SQUIDCO & THE SQUID'S EAR UPDATE
September 24, 2009
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Fall starts into the upper hemisphere, and the cooling temperatures are offset by a good number of hot releases, starting of course with:
Fire! (Mats Gustafsson) on CD and LP;
Anthony Braxton's Creative Orchestra (Koln) 1978 is reissued on Hatology;
Chicago's Frame Quartet releases 35mm;
Barry Guy, Rudi Mahall, and Aki Takase releases on Intakt;
Baaars / Henneman / Mengelberg Sliptong;
Denman Maroney with Shelley Hirsch and Herb Robertson;
Ward / Edwards / Noble (N.E.W.) on LP;
Remote Viewers with John Edwards & Steve Noble;
Barnyard's Saint Dirt Elementary School;
A DVDR of Speak Easy at Cologne's Loft;
Wolter Wierbos on Dolfijn;
Michiel Braam's latest Wurli Trio;
2 Andy Moor CDs;
Solo Andata CD & EP;
Jim O'Rourke's The Visitor;
MC Maguire trashes civilization;
more FMR titles, plus more Skirl (esp. Ben Perowsky);
and more Thai Pop from Sublime Frequencies!
After the store listings are 10 new reviews on our online companion magazine,
The Squid's Ear.
Improvisation:
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$18.95
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Baars Henneman Mengelberg:
Sliptong
(Wig)
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This impressive trio takes Ab Baar's frequent partner Ig Henneman and pairs him with Barr's ICP Orchestra mate Misha Mengelberg for eight expansive studio improvisations. |
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$17.95
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Bergin, Sean / Bicudo, Rogerio:
Mixing It
(Pingo)
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2nd release from South African saxophonist Sean Bergin & Brazilian guitarist Rogerio Bicudo, an improvised journey mixing their heritage with folk, jazz & a bit of classical. |
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$17.95
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Braam, Michiel's Wurli Trio:
Non-Functionals
(BBB)
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Michiel Braam's extraordinay electric jazz release, named after the Wurlitzer 200A that drives these nine compelling "non-functional" tracks of melodic and technical skill. |
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$25.95
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Braxton, Anthony:
Creative Orchestra (Koeln) 1978
(Hatology)
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Double CD remaster of Braxton's incredible 1978 concert in Koln with a massive orchestra including Ned Rothenberg, Leo Smith, Marilyn Crispell, Bob Ostertag, Marty Ehrlich, JD Parran, &c. &c. &c.! |
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$15.95
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Circuit: Electro Acoustic Ensemble:
Epiphany
(FMR)
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The first in a series of recordings from the shifting Circuit ea-improv ensemble, here with Trevor Taylor, Paul Dunmall, Jonathan Implett and Nick Stephens. |
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$15.95
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Circuit: Electro-Acoustic Ensemble:
Kitaoka
(FMR)
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The 3rd CD in a series by the ea-improv group Circuit (Pat Thomas, Trevor Taylor, &c). music influenced by the japanese artist and illusionist Akiyoshi Kitaoka. |
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$12.95
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Crowell, David Ensemble:
Spectrum
(Innova)
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Hard hitting music from the NY based Crowell Ensemble, fusing notated composition with jazz and ambient improvisation; forceful, melodic, technical & innovative music. |
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$15.95
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dj /rupture & Andy Moor:
Patches
(Unsuitable)
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Ex guitarist Andy Moor teams up with turntablist dj /rupture to make the 1st release on Unsuitable Records, a series of live improvisations from venues across Europe. |
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$16.95
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Fire!:
You Liked Me Five Minutes Ago [CD]
(Rune Grammofon)
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The new Swedish grouping of Mats Gustafsson on reeds and electronics, bassist/guitarist Johan Berthling and drummer Andreas Werlin, hypnotic and psychedelic sounding "jazz". |
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$19.95
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Fire!:
You Liked Me Five Minutes Ago [VINYL]
(Rune Grammofon)
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350g vinyl edition of the new Swedish grouping of Mats Gustafsson on reeds and electronics, bassist/guitarist Johan Berthling and drummer Andreas Werlin. |
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$14.95
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Frame Quartet (Vandermark / Daisy / Lonberg-Holm / McBride ):
35mm
(Okka)
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The incredible Chicago based Frame Quartet in a studio album of six Vandermark compositions dedicated to Peter Brotzmann, Ennio Moricone, Jimmy Lyons, and Steve Lacy. |
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$15.95
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Gjerstad / Edwards / Sanders:
Bergen
(FMR)
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Finnish free jazz master Frode Gjerstad in a trio with drummer Mark Sanders and basist John Edwards performing live at the 2008 NattJazz Festival in Norway. |
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$19.95
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Guy, Barry / London Jazz Composers Orchestra with Irene Schweizer:
Radio Rondo
(Intakt)
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Barry Guy's "Radio Rondo" with soloist Irene Schweizer was commissioned for the relaunch of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra at the 2008 Schaffhauser JazzFestival after a decade-long dormancy. |
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$14.95
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H-Alpha:
Red Sphere
(Skirl)
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Briggan Krauss' homage to the emission line of hydrogen at 6562.8 Angstroms, in a trio with Ikue Mori and Jim Black, cogent to chaotic discourse on the nature of the universe. |
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$14.95
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Haynes, Justin:
Birder
(Barnyard)
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Birder started as a piece for solo tenor banjo to study of the music of Charlie Parker (Bird), an exhaustive work with Christine Duncan's trombone and theremin at the end. |
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$19.95
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Mahall / Dorner / Roder / Jennessen:
Die Enttauschung
(Intakt)
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This Berlin based quartet play a collective jazz of uncommon strategy and amazing prowess on 17 tracks of economical and brilliant playing - recommended! |
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$15.95
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Mancini Project, The:
Views of Mancini
(FMR)
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Simon H. Fell, Steve Noble, Pat Thomas and Han Bennink performing the works of Mancini scored for a jazz piano trio, plus 'sound manipulation artist' and prerecorded tapes. |
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$12.95
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Maroney, Denman With Bleckmann / Hirsch:
Music For Words, Perhaps: The Poetry of W B Yeates and Wallace Stevens
(Innova)
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Hyperpianist Maroney in "Music for Words" using the poetry of Yeats; and 2 works for Maroney's reunited 1980's band Iota Jot Yod band with Shelley Hirsch and Herb Robertson. |
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$19.95
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N.E.W. (Ward / Edwards / Noble):
NEWtoons [VINYL]
(Bo Weavil Recordings)
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The UK jazz power trio of Alex Ward electric guitar, John Edwards bass, and Steve Noble drums/percussion in their 3rd full length release, a limited numbered LP. |
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$14.95
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Perowsky, Ben:
Esopus Opus
(Skirl)
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NY drummer Perowsky's Quartet with Chris Speed, Drew Gress and Ted Reichman in an eclectic set of original compositions alongside Geroge Harrison, Beatles and Hendrix tracks. |
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$15.95
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Red Square:
Thirty Three
(FMR)
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This pioneering British group recorded these track in the 1970s, pushing free improvisation and experimental music, in their day performing alongside Henry Cow, Red Brass and Lol Coxhill. |
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$13.95
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Saint Dirt Elementary School:
Ice Cream Man Dreams
(Barnyard)
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Guitarist and composer Myk Freedman's little big band, a salon orchestra that's both entertaining and remarkably sophisticated, a playground of styles and ideas. |
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$19.95
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Speak Easy:
The Loft Concert
(Panrec)
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The remarkable improvising Speak Easy group (Ute Wasserman, Phil Minton, Thomas Lehn, Martin Blume) filmed with multi-angle and 5.1 by Pavel Borodin at Cologne's Loft in 2008. |
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$19.95
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Takase, Aki + Louis Sclavis:
Yokohama
(Intakt)
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The first duo CD of Takase and Sclavis is an inventive meeting, named after the port city of Yokohama that represents Japan's intersection of people of various cultural backgrounds. |
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$15.95
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Thomas / Minton / Tucker / Turner:
Scatter
(FMR)
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The unusual Scatter group formed in the early 90s to perform live improvisation with a rich dynamic range, expressive depth, quicksilver reactions and a sly sense of humour. |
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$15.95
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Trio Nang Naak (Edwards / Somervell/ Sanders):
Trio NaNG NAak
(FMR)
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The trio of guitarist Barry Edwards, who has performed with Paul Dunmall; bassist Collin Somervell; and drummer Mark Sanders (Evan Parker, Paul Dunmall, &c. &c.) |
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$20.95
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Wierbos, Wolter:
Deining
(Dolfijn Records)
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Dutch trombonist Wolter Wierbos from his 2006 houseboat concert series at De Drie Gebroeders with Ab Baars, Wilbert de Joode, Mary Oliver, Han Bennink & Franky Douglas. |
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Electronic/Experimental:
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Crocker, Jay:
Joachim on Eggshells
(Bug Incision Records)
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Jay Crockers follows the allure of salvage from six years of recordings, taking sketches and mini-improvs and organizing them into a large and unusual sonic journey. |
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$12.95
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Fossils:
A Common Confusion
(Bug Incision Records)
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Another slab of basement strangeness from this Hamilton, Ontario-based trio/duo that pivots around sound artist David Payne; a baffling work of sound and noise. |
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$12.95
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MC Maguire:
Trash of Civilizations
(Innova)
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Electroacoustic genre-clashing romps through a universe of sound blending live and organized sources from composer Maguire, works that have to be heard to be believed. |
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$17.95
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McLean, Colin & Andy Moor:
Everything But the Beginning
(Unsounds)
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The 1st release from Andy Moor & Colin McLean since they disbanded Dog Faced Hermans 13 years ago, 3 years of live improvisations from Amsterdam's OT 301's Music Dance 301 sessions. |
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$12.95
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Pedromonkeyfinger:
Eye Day Rabbit
(Bug Incision Records)
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"Surreal slabs of processed sound float by each other in brilliant high fidelity, from the man behind much of the documentation of Bug Incision's live activites..." |
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$19.95
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Remote Viewers, The:
Sinister Heights
(Remote Viewers)
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UK's Remote Viewers latest blends electronics, rock, composition and improv in unusual and seductive ways, with guests John Edwards, Steve Noble, Caroline Kraabel, &c. |
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$14.95
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Solo Andata:
Solo Andata
(12K)
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The Australian duo of Solo Andata make beautifully languorous music, ambient affairs of dark drones coupled with ethereal sonic environments from mostly acoustic sources. |
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$9.95
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Solo Andata:
Look For Me Here
(12K)
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The companion CD to Solo Andata's self-titled album, with the album mix of "Look for Me Here" and two beautiful remixes by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Giuseppe Ielasi. |
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Recent Reviews:
Olivier Dumont:
Living in Holes and Disused Shafts
(Utech)
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Leo Dumont/Matt Milton:
Scrub
(Another Timbre Byways)
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Abbott / Dumont / Kanngiesser:
Loiter Volcano
(Another Timbre)
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Heiner Goebbels:
The Italian Concerto
(I Dischi di Angelica)
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Xu Fengxia / Lucas Niggli:
Black Lotos
(Intakt)
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A.M.K.:
The Lonesome Echo
(Transparency)
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Kurt Gottschalk:
24b
(Batterrie)
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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Parriso U.F.O.:
Dark Side of the Black Moon / What Planet Are We On?
(Important Records)
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John Cage:
Cage Performs Cage: Empty Words; Music for Piano; One⁷
(Mode Records)
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Quatre Têtes:
Figuren
(Creative Sources)
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