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January 4, 2008

 Squidco

Happy New Year! With the holidays behind us we're thankful for the many orders and nice comments that we received through this holiday season - it really makes us proud to have such a great set of customers to do business with! And it pushes us to get down to the new business of 2008, as we start the year with the 70 excellent new releases listed below.

We're also offering our first sale of the year, the 2007 Retrospective Sale, reducing the price on 199 releases from 2007 (sales ends January 15, 2008.)




Improvisation:


$16.95  Buy 		Baars, Ab / Ex, Terrie: Hef
(Terp Records)
Dutch musical giant Ab Baars on sax and clarinet in duets with Ex guitarist Terrie in 14 short pieces that run the gamut from intensely challenging to strangely elegant.


$14.95  Buy 		Bauer 4: Family Affairs
(JAZZWERKSTATT)
Trombonist Conrad Bauer Baily, Brotzmann, Kowald, &c with brothers Johannes & Matthias, and pianist Louis Rastig in a series of 15 "Privat" compositions.


$34.95  Buy 		Brotzmann Chicago Octet / Tentet: 1/2/3 Box
(Okka)
Triple disc of live and studio recordings ~ 1997 from Brotzmann's small Chicago big bands with stellar lineups including Vandermark, McPhee, Gustafsson, Bishop, &c.


$44.95  Buy 		Brotzmann, Peter / Kondo, Toshinori / Parker, William / Drake, Hamid: Die Like A Dog - The Complete FMP Recordings
(JAZZWERKSTATT)
4-CD set of Brotzmann's Die Like a Dog packaging Aoyama Crows, Little Birds Have Fast Hearts (1 & 2), and fragments of music, life and death of Albert Ayler.


$14.95  Buy 		Chicago Tentet: At Molde 2007
(Okka)
Brotzmann's mighty Tentet with Joe McPhee, Mats Gustafsson, Ken Vandermark, Paal Nilssen-Love, &c. live at Molde, Norway in 2007.


$12.82  Buy 		Davies, Angharad / Mukarji, Tisha : endspace
(Another Timbre)
Violinist Andharad Davies, with releases on Absinth, Creative Sources, & Emanem, and inside pianist Tisha Mukarji in delicate yet intensely beautiful improvisations.


$14.95  Buy 		Drury, Andrew : Renditions: Solos 2004 - 2007
(Creative Sources)
Percussionist Andrew Drury, part of Jason Kao Hwang's Edge and part of Drury / Matthews / Cirotteau: Bszent (CS 078) in solo recordings from 2004-07.


$8.95  Buy 		Ecstasy Mule: Sings Songs of Love & Redemption
(Batterrie)
Upper Manhattan's ecstatic blues- and Bailey-influenced acousto-electric improvising band in a 3" release of exultant, exotic and unusual music.


$13.95  Buy 		ElSaffar, Amir : Two Rivers
(Pi Recordings)
NY based Iraqi-American trumpeter ElSaffar in an emotionally charged work that invokes ancient Iraqi musical traditions and frames them in a modern jazz setting.


$13.95  Buy 		French Impressionists, The : Fête
(LTM)
2007 new edition of The French Impressionist, a mix of jazz, lieder, tone poems and modern compositions led by Malcolm Fisher.


$14.95  Buy 		Gschobl, Gerhard / Mahall, Rudi / Fink, Johannes / Lillinger, Christian: I Take Everything
(JAZZWERKSTATT)
Saxophonist Gerhard Gschlobl's Vierergruppe with Johannes Fink on bass & cello and Rudi Mahall on bass clarinet in a set of Gschlobl and Fink original compositions.


$16.95  Buy 		Heggen, Rozemarie / Ex, Terrie : Fiets
(Terp Records)
The duo of Ex guitarist Terrie with double bassist Rozemarie Heggen (Ex Orkest, Maarten Altena Ensemble, The Electric Aardvark and Het Nieuw Ensemble).


$14.95  Buy 		Lacy, Steve / Waldron, Mal : Live In Berlin 1984
(JAZZWERKSTATT)
Lacy & Waldron began playing together in the 50's; this live '84 show displays the development of their amazing relationship through a mix of Lacy, Strayhorn, Waldron and Monk tunes.


$13.95  Buy 		Lehman Quintet, Steve : On Meaning
(Pi Recordings)
NY alto saxophonist Lehman's 2nd Pi releases combines groove-oriented musical content with highly contrapuntal, asymmetrical, and non-repetitive structural devices.


$13.95  Buy 		Martin, Billy / Medeski, John: MAGO
(Amulet)
A collaboration between the drums and keys of Medeski, Martin and Wood in a mix of spontaneous improvisation and groove-oriented tracks.


$14.95  Buy 		McDonas, Thollem : Racing The Sun Chasing The Sun
(Creative Sources)
San Francisco native Thollem McDonas' solo piano navigates complex worlds in what he describes as post-classical circus punk world jazz free music.


$29.95  Buy 		Otomo Yoshihide / Sora : Invisible Songs
(EWE Records)
Arrangements by Yoshihide of music by Alfred Harth, Tatsuo Kondo, Mitsuru Nasuno, Hanns Eisler, &c. with artists including Alfred Harth, Tatsuo Kondo, Jim O'Rourke, &c.


$16.95  Buy 		Resende, Julio : dA ALMA
(Clean Feed)
Portugese pianist Júlio Resende, a pupil of Zé Eduardo and trained through the US, in his 1st release of modern jazz with a great set of European sidemen.


$14.95  Buy 		Rich In Knuckles (Heinze / Reiserer / MacDonald, Wilson): / Light in Dark Corners
(Creative Sources)
The saxophone quartet of Heinze, Reiserer, and MacDonald, all members of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, and German Markus Heinze.


$14.95  Buy 		Skidmore, Alan / Oxley, Tony / Haurand, Ali: S.O.H. Live in London
(JAZZWERKSTATT)
Powerful and adventurous live recordings of original compositions in '83 featuring Alan Skidmore on alto & soprano, Tony Oxley on percussion and Ali Haurand on bass.


$19.95  Buy 		Sokkyo, Gendai: Gendai Sokkyo
(PSF)
This Tokyo unit uses free jazz & improvisation, avant-rock and contemporary classical textures, featuring Masahiro Deguchi & Hiroyuki Usai of Fushitsusha.


$14.95  Buy 		Soko Steidle: Blaulicht
(JAZZWERKSTATT)
Bass clarinetist Mahall with Henrik Walsdorff on alto sax (Backyard Poets), bassist Jan Roder (Aki Takase, Axel Dorner) and drummer Oliver Steidle (Klima Kalima).


$14.95  Buy 		Steve Lacy: Live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz
(JAZZWERKSTATT)
Steve Lacy solo on soprano saxophone performing live in 1981 at Jazzwerkstat Petitz, playing a mix of Monk tunes and Lacy originals.


$14.95  Buy 		Taylor, Hollis / Rose, Jon: Infidel
(Twisted Selections)
Violinists Hollis Taylor & Jon Rose, who traveled the Australian outback recording barbed-wire fences, in an album of traditional yet sonically warped fiddle tunes.


$14.95  Buy 		Town & Country: Town & Country
(Apestaartje)
Reissue of the self-titled debut by Chicago avant-minimalist improvising group Town & Country on Box Media, 1998.


$19.95  Buy 		van Veenendaal, Albert / Kneer, Meinrad / Sun, Yonga: Predictable Point of Impact
(Evil Rabbit)
This Amsterdam based trio with releases on TriTone and Evil Rabbit use a non-hierarchical aproach drawing on a vast vocabulary of improvisational techniques.


$22.95  Buy 		Various Artists: Qbico U-Nite V, Turku, Finland [VINYL]
(QBICO)
A side: a rare meeting among Rakhim (Circle) and Faust's Hans-Joachim Irmler. B side: Brothers Tolvi (Rahun Orkesteri) and Antti Tolvi's wife Lau Nau with Kuupuu.


$12.95  Buy 		Young, Larry: Lawrence of Newark [VINYL]
(Perception)
Grey area repro of this amazing '73 record from the late organist Larry Young including sidemen James Blood Ulmer, a great mix of funky, cosmic, Eastern & Afro.


Electro-Acoustic/Electronic:


$14.95  Buy 		Bryars, Gavin: The Sinking of the Titanic (1969-)
(Touch)
Gavin Bryars, Philip Jeck & Alter Ego rendering Bryar's 1969 masterwork, examining the sinking of the unsinkable by focusing through the string quarter who played to the end.


$21.95  Buy 		Doyle, Roger: The Ninth Set
(Die Stadt)
Irish composer Roger Doyle's The Ninth Set, a 67 minute masterpiece in 5 parts for which he was awarded at the 2007 Bourges Electro-Acoustic Competition.


$14.95  Buy 		Drumm, Kevin / Prurient: All Are Guests In The House Of The Lord
(Hospital Productions)
Chicago experimental improviser Drumm with noise artist Dominic "Prurient" Fernow in a digital reissue of their long out of print cassette only collaboration.


$19.95  Buy 		Duncan, John / Kontakt Der Junglinge / Von Hausswolff, C. M.: Untitled
(Die Stadt)
Live recordings for the Die Stadt label night in Brussels, October '07, with John Duncan, Kontakt der Junglinge (Tietchens & Koner), and C.M. Von Hausswolff.


$12.95  Buy 		Hecker, Tim: Atlas 10" [VINYL]
(Audraglint)
Canadian artist Tim Hecker with releases on Kranky, Mille Plateaux & Alien 8, in a vinyl 10" of dense distortion, washed-out melodies, and a 2-piano source work.


$17.95  Buy 		Meelkop, Roel : 5(zwischenfaelle)
(Auf Abwegen)
Dutch electronic artists Roel Meelkop compressed 5 soundscape originally devleoped for installations into dense yet starkly beautiful minimal works.


$13.95  Buy 		Mitsuru, Tabata : Lumrapideco
(Utech Records)
Japanese sound artist Tabata Mitsuru (Boredoms, Zeni Geva, AMT) in a collection of spaced-out electronics, bleak feedback and sedate guitar passages.


$14.95  Buy 		St-Onge, Alexandre: Joseph Carey Merrick [EP]
(Oral)
St-Onge's tribute to the 'elephant man' Joseph Merrick in 3 untitled and surreal tracks of electronics and voice that depict the disharmony of this human 'monster'.


$34.95  Buy 		Taj Mahal Travellers: August 1974
(P-Vine Records)
Led by Fluxus member Takehisa Kosugi this improvising avant/acoustic/electronic/drone band recorded these 4 incredible LP sides at Columbia Japan's studios in August 1974.


$15.95  Buy 		Tietchens, Asmus / Mueller, Jon : Acht Stücke
(Auf Abwegen)
2nd collaboration between German sound manipulator Asmus Tietchens creating dynamic textural environments and US improv-drummer Jon Mueller on gongs and cymbals.


$18.95  Buy 		Various Artists: A Number of Small Things: A Collection of Morr Music singles from 2001 - 2007
(Morr Music)
Singles from the Morr Music (Berlin) 7" side label 'A Number of Small Things', artists including ISAN (doing Satie), Populous, Styrofoam, Benni Hemm Hemm, &c.


$15.95  Buy 		Various Artists: NOWE:LE
(Vivo Records)
Narrative sonic stories are presented in the compilation of US, Polish and Japanese sound artists presented by Poland's excellent Vivo label.


$16.95  Buy 		Yoshihide, Otomo : Modulation with 2 Electric Guitars and 2 Amplifiers
(Doubtmusic)
Yoshihide's 2nd solo guitar on Doubtmusic uses feedback phasing and interruption from 2 electric guitars and 2 amplifiers intended for VERY LOUD playback!


$13.95  Buy 		Zenial: Reworked
(Vivo Records)
Experimental electronics from Polish sound artist Zenial (Lukasz Szalankiewicz) in cooperation with Vidna Obmana, KK Null, Jon Mueller, Zbigniew Karkowski, &c.


Rock/RIO/Prog:


$33.95  Buy 		3/3: 3/3
(P-Vine Records)
Reissue of the early pre-Friction Japanese underground rock band 3/3 including bonus album tracks and previously unreleased live performances from '76-'77.


$15.95  Buy 		Buckethead: Acoustic Shards
(Avabella)
Taped over 2 days in July '91 this is Buckethead on acoustic guitar in broad-minded and quirky solo compositions of impressive technical and melodic music.


$14.95  Buy 		Carbonara, Eric: Exodus Bulldornadius
(Locust)
Philadelphia multi-instrumentalist Eric Carbonara's contribution to locust music's ongoing Wooden Guitar series draws on a rich and varied set of musical styles.


$13.95  Buy 		Curia: Curia
(Fire Museum)
Portugese experimenters Curia with David Maranha (Osso Exotico), Manuel Mota and 1 track with Esper's Helen Espvall in interwining and explorative soundscapes.


$19.95  Buy 		Doo Soo, Kim: 10 Days Butterfly
(PSF)
Korean acid folk singer Kim Doo Soo mining 'productive veins of profound melancholy, animistic nature, and unfathomable, hermetic affection'.


$19.95  Buy 		Egg: The Civil Surface
(Esoteric Recordings)
Egg's final LP brings in Henry Cow's Hodgkinson & Cooper, and Gong's Steve Hillage, taking the band into avant- and improvised rock of great finesse and concept.


$13.95  Buy 		Junzo, Suzuki : Pieces for Hidden Circles
(Utech Records)
Japanese singer/guitar player Suzuki Junzo (Astral Travelling Unity) weaves an improvised country blues/folk music with touches of acid and psych.


$12.95  Buy 		Kane, Jonathan: The Little Drummer Boy CD EP
(Table of the Elements)
A bit late for 2007, but an excellent rock grooved rendition of the holiday chestnut "A little Drummer Boy" from Swans and all-around NY drummer Jonathan Kane.


$22.95  Buy 		Monster Island: Children of Mu [VINYL]
(The End Is Here)
Monster Island's 4th release is a double LP of songs & extended performances about the mythic origins of Mu, a lost continent and counterpart to Atlantis.


$22.95  Buy 		MV & EE With The Golden Road: Gettin' Gone [VINYL]
(Ecstatic Peace)
Double gatelfold vinyl edition of New York's duo of Matt Valentine and Erika Elder creating organic and gritty rock in the Sonic Youth / Dinosaur Jr. vein.


$19.95  Buy 		Onna: Katawa
(PSF)
Detuned and fractured psychedelic blues with unusual vocal mannerisms from this reformed 80's Japanese band led by underground cartoonist Keizo Miyanishi.


$12.95  Buy 		Shockabilly: Colloseum
(Chadula)
Chad's unique reissue of Shockabilly's 1984 Rough Trade album Colosseum, with 12 live tracks from the same period recorded at Joe's Star Lounge in Michigan.


$  Buy 		Shockabilly: Earth Vs. Shockabilly
(Chadula)


$24.95  Buy 		Simmons, Jeff: Naked Angels [VINYL]
(World in Sound)
Gatefold full color LP reproduction and remaster of Mother's of Invention member Simmons' 1969 eclectic psychedelic soundtrack to the Roger Corman cult biker movie.


$16.95  Buy 		Suzuki, Damo : The Fire of Heaven at the End of Universe (Live at UFO Club)
(Vivo Records)
2007 live Tokyo recordings of ex-Can legend Damo Suzuki with Hoppy Kamiayam and Ruins drummer Tatsuya Yoshida.


$17.95  Buy 		Various Artists: The Changing of the Guard: The Sixties London Pop Explosion
(El Records)
The Changing of the Guard presents a unique sound collage of 'Swinging London' in 1968 by mixing songs, interviews and dialog including Mick Jagger & Allen Ginsberg


Compositional:


$12.95  Buy 		Brant, Henry : The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 7: Ives / Concord
(Innova)
American Composer Brant spent 36 years re-imagining Charles Ives' "Concord Sonata" into an orchestral work using Brant's own compositional techniques to great effect.


$12.95  Buy 		Brant, Henry : The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 8
(Innova)
The 8th volume of inovative composer Brant's Innova series presents the whimsical side of Brant, with assistance from Pauline Oliveros, Leo Smith, James Tenney, etc.


$12.95  Buy 		Brant, Henry : The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 9
(Innova)
3 dense and volatile compositions for percussion, string and inside piano from composer Henry Brant in the 9th release in Innova Recordings' Henry Brant Collection.


$17.95  Buy 		Brown, Steven : Brown Plays Tenco + Live 1988
(LTM)
Tuxedomoon's Steven Brown in his unique 1987 tribute to cult Italian singer Luigi Tenco, plus twelve tracks recorded live in Italy in 1988 with Peter Principle.


$17.95  Buy 		Duchamp, Marcel : Musical Erratum + In Conversation
(LTM)
2 performances of "Musical Erratum" on prepared, and recordings of a lecture & reading by artist/theorist Marcel Duchamp in '57 & '67, and 2 interviews from '59.


$12.95  Buy 		Hammes and his Tool and Drum Ensemble, Todd: Music for Percussion (Mostly)
(Innova)
Solo percussionist and composer Todd Hammes (Sonoran Ensemble) with his Tool and Drum Ensemble of mostly percussionists brought together to perform Hammes' compositions.


$17.95  Buy 		Reininger, Blaine L. : Elektra / Radio Moscow: Soundtracks
(LTM)
Two soundtracks from Blaine for Elektra (2006), a play directed by Angela Brouskou at the Athens Festival, and Radio Moscow (1995), a film by Nicholas Triandafyllidis.


$17.95  Buy 		Satie, Erik: Avant-Dernières Pensées: Selected Piano Works Vol. 1
(LTM)
Selected Satie piano works including some of his best known compositions: "Trois Gymnopédies" & "Gnossiennes" as performed by Bojan Gorisek.


Miscellaneous:


$15.95  Buy 		Partch, Harry: Enclosure 8 [DVD]
(Innova)
The 8th release in Innova's Harry Partch Enclosure series presents 4 remastered early Partch films including a tour of his studio, and 2 performances by Partch ensembles.


$22.95  Buy 		Beraki, Tsehaytu : Selam
(Terp Records)
Legendary singer/krar player Tsehaytu Beraki (Eritrea) in music of strange and beautiful rhythms and almost blues-like ballads, taken from different periods of her life.


$15.95  Buy 		Burroughs, William S: Break Through In Grey Room
(Sub Rosa)
Historic recordings punctuated with Joujouka music from William S. Burrough's audio work in the 60's and 70's alone and with Brion Gysin and Ian Somerville.


$19.95  Buy 		Diabate, Djibril : Hama
(Terp Records)
Virtuoso kora player Djibril Diabate is a modern interpreter of traditional pieces with a unique style taking this music of the Malian culture one step further.



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