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Duo Recordings


 
Illogical Harmonies (Chang / Majkowski): Volume
Illogical Harmonies (Chang / Majkowski):
Volume

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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A joint composition for violin and double bass, developed over six months in 2015 by violinist and Wandelweiser composer Johnny Chang with bassist Mike Majkowski, a fragile and beautifully revealing work in 5 parts that moves slowly through subtle harmonic changes.

Noble, Steve / Kristoffer Berre Alberts: Coldest Second Yesterdays
Noble, Steve / Kristoffer Berre Alberts:
Coldest Second Yesterdays

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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London master drummer Steve Noble (Rip Rig and Panic, Derek Bailey), a mainstay on the scene for decades, with Scandinavian free improvising saxophonist Kristoffer Berre Alberts (Cortex, Saka, Starlite Motel) for a live album of uproariously driven, skronky free jazz.

Smith, Linda Catlin : Dirt Road
Smith, Linda Catlin :
Dirt Road

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Canadian composer Linda Catlin Smith's extended composition for violin and percussion in 15 parts, performed by percussionist Simon Limbrick and violinist Mira Benjamin, a unique orchestration that reveals a journey of steady pace, tension and beauty.

Dunmall, Paul / Phillip Gibbs: Electrosonics
Dunmall, Paul / Phillip Gibbs:
Electrosonics

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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An album of improvised electronics from frequent collaborators Paul Dunmall on a Yamaha WX11 electronic wind instrument, and Philip Gibbs performing on electric guitar, in 9-parts exploring the unusual tonalities in both expansive and highly technical approaches.

Schindler, Udo / Marco von Orelli : Luft.Spiele
Schindler, Udo / Marco von Orelli :
Luft.Spiele

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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A wild dialog between Swiss trumpeter Marco von Orelli and saxophonist Udo Schindler, recording live at the 58th SALON for Klang+Kunst in Krailing/Munich in 2015, using an insanely advanced set of techniques and approaches to their horns for intense and exultant effect.

Hein, Nicola L. / Mia Zabelka : The Honey Pump
Hein, Nicola L. / Mia Zabelka :
The Honey Pump

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Instant compositions on from Nicola L. Hein on guitar and Mia Zabelka on violin, both versed in soundscape and sonic sculptures, using extended techniques to create dense but dynamic sonic landscapes with significant room for silence.

Brotzmann, Peter / Hamid Drake: Solid & Spirit [VINYL 2 LPs]
Brotzmann, Peter / Hamid Drake:
Solid & Spirit [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Nero's Neptune -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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Multi-reedist Peter Brotzmann and drummer/percussionist Hamid Drake met in the studio in New York City, April 2010, to record this double album of fiercely intense and beautiful improvised music.

Albro, Tim / Tyler Keen: Summary Dismissal
Albro, Tim / Tyler Keen:
Summary Dismissal

(ErstAEU -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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A first-time collaboration between two American noise/sound artists, Tim Albro and Tyler Keen, using electronics, guitars and other lo- to medium-fi sounds and crackles to create well-paced stories in sound, apparently mysterious travelogues from city to city.

Rosenberg, Reed Evan / Ethan Tripp: Medium Rude
Rosenberg, Reed Evan / Ethan Tripp:
Medium Rude

(ErstAEU -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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A journey in sound--drone, abrasive noise and subtle ambiance--in a well-paced example of non-idiomatic soundscape from the first meeting of Reed Evan Rosenberg on microphones, pedals, max, and voice, and Ethan Tripp on speakers, microphones, motors, junk.

Rupp / Fischerlehner: Live in Aarhus
Rupp / Fischerlehner:
Live in Aarhus

(Farai-Records -- Austria )


Price: $13.95    




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The roots of Xenofox, the duo of electric guitarist Olaf Rupp and drummer Rudi Fischerlehner, performing at the 2014 Lydfestival in Aarhus, Denmark in an excursive set of free improv with a rock-oriented edge that ebbs and flows with power and technical skill.

Schubert, Frank Paul / Rudi Fischerlehner: Willing Suspension of Disbelief
Schubert, Frank Paul / Rudi Fischerlehner:
Willing Suspension of Disbelief

(Not Applicable -- UK )


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Long-time collaborators and compatriots Frank Paul Schubert on soprano sax and Rudi Fischerlehner on drums and percussion recorded these intricate and engaging improvisations in their shared studio in Berlin, presented as a live album, unedited and in the order performed.

Xenofox (Rupp / Fischerlehner): Hundred Beginnings
Xenofox (Rupp / Fischerlehner):
Hundred Beginnings

(Farai-Records -- Austria )


Price: $14.95    




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The debut of Xenofox, the duo of Olaf Rupp on electric guitar and Rudi Fischerlehner on drum playing electric improv that ranges from critically dense to spacious and exploratory, blending rock and European Free Improv sensibilities into a moody and absorbing album.

Chase, Brian / Andrea Parkins: Avalanche of Routes
Chase, Brian / Andrea Parkins:
Avalanche of Routes

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $13.95    




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The NY duo of accordionist Andrea Parkins, using self-designed virtual instruments, field recordings, everyday objects and small instruments, and drummer Brian Chase, applying guitar pedals to his percussion, create fascinating sculpted works of electroacoustic improvisation.

McPhee, Joe / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten: Bricktop
McPhee, Joe / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten:
Bricktop

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $16.95    




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Live recordings at Sugar Maple/Okka Fest in 2015 from the duo of saxophonist Joe McPhee on tenor & soprano, and double bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, in a set dedicated to Paris jazz singer and club owner Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, aka Bricktop.

McPhee, Joe / Raymond Boni: Live From The Magic City (Birmingham, Alabama)
McPhee, Joe / Raymond Boni:
Live From The Magic City (Birmingham, Alabama)

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $16.95    




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During the 80s, free jazz saxophonist Joe McPhee teamed up with French guitarist Raymond Boni to perform and release albums; this live concert at the University of Alabama is from that period, an excellent example instant composition inspired by Eric Dolphy.

McPhee, Joe / Andre Jaume: Nuclear Family
McPhee, Joe / Andre Jaume:
Nuclear Family

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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In 1979 saxophonist/cornetist Joe McPhee met French reedist Andre Jaume in Paris to record this exceptional album of standards, drawing on works from Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Duke and Ellington, and Ornette Coleman; melodic, poignant, emotional and insightful jazz.

Burrell, Dave / Bob Stewart: The Crave Play the music of Jelly Roll Morton and Dave Burrell [VINYL]
Burrell, Dave / Bob Stewart:
The Crave Play the music of Jelly Roll Morton and Dave Burrell [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $22.95    




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Frequent collaborators, pianist Dave Burrell and tuba player Bob Stewart take on the early jazz music of Jelly Roll Morton alongside original compositions from Burrell, performed live at the Kolner Stadtgarten in Cologne, Germany in 1994 for a joyful look forward and back.

Braxton, Anthony / Miya Masaoka: Duo (Dcwm) 2013 [2 CDs]
Braxton, Anthony / Miya Masaoka:
Duo (Dcwm) 2013 [2 CDs]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $23.95    




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Two performers who have stretched the boundaries of their instruments--Miya Masaoka on 12-string koto and Anthony Braxton on saxophones and software-based electronics--in subtle and unusual environments where each player fills the phrases of the other in unforseen ways.

Boon, Dante / Jurg Frey: clarinet (and piano)
Boon, Dante / Jurg Frey:
clarinet (and piano)

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Three beautifully delicate works for Jurg Frey's clarinet, composed by the Amsterdam-based Wandelweiser composer/pianist Dante Boon, who has collaborated with Frey for several years and who accompanies Jurg on two of the pieces.

Durio Zibethinus (Quentin Biardeau / Valentin Ceccaldi): Poissons Frais
Durio Zibethinus (Quentin Biardeau / Valentin Ceccaldi):
Poissons Frais

(BeCoq -- France )


Price: $12.95    




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Saxophonist Quentin Biardeau and cellist Valentin Ceccalid, also on percussion, are Durio Zibethinus, a duo from Orleans, France using traditional and unusual instruments to present unique free improvisations balancing powerful technique and just plain creative fun.

Courvoisier, Sylvie / Mary Halvorson: Crop Circles
Courvoisier, Sylvie / Mary Halvorson:
Crop Circles

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A studio encounter between pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and electric guitarist Mary Halvorson, both using sophisticated techniques giving unique voices to their playing styles, in a set of improvisations that balance playful, subtle, energetic, and emotional playing.

Lee, Okkyung / Christian Marclay: Amalgam
Lee, Okkyung / Christian Marclay:
Amalgam

(Northern Spy -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A wild and exciting duo between cellist Okkyung Lee and legendary turntable improviser Christian Marclay performing live at London's Cafe Oto for a single long track that runs through an astonishing dynamic of invention and atmospheres in a gripping and spellbinding set.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Ramon Lopez: Ca Barbare, La!
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Ramon Lopez:
Ca Barbare, La!

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $14.95    




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Jean-Marc Foussat joins drummer Ramon Lopez for an album of inventive sound and rhythm, spontaneous compositions of unusual approach and texture, Lopez using an array of percussion and drums including tablas to provide punctuation and depth to Foussant's other-worldly playing.

Cornford,  Stephen / Ben Gwilliam: On Taking Things Apart
Cornford, Stephen / Ben Gwilliam:
On Taking Things Apart

(Winds Measure -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Sound and visual artists Stephen Cornford and Ben Gwilliam recorded their installation at Q-02 in Brussels, where they took apart a Grundik TK5 tape machine and repurposed the components to create these innovative and diverse recordings of stunning textures and interactions.

Suzuki, Akio / Lawrence English: Boombana Echoes Fan  [CD + PRINTS]
Suzuki, Akio / Lawrence English:
Boombana Echoes Fan [CD + PRINTS]

(Winds Measure -- USA )


Price: $21.95    




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Experimental sound performer Lawrence English on drums, electronics and field recordings joins forces with Akio Suzuki on the amazing analapos instrument (see video) for three tracks of unusual and alien sound, punctuated with strange references and percussive devices.

Mats Gustafsson / Craig Taborn: Ljubljana [VINYL]
Mats Gustafsson / Craig Taborn:
Ljubljana [VINYL]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $29.95    




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Celebrating the 400th release of Clean Feed Records, Swedish free jazz phenomenon, saxophonist Mats Gustafsson meets with NY jazz pianist Craig Taborn for an unlikely yet highly satisfying encounter that pushes each improviser into unfamiliar, edge-of-their seats, territory.

Agnel, Sophie / Daunik Lazro: Marguerite D'Or Pale
Agnel, Sophie / Daunik Lazro:
Marguerite D'Or Pale

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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The duo of French pianist Sophie Agnel and sax player Daunik Lazro traces back to their work in the quartet Qwat Neum Sixx; here the two as a duo are caught live at the "DOM" Cultural Centre, in Moscow in 2016 for 6 improvisations, contemplative to explosive dialog, inspired by the Russian novel "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Bopp, Christiane / Jean-Luc Petit: L'eorce Et La Salive
Bopp, Christiane / Jean-Luc Petit:
L'eorce Et La Salive

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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A uniquely voiced dialog between two skilled improvisers -- Christiane Bopp on trombone and Jean-Luc Petit on bass clarinet & soprano sax -- bringing experience and technique to improvisations that push their instruments into extreme territory yielding fantastic and original language while keeps their listeners on the edge of their seats.

Capurso, Maria Luisa / Jean-Marc Foussat: En Respirant
Capurso, Maria Luisa / Jean-Marc Foussat:
En Respirant

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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A live recording at POP in Berlin between synth and electronics player Jean-Marc Foussat and vocalist and electronicist Maria Luisa Capurso, subverting the voice through electronics and effects to create wildly encompassing sound environments that contrast Foussat's synthetics with the organic quality of the human voice; rich, hallucinatory, wonderful.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Jean-Luc Petit: ...D'Ou Vient La Lumiere !
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Jean-Luc Petit:
...D'Ou Vient La Lumiere !

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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A wonderfully eccentric, complex and surprising set of extended improvisations between French clarinetist & saxophonist Jean-Luc Petit and synth and electronics artist Jean-Marc Foussat, ranging from intensive and detailed interactions to beautiful soundscapes, as the two show great compatibility and intent in their approach to free-form improvisation.

MarsaFouty (Jean-Luc Foussat / Fred Marty): Concerts
MarsaFouty (Jean-Luc Foussat / Fred Marty):
Concerts

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $9.95    




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Synth improviser Jean-Marc Foussat and double bassist Fred Marty join their names and playing together for an absolutely impressive album of exploratory improv, Foussat taking their music into hallucinatory territories while Marty provides both a solid anchor and flights of textural nuance; supberb.

Drake, Hamid / Sylvain Kassap: Heads Or Tails [2 CDs]
Drake, Hamid / Sylvain Kassap:
Heads Or Tails [2 CDs]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $23.95    




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A masterful fountain of melodic ideas, intriguing rhythms, and exceptional technical skill from the duo of Hamid Drake on drums and frame drum, and Sylvain Kassap on clarinets and chalumeau, recording live at the France Musique at Studio Theatre dÕAlfortville and in the studio.

Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver): An Air of Unreality [VINYL]
Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver):
An Air of Unreality [VINYL]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $19.95    




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A live performance at Judson Church in Manhattan as part of the 20th Vision Festival from the NY/France free improvising trio of Joelle Leandre on double bass, Mat Maneri on viola, and Gerald Cleaver on drums and percussion, two tracks of steadily building, incredibly compatible dialog.

Gratkowski, Frank / Sebi Tramontana: Live At Spanski Borci
Gratkowski, Frank / Sebi Tramontana:
Live At Spanski Borci

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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A wonderfully playful and buoyant duo between trombonist Sebi Tramontana and reedist Frank Gratkowski performing on bass clarinet, clarinet, and alto saxophone, performing live at Spanski Borci Theatre, in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2016 over 15 concise and compelling dialogs.

Uchihashi, Kazuhisa / Richard Scott: Awesome Entities
Uchihashi, Kazuhisa / Richard Scott:
Awesome Entities

(Doubtmusic -- Japan )


Price: $16.95    




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Japanese guitarist and daxophone player Kazuhisa Uchihashi joins forces with Berlin-based composer and free improvising analogue modular synthesizer player Richard Scott for an album of unique orchestration, the daxophone "humanizing" the playing with unusual voicing.

Ruins: Burning Stone [REISSUE]
Ruins:
Burning Stone [REISSUE]

(Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan )


Price: $15.95    




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Tatsuya Yoshida's insanely complex and exhilarating rock project Ruins started around 1986, and bassist Ryuichi Masuda (also a member of Koenji Hyakkei) has been with him since the early days; this CD reissues the 1992 Shimmy Disc album, originally an LP, here with the CD bonus tracks.

Bauer, Johannes / Peter Brotzmann: Blue City (Live At Blue City Osaka / Japan 16. October 1997)
Bauer, Johannes / Peter Brotzmann:
Blue City (Live At Blue City Osaka / Japan 16. October 1997)

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $16.95    




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Powerful and diverse duo recordings between trombonist Johannes Bauer and Peter Brotzmann on tenor & alto saxophone, Tarogato, & clarinet, recorded in Osaka, Japan in 1997, released as a tribute to Bauer, who passed away in 2016, part of Brotzmann's archive of unreleased material.

Parker, Evan / Andrea Centazzo : Duets 71977
Parker, Evan / Andrea Centazzo :
Duets 71977

(Ictus -- Italy )


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Bringing to light an excellent concert from 1977 in San Marcello, Portugal, and studio recordings at Ictus Studio, Pistoia, Italy from the same year, between UK free improvising master saxophonist Evan Parker on soprano & tenor, and Italian percussionist Andrea Centazzo on drums, percussion, and electronics.

Rutherford, Paul / Sabu Toyozumi: The Conscience
Rutherford, Paul / Sabu Toyozumi:
The Conscience

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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The 1st in a series of unreleased concerts from the 90s recorded in Japan by Chap-Chap Records, acquired by NoBusiness to bring them to light; this duo album brings the late and influential UK free improvising trombonist Paul Rutherford together with drummer Sabu Toyozumi for five far-ranging dialogs of both reflective and enthusiastical energetic playing.

Kobi, Christian / Christian Muller: A Second Day
Kobi, Christian / Christian Muller:
A Second Day

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


Price: $13.95    




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An album of unusual reed improvisations using extended and unusual acoustic techniques and further extended with electronics, field recordings, and samples, from the Swiss duo of Kobi Christian on soprano sax and Christian Muller on bass clarinet, sampler & electronics.

Rutherford, Paul / Sabu Toyozumi: The Conscience [VINYL]
Rutherford, Paul / Sabu Toyozumi:
The Conscience [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $22.95    




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The 1st in a series of unreleased concerts from the 90s recorded in Japan by Chap-Chap Records, acquired by NoBusiness to bring them to light; this duo album brings the late and influential UK free improvising trombonist Paul Rutherford together with drummer Sabu Toyozumi for five far-ranging dialogs of both reflective and enthusiastical energetic playing.

Treuheit, Klaus / Lou Grassi: Port of Call [VINYL]
Treuheit, Klaus / Lou Grassi:
Port of Call [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $22.95    




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An informed set of creative iprovisations recorded in the studio and drawing clearly from the traditional jazz idiom between German pianist Klaus Treuheit and NY drummer Lou Grassi, performing original 4-part compositions including the "Misterioso", "L'espace Sonore", and "Lament # Pb".

Sabat, Marc : Harmony
Sabat, Marc :
Harmony

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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The fifth CD in the Canadian Composers Series is also the debut appearance on Another Timbre by the Jack Quartet, performing works by composer Marc Sabat--two string quartets and a violin/cello duo--all combining an exploration of the soundworld of Just Intonation with a strong underlying lyricism.

Thollem / Mazurek: Blind Curves and Box Canyons
Thollem / Mazurek:
Blind Curves and Box Canyons

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Recorded at an exhibition of visual works by Chicago trumpeter Rob Mazurek in Texas, this was the first meeting with pianist Thollem McDonas, in an ardent session of explorative improvisation using electric and analog piano, sythn, samplers, cornet, voice, bells and effects; inquisitive and cathartic music of great drive.

Nakamura, Toshimaru : maruto
Nakamura, Toshimaru :
maruto

(erstwhile -- USA )


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Using his no-input mixing board Toshimaru Nakamura, perhaps the ultimate Onkyo artist, spent two years creating this work, which is also the second release in the Erstsolo series.

Gauden / Hanslip: And How The Who Can Think the What...
Gauden / Hanslip:
And How The Who Can Think the What...

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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UK Tenor saxophonist Mark Hanslip and drummer Ed Gauden in their 3rd record together, here stripped down to a duo, inspired by a planned trio concert where the pianist was unable to perform; the resulting show worked so well that the two decided to take it to the studio, this album the result of impressive avant interchanges in 8 succinct tracks.

Schindler, Udo / Ove Volquartz: Answers And Maybe A Question?
Schindler, Udo / Ove Volquartz:
Answers And Maybe A Question?

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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Udo Schindler's Salon for Sound and Art at Krailing in Krailing, Germany is the setting for this superb live duo concert, capturing Schindler and Ove Volquartz both on bass and double bass clarinet, showing the breadth of sonic possibilites and diverse approaches from the deepest of clarinets performed by two masterful musicians.

Watts, Trevor / Stephen Grew Duo: All There Is
Watts, Trevor / Stephen Grew Duo:
All There Is

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $16.95    




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A strong and enthralling set of dialogs captured live from the working duo of pianist Stephen Grew and saxophonist Trevor Watts on alto & soprano, intricate exchanges of great energy but also great compassion and introspection, a well-rounded set of adventurous exchanges that highlight the incredible skills of both players.

Collusion Duo (Nick Smith / Mark Wastell): Refraction
Collusion Duo (Nick Smith / Mark Wastell):
Refraction

(Confront -- UK )


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Violinist and percussionist Nick Smith, having access to St. Mary's Church at Great Baddow for music performance and rehearsals, made his first use of the space in 1996 in a duo with Mark Wastell on violincello, preparations and percussion, where they used the acoustics of the church to enhance their detailed and absorbing improvisations.

Mezei Ensemble, Szilard : Sivatag
Mezei Ensemble, Szilard :
Sivatag

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Extending his own ensemble into a 10 piece orchestra of impressive range and tonal colors, Szilard Mezei presents 3 compositions that bridge modern classical and improvisational music.

Mezei, Szilard / Albert Markos: Korom
Mezei, Szilard / Albert Markos:
Korom

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Free ranging and captivating improvisations between Hungarian violist Szilard Mezei and cellist Albert Markos, a remarkable duo of the string's potential.

Humcrush (Storlokken / Stronen): Enter Humcrush
Humcrush (Storlokken / Stronen):
Enter Humcrush

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


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After a six year break the Humcrush duo of Stale Storlokken on keys and Thomas Stronen on drums & electronics return with this studio album of rhythmic angularities and experimental sound worlds, drawing on their experiences with bands including Supersilent, Food, Elephant9, Time is a blind guide, Meadow and Motorpsycho.

Rothenberg, Ned / Hamid Drake: Full Circle - Live in Lodz
Rothenberg, Ned / Hamid Drake:
Full Circle - Live in Lodz

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $13.95    




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Two legendary improvisers, Downtown New York multi-reedist and shakuhachi player Ned Rothenberg met Chicago drummer Hamid Drake at Ciagoty I Tesknoty, in Lodz, Poland in 2016 to record this effusive, extraordinary live concert of improvised music, demonstrating both enormous instrumental skill while imparting wonderfully upbeat energy; outstanding!

Edwards, John / Mark Sanders: Nisus Duets
Edwards, John / Mark Sanders:
Nisus Duets

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $17.95    




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Brotzmann, Peter / Heather Leigh: Sex Tape
Brotzmann, Peter / Heather Leigh:
Sex Tape

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $16.95    




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The second album between European Free Jazz legend Peter Brotzmann and US-born, Scottish residing pedal steel guitarist Heather Leigh, performing live at Music Unlimited Festival, in Wels, Austria in 2016 for a biting yet intimate set between the two, both players on fire as they weave long sinuous lines in an emotional and often brutal orgy of sound.

Guney, Cem: A Hint Of An Emotion
Guney, Cem:
A Hint Of An Emotion

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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The duo of Beat Keller and Philipp Bowee on electric guitars perform 6 subtle compositions from Turkish-born sound artists and composer Cem Guney's, including 'a bas relief of a talisman' dedicated to Charles Ives and 'soft kill incubator' dedicated to Sylvia Alexandra Schimag.

Orphax / Machinefabriek: Weerkaatsing
Orphax / Machinefabriek:
Weerkaatsing

(Moving Furniture -- Netherlands )


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"Weerkaatsing is the first collaboration by Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) and Sietse van Erve (Orphax), both active players in the Dutch experimental electronic music field, in an album of mesmerizing sound and drone work, with one composition from each artist reworking a track from the other's previous work, and one new collaborative piece.

Lillinger, Christian / Tobias Deluis: Dicht
Lillinger, Christian / Tobias Deluis:
Dicht

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Berlin-based improvisers Christian Lillinger on drums and Tobias Delius on tenor sax and clarinet in an album of powerful rhythms, instant melodies, and quick-witted responses, bridging a generation of experience in dialog and give and take that works well head on and in reserve, a great encounter from two modern and active creative players.

Duthoit, Isabelle / Franz Hautzinger: Lily
Duthoit, Isabelle / Franz Hautzinger:
Lily

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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French free vocalist Isabelle Duthoit met world traveling improviser and Zeitkratzer trumpeter Franz Hautzinger in New York City to record these highly unusual duos, using extreme techniques and inexplicable intent to create 9 uniquely aberrant accompaniments to your most subtle and strange dreams; reference Phil Minton, Axel Dorner, Freddie Kruger.

Machinefabriek: Assemblage
Machinefabriek:
Assemblage

(Zoharum -- Poland )


Price: $12.95    




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A great collection of short film soundtracks and pieces that appeared on compilation albums and out-of-print CDRs, including the "Nerf" EP, the tracks for the book "Things That A Mutant Needs To Know" by Reinaldo Laddaga, and 3 soundtracks of which two are for a short movie and one for a video installation, alongside tracks from other compilations.

Clinamen Trio   (Marion / Di Donato / Berger): Decline
Clinamen Trio (Marion / Di Donato / Berger):
Decline

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Roman philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus named "Clinamen" the unpredictable (in time and space) swerve of atoms falling in the void, which aptly describes the unexpected directions taken in subtle free improvisation from this French trio, led by bassist Louis-Michel Marion, with Jacques Di Donato on clarinet, and Philippe Berger on viola.

Wisseltangcamatta, The: Movements
Wisseltangcamatta, The:
Movements

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Live recordings at LOFT in Cologne, Germany from the trio of George Wissel on prepared saxophone, Achim Tang on doublebass, and Simon Camatta on drums & percussion, performing seven "Movements" that use prodigious technique with reserve and direction, revealing the structure of their work as the pieces build and recede in fascinating ways.

Peregrine Falls (Grdina / Loewen): Peregrine Falls
Peregrine Falls (Grdina / Loewen):
Peregrine Falls

(Drip Audio -- Canada )


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Named for the moment when a Peregrine Falcon falls from flight to attack its prey, the Vancouver duo of Gordon Grdina on guitars, oud, electronics and Kenton Loewen on drums and percussion present a heavy album of improvised rock with raw energy, riveting technique and powerful grooves with an Arabic influence and essence; of interest to King Crimson fans.

Guionnet, Jean-Luc + Eric La Casa: Reflected Waves [60 pages 21x25 cm + DVD video 1h48mn]
Guionnet, Jean-Luc + Eric La Casa:
Reflected Waves [60 pages 21x25 cm + DVD video 1h48mn]

(Passage d'encres -- France )


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Eric La Casa and Jean Luc Guionnet recorded this conceptual work in Melbourne, Australia, combining different scales of time, space, & attention, with different working strategies to create a gallery installation, and this book & DVD package exploring the acoustic phenomenon of "standing waves" to engage with the physical relationship between sound and space.

Brand, Ulrike / Olaf Rupp: Shadowscores
Brand, Ulrike / Olaf Rupp:
Shadowscores

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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An unlikely pairing, cellist Ulrike Brand is best known for her work with John Cage and Giacinto Scelsi, while Olaf Rupp is a regular contributor in a variety of setting in the European Free Improv scene; here they join for an album of free improvisation, finding shared and gripping language in creative and uncommon approaches to their strings.

Lopes, Luis / Fred Lonberg-Holm: The Pinneaple Circumstance
Lopes, Luis / Fred Lonberg-Holm:
The Pinneaple Circumstance

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Portuguese electric guitarist Luis Lopes met Chicago free improvising cellist and electronic artist Fred Lonberg-Holm in the studio in Lisbon to record these five improvisations, both using innovative approaches to effect processing to expand their sound into unusual sonic environments, balancing beauty and abrasive sound.

BEFOREHAND (Lazaridou / Wastell): Live at Hundred Years Gallery
BEFOREHAND (Lazaridou / Wastell):
Live at Hundred Years Gallery

(Confront -- Great Britain )


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The duo of Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga on zither and Mark Wastell on his electronics set including bowls and shruti box, formed for the release concert for Angharad Davies' "Six Studies" in 2014, recording this excellent improvised dialog of rich and unusual sound.

Cote / Ceccarelli: Vulgarites
Cote / Ceccarelli:
Vulgarites

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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A plethora of objects being struck and stroked from the meeting of drummers Cote (Bruire, Klaxon Gueule) and Ceccarelli, complex interactions of percussion, feedback and electronics.

Derome, Jean / Joane Hetu: Shaman - Nous percons les oreilles
Derome, Jean / Joane Hetu:
Shaman - Nous percons les oreilles

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Two saxophones, two voices; two gargoyles, two satyrs; two forces of nature that agitate, whistle, squeak, scrape, blow, and bite, transforming music into a secular incantation and a banquet of sound.

Derome, Jean / Joane Hetu; Nous percons les oreilles: La vie, c'est simple
Derome, Jean / Joane Hetu; Nous percons les oreilles:
La vie, c'est simple

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Using saxophones and their voices, Jean Derome and Joane Hetu create songs of improvisation that invoke their primal human nature in creative and beautiful ways.

Forge, Mathias / Olivier Toulemonde: pie 'n' mash
Forge, Mathias / Olivier Toulemonde:
pie 'n' mash

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Virtuosic French-based trombonist Mathias Forge and Brussels-based electroacoustic composer-turned improviser Olivier Toulemonde recording live in Sheffield, 2010.

Matthews / Rives: arethusa
Matthews / Rives:
arethusa

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Saxophonist Rives with Wade Matthews on software synthesis and manipulated field recordings in a piece inspired by the story of Arethusa, a servant of the Greek goddess Artemis.

Mazur / Neuringer: Unison Lines
Mazur / Neuringer:
Unison Lines

(Not Two -- Poland )


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Since 1999 bassist Rafal Mazur and saxophonist Keir Neuringer (Stability Group, Infinity Quartet) have performed together, bringing an intense physicality and range of sonorities to their improvisations.

Neumann, Andrea / Bonnie Jones: Green Just As I Could See
Neumann, Andrea / Bonnie Jones:
Green Just As I Could See

(erstwhile -- USA )


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Four extended electroacoustic works from Berlin's inside pianist and mixing board artist Andrea Neumann and Baltimore's Bonnie Jones on electronics, minimal and edgy pieces of unusual and absorbing character.

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

(pfmentum -- USA )


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

Rova: Bingo
Rova:
Bingo

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


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The Rova Saxophone Quartet performing compositions by Lindsay Cooper, Fred Frith, Barry Guy, and Larry Ochs, live in the studio in 1996.

Schick, Ignaz / Martin Tetreault: Live * 33 * 45 * 78
Schick, Ignaz / Martin Tetreault:
Live * 33 * 45 * 78

(Ambiances Jazz -- Canada )


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Montreal/Actuelle turntablist Martin Tetreault and Berlin turntablist Ignaz Shcick in two sets of recordings from two encounters in Belgium and Switzerland, 2006.

Schiller, Christoph / Birgit Ulher: Kolk
Schiller, Christoph / Birgit Ulher:
Kolk

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Five unique pieces from improvisers Birgit Ulher (trumpet, radio, speaker, objects) and Christoph Schiller (spinet, preperations) recorded in Hamburg with no post-production work.

Shibolet, Ariel / Nori Jacoby: Scenes From An Ideal Marriage
Shibolet, Ariel / Nori Jacoby:
Scenes From An Ideal Marriage

(Kadima -- Israel )


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Viola player Nori Jacoby and soprano saxophonist Ariel Shibolet performing live at Hateiva, Tele Aviv in 2010, part of Kadima's Cy Twombly live performance series.

Suzuki, Akio / David Toop: Breath - Taking
Suzuki, Akio / David Toop:
Breath - Taking

(Confront -- Great Britain )


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Minimal improvisation using a meditative set of instruments including stone flute, small stones, and a "silent toy", from David Toop recording with Akio Suzuki on a rare trip to the UK.

Toral, Rafael / Davu Seru: Live in Minneapolis
Toral, Rafael / Davu Seru:
Live in Minneapolis

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Rafael Toral's Space Program, post-free jazz electronic music, is made manifest in this duo between the electronicist and drummer Davu Seru, performing live in Minneapolis during Toral's 2011 tour of the US.

Volden, Havarad & Toshi Nakamura: Crepuscular Rays
Volden, Havarad & Toshi Nakamura:
Crepuscular Rays

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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A reference to rays of sunlight that appear to radiate from a single point in the sky around dusk or dawn, as heard through a combination of acoustic guitar, objects and no-input mixing board.

Wellman, Linsey / Mike Essoudry : Mike Essoudry + Linsey Wellman
Wellman, Linsey / Mike Essoudry :
Mike Essoudry + Linsey Wellman

(Malasartes -- Canada )


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1st release for the duo of wind player Linsey Wellman and percussionist Mike Essoudry embracing stasis and movement, meditation and exuberance, delicacy and amplitude.

Alvear, Cristian / Seijiro Murayama: Karoujite
Alvear, Cristian / Seijiro Murayama:
Karoujite

(Potlatch -- France )


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"Karoujite" is a Japanese term translating to scarcely, describing the minimalist attitude that Chilean guitarist Cristian Alvear and Japanese percussionist Seijiro Murayama approach this hybrid of composed and improvised music, using a focus of repetitive structures with slight variation to create a hypnotic and entrancing set of music.

Rowe, Keith / Michael Pisaro-Liu: 13 Thirteen [2 CDs]
Rowe, Keith / Michael Pisaro-Liu:
13 Thirteen [2 CDs]

(erstwhile -- USA )


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A collaboration between composer Michael Pisaro-Liu and AMM guitarist/improviser Keith Rowe, with each bringing scores which they improvised over, creating 13 discrete sections including samples from Shostakovich's 13th String Quartet, balancing activity, space and silence in patient ways that only two such experienced composer/improvisers could.



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