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Comte, Richard / Julien Pontvianne: Sunken Music [Used Item] (nunc. -- France ) Price: $10.00 In Stock The long-standing duet of guitarist Richard Comte and tenor saxophonist Julen Pontvianne (Onze Hours Onze) is a conversation of introspective and resonant repetition around silence, tonal decay, slow call and response and submerged themes, here symbolically immersed as they explore four sunken islands from around the world: Vordonis; Lohachara; Semionovski and Elugelab. |
Diaphane (Loriot / Costa / Hubsch / Loher): Paris [Used Item] (Neither/Nor Records -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock A live album at the Cafe de Paris in 2019, and the recording debut of the international quartet Diaphane of Frantz Loriot on viola, Raphael Loher on piano, Carl Ludwig Hübsch on tuba and Carlo Costa on percussion, heard here in an extended and fully free improvisation using unusual techniques and objects to extend the pallet of their acoustic instruments. |
Nevai, Nandor w/ Tim Dahl / Trevor Dunn: << The Die Motherfucker >> [Used Item] (Psykomanteum -- USA ) Price: $10.00 In Stock A dark trio of NYC heavyweights Tim Dahl and Trevor Dunn on bass and Nandor Nevai ( _ (Underscore)) on drums and conducting, in Nevai's fifth iteration of the _ ("UNDRSKOR") project, following a fusion of forms referred to as 'Neauxtheque' invoking "Danger Classical", the Martial Pop subgenre of Industrial and the virtuosic demands of Technical Death Metal. |
Nevai, Nandor (w/ Peter Evans / Tim Dahl / Matt Nelson / Ron Stabinsky): Classified Maths [Used Item] (Psykomanteum -- USA ) Price: $10.00 In Stock An unusual quintet of prominent New York improvisers--Peter Evans on trumpet, Tim Dahl on bass violin, Matt Nelson on tenor saxophone, and Ron Stabinsky on bass--performing Nandor Nevai's compositions: two Quintets and the two part "Sap Gloves"--Nevai performing on tenor sax, voice and conducting, blurring modern improv, chamber jazz and bizarre spoken word moments; outstanding and unsettling. |
Good, Zachary / Ben Roidl-Ward : arb [Used Item] (Carrier Records -- USA ) Price: $8.00 In Stock Focusing on the harmonic interaction, delicate nuances and harmonic functionality of closely related tones, Chicago instrumentalists Zachary Good on clarinet and Ben Roidl-Ward on bassoon recorded these six works of acoustical and phenomenological events using the interplay between coinciding clarinet and bassoon notes, creating illusory and haunting tonal works. |
Green, Jaki Shelton : The River Speaks of Thirst [Used Item] (Soul City Sounds -- USA ) Price: $8.00 In Stock A collection of poems written by and read by ninth Poet Laureate of North Carolina and the first African American and third woman to hold the title--Jaki Shelton GreenŠ-presenting 11 texts with experimental sound work arranged by Shirlette Ammons, a fascinating set of observations and an insightful selection of "political statement, cultural commentary, and an aesthetic milestone". |
Green, Jaki Shelton: I Want to Undie You [CD EP] [Used Item] (Soul City Sounds -- USA ) Price: $5.00 In Stock A CD EP from North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green, the first African American and third woman to receive the appointment, persenting her work "I Want to Undie You" expressing her sorrow at the unexpected death of her daughter Imani and a celebration of her life, with audio arrangements by Alec Ferrel, plus versions of the text and music only. |
Irniger, Christoph Pilgrim: Ghost Cat [Used Item] (Intakt -- Switzerland ) Price: $13.00 In Stock Zurich tenor saxophonist & composer Christoph Irniger in his fourth album on the Intakt label with his creative and cooperative band Pilgrim of Stefan Aeby on piano, Dave Gisler on guitar, Raffaele Bossard on bass and Michael Stulz on drums, performing Irninger's lyrical and thoughtful compositions, along with one from bassist Raffaele Bossard. |
Sguera, Luca: Piano, Exploded [Used Item] (Shhpuma -- Portugal ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Performing on both piano and bass drum, Italian improviser & composer Luca Sguera presents six works based around the physical sounds of the piano, traditional acoustic piano progressions and rhythmic arrangements fitting the development of each piece's sound, as much sound art as piano composition through sophisticated hybrids of acoustic and sonic environments. |
Buechi / Hellmuller / Jerjen: Moon Trail [Used Item] (Intakt -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.00 In Stock Swiss vocalist Sarah Buechi leads a new trio with Franz Hellmüller on guitar and Rafael Jerjen on bass, putting a uniquely expressive touch to a mix of original Buechi songs, standards including "I Thought About You" and "Moon River", and traditional song, the intimate and adept playing of Hellmüller and Jerjen enveloping the trio with a warm glow. |
Johnson, Max: Hermit Music [Used Item] (Unbroken Sounds -- USA ) Price: $10.00 In Stock An extraordinary set of solo double bass improvisations captured in the warm Booklyn Conveyor Recording Studio, Johnson showing his strength with his fingers on the large strings or a bow in his hand, in five turbulent and superb solos under reflection of personal struggles and the strain of pandemic, bringing a new sense of self and determination to his playing. |
Houle, Francois / Joe Sorbara: Hush [Used Item] (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland ) Price: $13.00 In Stock With masterful technique and remarkable creative drive, the Canadian duo of clarinetist François Houle and Joe Sorbara explore unorthodox sound worlds through microtones, pad percussives, circular breathing to stretch phrasing, Houle taking apart his instrument to affect tone and pitch, and Sorbara using idiosyncratic percussive instruments including "back porch piano guts". |
Hope, Cat: Decibel [Used Item] (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland ) Price: $13.00 In Stock A diverse set of works from Australian composer Cat Hope, employing acoustic instrumentation--strings, keys, flutes, reeds & percussion--along with electronics and field recordings, in chamber configurations from duos to quintets, performed by the Western Australia Decibel new music ensemble for which Hope is both director and a performer. |
Magill, Rob: Blues Etudes [Used Item] (Kettle Hole Records -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock A series of reed and wind improvisations, including two pieces with electronics, from Southern California composer and improviser Rob Magill, each of the 9 tracks on this album focusing on a different instrument: alto saxophone, soprano saxpohone, clarinet, flute, bass clarinet, bass recorder, sheng and tenor saxophone, plus a multi-instrumental "misc". |
Ahanes (Kokkoli / Arapis / Aleklint / Zethson / Zetterberg / Agnas): Petrichor [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Stockholm pianist Alexander Zethson invited Greek saxophonist Nicky Kokkoli and guitarist Giannis Arapis to take part in his 13-piece Thanatosis festival ensemble VÖ; they then asked drummer Nils Agnas, bassist Torbjörn Zetterberg and trombonist Mats Äleklint to join them for this sublimely flowing sextet studio session, which includes works by Mingus and Coltrane. |
Hippie Diktat: Gran Sasso [Used Item] (nunc. -- France ) Price: $11.00 In Stock Stripping down their performance matter to its most minimal expression, their work developed since 2011 as they've toured the European alternative scene, the Hippie Diktat trio of Richard Comte on electric baritone guitar, Julien Chamla on drums and Antoine Viard on amplified baritone saxophone work an energetic and heavy set of Steve Reich-ian grooves. |
Harris, Bill: Blinking Glue [Used Item] (Amalgam -- USA ) Price: $10.00 In Stock An extension of his prior solo record, ONOMAT, Chicago drummer & percussionist Bill Harris also uses a prepared floor tom and feedback in this unedited 25 minute live performance at Music Garage in Illinois, notated for six track section as he explores unique rhythmic concepts augmented with encompassing environmental sonics and unusual disruptive elements. |
Johnson, Evan: L' Art De Toucher [Used Item] (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $11.00 In Stock Five works from US composer often based in Amsterdam, Evan Johnson, in solo, duo and trio settings including a triptych titled "L'art de toucher" in three configurations, demonstrating his unique approach to writing using disparate musical influences from modern to Baroque, mated to anarchic experimentalism and a Wandelweiser sensibility; fascinating! |
McIntosh, Andrew: A Moonbeam Is Just A Filtered Sunbeam [Used Item] (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $11.00 In Stock Intended to be played continuously without a break, composer and violinist Andrew McIntosh's long-form composition features field recordings of pine woods in his home state of California in performance with violin, viola, piano, wine glasses, slate and electronics, an ethereal work combining improvisation, open tunings, just intonation and sympathetic resonance. |
Schindler, Udo / Eric Zang Eriksson: Blow & Swirl [Used Item] (FMR -- UK ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Udo Schindler follows his duo album with drummer Eric Zwang-Eriksson @ Salon fur Klang+Kuns, Poetry?? Ein Wurfelwurf with this recording at BASIS_Sound_Space at MUCCA - Munich Center of Community Arts in Munich, Schindler on sopranino & tenor saxophones and the deep TUBAX, interacting with Eriksson's rapid-fire and uniquely voiced drum & percussion work. |
LAMIEE . / Drolo Ensemble: The Deafening Moment Of The Whistle After The Noise [Used Item] (Shhpuma -- Portugal ) Price: $10.00 In Stock A truly fascinating and seamless hybrid of improvised and composed music, alongside an exploration of feedback and "its acoustic double, a harmonic noise", from the merging of two projects--LAMIEE and Dròlo Ensemble--plus Italian poli-instrumentalists Nicholas Remondino and Andrea Giordano (OTONN), yielding wonderfully complex and enveloping sound worlds. |
Silva, Andre B.: Mt. Meru [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Known for his The Rite of Trio, guitarist Andre B. Silva releases his 2nd solo album featuring compositions in a chamber jazz mode, including long passages of composed music that open into improvisation, performed with Jose Soares on saxophone, Raquel Reis on cello, Sophie Bernado on basson, Paulo Bernardino on bass clarinet, Andre Carvalho on double bass & Ricardo Coelho on drums & vibes. |
Ronn, Christian / Bob Bellerue : Intoku Inversions [Used Item] (Anarchy Moon Recordings/Nishe -- USA ) Price: $8.00 In Stock Beautiful long-form drones and harmonic interactions develop and are then shaken up with sonic deformations and collisions, returning to beautiful environments and then reversed once again, from the duo of sonic explorers Bob Bellerue and Christian Ronn, recording in Copenhagen using organs, electronics, winds, and feedback to create these wonderfully alien domains. |
Bennington, James Colour And Sound: Everlasting Belle [Used Item] (ThatSwan! -- USA ) Price: $10.00 In Stock A tribute to legendary audio engineer George Belle (1948-2019) who worked with a who's who including Horace Tapscott, Jimmy Smith, Gene Rodenberry, &c., in a set of compositions from Mal Waldron, Albert Heath, Herbie Nichols plus original work from leader James Bennigton, saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi, saxophonist James Cook, and group improvisations. |
PLASMA 8 (Reuter / Krennerich): Porphyr [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Active since 2008, the PLASMA 8 duo of German pianist & vocalist Thomas Reuter and saxophonist Andreas Krennerich explore the geological deposits of porphyr, a hard igneous rock containing crystals, through free improvisation, expressed here in 20 concise interactions of piano keys & strings, soprano & baritone saxophones plus unusual vocal utterance. |
Pesce, Vito / Walter Forestiere: Anthropolitan Chorale [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A modern soundscape in three acts from Italian improvisers, drummer Walter Forestier (Death Roars, Angelo Mastronardi Trio) and guitarist Vito Pesce (Minus Tree, Pastel, Squieti), their 2nd album a dialog shifting between pensive introspection and aggressive evocation, a full range of expression that builds and releases suspense as the two unfold their narrative. |
Papenheim, Torsten: Hellerau [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A percussive "Natchtprogramm" and a tonal "Syntax" from composer Torsten Papenheim, recorded in the studio in Cologne and Berlin, the former performed with trombonist Matthias Much, double bassist Achim Tang and pianist Philip Zoubek; the latter with Johannest Trondle (violincello) & Axel Haller (electric bass), then with Elena Kakaliagou (french horn) & Evi Filippou (percussion). |
Perepelycia, Alexis: Esos Fantasmas [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Argentinian sound artist Alexis Perepelycia explores his influences in an extended sonic work, drawing on his roots in the sounds of garage, punk, metal, industrial music into his work in academia, using abstract references of assertive and acousmatic sound with powerful electronic emphasis as he seeks his ghosts amidst references like Russolo, Stockhausen, &c. |
Shepard, Craig: Broken Silence [Used Item] (Music For Contemplation, Inc. -- Austria ) Price: $9.00 In Stock The music to composer Craig Shepards performance work that presents listeners with text drawn from court testimony in the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, here concentrating on the quiet long tones generated by wind instruments and ebow strings, where pure tones pass between the musicians to build a pulsating chord that then drops away tone by tone. |
Myers, David Lee: Xenography [Used Item] (pulsewidth -- USA ) Price: $8.00 In Stock Xenography is the ability to write in a language which the individual has not learned, an apt description of the rich dialects sculpted from feedback sources and expertly routed through circular circuits of sound processors by New York sound artist David Lee Myers, AKA Arcane Device, captured and layered into these astounding electronic compositions. |
IKB: Rhinocerus [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock One of Portugal's most interesting large scale lowercase ensembles led by violist Ernesto Rodrigues, with frequent Creative Sources collaborators including Nuno Torres on alto sax, Carlos Santos on electronics, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, Miguel Mira on bass, 14 musicians move with subtlety in a tapestry of electroacoustic resonance and mystique. |
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Guilherme Rodrigues / Stephan Bleier : Anamorphose [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A confluence of strings from the trio of Portuguese improvisers Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, performing in Berlin with double bassist Stephan Bleier, the title referring to a gradual ascending progression formed through small changes, an apt analogy for the illusory and shape-shifting approach their 5-part improvisations lead. |
Rodrigues / Carvalho / Rodrigues / Valinho: Eclipse [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Emulating a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse in two evolving improvised chamber works that take the quartet of Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, Mariana Carvalho on piano, Joao Valinho on percussion and Ernesto Rodrigues (switching from viola to harp & deploying electronics) through mysterious soundwork that move from darkness to light in detailed and subtle ways. |
Lila Bazooka (Sophie Bernado / Celine Grangey): Arashiyama [Used Item] (Ayler -- France ) Price: $10.00 In Stock The French duo of bassoonist Sophie Bernado and sound artist Céline Grangey expand on the rich timbre of Bernado's bassoon, starting solo in beautiful etude improvisations only to have Grangey's sound designs expand around her playing, developing rich environments through electronics, field recording & voice, a beautiful intersection of experimental, composed and improvised music. |
Tanguay, Pierre / Tom Walsh: Midi tapant [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Squidco RSD 2024 Sale! Price was Price: $9.00 In Stock The duo of Pierre Tanguay on drums and percussion and Tom Walsh on trombone in a release of minimalist construction that blends composition and improvisation. |
Warelis, Marta: A Grain of Earth [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. Working inside and out of the piano and sometime evoking wild sounds that seem to have no relationship to the instrument, Polish-born and Amsterdam-based pianist Marta Warelis explores the concepts of realities beyond our perception, and a thought that we are a part of a big organism where everything goes endlessly bigger and smaller in scale of size, time and speed. |
Garcia, Violeta : FOBIA [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. The second album from Argentinian cellist, composer and improviser Violeta Garcia, exploring the amplified, prepared, expanded and extended violoncello through 15 succinct solo expositions in an album that she describes as a "very hyper-sensitive monster", using unconventional, extended and sometimes terrifying technique amidst powerful creative expression. |
Graham, Forbes (Forbes / Lopez / Lopez): Another Day, Another Vector [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. An unusual set of electroacoustic improvisations recorded at Firehouse 12 from a New York trio led by trumpeter Forbes Graham, also on laptop and drum machine, Cecelia Lopez on analog synth, and bassist Brandon Lopez, Graham mutating his trumpet through sound processing, complemented by Cecelia Lopez's synthetic punctuations, all grounded by Brandon Lopez' solid bass work. |
Lipscomb, Jon: Conscious Without Function [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. Swedish guitar improviser Jon Lipscomb (LOPLOP, Swedish Fix) takes his listeners on a rugged trip across the strings, using distortion, tremolo and rapid-fire technique as he mines territories between free improv, noise and rock, his nimble mind stopping to explore areas of interest then cascading into new, turbulent environments; frightfully powerful. |
Fluke - Mogul, Gabby: Love Songs [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. An album of raw and emotional "love songs", 17 unique solo violin improvisations and vocal utterance as the New York improviser runs her bow with passionate openness and intimacy through raspy edges, ardent plucking, introspective aching, and moments of beauty, all displayed through immense technique and powerful control over her instrument. |
Vertical Squirrels (Daniel Fischlin / Ajay Heble / Lewis Melville / Ted Warren / Dong-Won Kim / Gary Diggins): Le gouffre / The Chasm: Live from Silence, Guelph (Ontario) [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $9.00 In Stock An exceptional album of widely-embracing collective improvisation recorded during Vertical Squirrel's 2019-20 residency at Silence as part of the You Are I Am series, the core quartet of Daniel Fischlin on guitars, monotron, flute & percussion, Ajay Heble on piano, Lewis Melville on bass & percussion and Ted Warren on drums & percussion are joined by cornetist and world instrumentalist Gary Diggins and vocalist & percussionist Dong-Won Kim. |
Nevai, Nandor / Peter Evans / Steve B / Ron Stabinsky: Trigesisextet for Brass + Gospel Power Walls [Used Item] (Psykomanteum -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Two large-scale compositions from "Through-Composer of Brutal Classical" Nandor Nevai, scored for 35 brass players and a vocalist, accomplished through 10 layers of Peter Evans (trumpet, piccolo trumpet), 9 of Steve B (tenor trombone), 7 of Ron Stabinsky (bass trombone) and 10 of Nevai himself on tenor trombone & voice; plus "Gospel Power Walls" for a chorus of 5 (bad) people. |
Hinds, Killick / Francesca Remigi: Empowered Kind [Used Item] (Habitable & H(i)nds(i)ght Records -- USA ) Price: $8.00 In Stock The duo of guitarist Killick Hinds on stringed instruments, bells & electronics, and Italian/NY drummer Francesca Remigi on acoustic & electronic drums, percussion, and credited with Delene Porter for performing on "symbiote"; an "eclectic, ecstatic and exploratory duo strives for sonic research and for breaking the barriers of the conventional process of music making." |
Growlers Choir: LIVE au FIMAV [Used Item] (Les Disques Victo -- Canada ) Price: $15.00 In Stock PROMO HOLE PUNCHED THO BAR CODE |
Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman: A Lifeboat (Part II) [Used Item] (577 Records -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock The second of two volumes of studio improvisations between Brooklyn trumpeter & flugelhorn player Michael Sarian and keyboardist Matthew Putman, recorded in Sarin's home studio during the 2020 pandemic, allowing freedom in exploration as they sought out cadences, rhythms and melodies, this 2nd volume presenting the most interesting of their investigations. |
Agnas, Kasper: Grain Live [Used Item] (FRIM Records -- Sweden ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Three live guitar improvisations from Swedish guitarist Kasper Agnas performing at Stockholm's New Music and Intermedia Art venue Fylkingen, each piece uniquely approached, starting with a lap guitar dulcimer-like approach of rapid rhythmic attacks, to a warm sound world using mallets on the guitar neck, and finally a work of decaying chords that evolve in complexity, strength and skew. |
Bennington, Jimmy Colour And Sound: Church Bells - Live at Green Mill [Used Item] (Cadence -- USA ) Price: $10.00 In Stock A live concert on a Sunday afternoon in 2017 at Green Mill in Chicago from the lyrically informed post-bop quintet Jimmy Bennington Colour And Sound, led by drummer Bennington with Fred Jackson, Jr. on alto saxophone & soprano saxophone, Artie Black on tenor saxophone, Dustin Laurenzi on tenor saxophone and Mike Harmon on bass. |
Gargaud, Guillaume / Jukka Kaariainen: Radial [Used Item] (Plus Timbre -- Greece ) Price: $9.00 In Stock The first encounter in 2022 between two free improvising guitarists--Guillaume Gargaud, a French composer and improviser playing a 6 string guitar, and Finnish experimental improv guitarist Jukka Kaariainen playing a 12 string--in a 5-part set of dialogs recorded in Helsinki, finding common ground from linear rhythms and high energy playing employing a large dynamical scale. |
Werckmeister (Markus Eichenberger / Carl Ludwig Hubsch / Philip Zoubek / Etienne Nillesen): Two Movements [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock An exceptional quartet of electroacoustic improvisers captured in concert at MUG Einstein Kultur in Munich, organized by the non-profit Offene Haken e.V. - Freunde der improvisierten Musik (Friends of improvised music), from Markus Eichenberger on clarinet, Carl Ludwig Hubsch on tuba, Philip Zoubek on synthesizer and Etienne Nillesen on extended snare drum. |
Beuger, Antoine / Anastassis Philippakopoulos: Floating By [Used Item] (erstwhile -- USA ) Price: $11.00 In Stock Wandelweiser founder and composer Antoine Beuguer and French composer Anastassis Philippakopoulos in a work for voice (Philippakopoulos) and breath (Beuguer), employing spaces of silence against utterance and sibilant expression, a patiently developing work that floats by in deceptively simple ways, captivating through each articulation that seems perfectly placed. |
Denzler, Bertrand (Beliah / Heilbron / Majkowski / Shirey): Low Strings [Used Item] (Confront -- UK ) Price: $9.95 In Stock Following an exploration of the double bass in his 2018 Confront release Basse Seul, Swiss-French composer and saxophonist Bertrand Denzler again jumps into the deep end again with a quartet of accomplished double basssists--Sebastien Beliah, Jon Heilbron, Mike Majkowski, Derek Shirley--for two extended works of encompassing low-register tones. |
Charles, Xavier / Eric Normand: Balises [VINYL - DAMAGED] [Used Item] (Tour de Bras / Ramble -- Canada ) Squidco RSD 2024 Sale! Price was Price: $12.60 In Stock Sleeve dinged from post |
Brulez les meubles (Beaudoin / Normand / Derome / Hollenbeck): Tardif [Used Item] (Tour de Bras / Circum-Disc -- Canada ) Price: $11.00 In Stock The Quebec project Brulez Les Meubles (Burn the Furniture) was conceived by long-time friends and contemporary jazz fans, bassist Eric Normand and guitarist Louis Beaudoin-de la Sablonniere, each collaboration inviting other musicians to join their warm & relaxed approach to modern jazz, here with Jean Derome on saxophone & flute and John Hollenbeck on drums. |
Moffett, Joe: Stress Positions [Used Item] (Neither/Nor Records -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock The title referencing police tactics used to subdue a suspect, the 2nd solo album from NY trumpeter Joe Moffett finds the imporoviser approaching the instrument with atypical technique and a sense of sonic power in five engrossing works of technical prowess and creative imagination, producing "mangled, oscillating, chittering noises, a collision of muscle, bone, and metal". |
Kasten-Krause, Tristan / Jessica Pavone: Images of One [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Squidco RSD 2024 Sale! Price was Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. |
Brulez les meubles (Beaudoin / Normand / Derome / Hollenbeck): L'appel du vide [Used Item] (Tour de Bras / Circum-Disc -- Canada ) Price: $15.00 In Stock With a common passion for the jazz guitar, from Jim Hall to Bill Frisell, from Rene Thomas to Brandon Ross, the core duo of Canadian improvisers, guitarist Louis Beaudoin-de la Sablonniere and bassist Éric Normand, are joined by drummer Tom Jacques for a set of original compositions plus a Paul Bley piece, one by Gilles Vigneault, and two collective improvisations. |
Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Madeira: Cosmos [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition. "Although the primacy of small string ensembles for superior musical expression has been confirmed since at least the 18th Century, th... |
Ming Bau Set (feat Gerry Hemingway / Vera Baumann / Florestan Berset): Yakut's Gallop [Used Item] (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Meeting regularly since 2018, these three Luzern, Switzerland improvisers have developed a shared language of collective creative improv, the best known of the three being drummer & percussionist Gerry Hemingway working with two younger generation musicians, acoustic & electric guitarist Florestan Berset and vocalist Vera Baumann, here in their first wonderfully paced album. |
Roberts, Dean: Not Fire [Used Item] (erstwhile -- USA ) Price: $15.00 In Stock Berlin-based songwriter Dean Roberts' first album in 12 years is a collection of dark and melancholic songs, set in unusual formats based around guitar, electronics, strings, with subtle rhythmic elements, performed by Dean's Dark Moth Ensemble, with additional musicians that include Boris Hauf on piano and The Neck's keyboardist Chris Abrahams on harp. |
Falaise, Bernard: G(o) sol(o) [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Quebecois guitarist Bernard Falaise of Miriodor, Klaxon Gueule, Papa Boa and Les Projectionnistes fame, continues his solo series with the fifth note of the scale, "Sol (G)", reflected in a series of eight inventive guitar improvisations using timbral effects and looping structures to expand his virtual ensemble as does in his live performances. |
Parkinson, Tim / Apartment House: An Album [Used Item] (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Collecting five chamber works from prolific London-based composer Tim Parkinson, written between 1998 and 2017 and performed by the Apartment House ensemble: one piece for solo violin performed by Mira Benjamin, two duos for violin & piano (by Benjamin & Siwan Rhys), a quintet for winds and strings and a septet, both featuring flute and bass clarinet. |
Venable, Phil : Bassworks, Vol 1 [Used Item] (Soul City Sounds -- USA ) Price: $13.00 In Stock Three muscular and inventive solo improvisations on the acoustic upright bass from North Carolina bassist and composer Phil Venable, a member of Tragic Assembly and The Phil Venable - Paul Swest Duo, recorded in the studio in 2022, the three "Basswork" parts are mostly demonstrating his strong walking and plucking skills, at times applying objects to his strings. |
Ackerley, Jessica / Patrick Shiroishi / Chris Williams / Luke Stewart / Jason Nazary: SSWAN: Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster [VINYL] [Used Item] (577 Records -- USA ) Squidco RSD 2024 Sale! Price was Price: $17.14 In Stock Rugged, experimental and avant jazz in the debut album from the SSWAN group of Patrick Shiroishi on saxophones, Chris Williams on trumpet, Jessica Ackerley on electric guitar, Luke Stewart on bass and Jason Nazary on drums, the group focused first on sound and velocity rather than pitch and harmonic information as they carve out a unique space between free jazz and free improv. |
Itakura, Bun / Mishio Ogawa : Stardust [Used Item] (Ultragash -- Japan ) Price: $6.00 In Stock A flowing twilight electro-jazz cover of the standard "Stardust" from Japanese guitarist Bun Itakura and vocalist Mishio Ogawa, expanding the melody and Ogawa's phrasing with encompassing electronics and percussion from Takefumi Kobayashi; backed with an experimental "Mystery Making Factory" using paint brush, harmonic tone guitar, and mbira. |
Wunschmusik (Wunsch / Steyer / Cavenati): Muss Atonal Eigentlich Witzig Sein? [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock German vocalist Birgit Wunsch leads this improvising trio with Edith Steyer on clarinet & saxophone and Alberto Cavenati on guitar, using abstract and atonal melodies in a chamber improvised setting for freely improvised voice, text and sound, crossing a sense of pop music with non-idiomatic improvisation of great technical and creative intent. |
Jones, Darius: Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) [VINYL + DOWNLOAD] [Used Item] (Northern Spy -- USA ) Squidco RSD 2024 Sale! Price was Price: $15.30 In Stock Drawing on compositions from black artists who have created something uniquely their own--Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell, Georgia Anne Muldrow--alto saxophonist Darius Jones pulls from the depths of emotion and vulnerability in five solo tracks recorded in Portland, deeply felt blues reflecting the black experience in America and the pain of isolation. |
Fernandes, Mane : Enter The sQUIGG [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A unique album of oddly metered yet highly rhythmic jazz from guitarist and composer Mané Fernandes, a member of Pedro Alves Melo Omniae Large Ensemble, but more importantly, part of a scene he refers to as Post-Beat Aesthetics, merging electronic and synthetic elements into jazz form, a serious and diverting direction for creative improv and studio play. |
Villavecchia, Liba Trio: Zaidin [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Referencing Thomas Chapin, Ornette Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell & Evan Parker, Spanish saxophonist Liba Villavechia's trio with drummer/percussionsit Vasco Trilla and double bassist Alex Reviriego explore the "tentacles that stem from the great Jazz octopus" through five Villavecchia compositions, one collective improv, and Thomas Chapin's "Bypass". |
Zingaro, Carlos / Pedro Carneiro: Elogio Das Sombras [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Translating to "Eulogy of the Shadows", the free improvising duo of violinist Carlos Zingaro and percussionist Pedro Carneiro performing on marimba with a damper pedal, structure their work as though emerging out of the dark night, each step subtly increasing the glow of luminescence through intensity of interaction until receding again into obscurity; sublime. |
Rite Of Trio, The (Silva / Louro / Alves): Free Development Of Delirium [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Drawing on genres blurring avant jazz, compositional forms, experimental rock and their uniquely twisted sense of humor, the Portuguese trio of guitarist Andre Silva, bassist Filipe Louro, and drummer Pedro Alves (also credited for screams!) present their sophomore album, a strange and compelling set of delirious improvisations in three Parts organized across 13 tracks. |
Moon-Liters / Millennium Development Goals (D. Liedel): Nerve Agent! [Used Item] (Shhpuma -- Portugal ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Essentially written by Philadelphia multi-instrumentalist D. Liedel, who handles most of the parts on this unusual blend of rock, electronics, jazz, pop punk and a number of unlikely genres, presenting strange songs that take sharp turns into twisted realms, neatly layering each piece into a heady brew that's hard to pin down, but a great deal of fun trying. |
Burnett, Aaron: Correspondence [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. |
Kuchen, Martin Kuchen / Michaela Antalova: Thunder Before Lightning [VINYL] [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Squidco RSD 2024 Sale! Price was Price: $20.70 In Stock dinged sleeve |
The Nu Band: Live in Paris [VINYL] [Used Item] (NoBusiness -- Lithuania ) Squidco RSD 2024 Sale! Price was Price: $12.96 In Stock Vinyl is brand new from the label. The corners of the jacket are pushed in about 1/4" on all 4 corners due to shipment, but is otherwise in new condition. If you'd like we can email a picture of the jacket, which has been stored in the sleeve the album came in. Basically it's a new copy but lightly damaged in transit. |
Lumpeks (Laurain / Borel / Koziel / Beliah): Lumpeks [Used Item] (Bolt / Umlaut -- Sweden / France / Germany ) Price: $15.00 In Stock Bassist Sebastien Beliah leads this French-Polish quartet with Louis Laurain on cornet, Pierre Borel on alto saxophone, and Olga Koziel on voice & percussions, blending free jazz and traditional Polish music & songs with an experimental bent and the flourish of East European folk energy, a passionate mix that entertains and surprises the listener with unexpected twists & turns. |
Kolibri, Mara / Fredi Proll: Primus 17 [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A diverse set of conversations between Austrian improvisers, drummer/percussionist Fredi Pröll (Trio Now!, Lull) and free vocalist Mara Kolibri, recording in the studio for seven concise and far-ranging dialogs, from cantankerous interactions to controlled incoherence of absurdly implied vocalization punctuated with creative percussive reaction, often returning to lyrical jazz-influenced moments. |
Hoffman, Christopher: Asp Nimbus [VINYL] [Used Item] (Out Of Your Head Records -- USA ) Squidco RSD 2024 Sale! Price was Price: $20.70 In Stock Dinged Sleeve copies |
Bosshard, Patricia: Onceim-CoO [Used Item] (Potlatch -- France ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition. "Patricia Bosshard's compositions performed by ONCEIM and string ensemble CoO Recorded on June 2018 at Saint-Merry church (Paris)To in... |
Izquierdo / Lewandowski / Kuldkepp / Mayer: Favourite Galaxy [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock The Hamburg-based performing quartet of Lorena Izquierdo on free improvised voice, Aziz Lewandowski on cello & voice, Kris Kuldkepp on double bass and Felix Mayer on trombone are heard in these eight studio recordings of quietly creepy conversation, generally slow motion and reflectively introspective work that occasionally rises in throttled crescendo. |
Jones, Jean Claude (JC): Give It Your All - Wild Guitar Musings 2 [Used Item] (Kadima -- Israel ) Price: $6.00 In Stock Active and informed improvisations on acoustic guitar from Jean Claude "JC" Jones, label leader of the Kadima Collective and also known as a double bassist, though his roots are in the guitar, which he has returned to with vigor since 2016, performing on lap-style prepared acoustic and prepared Spanish guitar, heard here in 13 concise pieces titled by single words. |
Via Lucis Trio: Via Lucis Trio [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition. "The jazz is not always subject to their premises. Even the breaks in their future creative. The jazz in the present century, taking t... |
Lepany, Justin: Agnes (In Redemption) [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock 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. |
M2; (M to the power of 2): Pink [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition. Maria da Rocha's name may not be familiar to jazz and improvised music lovers in Portugal, and this is because this violinist and viol... |
Welcome To Silkeborg (Varela / Trinite): Alba [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Squidco RSD 2024 Sale! Price was Price: $10.80 In Stock A live recording without an audience and the start of the Welcome To Silkeborg project between Lisbon improvisers Tiago Varela (Equinox Quartet, Isotope Ensemble) on melodicas & voice, and Monsieur Trinité (Equinox Quartet, IKB, Potlatch, Variable Geometry Orchestra) on percussive objects, their first encounter finding the two in a relaxed dialog of creative conversation. |
Turbulence: Friction Coefficients [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock PROMO COPY WITH CUT CORNER |
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