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Herzbeat Hotel: Eve Of Wide Island Is Not A Child Anymore
Herzbeat Hotel:
Eve Of Wide Island Is Not A Child Anymore

(Soopa -- Portugal )


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Holy Quintet, The (Change / Drouin / Lash / Lazardiou / Ryan): Borough
Holy Quintet, The (Change / Drouin / Lash / Lazardiou / Ryan):
Borough

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


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The meeting of Johnny Chang (viola), Jamie Drouin (suitcase modular synth), Dominic Lash (double bass), Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga(zither, and David Ryan (bass clarinet) recording at Bourough welsh Congregational Chapel, in London in 2013, recorded by Another Timbre label leader Simon Reynell, for a unique merging of disparate approaches to ea-improv.

Honest John (Moe / Johannesen / Hoyer / Nylander / Holm): International Breakthrough
Honest John (Moe / Johannesen / Hoyer / Nylander / Holm):
International Breakthrough

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The Scandinavian quintet of Ole-Henrik Moe on violin, Kim Johannesen on guitar; Ola Hoyer on double bass; Erik Nylander on drums & drum machine; and Klaus Ellerhusen-Holm on alto saxophone and Bb on clarinet, in a daring album of mostly Ellerhusen-Holm compositions, arranged collectively into these creative and energetic gems.

HumaNoise: Tutti
HumaNoise:
Tutti

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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"HumaNoise Tutti is an opportunity to hear Rodrigues in a large group that's not of his own devising-though there is often such complex and varied activity here, it would be misleading to evaluate it in the context of any one individual...

Hvizdalek / Nergaard / Tavil / Garner: Juxtaposition
Hvizdalek / Nergaard / Tavil / Garner:
Juxtaposition

(Nakama Records -- Norway )


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Sonic sources of a wide variety of timbre, rhythm and tone, mixed with voice, feedback, even bird sounds, make up the strata of this intriguing album from Oslo Improvisers Agnes Hvizdalek (voice), Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard (electric bass, electronics, field recordings), Utku Tavil (snare drum, no input mixer, sampler), and Natali Abrahamsen Garner (voice, electronics).

Hybrid Ear (Schacher / Unternahrer / Arrizabalaga): Nuda
Hybrid Ear (Schacher / Unternahrer / Arrizabalaga):
Nuda

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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With discographies reaching back to the 80s, the trio of Beat Unternahrer on trombone and Furst-Pless-Horn, Jan Schacher on contrabass, objects and voice, and Pelayo Arrizabalaga, known for his reed work, on turntables and sine-generator, create 16 mostly improvised, succinct works that are influenced by free jazz, ea-improv, and sonic composition.

Ianes, Luis: Antiguas Construcciones Utiles (Crusoe)
Ianes, Luis:
Antiguas Construcciones Utiles (Crusoe)

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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With references to "Robinson Crusoe" and titles referencing islands, the sea and shipwrecks, Argentinian guitarist living in Brooklyn, NY, Luis Ianes (Parias Ensemble) records his album that roughly translates to "Useful Ancient Constructions", using effects to create percussive, accompanying, and aquatic sounds, sometimes idiosyncratic, always interesting.

Ich B!n Nintendo (Winther / Nergaard / Johansen): Lykke
Ich B!n Nintendo (Winther / Nergaard / Johansen):
Lykke

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


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The Ich Bin Nintendo trio of Christian Skar Winther (guitar & voice), Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard (bass) and Joakim Heibo Johansen (drums) take their improvised noise music into the post-punk world with demanding and energetic music that voices it's power and exultation.

IKB: Limosa Limosa
IKB:
Limosa Limosa

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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IKB, a ten-piece reductionist electroacoustic ensemble of strings, reeds, guitar, computer, percussion, piano, drums & objects, continues their exploration of exotic animal species with this 2020 live performance at O'Culto da Ajuda in Lisbon, Portugal, detailing the long-billed shore bird Limosa through intricate, restrained and remarkable expression.

IKB Ensemble: Ornithorhynchus Anatinus
IKB Ensemble:
Ornithorhynchus Anatinus

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Portugal's IKB Ensemble is an electracoustic improvising ensemble with a strong string and wind section, balanced with electric guitar, electronics, and percussion, each album focusing on an object--an art work, Dracaena Draco (Dragon Tree), Chelonoidis Nigra (Giant Tortoise)--and here taking on the Ornithorhynchus Anatinus, or platypus, in 3 fascinating movements.

Inbetweens, The: The Inbetweens
Inbetweens, The:
The Inbetweens

(StepUp -- USA )


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Irving, Tony / Massimo Magee : Vitriol And The Third Oraculum
Irving, Tony / Massimo Magee :
Vitriol And The Third Oraculum

(577 Records -- USA )


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Two separate live recordings from the UK sax & drum duo of Massimo Magee on tenor, alto and sopranino saxophones, and drummer Tony Irving (Ascension), both captured in 2019 at The Globe in Newcastle Upon Tyne and at Hundred Years Gallery in London, as they burn through three free jazz dialogs of passionate playing informed by personal history and creative drive.

Isotope Ensemble: Radium
Isotope Ensemble:
Radium

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Recorded at CreativeFest#12 in Lisbon at O'Culto de Ajuda, the 21-piece electroacoustic ensemble Isotope takes on the chemical element Radium in a gripping piece of evolving improvisation, intensely restrained and extremely detailed, orchestrated with cello, baroque violin, double bass, acoustic & electric guitars, zither, psaltery, winds, brass, keys, electronics and percussion.

Jack's Son: Everyone Has a Kid Inside
Jack's Son:
Everyone Has a Kid Inside

(Abolipop Records -- Mexico )


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Jack's son is an avant hip-hop/breaks project created at the end of 2003 by Diego Martinez, Mexican young producer who also works under the name Lumenlab.

Jafrate, Keith / Herve Perez: Tete-a-Tete
Jafrate, Keith / Herve Perez:
Tete-a-Tete

(Noumenon -- UK )


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Recorded live in the studio in Sheffield in a single take, this first time meeting of the UK alto saxophone duo of Keith Jafrate and Herve Perez improvise freely, distinguishable by the stereo channel they reside in, as they display great technical skill and a unique sense of humor on tracks titled like "Something Funky in the Sauce" or "And a Hair in the Pudding".

Jerkagram / Martin Escalante : Parkour
Jerkagram / Martin Escalante :
Parkour

(577 Records -- USA )


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Ater a concert in Los Angeles with Martin Escalante on the same bill, the twin brothers, guitarist Derek Gaines and drummer Brent Gaines, asked the extreme saxophonist to join them in the creation of a new, cathartic form of improvisation, filled with angst and dramatic release, ending with an extended journey in sound and squawk; a gripping album of gritty improv.

Jorge, Paulo Alexandre : Voices
Jorge, Paulo Alexandre :
Voices

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Junk & The Beast (Petr Vrba / Veronika Mayer): Trailer
Junk & The Beast (Petr Vrba / Veronika Mayer):
Trailer

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


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Petr Vrba and Veronika Mayer use non-idiomatic improvisation to research the combination of textural materials, crossing them with vibrations of objects on the speakers, pure sound waves, feedbacks, tones coming from trumpet, accordion, electronics, and laptop, culminating in the creation of a muscular frenetic soup of tense energy fields.

Kabako, Solo Dja: Solo
Kabako, Solo Dja:
Solo

(Hopscotch Records -- USA )


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Blind guitarist and singer Solo Dja Kabako is an important figure in Burkina Faso in West Africa, whose talent took him from begging on the streets as a kid to being a treasured artist in his country, here in an album recorded in his home in Ougadougou by saxophonist Assif Tsahar after a festival where they met; a record of warm, sincere music and song.

Kanute (Bergstrom / Abildgaard / Okland): C.995
Kanute (Bergstrom / Abildgaard / Okland):
C.995

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Free improvisation from the Norwegian trio of Dorothea Okland (voice), Ferdinand Bergstrom (guitar), and Olav Abildgaard (percussion), in 7 non-idiomatic interactions of quirky dialog, Okland's fragmented language interacting with Abilgaard's quick, scrabbly approach to nonspecific objects and Bergstrom's acoustic guitar abstract progressions or chord structures; enjoyably odd.

Kay, Martin: Courtyards
Kay, Martin:
Courtyards

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


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Sound artist Martin Kay focuses on the intimate and visceral symphony of domestic activity reverberating throughout a variety of shared courtyard spaces in Paris, using field recordings from various locations to examine their distinct acoustic characteristics.

Kita / Uebele / Rodrigues: ArZt
Kita / Uebele / Rodrigues:
ArZt

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Knalpot (Fanoli / Jager / Caron): Dierendag
Knalpot (Fanoli / Jager / Caron):
Dierendag

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


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Sporting a strange sense of humor and blending rock and improvisation, instrumentally this Amsterdam is the duo of Raphael Vanoli on guitar, synth, & electronics and Gerri Jager on drums, synths, & electronics, with Sandor Caron providing sound design, here in an album of stylistic amalgamations of unexpected and upbeat rhythmic oddity and fun melodic inventiveness.

Korn, Christoph : Ich Spreche Diesen Text
Korn, Christoph :
Ich Spreche Diesen Text

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Two conceptual compositions from Christoph Korn: the first, "Ich Spreche Diesen" (I appeal to this) where spoken word is placed in a loop and then slowly erased by custom software using aleatory procedures; then "Stille" (Silent), a Cage inspired work.

Kosi: I Know Who I Am
Kosi:
I Know Who I Am

(Self Released -- USA )


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NY jazz vocalist Kosi (Akosua Gyebi) in her 4th solo album which she describes as a "concept album telling the story of guilt, absolution, love and self-actualization through original jazz and negro spirituals." through original songs and covers including Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".

Kosi: Pictures Of Us
Kosi:
Pictures Of Us

(Kosi -- USA )


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New York jazz vocalist Kosi in an album extending her duo format to a larger ensemble using lyrical jazz forms to create an intimate and emotional album of original and traditional songs.

Kosi: Stranger In Every Town
Kosi:
Stranger In Every Town

(self-released -- USA )


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NY/East Coast Jazz vocalist Kosi presents her 5th album, a rewarding album of original songs that depict her experiences touring as an independent singer-songwriter through jazz idioms influenced by blues and rock forms, her strong voice emotional and expressive while supported by a core sextet of New York musicians; lyrical, solid, passionate.

Krausbauer, John: Beats
Krausbauer, John:
Beats

(ANTS Records -- Italy )


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John Krausbauer's composition employs 3 West Coast accordionists (Krausbauer, Kate Short and Aaron Oppenheim) in an extended compositional framework allowing for improvisation, of hallucinatory, shimmering sound that accentuates the intersections of tone and harmonics; minimalist and entrancing in the mode of Pauline Oliveros, Wada, Palestine, Radigue, &c.

Krennerich / Schubert / Osswald / Fischer: Degrees Above
Krennerich / Schubert / Osswald / Fischer:
Degrees Above

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Four German saxophonists are heard in three sophisticated and extremely creative chamber-oriented improvisations recorded at Kulturzentrum Hufeisen: Andreas Krennerich on soprano, sopranino & baritone saxophones; Frank Paul Schubert on alto & soprano saxophones; Hartmut Osswald on tenor sax & bass clarinet; and Nils Fischer on baritone sax & contrabass clarinet.

Kurka, Irene : Chants
Kurka, Irene :
Chants

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Soprano vocalist Irene Kurka performs two works works by Antoine Beuger, and one each by Christopher Fox, Eva-Maria Houben, and Thomas Stiegler, accompanied by Antoine Beuger on flute for his composition "Chants de Passage"; 5 beautiful, unhurried works that bring the delicate beauty of each compositions, and of Kurka's refined voice, to a resonant foreground.

Kwang, Goh Lee: Avalanche (2 CDs)
Kwang, Goh Lee:
Avalanche (2 CDs)

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


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A double CD of experimental composition from Malaysian sound artist Goh Lee Kwang, hypnotic works of strangely repeating glitch that bookend shorter works of rich percussive abstractions, including a work with processed voice and an extended percussive "Ritual", singular pieces reflecting Kwang's curious mind and long experience merging aberrant and subtle sound.

Kwang, Goh Lee: Back2Bed
Kwang, Goh Lee:
Back2Bed

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


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Goh Lee Kwang recorded these tracks from 2012-2015, a diverse set of pieces using sound, noise, field recordings, even guitar and rhythm to create unique audio environments, a succint and interesting reflection on the inquisitive nature of this audio explorers work.

Kwang, Goh Lee: Draw Sound [3-inch CD + BOOK]
Kwang, Goh Lee:
Draw Sound [3-inch CD + BOOK]

(Herbal International -- Germany )


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An unusual release of drawings and coins - 98 tracks in 8 1/2 minutes, where each track is the sound of one or more coins dropping by the hand of sound artist Goh Lee Kwang, plus one track from Woody Sullender; the book has pencil drawings apparently inspired by the sound.

Kwang, Goh Lee: Hands
Kwang, Goh Lee:
Hands

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


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A fun and unusual electronic album from Malaysian sound artist Goh Lee Kwang's, whose instrument of choice is an old Roland Jupiter analogue synth, with toy keyboards, saxophones, bass and drums also thrown into the pot and merrily melted down by Max/MSP.

Kwang, Goh Lee: Innere Freuden / Internal Pleasures
Kwang, Goh Lee:
Innere Freuden / Internal Pleasures

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


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The title of this work for a cross-wired analog DJ mixer from Goh Lee Kwang translates to "Internal Pleasures", as he finds unexpected sounds from the noise floor of his equipment, which he develops into 7 untitled sound works of hiss, hum, controlled feedback, and rich sound.

Kwang, Goh Lee : Good Vibrations
Kwang, Goh Lee :
Good Vibrations

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


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Aberrant experiments with a stereo DJ mixer from Herbal International label leader Goh Lee Kwang, 5 tracks of unexpected sounds, micro-drills, crackles, purrs, hums, buzzes, quirks and bleeps from the mixer itself, performed live with no overdubs or pre-programming.

Kwang, Goh Lee / Tim Blechmann: Findars
Kwang, Goh Lee / Tim Blechmann:
Findars

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


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A work for heavy electronic drone and glitch, Herbal International Label founder Goh Lee Kwang presents this live performance from Malaysia's Finders Art Space in Kuala Lumpur, for 36 minutes of mysterious intensity that settles and fills the listening space like a pall.

Kyriakides, Yannis: Wordless
Kyriakides, Yannis:
Wordless

(Unsounds -- The Netherlands )


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La Baracande : La Baracande
La Baracande :
La Baracande

(BeCoq -- France )


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The third album from the French/Belgium La Baracande, with vocalist/violinist Basile Bremaud leading a quartet of violin, guitar, lap steel, pedal board, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, and drone, singing long form ballads of epic tales of life and love that they describe as speaking with a voice to the living and our ghosts.

Lab Coast: Bookflames [3" CD]
Lab Coast:
Bookflames [3" CD]

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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Early recordings from Lab Coast (Chris Dadge and David Laing) from an odd session of improvisation recorded to cassette and restored for the band's debut release.

Land of Marigold (Joshua Zubot & Ellwood Epps): Creosote
Land of Marigold (Joshua Zubot & Ellwood Epps):
Creosote

(Barnyard -- Canada )


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The Montreal duo of trumpeter Ellwood Epps and Josh Zubot on violin and low octave violin for 9 upbeat, technically superb and intricate instant improvisations, what they refer to as "foot-tapping for ghosts, seeing the northern lights from underwater".

Leaney, Aaron & Chris Dadge: Continuity
Leaney, Aaron & Chris Dadge:
Continuity

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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The Leaney-Dadge duo has been working together since 2006; this release is taken from a series of weekly sessions in Mount Pleasant, Calgary, using extended instrumentation including trumpet, percussion, zither, recorder, and piano.

Leap Of Faith: Cosmic Distance Ladder
Leap Of Faith:
Cosmic Distance Ladder

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The core trio of the Leap of Faith Orchestra comprising multi-reedist & wind player David Peck, also on percussive devices, with Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic and voice, and Yuri Zbitnoff on drums & percussions, with special guests Kat Dobbins on trombone and Bob Moores on trumpet & flugelhorn, in an evolving set of strong harmonic, percussive & lyrical interaction.

Leap Of Faith: Crumpled Dimensions
Leap Of Faith:
Crumpled Dimensions

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The core Leap of Faith trio of David Peck (PEK) on winds & percussion, Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, and Yuri Zbitnov on drums & percussion, a subunit of Boston's Leap of Faith Orchestra, is joined by Jim Warshauer (reeds) and Eric Dahlman (trumpet, overtone voice) for an exciting and far-ranging improvisation of exotic instrumentation and intention.

Leap of Faith: First Principles
Leap of Faith:
First Principles

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Performed by a core set of 7 players who frequent the Boston-area Evil Clown collective, this subgroup from the Leap of Faith Orchestra is caught live at Third Life Studios in Somerville, MA, in a drummer-less setting of rhythm from PEK's arsenal of percussive devices and instruments, for a diverse & extended work of transformations across highly varied sonorities.

Leap of Faith: Nucleosynthesis
Leap of Faith:
Nucleosynthesis

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A core trio setting for Boston's framework improvising Leap of Faith with David Peck (PEK) on clarinets, saxophone and assorted winds, Yuri Zbitnoff on drums & percussion, and Glynis Lomon on cellos and percussion, along with "2 gongs, a ton of Tibetan bowls and bells, various orchestral castanets, various seed pod and other wood rattles, and other small things".

Leap Of Faith: Phenomena
Leap Of Faith:
Phenomena

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Two founding member of Leap of Faith, multi-reedist and multi-instrumentalist PEK and cellist and percussionist Glynis Lomon. present two improvisations themed on waves and particle transformations, using microphone techniques to enhance Lomon's bowing, in a set deploying aquasonic, daxophones, gongs, Englephone, contrabassoon, tromboon, and much more.

Leap Of Faith: Sense And Understanding
Leap Of Faith:
Sense And Understanding

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Two excursive works from the Boston improvising collective Leap of Faith, with the core trio of PEK on clarinets, saxophones, double reeds & flutes, Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, and Yuri Zbitnov on drums & percussion, plus guests Kat Dobbins on trombone and Bob Moores on trumpets, creating a highly interactive environment performing PEK's framework compositions.

Leap Of Faith: Tangled Hierachies
Leap Of Faith:
Tangled Hierachies

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A 2019 performance in Cambridge, MA of this intertwining quintet of unique instrumentation, with PEK on bamboo & bass saxophones, clarinets, contrabassoon, tarota, melodica, sheng, aquasonic, wood, metal, wind siren, crank siren, & chimes; Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic, & chimes; Eric Zinman on piano; Syd Smart on percussion; and Yuri Zbitnov on drums, gong, wood, metal, wind siren, & chimes.

Leap Of Faith: The Observed Present
Leap Of Faith:
The Observed Present

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The debut of this reconfigured Boston-area trio drawn from the Leap of Faith lineup, starting with the core duo of PEK on clarinets, saxophones, clarinets & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, with guest Eric Woods on synth and percussion, the trio using heavy percussion and electronics gear in a unique journey of extended freeform improvisation.

Leap Of Faith: Topological Constructions
Leap Of Faith:
Topological Constructions

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The core trio of the Leap of Faith Orchestra--PEK on clarinets, saxophones, clarinets & flutes, Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, and Yuri Zbitnov on drums & percussion--is joined by fellow Orchestra violinist Mimi Rabson and special guest, violinist Elinor Speirs, for a remarkable improvised work using a huge arsenal of instruments including a new Brontosaurus Bell.

Leap Of Faith: Trajectories
Leap Of Faith:
Trajectories

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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With new drummer/percussionist Steve Niemitz, the Leap of Faith trio of PEK on clarinet, contrabass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, musette, tarota, bass tromboon & sheng, Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, and Niemitz on percussion recorded this session at Bonnie Kane's monthly Thursday Night Experiment in Western Massachusetts.

Leap Of Faith: True Representations of Reality
Leap Of Faith:
True Representations of Reality

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The core duet of the Leap of Faith Orchestra (LOFO) comprised of PEK on clarinets, saxophones, clarinets & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice is joined by pianist Eric Zinman performing inside and out of the piano, and also on synthesizer, drums & percussion, for three improvisations recorded live in the studio in Cambridge, MA in 2020.

Leap of Faith: Unbounded Sets
Leap of Faith:
Unbounded Sets

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Two live recordings of the Boston area Leap of Faith quintet of David Peck (reeds and winds, percussion), Glynis Lomon (cello, percussion), Dan O'Brien (winds, percussion), Zach Bartolomei (sax, percussion), and Yuri Zbitnoff (drums and percussion), captured in Somerville in 2016 and New York City in 2017, for detailed, assertive, unique approaches to improv.

Leap of Faith Orchestra: Supernovae
Leap of Faith Orchestra:
Supernovae

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Boston area composer and multi-instrumentalist David Peck developed a unique approach to scoring for this large and idiosyncratic ensemble, referred to as Frame Notation, giving descriptions of sonority, time scale, events, playing occurrences, &c, leaving a great deal of freedom for these extraordinary musicians, as borne out in their incredible and extended performance.

Leap of Faith Orchestra & Sub-Units: Virtual Particles [2 CDS]
Leap of Faith Orchestra & Sub-Units:
Virtual Particles [2 CDS]

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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An octet version of the Boston improvising ensemble Leap of faith Orchestra, in a 3-part work using composer and multi-reedist, multi-instrumentalist David Pecks' timed segments, guiding the musicians through the piece while keeping the performance exuberantly controlled and intensely focused, finding unusual paths for creative statement.

Lebegue, Francois / Guillaume Gargaud / Ernesto Rodrigues / Eduardo Chagas : Sound Bridge
Lebegue, Francois / Guillaume Gargaud / Ernesto Rodrigues / Eduardo Chagas :
Sound Bridge

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Left Exit (Feat Michael Duch / Klaus Holm): Mr K
Left Exit (Feat Michael Duch / Klaus Holm):
Mr K

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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This progressive/folk/jazz/improv/experimental/psych quartet from Norway covers a diverse set of approaches to improvisation, from textural, minimalistic and radically abstract, like something AMM would play, using graphic and written notation.

Lepany, Justin: Agnes (In Redemption)
Lepany, Justin:
Agnes (In Redemption)

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A half composed, half improvised album for solo electric guitar from composer and improviser Justin Lepany, known for his work with musicians like Sven-Ake Johansson and his composition "Ringing Peace" premiered during the 2014 Peace Nobel Prize ceremony: three diverse pieces using effects to create both density and spacious sonic fields.

Lerman, Ayelet : 7 Steps
Lerman, Ayelet :
7 Steps

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Violist, performance, installation and sound artist Ayelet Lerman presents a meditative voyage through silence on solo viola, a sinuous and fascinating journey pairing melody and unusual harmonic strategies, with Kadima label leader Jean Claude Jones joining on double bass, one of the last sessions that he played on that instrument.

Liedwart, Kurt : Tone
Liedwart, Kurt :
Tone

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


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Kurt Liedwart creates a personal journey through multiplicity of intense abstract layers of electronic and synthetic sound, constructing atmospheres of dronescapes, and cryptic songs, keeping the listener on edge in this album of intense "Tones" wrought from sythesizers, electronics, light controlled electronics, electromagnetic devices, and radio.

Liedwart, Kurt / Andrey Popovskiy / Martin Taxt: Hjem
Liedwart, Kurt / Andrey Popovskiy / Martin Taxt:
Hjem

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


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A live concert at Dom Cultural Center in Moscow, Russia in 2015 from Norwegian tuba player Martin Taxt, Saint Petersburg violinist and object player Andrey Popovskiy, and ppool performer Kurt Liedwart focusing on sinewaves and noise, in an extended lowercase improvisation exploring harmonic and microtonal sounds.

Liedwart, Kurt / Petr Vrba: Punkt
Liedwart, Kurt / Petr Vrba:
Punkt

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


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The debut album of free electronic music explorers Kurt Liedwart on synthesizers, cracked homemade and everyday electronics, and Petr Vrba on synthesizers and electronics, where each track is built upon a permutating sonic foundation of well-paced compositions that transition between hypnotic abstract structural forms and textural and timbral experimentation.

Liedwart, Kurt / Phil Raymond: Rim
Liedwart, Kurt / Phil Raymond:
Rim

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


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Moscow sound experimenter Phil Raymond, recording with computers and percussions, is resampled live by Moscow musician Kurt Liedwart on lloopp, electronics & percussion, to create these 5 darkly ambient tracks merging organized and improvised approaches.

Lin, Hui-Chun / Davide Piersanti  : A Gash into Normality
Lin, Hui-Chun / Davide Piersanti :
A Gash into Normality

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Lisbon Improvisation Players (Amado / Filiano / Salero / Adams): Motion
Lisbon Improvisation Players (Amado / Filiano / Salero / Adams):
Motion

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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A precursor to his Motion Trio, this is a 2002 studio recording led by saxophonist Rodrigo Amado performing on baritone & tenor saxophones, with US West Coast saxophonist Steve Adams on soprano & tenor saxophones, Acacio Salero on drums, plus New York bassist Ken Filiano, improvising over six works that show the depth and mastery of each individually and collectively.

Lisbon String Trio / Luis Lopes: Isotropy
Lisbon String Trio / Luis Lopes:
Isotropy

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Isotropy - having a physical property which has the same value when measured in different directions - is the collaboration between the Lisbon String Trio of Ernesto Rodrigues (viola), Miguel Mira (cello) and Alvaro Rosso (double bass) with Luis Lopes, here on acoustic guitar, in a 2 part extended improvisation recorded live at the 2020 Small Format Materials Festiva.

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.

Loriot, Frantz / Manuel Perovic Notebook Large Ensemble: Urban Furrow
Loriot, Frantz / Manuel Perovic Notebook Large Ensemble:
Urban Furrow

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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French-Japanese violist Frantz Loriot's large ensemble drawn from 5 nations in an excellent set of compositions that employ a diverse set of approaches, slyly drawing the listener into unique and encompassing sound worlds of remarkable elements and superb improvisation.

Lucchese / Kaptra: 777+2 Per Aspera ad Astra
Lucchese / Kaptra:
777+2 Per Aspera ad Astra

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Visual artists Maria Lucchese is also a multi-instrumentalist and voice performer based in Berlin, working with Gio Kaptra, a filmmaker, visual artist and scientist based in Urbino, take their listeners on a 7 part cosmic exploration using tibetan bells, theremin, voice, modular synth, breath and sound processing, the title translating to "through hardships to the stars".

Luo, Bao / Jean-Marc Foussat: Surface Calme
Luo, Bao / Jean-Marc Foussat:
Surface Calme

(Fou Records -- France )


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A 5-part work of improvisations on keyboards, voice, guzheng and flute from French improviser Jean-Marc Foussat and Bao Luo (Beijing Talking), a mysterious album of nocturnal sounds, grand expressions, furtive language, and rich textures and timbres, as Bao Luo provides a guiding voice in song and speach to their beguiling dialog; an exotic and expressive album.

Lutnahimat: Erosions
Lutnahimat:
Erosions

(Aural Terrains -- Greece/UK )


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Lutnahimat is the London-based project of composer/sound sculptor Ian S. in a work mixing electronic self-built instruments with sound samples recorded in India and Cameroon.

M2; (M to the power of 2): Pink
M2; (M to the power of 2):
Pink

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Maria da Rocha's name may not be familiar to jazz and improvised music lovers in Portugal, and this is because this violinist and violist from Lisbon has worked mainly on the Berlin and Stockholm circuits and much of her dedication goes...

Machinefabriek / Anne Bakker: Oehoe
Machinefabriek / Anne Bakker:
Oehoe

(Where To Now? -- Netherlands )


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The fourth collaboration between electronic composer Rutger Zuydervelt, aka Machinefabriek, and violinist, violist and vocalist Anne Bakker, in a work that merges and contrasts Bakker's string work and wordless vocals with soundscape, obscured field recordings and concrete sounds, using consonance and dissonance to create emotional pressure and release.

MacLise, Angus: Astral Collapse
MacLise, Angus:
Astral Collapse

(Quakebasket -- USA )


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Black marker strike through barcode, but otherwise new direct from Quakebasket label - last copies available. Experiments in sound from early Velvet Underground member Angus Maclise performing on vocals, prepared tape, cembalum, bells, arp synthesizer and field recordings, joined by Hetty Maclise on organ, piano and autoharp.

Martin & Haynes: Freedman
Martin & Haynes:
Freedman

(Barnyard -- Canada )


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Lyrical and sophisticated improvisations performed on just a ukulele and a suitcase from these Toronto musicians playing the compositions of lap steel player Myk Freedman

Martin, Haynes and Driver: Freedman at Western Front
Martin, Haynes and Driver:
Freedman at Western Front

(Barnyard -- Canada )


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"Crude Jazz" from the Toronto trio of Jean Haynes on ukulele, Jean Martinon suitcase, and Ryan Driver on street-sweeper bristle bass, lovely bare-bones jazz using makeshift instruments, captured live in Vancouver.

Martin, Luke: So Softly That It Came, A Wild Dim Chatter, Meaningless
Martin, Luke:
So Softly That It Came, A Wild Dim Chatter, Meaningless

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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Luke Martin began this work with a field recording at Mentryville Park in Southern California, which was transcribed by himself and Amy Golden, Ben Levinson, Davy Sumner, and Ryan Gaston using Martin's system of notating silence, then combined into the final score for this recording.

Mascolo, Carlo: My Tubes
Mascolo, Carlo:
My Tubes

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A unique take on this large brass instrument from Italian trombonist and Free Flow Festival director Carlo Mascolo, using preparations, focusing on components of the instrument, and using extreme techniques to create a startlingly diverse set of sounds, vocalisations, microtonal output and simply bizarre utterances as Mascolo brings new language to horn.

Massaro, Francesco: Maniera Nera
Massaro, Francesco:
Maniera Nera

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Translating to "Black Manner", saxophonist and electroacoustic artist Francesco Massaro, a member of the Italian band Bestiario, presents a dark and troubling album of intense and power solo saxophone and acousmatic accompaniment, which he refers to as "fixed media", each of the 8 pieces referencing musicians including Lenoci, La Volpe, &c.; enigmatic and superb.

Mateen, Sabir / Christopher Dell / Christian Ramond / Klaus Kugel: Creation
Mateen, Sabir / Christopher Dell / Christian Ramond / Klaus Kugel:
Creation

(577 Records -- USA )


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NY tenor saxophonist Sabir Mateen joins the German trio of Christopher Dell on vibes, Christian Ramond on double bass, and Klaus Kugel on drums, all memebers of the Theo Jorgensmann Quartet, for a live recording at A-Trane, in Berlin in 2012, finding all three energetically enthusiastic and often driven by Mateen's unique personality in performance.

Mateen, Sabir / Patrick Holmes / Federico Ughi : Survival Situation
Mateen, Sabir / Patrick Holmes / Federico Ughi :
Survival Situation

(577 Records -- USA )


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Having played together in a variety of settings, but never as a trio, saxophonist Sabir Mateen, clarinetist Patrick Holmes and drummer Federico Ughi met in a recording studio in Tuscany, Italy to record this album of wide-ranging free improvisation, Mateen's Farfisa playing and vocal declamations bringing a Sun Ra element to the vehement and profound dialog.

Mathisen / Svendsen / Wildhagen: Momentum
Mathisen / Svendsen / Wildhagen:
Momentum

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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With a list of projects including Shagma, The Core, Zanussi 5 and Mopti, the trio of Jorgen Mathisen (sax), Christian Meaas Svendsen (bass) and Andreas Wildhagen (drums), "Momentum" is an apt name for their uniquely building, unpredictable and atypical improvisations.

McAuley, Jim / Scot Ray: Second Earth
McAuley, Jim / Scot Ray:
Second Earth

(Long Song Records -- Italy )


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An excellent first meeting of two guitarists recording on a February afternoon and released in the sequence recorded with no edits or changes, from Jim McAuley on guitar and Scot Ray on lap steel slide guitar with effects, an innately lyrical blending of styles masking the strong technical skills and long histories of these two superlative players.

McKenzie II, Donald Sturge Anthony (feat. Elliott Sharp, Bill Laswell and Vernon Reid): Silenced II
McKenzie II, Donald Sturge Anthony (feat. Elliott Sharp, Bill Laswell and Vernon Reid):
Silenced II - Views from the Auction Block

(577 Records -- USA )


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Drummer Donald Sturge Anthony McKenzie II trades off duos with a set of masterful musicians in the second volume of his "Silenced" project, here with guitarist Elliott Sharp for a complex and inspired dialog; with bassist Bill Laswell for a rich and moody soundscape; and with guitarist Vernon Reid in a piece for McKenzie's daughter; plus one solo drum piece.



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