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	Chevallier, David / Valentin Ceccaldi: Zebres Label: Ayler Product Code: 26499 Catalog Code: AyLcd-157 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
"The gathering of two open-minded instrumentists, a generation apart from one another. A second encounter made possible by the label, after having heard a first 'on-the-fly' recording, this one recorded over a full day and lovingly edit...
	Leandre, Joelle / Marc Ducret: Chez Helene Label: Ayler Product Code: 26498 Catalog Code: aylcd-154 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
"Helen, thy beauty is to me like those nicean barks of yore that gently, o'er a perfumed sea, the weary, way-worn wanderer bore to his own native shore. on desperate seas long wont to roam, thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, thy naiad...
	Cappozzo, Cecile Trio (Grente / Ziemniak w/ Jean-Luc Cappozzo): Sub Rosa Label: Ayler Product Code: 26497 Catalog Code: AylcD-153 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
"The duende... Where is the duende? Through the empty archway a wind of the spirit enters, blowing insistently over the heads of the dead, in search of new landscapes and unknown accents: a wind with the odour of a child's saliva, crush...
	Louis Minus XVI: De Anima [VINYL] Label: BeCoq Product Code: 26440 Catalog Code: Country: France		Price: $19.95 In Stock
With a decade of experience, the Flandres, Netherlands free jazz quartet of Adrien Douliez on alto saxophone, Jean Baptiste Rubin on tenor saxophone, Maxime Petit on bass, and Frederic L'Homme on drums blend ethnic and world music with assertive playing, from groove oriented to more aggressive forms, a unique voice in free playing.
	Criton, Pascale : Infra [Used Item] Label: Potlatch Product Code: 26267 Catalog Code: P317 Country: France		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Four fascinating compositions by Pascale Criton exploring microtonalities on instruments tuned in 1/16th tone (violin, viola, guitar) based on gestural processes developed in close collaboration with the musicians: one duo with Silvia Tarozzi and Deborah Walker, one solo piece with Deborah Walker, and two pieces performed by Dedalus Ensemble.
	Leandre, Joelle: Dire du Dire [Used Item] Label: Rectangle Product Code: 26263 Catalog Code: REC ELLE2 Country: France		Price: $6.95 In Stock
An hour-long interview in the French language between French improvisers, bassist and vocalist Joelle Leandre and guiatist Noel Akchote, originally released in 2000, Leandre very engaged and at times quite animated and in good spirits, the CD partitioned into six equal sections for easy indexing.
	Musaeum Clausum: Musaeum Clausum Label: Umlaut Records Product Code: 26227 Catalog Code: umfr-cd23 Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
Musaeum Clausum is a French-German trio that features Louis Laurain on cornet (Die Hochstapler, Umlaut Big band, ONCEIM), Hannes Lingens on drums (Obliq, Konzert Minimal) and Sebastien Beliah on bass.(Un Poco Loco, Ensemble Hodos, Umlaut Big Band), in an album of patiently developing improvisation giving each player freedom and flexibility within a composed framework.
	Beliah, Sebastien: Nocturnes Label: Umlaut Records Product Code: 26226 Catalog Code: umfr-cd27 Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
Sebastien Beliah is a Paris-based double bass player, a member of Umlaut Big Band, The Coquettes, Un poco loco, &c., here in a solo album of bass noir, dark and resonant tones evoked through strong bowing, finding harmonics between the strings and from the instrument itself, creating beautiful passages in a mirage of engulfing deep timbre.
	Coleman, Ornette: Looking For Ornette [DVD] Label: La Huite Product Code: 26217 Catalog Code: MVD1651D Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
Two films documenting and seeking insight into the work of late alto saxophonist and free jazz trail blazer Ornette Coleman, to some an iconoclast, to others a pioneering musician; the first film by Jacque Goldstein creates a portrait through interviews of those influenced by him; the 2nd, Stephane Jourdain follows Coleman's influence in today's music.
	Beaudoin-de-la-Sablonniere, Louis / Eric Normand / Louis-Vincent Hamel: Brulez les Meubles Label: Tour de Bras Product Code: 26102 Catalog Code: none Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
Seeking to extend the guitar trio into new and unique territory, the Quebec trio of Eric Normand on electric bass, Louis Beaudoin-de-la-Sablonniere on electric guitar, and Louis-Vincent Hamel on drums, reference performers like Jim Hall, Sonny Sharrock, John Abercrombie, & Bill Frisell while focusing on harmolodic force and unusual melodic lines.
	Rose, Simon / Philippe Lemoine: Seance Label: Tour de Bras Product Code: 26101 Catalog Code: TDB9026cd Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
Tenor and baritone saxophones in an exchange of spectral interactions that emphasize harmonic overtones and intersections, unusual emanations from both instruments in a perfectly paced improvisations, each of the 12 dialogs named aptly for locations and crossing in Englad and France, adding a sense of journey to these mysterious and wonderful expeditions.
	Bonneau, Michel / John Heward / Scott Thomson : 4x3 Label: Tour de Bras Product Code: 26088 Catalog Code: TDB9028cd Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
An unusual mix of instruments from the Montreal trio of percussionist Michel Bonneau on congas & balafon, John Heward on drums, and Scott Thomson on trombone, all members of Ratchet Orchestra and Heward's Murray Street Band, in an album of active and uniquely layered confident rhythmic floors over which Thomson freely plays with remarkable technique.
	Trio La Soustraction des Fleurs (Vrod / Aurier / Lemetre): Airs de Moyenne Montagne [2 CDS] Label: Umlaut Records Product Code: 26062 Catalog Code: UMFR-CD2425 Country: France		Price: $23.95 In Stock
Combining folk and ethnic rhythms in traditional popular forms, the Trio La Soustraction of des Fleurs of Jean-Francois Vrod on violin & voice, Frederic Aurier on violin & voice, and Sylvain Lemetre on zarb & voice focuses on the music of the mountains of the Massif Central, melodic music with unique timbres, forms, pre-texts, and a richly complex set of musical objects.
	Luo, Bao / Jean-Marc Foussat: Surface Calme Label: Fou Records Product Code: 26029 Catalog Code: FR-CD 28 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
A 5-part work of improvisations on keyboards, voice, guzheng and flute from French improviser Jean-Marc Foussat and Bao Luo (Beijing Talking), a mysterious album of nocturnal sounds, grand expressions, furtive language, and rich textures and timbres, as Bao Luo provides a guiding voice in song and speach to their beguiling dialog; an exotic and expressive album.
	Moondoc, Jemeel Quartet: The Astral Revelations Label: RogueArt Product Code: 25819 Catalog Code: ROG-0081 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc takes his masterful NY quartet of pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist Hilliard Green, and drummer Newman Taylor Baker to perform live at Bimhuis in Amsterdam in 2016, capturing four remarkable improvisations of Moondoc compositions including an extended rendering of "Cosmic Nickelodeon", the band balancing lyricism with intensely creative playing.
	Monniot, Christophe & Grand Orchestre du Tricot: Jericho Sinfonia Label: Ayler Product Code: 25742 Catalog Code: AYLCD-156 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
A unique ensemble performing a long-form composition by French saxophonist Christophe Monniot with the 12-piece Grand Orchestre du Tricot, 12 movements that are punctuated by layered spoken words, a subtle and sophisticated work realized with performers including Roberto Negro, Florian Satche, Quentin Biardeau, Jean-Baptiste Lacou, &c.
	Battus / Gauguet / La Casa: Chantier 4 Label: Swarming Product Code: 25693 Catalog Code: 008 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Using the building site of the Paris Philharmonie as their source location and inspiration, the trio of Pascal Battus using found objects, Bertrand Gauget on saxophone, and Eric La Casa on microphones, improvise and record the background sounds, machines, and environmental influences, using those recordings to create these three fascinating compositions.
	Bruun's, Peter All Too Human (w/ Tranberg / Ducret / Toldam): Vernacular Avant-garde Label: Ayler Product Code: 25690 Catalog Code: aylCD-155 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
Copenhagen drummer Peter Bruun leads a band with guitarist Marc Ducret, trumpeter Kasper Tranberg and synth player Simon Toldam, and upbeat electric free jazz album of powerful intent and compelling compositions performing melodic and insightful compositions, the band well acquainted from work on Ducret's own albums and with Samuel Blaser; recommended.
	Camarasa / Mahler: TbPn Label: Gigantonium Product Code: 25686 Catalog Code: GIG003TBP1 Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
Recorded in concert during "Culture with a Big Q" in Toulouse, France in 2017, the duo of Xavier Camarasa on piano/prepared piano and Matthias Mahler on trombone, take Camarasa's compositions and arrange them to alternate between melodic free sections and contemporary abstract passages using extended techniques, heard in this captivating and versatile performance.
	Janinet, Clement: O.U.R.S. Label: Gigantonium Product Code: 25685 Catalog Code: GIG002OUR1 Country: France		Price: $17.95 In Stock
French violinist Clement Janinet composes music for quartet inspired by the lyricism of the free jazz melodies of the 60s (Ornette Coleman, Phoraoh Sanders, &c.) and the timbral and rhythmic textures of repetitive music (Steve Reich, Philip Glass, John Adams, &c) in several quartet configurations including bass clarinet, tenor sax, bass, drums, guitrar, and cello.
	Godet, Jean-Brice: Epiphanies Label: Gigantonium Product Code: 25684 Catalog Code: GIG004GOD1 Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
French experimental improviser Jean-Brice Godet, a frequent collaborator with Joelle Leandre and a member of Cuir, in a solo album of 8 etudes for dictaphone, radio, and clarinet, a unique album of extreme and eccentric technique on reeds punctuated by unearthly voice and radio transmissions, a curious album that rewards detailed listening.
	Rollet, Quentin / Jean-Marc Foussat / Christian Rollet: Entree Des Puys De Grele Label: Fou Records Product Code: 25660 Catalog Code: FR-CD 30 Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
The french electroacoustic improvising trio of synth player and engineer Jean-Marc Foussat (Fou Records) with the father/son pair of saxophonist Quentin Rollet (Workshop De Lyon) and drummer/percussionist Christian Rollet (Rectangle Records, Bisou), in a rich, intensifying and often enthusiastically exploding set of extended and masterful improvisations.
	Charles, Xavier / Alma Fury / Otomo Yoshihide / Otani Yasuhiro: High Tones For Winter Fashion Label: Textile Records Product Code: 25622 Catalog Code: TXT 001CD Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
A series of collaborations between French and Japanese established improvisers, with Otani Yashuiro and Otomo Yoshihide on computer, turntable and electronics, the duo Alma Fury of Claude Besnard and Vonick Moccoli on synth and samplers, and Xavier Charles on radio, electronics and objects, presenting several short tracks and a live performance in Bourges.
	Drumm, Kevin: Inexplicable Hours [VINYL @ LPs + CD] Label: Sonoris Product Code: 25526 Catalog Code: SONORIS 003LP Country: France		Price: $35.95 In Stock
Chicago experimenter and improviser Kevin Drumm releases the sequel to his 6-CD boxset "Elapsed Time", using audio generators and various electronic devices to generate beautiful ambient environments and drones that are complemented by field recordings and short spoken sections, a rich work of subtle complexity, dark warmth, and mystery.
	Drumm, Kevin: Inexplicable Hours Label: Sonoris Product Code: 25525 Catalog Code: SONORIS 003CD Country: France		Price: $13.95 Out of Stock
Chicago experimenter and improviser Kevin Drumm releases the sequel to his 6-CD boxset "Elapsed Time", using audio generators and various electronic devices to generate beautiful ambient environments and drones that are complemented by field recordings and short spoken sections, a rich work of subtle complexity, dark warmth, and mystery.
	Dick, Robert / Tiffany Chang: Raise The River Label: RogueArt Product Code: 25514 Catalog Code: ROG-0080 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Pioneering West Coast flute improviser Robert Dick, whose command over the instrument is startlingly profound, is joined by young Bay Area drummer Tiffany Chang for nine studio recordings of brilliant interplay, from energetic interaction to introspective beauty, with unusual moments of extended flute technique, an astonishing and engaging album.
	Marhaug, Lasse: Void [7" VINYL] Label: BeCoq Product Code: 25465 Catalog Code: BeCoq31 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
Two dark works of sound creating a mysterious chasm of drones, pulsations, electronic stretches, and mysterious percussive engines, a strange pair of recordings that definitely fit the title of this 7" record from Norwegian sound experimenter Lasse Marhaug.
	Loubatiere / Warnecke: Couleurs Chimeriques Label: BeCoq Product Code: 25464 Catalog Code: BeCoq32 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
An album of rich aural environments contrasted with clamorous action and disintegrating sound from the duo of French percussionist Rodolphe Loubatiere performing on snare drum and Berlin-based sound sculptor Pierce Warnecke, their second album as a duo presenting a sophisticated and diverse set of compositions that both entrance and disrupt their listeners.
	Golden Oriole: Golden Oriole Label: BeCoq Product Code: 25463 Catalog Code: BeCoq33 Country: France		Price: $13.95 Out of Stock
Rough and ready, angular instrumental rock from this Stavanger, Norway-based instrumental duo of Kristoffer Riis on guitar and Thore Warland on drums, two parts of the power-trio Staer, here creating a massive dose of momentum as they push heavy rhythmic riffs with odd tonality and a great sheen of prickly effect layers, in a compelling and muscular album.
	La Baracande : La Baracande Label: BeCoq Product Code: 25462 Catalog Code: BeCoq29 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
The third album from the French/Belgium La Baracande, with vocalist/violinist Basile Bremaud leading a quartet of violin, guitar, lap steel, pedal board, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, and drone, singing long form ballads of epic tales of life and love that they describe as speaking with a voice to the living and our ghosts.
	Levin, Daniel / Chris Pitsiokos / Brandon Seabrook: Stomiidae Label: Dark Tree Records Product Code: 25325 Catalog Code: DT09 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
A collective trio of vanguard improvisers and frequent New York collaborators, Daniel Levin on cello, Chris Pitsiokos on alto saxophone, and Brandon Seabrook on electric guitar, a working band captured here in the studio at Firehouse 12 for a powerful set of idiosyncratic and exhilarating improvisations with tracks and the title named for a family of deep sea fish.
	Parker, William : Conversations II Dialogues & Monologues [CD & BOOK] Label: RogueArt Product Code: 25320 Catalog Code: ROG-0062 Country: France		Price: $44.95 In Stock
The 2nd volume in New York free improvising basist William Parker's "Conversations" series, more than 500 pages with 32 interview between William Parker and artists including Marshall Allen, Tim Berne, Wadada Leo Smith, Mark Dresser, Henry Grimes, &c &c, plus a CD excerpting those interviews and punctuated with duos between Parker and saxophonist Kidd Jordan.
	Chadbourne, Eugene / Steve Beresford / Alex Ward: Pleasures of the Horror [VINYL] Label: Bisou Records Product Code: 25314 Catalog Code: BIS 005LP Country: France		Price: $23.95 In Stock
Eugene Chadbourne has been obsessed with "horror" for years, so when Bisou asked him to make an album for children he suggested theming it on horror movies and monsters, taking keyboardist Steve Beresford and multi-reedist Alex Ward into a London studio to record these 9 tracks, with references to classic horror and to Chad's own Shockabilly project.
	Kawabata, Makoto / Richard Pinhas / Tatsuya Yoshida: [VINYL] Label: Bam Balam Records Product Code: 25266 Catalog Code: BBLP 052LP Country: France		Price: $19.95 In Stock
Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Richard Pinhas (Heldon), and Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), modern and prolific explorers in the 21st century evolution of progressive rock, reunite at the Studio Condorcet in Toulouse (France) to record a series of fiery improvisations and experimentations blending free noise, blues, and psychedelia.
	Kawabata, Makoto / Richard Pinhas / Tatsuya Yoshida: S/T Label: Bam Balam Records Product Code: 25265 Catalog Code: BBCD 052CD Country: France		Price: $12.95 Out of Stock
Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Richard Pinhas (Heldon), and Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), modern and prolific explorers in the 21st century evolution of progressive rock, reunite at the Studio Condorcet in Toulouse (France) to record a series of fiery improvisations and experimentations blending free noise, blues, and psychedelia.
	Mayas, Magda / Pierre-Yves Martel / Eric Normand: Boule-spiel Label: Tour de Bras Product Code: 25256 Catalog Code: TDB9025cd Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
Quebec improvisers Pierre-Yves Martel on Viola da Gamba, objects, and feedback, Eric Normand on electric bass and snare drum, are joined by Berlin pianist Magda Mayas for two extended works of free improvisation, manipulating and contorting strings with an electroacoustic edge, dark ruminations of exquisite detail, patience, and adroit interaction.
	Charles, Xavier / Michel F Cote / Franz Hautzinger / Philippe Lauzier / Eric Normand: Torche! Label: Tour de Bras Product Code: 25238 Catalog Code: TB90002cd Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
An exceptional free improvising quintet of Montreal & Quebec improvisers--bassist Eric Normand, drummer Michel F. Cote, and bass clarinetist Philippe Lauzier--with French clarinetist Xavier Charles and German trumpeter Franz Hautzinger, performing live during the 2016 Festival de Musique de Creation, creating fascinating commotion with incredible restraint.
	Golia, Vinny Wind Quartet: Live At The Century City Playhouse Label: Dark Tree Records Product Code: 25213 Catalog Code: DT(RS)08 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Dark Tree's Southern California archive series adds this phenomenal session from multi-woodwind player Vinny Golia's Wind Quartet with clarinetist John Carter, trombonist Glenn Ferris, and cornetist Bobby Bradford, recorded fairly early in their careers in 1979 live at Century City Playhouse in LA for two sets of exploratory, dexterous and astounding jazz.
	Swell, Steve (w/ Brown / Hwang / Ulrich / Boston / Pugliese): Music for Six Musicians: Hommage a Oli Label: Silkheart Product Code: 25195 Catalog Code: SHCD161 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
Steve Swell presents an homage to composer Olivier Messiaen in a sextet with Rob Brown (saxophone), Jason Kao Hwang (violin & viola), Robert Boston (piano & organ), Tomas Ulrich (cello), and Jim Pugliese (drums & percussion) performed live at Metro Baptist Church in NYC, 2017, a presentation of encompassing and passionate free music that knows little boundary.
	Petit, Didier : D'Accord Label: RogueArt Product Code: 25130 Catalog Code: ROG-0078 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
An absolutely phenomenal example of free improvisation, both on cello and on voice, from French improviser Didier Petite performing live at La Plantation, in Beijing, China in 2016, showing profoundly great skill, a fount of creative impulse and ideas, and wonderfully idiosyncratic vocals and songs to accompany himself; an inspiring and delightful record.
	Criton, Pascale : Infra Label: Potlatch Product Code: 24957 Catalog Code: P317 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Four fascinating compositions by Pascale Criton exploring microtonalities on instruments tuned in 1/16th tone (violin, viola, guitar) based on gestural processes developed in close collaboration with the musicians: one duo with Silvia Tarozzi and Deborah Walker, one solo piece with Deborah Walker, and two pieces performed by Dedalus Ensemble.
	La Casa, Eric: AIR.ratio Label: Swarming Product Code: 24953 Catalog Code: SWARMING 007 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
Reissuing La Casa's 2006 album of ventilation systems, which started with a bathroom vent and expanded to a sonic exploration of aeraulic devices and air flows in Paris buildings of various ages and dimensions, documenting their sonic and musical qualities, functioning as a sound study, a sonic data bank, a CD of environments, and finally as music.
	Fouick: Blick & Jean-Marc Foussat: Mastic Boreal Label: Fou Records Product Code: 24833 Catalog Code: FR-CD22 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
Primarily a creative filmmaker, Blick here provides narrative improvisation--phonemes, gutturals, word fragments, and spoken word--over improvising keyboardist Jean-Marc Foussat's Synthi AKS, creating expansive landscapes or curious audio aberrations, through four recordings demonstrating a diverse set of sonic environments interweaving voice and sound.
	Foussat, Jean-Marc / Jamal Moss / Jean-Francois Pauvros: plays Tristan Tzara : L'homme Approximatif Label: Fou Records Product Code: 24832 Catalog Code: FR-LP 05 Country: France		Price: $19.95 In Stock
An album of spoken word and sound, Jean-Francois Pauvros reads from Tristan Tzara's "L'homme Approximatif" (The Approximate Man) over flutes from Chicago producer and flautist Jamal Moss, AKA Hieroglyphic Being, and Jean-Marc Foussat on synth and voice, a mysterious album of subtle insinuation with an intriguing underpinning of electroacoustic sound.
	Favriou, Fabrice / Jean-Luc Petit / Julien Touery : S/T Label: Fou Records Product Code: 24800 Catalog Code: FR-CD27 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
Translating to "Fever Counts" and "At Lightening", the trio of Jean-Luc Petit on bass clarinet and alto & sopranino sax, Fabrice Favriou on electric guitar, and Julien Touery on piano and objects create impressive improvisations, the first a disruptive piece of detailed electracoustic colective interaction, the second a swelling work of sonic landscape.
	Camarasa, Xavier / Jean-Marc Foussat: Dans les Courbes Label: Fou Records Product Code: 24799 Catalog Code: FR-CD26 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
Matching two distinct keyboards--Xavier Camarasa's piano with Jean-Marc Foussat's synthi AKS--two improvisers present two extended works roughly translating to "The Immensity of The Instincts" and "There, or all is water ...", contrasting between melodic and otherworldly sounds, a complex tapestry that guides and excites the listener in an unusual convergence.
	Kilian, Benoit / Jean-Luc Petit : La Nuit Circonflexe Label: Fou Records Product Code: 24798 Catalog Code: FR-CD25 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
A magnificent album of sound-oriented free improvisation from the French duo of Jean-Luc Petit on bass clarinet, alto saxophone and sopranino sax, and Benoit Kilian on the horizontal bass drum, a beast of an instrument that create massive tones over which Petit employs an incredible array of techniques and tones on his reeds, creating other-worldly sonic environments.
	Leandre / Minton: Leandre / Minton Label: Fou Records Product Code: 24797 Catalog Code: FR-CD24 Country: France		Price: $13.95 In Stock
Phil Minton started as a trumpeter and became one of free improv's most outside vocalists; Joelle Leandre is a double bassist who also performs free vocal improv; this is their first recorded collaboration, and it's an unusual and wonderful album of heavy tone improvisation, plucked and bowed, and a masterfully odd free association of vocalisation.
	Charuest, Yves / Agusti Fernandez / Nicolas Caloia / Peter Valsamis : Stir Label: Tour de Bras Product Code: 24527 Catalog Code: TB89021cd Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
The Montreal free improvising trio Still of Nicolas Caloia on bass, Peter Valsamis on drums, and Yves Charuest on saxophone is joined in the studio by visiting Spanish pianist Agusti Fernandez for a superb set of detailed and energetic free jazz, 6 pieces titled "(un fold)" I - VI, making an album of first rate and exciting collective music.
	d' Orion, Erick / Martin Tetreault : Avant Label: Tour de Bras Product Code: 24526 Catalog Code: TD89021cd Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
Montreal Musique Actuelle turntablist Martin Tetreault and sound artist Erick d' Orion created this project as a tribute to the original explorers of electronic music and musique concrete -- GRM, Stockhausen, Henry, Oram, Schaeffer, &c. -- using historic sound recordings and new sources, presenting this incredible concert live at Au Mois in Quebec.