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	Mitchell, Roscoe & Mike Reed: The Ritual and The Dance [VINYL] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 30017 Catalog Code: AS145_LP Country: USA		Price: $15.95 In Stock
An ecstatic and intense album of saxophone and drum improvisation from the duo of AACM legend Roscoe Mitchel and drummer Mike Reed, also performing on electronics, the two Chicago mainstays performing at the Oorstof concert series Zuiderpershuis in Antwerp, Belgium in 2015 for an extended single improvisation of passionate and penetrating dialog.
	Mitchell, Roscoe & Mike Reed: The Ritual and The Dance Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 30016 Catalog Code: AS145_CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 Out of Stock
An ecstatic and intense album of saxophone and drum improvisation from the duo of AACM legend Roscoe Mitchel and drummer Mike Reed, also performing on electronics, the two Chicago mainstays performing at the Oorstof concert series Zuiderpershuis in Antwerp, Belgium in 2015 for an extended single improvisation of passionate and penetrating dialog.
	Cymerman, Jeremiah / Charlie Looker: A Horizon Made of Canvas Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 30015 Catalog Code: AS144_CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
A series of ominous duos on the dark side from NY improviser Jeremiah Cymerman on clarinets & pedals, and Charlie Looker (Extra Life, Psalm Zero) on guitars & piano, each of the five pieces exploring murky caverns of warmly bleak environments rendered through Looker's deep piano & guitar work, perforated by cracks of light through Cymerman's riffs & exclamations.
	Cymerman, Jeremiah / Charlie Looker: A Horizon Made of Canvas [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 30014 Catalog Code: AS144_CS Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
A series of ominous duos on the dark side from NY improviser Jeremiah Cymerman on clarinets & pedals, and Charlie Looker (Extra Life, Psalm Zero) on guitars & piano, each of the five pieces exploring murky caverns of warmly bleak environments rendered through Looker's deep piano & guitar work, perforated by cracks of light through Cymerman's riffs & exclamations.
	Williams, Mars Presents: An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC [VINYL] Label: Astral Spirits / Soul What Records Product Code: 29788 Catalog Code: AS154_LP/SWR008_LP Country: USA		Price: $24.95 In Stock
This year's An Ayler Xmas, the 4th in the series from saxophonist Mars Williams, expands to a double CD with recordings from two bands: Josh Berman, Jim Baker, Kent Kessler, Brian Sandstrom & Steve Hunt (Chicago); and Steve Swell, Hilliard Greene, Chris Corsano, Nels Cline & Fred Lonberg-Holm (NYC); in incredible free jazz mashups and bash-ups of Holiday favorites.
	Williams, Mars Presents: An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4: Chicago vs. NYC [2 CDs] Label: Astral Spirits / Soul What Records Product Code: 29787 Catalog Code: AS154_CD/SWR008_CD Country: USA		Price: $17.95 Out of Stock
This year's An Ayler Xmas, the 4th in the series from saxophonist Mars Williams, expands to a double CD with recordings from two bands: Josh Berman, Jim Baker, Kent Kessler, Brian Sandstrom & Steve Hunt (Chicago); and Steve Swell, Hilliard Greene, Chris Corsano, Nels Cline & Fred Lonberg-Holm (NYC); in incredible free jazz mashups and bash-ups of Holiday favorites.
	Pavone, J. String Ensemble: Lost and Found [CD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29696 Catalog Code: AS143_CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 Out of Stock
Jessica Pavones String Ensemble with Pavone and Abby Swidler on violas, and Erica Dicker and Angela Morris on violins, are recorded live at Firehouse 12 in a set of Pavone compositions combining traditional notation and improvisation, with a focus on sustained collaborative playing and the application of ideas exploring the healing potential of sonic vibrations.
	Pavone, J. String Ensemble: Lost and Found [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29694 Catalog Code: AS143_CAS Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Jessica Pavones String Ensemble with Pavone and Abby Swidler on violas, and Erica Dicker and Angela Morris on violins, are recorded live at Firehouse 12 in a set of Pavone compositions combining traditional notation and improvisation, with a focus on sustained collaborative playing and the application of ideas exploring the healing potential of sonic vibrations.
	Nakatani, Tatsuya / Shane Parish / Zach Rowden: Live At Static Age Records [CASSETTE W/DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29692 Catalog Code: AS146_CAS Country: USA		Price: $7.95 Out of Stock
An exciting set of improvisations between percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani, guitarist Shane Parish (Ahleuchatistas) and double bassist Zach Rowden, recorded live at Static Age Records in Asheville, NC in 2018 while Nakatani was on tour, his inventive mix of drumming and tumultuously ringing percussion perfectly complementing the introspectively energetic trio interaction.
	Jackson / Baker / Kirshner: So Glossy and So Thin [CASSETTE W/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29691 Catalog Code: AS129_CAS Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
The second release for the Chicago trio of Keefe Jackson on tenor & sopranino saxophones, Jim Baker on piano & synthesizer, and Julian Kirshner on drums, following their 2016 album The Noisy Miner, are heard in two performances a year apart at the Hungry Brain, each an extended exploration of remarkably compatible, creative and uniquely lyrical collective collaboration.av
	Tester / Caldwell: Little Flower [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29690 Catalog Code: AS128_CAS Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Medium to Lo-fi electronica with a relaxed ambient sense, an optimistic attitude and interesting details from the Indianapolis duo of keyboardists and electronic artists Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester, compositin with electric piano, marimba, vibraphone, effects, percussion, bass guitar, Casio SK1 & percussion; mesmerizing and absorbing work.
	Bishop, Jeb Centrifugal Trio: [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29689 Catalog Code: AS147_CAS Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
A live recording from zentri-fuge in Berlin, led by trombonist Jeb Bishop, with Milan bassist Antonio Borghini (Mike Patton's Mondo Cane) and German drummer Michael Griener (Carl-Ludwig Hübsch' Primordial Soup), in a collective set of free and energetic improvisations, five pieces that "Jounce", "Jitter", "Plumb" and "Dither" through an exciting and expressive concert.
	Hupata! (Rave / Warelis / Tuan Ku): Microclimates [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29688 Catalog Code: AS137_CAS Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Three improvisers from three different parts of the world working together in Amsterdam — Ada Rave from Argentina on tenor saxophone & clarinet, Marta Warelis from Poland on piano, Yung-Tuan Ku from Taiwan on percussion — in free collective works from pointillistic to chamber approaches, with a sense of humor and shared creative aesthetic.
	Laurenzi, Dustin Snaketime: Behold [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29442 Catalog Code: AS141 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Originally planned for release in conjunction with their appearance at the 2020 Pitchfork Festival, saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi's Snaketime Octet celebrates the theoretical 104th birthday of eccentric NY composer Moondog with 4 tracks intended for his 2019 Snaketime album, performed with Jason Stein, Nick Mazzarella, Chad McCullough, two drummers and bass.
	Seabrook, Brandon (w/ Cooper-Moore / Gerald Cleaver): Exultations Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29286 Catalog Code: AS132_CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 Out of Stock
The title aptly describes the intense excitement and exhilaration of NY guitarist Brandon Seabrook's second trio album on Astral Spirits, performed with rhythm giants Cooper-Moore on Diddley Bow (a single-string bass) and free jazz drum legend Gerald Cleaver, the two creating a percolating interactive foundation for Seabrooks powerfully expressive and investigative playing.
	Seabrook, Brandon (w/ Cooper-Moore / Gerald Cleaver): Exultations [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29285 Catalog Code: AS132_CAS Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
The title aptly describes the intense excitement and exhilaration of NY guitarist Brandon Seabrook's second trio album on Astral Spirits, performed with rhythm giants Cooper-Moore on Diddley Bow (a single-string bass) and free jazz drum legend Gerald Cleaver, the two creating a percolating interactive foundation for Seabrooks powerfully expressive and investigative playing.
	Kirchner, Quin: The Shadows and The Light [2 CDs] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29284 Catalog Code: AS135/STR004_CD Country: USA		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Recorded over 2 days in a Chicago studio in configurations from duos to an octet, drummer Quin Kirchner provides the compositions on this double CD for 11 pieces, alongside works by Frank Foster, Phil Cohran, Sun Ra & Carla Bley, presented as a story or a journey of differing styles and forms, made cohesive by Kirchner's remarkable drumming and coherently diverse interests.
	Kirchner, Quin: The Shadows and The Light [VINYL 2 LPs] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29283 Catalog Code: AS135/STR004_LP Country: USA		Price: $29.95 Out of Stock
Recorded over 2 days in a Chicago studio in configurations from duos to an octet, drummer Quin Kirchner provides the compositions on this double LP for 11 pieces, alongside works by Frank Foster, Phil Cohran, Sun Ra & Carla Bley, presented as a story or a journey of differing styles and forms, made cohesive by Kirchner's remarkable drumming and coherently diverse interests.
	Icepick (Nate Wooley / Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten / Chris Corsano): Hellraiser [VINYL] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29282 Catalog Code: AS104/MF208 Country: USA		Price: $15.95 In Stock
The 3rd album from the improvising trio of Nate Wooley on trumpet, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on bass, and Chris Corsano on drums, is a live recording at the 2018 Experimental Sound Studio's Option Series, a smoldering session of collective improvisation that builds tension through impressive rhythmic texture and releases it in cathartic and passionate passages.
	Evangelista, Karl (w/ Alexander Hawkins / Louis Moholo-Moholo / Trevor Watts): Apura! [2 CDs] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29233 Catalog Code: AS130_CD Country: USA		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Filipino guitarist Karl Evangelista translates the name of the seminal South African sextet Chris McGregor Group's album "Very Urgent" to the tagalog equivalent--"Apura!"-- recording in London with McGregor group drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo and kindred soul Trevor Watts on saxophones, plus luminary pianist Alexander Hawkins, for a sophisticated album of exemplary collective improv.
	Cunningham, Alex / Claire Rousay: Specifically The Water [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29227 Catalog Code: AS123_CAS Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
A wide range of approach and style in the debut duo recording from Alex Cunningham (violin) and Claire Rousay (percussion), a free affair of expressive and well-matched interaction, from effusively sophisticated rapport to pointillist dexterity and drive, from moments of intense introspection to cantankerous conversation, a fascinating and unpredictable dialog.
	Cunningham, Alex / Claire Rousay: Specifically The Water Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29226 Catalog Code: AS123_CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
A wide range of approach and style in the debut duo recording from Alex Cunningham (violin) and Claire Rousay (percussion), a free affair of expressive and well-matched interaction, from effusively sophisticated rapport to pointillist dexterity and drive, from moments of intense introspection to cantankerous conversation, a fascinating and unpredictable dialog.
	Rumback, Charles: June Holiday Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29225 Catalog Code: AS111_CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
A soulful and lyrically passionate album of modern jazz from Chicago drummer Charles Rumback in a trio with pianist Jim Baker and bassist John Tate, their third album together, with all three bringing compositions to the session, yielding a sensitive, understated yet impeccable balance of melodic music that reveals great strength at its center.
	Chicago Underground Quartet: Good Days Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29224 Catalog Code: AS125_CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
19 years after the last Chicago Underground Quartet album, this session with Rob Mazurek on piccolo trumpet, electronics & bells, Jeff Parker on electric guitar, and Chad Taylor on drums, percussion and newcomer Josh Johnson on synth bass & keys is a warm reunion, with individual compositions from Taylor, Mazurek & Parker, and two solo pieces by Mazurek and Taylor.
	Smiley, Andrew : Dispersal [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD] [Used Item] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29084 Catalog Code: AS047 Country: USA		Price: $5.45 In Stock
An uncommon solo guitar album from Andrew Smiley, a member of Little Women and the Chris Pitsiokos Quartet, creating textures on the guitar by applying unconventional techniques with his pick and fingers instead of using effects or guitar preparations, and accompanying himself on voice in Haino-esque ways, creating an album of sharp contrast and color.
	Seabrook, Brandon Trio: Convulsionaries [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD] [Used Item] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 29081 Catalog Code: AS076 Country: USA		Price: $5.45 Out of Stock
Essentially a string trio, guitarist Brandon Seabrook's Trio with upright bassist Henry Fraser and cellist Daniel Levin is anything but typical string fair, blending improvisation with complex composition and rock sensibilities as one of New York's most unique downtown players takes listeners on a diverse and sometimes demented journey through genre and style.
	Chicago Underground Quartet: Good Days [VINYL] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28673 Catalog Code: AS125_LP Country: USA		Price: $19.95 Out of Stock
19 years after the last Chicago Underground Quartet album, this session with Rob Mazurek on piccolo trumpet, electronics & bells, Jeff Parker on electric guitar, and Chad Taylor on drums, percussion and newcomer Josh Johnson on synth bass & keys is a warm reunion, with individual compositions from Taylor, Mazurek & Parker, and two solo pieces by Mazurek and Taylor.
	Sica, Mako / Hamid Drake: Balancing Tear [VINYL] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28653 Catalog Code: AS121_LP Country: USA		Price: $19.95 In Stock
A mix of studio and live recordings in the 2nd collaboration between Chicago's improvising rock trio Mako Sica of Przemyslaw Krys Drazek on trumpets & electric guitar, Brent Fuscaldo on bass and percussion, Chaetan Newell on piano & percussion, meeting with legendary drummer Hamid Drake for an album of expansive, psychedelically-tinged, lushly sonic improvisation.
	Rumback, Charles (Rumback / Tate / Baker): June Holiday [VINYL + DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28652 Catalog Code: AS111_LP Country: USA		Price: $19.95 In Stock
A soulful and lyrically passionate album of modern jazz from Chicago drummer Charles Rumback in a trio with pianist Jim Baker and bassist John Tate, their third album together, with all three bringing compositions to the session, yielding a sensitive and understated yet impeccable balance of melodic music that reveals great strength at its center.
	Anahuac (Cogburn / Garcia / Schick): Ascua [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28650 Catalog Code: AS081 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Layered lowercase electroacoustic improv from the US / Mexico City / German trio of Chris Cogburn on percussion & electronics, Juan Garcia on double bass, and Ignaz Schick on turntables & electronics, eclectically informed by concrete sources and abstract electronics over Garcia's bass work and Cogburn's threshold-crossing acoustics & electronic percussion.
	Anahuac (Cogburn / Garcia / Schick): Anahuac Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28649 Catalog Code: AS082 Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
Layered lowercase electroacoustic improv from the US / Mexico City / German trio of Chris Cogburn on percussion & electronics, Juan Garcia on double bass, and Ignaz Schick on turntables & electronics, eclectically informed by concrete sources and abstract electronics over Garcia's bass work and Cogburn's threshold-crossing acoustics & electronic percussion.
	Akiyama / Field / Vidic: Interpersonal Subjectivities Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28372 Catalog Code: AS117CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
The Field/Vidic duo of Slovenian saxophonist based in Switzerland Gregor Vidic and London born drummer Niclas Field is expanded with Japanese free improvising guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama, recording at Gok Sound in Tokyo in 2017 for three exceptional and suspenseful and electroacoustic improvisations, merging melodic and abstract approaches in uniquely detailed ways.
	Fisher, Colin Quartet: Living Midnight Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28263 Catalog Code: AS107 Country: USA		Price: $11.95 Out of Stock
Toronto-area saxophonist Colin Fisher, best known for his group I Have Eaten The City, with his collective quartet of NY players Daniel Carter on tenor, alto & soprano saxophones + clarinet & flute, Brandon Lopez on upright bass, and Marc Edwards on drums & percussion, for three extended and exploratory improvisations of exemplary creative insight.
	Fraser, Nick / Kris Davis / Tony Malaby (with Laubrock & Allemano): Zoning Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28262 Catalog Code: AS112CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
Recording in Toronto, the core trio of drummer Nick Fraser, saxophonist Tony Malaby and pianist Kris Davis are joined on four tracks by tenor saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and trumpeter Lina Allemano, in an album of composed and collective improvisation, merging Toronto, NY and European influences in an accomplished album of diverse approaches and orchestrations.
	KVL (Kirchner / Van Duerm / Lux / Branch): Volume 1 [VINYL] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28254 Catalog Code: AS119 Country: USA		Price: $19.95 In Stock
The first of many projected volumes from the Chicago trio of Quin Kirchner on drums, percussion, sampler & electronics, Daniel Van Duerm on electric piano, organ, mellotron & electronics, and Matthew Lux on bass & electronics, with guest Jaimie Branch on trumpet, presenting three extended improvisations that maintain peaceful contemplation in captivating grooves.
	Akiyama / Field / Vidic: Interpersonal Subjectivities [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28253 Catalog Code: AS117 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
The Field/Vidic duo of Slovenian saxophonist based in Switzerland Gregor Vidic and London born drummer Niclas Field is expanded with Japanese free improvising guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama, recording at Gok Sound in Tokyo in 2017 for three exceptional and suspenseful and electroacoustic improvisations, merging melodic and abstract approaches in uniquely detailed ways.
	Fisher, Colin Quartet: Living Midnight [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28251 Catalog Code: AS107 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Toronto-area saxophonist Colin Fisher, best known for his group I Have Eaten The City, with his collective quartet of NY players Daniel Carter on tenor, alto & soprano saxophones + clarinet & flute, Brandon Lopez on upright bass, and Marc Edwards on drums & percussion, for three extended and exploratory improvisations of exemplary creative insight.
	Fraser, Nick / Kris Davis / Tony Malaby (with Laubrock & Allemano): Zoning [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28250 Catalog Code: AS112 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Recording in Toronto, the core trio of drummer Nick Fraser, saxophonist Tony Malaby and pianist Kris Davis are joined on four tracks by tenor saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and trumpeter Lina Allemano, in an album of composed and collective improvisation, merging Toronto, NY and European influences in an accomplished album of diverse approaches and orchestrations.
	Komeshi Trio (Kolovos / Shiroishi / Meek): The Master Speaks Thrice [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28249 Catalog Code: AS110 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Dark and demanding improvisation, each side of this album an extended foray into dark and dangerous explorations from the Los Angeles trio of Peter Kolovos on guitar, Patrick Shiroishi on saxophone, and Noel Meek on electronics and tapes, Shiroishi's sweeping tones matching the electronics and effected guitar in a glorious nightmare of darkly imaginative sound.
	Nealand, Aurora / Steve Marquette / Anton Hatwich / Paul Thibodeaux: Kobra Quartet [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28248 Catalog Code: AS116 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Quietly lurking as it prepares to attack, this Kobra is the free improvising quaret of Aurora Nealand on accordion, alto saxophone, voice & objects, Steve Marquette on acoustic & electric guitars, Anton Hatwich on bass, and Paul Thibodeaux on drums, captured live at Chicago's Hungry Brain during the Instigation Festival for a mysterious 2-part "New Omens" and some "Telly Attire".
	Berman / Lytton / Roebke: Trio Discrepancies [VINYL] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 28075 Catalog Code: AS096 Country: USA		Price: $19.95 In Stock
The 2nd release from the trio of Chicago cornetist Josh Berman, UK drummer/percussionist Paul Lytton and Chicago bassist Jason Roebke, featuring material recorded during the trio's April 2018 European tour, in two extended side-long improvisations from Padova, Italy and Trondheim, Norway, in sets of profound technique and creative prowess; exceptional.
	Alcorn, Susan / Joe McPhee / Ken Vandermark: Invitation To A Dream [VINYL] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 27996 Catalog Code: AS100LP Country: USA		Price: $19.95 In Stock
An excellent album of informed free improvisation in the debut of this masterful trio of legendary musicians spread across the US--Joe McPhee on soprano sax & pocket trumpet [NY], Ken Vandermark on tenor sax & clarinet [Chicago], and Susan Alcorn on pedal steel guitar [Texas], a profound album from assertive to introspective playing in seven captivating collective improvisations.
	Alcorn, Susan / Joe McPhee / Ken Vandermark: Invitation To A Dream Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 27994 Catalog Code: AS100CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
An excellent album of informed free improvisation in the debut of this masterful trio of legendary musicians spread across the US--Joe McPhee on soprano sax & pocket trumpet [NY], Ken Vandermark on tenor sax & clarinet [Chicago], and Susan Alcorn on pedal steel guitar [Texas], a profound album from assertive to introspective playing in seven captivating collective improvisations.
	Sfyria Trio: Rockefeller Concert [CASSETTE] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 27993 Catalog Code: AS109 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Since 2016 Sfyria Trio is the Chicago/NY free improvising trio of tenor saxophonist Sam Decker (Shorve, Logan Strosahl Team, Green and Grass), bassist Charlie Kirchen (The Few, Rooms, Charlie Kirchen Quartet), and drummer Matt Carroll (Ohmme, Typical Sisters, Rooms), performing their unique improv idiom incorporating elements from a wide range of musical perspectives.
	Mazurek, Rob: Psychotropic Electric Eel Dreams IV Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 27992 Catalog Code: AS114 Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
Recordings from the 4-channel sound composition for the ESS Florasonic installation series at Lincoln Park Conservatory in Chicago, of Rob Mazurek's work using recordings of electric eels from National Institute of Research and Technology in Manaus, Brazil, combined with analog/digital synthesis to create environments of beautiful undulating and radiant sonic textures.
	Mazurek, Rob: Love Waves Ecstatic Charge Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 27991 Catalog Code: AS113 Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
One of three releases in Rob Mazurek's Marfa Trio, recorded in Marfa, TX, using 106 distorted still images and fragmented skipping sound from video shot at Abbaye Royal de Fontevraud, France in 2005, repurposed for this intense and wild sound work which processes the images through modular synth and computer, shaped by Mazurek's unique approach to sound.
	Mazzarella, Nick Trio: Counterbalance [VINYL] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 27917 Catalog Code: AS106 Country: USA		Price: $18.95 Out of Stock
From 2008-16 until drummer Frank Rosaly moved to Amsterdam, alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella's Trio was an active part of Chicago's creative jazz scene; in early 2018 Rosaly returned for a visit and Mazzarella composed a suite of 6 new pieces to commemorate the trio's tenth anniversary, the exuberant result this excellent concert recorded at Co-Prosperity Sphere!
	Amado, Rodrigo / Chris Corsano: No Place To Fall Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 27916 Catalog Code: AS103CD Country: USA		Price: $11.95 In Stock
Having previously worked together with Joe McPhee and Kent Kessler, this album distills the Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado and NY drummer/percussionist Chris Corsano to a concentrated sax and drum duo of earnest and edgy playing, bending jazz, free and blues idioms to their will with magnificent technique and power, both clearly elated in their meeting.
	Amado, Rodrigo / Chris Corsano: No Place To Fall [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 27915 Catalog Code: AS103 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
Having previously worked together with Joe McPhee and Kent Kessler, this album distills the Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado and NY drummer/percussionist Chris Corsano to a concentrated sax and drum duo of earnest and edgy playing, bending jazz, free and blues idioms to their will with magnificent technique and power, both clearly elated in their meeting.
	Ali / Bordreuil / Mattrey : I Used To Sing So Lyrical [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Astral Spirits Product Code: 27914 Catalog Code: AS102 Country: USA		Price: $7.95 In Stock
The debut recording of New York double bassist Sean Ali's improvising string trio with violist Joanna Mattrey and cellist Leila Bordreuil, having worked together since 2015, each brings impressive technique and a somewhat twisted approach to their strings in a diverse set of extended improvisation from pensive and spacious to formidable density.