The Squid's Ear Magazine
Electro-Acoustic Improv


 
Tetreault, Martin: Snipettes! [2 CDs]
Tetreault, Martin:
Snipettes! [2 CDs]

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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Two CDs from experimental electronic artist Martin Tetreault; one a studio work from 1991-92 using sampling, the second a collection of various experimental works recorded between 1984 and 86.

Thieke & Toulemonde / Capece & Drouin: Berlin Series #1
Thieke & Toulemonde / Capece & Drouin:
Berlin Series #1

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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The Inframince/Immensity split CD is the first in a series of discs exploring the work of musicians based in Berlin, a city which has been one of the most vibrant centres for improvised and contemporary music since the 1960's.

Thieke, Michael Unununium: Nachtlieder
Thieke, Michael Unununium:
Nachtlieder

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


Price: $10.00    




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A diverse and fascinating release from clarinetist Michael Thieke, also on zither and providing field recordings, with guitarist Martin Siewert, accordionist Luca Venitucci, and two bassists--Christian Weber & Derek Shirley, and two drummers--Steve Heather and Eric Schaefer.

Thymolphthalein : Mad Among The Mad
Thymolphthalein :
Mad Among The Mad

(Immediata -- Australia )


Price: $15.95    




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Six rich and varied electro-acoustic instrumental works from an amazing quintet of brilliant improvisers: Anthony Pateras (keys); Will Guthrie (drums & percussion); Natasha Anders (bass & computer); Clayton Thomas (double bass) and Jerome Noetinger (tapes & electronics).

Tierce #2: Caisson
Tierce #2:
Caisson

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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A 2nd outing for this electronics-based trio using field recordings, zithers, turntables, amplified knitting machine, &c.; a 60 minute improvisation recorded in concert in Hull in November 2010.

Tom & Gerry (Thomas Lehn & Gerry Hemingway): Kinetics
Tom & Gerry (Thomas Lehn & Gerry Hemingway):
Kinetics

(Auricle -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Thomas Lehn & Gerry Hemingway's 3rd "Tom & Gerry" release presents tracks recorded in Europe from 2003-2006, incredible electro-acoustic improvisations.

Tongs: Jazz With The Megaphone?
Tongs:
Jazz With The Megaphone?

(Long Song Records -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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A powerful mix of rock and jazz in this extraordinary debut album by a young trio comprised of Luca Serrapiglio, Antonio Bertoni, and Carlo Garof playing a variety of acoustic and electronic instruments in fresh variations.

Toot (Axel Dorner / Thomas Lehn / Phil Minton): two
Toot (Axel Dorner / Thomas Lehn / Phil Minton):
two

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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Two extended improvisations by three of Europe's most accomplished improvising musicians, taken from live performances in Austria and Germany.

Traw / Rhodri Davies: Cwymp Y Dwr Ar Ganol Dydd
Traw / Rhodri Davies:
Cwymp Y Dwr Ar Ganol Dydd

(Confront -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.95    




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Traw (Welsh for pitch or encompassing wholeness) is harpist and electronic artist Rhodri Davies with sampling and real-time processing artists Owen Martell, Richard Llewellyn, and Simon Proffitt, here in 6 pieces about water using layers of Davies' sonic output.

Trayle, Mark : Goldstripe
Trayle, Mark :
Goldstripe

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Goldstripe uses data read from the magnetic stripes of credit cards and bank cards to create a set of musical conditions for improvisation.

Trio Sowari: Durrant / Denzler / Beins: Three Dances
Trio Sowari: Durrant / Denzler / Beins:
Three Dances

(Potlatch -- France )


Price: $18.45    




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Trio x 3: New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002 [2 CDs]
Trio x 3:
New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002 [2 CDs]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.95    




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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.

Tune (In)))): The Kitchen
Tune (In)))):
The Kitchen

(free103.9 -- USA )


Price: $8.95    




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Ulher / Kuchen / Norelius / Strid: tidszon
Ulher / Kuchen / Norelius / Strid:
tidszon

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Ulher / Mallozzi / Zerang: Landscape: Recognizable
Ulher / Mallozzi / Zerang:
Landscape: Recognizable

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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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 / Rodrigues, Ernesto / Santos, Carlos: Doppelganger
Ulher, Birgit / Rodrigues, Ernesto / Santos, Carlos:
Doppelganger

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Delicate nuance and fascinating textures from the minimal improvisations of trumpeter Birgit Uhler, violist Ernesto Rodriguez and live sampling from Carlos Santos.

Unami, Taku / Takahiro Kawaguchi: Teatro Assente
Unami, Taku / Takahiro Kawaguchi:
Teatro Assente

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A minimal theater in sound from Taku Unami and Takahiro Kawaguchi and starring Yoko Chosakabe and Kumio Kurachi, recording at the Ueno Okura Theater Older Building.

Unexpected, The: Falaise / Samworth / Tanguay / Van der Schyff: The Unexpected One
Unexpected, The: Falaise / Samworth / Tanguay / Van der Schyff:
The Unexpected One

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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Guitarists Bernard Falaise and Ron Samworth play alongside percussionists Pierre Tanguay and Dylan Van der Schyff in this loud debut album of free improvisation.

United States of America Triptych (II): Andrea Belfi, David Grubbs, David Maranha, Pete Simonelli pl
United States of America Triptych (II):
Andrea Belfi, David Grubbs, David Maranha, Pete Simonelli play Ten Intrusions

(Bolt -- Poland )


Price: $13.95    




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Andrea Belfi (percussion), David Grubbs (guitar), David Maranha (organ), and Pete Simonelli (voice) perform "Ten Intrusions", following the model set by Harry Partch's 1949-1950 composition "Eleven Intrusions".

Unlimited (Caldwell / Williams / Taylor): The Sound Within
Unlimited (Caldwell / Williams / Taylor):
The Sound Within

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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The trio of Chris Caldwell on reeds, Susie Hodder Williams on flute, and Trevor Taylor on percussion and electronics in a set combining free improvisation with written pieces using stochastic & graphic processes, plus a work by Stockhausen, "Aus Den Seien Tagen" and one dedicated to John Mayer.

Variable Geometry Orchestra: Stills
Variable Geometry Orchestra:
Stills

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $28.95    




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Triple CD from Variable Geometry Orchestra, who create music by juxtaposing acoustic and electronic sound matter with subliminal and psycho-acoustic side effects.

Various Artists: AMPLIFY 2002: balance box set
Various Artists:
AMPLIFY 2002: balance box set

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $145.00    




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Various Artists: I Never Meta Guitar Three
Various Artists:
I Never Meta Guitar Three

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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The 3rd issue from Elliott Sharp's compiled series of guitar work in the 21st century, demonstrating new sounds, processes, techniques, melodies, riffs and gestures from a who's-who of modern improvising guitarists, a must-have release for all guitar fans and players.

Various Artists: I Never Meta Guitar Too
Various Artists:
I Never Meta Guitar Too

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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An ongoing compilation organized by Elliott Sharp that is dedicated to solo guitar with 16 original tracks by various artists ranging from acoustic, electro-acoustic, electric, all the way to electronic.

Various Artists: That Mysterious Forest Below London Bridge
Various Artists:
That Mysterious Forest Below London Bridge

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $17.95    




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A live presentation at the Shunt Lounge, London Bridge in November of 2006, including an AMM duo of John Tilbury and Eddie Prevost.

Various Artists: The All Angels Concerts [2 CDs]
Various Artists:
The All Angels Concerts [2 CDs]

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $19.50    




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Mark Wastell and Rhodri Davies select highlights from the All Angels Concerts in London featuring artists such as Jonh Russell, John Butcher, Steve Beresford, and more.

Vigroux, Franck: Prisme
Vigroux, Franck:
Prisme

(D'Autres Cordes -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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Prisme is the music for a sound installation by sound artist Franck Vigroux and a collaboration with Fabien Zocco in a live audiovisual performance.

Vogel, Sabine / Chris Abrahams / Landscape Quartet: The Berlin Series No. 4
Vogel, Sabine / Chris Abrahams / Landscape Quartet:
The Berlin Series No. 4

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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A split CD from Berlin-based flautist and composer Sabine Vogel: a composition using recordings made at various exterior locations as part of her work with Landscape Quartet; and a recording of a live improvisation as part of the 2012 NOW now festival in Sydney.

Volcano The Bear: Golden Rhythm / Ink Music [VINYL]
Volcano The Bear:
Golden Rhythm / Ink Music [VINYL]

(Rune Grammofon -- Norway )


Price: $22.95    




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Wild British improvisers Volcano The Bear, borrowing from a cross-section of styles including jazz, rock, ethno-folk, organized sound, with an inexplicable and insanely passionate approach to their eccentric and excellent music.

Vorfeld / Scott / Gratkowski: Sieben Entruckte Lieder
Vorfeld / Scott / Gratkowski:
Sieben Entruckte Lieder

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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The trio of Frank Gratkowski on clarinets and alto sax, Michael Vorfeld on percussion, and Richard Scott on modular synthesizer, also known as Spectre, freely improvising in dramatic and generally reserved ways, intently focusing on sound and interchange.

WHO Trio (Hemingway / Wintsch / Oester): Zoo [2 CDS]
WHO Trio (Hemingway / Wintsch / Oester):
Zoo [2 CDS]

(Auricle -- USA )


Price: $22.95    




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Percussionist Gerry Hemingway's Who Trio with Michel Wintsch on piano and synth, and Banz Oester on double bass and lamp, in an outstanding 2 CD release contrasting their work in acoustic improvisation with "electric" improv, albeit an unusual take on the latter.

Wachsman / Thomas / Turner / Frangenheim: Gateway '97
Wachsman / Thomas / Turner / Frangenheim:
Gateway '97

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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An excellent quartet of UK and European improvisers recording at Gateway Studio, London in 1997, a set of 8 intriguing recordings emphasizing the acoustics end of free improvisation with accented electronic interventions.

Wastell, Mark: Caressed On The Brow By Unseen Hands
Wastell, Mark:
Caressed On The Brow By Unseen Hands

(Confront -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.95    




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This long overdue re-issue celebrates the unique encounter of eleven like-minded musicians from Japan, England, Wales, Germany, Basque Country & Norway, brought together in the studio for one day only for this daytime recording session followed by an evening concert.

Weird Weapons (Rupp / Williamson / Buck): 2
Weird Weapons (Rupp / Williamson / Buck):
2

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Bringing together European improvising guitarist Olaf Rupp, Canadian ex-pat bassist Joe Williamson, and Australian drummer Tony Buck from The Necks for an album of busy, fiery, skillful improvisation.

Willers / Kneer / Marien: Nulli Secundus
Willers / Kneer / Marien:
Nulli Secundus

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Far-ranging improvisation using open and creative techniques from the trio of guitarist Andreas Willers on acoustic and electric, bassist Meinrad Kneer (who runs the Evil Rabbit label) and drummer Christian Marien.

Wolff, Christian / Wandelweiser Komponisten Ensemble: Stones
Wolff, Christian / Wandelweiser Komponisten Ensemble:
Stones

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


Price: $12.95    




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Antoine Beuger, Burkhard Schlothauer, Chico Mello, Jurg Frey, Kunsu Shim, Michael Pisaro-Liu, and Thomas Stiegler participate in this realization of Christian Wolff's compositions to make sounds or draw sounds out of stones, alone or with other surfaces, acoustically or amplified.

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.

Wolff, Christian / Michael Pisaro-Liu: Looking Around
Wolff, Christian / Michael Pisaro-Liu:
Looking Around

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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A fascinating collaboration from two minimalist/Wandelweiser figures: Christian Wolff on prepared piano, whistles, and stones, and Michael Pisaro-Liu on guitar, harmonica and stones, recording together in Caimbridge, MA for two extended works, "Looking East" and "Looking West".

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.

Wooley, Nate (w/ Ingrid Laubrock, Sylvie Courvoisier & Matt Moran): Battle Pieces
Wooley, Nate (w/ Ingrid Laubrock, Sylvie Courvoisier & Matt Moran):
Battle Pieces

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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"Battle Pieces" was conceived as a background for an improviser, using linguistics, tape processes & aleatoric concepts to fashion an ever-shifting composition that supplies the soloist with information within the context of an ever-changing series of densities, velocities and silences.

XT (Seymour Wright / Paul Abbot): Pah'
XT (Seymour Wright / Paul Abbot):
Pah'

(Pleasure of the Text Records -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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The duo of Paul Abbot on drum kits, percussion & computer, and Seymour Wright on alto saxophone and feedback, in a massive edge-of-your seat live recording from London's Cafe Oto in 2015, a mix of brutal and beautiful playing with unexpected and surprising twists.

XYZ (Martel / Lauzier / Tetreault): La Formule Xyz
XYZ (Martel / Lauzier / Tetreault):
La Formule Xyz

(&Records -- Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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XYZ is the trio of Pierre-Yves Martel (feedback & static), Martin Tetreault (turntable), & Philippe Lauzier (reeds) improvising with post-industrial sound orchestration using electronic and acoustic sources.

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.

Yoshihide, Otomo / Voice Crack: Bits, Bots And Signs
Yoshihide, Otomo / Voice Crack:
Bits, Bots And Signs

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Yoshihide, Otomo New Jazz Quintet: Flutter
Yoshihide, Otomo New Jazz Quintet:
Flutter

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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ctrl: 25.11
ctrl:
25.11

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Extraordinary free electro-acoustic improvisations from this active German quintet.

eRikm / Norbert Moslang: Stodgy
eRikm / Norbert Moslang:
Stodgy

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


Price: $13.95    




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eRikm on 3k Pad Loop System, Electronics and Norbert Moslang playing Cracked Everyday Electronics in a collection of recordings from European concerts performed between 2002 and 2005; produced by Guiseppe Ielasi..

eRikm / dieb13: @haos @lub
eRikm / dieb13:
@haos @lub

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $20.95    




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eRikm: Austral [DVD]
eRikm:
Austral [DVD]

(D'Autres Cordes -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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A mixed work for ensemble revolving around the sequences of video and electronic composition, showing a series of Chilean and Argentine landscapes and cityscapes.

fORCH: Spin Networks
fORCH:
Spin Networks

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $25.95    




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praed: The Muesli Man
praed:
The Muesli Man

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Paed and Raed make "praed", the very unusual electro-acoustic duo behind The Muesli Man, 40 tracks of electronics, bass, clarinets, & tapes (with japanese subtitles!)

Machinefabriek (w/ Anne Bakker / Edita Karkoschka): Crumble
Machinefabriek (w/ Anne Bakker / Edita Karkoschka):
Crumble

(Self Released -- Netherlands )


Price: $13.95    




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A beautifully dramatic album from the trio of electronic artist Rutger Zydervelt (Machinefabriek), violinist Anne Bakker, and vocalist Edita Karkoschka, a sculpted work full of dramatic turns, immersive drones, glitchy electronics and intimate gestures.

Corsano, Chris / Massimo Pupillo: Via Combusta [VINYL]
Corsano, Chris / Massimo Pupillo:
Via Combusta [VINYL]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $22.95    




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A dark and powerful album of drums, percussion, and electric bass from the duo of Italian bassist Massimo Pupillo (Zu) and NY drummer Chris Corsano, both using a myriad of percussive and electronic strategies to create soundscapes that keep the listener on the edge of their seat.

 
Jerman / Barnes:
Goethe

(Confront -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.95    




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An extended improvisation of muted sound from the long-running duo of Jeph Jerman and Tim Barnes, performing live at Non-Event in Boston, creating mysterious analog sounds and cycles of drones with underlaying metallic textures creating an environment of suspense.

Bauer / Rose / Lehn: Futch
Bauer / Rose / Lehn:
Futch

(Jazzwerkstatt -- Germany )


Price: $15.95    




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The debut release of trombonist Johannes Bauer, Australian violinist Jon Rose and analog synth player Thomas Lehn, mutated improvisation for a Futched world.

Candlesnuffer: Wakool
Candlesnuffer:
Wakool

(Room40 -- Australia )


Price: $12.95    




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Wakool is an interrogation into an expanded range of techniques and gestures from David Brown playing banjo, electroacoustic guitar, bandura, and eukolin.

Ciciliani, Marko: 81 Matters in Elemental Order
Ciciliani, Marko:
81 Matters in Elemental Order

(Evil Rabbit -- The Netherlands )


Price: $15.95    




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81 short tracks performed on the no-input mixer without multitracking or processing, intended to be played in a random sequence.

Garet, Richard: Intrinsic Motion
Garet, Richard:
Intrinsic Motion

(Non Visual Objects (NVO) -- Austria )


Price: $19.95    




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Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Eric La Casa / Philip Samartzis: Stray Shafts of Sunlight
Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Eric La Casa / Philip Samartzis:
Stray Shafts of Sunlight

(Swarming -- France )


Price: $13.95    




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Using extended saxophone (Guionnet), microphones, prepared recordings & laptop (La Casa) and electronics, field recordings & laptop (Samartzis) this release comprises various live recordings made in 2007 while on tour in France, Germany and Italy.

Seino, Takumi / Antoine Berthiaume: ARC - Beneath the Surface
Seino, Takumi / Antoine Berthiaume:
ARC - Beneath the Surface

(Voice of Silence -- Japan )


Price: $10.80    




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Staiano, Moe!: The Absolute Tradition of No Traditions
Staiano, Moe!:
The Absolute Tradition of No Traditions

(PsychForm Records -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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3rd solo album from Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's drummer Staiano, 11 tracks recorded on guitar, loops, drums, and percussion without overdubs.

Steerage: Entropy Is What The State Makes Of It
Steerage:
Entropy Is What The State Makes Of It

(Caduc -- Canada )


Price: $12.95    




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An album of tones and tonal environments from Barry Chabala and A.F. Jones, using guitars and effects to create slowly moving tones punctuated with unusual utterances of unknown origin; rich and curiously non-specific sound that lives in the back- and foreground.

United Scum Soundclash: Soopa vs. Radon
United Scum Soundclash:
Soopa vs. Radon

(Soopa / Radon / Base Recordings -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Wang, Hong-Kai and Mattin: Collapsing Ourselves [VINYL]
Wang, Hong-Kai and Mattin:
Collapsing Ourselves [VINYL]

(Mount Analogue -- Sweden )


Price: $14.15    




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A unique album of self-aware conversation from Hong-Kai Wang and Mattin, who record themselves responding to their own dialog, addressing those responses to the audience and adding their reaction to the final recordings, creating an abstract spoken ambiance.

Farmer / Munthe: Angle Of Repose
Farmer / Munthe:
Angle Of Repose

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


Price: $11.95    




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Texture heavy sonic free improvisation from the duo of Swedish free improviser Christian Munthe on acoustic guitar and Patrick Farmer on "acoustic turntable", each masking the sounds of their instruments in uncommon ways, pacing their interactions with subtlety and intention.

Wooley / Corsano / Yeh: The Seven Storey Mountain II
Wooley / Corsano / Yeh:
The Seven Storey Mountain II

(Important Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Turbulent and ecstatic electronic improvisation in the 2nd installment of Seven Storey Mountain with Nate Wooley on amplified trumpet and tape, drummer Chris Corsano , and violinist C. Spencer Yeh.

Jerman / Barnes: Versatile Ambience [VINYL]
Jerman / Barnes:
Versatile Ambience [VINYL]

(IDEA Intermedia -- USA )


Price: $22.95    




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Without referencing typical genre or style, the collaboration of sound artists Tim Barnes and Jeph Jerman moves a step forward with this 45 RPM LP release of texture and atmosphere, with assistance from Ken Vandermark, Jacob Duncan, Aaron Michael Bulter, Sara Saltau & Bret Berry.

Rogers, Derek : Silence is Being Substituted
Rogers, Derek :
Silence is Being Substituted

(Glistening Examples -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Derek Rogers sculpted these six compositions from live performances, organizing them using strings and synthesizers, and employing digital processing and granular synthesis with concert and field recordings, creating richly complex works that evolve with beautiful pacing.

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.

Ossatura: Maps And Mazes
Ossatura:
Maps And Mazes

(Recommended Records -- UK )


Price: $15.45    




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The new release from Italy's excellent electroacoustic experimental band Ossatura led by Elio Martusciello takes the band into new territory, detailed and more luminous, more acoustic, with vibes and clarinet (Michael Thieke) and even a lovely song surprising long-time fans.

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.

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.

Nadzharov / Chichilin / Stolyar: NaChiSto
Nadzharov / Chichilin / Stolyar:
NaChiSto

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Spontaneous compositions of freely improvised music performed on piano, synth, whistles, electroacoustic guitar, percussion, live electronics and effects from this trio who hail from Moscow and Siberia, recording their unique and adventurous dialog in the studio.

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.

Musica Elettronica Viva: Symphony No 106
Musica Elettronica Viva:
Symphony No 106

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Documenting a reunion of Musica Elettronica Viva's founders Frederic Rzewski (piano and vocals), Richard Teitelbaum (keyboards and computer) and Alvin Curran (keyboards, computer and shofar) at the 32nd International Festival Of Current Music in Victoriaville, Canada in 2016.

subterrene: Bathetic Resonance
subterrene:
Bathetic Resonance

(Mystery School Records -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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Layered and manipulated sound created in the studio and captured through live improvisation to create these rich, resonant compositions from Grant Stewart, a member of Machine Language, Daedal, A Perfect Mirror, The Eschaton Manifest, and The Inference Engine.

Hocevar, Dre (Hocevar / Pluta / Tevis  / Qu / Rasmussen / Corren / Clarke / St. Louis / Fraser): Tra
Hocevar, Dre (Hocevar / Pluta / Tevis / Qu / Rasmussen / Corren / Clarke / St. Louis / Fraser):
Transcendental Within the Sphere of Indivisible Remainder

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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An expansive album blending acoustic and electronic instruments in unique ways, creating a tapestry of sound as a framework for creative improvisation, composed by drummer Dre Hocevar & performed in an ensemble that includes some of New York's finest young improvisers.

Chrysakis, Thanos / Christian Kobi / Christian Skjodt / Zsolt Sores : Carved Water
Chrysakis, Thanos / Christian Kobi / Christian Skjodt / Zsolt Sores :
Carved Water

(Aural Terrains -- Greece/UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Using principles similar to Pauline Oliveros' Deep Listening, the quartet of Thanos Chrysakis, Christian Kobi, Christian Skjodt, and Zsolt Sores use acoustic and electronic instruments in carefully developed improvisations based around dynamics, densities & textures.

Rowe, Keith : The Room Extended [4 CDs]
Rowe, Keith :
The Room Extended [4 CDs]

(erstwhile -- USA )


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A massive and rewarding work of organized sound extending ea-improviser, AMM guitarist Keith Rowe's work "The Room" into a massive 4 CD set of compositions, layering work familiar from his recent improvisations with classical compositions, field recordings, &c. &c.

MKM (Jason Kahn / Gunter Muller / Norbert Moslang): Instants // Paris
MKM (Jason Kahn / Gunter Muller / Norbert Moslang):
Instants // Paris

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


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The 2nd release from the electroacoustic improvising trio of Jason Kahn (analog synthesizer), Gunter Muller (percussion-based samples and electronics) and Norbert Moslang (cracked everyday electronics), performing live at Les Instants Chavires in Paris, France.

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

(Northern Spy -- USA )


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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.

Xu Fengxia: Black Lotos
Xu Fengxia:
Black Lotos

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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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.

Cage, John : Cartridge Music
Cage, John :
Cartridge Music

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


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A 2003 recording from The Ensemble Daswirdas performing John Cage's 1960 composition "Cartridge Music", described as: "For amplified small sounds; also amplified piano or cymbal; any number of players and loudspeakers; parts to be prepared from score by performers."



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