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Kettlitz, Friedrich  : Rabolgs Bergwand [4 CDs]
Kettlitz, Friedrich :
Rabolgs Bergwand [4 CDs]

(Euphorium -- Germany )


Price: $24.95    




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Having collaborated with EUPHORIUM_freakestra and Gunter Baby Sommer, narrator and actor Friedrich Kettlitz presents a 4-CD set of sound poetry using a language that pretends to be German but expands upon his native tongue, his deep voice carrying innuendo, humor, seriousness and articulate expression that fascinates regardless of the listener's own language.

Braxton, Anthony: 9 Compositions (Iridium) 2006 [DVD]
Braxton, Anthony:
9 Compositions (Iridium) 2006 [DVD]

(Firehouse 12 Records -- USA )


Price: $109.95    




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Braxton's 9 Compositions (Iridium) 2006 is a nine-CD-plus-one-DVD box set documenting what Time Out New York called "last Spring's epochal run" at New York's Iridium Jazz Club with his 12+1tet.

Niggenkemper, Pascal: Bloc [BOX SET]
Niggenkemper, Pascal:
Bloc [BOX SET]

(Subran Music -- France )


Price: $59.95    




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A 6-CD box set in a magnetic snap case compiling double bassist Pascal Niggenkemper's musical journey between the years 2017-2022, in a variety of creative approaches improvising in acoustic and electroacoustic settings, from solo work through collaborations in trio, quartet and large ensembles; an absolutely magnificent presentation of his diverse work.

Sun Ra: Space Is The Place [2 CDs + BLURAY + DVD + BOOKLET]
Sun Ra:
Space Is The Place [2 CDs + BLURAY + DVD + BOOKLET]

(Modern Harmonic -- USA )


Price: $48.95    




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Digitally restoring and expanding on Sun Ra's 1972 soundtrack for the film of the same name, in a solid box set with two audio CDs, a DVD and BluRay + bonus featuures of the original film, along with a previously unreleased album recorded at the same soundtrack sessions, The Mathematics Of The Altered Destiny, and a booklet with notes from multiple Afrofuturism scholars.

Fire! Orchestra: Echoes [VINYL 3 LPs]
Fire! Orchestra:
Echoes [VINYL 3 LPs]

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $89.95    




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A monumental release from Fire! Orchestra led by Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling & Andreas Werliin, in an expanded ensemble of 43 international musicians, with new members including Joe McPhee, for a massive work organized into seven parts, presented in a solid box set spread across 3 vinyl LPs of music with titles inspired by Swedish author & poet Erik Lindegren; magnificent!

Eastman, Julius: The N*gger Series (Box Version) [VINYL 2 LPs]
Eastman, Julius:
The N*gger Series (Box Version) [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Blume -- Italy )


Price: $68.95    




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Reissuing Blume record's 2018 double album of New York avant composer Julius Eastman's "N****r Series" "Evil N****r" (1979) "Gay Guerilla" (1980) and "Crazy N****r", now in a deluxe wooden box set edition with a 12-page booklet with the original liner notes by Mary Jane Leach and Bradford Bailey, a new 2500 word essay by Bailey, as well as unseen pictures and a poster.

Peters, Steve: Chamber Music [CD BOX + USB]
Peters, Steve:
Chamber Music [CD BOX + USB]

(ANTS Records -- Italy )


Price: $69.95    




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A series of sound installations derived from a single recording made in the empty spaces in which they are later presented, with no people present during the recording including the composer, filtered to isolate and amplify certain of the room's resonant frequencies, creating a series of drones which are the only sound materials used; no musical instruments are involved.

Fauna (Simon Rose / Paul Stapleton): Fauna
Fauna (Simon Rose / Paul Stapleton):
Fauna

(pfmentum -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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British saxophonist Simon Rose uses extended and evocative techniques in this exceptional set of duos with Paul Stapleton, who plays a Bonsai Sound Sculpture, an assemblage of unusual electronic and acoustic components allowing a wide range of expression.

Lyons, Jimmy : Push Pull [2 CDs]
Lyons, Jimmy :
Push Pull [2 CDs]

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Originally issued on the Hat Hut label as a 3-LP set, this 1978 recording of Cecil Taylor compatriot, saxophonist Jimmy Lyons, performing live at Collective for Living Cinema in New York in a unique band with Karen Borca (bassoon), Munner Bernard Fennel (cello) and Roger Blank (drums).

Smith, Wadada Leo Organic: Heart's Reflection [2 CDs]
Smith, Wadada Leo Organic:
Heart's Reflection [2 CDs]

(Cuneiform -- USA )


Price: $23.95    




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An incredible double CD from trumpeter Leo Smith's Organic with Michael Gregory, Pheeroan AkLaff, Angelica Sanchez, Skuli Sverrisson, Brandon Ross, &c &c... incredible electric and acoustic jazz from the legendary improviser and innovator!

Third Coast Ensemble: Wrecks
Third Coast Ensemble:
Wrecks

(RogueArt -- Austria )


Price: $16.95    




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Merging France's Nautilis Ensemble with musicians from Chicago created this large improvising orchestra, here in a new suite composed by Rob Mazurek and dedicated to Great Lake Michigan and the devestation of thousands of shipwrecks over many centuries, using historical data, first hand accounts of shipwrecks off both shores, magical realism and steampunk aesthetics.

Wooley, Nate / Mutual Aid Music: Four Experiments [4 CD BOX SET]
Wooley, Nate / Mutual Aid Music:
Four Experiments [4 CD BOX SET]

(Pleasure of the Text Records -- USA )


Price: $27.95    




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Engaging an expanded version of the ensemble from his Mutual Aid Music, trumpeter Nate Wooley provides scores for his players in various configuration that challenge concepts of group composition, instrumental sound and resonance, idealized tones and the human voice, the development of melody and harmony in compositions, &c.; performers include Wooley, Seymore Wright, John McCowen, Gabby Fluke-Mogul, Cory Smythe, Luke Stewart, Eric Wubbels, &c.

DDK Trio (Jacques Demierre / Axel Dorner / Jonas Kocher): A Right to Silence [3 CDs]
DDK Trio (Jacques Demierre / Axel Dorner / Jonas Kocher):
A Right to Silence [3 CDs]

(Meenna -- Japan )


Price: $32.95    




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The trio of pianist Jacques Demierre, trumpeter Axel Dorner and accordionist Jonas Kocher recorded these live improvisations at Theatre Le Colombier in Les Cabannes, France, each performer then assembling a complete album selecting from the fourteen recordings, unique to each performer's aesthetic selection, sequencing and length, creating three distinct yet deeply attached albums.

Archetti, Luigi: Null IV-VII  [4 CD BOX]
Archetti, Luigi:
Null IV-VII [4 CD BOX]

(Die Schachtel -- Italy )


Price: $25.95    




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Sound artist Luigi Archetti has developed his Null series over several years, here presenting his second Box set of 4 CDs, the word "null" (German for "zero") a metaphor for a state of pausing and anticipatory waiting, as the sound evolves slowly using static tones and drones and the transitions between, generated from e-guitars in unique tunings.

Cutler, Chris: Compositions And Collaborations 1972-2022: In A Box [10 CD / DVD / BOOKLET BOX SET]
Cutler, Chris:
Compositions And Collaborations 1972-2022: In A Box [10 CD / DVD / BOOKLET BOX SET]

(Recommended Records -- UK )


Price: $74.95    




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An amazing collection and reflection on the work of percussionist, composer and connector Chris Cutler of Henry Cow fame and founder of the highly influential Recommended Records label and distribution service, through 10 CDs, 1 DVD and two books of documentation, artwork, photographs, published and unpublished texts in a sturdy box, with over five hours of unreleased materials.

Gantar, Miha: Amsterdam [5 CD BOX SET]
Gantar, Miha:
Amsterdam [5 CD BOX SET]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $23.95    




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The second box set from Slovenia-born pianist Miha Gantar, named for his adopted city of Amsterdam, through five CDs presenting the many aspects of chamber-oriented, refined jazz that he composes and improvises around, with one CD each of trio and quartet settings, a CD of duos with Michael Moore, an extended solo improvisation, and a dual piano work.

Swell, Steve: Dances with Questions [3-CD SET]
Swell, Steve:
Dances with Questions [3-CD SET]

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $32.95    




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Recorded during the 2019 Kraków Jazz Autumn Festival, NY trombonist Steve Swell leads a series of small groups and a large ensemble, recording at Radio Kraków and at Alchemia with some of Europe's most active improvisers: Gebhard Ullmannm, Elisabeth Harnik, Niklas Barno, Paal Nilssen-Love, Jon Rune Strom, Carlos Zingaro, Mikolaj Trzaska, Signe Emmeluth, Hanne de Backer, Elisabeth Coudoux, & Per Ake Holmlander.

Seen, The: Archive : Volumes Vi - X : 2014 To 2016
Seen, The:
Archive : Volumes Vi - X : 2014 To 2016

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $59.95    




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Five concerts of exceptional free improvisation, recorded in London, the last at Cafe OTO, across 5 CDs of collective ensembles known as "The Seen", presenting of some of the UK & Europe's finest improvisers, including Mark Wastell, John Butcher, David Toop, Dominic Lash, Phil Durrant, Angharad Davies, Jason Kahn, Bertrand Denzler, Yoni Silver, Chris Burn, &c.

Gentile, Kate (w/ Mitchell / Casss / Viner): Find Letter X [3 CDs]
Gentile, Kate (w/ Mitchell / Casss / Viner):
Find Letter X [3 CDs]

(Pi Recordings -- USA )


Price: $25.95    




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Three CDs in a beautifully constructed fold-out cross with liner notes and recording data from NY drummer Kate Gentile, in a set of 41 studio recordings with her working band of Matt Mitchell on piano & keys, Kim Cass on acoustic & electric bass and Jeremy Viner on reeds, each disc exploring a distinct yet connected approach to her fascinating compositions and group interaction.

Kaucic, Zlatko (w/ Evan Parker, Agusti Fernandez, Rafal Mazur, Lotte Anger, Artun Majewski, Phil Min
Kaucic, Zlatko (w/ Evan Parker, Agusti Fernandez, Rafal Mazur, Lotte Anger, Artun Majewski, Phil Minton, Johannes Bauer):
Diversity [5 CD BOX SET] [Used Item]

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $49.95    




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Slovenian percussionist Zlatko Kaucic reinforces the title of his "Diversity" box set over 5 CDs in a variety of solo, duo, trio and quartet setting, including some of the UK & Europe's finest improvisers--Evan Parker, Agusti Fernandez, Lotte Anker, Artur Majewski, Rafal Mazur, Phil Minton, and Johannes Bauer--an excellent example of his wide-ranging work as an improviser.

Cassiber: The Cassiber Box redux [6 CDs, 1 DVD and Book]
Cassiber:
The Cassiber Box redux [6 CDs, 1 DVD and Book]

(Recommended Records -- Great Britain )


Price: $64.95    




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Reissuing the 2013 box set of the 1980s UK/Euro improvising rock band Cassiber, including their 4 remastered studio albums + 2 additional CDs, a 2 hour DVD, and a 32-page color book, revealing an amazing band merging experimental rock, fringe jazz, punk, pop, plunderphonics, improvisation, & musique concrete with an energetic and complex form of studio composition - superb!

Johansson, Sven-Ake / Alexander Von Schlippenbach: uber Ursache und Wirkung der Meinungsverschiedenh
Johansson, Sven-Ake / Alexander Von Schlippenbach:
uber Ursache und Wirkung der Meinungsverschiedenheiten beim Turmbau zu Babel [VINYL 2 LPs & PAL DVD]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $99.95    




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Documenting the 1994 avant music drama composed by pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach and accordionist Sven-Ake Johansson, uber Ursache und Wirkung der Meinungsverschiedenheiten beim Turmbau zu Babel (on the cause and effect of the disagreements over the building of the Tower of Babel) through a double LP, DVD, libretto and 16-page booklet in a solid box set.

Braxton, Anthony: 10 Comp (Lorraine) 2022
Braxton, Anthony:
10 Comp (Lorraine) 2022

(New Braxton House -- USA )


Price: $120.00    




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Documenting six live performances with Anthony Braxton's Lorraine Trio featuring trumpeter Susana Santos Silva, accordionist/vocalist Adam Matlock, and Anthony Braxton, plus four studio recordings featuring Braxton, saxophonist James Fei, and bassists Zach Rowden and Carl Testa, in a solid box set of 10 CDs in five gatefold wallets with a 28 page booklet of notes by Anthony Braxton.



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