna, versed equally in the classical, jazz, and electroacoustic traditions, in his debut recording of 8 original compositions blending composition and improvisation, revealing an enthusiastic and curious approach to music.

Kolbeinsen / Evensen & Maria Castro: For Those Who Have Everything <i>[Used Item]</i>
Kolbeinsen / Evensen & Maria Castro:
For Those Who Have Everything [Used Item]

(FMR -- Great Britain )


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"This Norwegian duo takes the listener into a world of sound that moves between the continuous and the meditative and the fleeting and frag- mented. Their scraping, thundering, trembling and tinkling sounds sur- round the listener. The...

Oberg, Uwe : Work <i>[Used Item]</i>
Oberg, Uwe :
Work [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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German pianist Uwe Oberg (Lacy Pool, Uwe Oberg Quartet, Kooperative New Jazz) in a solo album performing works of Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk and his own original work, applying a diverse set of approaches rooted in jazz tradition.

Sanna, Claudio : Ammentos <i>[Used Item]</i>
Sanna, Claudio :
Ammentos [Used Item]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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Sardinian pianist Claudio Sanna, versed equally in the classical, jazz, and electroacoustic traditions, in his debut recording of 8 original compositions blending composition and improvisation, revealing an enthusiastic and curious approach to music.

Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson: Live / Studio <i>[Used Item]</i>
Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson:
Live / Studio [Used Item]

(Bead -- UK )


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The improvising string duo of stalwart London improvisers, Daniel Thompson on acoustic guitar and Phil Durrant on the octave mandola, are heard in two settings of texturally rich, intricate interactions, first at Cafe OTO in 2022 for an extended improvisation, then at Cable Street Studios two months later for six succint, impressively diverse dialogs.




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