The Squid's Ear Magazine
Solo Artist Recordings


 
Mitchell, Nicole: Engraved in the Wind
Mitchell, Nicole:
Engraved in the Wind

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Flautist Nicole Mitchell's solo album of her own impromptu compositions and interpretations of other artists' works composed for her, reflecting her deep relationship with nature and her instrument.

Moore, Thurston : Sonic STREET Chicago
Moore, Thurston :
Sonic STREET Chicago

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A solo electric guitar soundtrack to James Nares' film "Street" performed by Thurston Moore, freely improvising in a dynamic and impressive performance recorded live at the Rubloff Auditorium at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Mori, Ikue: Labyrinth
Mori, Ikue:
Labyrinth

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Mori, Ikue: Light In The Shadow
Mori, Ikue:
Light In The Shadow

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A beautifully paced and uniquely voiced album of electronic soundscapes from luminary New York performer Ikue Mori, 10 works including a realization of Izumi Kyoka's story "Koya Hijuri", 3 pieces for Mozu birds, the 2-part "Pomegranate Seeds", and one of Zorn's Masada compositions.

Mori, Ikue: Myrninerest
Mori, Ikue:
Myrninerest

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Morris, Joe : Solos - Bimhuis
Morris, Joe :
Solos - Bimhuis

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Live recordings from guitarist Joe Morris, performing solo at Bimhuis in Amsterdam in two Octobers from 2013 to 2014, showing remarkable technical and creative skills while captivating his audience with accessible progressions and story-telling; masterful!

Murayama, Seijiro: Broken Iteration [2 CDs]
Murayama, Seijiro:
Broken Iteration [2 CDs]

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


Price: $14.95    




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A 2-CD release from Japanese percussionist Seijiro Murayama, performing solo on "objects" which combines clearly percussive objects and other electroacoustic items of obscure origin, creating active, rich and curious sonic environments that envelop the listener.

Nakatani, Tatsuya: Present Presence
Nakatani, Tatsuya:
Present Presence

(Nakatani-Kobo -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani presents thirteen pieces that take the listener on an expedition in the modern use of percussion, beautifully paced with rich sound, unexpected harmonic properties, fascinating punctuation, a mesmerizing journey.

Newton, Jamie: Driving Nails Into Fog
Newton, Jamie:
Driving Nails Into Fog

(3acreTract(s) -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Jamie Newton works with sound using guitar, keyboards, field recordings, processing, and Kyoto croquet, here in a contemplative set of works merging drone and thick noise with indistinct rhythms and layers of concrete sounds.

Newton, Jamie: Tone Wheel
Newton, Jamie:
Tone Wheel

(3acreTract(s) -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Tonewheel organ meditations along with feedback and sound forms using processed guitar, keyboards and field recordings from sound artist Jamie Newton, 2 slowly evolving tonal works sandwiching three more turbulent pieces in a journey of drone, noise and reflection.

Niggenkemper, Pascal: Look With Thine Ears
Niggenkemper, Pascal:
Look With Thine Ears

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $14.95    




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Ever-active bassist Pascal Niggenkemper in his first solo album of riveting and intriguing double bass work, from aggressive to contemplative and immersive improvisations using work using bass preparations to transform the instrument and make us rethink its potential.

Nyberg, Joacim : Fylkingen, March 27, 2014
Nyberg, Joacim :
Fylkingen, March 27, 2014

(Confront -- Great Britain )


Price: $13.95    




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Guitarist Joacim Nyberg, also performing on double bass, bell and recorder, in a live performance in Stockholm, Sweden at Fylkingen in 2014, using "Wood, steel, air. Hands, fingers, heart" in an open-ended and ardent exposition of his interpretation of jazz.

Parker, Evan: Conic Sections
Parker, Evan:
Conic Sections

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Evan Parker's followup to The Snake Decides is this live recording of saxophone solos from 1989 recorded in the Holywell Music Room by Michael Gerzon.

Parker, Evan: Lines Burnt In Light
Parker, Evan:
Lines Burnt In Light

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Exceptional free improvisation by Evan Parker performing solo at St. Michael and All Angels Church in England in 2001, urgent and powerful playing using extended techniques while playing to the natural reflections in the cathedral.

Parker, Evan: Saxophone Solos
Parker, Evan:
Saxophone Solos

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Evan Parker's 1st solo saxophone recording from 1975 with additional FMP recordings from the same year, extreme and amazing improvisations aptly titled "Aerobatics".

Parker, Evan: Time Lapse
Parker, Evan:
Time Lapse

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Parker, Evan: Whitstable Solo
Parker, Evan:
Whitstable Solo

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Eight jaw-dropping, inspired soprano saxophone solos from Evan Parker recording in his studio of choice, the marvelously resonant St. Peter's church in Whitstable, UK.

Perry, Frank: Temple Of The Ancient Magical Presence
Perry, Frank:
Temple Of The Ancient Magical Presence

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Composer Frank Perry presents some new and some old unreleased recordings of solos, duos and trios featuring world famous musicians such as Evan Parker, David Toop, Paul Lytton, Paul Lovens, Jin Hi Kim and Trevor Taylor.

Pisaro, Michael : Melody, Silence (For Solo Guitar)
Pisaro, Michael :
Melody, Silence (For Solo Guitar)

(Potlatch -- France )


Price: $15.95    




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A collection of materials for solo guitarist, written by Michael Pisaro-Liu and here performed by Christian Alvear, presenting the performer with up to 12 fragments which can be played in any order and which allow for various transformations, cuts, extensions and silences.

Pisaro, Michael: The Punishment of the Tribe by its Elders
Pisaro, Michael:
The Punishment of the Tribe by its Elders

(Gravity Wave -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Pisaro's fascinating composition created with guitar, bass, percussion, radio, electronics, and field recordings, using long gaps of silence resolved through a dynamic set of rich audio sections.

Raon, Eduardo: On the Drive For Impulsive Actions
Raon, Eduardo:
On the Drive For Impulsive Actions

(Shhpuma -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Portugese harpist Eduardo Raon uses harp, daxophone, electronics, voice & percussion to create dramatic music that applies his classical training to improvisational methods, using real-time electronic processing to create encompassing yet intricate and unusual sonic environments.

Rebelo, Nuno: Removed From The Flow Of Time - Guitar Solos 1992-2012
Rebelo, Nuno:
Removed From The Flow Of Time - Guitar Solos 1992-2012

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Solo work recorded between 1992 & 2012 from Portugese electric guitarist Nuno Rebelo, using unusual techniques and approaches to render a wide and fascinating palette of sound and captivating playing styles.

Riek, Lasse Marc: Harbour
Riek, Lasse Marc:
Harbour

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


Price: $11.95    




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Compositions by Lasse-Marc Riek of the Gruenrekorder label, created from field recordings of sounds in harbors, recorded between 1999 & 2007 in Finland's Bjorkoby and Ostero harbors, and in Germany in Wismar and Hamburg harbors, rich evocations of the sea.

Riley, Howard : 10.11.12 [VINYL]
Riley, Howard :
10.11.12 [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $20.95    




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Five original compositions and a great rendering of "Lush Life" from British pianist Howard Riley performing solo at the Jazz Jungtys Festival in Kaunas, 2012, brilliant and focused playing showing his masterful skills deeply steeped in tradition and freedom.

Riley, Howard: Live With Repertoire
Riley, Howard:
Live With Repertoire

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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Pianist Howard Riley recorded these twelve solo piano performances live at Leicester Jazz House at Embrace Arts in 2012, with 4 original Riley compositions and 8 drawn from jazz standards or Thelonius Monk compositions.

Riley, Howard: Two Is One
Riley, Howard:
Two Is One

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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For the first time in 25 years, Howard Riley overdubs a piano by recording one part as if he were playing a solo and the immediately overdubbing the second part, resulting in nine improvisations and a jazz tribute to Monk.

Risser, Eve: Des pas sur la neige
Risser, Eve:
Des pas sur la neige

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Following her trio record with Benjamin Duboc and Edward Perraud, pianist Eve Risser releases this contemplative and gorgeous solo album, a beautifully paced and delicate album for the piano, augmented with moving preparations for sonic and percussive accents.

Robair, Gino: Solo Drums with Ebow
Robair, Gino:
Solo Drums with Ebow

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


Price: $12.95    




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Percussionist Robair placed an Ebow over a street-sweeper blade or a short length of guitar string, and then placed those on the head of a snare drum or floor tom, recording without effects to allow natural rhythms and harmonic modulation to come forth.

Roberts, Matana : Always
Roberts, Matana :
Always

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Two passionate studio improvisations from saxophonist Matana Roberts, who lovingly dedicates the album to "those bard(s) of summer...the ideas herein of which I gleaned/interrogated/investigated/celebrated with you..."; subtle, rich, and inspiring.

Rose, Jon / The Hyperstring Project: The Hyperstring Project: New Dynamic of Rogue Counterpoint
Rose, Jon / The Hyperstring Project:
The Hyperstring Project: New Dynamic of Rogue Counterpoint

(Recommended Records -- Great Britain )


Price: $15.95    




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Rowe, Keith: September
Rowe, Keith:
September

(erstwhile -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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British improvising guitarist Keith Rowe in a solo set from the Amplify 2011 festival at The Stone in NYC, performing a stunning piece on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 titled "September".

Sabatini, Mirko; MK Orchestrin: -28+Alieni
Sabatini, Mirko; MK Orchestrin:
-28+Alieni

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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Italian drummer Mirko Sabatini on a solo album that explores different aspects of his instrument's sound and mechanics through interesting improvisation.

Schlippenbach, Alexander Von: Schlippenbach Plays Monk
Schlippenbach, Alexander Von:
Schlippenbach Plays Monk

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Modern improv and Bebop innvoative legends combine in this solo album from European pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach peforming the music of Thelonious Monk, 20 of the pianist's favorite works including several rarely performed pieces.

Sharp, Elliott: Haptikon
Sharp, Elliott:
Haptikon

(Long Song Records -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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Downtown NY multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp in an absorbing set of very-electric-guitar pieces accompanied by computer, focusing on melodic and groove-based work with a broad range of influences.

Sommer, Gunter Baby: Dedications
Sommer, Gunter Baby:
Dedications

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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An album of solo percussion from authoritative European improvising percussionist Gunter "Baby" Sommer, 9 works of exhilarating rhythms performed on drums, tubular bells, hang, gongs, xylophone, an array of unusual percussion instruments, plus his voice.

Takase, Aki: My Ellington
Takase, Aki:
My Ellington

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


Price: $18.95    




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Pianist Takase continues her tributes to great American jazz musicians with a solo album of Ellington interpretations, taken from her unique perspective and style, played with great feeling and insight.

Vogt, Michael: Tuba Intim
Vogt, Michael:
Tuba Intim

(Recommended Records -- Great Britain )


Price: $15.95    




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Watts, Trevor: Veracity
Watts, Trevor:
Veracity

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Pure Trevor Watts performing solo on the alto saxophone, showing his lyrical and technical skills in full force through 13 studio recordings, from succinct tracks of a minute in length to longer displays of powerful playing with great skill and ingenuity.

Weston, Veryan: Tessellations for Lutheal Piano (2003)
Weston, Veryan:
Tessellations for Lutheal Piano (2003)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Williams, Darren: Reed
Williams, Darren:
Reed

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


Price: $11.95    




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Calgary's saxophonist Darren Williams, who has worked with Mats Gustafsson, Cody Oliver, Eugene Chadbourne, and Han Bennink, in a solo album of remarkable power using extended techniques in composed and improvised pieces that push Williams into astounding territory.

Windham, Need Thomas: Employment Patterns
Windham, Need Thomas:
Employment Patterns

(antiopic -- USA )


Price: $10.50    




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Zorn, John: 50Th Birthday Celebration - Volume 9 - The Classic Guide To Strategy/Fencing/Hockey
Zorn, John:
50Th Birthday Celebration - Volume 9 - The Classic Guide To Strategy/Fencing/Hockey

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Zorn, John: The Hermetic Organ Vol. 2 - St. Paul's Chapel
Zorn, John:
The Hermetic Organ Vol. 2 - St. Paul's Chapel

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The second volume documenting John Zorn's astonishing solo organ improvisations recorded in 2013 on the Aeloian Skinner organ at St. Paul's Chapel in New York City.

Zorn, John: The Hermetic Organ Vol. 3. Paulõs Hall, Huddersfield
Zorn, John:
The Hermetic Organ Vol. 3. Paulõs Hall, Huddersfield

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The third in John Zorn's solo organ is performed live at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in 2013, performing with unusual sonorities, spectral experimentation, hypnotic moods and stirring melodies.

Nakatani, Tatsuya: Gong
Nakatani, Tatsuya:
Gong

(Nakatani-Kobo -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Compositions on fourteen gongs performed and recorded by Tatsuya Nakatani during the winters of 2014 and 2015, 6 untitled works of powerful tones evoked from these large instruments using bows and mallets, each slowly unfolding and enveloping the listener.

Guionnet, Jean-Luc: LAC (Lake)
Guionnet, Jean-Luc:
LAC (Lake)

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


Price: $13.95    




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Jean-Luc Guionnet creates a portrayal of Lake Annecy near his home as described through its geographical location, and heard in a series of snapshot field recording compositions that describe the environment, fauna, people and civilization that abound around it.

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

(Impressus Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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

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

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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

Prevost, Eddie / Alan Wilkinson: So Are We, So Are We
Prevost, Eddie / Alan Wilkinson:
So Are We, So Are We

(Matchless -- Great Britain )


Price: $18.95    




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Martel, Pierre-Yves: Continuum
Martel, Pierre-Yves:
Continuum

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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A solo work from Pierre-Yves Martel performing two works for the viola da gamba, bringing this fretted renaissance-era ancestor to the violin into the 21st century through two slowly evolving and sonically fascinating pieces.

Robert, Jocelyn: The Maze
Robert, Jocelyn:
The Maze

(Fragment Factory -- Germany )


Price: $13.95    




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Electroacoustic composer Jocelyn Robert creates a field recording audio map of locations he's traveled to, to which he applys audio techniques equivalent to a geographer's scaling, removing, enhancing, and adding to a map, in the process creating a journey and a story.

Yellow6: No Memories, Only Photographs
Yellow6:
No Memories, Only Photographs

(Silber -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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British guitarist Jon Attwood's Yellow6 solo project finds him performing on guitar, bass, electronics, and drum programming for a beautiful album of shoegaze rock with elements of minimalist, electronica, and ambient sound.

Ballou, Dave : Solo Trumpet
Ballou, Dave :
Solo Trumpet

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Baltimore brass player and composer Dave Ballou, know for Either/Orchestra, Meridian Art Ensemble, John Hollenbeck's Large Ensemble, Satoko Fujii ensembles, &c, in an intimate, diverse, and informed solo album performed on Bb trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, and mutes.

Bailey, Derek: Fairly Early with Postscripts
Bailey, Derek:
Fairly Early with Postscripts

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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"Fairly Early With Postscripts is meant to be a scrapbook of Derek Bailey's activities from 1971 to 1998. Most of the material included on this CD had been previously released on hard-to-find LPs (mostly on the label Emanem) and f...

Hug, Charlotte: Neuland
Hug, Charlotte:
Neuland

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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For her second solo album, Charlotte Hug concentrates on solo viola without any electronics in a series of pieces inspired by a then-recent visit to London, showing her strong musical personality and original extended techniques in a solo recital unlike any other.

Rutherford, Paul: The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie
Rutherford, Paul:
The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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A reissue of Emanem 3305 (3403) with extra material from the same sessions from free improvising trombonist Paul Rutherford recorded in 1974, presenting a then-rare example of the instrument and approaches that were avant, humorous, technical, and amazingly inventive.

Parker, Evan: The Snake Decides [REPRESS]
Parker, Evan:
The Snake Decides [REPRESS]

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Re-issuing UK improvising saxophonist Evan Parker's stunning 2003 solo release on soprano sax, recorded in 1986 in St. Paul's Church, Oxford by the late Michael Gerzon--"a giant in the field of audio"--using the natural resonance of the space to augment Parker's incredible technique.

Zorn, John: James Moore Plays The Book Of Heads Ñ Cd And Dvd Of A Film By Stephen Taylor
Zorn, John:
James Moore Plays The Book Of Heads Ñ Cd And Dvd Of A Film By Stephen Taylor

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $23.95    




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Zorn's "The Book of Heads" is performed by guitarist James Moore, heard on CD and seen in a DVD by Stephen Taylor, using prepared guitar to interpret Zorn's hermetic language of meticulously notated sounds inspired by contemporary classical extended techniques.

Rutherford, Paul: Chicago 2002
Rutherford, Paul:
Chicago 2002

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Rutherford's appearance at Chicago's Empty Bottle Festival in 2002, his first visit to the US as a lead performer, performing this incredible 31 minute trombone solo, and then organising a septet with Jeb Bishop, Lol Coxhill, Mats Gustafsson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Kent Kessler & Kjell Nordeson.

Frey, Jurg: Circles and Landscapes - works for solo piano played by Philip Thomas
Frey, Jurg:
Circles and Landscapes - works for solo piano played by Philip Thomas

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Five new or recent pieces from composer Jurg Frey, alongside his 1993 work "In Memoriam Cornelius Cardew", all performed by pianist Philip Thomas, presenting slowly unfolding compositions emphasizing the physical space and time within which sounds are situated.

di Scipio, Agostino : Horbare Okosysteme: Live elektronic compositions 1993-2005
di Scipio, Agostino :
Horbare Okosysteme: Live elektronic compositions 1993-2005

(Edition Rz -- Germany )


Price: $14.95    




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Live electronic compositions from 1993-2005 by composer Agostino Di Scipio, using acoustic instruments and digital sound processing to create unusual and previously unheard sound worlds.

Smith, Wadada Leo: Red Chrysanthemums | Solos 1977
Smith, Wadada Leo:
Red Chrysanthemums | Solos 1977

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Unreleased for more than 39 years, these remarkably creative live solo performances on trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, steelophone, percussion and gongs from improvisor and composer Wadada Leo Smith were recorded in Los Angeles in 1977, during his visionary Kabell Records years.

Zorn, John: The Hermetic Organ Vol. 4- St. Bartholomew's
Zorn, John:
The Hermetic Organ Vol. 4- St. Bartholomew's

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $16.95    




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John Zorn's 4th volume of ritualistic organ improvisations, this recital was recorded at midnight on the eve of Halloween on St. Bart's organ, the largest in New York City, a massive sound of "contrasts, colors, bells, drones, counterpoint and simultaneity".

Halvorson, Mary: Meltframe
Halvorson, Mary:
Meltframe

(Firehouse 12 Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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NY guitarist Mary Halvorson's solo album, worked out after a tour opening for King Buzzo, has her performing creative interpretations of works from modern composers like Roscoe Mitchell, Ornette Coleman, Oliver Nelson, & Tomas Fujiwara, back to Duke Ellington's "Solitude".

McPhee, Joe : Alone Together: The Solo Ensemble Recordings 1974 & 1979
McPhee, Joe :
Alone Together: The Solo Ensemble Recordings 1974 & 1979

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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In 1979 Joe McPhee, working with CJR produced Craig Johnson, recorded this set of overdubbed recordings of himself performing on saxes, trumpet and flugelhorn over original compositions showcasing solo, duo, trio and quartet contexts, an album of virtual McPhee ensembles!

Blonk, Jaap : Songs of Little Sleep
Blonk, Jaap :
Songs of Little Sleep

(Kontrans -- Netherlands )


Price: $17.95    




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Dutch vocalist and electronic artist Jaap Blonk takes on insomnia in 13 short works celebrating sleeplessness, including one piece for Dada sound poet Raoul Hausmann, and other "songs" using effective electronics and bizarre vocal utterances to accompany your own sleepless nights.

Blonk, Jaap: August Ananke - Eight Meditations on Just Intonations
Blonk, Jaap:
August Ananke - Eight Meditations on Just Intonations

(Kontrans -- Netherlands )


Price: $15.00    




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Eight meditations on just intonations from electroacoustic artist and vocalist Jaap Blonk, here focusing on instrumental aspects while creating beautiful environments of serene and shimmering sound.

Blonk, Jaap: Traces of Speech
Blonk, Jaap:
Traces of Speech

(Kontrans -- Netherlands )


Price: $15.00    




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Sound poet Jaap Blonk extended the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) into BLIPAX (Blonk's IPA Extended), developing scores as drawing which are converted into electronic sound through audio software and then back to text through OCR to create these unusual spoken audio pieces.

La Casa, Eric with Jean-Luc Guionne: Soundtracks
La Casa, Eric with Jean-Luc Guionne:
Soundtracks

(Herbal International -- Malaysia )


Price: $13.95    




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Three soundtracks to movies from sound artist Eric La Casa, developed for directors Luke Fowler, Christian Jaccard and Marie-Christine Navarro, organizing sounds from field recordings, with Navarro's soundtrack complemented by organ recordings from Jean-Luc Guionnet.

Johnson, Tom / Samuel Vriezen : The Chord Catalogue. Within Fourths/Within Fifths
Johnson, Tom / Samuel Vriezen :
The Chord Catalogue. Within Fourths/Within Fifths

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


Price: $12.95    




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Pianist Samuel Vriezen performs Tom Johnson's work presenting what Johnson describes as a natural phenomenon within a musical scale: progressions in 1 to 5 voices of all possible combinations of notes with each voice being limited to 3 steps, a perfect 4th or a perfect 5th.

Di Domenico, Giovanni  / Peter Jacquemyn / Chris Corsano: A Little Off The Top [VINYL]
Di Domenico, Giovanni / Peter Jacquemyn / Chris Corsano:
A Little Off The Top [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $21.95    




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A limited LP from the trio of European improvisers Giovanni Di Domenico on piano and Peter Jacquemyn on double bass with American drummer Chris Corsano, recording in the studio in Belgium, 2013, for 3 free improvisations of dexterous and expressive playing.

Youngs, Richard : plays Parallel Winter
Youngs, Richard :
plays Parallel Winter

(Bolt -- Poland )


Price: $14.95    




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UK guitarist and vocalist Richard Youngs, also on zither, suggested performing his large song work "Parallel Winter" on the first day of his Warszawa tour of Poland, a piece that changes in length based on location and environment, here in an extended and contemplative version.

Machida, Yoshio: Steelpan Improvisation Series "i" [VINYL]
Machida, Yoshio:
Steelpan Improvisation Series "i" [VINYL]

(Amorfon -- Japan )


Price: $17.95    




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The 1st of 2 album with Amorfon label leader Yoshio Machida performing acoustic improvisation on the steelpan drum influenced by traditional Indian improvised music, adding elements of Jazz, twelve-tone and ethnic music to create a unique hybrid, in a limited clear vinyl LP.

Machida, Yoshio: Steelpan Improvisation Series "ro" [VINYL]
Machida, Yoshio:
Steelpan Improvisation Series "ro" [VINYL]

(Amorfon -- Japan )


Price: $17.95    




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The 2nd of 2 album with Amorfon label leader Yoshio Machida performing acoustic improvisation on the steelpan drum influenced by traditional Indian improvised music, adding elements of Jazz, twelve-tone and ethnic music to create a unique hybrid, in a limited clear vinyl LP.

Johnson, Tom: Counting Keys
Johnson, Tom:
Counting Keys

(Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany )


Price: $12.95    




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John McAlpine performs composer Tom Johnson's beautiful piano cycle "Counting Keys", using mathematical progressions to create the structure of its 5 movements; plus 8 parts from his "Organ and Silence for Piano"; and two other compositions using mathematical processes.

Frey, Jurg  (performed by Cristian Alvear): Guitarist, Alone
Frey, Jurg (performed by Cristian Alvear):
Guitarist, Alone

(Another Timbre -- UK )


Price: $26.95    




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A double CD featuring all of Wandelweiser composer Jurg Frey's music for solo acoustic guitar, beautifully interpreted by the Chilean guitarist Cristian Alvear, including a new piece written specially for Cristian Alvear; beautifully unfolding, concentrative music.

Blumer, Fridolin: Camping; Cafe Bar
Blumer, Fridolin:
Camping; Cafe Bar

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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A solid solo outing from Zurich-based double bassist Friodlin, presenting his 4-part "Camping; Cafe Bar" work, blending the jazz idiom with discursive asides and unusual techniques, plus a lovely and appropriately titled work "But Beautiful".

Baker, Duck : Outside (1977-83)
Baker, Duck :
Outside (1977-83)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Fingerstyle guitarist Duck Baker was influenced by Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor, recording these solo original improvisations plus 2 Ornette Coleman pieces from '77-'83 in London, Torino & Calgary, plus 2 duos with guitar madman Eugene Chadbourne.

Pavone, Jessica : Silent Spills
Pavone, Jessica :
Silent Spills

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Using viola, effects, and on one track, voice, New York improviser and Anthony Braxton ensemble member Jessica Pavone presents a uniquely voiced solo album, approaching the instrument through simple means that become increasingly twisted and unforseen as they advance.

Sikora, Catherine : Jersey
Sikora, Catherine :
Jersey

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Irish-born New York based tenor saxophonist Catherine Sikora, know for her work with Eric Mingus, Hans-earl Park and Nick Didkovsky, in her first solo album, a strong release of passionate and informed free improv, 13 pieces revealing a unique and adept approach to the horn.

Dick, Robert: Our Cells Know
Dick, Robert:
Our Cells Know

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Using multiphonics, percussive effects, circular breathing and other extended approaches to the contrabass flute, composer/performer/improviser Robert Dick releases a mesmerizing album of improvisations, breaking new terrain by letting the largest of flutes lead his muse.

Amalgamated / Odd Person : Anthropodermic Ixii [CASSETTE]
Amalgamated / Odd Person :
Anthropodermic Ixii [CASSETTE]

(Bicephalic -- USA )


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Part of a series of 8 split release cassettes, all hand-painted & numbered; this release presents the collaborative long-form improvisation noise project Amalgamated backed with Odd Person, the ongoing project of Bicephalic label leader August Traeger.

Dog Hallucination / Ichtyor Tides : Vergier Begets [CASSETTE]
Dog Hallucination / Ichtyor Tides :
Vergier Begets [CASSETTE]

(Bicephalic -- USA )


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Part of a series of 8 split release cassettes, hand-painted & numbered; Side A is Dog Hallucination (D. Petri) for manipulated guitars, textural element, and organized sound; Side B is Ichtyor Tides (Nikola Akileus) for synthetic ambience, glitches, hazy drones, & field recordings.

Boghossian, Herve : F.E.R. (for Eliane Radigue)
Boghossian, Herve :
F.E.R. (for Eliane Radigue)

(Confront -- Great Britain )


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French composer Herve Boghossian pays hommage to electronic composer Eliane Radigue while asserting his own approach to continuous electronic sound in textures and pulsations, using a laptop recording feedback, plus harmonicas, drums, brooms, tuner and voice.

Kahn, Jason: For Voice
Kahn, Jason:
For Voice

(Confront -- Great Britain )


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Two concert improvisations for unamplified voice recorded in Canberra, Australia at the 2015 SoundOut Festival and in Tokyo, Japan at the Kid Ailack Art Hall in 2014, using extended vocal techniques and leveraging the room acoustics and social space between Kahn and the audience.



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