The Squid's Ear Magazine
Solo Artist Recordings


 
Pek Solo: A Quartet of Peks - Unifications
Pek Solo:
A Quartet of Peks - Unifications

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Boston free improviser, composer, reed player and multi-instrumentalist PEK (David Peck) quadruples himself on this album with four continuous tracks of one PEK each playing many instruments, using a broad palette comprised of woodwinds, percussion, electronics, and strings, each recorded pass filling in space and playing counterpoint to previously recorded tracks.

Various Artists: Sharp, Elliott Presents I Never Metaguitar 5: Solo Guitars For The 21st Century
Various Artists:
Sharp, Elliott Presents I Never Metaguitar 5: Solo Guitars For The 21st Century

(Klanggalerie -- Austria )


Price: $17.95    




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Elliott Sharp's fifth compilation bringing a diverse and global view on modern solo guitar work continues the series on a new record label and with the same exceptional ear for superb musicians, here including Anthony Pirog, David Watson, Liberty Ellman, Matteo Liberatore, Mike Baggetta, Chris Vine, Craig Green, Jerome Harris, Philip L'Epee, Will Bernard, &c.

Fousatt, Jean-Marc: Les Vraies Richesses [VINYL + DVD]
Fousatt, Jean-Marc:
Les Vraies Richesses [VINYL + DVD]

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $26.96    




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Two concerts by improvising keyboardist and vocalist Jean-Marc Foussat, on the LP a recording at the Tout Rennes S'Emmerde event organized by From Town to Town, Capital Taboule, Consternation, L'Effroyable Association Western Soviets Satanist and Dream'in Noise, the 2nd a DVD of Foussat performing live on the beach as part of the 13th Farniente Festival.

Orcutt, Bill: Bill Orcutt [VINYL]
Orcutt, Bill:
Bill Orcutt [VINYL]

(Palilalia -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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Guitarist Bill Orcutt's self-titled solo album brings a mix of standards and original compositions, starting with Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman" and eclectically running us to "The Star Spangled Banner", each song unfolding as he delivers in an unhurried way with rich sustain and reverb on a 4-string Telecaster, performing at The Living Room in San Francisco.

subterrene: Coercer
subterrene:
Coercer

(Bad Architect Records -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Subterrene, aka Grant Stewart, is a sound artist developing deep and cloud-like bursts of sound that create textures and aural interactions of an hallucinatory nature, here evoking the coercer--"the inverse of the seducer, using pressure, intimidation, or force to shape the behavior of another" in a journey from initial imposition to self-emancipation.

Kuchen, Martin: Det Forsvunnas Namn [VINYL]
Kuchen, Martin:
Det Forsvunnas Namn [VINYL]

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


Price: $21.95    




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Using baritone and alto saxophones, speakers and an iPod, Swedish improviser Martin Kuchen (Angles, Exploding Customer, UNSK, Looper, &c) takes his listeners on a demented tour of extended technique and curiously unexpected sounds from the saxophone, focusing on textures and non-abrasive approaches to create an abundance of unexpected and oddly engaging, concise improvisations.

Bothen, Christer: Ambrosia [3 CD BOX SET]
Bothen, Christer:
Ambrosia [3 CD BOX SET]

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


Price: $29.95    




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Swedish contrabass clarinetist Christ Bothen in six extended works, the first and third disks a series of solo works using incredible technique and concentration, the 2nd disc a large work in an ensemble with fellow deep reedists Hans Koch & Per Texas Johansson, double bassist Vilhelm Bromander, pianists Kristine Scholz & Tisha Mukarji, and a spectral narrative from Sofia Jernberg.

Riley, Gyan: Silver Lining
Riley, Gyan:
Silver Lining

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $10.65    




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Virtuoso guitarist and composer Gyan Riley, son of composer Terry Riley, in his second solo album on the Tzadik label, a brilliant collection of classical guitar works expanded with influences from minimalism, flamenco, bossa nova, and folk, nine pieces recorded during the pandemic lockdown for an album of intricate detail and reflective perseverance.

Bokanowski, Michele: Rhapsodia / Battements Solaires [VINYL]
Bokanowski, Michele:
Rhapsodia / Battements Solaires [VINYL]

(Recollection GRM -- Austria )


Price: $24.95    




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Two works from Paris-based electroacoustic composer Michèle Bokanowski (b. 1943 and who studied with Pierre Schaeffer) recorded by the artist in 2008 and 2018, "Rhapsodia" an hypnotic work of looping structures and rich strains of muted melody, while "Battements Solaires" is the edgy soundtrack to the award-winning film of the same name by her husband Patrick Bokanowski.

Marchetti, Lionel: La Grande Vallee / Micro-climat [VINYL]
Marchetti, Lionel:
La Grande Vallee / Micro-climat [VINYL]

(Recollection GRM -- Austria )


Price: $24.95    




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A fascination for clouds may have influenced French electroacoustic composer Lionel Marchetti in the composition of his incredible "Micro-Climat", a journey through concrete and acousmatic sound with a sense of open environments, perfectly paired on this LP with the epic journey presented to the listeners in his expansive and impressionist work "La Grande Valée".

Chabala, Barry / Ann Coman: In And Out Of Focus
Chabala, Barry / Ann Coman:
In And Out Of Focus

(Roeba -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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This album of improvised music was born out of mutual appreciation and admiration for the respective art forms of Ann Coman and experimental sound artist Barry Chabala, who performed original guitar improvisations while Coman intuitively created visual artworks from those performances, then reversing the process where Chabala interpreted Coman's art as visual scores.

Hecker / Okkyung Lee: Statistique Synthetique / Teum (the Silvery Slit) [VINYL]
Hecker / Okkyung Lee:
Statistique Synthetique / Teum (the Silvery Slit) [VINYL]

(Portraits GRM -- Austria )


Price: $23.95    




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A split LP between two GRM associates: Florian Hecker in a work of computer-generated sound with resynthesized situated texture recordings, drawing on the history of computer synthesis; and cellist Okkyung Lee in an overture of cello multiplications, fragmentations, and duplications creating incredible tension in interacting layers of sound.

Schwerdt, Oliver: Storming Bauhaus [2 CDs]
Schwerdt, Oliver:
Storming Bauhaus [2 CDs]

(Euphorium -- Germany )


Price: $16.95    




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Eschewing his many monikers (Birg Borgenthal, Elan Pauer and Ra Ra da Boff) pianist Oliver Schwerdt steps away from EUPHORIUM_freakestra, uses his given name, and takes the stage of the Bauhaus building in Dessau where such legends as Fred van Hove and Alexander von Schlippenbach have played, to record these four exemplary and extended, kinetic & free solo piano improvisations.

Schwerdt, Oliver: Prestige / No Smoking [2CDs]
Schwerdt, Oliver:
Prestige / No Smoking [2CDs]

(Euphorium -- Germany )


Price: $16.95    




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A double CD of pianist, Euphorium label-leader and EUPHORIUM_freakestra leader Oliver Schwerdt in a double CD of solo recordings in the studio in Leipzig, 3 extended improvisations and 1 concise piece titled "Prestige" I & II and "No Smoking" I & II, remarkably concentrative work displaying an acute and extraordinarily inventive approach to improvisation.

Jones, Jean Claude (JC): Give It Your All - Wild Guitar Musings 2
Jones, Jean Claude (JC):
Give It Your All - Wild Guitar Musings 2

(Kadima -- Israel )


Price: $10.95    




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Active and informed improvisations on acoustic guitar from Jean Claude "JC" Jones, label leader of the Kadima Collective and also known as a double bassist, though his roots are in the guitar, which he has returned to with vigor since 2016, performing on lap-style prepared acoustic and prepared Spanish guitar, heard here in 13 concise pieces titled by single words.

Kahn, Jason: Infinity Suite [BOOK + CD]
Kahn, Jason:
Infinity Suite [BOOK + CD]

(Editions -- Austria )


Price: $15.58    




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A 60 page book and CD from sound artist Jason Kahn, the audio composition representing an interconnected set of sound impressions focused on the Indian city of Varanasi, using field recordings of life on the street, the people, animals & music heard there, into the holy sites of the city, the school rooms, ending with a cremation and inevitable quiet at end of day.

Sharp's, Elliott Terraplane: Kick It Six
Sharp's, Elliott Terraplane:
Kick It Six

(zOaR Records -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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The title referencing a Blind Willie McTell entreaty to himself, Elliott Sharp's contemporary blues project Teraplane truly "kicks" in 8 burning pieces of concentrated guitar work from Sharp, solo and in overdub, recording in Studio zOaR while performing on electric guitar, vong co guitar, lap steel guitar, console steel guitars, mandocello, mandola, basses & drum programming.

Noyes, Charles K. : Crimes In High Places, Part 1
Noyes, Charles K. :
Crimes In High Places, Part 1

(zOaR Records -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Known as a percussionist, Bay Area improviser Charles K. Noyes' first part of his Crimes In High Places is performed on electric & resonator guitars plus amplified guqin, expanding on the innovations of Derek Bailey in free-form non-idiomatic playing as he works to create a personal language on the instrument, presenting a dark and creatively foreboding vision.

Various Artists: State of the Union 2.001 [3 CD BOX SET]
Various Artists:
State of the Union 2.001 [3 CD BOX SET]

(Electronic Music Foundation -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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Originally released in 2001, Elliott Sharp's production of this 3-CD set collects 171 1-minute pieces from international artists over a vast field of musical approaches, with contributors including Christian Marclay, Eric Mingus, Fred Frith, Harry Smith, Henry Kaiser, Ikue Mori, Jack Womack, Jad Fair, Joey Baron, Marc Ribot, Merzbow, Phill Niblock, Zeena Parkins, &c. &c.

Forsberg, Marta: TKAC [VINYL]
Forsberg, Marta:
TKAC [VINYL]

(thanatosis produktion -- Greece )


Price: $21.95    




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Tkać means to weave, as Swedish electroacoustic sound artist Marta Forsberg interwines drones, first through a work of sound and light using frozen and processed violin sounds that slowly shift in minimal repetition; then in a synthetic work exploring darkness, light and colour by means of LED light, fabric, sequins, and minimalistic drone-based electronic music.

Knight, Adrian: Fly By Night [2 CDs]
Knight, Adrian:
Fly By Night [2 CDs]

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


Price: $15.95    




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A "travelogue" of Swedish composer and songwriter Adrian Knight's guitar explorations, works originally released on his digital-only and now dormant label Pink Pamphlet, drawing from work recorded in his home studio that developed from sketches and experimentation, along with new recordings including one with saxophonist David Lackner; beautifully moody and elegant music.

Nace, Bill: One Note (Solo Guitar 2) [VINYL]
Nace, Bill:
One Note (Solo Guitar 2) [VINYL]

(Open Mouth -- USA )


Price: $23.95    




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An early recording of guitarist Bill Nace performing solo in Bennington, Vermont in 2007, originally released on cassette in 2008 on the Open Mouth label, here re-pressed on LP to re-introduce an earlier, wilder side to Nace's playing through brief pieces of diverse intention using an array of objects to transform his guitar into a tightly honed sonic device.

PEK Solo : Semantic Notions [3 CDs]
PEK Solo :
Semantic Notions [3 CDs]

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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A mammoth undertaking by Boston multi-instrumentalist David Peck, 3 CDs of studio improvisations about language, one part per CD, performed on a vast array of reeds, percussive instruments and unusual sound sources, with drummer Yuri Zbitnoff joining for intermediate mixes, resulting in a multi-layered and unique sonic universe of depth and dexterity.

Modelbau (Frans de Waard): Qonrad [CASSETTE]
Modelbau (Frans de Waard):
Qonrad [CASSETTE]

(Aubjects -- USA )


Price: $22.95    




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Using prepared re-recorded cassettes, iPad apps, sound effects, laptop, shortwave radio, small synthesizers, ancient 2bit sampling device, all recorded on the spot without multi-tracking or extensive post-editing, Frans de Waard's 2017 Modelbau release presents 22 concise recordings of joyfully quirky electronic expression, from Kraftwerkian sound to curious peculiarity; wonderful.

Somnoroase Pasarele: 0RT0 (I-IV)
Somnoroase Pasarele:
0RT0 (I-IV)

(Aubjects -- USA )


Price: $18.00    




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An exploration of texture and mood through electronics, performed by Romanian poet and plastic artist Gili Mocanu between 2015 & 2016, divided in four suites of striking and specific interpretive sound inspired by the eclipse of August 21, 2017, detailed in a beautiful 16 page booklet of eclipse imagery from the artist, packaged in a DVD snap case.

ForM: ForM
ForM:
ForM

(Aubjects -- USA )


Price: $22.95    




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An album of electronic rhythmical work, glitch, soundscape experimentation and hallucinatory sound from Robert Newell, a member of Amalgamated, with fellow Amalgamated member Phillip Klampe assisting in contribution and production; 14 concise and diverse examples of twisted conceptual sound following a concept of life forming from the brine.

PEK Solo: Elaborations
PEK Solo:
Elaborations

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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For Boston improviser David Peck, a surprisingly small set of instruments for this extended solo work focused on Bb, bass & contrabass clarinets, recorded in a continuous improvisation augmented with goat horn, ocarinas, wood flutes, penny whistle, triple slide whistle, chromatic harmonica, hulusi, wind siren, concertina, gongs, tank bell and Tibetan bells.

PEK Solo: Completeness for Flutes and Double Reeds
PEK Solo:
Completeness for Flutes and Double Reeds

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Boston improviser and multi-instrumentalist David Peck (PEK) in a solo album using his Quartet of PEKs formats, improvising in the studio through four layers, presenting the final installment of a triptych of albums constrained to one or two woodwind instrument families - this one for flutes and double reeds, along with nadaswaram, shenai, goat horn, dizi, bass tromboon, &c &c.

PEK Solo: For Alto (For Anthony Braxton)
PEK Solo:
For Alto (For Anthony Braxton)

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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In 1969 alto saxophonist Anthony Braxton released an unprecedented solo saxophone album, For Alto, dedicating each piece to a composer or player, including Leroy Jenkins and John Cage; Boston improviser David Peck took this album as inspiration to create his own extended solo improvisation as a tribute to Braxton, performing on a classic Selmer Balanced Action saxophone.

PEK Solo: Complex and Real Dimensions
PEK Solo:
Complex and Real Dimensions

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Before initiating the live improvisation that makes up Complex & Real Dimensions, reedist and multi-instrumentalist David Peck built a foundation track including electro-acoustic instruments created by Tim Kaiser, particularly the loop-capable "Large Spring Box", creating tone, timbre and interludes over which PEK passionately performs.

PEK Solo / An Orchestra of PEKs: Coulombs
PEK Solo / An Orchestra of PEKs:
Coulombs

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Recording as An Orchestra of PEKs--overdubbed tracks performing with his arsenal of metallic, percussive and electronics devices--intermediate mixes here of electric cello and electric upright bass through Moogerfooger stomp box and syntrix analog synthesizer and a metallic percussion mix, the various timbres interacting as a larger environment for PEK's reed improvisations.

Rousay, Claire: A Collection [2 CDs]
Rousay, Claire:
A Collection [2 CDs]

(American Dreams Records -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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Exploring the earliest work of Claire Rousay, from her performances as a solo drummer and then transitioning into a musique concrete/new music composer, the 1st CD collecting Rousay's favorite drumming cuts, sequenced into a large single composition, the 2nd CD beginning with percussion work as Rousay adds voice, sonic & field recorded material to create a monumental composition.

Keszler, Eli: Icons
Keszler, Eli:
Icons

(LuckyMe -- UK )


Price: $10.00    




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Interlacing vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, metallophones, gamelan bar, piano, keyboards and organ with rhythmic percussion and fragments of voice and field recordings, New York percussionist Eli Keszler's album floats in warm melodicism and rich ambience, gliding along with a cinematic sense framed by recordings of NYC, the Odyssey Cave and other global locations.

Machinefabriek: CM_30 (Music for a performance by Kolja Huneck)
Machinefabriek:
CM_30 (Music for a performance by Kolja Huneck)

(Not On Label (Machinefabriek Self-released) -- Netherlands )


Price: $12.95    




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Music written to accompany a light & juggling performance by German contemporary circus artist Kolja Huneck, Rutger Zuydervelt developing the compositions of these works using only short looping structures that weave and develop into a tapestry of sound, inspired by the repetitive motions of Kolja's performance and the 30 centimeter round discs with which he performs.

Berkson, Judith: Liederkreis II [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Berkson, Judith:
Liederkreis II [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


Price: $8.95    




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Featuring electronically-augmented vocal interpretations of lieder songs by such composers as Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, New York vocalist Judith Berkson also presents purely electronic pieces engaging noise and feedback-oriented vignettes, the evolution of her project started in 2016 as she re-contextualizes classical music in powerfully expressive ways.

Medeski, John: Crawlspace
Medeski, John:
Crawlspace

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Music with "no restrictions, no guidelines, no imposed intention, no expectation" from keyboardist John Medeski, in an album that evolves static noise into rich and fascinating soundscapes, a blend of improvisation and composition using electric and acoustic keyboards, synthesizers, mellotron and early electronic gear, masterfully unfurled in riveting ways.

Zethson, Alexander: Pole Of Inaccessibility [2 CDs]
Zethson, Alexander:
Pole Of Inaccessibility [2 CDs]

(thanatosis produktion -- Sweden )


Price: $22.95    




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Darkly meditative and somber compositions for the lower registers of the grand piano accompanied by synthesizer, in two extended pieces by Je Suis! and Angles 9 pianist Alexander Zethson, using the interactions between the deep piano keys and synth more as a sound source than as a distinct instrument, each reshaping the other to create a cloud of sound.

Sharp, Elliot: Tectonics: Field & Stream
Sharp, Elliot: Tectonics:
Field & Stream

(Knitting Factory -- USA )


Price: $8.95    




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Elliott Sharp's 1998 Knitting Factory album finds the saxophonist, guitarist & electronic artist in a solo setting of rhythmic works using MAX/MSP and DSP applications to create rhythmic and sonic environments over which he improvises, with assistanceÊon one track each from Zeena Parkin on "little green drone guitar" and Frank Rothkamm providing drums sequences.

Futterman, Joel: Creation Series [5CD BOX SET]
Futterman, Joel:
Creation Series [5CD BOX SET]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $49.95    




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Five major works in a Creation Series concept from pianist Joel Futterman, each disc presenting from 2 to 4 parts in an ambitious and accomplished set of solo improvisations that start simply with monophonics and evolve into increasingly complex and inspired works of incredible creative control; a masterful release reflecting a lifetime of innovation and inventiveness.

Ongon: Exuvia [WHITE VINYL]
Ongon:
Exuvia [WHITE VINYL]

(Loup editions -- Italy )


Price: $17.95    




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String player Antonio Bertoni (Leo Records, Astral Sprits) in his solo Ongon project seeks to bring back the shamanic elements of Moroccan Gnawa Music, particularly using the trance-inducing bass instrument guimbri, his hypnotic and exotic music set into a rich weaving of electronics, samples and concrete synthesis built ad hoc by Bertoni himself.

Ongon: In Dispersione [VINYL]
Ongon:
In Dispersione [VINYL]

(Loup editions -- Italy )


Price: $20.95    




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Antonio Bertoni's solo Ongon project, trying to remove the mistreatment that the Moroccan Gnawa Music suffers due to the heavy western productions, as he performs on the trance-inducing bass instrument guimbri, his hypnotic and exotic music set into a rich weaving of electronics, samples and concrete synthesis built ad hoc by Bertoni himself; reference Natural Information Society.

Fujii, Satoko: Piano Music
Fujii, Satoko:
Piano Music

(Libra -- Japan )


Price: $16.95    




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A stunning sound collage made from recorded fragments of Fujii's studio piano, captured inside and out using traditional piano sonorities and preparations that often microscopically detail the instrument, then edited into two electroacoustic compositions of startling and unexpected expansiveness and wonder; a unique and fascinating release in Fujii's large oeuvre.

Reviriego, Alex: Raben [CASSETTE W/ DOWNLOAD]
Reviriego, Alex:
Raben [CASSETTE W/ DOWNLOAD]

(Tripticks Tapes -- USA )


Price: $8.95    




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Spanish double bassist Alex Reviriego (Memoria Uno) in a solo album recorded by Ferran Fages in 2019, the second chapter of his "German Poets Trilogy" following his 2018 Blaue Tauben album, here inspired by the writings of Romanian-born poet Paul Celan in an intense and moving album of dense foreboding depicted through nine improvisations of heavy bowing, ruminative harmonics and dark friction.

Preliminary Saturation (de Turck / Jaspers / Smolders): You Are The Universe
Preliminary Saturation (de Turck / Jaspers / Smolders):
You Are The Universe

(Moving Furniture -- Netherlands )


Price: $6.00    




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In 2004, sound artist Jos Smolders released his Textures and Mobiles album on the CONV label; so taken by the sound, which is based on dtmf and ccitt tones generated by phones and pure sine waves, the Preliminary Saturation duo of Steffan de Turck and Wouter Jaspers created these three diverse edits and remixes of the album, one for a live performance at Smolder's 2006 birthday party.

Rogers, Erin: 2000 Miles
Rogers, Erin:
2000 Miles

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Focusing intently on multiphonics and long-form statements on the saxophone, the second solo album from Canadian-American saxophonist based in New York City, Erin Rogers, is a tour-de-force of unusual language on the instrument, exploring every inch from the reeds to the pads in manners uniquely harrowing, ingenious, awe-filled, unorthodox, and always inspired.

Jacques, Anne-F : Poudrerie [CASSETTE]
Jacques, Anne-F :
Poudrerie [CASSETTE]

(Winds Measure -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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Using handmade devices and contraptions including small motors and found objects, Montreal sound experimenter Anne-Francoise Jacquese amplifies her miniature devices to create unexpectedly large textures and rhythms, which she manipulates with great instinct to create fascinating sonic environments, heard here in four pieces recorded in Montreal and Sackville from 2018-19.

Yanagawa, Homei: Homura
Yanagawa, Homei:
Homura

(Armageddon Nova -- Japan )


Price: $15.95    




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Two extended pieces of solo free improvisation from Japanese alto saxophonist Homei Yanagawa, aka Yoshinori Yanagawa, who regularly performs solo, releasing this album 30 years after his first solo album in 1991, Ground and Figure, here recording in the studio for confidently active and diverse approaches to solo expression; engaging and absorbing work.

Dorner, Axel: Untitled [3''CD]
Dorner, Axel:
Untitled [3''CD]

(Euphorium -- Germany )


Price: $10.95    




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A companion of sorts to the Euphorium release from Leimgruber/Turner/Dorner/da Boff/Flesh, London/Leipzig/Luzern, trumpeter Axel Dörner breaks off solo for an extended improvisation recorded at the same studio on the same day in Leipzig, employing his unique approach to the instrument in an 18-minute exploration of tone, timbre, and unexpected brass utterance.

Leimgruber, Urs: Untitled [3'' CD]
Leimgruber, Urs:
Untitled [3'' CD]

(Euphorium -- Germany )


Price: $10.95    




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A companion of sorts to the Euphorium release from Leimgruber/Turner/Dorner/da Boff/Flesh, London/Leipzig/Luzern, soprano saxophone Urs Leimgruber breaks off solo for an extended improvisation recorded at the same studio on the same day in Leipzig.

Jeong, Eunhye: Nolda
Jeong, Eunhye:
Nolda

(ESP Disk -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The title referring to the Korean word for "play" in a sense of transcending physical reality without abandoning it, pianist Eunhye Jeong, aka Chi-Da, presents a playful and free-flowing enjoyment in nine original compositions, revealing discerning experience and a nimble approach to her instrument as she explores a diverse range of moods through impressive technical skill.

Schmickler, Marcus: Sky Dice / Mapping the Studio [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]
Schmickler, Marcus:
Sky Dice / Mapping the Studio [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Editions Mego -- Austria )


Price: $20.30    




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Two major works designed for multi-channel sound projections from electronic composer Marcus Schmickler: "Sky Dice / Mapping the Studio", a work for ARP 2500, Publison DHM89B, Publison Infernal Machine and Computer, premiered at Donaueschinger Tage fur Neue Musik in 2018; "Fortuna Ribbon" a 6-part work based on spatial hearing and auditory otoacoustic distortions.

Ward, Alex: Gated
Ward, Alex:
Gated

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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A stunning solo album showing the widely diverse interests of UK clarinetist and guitarist Alex Ward, recording in the studio in 10 multi-track pieces using clarinets, saxophones, guitars, keyboards, electric bass and assorted software instruments in a mix of pre-composed and improvised approaches, burning the spectrum from contemplative to aggressively assertive performance.

PEK Solo: Requiem for Raymond
PEK Solo:
Requiem for Raymond

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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A heart-felt and yearning solo work by Boston multi-instrumentalist and improviser David Peck performed as a requiem for the passing of his father, Raymond Sheldon Peck, in September of 2020, recorded a few hours after receiving the news, in an emotional work with heavy-hearted percussion behind grief-struck clarinet, contrabass clarinet, and flutes.

PEK Solo: Decision Boundary
PEK Solo:
Decision Boundary

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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With exotic instrumentation including clariphone, tarota, nadaswaram, mussette, flutes, clarinets, English horn, medieval pipe, whistles, concertina and gongs, Boston improviser David Peck performs over elements captured on a loop station, all decisions made in real time as he evolves this extended improvisation, creating a diverse and unusual recording.

PEK Solo / A Quartet Of PEKS: Strange Beauty Out of Chaos
PEK Solo / A Quartet Of PEKS:
Strange Beauty Out of Chaos

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Using a vast array of instruments categorized by clarinets, double reeds, flutes, free reed aerophones, strings, electronics, electroacoustic sound-makers, percussion, duck calls, sirens and voice, David Peck layers his improvisation into four renditions of himself, which he refers to as a Quartet of PEKs, this work focusing on new instruments developed by Tim Kaiser.

PEK Solo / A Quartet of PEKS: Fixed Intentions for the Saxophone Family
PEK Solo / A Quartet of PEKS:
Fixed Intentions for the Saxophone Family

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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The sixth PEK Solo effort of 2020 in Boston-based improviser and composer David Peck's series, this album is a followup to his Clarinet Family album earlier in the year, here creating a virtual symphony of saxophones by layering his composition in the studio through four separate recordings, working in the vein of Rova Sax Quartet or the World Sax Quartet.

PEK Solo / An Orchestra of PEKs: Stretching the Fabric of Space
PEK Solo / An Orchestra of PEKs:
Stretching the Fabric of Space

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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Part of Boston multi-wind/instrumentalist David Peck's "Orchestra of PEKs" series, this extended improvisation finds PEK interacting with a pre-recorded Ableton Mix of synthetics developed during his Semantic Notions album, over which he improvises on clarinets, saxophones double reeds & flutes, along with many percussive instruments, particularly a Chinese guqin.

PEK Solo / An Orchestra of PEKs: Electrolysis
PEK Solo / An Orchestra of PEKs:
Electrolysis

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A follow-up to Stretching the Fabric of Space, this solo release from David Peck presents an extended layered set of fize improvisations using a base of prerecorded and premixed tracks with some electronic processing to speed up and slow down, to raise and lower pitch, and to build up thick mixes of sounds from the same sonority set.

PEK Solo, An Orchestra of PEKs: Prisms
PEK Solo, An Orchestra of PEKs:
Prisms

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The first "Orchestra of PEKS" album to feature Tim Kaiser's recent electro-acoustic instrument, this multi-track solo recording also introduces multi-wind / multi-instrumentalist David Peck's new West African Kora, in a wild electroacoustic set performed on a dizzying array of reeds, winds, strings, electronics, metallic percussion, wood percussion, sirens and thunder tube.

Keeffe, Charlotte: Right Here, Right Now
Keeffe, Charlotte:
Right Here, Right Now

(Discus -- UK )


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Collecting facets of London trumpeter Charlotte Keeffe's diverse settings and interests, including three live recordings with her own quartet, three recordings with London Improvisers Orchestra including a conduction for a piece dedicated to Steve Beresford, a duo with guitarist Diego Sampieri, and two solo recordings, one interacting with live electronics.

van Hemmen, Flin: You Can Know Where the Bombs Fell
van Hemmen, Flin:
You Can Know Where the Bombs Fell

(Neither/Nor Records -- USA )


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Based in NY but born the Netherlands, sound artist Flin Van Hemmen's title refers to observations from his hometown of Nijmegen, the concept focusing his work, with many samples originating from his previous Casting Spells & The Coves album, along with new field recordings and studio work, resulting in richly detailed worlds of sound and momentum.

Lopes, Luis Love Song: Emmentes
Lopes, Luis Love Song:
Emmentes

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


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The third release in Portuguese guitarist Luís Lopes' Love Song Project is a solo album performed on a nylon-stringed acoustic guitar, six beautifully peaceful and introspective improvisations revealing a calm side to Lopes' often assertive electric guitar work, instead allowing harmonics and notes express his curiosity of life and love of music.

Allbee, Liz: Rille
Allbee, Liz:
Rille

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Berlin trumpeter Liz Allbee's solo work focuses on the interaction of voice, extended approaches to her instruments, which includes her self-designed quadrophonic trumpet, electronics and acoustic homemade instruments, on Rille presenting four enigmatic works of dramatic pacing--environmental and rhythmic--guided by impressionistic spoken words and moments of tonal clarity.

Arcane Device: Circuit Dreams
Arcane Device:
Circuit Dreams

(pulsewidth -- USA )


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Using a combination of controlled feedback, samples, computer processing and Eurorack electronics, Arcane Device aka David Lee Myers continues his long exploration of electronic music, focusing here on evolving and complex patterns complemented by beautiful tones and occasional rhythmic foundations, a great collection of elegant electronics.

Gargaud, Guillaume: 17 Compositions
Gargaud, Guillaume:
17 Compositions

(New Focus Recordings -- Greece )


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A compilation of improvised steel-string acoustic guitar works framed by pitch and intervallic restrictions, from French composer and guitarist Guillaume Gargaud, 17 succinct pieces that evade standard jazz vocabulary while integrating influences from Messiaen to Webern to Cecil Taylor, paced in contemplative and sophisticated style.

La Casa, Eric: Everyday Unknown 4 & 5
La Casa, Eric:
Everyday Unknown 4 & 5

(Swarming -- France )


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Exploring the details of everyday life as he examines the relationship between his environment and himself, microscopic audio explorer Éric La Casa investigates sounds beyond the threshold of auditory hearing, capturing barely perceptible sonic manifestations with incredible clarity and detail, constructing engaging works from these surprising and intriguing sounds.

Myers, David Lee: Room In A Moon House
Myers, David Lee:
Room In A Moon House

(pulsewidth -- USA )


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A series of "Rooms" and related electronic environments from New York sound artist David Lee Myers, whose long running Arcane Device project runs parallel to these nearly ambient works that Myers intimates are for intimate environments, developed through deft use of Eurorack electronics, feedback, sampling and other elegant electronic processes.

Nakajima, Rie: Fusuma [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Nakajima, Rie:
Fusuma [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Tsss Tapes -- Spain )


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Working with sculpture and objects in sound installations and live performance, Rie Nakajima captured this appealing set of kinetic performances named for the objects featured in each: a handle of a Japanese sliding door (fusuma), Japanese rice bowls, coils, jars, shells, flower pots, plastic bags, tin foil, tin cans, chopsticks, a bamboo pot, stones, cups, &c.

Niblock, Alan: Scratching the Surface
Niblock, Alan:
Scratching the Surface

(FMR -- UK )


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A solo album from Belfast double bassist Alan Niblock, known for his own group Ambient Forces, and his work in a trio with Paul Dunmall and Mark Sanders (Dark Energy), on his own demonstrating a powerfully warm approach to the large strings, augmented and transformed through preparations and objects, improvising in a flowing continuum of rich strategies and concepts.

Radigue, Eliane: Opus 17 [2 CDs]
Radigue, Eliane:
Opus 17 [2 CDs]

(Important Records -- USA )


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French electroacoustic composer and innovator Eliane Radigue's final work made with feedback material from 1970, five pieces that strip away at the familiar, deconstructing and decomposing classical works into mesmerizing drones, or creating rich pulsating works of sound with intense harmonic development and controlled feedback, a powerful opus of sound.

Shipp, Matthew: Codebreaker
Shipp, Matthew:
Codebreaker

(Tao Forms -- USA )


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An unusually contemplative solo record from New York pianist Matthew Shipp, belying the intricately subtle density of his inventive approach to solo piano improvisation, with an innate lyricism through unusual motive and direction; perhaps one of the most succinct and concise albums Shipp has released, and a beautiful reflection of his creative intentions.

Veloso, Moreno: Every Single Night (Black Cross Solo Sessions 4)
Veloso, Moreno:
Every Single Night (Black Cross Solo Sessions 4)

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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Brazilian singer Moreno Veloso recorded these songs from a songbook developed from his favorite artists, inspired while singing his children to sleep during pandemic, selecting lyrical songs that he performs accompanying himself on acoustic nylon-string guitar, recording the album in a corner of his living room, giving the album a beautiful intimacy and sincerity.

Vandermark, Ken: The Field Within a Line (Black Cross Solo Sessions 1)
Vandermark, Ken:
The Field Within a Line (Black Cross Solo Sessions 1)

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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One of Corbett vs. Dempsey's Black Cross Solo Sessions, Ken Vandermark recorded these twelve succinct, insightful and technically superb solo recordings at his home during pandemic lockdowns, part of a new book of compositions for solo reed instruments, each piece dedicated to an artist across multiple disciplines, including Joe McPhee, Anthony Braxton, Samuel Beckett, &c.

Lee, Okkyung: Na-Reul (Black Cross Solo Sessions 3)
Lee, Okkyung:
Na-Reul (Black Cross Solo Sessions 3)

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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Extremely personal and passionate, cellist Okkyung Lee recorded this album after separation from her instrument for months as she traveled to Korea to be with her dying father during pandemic; the 9 pieces are layered with strings, instrument sounds, voice and with profound timing, creating an intensely beautiful album reflecting the anguish and loss of the time.

New Old Luten Quintet: Big Pauer
New Old Luten Quintet:
Big Pauer

(Euphorium -- Germany )


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Opening with a powerful solo set from pianist Elan Pauer, this album was released on the occasion of Pauer's 80th birthday, revealing itself to be the incredible free jazz quintet of of Pauer, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky on clarinet & shepherds' flutes, both John Edwards & Robert Landfermann on double bass, and Christian Lillinger on drums & percussion.

Vandromme, Guy / Bruno Duplant: l'infini des possibles (12 etudes pour piano) [2 CDs]
Vandromme, Guy / Bruno Duplant:
l'infini des possibles (12 etudes pour piano) [2 CDs]

(elsewhere -- USA )


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Twelve etudes for solo piano by French composer Bruno Duplant and interpreted by pianist Guy Vandromme, each etude consisting of eight lines of lowercase letters a-g representing white keys, with accents, uppercase shifts, apostrophes, &c. affecting those letters, the performer given an "infinity of possibilities" through choices of combinations and repetions of the score.

Wong, Theresa: Venice Is a Fish
Wong, Theresa:
Venice Is a Fish

(Euphorbia Records -- USA )


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Five pieces composed as a diary manifest in song from Bay Area cellist and singer Theresa Wong, reflecting on her time in Venice through labyrinthine melodic and rhythmic pathways, adding piano and the Japanese 5-string tonkori instrument to add exotic flavor to each eclectic song, blurring genres as Wong's impressions and expression lets each song lead where it must.

Jones, Darius: Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) [PINK VINYL + DOWNLOAD]
Jones, Darius:
Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) [PINK VINYL + DOWNLOAD]

(Northern Spy -- USA )


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Drawing on compositions from black artists who have created something uniquely their own--Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell, Georgia Anne Muldrow--alto saxophonist Darius Jones pulls from the depths of emotion and vulnerability in five solo tracks recorded in Portland, deeply felt blues reflecting the black experience in America and the pain of isolation.

Jones, Darius: Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]
Jones, Darius:
Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]

(Northern Spy -- USA )


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Drawing on compositions from black artists who have created something uniquely their own--Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell, Georgia Anne Muldrow--alto saxophonist Darius Jones pulls from the depths of emotion and vulnerability in five solo tracks recorded in Portland, deeply felt blues reflecting the black experience in America and the pain of isolation.

McIntosh, Andrew: A Moonbeam Is Just A Filtered Sunbeam
McIntosh, Andrew:
A Moonbeam Is Just A Filtered Sunbeam

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Intended to be played continuously without a break, composer and violinist Andrew McIntosh's long-form composition features field recordings of pine woods in his home state of California in performance with violin, viola, piano, wine glasses, slate and electronics, an ethereal work combining improvisation, open tunings, just intonation and sympathetic resonance.

Killick!: Imbricate
Killick!:
Imbricate

(Habitable Records -- Portugal )


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A series of real-time improvised performances from Athens, Georgia guitarist Killick Hinds, made with strings and occasional computer augmentation, an album he describes as to date his fullest expression of the Appalachian Trance Metal/Piedmont Shaman Rock concept that he has been developing for years, these works inspired by Zaila Avant-garde, Paolo Angeli and Bali.

Olive, Tim: Ribbon [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Olive, Tim:
Ribbon [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


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Sonic exploration and studio composition from Kobe, Japan-based, Canadian sound artist Tim Olive, using amplified objects, cast-off electronics and home made instruments including metal teeth, tuning forks, clockwork motors, electromagnets, cassette playback heads and magnetic pickups, recording each and layering them in the studio to create corrosively captivating aural journeys.

Lee, Robbie: Prismatist
Lee, Robbie:
Prismatist

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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With a history of both improvisation and rock, NY saxophonist and sound artist (Creature Automatic, Love As Laughter) concentrates on the sopranino saxophone in this solo album, performing acoustic feats of impressive technical skill, and on many tracks performing with tuning forks and live electronics, sequenced in a compelling journey of contrasts and wonder.

Mendoza, Ava: New Spells
Mendoza, Ava:
New Spells

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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A joint release between Astral Spirts and Relative Pitch, guitarist Ava Mendoza conjures five assertive and rugged "spells" performed on solo electric guitar, passionate works of raw technical skill and bold power as she improvises over two songs composed by herself, alongside pieces written for her from Devin Hoff, Trevor Dunn and John Dikeman.

Rodgers, Georgia / Apartment House: September
Rodgers, Georgia / Apartment House:
September

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Eight chamber works of interestingly structured and exquisitely restrained character, composed between 2016 and 2021 by UK composer Georgia Rodgers, performed by the Apartment House ensemble in configurations of acoustic duos, trios & quartets, one solo piece for piano & electronics, one solo work for electronics and the title piece in 3 parts by a quintet.



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