Continuing the celebration of our 21st Anniversary selling contemporary forms of music, this weekend we're reducing the price of almost 100 albums by 21% !
These albums are drawn from our catalog of experimental, improvised, composed, and rock forms, with labels including erstwhile, Elsewhere, Ambiances Magnetiques, Astral Spirits, Confront, Editions Rz, Corbett vs. Dempsey, FMR, Intakt, Greyfade, Libra, Mahakala, Relative Pitch, Notice REcodings, and zOaR Records. Take a look through this great set of albums, but hurry! This sale ends Sunday, February 4th at midnight!
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Armaroli, Sergio / Steve Piccolo / Elliott Sharp: Blue In Mind (Leo Records -- UK ) Sale Price: $14.95 In Stock An unusual blend of jazz tradition, spoken word and soundscape, presenting mostly as a jazz album with spoken narration from Steve Piccolo (Lounge Lizards) guiding the album with abstract comments that interject with Sergio Armaroli's virtuoso vibe playing, Elliot Sharp adding both acoustic sax elements and inventive sonic environments underpinning many moments; conceptually fascinating. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bellowing Earwigs, The (Schouwburg / Bowman / Thompson / Northover): The Perpendicular Giraffe Compartment (FMR -- UK ) Sale Price: $12.95 In Stock Studio improvisations from the far-ranging quartet of Daniel Thompson on acoustic guitar, Adrian Northover on saxophone, Mbira & Melodica, Adam Bohman on objects, and Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg on voice, an experimental acoustic set that at times takes on nearly electronic qualities, Van Schouwburg and Bohman bringing unusual and unique elements to authoritatively perplexing dialog. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bergman / Pastor: Live At Tortona (Mutable -- USA ) Sale Price: $13.95 In Stock The duo of pianist Borah Bergman and violinist Stefano Pastor performing live at the Fuori Tema Festival in Tortona, Italy in 2007, fascinating parallel dialogs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charming Hostess: The Ginzburg Geography (Tzadik -- USA ) Sale Price: $12.89 Out of Stock An examination of the lives and work of anti-fascist political activists Natalia and Leone Ginzburg during World War II, researched and developed by late vocalist and composer Jewlia Eisenberg, this album completed by her longtime collaborator Marika Hughes and performed with musicians including Nils Frykdahl, Darren Johnston, Dan Cantrell, &c. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coleman, Anthony / Brian Chase: Arcades [VINYL] (Chaikin Records -- USA ) Sale Price: $23.95 In Stock Downtown NY pianist Anthony Coleman (John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Glenn Branca), and drummer Brian Chase (Jeremiah Cymerman, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Drums and Drones) present their debut collaboration, balancing jazz-influenced improvisation with avant compositional forms to forge a chamber jazz album of thoughtful interaction informed by profound technique and creative drive. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davis, Greg: Throughline (Autumn Records -- USA ) Sale Price: $10.00 In Stock Taking modular synths into unusual territory, Autumn Records label leader and relentless audio explorer Greg Davis spent years using a computer controlled modular synthesizer system to generate an obsessive set of synthetic and electronic sounds -- swooping, burbling, chattering, &c. -- assembled into this quick witted and energetic set of compositions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dinel, Karbe: MMXX-09: Ouroboros [CLEAR VINYL] (Matiere Memoire -- Belgium ) Sale Price: $24.95 In Stock French sound artist Karbe Dinel creates a complex work of sound that shifts through diverse moods and seamlessly dovetailed sections, using synthesizer and effects to create deep resonating tones and high pitched complements, mysterious grainy ambience, haunting chambers of drifting electronics; a mysterious and compelling journey in the electronic realm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas, Dave: Overcome [VINYL] (Greenleaf Music -- USA ) Sale Price: $23.95 In Stock Beginning with a reimagining of the Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome", trumpeter Dave Douglas' album is an emotional and powerful statement of human engagement towards justice--Racial justice; Climate justice; Voting justice; Gender justice--performed with Ryan Keberle on trombone, Fay Victor on voice, Camila Meza on voice, guitar, Jorge Roeder on bass and Rudy Royston on drums. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dunning, Graham / Edward Lucas: End Of A Cable [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] (Tsss Tapes -- Spain ) Sale Price: $5.81 In Stock A series of unusual improvisations between London free improvising trombonist Edward Lucas (Hyperion Ensemble, London Experimental Ensemble) and experimental sound artist, turntablist & percussionist Graham Dunning, merging acoustic sources with controlled feedback, objects and field recordings, pressed to dubplate to create these engagingly strange and concise dialogs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ensemble SuperMusique: Commutation (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Sale Price: $13.95 In Stock Ensemble Supermusique, Montreal's premiere open-minded improvising ensemble, here led by saxophonist & vocalist Joane Hetu and conducted by percussionist Danielle Palardy Roger, present a live concert of graphic scores dating back to 1920, with works from Fred Frith (Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire), Luigi Russolo, Maxime Daigneault, Emilie Girard-Charest & Anestis Logothetis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Erica Dicker / Dennis Sullivan: Blood Luxury [CASSETTE w/ DOWNOAD] (Tubapede -- USA ) Sale Price: $6.00 In Stock Delicate abrasions and corruption of their instruments from the NY duo of Erica Dicker (Till by Turning) on violin and Dennis Sullivan (Radical 2), 9 works of improvised soundscape and avant-raw chamber music through prepared strings, tapes, looped feedback, resonant metals, modified snares and liberally bowed surfaces, richly constrained and luxuriously blood-curdling. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frasch, Heather / Ryoko Akama: Linking (Ftarri / Meenna -- Japan ) Sale Price: $10.80 In Stock US sound artists Heather Frasch and UK Ryoko Akama, who together run the mumei journal exploring the relationship between text and sound, in works commissioned by Bruno Duplant based on written texts, each interpreted, recorded and edited by the other using objects, field recordings, electronics, cello & voice, with one piece from Frasch and two versions from Akama. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gadt / Osborne / Zakrocki / Olak: Spontaneous Chamber Music Vol.3 (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland ) Sale Price: $11.10 In Stock The third volume in this free improvising series, starting with the collaboration of Polish violinist Patryk Zakrocki and guitarist Marcin Olak, varying the additional players as they explore chamber-oriented free improvisation, here with the impressive vocal improvisation of Anna Gadt and cellist Annemie Osborne, ripping apart the calendar in 14 monthly machinations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Golden, Barbara: Not Dead Yet [CD] (fo'c'sle -- USA ) Sale Price: $13.95 In Stock Bay Area experimental music scene legend and multi-disciplinary artist Barabara Golden celebrates her 80th birthday presents works created between 1980-2020, including performances by Robert Ashley, Maggi Payne, Chris Brown, WIGband with Johanna Poethig, George Lewis, William Winant, Mary Oliver and texts by Melody Sumner Carnahan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Herr Borelgrip (Pierre Borel / Joel Grip): The Great European Stool Sample [2LPS] (Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )
Sale Price: $18.15 In Stock Sealed new copy damaged in the post, dinged corners and bends but the LPs are in mint shape. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hetu, Joane : Tags (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Sale Price: $13.95 In Stock Four compositions written between 2000-2019 from Joane Hétu: a duo between bassist Nicolas Caloia & bass clarinetist/vocalist Lori Freedman; a work with Hétu & Jean Derome plus the Quaturo Bozzini string and Quasar saxophone quartets; a composition for 20 electric guitars; and one movement from "Préoccupant, c'est Préoccupant performed by Ensemble Supermusique. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kahn, Jason: Infinity Suite [BOOK + CD] (Editions -- Austria ) Sale Price: $15.58 In Stock A 60 page book and CD from sound artist Jason Kahn, the audio composition representing an interconnected set of sound impressions focused on the Indian city of Varanasi, using field recordings of life on the street, the people, animals & music heard there, into the holy sites of the city, the school rooms, ending with a cremation and inevitable quiet at end of day. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kimmel.Ali.Harris: Vivary (Amalgam -- USA ) Sale Price: $5.00 In Stock A diverse set of electroacoustic improvisations, including pointillistic interplay, free explorations merging contemporary compositional cues, pieces composed around specific parameters and evolving experimental soundscapes, from the Michigan trio Kimmel.Ali.Harris of Jeff Kimmel on clarinet & electronics, Ishmael Ali on cello, guitar & electronics, and Bill Harris on drums & synth. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Casa, Eric: Everyday Unknown 4 & 5 (Swarming -- France ) Sale Price: $13.95 In Stock Exploring the details of everyday life as he examines the relationship between his environment and himself, microscopic audio explorer Éric La Casa investigates sounds beyond the threshold of auditory hearing, capturing barely perceptible sonic manifestations with incredible clarity and detail, constructing engaging works from these surprising and intriguing sounds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M (feat. Ben Stapp / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Marco Colonna / Steve Swell): Broken Songs (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland ) Sale Price: $15.95 In Stock A set of blues songs of a personal nature, concepts for a broken yet hopeful age, written and sung by improvising guitarist Marcin "M" Olak (Gadt/Osborne/Zakrocki/Olak, Agusti Fernandez) performed and expanded by a set of stellar improvisers: Ben Stapp on tuba, Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello, Marco Colonna on flute and Steve Swell on trombone. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miller, Ben : In the Moment (Two Rooms -- USA ) Sale Price: $8.80 In Stock Destroy All Monsters and Sensorium Saxophone Orchestra guitarist Ben Miller in an album of experimental solo guitar works, augmenting his guitar with effects, synthesizer, bass, tapes and radio to create seven fascinating works that reflect on his rock background through solid rhythmic and melodic hooks, but also captivates through unusual and surprising sonic elements. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miller, Ben: In the Moment [VINYL] (Two Rooms -- USA ) Sale Price: $19.95 In Stock Destroy All Monsters and Sensorium Saxophone Orchestra guitarist Ben Miller in an album of experimental solo guitar works, augmenting his guitar with effects, synthesizer, bass, tapes and radio to create seven fascinating works that reflect on his rock background through solid rhythmic and melodic hooks, but also captivates through unusual and suprising sonic elements. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Myers, David Lee: Intervals / Interludes (pulsewidth -- USA ) Sale Price: $6.00 In Stock Like passages through an electronic corridor, New York electronic artist David Lee Myers (Arcane Device) presents a series of "interludes"--long passages of rich electronic sound--and "intervals" of punctuated rhythms, described by Myers as: "In-between spaces for catching one's breath amid frigid landscapes, existential pauses, and mercurial pools of aboriginal pleadings." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Myers, David Lee: Room In A Moon House (pulsewidth -- USA ) Sale Price: $8.40 In Stock A series of "Rooms" and related electronic environments from New York sound artist David Lee Myers, whose long running Arcane Device project runs parallel to these nearly ambient works that Myers intimates are for intimate environments, developed through deft use of Eurorack electronics, feedback, sampling and other elegant electronic processes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nutters, Koen: Intervals, time and space between [2 CDs] (Meenna -- Japan ) Sale Price: $15.40 In Stock Three versions of composer Koen Nutters piece "Intervals, time and space between," performed in Berlin, Switzerland and The Netherlands in 2019 by Ensemble Post-music and DNK Ensemble with special guests Stefan Thut, Luke Martin, Thea Mesirow and Aaron Foster Breilyn, the work open to interpretation as a construction kit for each player to build their own version. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pavone, Jessica: ...of Late [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD] (Astral Spirits -- USA ) Sale Price: $5.50 Out of Stock Borrowing from traditional music notation, Jessica Pavone's compositions for her string ensemble with Aimée Niemann and Abby Swidler alternates between metered and time-based scores allowing the performers freedom to move between long tone sounds and clusters at the performer's chosen rate, responding to each other while creating a "collaboratively sewn musical fabric". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pellerin, Guy-Frank / Mattias Boss / Eugenio Sanna : Water Reflections (FMR -- UK ) Sale Price: $12.95 In Stock Three disparate improvisers--Guy-Frank Pellerin on soprano & tenor saxophones, Matthias Boss on violin & voice and Eugenio Sanna on amplified guitar plus small metallic layers, balloons & voice--present a non-idiomatic, fully improvised set of "sonorities, fragments, atmospheres seeming to constitute independent parts, but actually forming a unicum". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Piet, Matt: (pentimento) (Amalgam -- USA ) Sale Price: $5.00 In Stock Three layers of Chicago pianist & composer Matt Piet (Four Letter Words, Matt Piet Trio) in a virtual trio improvised sequentially in the studio in 2020, the title referring to a visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer of paint on a canvas, an apt analogy for the keen interactions and wonderful labyrinths Piet performs with himself. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary Saturation (de Turck / Jaspers / Smolders): You Are The Universe (Moving Furniture -- Netherlands ) Sale Price: $6.00 Out of Stock In 2004, sound artist Jos Smolders released his Textures and Mobiles album on the CONV label; so taken by the sound, which is based on dtmf and ccitt tones generated by phones and pure sine waves, the Preliminary Saturation duo of Steffan de Turck and Wouter Jaspers created these three diverse edits and remixes of the album, one for a live performance at Smolder's 2006 birthday party. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewelson, Dave : Smooth Free Jazz (Mahakala Music -- USA ) Sale Price: $7.00 In Stock A soulful and even honky-tonk take on jazz from baritone saxophonist and vocalist Dave Sewleson, covering tunes like Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy" (two versions) or leaning back on riffs from popular music through lap steel guitarist Mike Neer, with Dave Hofstra on bass and Bernice "Boom Boom" Brooks on drums, a surprisingly enjoyable merging of popular and free playing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sinton, Josh: b. (FiP recordings -- USA ) Sale Price: $9.90 In Stock The third solo saxophone record from Brooklyn improviser Josh Sinton, and his first recorded solely on the baritone saxophone, an instrument for which Sinton explains he has dedicated half his life, heard in this remarkably diverse set on the lower horn that he approaches lyrically, technically, emotionally and with startling singularity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Souchal / Nick / Lazro / Cappozzo: Neigen (Ayler -- France ) Sale Price: $11.50 In Stock An album of explorative and restrained improvisation, primarily acoustic but also using object and an electro-acoustic octave violin, from the quartet of Nicolas Souchal on trumpet & flugelhorn, Michael Nick on violin & electro acoustic octave violin, Daunik Lazro on tenor & baritone saxophones, and Jean-Luc Cappozzo on trumpet, flugelhorn & objects. |
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 Sunday, February 4th, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. While quantities last. Discounted items will not receive Squidco Reward Points.
M (feat. Ben Stapp / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Marco Colonna / Steve Swell): Broken Songs
Sewelson, Dave : Smooth Free Jazz
Myers, David Lee: Intervals / Interludes
Sinton, Josh: b.
Miller, Ben : In the Moment
Myers, David Lee: Room In A Moon House
Erica Dicker / Dennis Sullivan: Blood Luxury [CASSETTE w/ DOWNOAD]
Armaroli, Sergio / Steve Piccolo / Elliott Sharp: Blue In Mind
Golden, Barbara: Not Dead Yet [CD]
Hetu, Joane : Tags
Coleman, Anthony / Brian Chase: Arcades [VINYL]
Nutters, Koen: Intervals, time and space between [2 CDs]
Douglas, Dave: Overcome [VINYL]
Dunning, Graham / Edward Lucas: End Of A Cable [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Souchal / Nick / Lazro / Cappozzo: Neigen
Dinel, Karbe: MMXX-09: Ouroboros [CLEAR VINYL]
La Casa, Eric: Everyday Unknown 4 & 5
Pellerin, Guy-Frank / Mattias Boss / Eugenio Sanna : Water Reflections
Ensemble SuperMusique: Commutation
Kahn, Jason: Infinity Suite [BOOK + CD]