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Joker (Joane Hetu): Ou Est-il Donc Ce Reve? [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Joker brings together 12 vocalists, many core members of the Ambiances Magnetiques/Musique Actuelle collective including Joane Hetu, Jean Derome, Diane Labrosse, Michel F Cote, Lori Freedman, &c, performing unusual works of voice and narration composed by Joane Hetu. |
Jorgensmann Quartet, Theo: To Ornette - Hybrid Identity [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock |
Jorgensmann, Theo / Koltermann, Eckard: Pagine Gialle [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock |
Kapsalis, Terri / John Corbett: Dead Level [Used Item] (Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA ) Price: $10.50 In Stock A half-hour work of non-narrative radio theater featuring music and text collage, as well as Terri Kapsalis on violin and John Corbett on analog synthesizer, commissioned and recorded in the Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago in 2000 for the Outer Ear Festival. |
Kasten-Krause, Tristan / Jessica Pavone: Images of One [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. |
Leap Of Faith: True Representations of Reality [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock PROMO COPY WITH CUT CORNER |
Liebman, David: The Distance Runner [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock |
Lubelski, Samara : Partial Infinite Sequence [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. |
M2; (M to the power of 2): Pink [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition. Maria da Rocha's name may not be familiar to jazz and improvised music lovers in Portugal, and this is because this violinist and viol... |
Madsen, Gunnar: Fall of Troy [Used Item] (G-Spot -- USA ) Price: $3.60 In Stock |
Mailloux, Jean Felix Trio: Aurores Boreales [Used Item] (Malasartes -- Canada ) Price: $12.60 In Stock |
Metal Chaos Ensemble: Null Hypothesis [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock PROMO COPY WITH CUT CORNER |
Metzger, Matthieu: SelfCooking [Used Item] (Ayler -- France ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A member of the French ONJ (Orchestre National de Jazz), saxophonist Metzger also works with a variety of real-time transformation music software; this is an excellent review of his compositions and his unique voice in modern improvisation. |
Ming Bau Set (feat Gerry Hemingway / Vera Baumann / Florestan Berset): Yakut's Gallop [Used Item] (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Meeting regularly since 2018, these three Luzern, Switzerland improvisers have developed a shared language of collective creative improv, the best known of the three being drummer & percussionist Gerry Hemingway working with two younger generation musicians, acoustic & electric guitarist Florestan Berset and vocalist Vera Baumann, here in their first wonderfully paced album. |
Ministry: Just One Fix EP [Used Item] (Sire -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock |
Moffett, Joe: Stress Positions [Used Item] (Neither/Nor Records -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock The title referencing police tactics used to subdue a suspect, the 2nd solo album from NY trumpeter Joe Moffett finds the imporoviser approaching the instrument with atypical technique and a sense of sonic power in five engrossing works of technical prowess and creative imagination, producing "mangled, oscillating, chittering noises, a collision of muscle, bone, and metal". |
Monteiro, Alfredo Costa : Um Em Um [Used Item] (Monotype -- Poland ) Price: $11.00 In Stock An unusual release from the accordion, Alfredo Costa Monteiro, placed microphones in a way to enhance the harmonics and all the particularities of every sound, layering slowly moving tones and their harmonic interaction, allowing unexpected details to emerge. |
Moon-Liters / Millennium Development Goals (D. Liedel): Nerve Agent! [Used Item] (Shhpuma -- Portugal ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Essentially written by Philadelphia multi-instrumentalist D. Liedel, who handles most of the parts on this unusual blend of rock, electronics, jazz, pop punk and a number of unlikely genres, presenting strange songs that take sharp turns into twisted realms, neatly layering each piece into a heady brew that's hard to pin down, but a great deal of fun trying. |
Nagl, Max Ensemble: Quartier Du Faisan [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock |
Nagl, Max Ensemble: Ramasuri [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock Musician and composer Max Nagl in his first release that breaks away from his standard miniaturist compositions and is played with a broad-band ensemble. |
Nevai, Nandor / Peter Evans / Steve B / Ron Stabinsky: Trigesisextet for Brass + Gospel Power Walls [Used Item] (Psykomanteum -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Two large-scale compositions from "Through-Composer of Brutal Classical" Nandor Nevai, scored for 35 brass players and a vocalist, accomplished through 10 layers of Peter Evans (trumpet, piccolo trumpet), 9 of Steve B (tenor trombone), 7 of Ron Stabinsky (bass trombone) and 10 of Nevai himself on tenor trombone & voice; plus "Gospel Power Walls" for a chorus of 5 (bad) people. |
Newton, Lauren: Filigree [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock |
Nous Percons Les Oreilles (Derome / Hetu): Un ideal [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Joane Hetu and Jean Derome formed Nous percons les oreilles 20 years ago, merging their expansive musical interests in idiosyncratic improvisation and orchestration using saxophones & wind instruments, objects, voice, melodica, and piano, here in their 4th astonishing album. |
Oberg, Uwe : Work [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock German pianist Uwe Oberg (Lacy Pool, Uwe Oberg Quartet, Kooperative New Jazz) in a solo album performing works of Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk and his own original work, applying a diverse set of approaches rooted in jazz tradition. |
Orfeo 5 (Blezard / Bourne / Jafrate with Prince / Oliver / Kane): In The Green Castle [Used Item] (Discus -- UK ) Price: $11.00 In Stock Orfeo 5 are Shaun Blezard on electronics, Keith Jafrate on saxophone, Matt Bourne on keyboards & cello, Tamlin Cook on guitar, Mary Oliver presenting spoken word, and Simon Prince on saxophone & flutes, blending jazz, improv, folk, dub, sound art and electronica to create evolving, improvised narrative music that create a sense of place and journey. |
Parkinson, Tim / Apartment House: An Album [Used Item] (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Collecting five chamber works from prolific London-based composer Tim Parkinson, written between 1998 and 2017 and performed by the Apartment House ensemble: one piece for solo violin performed by Mira Benjamin, two duos for violin & piano (by Benjamin & Siwan Rhys), a quintet for winds and strings and a septet, both featuring flute and bass clarinet. |
Pek Solo: Pursuing the Ideal Limit of Inquiry [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock PROMO COPY WITH CUT CORNER |
PEK Solo: Schematic Abstractions for the Clarinet Family [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock PROMO COPY WITH CUT CORNER |
PEK Solo: The Strange Theory of Light & Matter [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock PROMO COPY WITH CUT CORNER |
PEK Solo / An Orchestra Of PEKS: Some Truths Are Known [3 CDS] [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $25.00 In Stock CORNER CUT PROMO COPY |
Postmarks (Boris Hauf / D Bayne / Martin Siewert): National Parks [Used Item] (Monotype -- Poland ) Price: $12.00 In Stock The duo of saxophonist Boris Hauf and pianist D Bayne team up with guitarist Martin Siewert in this collection of tracks inspired by different U.S. national parks and their representation in iconic posters. |
Quatuor Bozzini: Ana Sokolovic: Short Stories [Used Item] (Collection QB -- Canada ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Long-time collaborators the Quatuor Bozzini string quartet of Clemens Merkel, Alissa Cheung, Stephanie Bozzini and Isabelle Bozzini join with Slavic composer living in Montreal Ana Sokolovic, to present a series of 14 short works -- "Ghost 1" & "Ghost 2"; "Commedia dell'arte" in 10 movements; "Blanc dominant"; and "Troisieme page apres le soleil". |
Raulin, Francois Trio : Trois Plans Sur La Comete [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock Pianist Francois Raulin's trio with soprano saxophonist Francois Corneloup and double bassist Bruno Cheviloon, also providing vocals recording in the studio in France, 2000. |
resAUnance : Migration [Used Item] (FMR -- Great Britain ) Price: $10.00 In Stock The debut album by the chamber-jazz quartet resAUnance of Jonathan Golove on electric cello, Michael McNeill on piano, John Bacon on vibraphone and percussion, and Esin Gunduz on voice, blending compositional, improvisation, & Turkish folk music into passionate and beautiful works. |
Rite Of Trio, The (Silva / Louro / Alves): Free Development Of Delirium [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Drawing on genres blurring avant jazz, compositional forms, experimental rock and their uniquely twisted sense of humor, the Portuguese trio of guitarist Andre Silva, bassist Filipe Louro, and drummer Pedro Alves (also credited for screams!) present their sophomore album, a strange and compelling set of delirious improvisations in three Parts organized across 13 tracks. |
Roger, Danielle Palardy: Le Caillou 1998-2013 [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Written in 1998, Danielle Palardy Roger's game piece composition was performed at the first Ensemble SuperMusique concert, here in 7 versions recorded at various locations in bands including Joelle Leandre, Joane Hetu, Guido Del Fabbro, Jean Derome, &c. &c. |
Roger, Danielle Palardy : Cannibale [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 In Stock Composer/percussionist Danielle Palardy Roger's musical satire about capitalism, performed with some of Montreal's finest improvisers using conventional & unconventional instruments and voice, captured live at the Gesu Amphitheater, in Montreal in 2018: Michel F Cote, Andre Duchesne, Joane Hetu, Elizabeth Lima, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Alexander St-Onge, and Ida Toniato. |
Sangtae, Jin / Tim Olive: naar/voor [Used Item] (845 Audio -- Japan ) Price: $11.00 In Stock Recording in Kobe, Japan in 2014, the duo of Jin Sangtae, organizer of Seoul's long-running dotolim concert series and who gainfully employs cast-off computer hard drives as sound sources, and Tim Olive, who uses electro-magnetic pickups to give voice to consumer/post-consumer objects, for three tracks of recycled and unorthodox sound. |
Sanna, Claudio : Ammentos [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock Sardinian pianist Claudio Sanna, versed equally in the classical, jazz, and electroacoustic traditions, in his debut recording of 8 original compositions blending composition and improvisation, revealing an enthusiastic and curious approach to music. |
Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman: A Lifeboat (Part II) [Used Item] (577 Records -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock The second of two volumes of studio improvisations between Brooklyn trumpeter & flugelhorn player Michael Sarian and keyboardist Matthew Putman, recorded in Sarin's home studio during the 2020 pandemic, allowing freedom in exploration as they sought out cadences, rhythms and melodies, this 2nd volume presenting the most interesting of their investigations. |
Sub-Unit No. 1: Main Sequence [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A new sub-unit of the Leap of Faith Orchestra showcases the work of David Peck (PEK) on clarinets, saxophones, and a wide array of percussive devices, in a duo with new drummer Michael Knoblach, also on an assortment of percussive devices including antique sheep shears, African circumcision rattles, dan mo, &c, for 5 unique improvisations recorded in the studio. |
Tricky Dilemma: The Howling Necessity [Used Item] (Sallycat -- USA ) Price: $6.30 In Stock |
Trrma': The Earth's Relief [Used Item] (577 Records -- USA ) Price: $14.04 In Stock The project of Southern Italy's Giovanni Todisco (percussion) and Giuseppe Candiano (synthesizer), since 2015 touring Japan and Europe to perform in festivals and venues, this album presents their experimental improvisation combining classic afrikaans and symphonic percussion with modular synthesis, merging ancient rhythms with modern electronic excitement. |
Turbulence: Friction Coefficients [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock PROMO COPY WITH CUT CORNER |
Turbulence: Son Of Cosmocentric [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock CORNER CUT PROMO COPY |
Turbulence: The Conception Of Sense [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock CORNER CUT PROMO COPY |
Turbulence: Tumult [Used Item] (Evil Clown -- USA ) Price: $12.00 In Stock CORNER CUT PROMO COPY |
Valente, Jorge / Carlos Santos: Metallum [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock The duo of Carlos Santos and Jorge Valente developed this project around the metallics of a cymbal, recording it and digitally manipulating and transforming it into a musical structure using the maxmsp programming; this recording was captured live at the Hertzoscopio Festival in Fabrica da Polvora, Barcarena, Portugal in 2004. |
Various Artists: Because Tomorrow Comes #3 [Used Item] (Because Tomorrow Comes -- Germany ) Price: $8.00 In Stock The third volume of this excellent German sound magazine and audio CD, 9 artists working in sound art, electroacoustic composition; a "listenable exhibition" of modern compositional approach. |
Various Artists: Meta Magic Music: Some Quiet Stars [Used Item] (Meta Records -- Germany ) Price: $5.00 In Stock |
Venable, Phil : Bassworks, Vol 1 [Used Item] (Soul City Sounds -- USA ) Price: $13.00 In Stock Three muscular and inventive solo improvisations on the acoustic upright bass from North Carolina bassist and composer Phil Venable, a member of Tragic Assembly and The Phil Venable - Paul Swest Duo, recorded in the studio in 2022, the three "Basswork" parts are mostly demonstrating his strong walking and plucking skills, at times applying objects to his strings. |
Vertical Squirrels (Daniel Fischlin / Ajay Heble / Lewis Melville / Ted Warren / Dong-Won Kim / Gary Diggins): Le gouffre / The Chasm: Live from Silence, Guelph (Ontario) [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $9.00 In Stock An exceptional album of widely-embracing collective improvisation recorded during Vertical Squirrel's 2019-20 residency at Silence as part of the You Are I Am series, the core quartet of Daniel Fischlin on guitars, monotron, flute & percussion, Ajay Heble on piano, Lewis Melville on bass & percussion and Ted Warren on drums & percussion are joined by cornetist and world instrumentalist Gary Diggins and vocalist & percussionist Dong-Won Kim. |
Via Lucis Trio: Via Lucis Trio [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Previously played Squidco store copy, used for cataloging and samples, in excellent condition. "The jazz is not always subject to their premises. Even the breaks in their future creative. The jazz in the present century, taking t... |
Villavecchia, Liba Trio: Zaidin [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Referencing Thomas Chapin, Ornette Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell & Evan Parker, Spanish saxophonist Liba Villavechia's trio with drummer/percussionsit Vasco Trilla and double bassist Alex Reviriego explore the "tentacles that stem from the great Jazz octopus" through five Villavecchia compositions, one collective improv, and Thomas Chapin's "Bypass". |
Von Wyl, Luzia Ensemble: Frost [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock Swiss pianist/composer Luzia von Wyl and her Ensemble of jazz and classical performers presents von Wyl's compositions that borrow from modern and early jazz, chamber music and world sources, in works that draw on her experiences traveling and performing through the world. |
Werckmeister (Markus Eichenberger / Carl Ludwig Hubsch / Philip Zoubek / Etienne Nillesen): Two Movements [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock An exceptional quartet of electroacoustic improvisers captured in concert at MUG Einstein Kultur in Munich, organized by the non-profit Offene Haken e.V. - Freunde der improvisierten Musik (Friends of improvised music), from Markus Eichenberger on clarinet, Carl Ludwig Hubsch on tuba, Philip Zoubek on synthesizer and Etienne Nillesen on extended snare drum. |
Wintsch, Michel : Roof Fool [Used Item] (Hatology -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.50 In Stock Innovative and idiosyncratic Swiss pianist Michel Wintsch in a set of original compositions that combine ambient sound and intentionality, displaying great technical skills and a unique mind that embraces melody and the unexpected aspects of improvisation. |
Wunschmusik (Wunsch / Steyer / Cavenati): Muss Atonal Eigentlich Witzig Sein? [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock German vocalist Birgit Wunsch leads this improvising trio with Edith Steyer on clarinet & saxophone and Alberto Cavenati on guitar, using abstract and atonal melodies in a chamber improvised setting for freely improvised voice, text and sound, crossing a sense of pop music with non-idiomatic improvisation of great technical and creative intent. |
Zingaro, Carlos / Pedro Carneiro: Elogio Das Sombras [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Translating to "Eulogy of the Shadows", the free improvising duo of violinist Carlos Zingaro and percussionist Pedro Carneiro performing on marimba with a damper pedal, structure their work as though emerging out of the dark night, each step subtly increasing the glow of luminescence through intensity of interaction until receding again into obscurity; sublime. |
Fluke - Mogul, Gabby: Love Songs [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. An album of raw and emotional "love songs", 17 unique solo violin improvisations and vocal utterance as the New York improviser runs her bow with passionate openness and intimacy through raspy edges, ardent plucking, introspective aching, and moments of beauty, all displayed through immense technique and powerful control over her instrument. |
Garcia, Violeta : FOBIA [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. The second album from Argentinian cellist, composer and improviser Violeta Garcia, exploring the amplified, prepared, expanded and extended violoncello through 15 succinct solo expositions in an album that she describes as a "very hyper-sensitive monster", using unconventional, extended and sometimes terrifying technique amidst powerful creative expression. |
Graham, Forbes (Forbes / Lopez / Lopez): Another Day, Another Vector [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. An unusual set of electroacoustic improvisations recorded at Firehouse 12 from a New York trio led by trumpeter Forbes Graham, also on laptop and drum machine, Cecelia Lopez on analog synth, and bassist Brandon Lopez, Graham mutating his trumpet through sound processing, complemented by Cecelia Lopez's synthetic punctuations, all grounded by Brandon Lopez' solid bass work. |
Lipscomb, Jon: Conscious Without Function [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. Swedish guitar improviser Jon Lipscomb (LOPLOP, Swedish Fix) takes his listeners on a rugged trip across the strings, using distortion, tremolo and rapid-fire technique as he mines territories between free improv, noise and rock, his nimble mind stopping to explore areas of interest then cascading into new, turbulent environments; frightfully powerful. |
Warelis, Marta: A Grain of Earth [Used Item] (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $9.00 In Stock Promo copy with line thru bar code. Working inside and out of the piano and sometime evoking wild sounds that seem to have no relationship to the instrument, Polish-born and Amsterdam-based pianist Marta Warelis explores the concepts of realities beyond our perception, and a thought that we are a part of a big organism where everything goes endlessly bigger and smaller in scale of size, time and speed. |
Lila Bazooka (Sophie Bernado / Celine Grangey): Arashiyama [Used Item] (Ayler -- France ) Price: $10.00 In Stock The French duo of bassoonist Sophie Bernado and sound artist Céline Grangey expand on the rich timbre of Bernado's bassoon, starting solo in beautiful etude improvisations only to have Grangey's sound designs expand around her playing, developing rich environments through electronics, field recording & voice, a beautiful intersection of experimental, composed and improvised music. |
Tanguay, Pierre / Tom Walsh: Midi tapant [Used Item] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 In Stock The duo of Pierre Tanguay on drums and percussion and Tom Walsh on trombone in a release of minimalist construction that blends composition and improvisation. |
IKB Ensemble: Anthropometrie Sans Titre [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Sealed copy. A large Lisboa ensemble presenting a collective improvisation titled after a painting by Yves Klein, with performers including Ernesto Rodrigues (baritone violin), Miguel Mira (bass), Nuno Torres (sax), Carlos Santos (electronics), Rodrigo Pinheiro (piano), &c. &c. |
IKB: Rhinocerus [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock One of Portugal's most interesting large scale lowercase ensembles led by violist Ernesto Rodrigues, with frequent Creative Sources collaborators including Nuno Torres on alto sax, Carlos Santos on electronics, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, Miguel Mira on bass, 14 musicians move with subtlety in a tapestry of electroacoustic resonance and mystique. |
Myers, David Lee: Xenography [Used Item] (pulsewidth -- USA ) Price: $8.00 In Stock Xenography is the ability to write in a language which the individual has not learned, an apt description of the rich dialects sculpted from feedback sources and expertly routed through circular circuits of sound processors by New York sound artist David Lee Myers, AKA Arcane Device, captured and layered into these astounding electronic compositions. |
Papenheim, Torsten: Hellerau [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A percussive "Natchtprogramm" and a tonal "Syntax" from composer Torsten Papenheim, recorded in the studio in Cologne and Berlin, the former performed with trombonist Matthias Much, double bassist Achim Tang and pianist Philip Zoubek; the latter with Johannest Trondle (violincello) & Axel Haller (electric bass), then with Elena Kakaliagou (french horn) & Evi Filippou (percussion). |
Perepelycia, Alexis: Esos Fantasmas [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Argentinian sound artist Alexis Perepelycia explores his influences in an extended sonic work, drawing on his roots in the sounds of garage, punk, metal, industrial music into his work in academia, using abstract references of assertive and acousmatic sound with powerful electronic emphasis as he seeks his ghosts amidst references like Russolo, Stockhausen, &c. |
Pesce, Vito / Walter Forestiere: Anthropolitan Chorale [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A modern soundscape in three acts from Italian improvisers, drummer Walter Forestier (Death Roars, Angelo Mastronardi Trio) and guitarist Vito Pesce (Minus Tree, Pastel, Squieti), their 2nd album a dialog shifting between pensive introspection and aggressive evocation, a full range of expression that builds and releases suspense as the two unfold their narrative. |
PLASMA 8 (Reuter / Krennerich): Porphyr [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Active since 2008, the PLASMA 8 duo of German pianist & vocalist Thomas Reuter and saxophonist Andreas Krennerich explore the geological deposits of porphyr, a hard igneous rock containing crystals, through free improvisation, expressed here in 20 concise interactions of piano keys & strings, soprano & baritone saxophones plus unusual vocal utterance. |
Rodrigues / Carvalho / Rodrigues / Valinho: Eclipse [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Emulating a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse in two evolving improvised chamber works that take the quartet of Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, Mariana Carvalho on piano, Joao Valinho on percussion and Ernesto Rodrigues (switching from viola to harp & deploying electronics) through mysterious soundwork that move from darkness to light in detailed and subtle ways. |
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Guilherme Rodrigues / Stephan Bleier : Anamorphose [Used Item] (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock A confluence of strings from the trio of Portuguese improvisers Ernesto Rodrigues on viola and Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, performing in Berlin with double bassist Stephan Bleier, the title referring to a gradual ascending progression formed through small changes, an apt analogy for the illusory and shape-shifting approach their 5-part improvisations lead. |
Shepard, Craig: Broken Silence [Used Item] (Music For Contemplation, Inc. -- Austria ) Price: $9.00 In Stock The music to composer Craig Shepards performance work that presents listeners with text drawn from court testimony in the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, here concentrating on the quiet long tones generated by wind instruments and ebow strings, where pure tones pass between the musicians to build a pulsating chord that then drops away tone by tone. |
Ahanes (Kokkoli / Arapis / Aleklint / Zethson / Zetterberg / Agnas): Petrichor [Used Item] (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $12.00 In Stock Stockholm pianist Alexander Zethson invited Greek saxophonist Nicky Kokkoli and guitarist Giannis Arapis to take part in his 13-piece Thanatosis festival ensemble VÖ; they then asked drummer Nils Agnas, bassist Torbjörn Zetterberg and trombonist Mats Äleklint to join them for this sublimely flowing sextet studio session, which includes works by Mingus and Coltrane. |
Bennington, James Colour And Sound: Everlasting Belle [Used Item] (ThatSwan! -- USA ) Price: $10.00 In Stock A tribute to legendary audio engineer George Belle (1948-2019) who worked with a who's who including Horace Tapscott, Jimmy Smith, Gene Rodenberry, &c., in a set of compositions from Mal Waldron, Albert Heath, Herbie Nichols plus original work from leader James Bennigton, saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi, saxophonist James Cook, and group improvisations. |
Buechi / Hellmuller / Jerjen: Moon Trail [Used Item] (Intakt -- Switzerland ) Price: $14.00 In Stock Swiss vocalist Sarah Buechi leads a new trio with Franz Hellmüller on guitar and Rafael Jerjen on bass, putting a uniquely expressive touch to a mix of original Buechi songs, standards including "I Thought About You" and "Moon River", and traditional song, the intimate and adept playing of Hellmüller and Jerjen enveloping the trio with a warm glow. |
Harris, Bill: Blinking Glue [Used Item] (Amalgam -- USA ) Price: $10.00 In Stock An extension of his prior solo record, ONOMAT, Chicago drummer & percussionist Bill Harris also uses a prepared floor tom and feedback in this unedited 25 minute live performance at Music Garage in Illinois, notated for six track section as he explores unique rhythmic concepts augmented with encompassing environmental sonics and unusual disruptive elements. |
Hippie Diktat: Gran Sasso [Used Item] (nunc. -- France ) Price: $11.00 In Stock Stripping down their performance matter to its most minimal expression, their work developed since 2011 as they've toured the European alternative scene, the Hippie Diktat trio of Richard Comte on electric baritone guitar, Julien Chamla on drums and Antoine Viard on amplified baritone saxophone work an energetic and heavy set of Steve Reich-ian grooves. |
Hope, Cat: Decibel [Used Item] (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland ) Price: $13.00 In Stock A diverse set of works from Australian composer Cat Hope, employing acoustic instrumentation--strings, keys, flutes, reeds & percussion--along with electronics and field recordings, in chamber configurations from duos to quintets, performed by the Western Australia Decibel new music ensemble for which Hope is both director and a performer. |
Houle, Francois / Joe Sorbara: Hush [Used Item] (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland ) Price: $13.00 In Stock With masterful technique and remarkable creative drive, the Canadian duo of clarinetist François Houle and Joe Sorbara explore unorthodox sound worlds through microtones, pad percussives, circular breathing to stretch phrasing, Houle taking apart his instrument to affect tone and pitch, and Sorbara using idiosyncratic percussive instruments including "back porch piano guts". |
Irniger, Christoph Pilgrim: Ghost Cat [Used Item] (Intakt -- Switzerland ) Price: $13.00 In Stock Zurich tenor saxophonist & composer Christoph Irniger in his fourth album on the Intakt label with his creative and cooperative band Pilgrim of Stefan Aeby on piano, Dave Gisler on guitar, Raffaele Bossard on bass and Michael Stulz on drums, performing Irninger's lyrical and thoughtful compositions, along with one from bassist Raffaele Bossard. |
Johnson, Evan: L' Art De Toucher [Used Item] (Another Timbre -- UK ) Price: $11.00 In Stock Five works from US composer often based in Amsterdam, Evan Johnson, in solo, duo and trio settings including a triptych titled "L'art de toucher" in three configurations, demonstrating his unique approach to writing using disparate musical influences from modern to Baroque, mated to anarchic experimentalism and a Wandelweiser sensibility; fascinating! |
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Schmid, Silvan Quintet: At Gamut
Meyer, Bedrnhard / John Hollenbeck: Grids
Clinamen Trio (Marion / Di Donato / Berger): Decline
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