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Barno / Grip / Lasserre: Snus (Ayler -- France ) Price: $15.95 In Stock A free trio bringing together Swedish improvisers Joel Grip and Niklas Barno with French drummer Didier Lasserre in an energetic and sophisticated set of recordings. |
CINC: Polyphonic Poetry (Amorfon -- Japan ) Price: $13.95 In Stock 2006 recordings from this avant Serbian folk band singing in English, Serbian, French, German, Czech and Japanese, naive and intellectual approaches to songwriting. |
Courvoisier, Sylvie Trio: Abaton [DVD] (La Huite -- France ) Price: $24.95 Out of Stock Sylvie Courvoisier, the Swiss pianist-composer and Mark Feldman, New York violinist, have joined German cellist Anja Lechner to play "Abaton" in concert, released in 2004 by ECM. |
Freedman, Lori: Bridge (Collection QB -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Bass clarinetist Freedman, with help from pianist Brigitte Poulin, interprets the works of modern composers including Giacinto Scelsi, Georges Aperghis, Monique Jean, &c. |
Grdina's Box Cutter: New Rules for Noise (Spool -- Canada ) Price: $12.95 Out of Stock Guitarist Grdina's Box Cutter with Francoise Houle on clarinet mix acoustic and electric lines in tunes with melodic momentum that take plenty of pauses for free sections. |
Honda, Yuka: Heart Chamber Phantoms (Tzadik -- USA ) Price: $13.95 Out of Stock Composer/performer Yuka Honda mixes beats, samples and acoustic and electric instruments with a dramatic sense, aided by Dougie Bowne, Erik Friedlander, Sean Lennon, &c. |
Horkeskart: Live in Solitutde (Amorfon -- Japan ) Price: $13.95 In Stock "HORKESKART" acted as a conceptual & unique choir group from 2000 to 2006, based in Belgrade. |
Kahn, Jason: Timelines Los Angeles (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock Jason Kahn brought Olivia Block, Mark Trayle, and Ulrich Krieger together to create this work for the 2008 Cal Arts Center for Experiments in Art, Information and Technology Festival. |
Klaxon Gueule: Infininiment (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Improvisers Michel Cote, Bernard Falaise & Alexandre St-Onge return to Ambiances Magnetiques in an album of dark acoustic improvisations, with guests Jean Derome, Philippe Lauzier & Gordon Allen. |
Miimo: Live at Super Deluxe (Amorfon -- Japan ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Miimo are a Japanese dub & electronica group consisting of Yoshio Machida, Norihide Saji and Tatsu, whose tracks have appeared in documentaries and TV spots throughout Japan. |
Miimo: miimo 2 (Amorfon -- Japan ) Price: $13.95 Out of Stock Miimo are a Japanese dub & electronica group consisting of Yoshio Machida, Norihide Saji and Tatsu, whose tracks have appeared in documentaries and TV spots throughout Japan. |
MusicWorks: #105 Winter 2009 (Musicworks -- Canada ) Price: $15.95 In Stock The great Canadian magazine of improv and compositional music, with articles on Joelle Leandre, Tom Ze, James Rolf, Nicole Lizee, plus a 15 track CD including those artists. |
Rake-Star: Some Ra (Spool -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Mining the spaceways with Sun Ra compositions and original compositions, this large band extends the ideas of the Arkestra while making room for modern like-minded players. |
Mycale - Zorn, John: Mycale: The Book Of Angels, Volume 13 (Tzadik -- USA ) Price: $13.95 Out of Stock Perhaps the most unique take on the Masada book, 4 female voices interpret eleven songs from Zorn's Book of Angels in beautiful and haunting a cappella. |
Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani: Cardinal (Impressus Records -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock 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. |
Burger, Rob: City Of Strangers (Tzadik -- USA ) Price: $13.95 Out of Stock Tin Hat Trio founder Burger in an eclectic and wonderfully informed set of film cues, with help from Marc Ribot, Eyvind Kang, Carla Kihlstedt, Kenny Wollesen, &c. |
Berthiaume, Antoine: Small Tease (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Guitarist Berthiaume steps away from composition and jazz to record an album of intricate instrumental guitar songs with folk influences, playing solo and in small ensembles. |
Tabassian / Martel / Tabassian: Masafat (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock Geographic improvisations from this trio of string and percussion players, with each track named by location and distance between Montreal and Chelsea, Ontario. |
Various Artists: I Never Meta Guitar Too (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 Out of Stock An ongoing compilation organized by Elliott Sharp that is dedicated to solo guitar with 16 original tracks by various artists ranging from acoustic, electro-acoustic, electric, all the way to electronic. |
Various Artists: I Never Meta Guitar Three (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $14.95 In Stock The 3rd issue from Elliott Sharp's compiled series of guitar work in the 21st century, demonstrating new sounds, processes, techniques, melodies, riffs and gestures from a who's-who of modern improvising guitarists, a must-have release for all guitar fans and players. |
Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver): An Air of Unreality [VINYL] (RogueArt -- France ) Price: $19.95 Out of Stock A live performance at Judson Church in Manhattan as part of the 20th Vision Festival from the NY/France free improvising trio of Joelle Leandre on double bass, Mat Maneri on viola, and Gerald Cleaver on drums and percussion, two tracks of steadily building, incredibly compatible dialog. |
Derome, Jean / Joane Hetu: Shaman - Nous percons les oreilles (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Two saxophones, two voices; two gargoyles, two satyrs; two forces of nature that agitate, whistle, squeak, scrape, blow, and bite, transforming music into a secular incantation and a banquet of sound. |
Melford, Myra's Be Bread: The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records -- USA ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Pianist and composer Myra Melford's 2nd Be Bread release with Cuong Vu, Bend Goldberg, Brandon Ross, Stomu Takeishi and Matt Wilson, outstanding and distinctive acoustic jazz. |
Nozen (Nisenson / Tanguay / Falaise / Mailloux): Live au Upstairs (Malasartes -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Nozen is a crossroads of contemporary jazz, musique actuelle and the musical traditions of Jewish Eastern Europe, contrasting styles giving birth to a deep and spontaneous music. |
O'Leary, Mark : 4 Urban Landscapes (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 Out of Stock In "Urban Landscapes" Irish guitarist and electroacoustic artist Mark O'Leary captures and documents environmental audio associated with Urban Cork City. |
Teubal, Emilio & La Balteuband: Un Monton de Notas (Not Yet Records -- USA ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Argentinean pianist Emilio Teubal has lived for more than a decade in NYC, presenting his blend of jazz and Argentinian music, rhythmically and harmonically rich compositions. |
Horvey, Amy: Interview (Malasartes -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock A collection of narrative and experimental sound worlds for solo trumpet, born out of improvisation and organized through thoughtful collaborations with composers from Canada to Argentina. |
Johannesen / Furu: The Eco Logic (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Guitarist Kim Johannesen and clarinetist Svein Magus Furu in a set of works with interacting tonalities that rely almost completely on texture, tones, scraping, &c.. |