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Parkins / Rasmussen / Sawyer: Glass Triangle
Parkins / Rasmussen / Sawyer:
Glass Triangle

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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The boisterous and wonderfully controlled Downtown NY trio of Zeena Parkins on electric harp & objects, Mette Rasmussen on alto saxophone & objects, and Ryan Sawyer on percussion burn through six free improvisations of enthusiastic drive and incredible interaction using "string, breath and bell, harp, horn and drum" in a great example of modern creative improv.

Flojter (Mats Gustafsson /  Delphine Joussein): Paris Blow
Flojter (Mats Gustafsson / Delphine Joussein):
Paris Blow

(Utech Records -- USA )


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The debut from the duo Flöjter brings together Mats Gustafsson and Delphine Joussein, both collaborators in Fire! Orchestra and Nout, in a wild live encounter expanding the sonic possibilities of the flute, weaving extended techniques, electronics, organ, harmonica and voice into a volatile, exploratory dialogue that moves between raw texture, rhythmic drive and spacious abstraction.

Lake, Oliver / Fred Hopkins / Phillip Wilson / Baikida Carroll / Michael Gregory Jackson: Rivbea Liv
Lake, Oliver / Fred Hopkins / Phillip Wilson / Baikida Carroll / Michael Gregory Jackson:
Rivbea Live! Series, Volume 4

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


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"When I came to New York City in 1975, after my second period in Paris, I felt as if I was starting again. I didn't have a band at that time. The Black Artists Group had broken up, or separated-well, it wasn't much of a "break-up," but ...

Gotesman, Arkady (w/ Nate Wooley / Charles Gayle / Mark Sanders / Liudas Mockunas / Martin Kuchen /
Gotesman, Arkady (w/ Nate Wooley / Charles Gayle / Mark Sanders / Liudas Mockunas / Martin Kuchen / Ned Rothenberg):
Music For An Imaginary Ballet

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


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"Music for an Imaginary Ballet is both a creative landmark and a musical diary of Arkady Gotesman long and rich career spanning over three decades. In 2023, Arkady presented his solo project of the same title. This chamber solo performa...

Sorey, Tyshawn: Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)
Sorey, Tyshawn:
Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)

(DaCamera Editions -- USA )


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Composed and conducted by Tyshawn Sorey, this expansive work presents a luminous, long-form meditation inspired by Morton Feldman's Rothko Chapel, blending voice, strings, keyboards and percussion into a deeply contemplative soundscape of spiritual fragments, sustained tonal color and quiet emotional intensity, realized by soloists Davóne Tines, Kim Kashkashian, Sarah Rothenberg, Steven Schick and the Houston Chamber Choir.

Zorn, John (Davis / Halvorson / Gress / Wollsen): The Bagatelles Vol. 5 - Kris Davis Quartet
Zorn, John (Davis / Halvorson / Gress / Wollsen):
The Bagatelles Vol. 5 - Kris Davis Quartet

(Tzadik -- USA )


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Interpreting selections from John ZornŐs expansive Bagatelles cycle, this quartet led by pianist Kris Davis brings together guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Drew Gress and drummer Kenny Wollesen in a fluid, richly expressive reading of ZornŐs compositions, balancing intricate written forms with lyrical improvisation while weaving delicate ensemble interplay and adventurous harmonic motion.

Stewart, Luke / Aymeric Avice / Chad Taylor: Deep In The Earth High In The Sky
Stewart, Luke / Aymeric Avice / Chad Taylor:
Deep In The Earth High In The Sky

(RogueArt -- France )


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French trumpeter and flugelhornist Aymeric Avice joins D.C./NY/Chicago artists Luke Stewart on double bass & mbira and Chad Taylor on drums & mbira for a richly conversational trio session that moves from delicately textured mbira duets to expansive improvisations rooted in the evolving language of jazz, spontaneously blending lyrical elements into a deeply interactive and forward-looking album.

Chaos Echoes w/ Mats Gustafsson: Sustain [VINYL - transparent blue]
Chaos Echoes w/ Mats Gustafsson:
Sustain [VINYL - transparent blue]

(Utech Records -- USA )


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A thick and sick album of heavy electro-improvisation when the French quartet Chaos Echoes of brothers Ilmar Uibo on drums & percussion and Kalevi Uibo on guitar and effects, Fabien W. Furter on guitar and effects, and Stefan Thanneur on bass and effects meets with baritone saxophone Mats Gustafsson for two intense and dark tracks cut to transparent blue vinyl.

Baker, Jim / Brandon Lopez / Bill Harris: Dura
Baker, Jim / Brandon Lopez / Bill Harris:
Dura

(Amalgam -- USA )


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Recorded while double bassist Brandon Lopez was in Chicago, frequent collaborators from two generations--keyboardist Jim Baker on piano and Arp Synth and drummer/percussionist Bill Harris--joined together to record this live-in-the-studio album of highly interactive, explorative, propulsive and often cathartic free improvisation.

Unsub (Fetusk / Davis): Xodiak
Unsub (Fetusk / Davis):
Xodiak

(Love Earth Music -- USA )


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Experimental guitarist Fetusk and synthesist Steven Davis collaborate on a brooding electronic work where drones, processed guitars, beats, and field recordings merge into slowly evolving soundscapes, balancing industrial grit, ambient suspension, and textural density in a restrained, immersive exploration of atmosphere and transformation.

Taylor, Cecil New Unit (Tony Oxley / Hari Sjostrom / Okkyung Lee / Jackson Krall): Words & Music (Th
Taylor, Cecil New Unit (Tony Oxley / Hari Sjostrom / Okkyung Lee / Jackson Krall):
Words & Music (The Last Bandstand)

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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Reviving Cecil Taylor's legendary Unit concept, this searing New Unit performance with Okkyung Lee (cello), Tony Oxley (electronics), Harri Sjostrom (soprano and sopranino saxophones), and Jackson Krall (drums) documents the final concert of Taylor's life in a nearly eighty-minute fusion of music and spoken word, recorded live on April 23, 2016, at the Whitney Museum in New York City.

Remergency (Hirsh / Hollenberg / Sewelson): Wave Benders
Remergency (Hirsh / Hollenberg / Sewelson):
Wave Benders

(Squid Note Records -- USA )


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Drummer Steve Hirsh, guitarist Matt Hollenberg, and baritone saxophonist Dave Sewelson forge a volatile trio language that blends avant-rock intensity, free-jazz elasticity, and raw electric blues impulses, channeling tightly focused improvisations where ferocious energy, abrupt shifts, and deep mutual trust drive the music beyond genre boundaries into a space that feels both unruly and sharply intentional.

Remedy + Aki Takase (w/ Thomas Heberer / Joe Fonda / Joe Hertenstein): Remedy + Aki Takase
Remedy + Aki Takase (w/ Thomas Heberer / Joe Fonda / Joe Hertenstein):
Remedy + Aki Takase

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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The 2nd REMEDY release unites the core trio of Thomas Heberer, Joe Fonda and Joe Hertenstein with trailblazing pianist Aki Takase in a quartet session balancing composed frameworks and collective improv, weaving trumpet, piano, bass, flute & percussion into a fluid, conversational interplay that blends structural clarity with spontaneity shaped by the shared history of Berlin's experimental jazz community.

Reid, Tomeka Quartet (w/ Roebke / Halvorson / Fujiwara): Dance! Skip! Hop! [VINYL]
Reid, Tomeka Quartet (w/ Roebke / Halvorson / Fujiwara):
Dance! Skip! Hop! [VINYL]

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


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Led by cellist Tomeka Reid, this longstanding quartet with Mary Halvorson on guitar, Jason Roebke on bass, and Tomas Fujiwara on drums delivers a rhythmically propulsive and structurally nimble set that balances grounded low-end drive with agile drumming, incisive guitar textures, and Reid's expressive counterpoint, channeling echoes of 1960s jazz while asserting an exuberant, and yes — danceable — release!

Reid, Tomeka Quartet (w/ Roebke / Halvorson / Fujiwara): Dance! Skip! Hop!
Reid, Tomeka Quartet (w/ Roebke / Halvorson / Fujiwara):
Dance! Skip! Hop!

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


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Led by cellist Tomeka Reid, this longstanding quartet with Mary Halvorson on guitar, Jason Roebke on bass, and Tomas Fujiwara on drums delivers a rhythmically propulsive and structurally nimble set that balances grounded low-end drive with agile drumming, incisive guitar textures, and Reid's expressive counterpoint, channeling echoes of 1960s jazz while asserting an exuberant, and yes — danceable — release!

McPhee, Joe / Steve Swell / Mark Tokar / Klaus Kuge: Spontaneous Convergence
McPhee, Joe / Steve Swell / Mark Tokar / Klaus Kuge:
Spontaneous Convergence

(Not Two -- Poland )


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Recorded live at the Alchemia Club in Krakow, Joe McPhee (reeds) and Steve Swell (trombone) join Mark Tokar (bass) and Klaus Kugel (drums) for a sharply interactive quartet session that moves from tight, prickling exchanges to wide-open collective surges, anchored by the twenty-eight-minute "Joy And Imagination Are Uncontainable."

Last Dream of the Morning (John Butcher / John Edwards / Marc Sanders): Sharp Illusion
Last Dream of the Morning (John Butcher / John Edwards / Marc Sanders):
Sharp Illusion

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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The third release from the trio of John Butcher, John Edwards and Mark Sanders captures a live performance in Lublin that unfolds across four extended improvisations, balancing explosive collective energy and deep listening restraint as saxophones, bass and percussion interweave in a fluid, highly responsive dialogue shaped by decades of shared experience within the UK and European free improv community.

Jane in Ether (Klein  Mayas / Voutchkova): Oneiric
Jane in Ether (Klein Mayas / Voutchkova):
Oneiric

(Confront -- UK )


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The Berlin trio of Miako Klein (recorders), Magda Mayas (piano), and Biliana Voutchkova (violin, voice) further refine their fully improvised approach into an immersive sonic practice, where sustained textures, extended techniques, and collective restraint blur individual voices into a cohesive, ever-shifting sound world, captured at the Studio for Electroacoustic Music at the Akademie der Kunst in Berlin.

Fernandez, Agusti / Artur Majewski / Albert Cirera / Ramon Prats: Som-hi!
Fernandez, Agusti / Artur Majewski / Albert Cirera / Ramon Prats:
Som-hi!

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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Uniting pianist Agustí Fernández, cornetist Artur Majewski, saxophonist Albert Cirera and drummer Ramon Prats, this fully free studio session unfolds across ten connected improvisations, weaving piano, brass, reeds and percussion into a responsive dialogue of shifting textures and momentum, from deep-listening introspection to ecstatic interaction, balancing risk and cohesion as compelling spontaneous composition.

Common Objects: John Butcher / Rhodri Davies / Lee Patterson: Live In Morden Tower
Common Objects: John Butcher / Rhodri Davies / Lee Patterson:
Live In Morden Tower

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


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Active in various formats since 2005 when The London Musicians' Collective commissioned the ensemble from electric harpist Rhodri Davies, this album with John Butcher (sax & amplifier) and Lee Patterson on amplified devices is surprisingly their first release.

Beresford, Steve / Pierpaolo Martino / Mark Sanders: Be S-Mart
Beresford, Steve / Pierpaolo Martino / Mark Sanders:
Be S-Mart

(Confront -- UK )


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Steve Beresford on prepared piano, electronics, & objects joins Pierpaolo Martino on double bass & electronics and Mark Sanders on drums for a fiercely interactive trio set of elastic rhythms and textured harmony, balancing grounded resonance with agile percussion and playful disruption, recorded at the 2024 Bari in Jazz Festival in sharply conversational, risk-embracing improvisation.

Zingaro, Carlos / Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues / Hernani Faustino / Jose Oliveira : Penta
Zingaro, Carlos / Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues / Hernani Faustino / Jose Oliveira :
Pentahedron

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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An impressive highly interactive and extended improvisation focused mostly on strings, with label leader Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, plus Red Trio's Hernani Fasutino on double bass and legendary Portuguese violinist Carlo Zingaro, with Jose Oliveira adding active percussive interaction, captured live at the CreativeFest XIII in 2019.

Werckmeister (Markus Eichenberger / Carl Ludwig Hubsch / Philip Zoubek / Etienne Nillesen): Two Move
Werckmeister (Markus Eichenberger / Carl Ludwig Hubsch / Philip Zoubek / Etienne Nillesen):
Two Movements

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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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.

Variable Geometry Orchestra: Quasar
Variable Geometry Orchestra:
Quasar

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A 46-member orchestra of electroacoustic improvisers performing live at St. George's Church in Lisbon in 2015, for an extended and dynamic tapestry of sound conducted by leader Ernesto Rodrigues, with an impressive list of artists familiar to those following the CS label.

Variable Geometry Orchestra: Mare Tranquillitatis
Variable Geometry Orchestra:
Mare Tranquillitatis

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A dynamic and exciting concert captured during the 2018 CreativeFest XII of a conduction by Ernesto Rodrigues leading an ensemble of 28 free improvisors performing on a mix of traditional acoustic & modern electronic instruments, plus a toy piano, with powerful wind & string sections, as Rodrigues directs the musicians into both passionate and peaceful sections.

Takahashi, Marie / Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues / Hui-Chun Lin : Double X Double
Takahashi, Marie / Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues / Hui-Chun Lin :
Double X Double

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A string quartet of doubled cello and viola, recording in the studio in Berlin in 2018, as free improving innovators, Creative Sources cellist and violist Guilherme Rodrigues and Ernesto Rodrigues, meet contemporary compositional and improvising cellist and violist Hui-Chu Lin and Marie Takahashi, their complementary approaches bringing unique voices to a captivating encounter.

Suspensao: Sfumato
Suspensao:
Sfumato

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A substantial live work from the 2019 CreativeFest XIII at O'Culto da Ajuda in Lisbon from the improvising ensemble Sfumato lead by violist Ernesto Rodrigues, fulfilling the title of the album in great tension and suspense as the 11 members improvise, generating waves of activity between concentrated and meditative moments, an incredible example of power and restraint.

String Theory: Krypton
String Theory:
Krypton

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The Portuguese large improvising ensemble String Theory is heard live during the CreativeFest#12, at O'Culto da Ajuda, in Lisbon, Portugal in 2018, in an extended improvisation of incredible layering and restraint, making an amalgam of mostly acoustic string sources sound electronic and hallucinatory, an incredible achievement in string sonics.

Scarassatti / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres: Amoa Hi
Scarassatti / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Torres:
Amoa Hi

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Titled for the Amazonas Indians, Brazilian sound sculptor Marco Scarassatti performs on his self-made instrument the Kraiser in a quartet with Creative Sources regulars Ernesto Rodrigues, Guilherme Rodrigues, and Nuno Torres for a dream-like set of improvisations named with indigenous expressions, blending neoprimitivism with creative acoustic improvisation.

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Guilherme Rodrigues / Adam Pultz Melbye / kriton b.: The Distant Sound Within
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Guilherme Rodrigues / Adam Pultz Melbye / kriton b.:
The Distant Sound Within

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Three strings--cello from Guilherme Rodrigues, double bass from Adam Pultz Melbye, and viola from Ernesto Rodrigues--plus harmonium and objects from Kriton Beyer, in a live performance at Kuhlspot Social Club in Berlin, each of the 9 movements a concentrative work named with a three-letter onomatopoeia, as the players draw sound from a mysterious dark distance.

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Carla Santana / Emedio Buchinho / Bruno Parrinha: Distilling Silence
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Carla Santana / Emedio Buchinho / Bruno Parrinha:
Distilling Silence

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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An immersive album of understated but incredibly detailed free improvisation from the quartet of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Bruno Parrinha on bass clarinet, Emidio Buchinho on electric guitar and Carla Santana on electronics, performing live at Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, in Amadora, Portugal for a four part concentration on silence through sound.

Rodrigues, Ernesto: Spiegel
Rodrigues, Ernesto:
Spiegel

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Two sets across two nights during CreativeFest #12 at O'Culto da Ajuda, in Lisbon, Portugal, in a septet of six acoustic sources--viola, cellos, flute, trumpet, piano and percussion--and electronics, an extended journey approached with quiet tension and incredible detail, the recording of the first set used as the basis for the 2nd to create a virtual ensemble.

Rodrigues / Hartyani / Kohn / Lin: Hunter Underwater
Rodrigues / Hartyani / Kohn / Lin:
Hunter Underwater

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A joint release with the Berlin record label Maybee Records run by cellist Hui-Chun Lin & Shuichi Chino and Creative Sources, this 2021 concert at Berlin's Kuhlspot Social Club brings together four cellist for an incredible and somewhat vicious display of free improvising string interaction using incredible technique, texture, and intent listening; wild!

Phantom Trio (Tavares / Almeida / Martins): #00
Phantom Trio (Tavares / Almeida / Martins):
#00

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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An excellent jazz album using diverse styles bridging free and lyrical playing from the trio of Sergio Tavares (bass), Fabio Almeida (sax) and Joao Martins (drums), playing in and out of the jazz idiom and augmenting Almeida's sax with electronics in compelling ways.

Octopus (Rodrigues / Humm / Curado / Piosik / Hencleeday / Almeida / Santos / Godinho): Vulgaris
Octopus (Rodrigues / Humm / Curado / Piosik / Hencleeday / Almeida / Santos / Godinho):
Vulgaris

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Correctly configured, the Portugese ensemble Octopus is an octet, and though named after the most common of the breed, this 8-tentacled orchestration of strings, flute, trumpet, piano, guitar, electronics and percussion, all using extended techniques, slides deftly and with incredible restraint through a large, detailed dark-water work of electroacoustic improvisation.

Microfiche (Alduca / Calligeros / Conner / Gill / Manojlovic / Murphy-Haste / Schack-Arnott): Everyt
Microfiche (Alduca / Calligeros / Conner / Gill / Manojlovic / Murphy-Haste / Schack-Arnott):
Everything and Other Infinities

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The 2nd release from this Sydney, Austrlian acoustic sextet, creating subtle yet dynamic improvisations influenced by the musical concepts of John Cage and Morton Feldman, balancing contemplative sections with building surges, these works developed on their 2019 Europe tour, which included performances at Copenhagen Jazz Festival as well as shows in Berlin and Stockholm.

Loriot / Vincent: Bobun: Suite pour Machines a meche
Loriot / Vincent:
Bobun: Suite pour Machines a meche

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The string duo Bobun celebrates ten years of creative collaboration with this six piece suite, a studio recording of diverse improvisations that runs the gamut from lowercase minimalism to dense and technically exuberant interaction.

Lisbon String Trio & Gabriel Ferrandini: Sediments
Lisbon String Trio & Gabriel Ferrandini:
Sediments

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Portugal's Lisbon String Trio of saxophonist Nuno Torres, electric guitarist Abdul Moimeme and violist Ernesto Rodrigues, are joined by Red Trio/ Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio drummer Gabriel Ferrandini for this concert performance at O'Culto da Ajuda, in Lisbon, Portugal as part of the CreativeFest XIII, finding inspired balance in introspective sections and periods of exciting activity.

Lisbon String Trio & Carlos Zingaro: Theia
Lisbon String Trio & Carlos Zingaro:
Theia

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Adding a fourth string to the collaborations of Portugal's Lisbon String Trio of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Miguel Mira on cello, and Alvaro Rosso on contrabass, Portuguese violinist Carlos Zingaro adds an additional level of delicately complex interplay to the trio's exceptional free improvisation, as they pay tribute to the Greek goddess of light and extent.

Lisbon String Trio / Luis Lopes: Isotropy
Lisbon String Trio / Luis Lopes:
Isotropy

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Isotropy - having a physical property which has the same value when measured in different directions - is the collaboration between the Lisbon String Trio of Ernesto Rodrigues (viola), Miguel Mira (cello) and Alvaro Rosso (double bass) with Luis Lopes, here on acoustic guitar, in a 2 part extended improvisation recorded live at the 2020 Small Format Materials Festiva.

Lisbon String Trio / Gil Goncalves: Merz
Lisbon String Trio / Gil Goncalves:
Merz

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The Lisbon String Trio of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Miguel Mira on cello, and Alvaro Rosso on contrabass continue their recent string of collaborations with a fourth player, Portuguese tuba player Gil Goncalves joining to addd a unique complement to their strings, as Goncalves adds bass, blats, growls and unique timbres of upper register low brass.

Limbo Ensemble: Limbo
Limbo Ensemble:
Limbo

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A fascinating confluence of improvisation and contemporary compositional approaches from this Spanish ensemble led by composer and drummer Nasim Lopez Palacios, using 5 reeds, trumpet, flute, piano, electric guitar, harp, double bass, drums and electronics in an extended work exploring space, tension and motion, with a beautiful build to catharsis.

Krennerich / Schubert / Osswald / Fischer: Degrees Above
Krennerich / Schubert / Osswald / Fischer:
Degrees Above

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Four German saxophonists are heard in three sophisticated and extremely creative chamber-oriented improvisations recorded at Kulturzentrum Hufeisen: Andreas Krennerich on soprano, sopranino & baritone saxophones; Frank Paul Schubert on alto & soprano saxophones; Hartmut Osswald on tenor sax & bass clarinet; and Nils Fischer on baritone sax & contrabass clarinet.

Koch / Rohrer / Gianfratti: aico
Koch / Rohrer / Gianfratti:
aico

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The trio of Hans Koch on clarone and soprano sax, Thomas Rohrer on rabeca, soprano and c-melody sax, and Antonio Panda Gianfratti on percussion; open-ended and active improvisation.

Jorge, Paulo Alexandre Improbable Trio (w/ Tom Wheatley / Eddie Prevost): Elements
Jorge, Paulo Alexandre Improbable Trio (w/ Tom Wheatley / Eddie Prevost):
Elements

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Saxophonist Paulo Alexandre Jorge leads his Improbable Trio with Tom Wheatley on double bass and AMM/Matchless legendary percussionist Eddie Prevost in a six part album of ardent free improvisation on titles about Sex, Love, Death, Friendship, Art Beauty, Power Law, &c.

Isotope Ensemble: Lanthanum
Isotope Ensemble:
Lanthanum

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Creative Sources collective Isotope Ensemble led by Ernesto Rodrigues performed with a large electroacoustic group continues their investigation of isotopes, focusing on Lanthanum, a soft metal used in flints, through subtly-developing interplay the band, moving as one body, reaching several highly controlled periods of passionate improvisation, contrasting with beautifully serene sections; impressive.

In the Sea (Tristan Honsinger / Nicolas Caloia / Joshua Zubot): Forks and Spoons
In the Sea (Tristan Honsinger / Nicolas Caloia / Joshua Zubot):
Forks and Spoons

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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With two magnificent albums and more than 100 concert performances, the masterful dialog from this working string trio of Canadian, European and American players--Tristan Honsinger on cello and voice; Joshua Zubot, on violin; Nicolas Caloia on double bass--is evident in their thrilling exchanges and dynamic approaches to both rapid and reflective improvisation.

IKB: Titanus Giganteus
IKB:
Titanus Giganteus

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Post-pandemic, the electroacoustic IKB ensemble returned to the stage in 2021 at O'Culto da Ajuda in Lisbon with some of Portugal's finest improvisers performing under the direction of violist Ernetso Rodrigues, to express in sound the large rainforest beetle Titanus Giganteus, represented in an extended collective improvisation of restraint fueled by masterful and creative skill.

IKB: Monochrome Bleu Sans Titre
IKB:
Monochrome Bleu Sans Titre

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Referencing the work of French artist and composer Yves Klein, this large group of Creative Sources regulars perform the 4 part Monochrome Bleu Sans Titre, a subtle and rich work of acoustic and electronic improvisation.

IKB: Limosa Limosa
IKB:
Limosa Limosa

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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IKB, a ten-piece reductionist electroacoustic ensemble of strings, reeds, guitar, computer, percussion, piano, drums & objects, continues their exploration of exotic animal species with this 2020 live performance at O'Culto da Ajuda in Lisbon, Portugal, detailing the long-billed shore bird Limosa through intricate, restrained and remarkable expression.

Grid Mesh (Thewes / Schubert / Willers / Kellers): Four
Grid Mesh (Thewes / Schubert / Willers / Kellers):
Four

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Though listing four tracks, this is an indexed continuous concert from the German Grid Mesh quartet of Christof Thewes on trombone, Frank Paul Schubert on alto & soprano saxophones, Andreas Willers on electric guitar and Willi Kellers on drums & percussion, performing at Spielraum Schiffweiler-Heiligenwald in Germany in 2020 for a wildly buidling concert of free collective force.

Dorner / Willers / Kaufmann: AAA. Live
Dorner / Willers / Kaufmann:
AAA. Live

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Four masterful improvisers - Axel Dorner (trumpet), Andreas Willers (acoustic guitar & electronics) and Achim Kaufmann (piano) - performing as the .AAA. trio, and then each presenting a solo work, demonstrating their incredible music skills together and alone.

Chemical Expansion League, The (Bohman / Lynch / Northover / Mengersen): Grappling with the Orange P
Chemical Expansion League, The (Bohman / Lynch / Northover / Mengersen):
Grappling with the Orange Porpoise

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Some of the London free improv scene's finest players, including members of Remote Viewers, Custodians Of The Realm, London Improvisers Orchestra, The Runcible Quintet, &c, met with visiting Berlin double bassist Ulf Mengersen to record this fascinating collective improvisation, using objects, preparations, and a WASP synthesizer for wonderfully unusual results.

Bleak House: Dark Poetry
Bleak House:
Dark Poetry

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The Norwegian free-improvising trio of prepared pianist Dag-Filip Roaldsnes, alto saxophonist Kim-Erik Pedersen, and percussionist Tore Sandbakken in 14 darkly graceful and succinct works.

Balanya, Josep-Maria / Ramon Lopez: Furious Yellow
Balanya, Josep-Maria / Ramon Lopez:
Furious Yellow

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Two Spanish improvisers of distinction meet at DADA Studio, in Brussels, Belgium to record ten diverse and extraordinary dialogs, from percussionist Ramon Lopez and pianist Josep-Maria Balanya, balancing radical jazz with experimental approaches to free and contemporary improvisation, a tour-de-force of expression and innovation.

Futterman, Joel: Reflective [DIGITAL RELEASE]
Futterman, Joel:
Reflective [DIGITAL RELEASE]

(Squid Note Records -- USA )


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Pianist Joel Futterman presents a compelling suite of concise yet intricately connected solo improvisations, weaving sustained resonances, sharp staccato gestures, shifting dynamics, and evolving tonal relationships into a richly reflective musical journey that continuously transforms while maintaining a strong sense of unity and expressive depth.

Futterman, Joel: Absorb [DIGITAL RELEASE]
Futterman, Joel:
Absorb [DIGITAL RELEASE]

(Squid Note Records -- USA )


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Pianist Joel Futterman presents a compelling solo program of concise yet richly layered improvisations, weaving sustained resonances, sharp staccato gestures, evolving tonal relationships, and intimate melodic fragments into a reflective and interconnected musical journey marked by continual transformation and emotional depth.

John Butcher : Away, I Was [CD + DOWNLOAD]
John Butcher :
Away, I Was [CD + DOWNLOAD]

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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UK saxophonist John Butcher presents a diverse collection of solo performances across tenor and soprano saxophone, ranging from expansive live improvisations to intimate studio explorations, feedback-driven textures, and multitracked works, with several pieces referencing artists including Derek Bailey, Keiji Haino, Eliane Radigue, Lester Young, and Joe McPhee.

Ehrlich, Marty / Julius Hemphill : Circle the Heart [CD + DOWNLOAD]
Ehrlich, Marty / Julius Hemphill :
Circle the Heart [CD + DOWNLOAD]

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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An archival recording from 1982 at The Piedmont Center For The Arts in Worcester, MA captures visionary saxophonist Julius Hemphill and multi-reedist Marty Ehrlich in a deeply intuitive exchange across soprano and alto saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet, blending open exploration with blues-rooted lyricism as their long-standing creative dialogue unfolds in richly expressive improvisation.

Memphis Metaphysics (Moses / Westgaard / Oswald / Edmaiston / Cheli): Memphis Metaphysics
Memphis Metaphysics (Moses / Westgaard / Oswald / Edmaiston / Cheli):
Memphis Metaphysics

(Sonic Transmissions Records -- Norway )


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The quintet of Ra Kalam Bob Moses (drums), Hein Westgaard (electric guitar), Margaux Oswald (piano), Art Edmaiston (tenor saxophone), and Kevin Cheli (percussion fuse spiritual free jazz with European improvisational energy, drawing on ancient Egyptian concepts of the soul to shape a fiery and resonant sonic ritual, recorded live in Memphis in an atmosphere of raw and uncompromising interplay.

Williams, Jessica: Blue Abstraction: Prepared Piano Project 1985-1987 [VINYL]
Williams, Jessica:
Blue Abstraction: Prepared Piano Project 1985-1987 [VINYL]

(Pre-Echo Press -- USA )


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Drawing from a period of intense experimentation in the mid-1980s, Jessica Williams transforms a prepared piano into a newly imagined and startlingly creative instrument, shaping music that moves from Satie-like lyricism to controlled cacophony through altered strings, tactile resonance, and deeply expressive melodic voicing-forward-thinking and intimate work unheard for nearly four decades.

Levin, Daniel / Laurent Estoppey: Freedom From The Known [VINYL]
Levin, Daniel / Laurent Estoppey:
Freedom From The Known [VINYL]

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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In this duo setting, Daniel Levin and Laurent Estoppey engage in a deeply exploratory dialogue for cello and saxophone that blurs the line between intention and execution, unfolding mercurial, soaring improvisations that push the expressive limits of their instruments while inviting attentive listening without the need for explanation or resolution.

Jancis, Rainer / Elliott Sharp: Uhhuu
Jancis, Rainer / Elliott Sharp:
Uhhuu

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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Elliott Sharp and Rainer Jancis fuse dense guitar textures, electronics, and driving rhythms into a raw and psychedelic blend of polymetric grooves and alchemical sound transformations with experimental intensity, joined by drummer Rob Heth and accordionist Tuulikki Bartosik to create stormy and highly expressive sonic landscapes.

Feldman, Morton / GBSR Duo w/ Taylor MacLennan: Trios [6 CD BOX SET]
Feldman, Morton / GBSR Duo w/ Taylor MacLennan:
Trios [6 CD BOX SET]

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Spanning Morton Feldman's three expansive trios for flute, piano, and percussion, these performances by the GBSR Duo with Taylor MacLennan immerse the listener in an extended temporal field where quiet intensity, precise timbral balance, and fragile rhythmic relationships unfold with hypnotic patience, transforming duration itself into an expressive element of listening, presence, and sustained attention.

Amado / Mcphee / Kessler / Corsano: A History Of Nothing
Amado / Mcphee / Kessler / Corsano:
A History Of Nothing

(Trost Records -- Austria )


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Following up their 2015 Not Two album "This is Our Language", the quartet organized by tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado with Joe McPhee on soprano saxophone and pocket trumpet, Kent Kessler on double bass, and Chris Corsano, a superb album of intense communication and soloing from a collective that merges free and lyrical playing, from ballads to full-on fury.

Davis, Kris and the Lutoslawski Quartet: Solastalgia Suite
Davis, Kris and the Lutoslawski Quartet:
Solastalgia Suite

(Pyroclastic Records -- USA )


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Composed by Kris Davis for piano and string quartet and recorded in 2024 with the Lutosławski Quartet, this eight-movement suite channels the concept of solastalgia — homesickness amid environmental loss — through a deeply expressive dialogue between piano and strings, unfolding music that is elegiac, urgent, and resolute as it navigates climate-driven grief, instability, and a fragile sense of hope.

Allbee, Liz: Breath Vessels [VINYL]
Allbee, Liz:
Breath Vessels [VINYL]

(NI-VU-NI-CONNU -- Luxembourg )


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Using self-built breath vessels alongside tuning forks, sine waves, and voice, Liz Allbee creates a form of speculative folk music shaped by respiratory rhythms, resonant drones, and tactile gestures, unfolding a quietly epic, intimate, and immersive soundworld that imagines future collectivity through shared breath, material resonance, and electro-acoustic communion.

Davies, Angharad / Burkhard Beins : Meshes Of The Evening [VINYL]
Davies, Angharad / Burkhard Beins :
Meshes Of The Evening [VINYL]

(NI-VU-NI-CONNU -- Luxembourg )


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In this duo setting, violinist Angharad Davies and percussionist Burkhard Beins achieve an extraordinary level of focus and trust, unfolding detailed free improvisations through intersecting and consonant playing that moves through episodic, suite-like forms, where texture, space, and timbral transformation dissolve individual roles into a single, continuously evolving musical presence.

Fagaschinski, Kai: Aerodynamics [VINYL 2 LPs]
Fagaschinski, Kai:
Aerodynamics [VINYL 2 LPs]

(NI-VU-NI-CONNU -- Luxembourg )


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Two expansive clarinet-centered works explore psychoacoustic perception and collective illusion, the first album a swarm-like octet performance by The Paranormal Clarinet Society built from simple instrumental language with a rigorously structured multi-track, the second a solo improvisation that imagines ensemble interplay through breath, density, spatial awareness, and finely calibrated sonic detail.

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Ines Ferreira / Carlos Santos / Monsieur Trinite: Cimetiere des Bateaux
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Ines Ferreira / Carlos Santos / Monsieur Trinite:
Cimetiere des Bateaux

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Recorded live at Lisbon's Cossoul during the Creative Sources Improvised Music Series, Ernesto Rodrigues (viola, crackle box, objects), Inês Ferreira (violin, whistle), Carlos Santos (modular synth), and Monsieur Trinité (percussion) shape a single, textural improvisation where austere string detail, small percussion, and unstable electronics drift from near-silence into sharper, eccentric turns.

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Guilherme Rodrigues: Pico
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Guilherme Rodrigues:
Pico

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Portuguese improvisers Ernesto Rodrigues and son Guilherme Rodrigues juxtapose a live Berlin performance with field recordings from Pico Island in a quietly probing duo set where viola, cello, crackle box, and environmental sound blend in austere, texture-driven improvisations that move between subtle acoustic detail and atmospheric ambiguity.

Butcher, John / Thomas Lehn / Gino Robair: Shaped & Chased [VINYL]
Butcher, John / Thomas Lehn / Gino Robair:
Shaped & Chased [VINYL]

(NI-VU-NI-CONNU -- Luxembourg )


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The 3rd of NI-VU-NI-CONNU's 5-LP John Butcher series and part of a 2 night residency at ausland in Berlin coinciding with his 65th birthday, the long-running trio of tenor & soprano saxophonist John Butcher with Thomas Lehn on synthesizer and Gino Robair on percussion, Blipoo Box & found objects perform four perfectly complementary and startling improvisations.

Parker, Evan / Andrea Centazzo: Bullfighting On Ice! Live In Padova 1977 [VINYL]
Parker, Evan / Andrea Centazzo:
Bullfighting On Ice! Live In Padova 1977 [VINYL]

(Ictus Remastered Collection -- Italy )


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Restored from the December 12, 1977 Padova concert, Evan Parker's soprano/tenor torrents collide with Andrea Centazzo's percussion and electronics, turning audience heckles into rocket fuel as long, scorching sequences leap from whispering key-click detail to volcanic blasts, capturing a decisive moment when Italy's free scene opened wide to Northern Europe's most inventive sax voice.

Curran, Alvin / Andrea Centazzo / Evan Parker: Real Time Two [VINYL]
Curran, Alvin / Andrea Centazzo / Evan Parker:
Real Time Two [VINYL]

(Ictus Remastered Collection -- Italy )


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Recorded on December 14, 1977 in Pistoia's cavernous, half-empty sports pavilion, the Curran/Centazzo/Parker trio plays with surprising translucence as piano and synth glint, trumpet flashes, sax lines braid into overtones, and percussion radiates in airy space, the room's unlikely acoustics giving the music an ethereal transparency that makes every attack, shimmer and sudden silence feel magnified.

Curran, Alvin / Andrea Centazzo / Evan Parker: Real Time [VINYL]
Curran, Alvin / Andrea Centazzo / Evan Parker:
Real Time [VINYL]

(Ictus Remastered Collection -- Italy )


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Captured on the trio's December 12-13, 1977 Rome dates, Alvin Curran's piano, trumpet and synthesizer set melodic fragments and minimalist pulses in motion while Evan Parker and Andrea Centazzo answer with spiralling sax multiphonics and electrified percussion, the three languages finding a volatile common ground where groove, texture and rupture keep swapping roles in real time.

Leandre & Cappozzo: Live aux Instants Chaivres` Monreuil
Leandre & Cappozzo:
Live aux Instants Chaivres` Monreuil

(Kadima -- Israel )


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Bassist Joelle Leandre and Globe Unity Orchestra trumpeter Cappozzo performed these spontaneous and insightful dialogs live at Instants Chavires early in 2009.

Fennesz: Venice 20 (20th Anniversary Edition)
Fennesz:
Venice 20 (20th Anniversary Edition)

(Touch -- UK )


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20th anniversary reissue of Fennesz's 2004 release Venice, as a deluxe version remastered by Denis Blackham, with new and extra tracks not on the previous CD or vinyl versions, in a DVD-format with a booklet of texts by Fennesz, Denis Blackham, and Jon Wozencroft, photographs from the 2004 sessions, and David Sylvian's original handwritten lyrics for "Transit."

Dresser, Mark: Sonic Brotherhood: DTFP by Five - Israel 2009
Dresser, Mark:
Sonic Brotherhood: DTFP by Five - Israel 2009

(Kadima -- Israel )


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Kadima's and Dresser's beautiful Deep Tones for Peace project, bringing bass players together to perform live at remote locations, here in configurations from solo to a 5 bass ensemble.

Reeder / Seward / Weathers: Two Meditations From The Underground
Reeder / Seward / Weathers:
Two Meditations From The Underground

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


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Moving between breath, resonance, and memory, the trio of Kory Reeder, Ryan Seward, and Andrew Weathers present two immersive works — one dedicated to Jeph Jerman, the other to Jan & Herb Conn — where cello, reed organ, radio, sine tones, and winds unfold as haunted exterior meditations, funneling lived experience into tangible sound while blurring the boundaries between cave, church, and unseen interior spaces.

Schindler, Udo / Paul Rogers / Ardhi Engl : Ephemeral Essences Of LowTone Studies (For Trio)
Schindler, Udo / Paul Rogers / Ardhi Engl :
Ephemeral Essences Of LowTone Studies (For Trio)

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Recorded live in Munich in December 2024, this trio performance brings together Udo Schindler, bassist Paul Rogers, and sound-builder Ardhi Engl in an expansive LowTone Studies session where shifting instrumental roles, theatrical interplay, and esoteric timbral variety generate a richly dynamic music rooted in transition, texture, and collective exploration.

Studer / Strinning / Weber: Cut
Studer / Strinning / Weber:
Cut

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Austere yet deeply communicative, this trio session pairs Swiss double bassist Daniel Studer's articulate resonance with Swiss/Swedish Sebastian Strinning's expansive reed textures and German drummer Daniel Weber's perceptive, responsive interaction, forging improvised soundscapes defined by attentive gesture, shifting timbres, and the eloquence of silence itself.

Rotor (Rodrigues / Torres / Santos): Pulses and Paradox
Rotor (Rodrigues / Torres / Santos):
Pulses and Paradox

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Recorded live at Sistema Smop in Lisbon across two performances in late 2023, the trio of Ernesto Rodrigues (viola, crackle box), Nuno Torres (alto saxophone), and Carlos Santos (digital electronics) are captured sustained improvisations where acoustic timbre and electronic gesture converge in an expansive dialogue that alternates between subtle textural pulses and unpredictable sonic paradoxes.

Evans, Peter / Being & Becoming: Ars Ludricra [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]
Evans, Peter / Being & Becoming:
Ars Ludricra [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]

(More Is More -- USA )


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Expanding their language through dense composition and open improvisation, this iteration of Peter Evans's ensemble moves fluidly between explosive dynamics, electronic textures, orchestral color, and rhythmic propulsion, as brass, vibes, synths, and percussion interlock in a restless, polyphonic music driven by play, risk, and a continually evolving collective imagination.

Eventless Plot: Unlearning Noise
Eventless Plot:
Unlearning Noise

(Discreet Archive -- UK )


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Blending field recordings, percussion, tapes, and modular synthesis with Marina Katsarou's voice and text and Eva Matsigou's flute, Eventless Plot reshape urban sound into a finely detailed electroacoustic work that invites listeners to reconsider noise as a living, expressive presence, revealing the shifting textures, hidden meanings, and poetic potential embedded within the everyday sonic fabric of the city.

Otherlands Trio (Crump / Jones / McPherson): Star Mountain
Otherlands Trio (Crump / Jones / McPherson):
Star Mountain

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Uniting bassist Stephan Crump, drummer Eric McPherson with alto saxophonist Darius Jones, this trio channels a deeply connected improvisational language built on evolving vamps, elastic grooves, and shared momentum, as Jones's emotionally direct alto moves freely through shifting forms shaped by trust, vulnerability, and a collective pursuit of intensity without hierarchy or hesitation.

 

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