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Duo Recordings


 
Tracey, Stan & Evan Parker: Crevulations
Tracey, Stan & Evan Parker:
Crevulations

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Tracey, Stan / Evan Parker: Suspensions and Anticipations
Tracey, Stan / Evan Parker:
Suspensions and Anticipations

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Tsahar, Assif / Tatsuya Nakatani: I Got It Bad
Tsahar, Assif / Tatsuya Nakatani:
I Got It Bad

(Hopscotch Records -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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The third collaboration from the duo of Israeli saxophonist Assif Tsahar and Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani, an amazing journey in tone and rhythm from two kindred spirits through 20 short, inventive, and stunning improvisations.

Tsunoda, Toshiya / Manfred Werder: Detour
Tsunoda, Toshiya / Manfred Werder:
Detour

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Wandelweiser artist Manfred Werder and Japanese field recording artist Toshiya Tsunoda in a large, layered work that merges and contrasts natural and urban sounds into a detailed work of subtle ambiance and intriguing sound.

Ulher / Metzger: blinzeln
Ulher / Metzger:
blinzeln

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Minimal sound sources and extraneous trumpet sounds using unusual techniques in a duo of subtle yet captivating recordings from these frequent collaborators.

Ulher, Birgit / Leonel Kaplan: Stereo Trumpet
Ulher, Birgit / Leonel Kaplan:
Stereo Trumpet

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Recordings of two German trumpeters--Birgit Uhler and Leonel Kaplan--both using extended techniques and modern instrumental language, splitting their recordings between the left and right channels for clarity in their fascinating and unconventional dialogs.

Ulher, Birgit / Gino Robair: Sputter
Ulher, Birgit / Gino Robair:
Sputter

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Vandermark, Ken and Mats Gustafsson: Verses
Vandermark, Ken and Mats Gustafsson:
Verses

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Surprisingly after long partnerships with Peter Brotzmann's Tentet and the saxophone trio Sonore, this is the first time that Ken Vandermark & Mats Gustafsson have recorded as a duo, here in 6 incredible improvisations balancing technique, power, and beauty.

Walss, Priska & Gabriela Friedli: Intervista
Walss, Priska & Gabriela Friedli:
Intervista

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Priska Walss and Gabriela Friedli's first duo release after 10 years of working together, trombone, alphorn, piano and organ in an unusual and striking dialog.

Watts, Trevor & Veryan Weston: 5 More Dialogues
Watts, Trevor & Veryan Weston:
5 More Dialogues

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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London saxophonist Trevor Watts teams up with pianist Veryan Weston for "5 More Dialogs" of labyrinthine and exultant improvisation, as only two masters of the form can create!

Weston, Veryan & Minton, Phil: Ways out east, ways out west
Weston, Veryan & Minton, Phil:
Ways out east, ways out west

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Wick / Greenwald: 37:55
Wick / Greenwald:
37:55

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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New York improvising artists trumpeter Jacob Wick and percussionist Andrew Greenwald in 4 tracks of minimally dense and persuasively smeary compositions.

Wickihalder, Juerg / Wiesendanger, Chris: A Feeling For Someone
Wickihalder, Juerg / Wiesendanger, Chris:
A Feeling For Someone

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Zuerich composer and soprano player Juerg Wickihalder (Irene Schweizer, Omri Ziegel, &c.) in duo with pianist Wiesendanger playing Wickihalder's compositions.

Winter, Gosia / Barry Chabala: Ananke
Winter, Gosia / Barry Chabala:
Ananke

(Roeba -- USA )


Price: $7.95    




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Avant folk artist Gosia Winter and guitarist Barry Chabala in a transcontinental collaboration suggested by Winter to bring both artists' sense of improvisation into new carefully crafted compositions.

Wolff, Christian / Keith Rowe: ErstLive 010
Wolff, Christian / Keith Rowe:
ErstLive 010

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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New York School stalwart and John Cage collaborator Christian Wolff met AMM and EA-improvising guitarist Keith Rowe to perform this extended work at erstwhile's AMPLIFY 2011 show in NYC's The Stone.

Wooley  / Lytton: Creak Above 33
Wooley / Lytton:
Creak Above 33

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Cantankerous and brilliantly executed improvisation continuing the partnership of percussionist/live electronician Lytton and trumpet/amplifier player Nate Wooley.

Wright, Jack: As If Anything Can Be The Same
Wright, Jack:
As If Anything Can Be The Same

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Acclaimed free improvising saxophonist Jack Wright is joined by his son Ben on double bass for these exceptional duos that balance space and color through extended techniques and an impecable sense of timing.

Wright, Seymour / Eddie Prevost: Gamut
Wright, Seymour / Eddie Prevost:
Gamut

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $18.95    




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AMM percussionist Eddie Prevost on roto toms with alto saxophonist Seymour Wright in a 5 part series of G.A.M.U.T. free improvisations and interactions.

Xu Fengxia: Black Lotos
Xu Fengxia:
Black Lotos

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Xu Fengxia traditional Sanxian & Guzheng player and free vocalist in duo with drummer/percussionist Lucas Niggli for suspenseful cross-cultural improvisations.

Yoshida, Ami / Toshimaru Nakamura: Soba to Bara
Yoshida, Ami / Toshimaru Nakamura:
Soba to Bara

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Two of the original innovators of the Tokyo "onkyo" sound movement, understated ea-improvisations, in their first collaboration, constructed asynchronous recordings.

Ziegele, Omri - Yves Theiler: Inside Innocence
Ziegele, Omri - Yves Theiler:
Inside Innocence

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Omri Ziegele, saxophonist, composer and und leader of the small orchestra Billiger Bauer presents a duo with younger Zurich pianist Yves Theiler, presenting melodic compositions from both players performed with beautiful intuitive dialog.

Zorn, John / Frith, Fred: Late Works
Zorn, John / Frith, Fred:
Late Works

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The long-standing duo of alto saxophonist John Zorn and guitarist Fred Frith continues with these "late works", improvisations in a unique language of formidable breadth and imagination.

Zorn, John: Enigmata
Zorn, John:
Enigmata

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Twelve bizarre compositional miniatures for the blazing duo of Marc Ribot and Trevor Dunn, combining classical 12-tone lyricism with rock intensity and improvisational madness.

Zorn, John & Moore, Thurston: Ò@Ó
Zorn, John & Moore, Thurston:
Ò@Ó

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Two iconic New York players - saxophonist John Zorn and guitarist Thurston Moore - meet for the first time, presenting seven exhilarating improvisations of great diversity, inventiveness, sonic power, and creative drive.

Feldman, Mark & Courvoisier, Sylvie: Masada Recital
Feldman, Mark & Courvoisier, Sylvie:
Masada Recital

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Battikha, Philippe: Invisible Backgrounds
Battikha, Philippe:
Invisible Backgrounds

(Samizdat -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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A beautiful solo album from Montreal/Brooklyn trumpeter Philippe Battikha, who also developed the field recordings over which he plays, joined on two tracks by double bassist Johan Fortune, in a melancholy and haunting album of emotionally rich soundscapes.

Nakatani, Tatsuya & Michel Doneda: Duo
Nakatani, Tatsuya & Michel Doneda:
Duo

(Nakatani-Kobo -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The long-running duo of US-based Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and French saxophonist Michel Doneda in an album merging superb technical skills and creative approaches in an almost telepathic dialog of surprising twists and turns.

Lyall, Chick / David Garrett: Green Room
Lyall, Chick / David Garrett:
Green Room

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The 3rd release from the duo of Chick Lyall (piano, violin, synthesizers, modules, computer) and David Garrett (drums, percussion, prepared piano, zither, electronics) in an inventive set of pieces that use a "kitchen-sink" approach to creating mesmerizing and inexplicable music.

Na (Malcom Ball / Kate Cuzner): Compos Mentis
Na (Malcom Ball / Kate Cuzner):
Compos Mentis

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Delightful and eclectic improvisations by Malcolm Ball on the historic Ondes Martinot synthesizer and percussion, and Kate Cuzner on flutes, piano and live electronics, pushing the boundaries of musical intuition and imagination.

Perelman, Ivo / Karl Berger: Reverie
Perelman, Ivo / Karl Berger:
Reverie

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.45    




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Celebrating Ivo Perelman's 25th anniversary as a recording artist in a duo with legendary vibist Karl Berger (here on piano) for a special recording brimming with lyricism and a unique mix of virtuosity, wild abandon and romance.

Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp: Callas [2 CDs]
Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp:
Callas [2 CDs]

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $28.95    




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A collection of performances by tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman and pianist Matthew Shipp, each piece named for characters from arias sung by Greek opera vocalist Maria Callas, 16 lyrical free improvisations as Perelman evokes Callas' distinctive voice.

Phillips, Dave / Hiroshi Hasegawa: Insect Apocalypse
Phillips, Dave / Hiroshi Hasegawa:
Insect Apocalypse

(Monotype -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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A duo from Dave Phillips and Hirsohi Hasegawa, where Phillips' field recordings are filtered and effected by Hasegawa, creating an intense mixture of apocalyptic insect environments and inexplicable sound, slowly unfolding and captivating at high volume.

Dead Neanderthals: Worship The Sun
Dead Neanderthals:
Worship The Sun

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Intense free improvisation recorded in the studio from the Netherlands duo of Rene Aquarius on drums and Otto Kokke on saxophone, in an ever-shifting display of technical prowess and twisted approaches to playing, a controlled grindcore of cathartic jazz.

DiSanto, Devin / Nick Hoffman: Three Exercises
DiSanto, Devin / Nick Hoffman:
Three Exercises

(ErstAEU -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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A self-aware release presenting 3 exercises exploring the relationship between performer and audience, DiSanto & Hoffman recorded and reworked these pieces from live performance, including introductions and explanations, using sound created from common objects and stochastic synthesis.

Graves, Milford / Bill Laswell: Space/Time ~ Redemption
Graves, Milford / Bill Laswell:
Space/Time ~ Redemption

(Tum -- Finland )


Price: $17.95    




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Five extended improvisations from New York collaborators, legendary drummer and percussionist Milford Graves and bassist Bil Laswell, who have worked together for several years developing a uniquely active yet dream-like, deeply rhythmic sound world.

Parks, Kevin / Vanessa Rossetto: Severe Liberties
Parks, Kevin / Vanessa Rossetto:
Severe Liberties

(ErstAEU -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Balancing detached and decontextualized sound with melodic moments, the New York duo of Kevin Parks and Vanessa Rossetto construct 3 large works of sound, journeys that take the listener in and out of the process with concrete, studio, and inexplicable sound.

Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani: Cardinal
Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani:
Cardinal

(Impressus Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The quartet of Cosottini, Melano, Pisani, Miano (EAQuartet Electroacoustic) in compositions referring to the 4 cardinal map points using graphic scores, games, open readings, &c.

Dixon Orchestra, Bill: 17 Musicians In Search of a Sound: Darfur
Dixon Orchestra, Bill:
17 Musicians In Search of a Sound: Darfur

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Legendary trumpeter, composer and educator Bill Dixon in a 17 piece orchestra playing original compositions live at the 12th Vision Festival in New York City.

Parker, William - The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: I Plan To Stay A Believer [2 CDs]
Parker, William - The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield:
I Plan To Stay A Believer [2 CDs]

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $18.95    




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Parker's definitive document of his Curtis Mayfield songbook project with Hamid Drake, Dave Burrell, Sabir Mateen, Darryl Foster & Amiri Baraka, promoting Mayfield's positive messages of hope and fortitude.

Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey: Moment Precieux
Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey:
Moment Precieux

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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American and London artists Anthony Braxton and Derek Bailey performing as a duo at The Victoriaville Festival in 1986, an amazing exchange between two noted masters of free improvisation.

Braxton, Anthony / Frith, Fred: Duo (Victoriaville) 2005
Braxton, Anthony / Frith, Fred:
Duo (Victoriaville) 2005

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Chadbourne / Kaiser: The Guitar Lesson
Chadbourne / Kaiser:
The Guitar Lesson

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Chadbourne, Eugene / Paul Lovens: Patrizio
Chadbourne, Eugene / Paul Lovens:
Patrizio

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Derome, Jean / Le Quan Ninh: Flechettes
Derome, Jean / Le Quan Ninh:
Flechettes

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Part of Rencontres de musiques spontanees 2009, Jean Derome on bird calls, flute & sax met percussionist Le Quan Ninh playing objects over bass drum for a long work of unusual improvisation.

Doneda, Michel / Joris Ruhl: Linge
Doneda, Michel / Joris Ruhl:
Linge

(Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )


Price: $13.95    




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The duo of saxophonist Michel Doneda and clarinetist Joris Ruhl in subtle recordings from The ferme du linge, Orbey, France, emphasizing unusual aspects of their instruments, tonal interactions, and extended techniques.

Dresser, Mark / Denman Maroney : Duologues
Dresser, Mark / Denman Maroney :
Duologues

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Great duo set from bassist Dresser and "hyperpiano" (read: heavily prepared) player Maroney.

Haino, Keiji / Masami Akita: Kikuri - Pulverized Purple
Haino, Keiji / Masami Akita:
Kikuri - Pulverized Purple

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Avant noise guitarist Haino Keiji and experimental sound artist Masami Akita (Merzbow) in a powerful and varied live set at the Victoriaville, May 2007.

Halvorson, Mary & Pavone, Jessica: Thin Air
Halvorson, Mary & Pavone, Jessica:
Thin Air

(Thirsty Ear -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Beautiful string work and lovely and unusual vocals from the duo of Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone, music of "stark clarity and introspection."

Jackson, Keefe / Hans-Peter Pfammatter
Jackson, Keefe / Hans-Peter Pfammatter:

(Sonnenzimmer -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Chicago saxophonist Keefe Jacksonand Swiss pianist Hans-Peter Pfammatter in a contemplative and expressive duo album demonstrating powerful technique and subtle restraint through nine improvisations.

Jordan, Kidd & Hamid Drake: A Night in November
Jordan, Kidd & Hamid Drake:
A Night in November

(Valid Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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An inventive, exuberant and absolutely amazing duo record from free jazz legends Edward "Kidd" Jordan and Hamid Drake recording live at New Orleans' renowned Piety Street Recording.

Kowald, Peter / William Parker: The Victoriaville Tape
Kowald, Peter / William Parker:
The Victoriaville Tape

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Kyriakides, Yannis / Andy Moor: Red v. Green
Kyriakides, Yannis / Andy Moor:
Red v. Green

(Unsounds -- The Netherlands )


Price: $15.95    




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The result of three improvisation sessions held in 2003 from these frequent collaborators.

Mayas, Magda / Christine Abdelnour: Myriad
Mayas, Magda / Christine Abdelnour:
Myriad

(Unsounds -- The Netherlands )


Price: $15.95    




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Pianist Magda Mayas and saxophonist Christin Abdelnour recorded these 2 tracks at a concert organised by Radio France at Meteo Festival, Mulhouse, idiosyncratic and distinctive playing using extended and unusual techniques.

Ohanami: Ohanami
Ohanami:
Ohanami

(Wonderyou / Nature Bliss -- Japan )


Price: $13.95    




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Drummer and percussionist Tatsuhisa Yamamoto meets steelpan player Yoshio Machida for an album of rhythmic and melodic intersections with electronic underpinnings.

Parker, Evan / Sainkho Namtchylak: Mars Song
Parker, Evan / Sainkho Namtchylak:
Mars Song

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Intense meeting of saxophone legend Parker and the remarkable Tuvan improvising vocalist Namtchylak performing live at Music Gallery in Toronto, 1996.

Strid, Raymond / Roland Keijser: Yellow Bell [3 CD BOX]
Strid, Raymond / Roland Keijser:
Yellow Bell [3 CD BOX]

(Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )


Price: $36.95    




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The Swedish duo of reedist Roland Keijser and drummer Raymond Strid performing live in Stockholm at Club Yellow Bell applying modern strategies to traditional works and a few jazz standards including "Monk's Mood".

Surruralist(e)s, The/Le: Sortablue
Surruralist(e)s, The/Le:
Sortablue

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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The duo of Arthur Bull on guitars & harmoia and Eric Normand on electric bass and tenor banjo, and both on voice, taking on American rural songs--delta blues, cajun music, and Quebecois laments, &c--with a modern eye and a good sense of humor.

Wallin, Per Henrik & Sven-Ake Johansson: 1974 - 2004 [4 CD BOX]
Wallin, Per Henrik & Sven-Ake Johansson:
1974 - 2004 [4 CD BOX]

(Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )


Price: $39.95    




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Unique release of a 4-CD box including rare recordings of Swedish pioneers of free jazz and improvised music, as well as a 28-page booklet with extensive writings and photos, letters and drawings by the artists.

Vandermark, Ken / Fred Lonberg-Holm: Resistance
Vandermark, Ken / Fred Lonberg-Holm:
Resistance

(Bocian -- Poland )


Price: $12.00    




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Live recordings from the duo of frequent collaborators Ken Vandermark on sax & reeds and Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello and electronics performing at Chicago's Heaven Gallery in 2013, for a superb set with surprising twists and turns and a great range of dynamics and approaches.

Rydberg (Werner Dafeldecker / Nicolas Bussmann): Rydberg
Rydberg (Werner Dafeldecker / Nicolas Bussmann):
Rydberg

(Monotype -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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Rydberg was a Swedish physicist with a moon crater named after him, here celebrated by the the duo of Nicholas Bussmann (sampler, electronics) and Werner Dafeldecker (function generator, electronics) in an album blending ambient electronics and muted, guiding rhythms.

Kawng, Goh Lee / Julien Ottavi: Pukul Berapa?
Kawng, Goh Lee / Julien Ottavi:
Pukul Berapa?

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


Price: $12.95    




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Goh Lee Kwang performing on no-input mixer meets Julien Ottavi on TamTam, bass drum and a computer running Puredata and Apodio 10 for an album of electronic improvisation recorded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Nantes, France, balancing aggressive and meditative sound.

Lindberg,  John / Anil Eraslan: Juggling Kukla [VINYL]
Lindberg, John / Anil Eraslan:
Juggling Kukla [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $22.95    




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The duo of cellist Anil Eraslan and contrabassist John Lindberg in a "rollicking adventure of sound explosions and subtle sensibilities, ragged expressionism and multi-faceted surprises and shockers. All from simple raw unfettered wood, strings, bow hairs, and flesh."

AMM: Spanish Fighters
AMM:
Spanish Fighters

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $17.95    




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Recorded at the festival Neposlusno (Sound Disobedience) in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2012, the AMM duo of Eddie Prevost on percussion and John Tilbury on piano perform an extend improvisation of tension and dynamic, delicately balancing sound in a rich dialog.

Moore, Thurston / John Moloney: Caught On Tape: Full Bleed
Moore, Thurston / John Moloney: Caught On Tape:
Full Bleed

(Northern Spy -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Under the name "Caught on Tape", Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore and John Moloney from Sunburned Hand of the Man deliver a set of heavy duos that swing through quiet dynamics and thick riffs, evoking both free/out jazz and beautiful SY-like rock moments.

Rose, Simon / Stefan Schultze: The Ten Thousand Things
Rose, Simon / Stefan Schultze:
The Ten Thousand Things

(Red Toucan -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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Free improvising saxophonist Simon Rose, on baritone and alto sax, meets composer/arranger Stefan Schultze on prepared piano for 11 exploratory works based around Schultze's "modules"--bits and pieces attached inside the piano--creating unusual platforms for free improvisation.

Draksler, Kaja / Susana Santos Silva: This Love
Draksler, Kaja / Susana Santos Silva:
This Love

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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A live performance from Culturgest in Lisbon, Portugal, 2015 of Portugese trumpeter Susana Santos Silva and Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler, presenting six free improvisations that showcase both the technical skills and the strong creative powers of both improvisers.

Levin, Daniel / Mat Maneri: Transcendent Function
Levin, Daniel / Mat Maneri:
Transcendent Function

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Two string masters--Mat Maneri on viola and Daniel Levin on cello--recording at The Village in Copenhagen, Denmark in an album titled for psychologist and philosopher Carl Jung, reflecting the balance between intuitive spontaneity and pre-established conditions.

Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey: First Duo Concert (London 1974)
Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey:
First Duo Concert (London 1974)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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A much-need reissue of the 1974 Emanem LP presenting saxophonist Anthony Baxton, also on flute, with guitarist Derek Bailey on acoustic and electric, performing at London's Wigmore Hall for twelve duets of a diverse, playful, and accesible character.

Frith, Fred / Michel Doneda
Frith, Fred / Michel Doneda:

(Vand'Oeuvre -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Since 2007 NEXMAP has produced "Binary Cities", a performance series bringing together artists from different cities; in 2009 they brought guitarist Fred Frith and saxophonist Michel Doneda together in San Francisco for the first time for an incredible night of improvisation.

Pateras, Anthony / Erkki Veltheim: Entertainment = Control
Pateras, Anthony / Erkki Veltheim:
Entertainment = Control

(Immediata -- Australia )


Price: $15.95    




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Acoustic hallucinations for violin and piano from the duo of violinist Erkki Veltheim and pianist Anthony Pateras, exploring spectral techniques throughout extended temporal structures to generate unrelenting harmonic waves that create a singular psycho-harmonic texture.

Drumm, Kevin / Jason Lescalleet: Busman's Holiday
Drumm, Kevin / Jason Lescalleet:
Busman's Holiday

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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A meditation on the inner mental environments that one encounters and endures during times of work-related travel, intended as a distraction in airports, bus stations, train stations, subway terminals, &c, reflected in literal and abstract sound for a mix of patience and terror.

Kawaguchi, Takahiro / Utah Kawasaki: Amorphous Spores
Kawaguchi, Takahiro / Utah Kawasaki:
Amorphous Spores

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Unusual sound work from the Japanese duo of Takahiro Kawaguchi and Utah Kawasaki (Astro Twin), using self-made instruments and electronics to create unexpected sonic emissions that follow curious paths separated by periods of quiet or textural sound.

Machinefabriek W/ Anne Bakker: Deining
Machinefabriek W/ Anne Bakker:
Deining

(Machinefabriek -- Netherlands )


Price: $9.95    




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Deining, meaning "heave" or "commotion", is a long composition from the duo of Rutger Zuydervelt on sine tones and violinist Anne Bakker, who bows each string, sliding slowly from the lowest note to the highest and in reverse, creating an hallucination of shifting tones.

Ligeti, Lukas / Thollem Mcdonas: Imaginary Images
Ligeti, Lukas / Thollem Mcdonas:
Imaginary Images

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.45    




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Merging the sensibilities of compositional, jazz, and free improvised music, pianist Thollem McDonas and Lukas Ligeti on drums and electric "marimba lumina" create a hybrid that takes the best of all three in distinctive, disciplined, and heartfelt ways.

Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp: Complementary Colors
Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp:
Complementary Colors

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.45    




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The long-standing partnership of saxophonist Ivo Perelman and pianist Matthew Shipp take color, with each track taking the name of a hue, mixing shades through free improvisation of subtle grace in a masterful dialog that only two such complementary players can present.

Smith, Wadada Leo / John Lindberg: Celestial Weather
Smith, Wadada Leo / John Lindberg:
Celestial Weather

(Tum -- Finland )


Price: $17.95    




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Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and double bassist John Lindberg met in NYC to record this set of suites using an incredibly emotional palate of melodic, technical, and free playing, on a 2-part work for Malachi Favors, a 5-part "Celestial Weather Suite", and a 2-part "Feathers and Earth".

Schindler, Udo / Frank Paul Schubert: Parnassia Palustris
Schindler, Udo / Frank Paul Schubert:
Parnassia Palustris

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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A feast for fans of the soprano saxophone as Udo Schindler and Frank Paul Schubert improvise live at the 51th SALON fur Klang + Kunst in Krailing/Munich, Germany in 2015, blending and contrasting two approaches to the instrument in fascinating ways.

Weston, Veryan / Trevor Watts: Dialogues with Ornette!
Weston, Veryan / Trevor Watts:
Dialogues with Ornette!

(FMR -- Great Britain )


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Live recordings in 2015 from Bim Huis, and in Quintavant/Audio Rebel in Rio de Janeiro, the first a tribute to the late saxophonist Ornette Coleman in a 3 part suite of fast-paced and insightful improv; the 2nd "Quantum Illusion", an introspective and rich 2-part work.

Filip, Klaus / Leonel Kaplan: Tocando Fondo
Filip, Klaus / Leonel Kaplan:
Tocando Fondo

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Two slowly unfolding improvisations from trumpeter Leonel Kaplan using extended and unconventional techniques, and electronic artist Klaus Filip performing on sine waves, in a two part extended piece recorded in Buenos Aires after the two met in live performance.

Backer, Andreas / Raymond Strid: Voice & Percussion
Backer, Andreas / Raymond Strid:
Voice & Percussion

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Ever-inventive drummer/percussionist Raymond Strid and performance collaborator, Norwegian-Swedish free improvising vocalist Andreas Backer, for a set of unusual, absurd and detailed improvisations, as the two complement each other in unexpected ways.

Wassermann, Ute / Birgit Ulher: Radio Tweet
Wassermann, Ute / Birgit Ulher:
Radio Tweet

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The long-standing duo of trumpeter Birgit Uhler, also on radio, speaker & objects, and free improvising vocalist Ute Wasserman, in an album of 8 unbelievable improvisations of a unique and sometimes bizarre character, holding one's attention from its outlandish nature--superb!

Lauzier, Philippe / Miles Perkin / Robbie Kuster: Today is a Special Day
Lauzier, Philippe / Miles Perkin / Robbie Kuster:
Today is a Special Day

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Composer Philippe Lauzier (sax, clarinet) plays with Miles Perkin (double bass, voice) and Robbie Kuster (percussion) in this debut album that blends improvisation with original compositions.

Tetreault, Martin: Des pas et des mois
Tetreault, Martin:
Des pas et des mois

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Using extended and unsual techniques of cutting up, scratching, scraping, sanding grooves, even ironing his records, turntabilist Martin Tetreault approaches new music in audacious ways.

Chrysakis, Thanos / Chris Cundy: Music for Chamber Organ & Contra Bass Clarinet
Chrysakis, Thanos / Chris Cundy:
Music for Chamber Organ & Contra Bass Clarinet

(Aural Terrains -- Greece/UK )


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Electroacoustic improviser Thanos Chrysakis performing on the chamber organ at the University of Gloucestershire, UK in a collaboration with Chris Cundy on contra bass clarinet, for a subtle, mysterious and uncompromising four-part improvisation.

Vincent, Hugues / John Cuny : Tagtraum
Vincent, Hugues / John Cuny :
Tagtraum

(Improvising Beings -- France )


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Free improvising cellist Hugues Vincent and pianist John Cuny in a studio release of 9 subtle duos using space, time, unusual techniques, and intensive listening to develop succinct, unique and sometimes curious dialogs of spontaneous skill.



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