SQUIDCO & THE SQUID'S EAR UPDATE
April 8, 2010
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A larger than usual newsletter as we continue to catch up after our move... amazing releases this time include:
The Jemeel Moondon Muntu Recordings 3 CD & book boxset on NoBusiness, plus a Barry Guy/ Mats Gustafsson LP;
Fred Frith's Cosa Brava, and OM (Leimgruber/Doran/Burri/Studer) on Intakt;
Charles Hayward/Alexis Taylor/Pat Thomas/John Coxon on Treader;
William Parker solo on Barnyard;
Jamie Saft and JG Thirwell on Tzadik (the new Masada book & Ned Rothenberg CDs arrive next week);
Leandre/Houle/Strid & Correction on Ayler Records;
Amir ElSaffar and Hafez Modirzadeh on Pi Recordings;
Tomas Fujiwara & Taylor Ho Bynum, plus Matthew Shipp & Sabir Mateen CDs on Not Two;
Matthew Shipp, DJ Spooky, and Mary Halvorson/Jessica Pavone releases on Thirsty Ear (plus many restocks);
Tin Hat and Ben Goldberg on BAG Productions;
2 new major Eugene Chadbourne releases on Chadula;
David Tudor's Bandoneon DVD;
Sun Ra Lost Reels 6 and Live in Rome on Transparency;
Alessandro Bosetti's 11+1 languages exposition;
Pink Saliva with Michel F. Cote and Alexandre St-Onge;
Alva Noto on Line;
Omar Khorshid double LP on Sublime Frequencies;
Iannis Xenakis double CD reissue;
and the April issue of The Wire with the Wire Tapper CD to read while listening!
Also, don't miss our
Spring Moving Sale! Help celebrate our move with
a big price reduction on a large set of titles, about 160 CDs, LPs & magazines reduced up to 30%.
While quantities last, sale ends Friday,
April 16.
After the store listings are links to 6 new reviews on our online companion magazine,
The Squid's Ear.
Jazz & Improvisation:
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Bent Spoon Duo:
Cover Prince
(Bug Incision)
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The Calgary duo of Chris Dadge on violin and acoustic guitar, and Scott Munro on violin and partial trombone, performing live in Edmonton, Canada. |
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$17.45
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Butcher, John :
Invisible Ear
(Weight of Wax)
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Saxophonist John Butcher in a release of solo and multitrack recordings using close-miking, amplification, room resonance, and feedback saxes, creating unusual & fascinating experiments. |
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$18.95
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Correction:
Two Nights in April
(Ayler)
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Two live dates from Crescendo and Glenn Miller Cafe in Sweden from the trio of Sebastian Bergstrom on piano, Joachim Nyberg on bass, and Emil Astrand-Melin on drums. |
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$14.95
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Element Choir, The:
At Rosedale United
(Barnyard)
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Christine Duncan's extraordinary 50-voice improvising ensemble, The Element Choir, performing live with Jesse Zubot, Jim Lewis, Jean Martin, & Eric Robertson. |
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$14.95
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ElSaffar, Amir and Hafez Modirzadeh:
Radif Suite
(Pi Recordings)
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An important new recording in the continuing advancement of jazz from the trumpeter Amir ElSaffar and tenor saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh. |
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$19.95
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Frith, Fred / Cosa Brava:
Ragged Atlas
(Intakt)
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Fred Frith's West Coast Cosa Brava with Carla Kihlstedt, Zeena Parkins, and Matthias Bossi playing all Frith compositions driven by his love of the (improvised) rock format. |
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$17.95
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Fujiwara, Tomas and Taylor Ho Bynum:
Stepwise
(NotTwo Records)
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Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum and drummer Tomas Fujiwara in their 2nd duet recording after their 482 recording "True Events", incredible dialog that pushes both artists to their finest playing. |
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$14.95
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Goldberg, Ben:
Go Home
(Bag)
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Clarinetist/composer Ben Goldberg's debut of his Go Home band, and the 1st release on his BAG Production label - 10 original compositions performed with Charlie Hunter, Scott Amendola, & Ron Miles. |
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$24.95
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Guy, Barry & Mats Gustafsson:
Sinners, Rather Than Saints [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
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An outstanding performance by two masters of European free improvisation Barry Guy and Mats Gustafsson recorded live in January 2009 at St. Catherine's Church, Vilnius. |
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$14.95
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Halvorson, Mary & Pavone, Jessica:
Thin Air
(Thirsty Ear)
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Beautiful string work and lovely and unusual vocals from the duo of Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone, music of "stark clarity and introspection." |
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$16.95
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Hayward / Taylor / Thomas / Coxon:
About
(Treader)
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Powerful, driving instrumental tracks from this new group with incomparable This Heat drummer Charles Hayward, Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor, and keyboardists Pat Thomas and John Coxon. |
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$12.95
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Lab Coast:
Bookflames
(Bug Incision)
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Early recordings from Lab Coast (Chris Dadge and David Laing) from an odd session of improvisation recorded to cassette and restored for the band's debut release. |
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$18.95
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Leandre / Houle / Strid:
Live at Sons D'Hiver
(Ayler)
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Spontaneous extraordinary compositions/improvisations by bassist Joelle Leandre, clarinetist Francois Houle and percussionist Raymond Strid from the annual Sons d'Hiver festival near Paris. |
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$14.95
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Lewis, Downing & Martin:
On a Short Path from Memory to Forgotten
(Barnyard)
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AN excellent improvising trio performing a passionate and lyrical sequence of group improvisations, introducing one of Toronto's extraordinary creative music ensembles. |
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$13.95
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Maguire, Carl Floriculture:
Sided Silver Solid
(Firehouse 12 Records)
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New York keyboardist/composer Carl Maguire's Floriculture with John Hebert and Dan Weiss, in an expanded line-up featuring violist Stephanie Griffin and veteran reedist Oscar Noriega. |
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$13.95
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Mitchell, Nicole Black Earth Ensemble's:
Xenogenesis Suite
(Firehouse 12 Records)
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Chicago flautist Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble in a release inspired by the work of Afrofuturist writer Octavia Butler; powerful, dissonant and intense performances. |
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$54.95
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Moondoc, Jemeel:
Muntu Recordings [3CD Box + a Book]
(NoBusiness)
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Amazing package of Jemeel Moondoc's Muntu Ensemble with William Parker, Roy Campbell, Rashid Bakr, &c, 3 CDs and a 115 page book bout the Jazz Loft era in NYC. |
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$19.95
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OM (Leimgruber / Doran / Burri / Studer):
Williau
(Intakt)
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From 1972 to 1982 OM put rock music through improvisational processes with fascinating results; almost 20 years later the band is back with these superb studio recordings. |
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$14.95
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Parker, William:
At Somewhere There
(Barnyard)
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William Parker performed these three solo pieces at Tortono's Somewhere There, performing on acoustic bass, dousn'gouni and double flute, distinctive and inspired solo work. |
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$12.95
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Pink Saliva (Allen / Cote / St-Onge):
Hardcore: La Brique
(Bug Incision)
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A live recording from the improvising trio of Gordon Allen, Michel F. Cote and Alexandre St-Onge, rendering acoustics and electronics in dark and unconventional techniques. |
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Saft, Jamie:
A Bag of Shells
(Tzadik)
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Keyboardist / Zorn sideman Jamie Saft in a diverse and engaging set of soundtracks, recording and playing most of the pieces himself, aided by a few significant Downtown NY guests. |
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$17.95
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Shipp, Matthew & Sabir Mateen:
SAMA
(Not Two Records)
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Two of New York's most innovative players, Sabir Mateen on clarinet and pianist Matthew Shipp, in spectacular technical and melodic discourse recorded at Roulette. |
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$14.95
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Shipp, Matthew:
4D
(Thirsty Ear)
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Thirsty Ear's Blue Series continues with Matthew Shipp's solo piano performance at Roulette, NYC, playing a mix of original compositions and standards from Ellington, Porter, &c. |
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$15.95
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Spider Trio (Abramson / Shoup / Taylor):
Rendezvous [VINYL]
(ASSOPHON)
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Free jazz legend saxophonist Wally Shoup in a wild trio with Seattle guitarist Jeffery Taylor and drummer Dave Abramson in live recordings from The Rendevous, 2006. |
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Sun Ra :
Live in Rome [2 CDs]
(Transparency)
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A great document from Sun Ra's Arkestra recorded live at the Teatro Giulio Cesare in Rome, Italy in the spring of 1980, with Michael Ray, John Gilmore and Marshall Allen. |
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$14.95
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Sun Ra :
The Road to Destiny (Lost Reel Collection Volume 6)
(Transparency)
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The 6th in Transparency's "Lost Reels" collections brings us this remarkable 1973 recording from France, including a 28 minute version of "Discipline 27" with 4 vocalists! |
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$12.95
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Super Deluxe:
Gas Junkie
(Bug Incision)
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A foundation of the Calgary scene, the trio of Janet Turner, Lyle Pisio, and Mark Dicey improvising live at Weeds on sax, percussion, voice and "oddities". |
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$14.95
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Tin Hat :
Foreign Legion
(Bag)
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West Coast's Tin Hat with clarinetist Ben Goldberg, violinist Carla Kihlstedt guitarist Mark Orton, and trumpeter Ara Anderson in live recordings from Mallorca & Berkeley. |
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Electroacoustic / Experimental:
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Bosetti, Alessandro:
Zwolfzungen
(Sedimental)
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The ever-inquisitive Bosetti creating a musical work for each of 11 languages that he doesn't understand, and then a 12th that he has developed over the last years. |
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DJ Spooky (feat Thurston Moore, Jungle Bros, The Coup, Rob Swift, Mike Ladd):
The Secret Song
(Thirsty Ear)
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DJ Spooky in a large work on CD & DVD, commenting on the changing music of the 21st century, with collaborators, Thurston Moore, Mike G, Mike Ladd, Rob Swift, &c. |
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Fenn O'berg:
In Stereo
(Editions Mego)
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The trio of Christian Fennesz, Jim O'Rourke and Peter Rehberg return after a 9 year break to create a studio album of intense layering, depth, and stunning beauty. |
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Kubisch, Christina:
Licht Himmel
(Gasometer Oberhausen)
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A stereo mix of Christina Kubisch's 2006 14-channel composition for the 212 LED sound-light installation Licht Himmel at the Gasometer Oberhausen. |
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Merzbow:
Hiyodori: 13 Japanese Birds Vol 9
(Important Records)
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9th release in the 13 CD series from Masami Akita A.K.A. Merzbow, dedicated to Japanese Birds, and inspired by Olivier Messiaen's "Catalogue D'Oiseaux". |
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Merzbow:
Niwatori: Japanese Bird Series Vol 10
(Important Records)
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10th release in the 13 CD series from Masami Akita A.K.A. Merzbow, dedicated to Japanese Birds, and inspired by Olivier Messiaen's "Catalogue D'Oiseaux". |
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Merzbow:
Shirasagi: Japanese Bird Series Vol 11
(Important Records)
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11th release in the 13 CD series from Masami Akita A.K.A. Merzbow, dedicated to Japanese Birds, and inspired by Olivier Messiaen's "Catalogue D'Oiseaux". |
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Merzbow:
Tsubame: Japanese Bird Series Vol 12
(Important Records)
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12th release in the 13 CD series from Masami Akita A.K.A. Merzbow, dedicated to Japanese Birds, and inspired by Olivier Messiaen's "Catalogue D'Oiseaux". |
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Merzbow:
Chabo: Japanese Bird Series Vol 13
(Important Records)
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13th and final release in the CD series from Masami Akita A.K.A. Merzbow, dedicated to Japanese Birds, and inspired by Olivier Messiaen's "Catalogue D'Oiseaux". |
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Noto, Alva:
For 2
(Line)
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Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) returns to assemble a 2nd set of compositions devoted to creative figures including industrial designer Dieter Rams, filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky & German dramatist Heiner Muller. |
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Rock/RIO/&c.:
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Astrakan:
(Jaguar Steps)
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5 piece UK band based in London playing rock with a jazz orientation, instrumental material with an edge that reminds the listener of Henry Cow, Hatfield, Soft, &c. |
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Chadbourne, Eugene:
Reason
(Chadula)
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Part 1 of the "Reason"/"Treason" releases, Doc Chad performs on guitar in all new songs, with Robert Harris providing narration; bizarre, unlikely, and brilliant material with a bite. |
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Chadbourne, Eugene:
Treason
(Chadula)
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Part 2 of the "Reason"/"Treason" releases, Doc Chad focuses on banjo in all new songs, with Robert Harris providing narration; uniquely odd song-spieling as only the good Doctor does. |
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Compositional:
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Manorexia [J G Thirwell Aka Jim Foetus Aka Clint Ruin Aka...]:
The Mesopelagic Waters
(Tzadik)
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JG Thirwell of Foetus fame in the 3rd installment of his Manorexia trilogy, dynamic and dark chamber arrangements for string, piano, percussion and laptop that remind of Art Zoyd, Univers Zero, &c. |
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$14.95
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Paccione, Paul:
Our Beauties Are Not Ours - Works for Voices and Instruments
(New World Records)
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Paul Paccione's compositions balance a love of "abstract" sound combinations with a vivid sense of lyricism, here in 6 works from 1993 to 2007. |
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Scelsi, Giacinto:
Tre Canti Popolari + Due Componimenti Impetuosi 2CD
(Sub Rosa)
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Remastered edition of two previous Sub Rosa CDs, bringing together the vocal and piano music of visionary Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi, uncomprising and unique compositional music. |
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$24.95
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Tudor, David:
Bandoneon! (A Combine) [DVD]
(Microcinema)
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The 3rd film in the "9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering" series, films from the 1966 performances, here presenting David Tudor's first full concert work as a composer. |
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$14.95
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Wissem, Jozef Van:
Ex Patris
(Important Records)
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Full length LP on red vinyl from acclaimed lutenist Van Wissem, trance inducing circular pieces composed for 10 course renaissance and 13 course baroque lute. |
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Xenakis, Iannis:
Phelgra, Jalons, Keren, Nomos Alpha, Thallein, Naama... 2CD
(Apex/Warner Classics)
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1984-90 recordings of chamber works from Iannis Xenakis, under his supervision on disc 1, from the Ensemble Xenakis, & from the Ensemble Intercontemporain with Pierre Boulez conducting. |
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Magazine:
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Wire, The:
#314 April 2010 Magazine + CD
(The Wire)
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The Wire's April 2010 issue with a 20 track CD, articles on Eleh, The Gaslamp Killer, Stefan Goldmann, Konono No. 1, Joanna Newsom, Giacinto Scelsi, Raymond Scott, Edgard Varese, &c. |
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