The 3rd album by Chicago guitarist Jeff Parker with Chris Lopes (bass) and Chad Taylor (drums), tuneful modern jazz compositions from all three members, with an elastic, dynamic approach to improvisation and group interplay.

A trio recording by Thollem McDonas (piano), William Parker (acoustic bass), & Nels Cline (electric guitar) exploring the density and subtlety of tones with reverberating layers of sounds.

Extreme solo soprano sax recordings from Stephane Rives, expanding on his Potlatch release "Fibres", using silence juxtaposed with drastic tones, alone or in combinations, making for a challenging yet intriguing album.

The "A" Trio is Al Maslakh label founder, trumpeter Mazen Kerbaj, with acoustic guitarist Sharif Sehnaoui and bassist Raed Yassin, performing extended, extreme improvisations performed by deft hands using extended and unusual techniques.

Necks drummer Tony Buck and pianist Magda Mayas performing live in 2010 at the Lumo Festival for New Sounds (Helsinki) and at the Nasjonal Jazz Scene in Oslo, profoundly intense and introspective improvisation.

Electronic and acoustic improvisation from the steady hands of Alessandra Rombola on flute & tiles, Rhodri Davies on electric harp, and Ingar Zach on percussion, drone commander & sruti box - remarkable and singular dialog.

The French quartet of Cyril Secq (guitars), Yvan Ros (drums & bass), Vanina Andreani (violin) and Guillaume Wickel (reeds), mixing improvised music, ambient, 70s folk and jazz, classical and contemporary music.

Renowned Italian composer Martino Traversa, who studied at Salzburg's Mozarteum, and with Luigi Nono from 1987 to 1989, in a first compilation selecting electronic music works composed between 2000 and 2008.

Italian/Swiss composer Luigi Archetti presents the 2nd and 3rd parts of his "nothing" (null) project, using thick sound drones that border on the edge of tonality as their many layers develop slowly in beautiful details.

Music teacher, student, and violinist Joey Molinaro offers two progressive recordings on one piece of wax that summarize his comprehensive approach to acoustic folk music, classical execution, and hardcore punk aesthetics.

Performing live at Cementen in Norway, the trio of drummer Paal Nilssen-Love with reed players Ken Vandermark and Ab Baars, 3 intense yet playful improvisations from 3 masters of the form.

An amazingly creative quartet led by composer and reedist Jan Klare with trumpeter Bart Maris, bassist Wilbert de Joode and drummer Michael Vatcher recording in the studio in Bruxelles, Belgium.

Free-form improvisational songs integrating naive blues, spoken word and completely fragmented pop songs from the duo of Jenny Hval on guitar & voice, and Hayvard Volden on guitar.

A double compilation CD inspired by Otomo Yoshihide's lecture "The Role of Culture: After the Earthquake and Man-made Disasters in Fukushima", with John Tilbury, Burkhard Beins, Magda Mayas, Mark Wastell, Greg Kelley, &c. &c.

The first release on Rhizome, a new label run by Pedro Chambel & Bruno Duplant, in a subtle EA-improv album dedicated to Cornelius Cardew, Eddie Prevost, Keith Rowe, and John Tilbury.

Berlin's DAT politics create rough-edged turbo pop mood with a Kraftwerk bent, here in a new duo of Claude Pailliot and Gaetan Collet, rebooting the band with strange loops, odd vocals, and electro beats.

Pan Sonic's Mika Vainio in a solo limited 7" release that crosses analogue warmth and electronic harshness using beats and noise in unique ways.

Electronic artist Stamper uses natural VLF radio phenomena, algorithmic composition, Karplus-Strong string synthesis and open-source software to create 11 other-worldly and fascinating soundscapes.

Hayvanlar Alemi in a jaw dropping version of Mulatu Astatke's "Yekermo Sew" as the A side of this single; side B is an unreleased improvisation featuring the quartet version of the group.

The 6th L'Ensemble Raye release from 2002 has Cedric Vuille and Jean20 Huguenin providing an even share of irresistible and wonderfully melodic compositions, plus a Robert Wyatt cover.

Brooklyn-based guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson's second recording with her amazing working quintet of trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, saxophonist Jon Irabagon, bassist John Hebert, and drummer Ches Smith.

A 7" single of the trio of saxophonist Peter Brotzmann, Drummer Han Bennink and pianist Fred Van Hove in a 1973 recording from Bremen performing Hanns Eisler's "Einheitsfrontlied" in 2 parts.

Dense and dramatic drum and guitar improvisation from London percussionist and drummer Steve Noble and Seattle's SunnO))) guitarist Stephen O'Malley performing live at Cafe Oto in 2011.

Dense and dramatic drum and guitar improvisation from London percussionist and drummer Steve Noble and Seattle's SunnO))) guitarist Stephen O'Malley performing live at Cafe Oto in 2011.

Released On The 100th Anniversary Of Bram Stoker's death, Zorn created this work for a modern Polish stage production of Stoker's classic vampire tale, performed with Bill Laswell, Rob Burger, Kevin Norton, and Zorn himself.

Three long suites from this wild instrumental power trio from Philly, one by each member of the trio that showcases the wide range of their music interests, from Ornette Coleman to Black Flag and Steve Reich.

The debut recording from Anna Wayland, a talented and dynamic young songwriter whose influences range from blues, jazz, rock, world music and more, an intense and personal release.

Picking up where Davka and the Masada String Trio left off, Samech is a brilliant Jewish string and percussion chamber group out of Poland that makes music with a sweeping melodic edge and a strong rhythmic drive.

Montreal sound artist France Jobin created this 3 part work entirely from transformed field recordings: elegant flowing simplicity with slow harmonic modulations in the mold of Eliane Radigue and Celer.

Producer and Gigante co-founder, Dominic Cramp, moves his plunderphonics into more melodic and beat driven territory with crumpled beats and fractured dubs over rolling hills of heavyweight bass.