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Squidco & The Squid's Ear

UPDATE
January 13, 2025

"Spooting involves active listening, empathy,
And avoiding expectations or rigid plans.
The history of evolution and the survival of the fittest
Proves that improvisation can be a very useful skill."
—Amy Denio

 Essential Artists

• AMM with Sachiko M
• Jimmy Bennington/Paul Blaney/Julian Prister
• Japp Blonk
• Bristle (McKean/Wright/Campbell/Mezzacappa)
• Amy Denio
• Jim Denley/Dale Gorfinkel/Peter Farrar
• Eventless Plot | Yorgos Dimitriadis
• FDF Trio
• Evan Johnson (Marco Fusi)
• Henry Kaiser/Kurt Newman
• Izumi Kimura/Gerry Hemingway
• Ava Mendoza/Gabby Fluke-Mogul/Carolina Perez
• Misha Mengelberg/Sabu Toyozumi
• Mira Trio (Furioso/Mira/Gibson)
• Money
• Charlemagne Palestine/Seppe Gebruers
• Eddie Prevost
• Re-Ghoster Extended
• Sam Rivers
• Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley
• ukya (Bo/Lien/Sorenmo)
• Various Artists
• Wallace/Vazquez/Von Schultz

 Essential Labels


4DaRecord
577 Records
Another Timbre
Auricle
Burning Ambulance
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Fractal
Innovo Editions
Klanggalerie
Konnekt
Love Earth Music
Matchless
Nakama Records
NoBusiness
Queen Bee Records
Red Records
Relative Pitch
ThatSwan!


 New Releases
   Jazz & Improvisation

AMM with Sachiko M: Testing
(Matchless)

A rare meeting between Japanese minimalist Sachiko M and AMM's Eddie Prévost and John Tilbury, recorded in 2004 at London's Museum of Garden History, where sine wave precision meets tactile percussion and spacious piano in an intricate electroacoustic improvisation that explores silence, texture, and the fragile tension of deep collective listening.
 
Squidco Pick
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Bennington, Jimmy / Paul Blaney / Julian Prister: Blue Veils And Bright Stars
(ThatSwan!)

Recorded in 2005 and dedicated to Sun Ra and His Arkestra, this dynamic and lyrically inclined trio session brings together legendary trombonist Julian Priester with Canadian bassist Paul Blaney and drummer Jimmy Bennington, weaving spontaneous improvisations, expressive modern jazz, and a soulful rendering of "Mood Indigo" into a deeply rooted and timeless recording.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Bristle (McKean / Wright / Campbell / Mezzacappa): Archimera
(Queen Bee Records)

Ten years after their last release, Northern California’s Bristle returns with a richly inventive chamber jazz album blending virtuosic improvisation and playful composition, as saxophonists Randy McKean and Cory Wright join violinist/oboist Murray Campbell and bassist Lisa Mezzacappa in a dynamic, Threadgill-esque ensemble sound full of counterpoint, wit, and imaginative sonic twists.
 
Squidco Pick
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Denio, Amy: Variete
(Klanggalerie)

A sophisticated and delightful cinematic work from Seattle multi-instrumentalist Amy Denio, who composes and leads a 12-piece ensemble in a dynamic new soundtrack to the 1925 silent film Varieté, blending electric guitar, accordion, voice, and hammered dulcimer with a chamber orchestra of woodwinds, strings, and percussion in a rich, genre-defying studio recording.
 
Squidco Pick
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Denley, Jim / Dale Gorfinkel / Peter Farrar: Vents
(Relative Pitch)

An unconventional Australian trio exploring breath, vibration, and material resonance, as flutist Jim Denley, airdrum inventor Dale Gorfinkel, and sonic sculptor Peter Farrar create a richly textured world of wind, water, and pressure in two improvised pieces of organic, immersive sound, recorded in Sydney and shaped by the physical vitality of their experimental instruments.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Eventless Plot | Yorgos Dimitriadis: Entanglements [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Innovo Editions)

A rich electroacoustic dialogue recorded in Greece, Entanglements teams the hybrid percussion/modular-objects trio Eventless Plot with Berlin sound sculptor Yorgos Dimitriadis, layering responsive drum gestures, electronics, tape, samplers, and modular synth in a live performance that blurs composition and improvisation into immersive, intricate sonic interplay.
 
Squidco Pick
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FDF Trio: Possibility And Prejudices From Within A Cup [VINYL]
(Konnekt)

A fiercely expressive trio of drummer Nicolas Field, saxophonist John Dikeman, and pianist Thomas Florin, delivering a raw and evolving session of free improvisation, recorded in Geneva with a spirit of spontaneity and shared energy, channeling aggression, nuance, and dynamic interplay into a collective sound that values connection and honest interaction.
   
     Buy      $22.95      Listen          

 
Kimura, Izumi / Gerry Hemingway: How The Dust Falls
(Auricle)

The second duo release from pianist Izumi Kimura and drummer/percussionist Gerry Hemingway —also known for their powerful trio collaborations with bassist Barry Guy —furthers their exploration of structured improvisation through patient, intricately shaped performances, including an evocative reimagining of Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night", blending lyrical depth with dynamic sonic experimentation.
 
Squidco Pick
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Mendoza, Ava / Gabby Fluke-Mogul / Carolina Perez : Mama Killa
(Burning Ambulance Music)

The debut of guitarist Ava Mendoza, violinist Gabby Fluke-Mogul, and drummer Carolina Perez as a power trio, invoking the Inca moon goddess Mama Killa through eight electrifying tracks that fuse free improvisation with the raw energy of doom, death, and black metal, channeling country, blues, and psychedelia into a ferocious and feedback-laden sonic onslaught.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Mengelberg, Misha / Sabu Toyozumi: The Analects Of Confucius
(NoBusiness)

Previously unreleased, this remarkable 2000 duo performance from Dutch pianist Misha Mengelberg and Japanese drummer Sabu Toyozumi captures their playful and philosophical interplay in two extended improvisations, a Monk tribute, and a touching solo dedicated to Mengelberg's wife, blending wit, dynamic textures, and deep mutual respect in a session Toyozumi calls a personal tribute to his "guru."
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Mira Trio (Furioso / Mira / Gibson): Machinerie
(4DaRecord)

Blending cellist Miguel Mira's structural premeditation with the spontaneity of free improvisation, the trio of Mira, saxophonist Yedo Gibson, and drummer Felice Furioso crafts a richly textural and architectonically inspired session, recorded in Lisbon, where extended techniques and expressive interplay shape a dynamic sonic vision of figurative expressionism in sound.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Prevost, Eddie: Material Consequences
(Matchless)

An engrossing solo statement from AMM percussionist Eddie Prévost, recorded in 2001, using bowed cymbals, found objects, resonant drums, and extended techniques to explore a wide sonic palette, transforming his percussion into a nuanced instrument of texture, tone, and timbral abstraction in a focused, contemplative, and remarkably expressive improvisation.
   
     Buy      $17.95      Listen          

 
Re-Ghoster Extended: The Zebra Paradox [VINYL]
(Konnekt)

Expanding the Re-Ghoster trio of Nicolas Field on drums, Thomas Florin on piano, and Valerio Tricoli on revox and electronics with the addition of Nate Wooley on acoustic and amplified trumpet and Fritz Welch's visceral vocal work, the group explores surreal electroacoustic improvisation through dense, transdimensional soundscapes, fractured time, deranged textures, and ritualistic intensity; incredible!
 
Squidco Pick
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Rivers, Sam: The Quest
(Red Records)

A reissue of Sam Rivers' powerful 1976 trio session with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Barry Altschul, capturing the group's remarkable chemistry in four extended pieces that move fluidly between searing swing, freeform expression, and percussive intensity, with Rivers shifting between tenor, soprano, flute, and piano in a virtuosic and deeply spontaneous studio performance.
 
Squidco Pick
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Taylor, Cecil / Tony Oxley : Flashing Spirits
(Burning Ambulance Music)

A previously unreleased 1988 live performance from the legendary partnership of pianist Cecil Taylor and drummer Tony Oxley, recorded at the Outside In Festival in the UK just months after their initial collaboration, presenting a fiercely dynamic and poetic duo of free improvisation, revealing the spark and spiritual force that would define their decades-long artistic relationship.
 
Squidco Pick
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ukya (Bo / Lien / Sorenmo): We Come For An Experience Of Presence
(Nakama Records)

The debut from Norwegian trio ükya — trombonist Emil Bø, guitarist Kristian Enkerud Lien, and drummer Michael Lee Sørenmo — offers a lyrical yet rigorous exploration of just intonation, European art music, minimalism, and British free improvisation, blending intuitive interplay with sonic precision in a strikingly original and deeply present studio recording.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Various Artists: Music is a Message From Space [VINYL]
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

A cosmic tribute to Sun Ra's legacy, this limited-edition LP opens with a rare 1950s home recording of Ra performing a cappella, followed by archival and new works from Joe McPhee, Raymond Boni, Jason Adasiewicz, Wolfgang Voigt, and Spaceways Inc. (Ken Vandermark/Nate McBride/Hamid Drake) with Zu, reimagining Ra's soundworld through homage, remix, and exploratory improvisation.
   
     Buy      $24.95          

 
Wallace / Vazquez / Von Schultz: Siesta
(577 Records)

Recorded during an ambitious 15-day, 14-show European tour, this debut from pianist Eli Wallace, bassist Pablo Vazquez, and drummer Marcelo von Schultz captures the spontaneous chemistry of a trio forged in motion, weaving explosive rhythmic interplay, extended techniques, and melodic nuance into a vibrant and unpredictable tapestry of creative improvisation.
 
Squidco Pick
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   Experimental/Electronic

Money : Money 2 [2 CDs]
(Love Earth Music)

An enigmatic 2-CD release of glacial dark ambient and pulsing glitch from the elusive project Money, where each track-titled simply "money" — unfolds like a slow-moving tectonic shift, sculpting ominous, hollow textures with unsettling momentum; a minimalist package and a deeply immersive sonic enigma of brooding presence and uneasy stillness.
   
     Buy      $9.95      Listen          

 




   Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Kaiser, Henry / Kurt Newman: After
(Fractal)

Guitarists Henry Kaiser and Kurt Newman engage in free improvisations inspired by classic songs they love — not covers, but intuitive commentaries recorded after listening to tracks by Pink Floyd ("See Emily Play"), The Who, ZZ Top, Fleetwood Mac, Richard Thompson, &c. — creating spontaneous, exploratory duets that reinterpret familiar sonic memories through raw, imaginative abstraction.
   
     Buy      $11.95      Listen          

 




   Composed & Contemporary

Blonk, Japp: Kurt Schwitters Ursonate
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

Dutch vocal artist Jaap Blonk performs Kurt Schwitters' iconic Dada sound poem Ursonate with deeply internalized precision and theatrical nuance, drawing on decades of experience to present a vivid, expressive interpretation of the four-movement work, including both an improvised and written Kadenz, in this definitive 2024 studio recording.
 
Squidco Pick
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Johnson, Evan (Marco Fusi): Dust Book
(Another Timbre)

Composed for violist Marco Fusi and performed on viola d'amore, Evan Johnson's most extended work to date unfolds with extreme precision and delicate fragmentation, where hushed gestures, suppressed resonance, and micro-detailed silences create a hauntingly expressive sonic terrain of particulate texture and introspective, dust-like lyricism.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Palestine, Charlemagne / Seppe Gebruers: Beyondddddd The Notessssss [VINYL]
(Konnekt)

A mystical microtonal encounter between Charlemagne Palestine and Seppe Gebruers on four grand pianos — two tuned to 428Hz and two to 440Hz — recorded live in Geneva's Fonderie Kugler, where the duo's passion for unusual tunings and multi-piano performance unfolds in deeply resonant, transcendent layers of sound and silence.
 
Squidco Pick
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Palestine, Charlemagne / Seppe Gebruers: Beyondddddd The Notessssss [NEON GREEN VINYL]
(Konnekt)

Neon Green colored vinyl edition of the LP listed above.
   
     Buy      $29.95      Listen          

 


The Squid's Ear

The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine,
featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.




Satoko Fujii
The Squid's Ear Interview

Dennis Egberth: The Dennis Egberth Dynasty (577 Records)
Dennis Egberth: The Dennis Egberth Dynasty (577 Records)


Barry Chabala
The Squid's Ear Interview

Luciana Bass: Desatornilladonos (Relative Pitch)
Luciana Bass: Desatornilladonos (Relative Pitch)


Henry Kaiser
The Squid's Ear Interview

Jonathan Deasy: Le Sacre (Sublime Retreat)
Jonathan Deasy: Le Sacre (Sublime Retreat)


Dave Rempis
The Squid's Ear Interview

William Parker / Hugo Costa / Phillip Ernsting: Pulsar (NoBusiness)
William Parker / Hugo Costa / Phillip Ernsting: Pulsar (NoBusiness)

Sergio Armaroli Quintet (Sharp / Piccolo / Edwards / Sanders): Introducing A Very Heavy Person, First Visit (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
Sergio Armaroli Quintet (Sharp / Piccolo / Edwards / Sanders): Introducing A Very Heavy Person, First Visit (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

William Parker/Hugo Costa/ Phillip Ernsting: Pulsar (NoBusiness)
William Parker/Hugo Costa/ Phillip Ernsting: Pulsar (NoBusiness)

Udo Schindler / Werner Dafeldecker / Gunnar Geisse: Travelling Sound Images - Cognitive Transfers [Trio] (Creative Sources)
Udo Schindler / Werner Dafeldecker / Gunnar Geisse: Travelling Sound Images - Cognitive Transfers [Trio] (Creative Sources)

Mars Williams / Vasco Trilla: Awakening Nature From Her Dream (Not Two)
Mars Williams / Vasco Trilla: Awakening Nature From Her Dream (Not Two)



 Stay Current With Squidco

We're never quite caught up with new releases that constantly come in our door, and we don't like to rush a release to our homepage. That said, the following releases have already been stocked at Squidco, and are able to be ordered. In most cases we have images, often have samples, and some basic description of each release.

• You can see the newest additions to our catalog in our Just In Stock Section.

• You can see the latest fully cataloged items in our store by using our New Releases section.

• You can see Recently Restocked items on this page.

• You can ask to have us email you when Upcoming Releases are in stock.





Abrasion Addict / Animal Machine:
Split
(Love Earth Music)

Adams / Mezzacappa / Levis:
Never But Dream The Days
(Queen Bee Records)

Akmee:
Sacrum Profanum
(Nakama Records)


Dan Brown / Dan Reynolds:
Live At The Grange Hall [unauthorized][CASSETTE]
(Sacred Realism)

Dave Burrell / Sam Woodyard:
The Lost Session, 1979 Paris
(NoBusiness)

Lao Dan:
To Hit a Pressure Point
(Relative Pitch)


Das B (Mazen Kerbaj / Mike Majkowski / Magda Mayas / Tony Buck):
Love [VINYL]
(thanatosis produktion / Corbett Vs Dempsey)

+DOG+:
Our Beloved.....
(Love Earth Music)

+DOG+:
Peace
(Love Earth Music)


+DOG+:
The Light Of Our Lives (2CDRs)
(Love Earth Music)

Elka Bong:
Without Walls
(Love Earth Music)

Eternities:
Rides Again [CASSETTE]
(Sacred Realism)


Karl Evangelista Quintet feat. Bobby Bradford and William Roper:
Solace Angles
(Asian Improv)

Eventless Plot | Francesco Covarino:
Methexis [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Innovo Editions)

Eventless Plot | Haarvol:
The Subliminal Paths [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Innovo Editions)


Fohn Ensemble (Foschla / Duerinckx / Northover):
Fohn Ensemble
(Creative Sources)

Graewe / Reijseger / Hemingway:
Kammern I - V
(Auricle)

Herzog / Muche / Nillesen:
Anasynthesi
(thanatosis produktion)


Juice Machine:
Yachats
(Love Earth Music)

Makoto Kawashima :
arteria
(Relative Pitch)

Kommun:
Kalpa
(thanatosis produktion)


Le Vice Anglais (Pires / Parrinha):
vas-y
(4DaRecord)

Matt Mitchell:
Sacrosanctity
(Obliquity)

Timothy McCormack :
Mine But For Its Sublimation
(Another Timbre)


Nakama (Holm / Roysum / Tanaka / Wildhagen / Svendsen):
New World
(Nakama Records)

Nil by Nose:
Pictures On Trains Repainted
(Love Earth Music)

Fredrik Rasten w/ Asterales:
Fuse Modulations
(thanatosis produktion)


Kory Reeder:
In Place
(thanatosis produktion)

Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues / Maximilian Glass:
Beyond The Mist And The Unforeseen Encounters
(Creative Sources)

Ernesto Rodrigues / Miguel Mira / Flak / Tiago Varela / Manuel Guimaraes:
Genius Loci
(Creative Sources)


Paula Sanchez:
Pressure Sensitive
(Relative Pitch)

Ferdinand Schwarz :
Listening Time
(Another Timbre)

Havard Skaset:
8:15
(Conrad Sound)


Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters, The (Rasmussen / Mitelli / Rezaei / Koenig):
The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

Christian Svendsen Meaas :
Body Of Sound - Body Of Music
(Nakama Records)

Thee Checkered Shoed Dude:
A 'Lil Test Of That
(Love Earth Music)


The Touchables :
Svart/Hvitt
(Conrad Sound)

Unredeemable (Tracy Lisk / Andrea Pensado):
Preverbal
(Love Earth Music)

Various Artists:
Archipelago
(Bathysphere Records)


Andreas Wildhagen's Spiralis :
Beauty No Beauty
(Nakama Records)

Carlos Zingaro / Bruno Parrinha / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joao Madeira:
Enleio
(4DaRecord)

Carlos Zingaro / Flo Stoffner / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joao Madeira:
Na Parede
(4DaRecord)




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