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SQUIDCO Email Update September 23, 2010

SQUIDCO & THE SQUID'S EAR UPDATE

September 23, 2010


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The start of Autumn brings a busier release schedule, as you can see from the great listings in this mailing, with titles from labels like Aum Fidelity, 482 Records, Pi Recordings, Hot Cup Records, Skirl, ESP, PSF, CIMP, Innova, Sedimental, Intranstive, Eremite, and Ad Hoc Records and from artists and bands including Joe McPhee, Trio X, Marc Ribot, William Parker, Exploding Star Orchestra, David S. Ware, Tomas Fujiwara, Jon Irabagon, Jason Adasiewicz, Oren Ambarchi, Fennesz, Keith Rowe, Philip Cohran, Sun Ra, Anne LeBaron, Barton McLean, Christopher Campbell, John Prester, Ches Smith, Gene Pritsker, Riccardo Dillon Wanke, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Bunky Green, Ivo Perelman, Kan Mikami, Of Montreal, Talibam!, The Work, and Junkestra.

Squidco Storefront Opens this Saturday, September 25!

On Saturday, September 25, Squidco will open its doors to the public in Wilmington, NC for retail sales! We'll have all of our CDs, LPs, DVDs, magazines and books available, along with a huge cache of review copies, used CDs & LPs and other items that we've never listed on our website. We'll be on hand meeting and talking with our customers, playing great music and videos, serving refreshments, and handing out give-aways & door prizes. Come join us for a fine afternoon of sound and socializing!

The Squid's Ear After the store listings are links to 6 new reviews on our online companion magazine, The Squid's Ear.


Improvisation:

$14.95 Buy
listen listen
Adasiewicz, Jason: Sun Rooms
(Delmark)
Chicago vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz' Trio with drummer Mike Reed and bassist Nate McBride in an album of original compositions and pieces from Sun Ra and Duke Ellington.


$29.95 Buy
listen listen
Ambarchi / Fennesz / Pimmon / Rehberg / Rowe: Afternoon Tea [2 VINYL LPs]
(Weird Forest)
Vinyl edition of the remastered and expanded edition of this classic meeting of five essential electroacoustic improvisers at the 2000 What Is Music? Festival in Sydney, Australia.


$12.95 Buy
listen listen
Blob: Earphonious Swamphony
(Innova)
Bassist John Lindberg's electric instrumental ensemble BLOB with guitarist Ted Orr, Drummer Havey Sorgen, and guest Ralph Carney in their 5th release of eclectic spontaneous journeys.


$13.95 Buy
listen listen
Bryan and the Haggards: Pretend It's the End Of the World
(Hot Cup Records)
New York's most decorated avant-country instrumental Merle Haggard cover band featuring Bryan Murray and Jon lrabagon on sax, Jon Lundbom on guitar, Moppa Elliott on bass and Danny Flscher on drums.


$23.95 Buy
listen listen
Cohran, Philip And The Artistic Heritage Ensemble: The Zulu 45s Collection [3x7" VINYL]
(Jazzman Records)
Frankiphonist Philip Cohran's Zulu label originally released these ethnic jazz tracks in a private pressing of 45s in the 1960, here repressed for the frist time in a 3 7" 45rpm package.


$16.95 Buy
listen listen
Decoy & Joe McPhee: Oto
(Bo Weavil Recordings)
The Decoy trio of organist Alexander Hawkins, double-bassist John Edwards and drummer Steve Noble are joined by NY saxophonist Joe McPhee to perform 3 wild improvisations at London's Cafe Oto.


$14.95 Buy
listen listen
Exploding Star Orchestra: Stars Have Shapes
(Delmark)
Jazz cornetist Rob Mazurek with Nicole Mitchell, Matt Bauder, Jeb Bishop, Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Stein, Mike Reed, &c. &c., a unique and incredible orchestra of acoustic & electronic improvisation.


$13.95 Buy
listen listen
Fujiwara, Tomas & The Hook Up With Halvorson / Settles / Finlayson / Boiler: Actionspeak
(482 Music)
Drummer Fujiwara & The Hook Up (Mary Halvorson, Brian Settles, Jonathan Finlayson, Danton Boller) in his debut CD as a leader with 7 pieces inspired by Wayne Shorter, Talib Kweli, AZ, &c.


$13.95 Buy
listen listen
Irabagon, Jon With Special Guest Barry Altschul: Foxy
(Hot Cup Records)
Drummer Barry Altschul joins saxophonist Jon Irabagon and bassist Peter Brendler in an incredible trio of free improvisation and hard playing that's not afraid to put a little cheesecake on the cover.


$17.95 Buy
listen listen
Keszler, Eli: Oxtirn [VINYL]
(ESP)
A beautifully packaged LP from drummer Kezler with clarinetist Ashley Paul, brass player Andrew Fenlon & prepared pianist Sakiko Mori, in a blend of free energy, modern composition & mechanical music.


$12.95 Buy
listen listen
LeBaron, Anne: 1,2,4,3
(Innova)
Experimental harpist Anne LeBaron in a double disc release of recordings that spans eight years, four generations of musicians, and hailing from seven countries.


$14.95 Buy
listen listen
Mahanthappa, Rudresh and Bunky Green: Apex
(Pi Recordings)
A blazing collaboration between alto saxophonists Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green in an all-star band with pianist Jason Moran, bassist Francois Moutin and drummers Damion Reid and Jack DeJohnette.


$18.95 Buy
listen listen
Parker, William - The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: I Plan To Stay A Believer [2 CDs]
(Aum Fidelity)
Parker's definitive document of his Curtis Mayfield songbook project with Hamid Drake, Dave Burrell, Sabir Mateen, Darryl Foster & Amiri Baraka, promoting Mayfield's positive messages of hope and fortitude.


$15.95 Buy
listen listen
Perelman, Ivo & Brian Willson: The Stream Of Life
(Leo)
New York drummer Brian Willson and saxophonist Ivo Perelman continue their collaboration with this release of great warmth and musical substance through 11 Pereleman compositions.


$12.95 Buy
listen listen
Prester John: Desire For a Straight Line
(Innova)
Prester John is guitarist Shawn Persinger with mandolin virtuoso David Miller performing original work and music from Janet Feder, Dave Kerman, and a song for Henry Threadgill to sing!


$13.95 Buy
Puttin' On the Ritz: White Light / White Heat [VINYL]
(Hot Cup Records)
Initially a duo of vocalist BJ Rubin and drummer Kevin Shea, now expanded with Nate Wooley, Matt Motel, Moppa Elliott and Jon Irabago, in a recreation of the VU album of the same name.


$14.95 Buy
listen listen
Ribot, Marc: Silent Movies
(Pi Recordings)
Guitarist Ribot in a gorgeous and contemplative album of adaptations of music he has written for films, for classic silent movies, and that he scored for his personal amusement and imagination.


$19.95 Buy
listen listen
Shiraishi, Tamio: Chikatetsu - Sax Solo
(PSF)
Fushitsusha Tokyo underground legend Tamio Shiraishi in solo alto saxophone solos from different subway stations in Queens, NYC, a unique voice interacting with an extreme urban environment.


$14.95 Buy
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Smith, Ches and These Arches: Finally Out Of My Hands
(Skirl)
NY inventive drummer Ches Smith in his debut album with These Arches, an all-star quartet featuring magnificent playing from Tony Malaby, Mary Halvorson, and Andrea Parker.


$23.95 Buy
listen listen
Sun Ra: The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra [3 CD BOX]
(ESP)
Originally released as 2 volumes in 1966, with a 3rd volume uncovered in 2005, these '65 sessions are together for the first time in a 3 CD set with archival photos, critical writings & historical videos.


$49.95 Buy
Trio X: Live 2008 box set [5 CDs]
(CIMPOL)
In 2008 Trio X (trumpeter/saxophonist Joe McPhee, bassist Dominic Duval and drummer Jay Rosen) conducted a tenth anniversary tour, here preserved in a magnificent 5-CD set.


$19.95 Buy
listen listen
Urabe, Masayoshi / Toshi Ishizuka: Natsu No Sebone
(PSF)
Alto saxophonist Masayoshi Urabe and percussionist Toshi Ishizuka recorded this extended improvisation at Tokyo's Apia Club, quietly ferocious music with a unique physicality.


$13.95 Buy
listen listen
Ware, David S.: Onecept
(Aum Fidelity)
The release of "Onecept" celebrates David S. Ware's 50th year of singular and profound saxophone artistry, performing on tenor, stritch and saxello in a trio with William Parker & Warren Smith.



Electro-Acoustic/Electronic:

$13.95 Buy
listen listen
Corridors: Corridors
(Sedimental)
Byron Westbrook has been performing "Corridors", a multi-channel performance system for live guitar feedback, around the US and EU for the last four years, here in it's first official recording.


$13.95 Buy
listen listen
Failing Lights: Failing Lights
(Intransitive Recordings)
An evocative work of bleak electronic atmosphere and suffocating dread from sound artist Mike Connelly, best known for his membership in Hair Police and Wolf Eyes.


$13.95 Buy
listen listen
Wanke, Riccardo Dillon: to r.s.
(Sedimental)
Wanke uses electric and acoustic guitars, acoustic piano, objects and natural sounds to create a sensitive long work in four parts of static compositions, drones and looped music.



Rock/RIO/Prog:

$25.95 Buy
listen listen
Abrams, Joshua: Natural Information [VINYL]
(Eremite)
Joshua Abrams (Town & Country, Matana Roberts & Chad Taylor, &c) in an infectious groove-based album built around the guimbri, a 3-stringed animal hide bass used by the Gnawa of North Africa.


$19.95 Buy
listen listen
Mikami, Kan: Yakichi
(PSF)
Seven tracks of twisted enka blues, from the immortal Kan Mikami, Japan's king of the surrealist aside, with a special guest appearance by folk singer Kim Doo Soo.


$13.95 Buy
listen listen
Of Montreal: False Priest
(Polyvinyl)
Remarkably complex and genre-absorbing pop from Kevin Barnes and company, a bizarre journey through his odd and observant mind recalling Syd Barrett attitudes and prog sophistication.


$18.95 Buy
listen listen
Of Montreal: False Priest [2 VINYL LPs]
(Polyvinyl)
2 LP Edition of the latest Of Montreal release.


$12.95 Buy
listen listen
Pritsker, Gene: Varieties of Religious Experience Suite
(Innova)
Sound Liberation is an eclectic chamber ensemble led by guitarist Gene Pritsker, complex and genre-encompassing compositions that embrace compositions, improv, rock, and electronic approaches.


$23.95 Buy
Shizuka: Owarino no Nai Yume [DVD]
(PSF)
A tribute to the late Japanese psychedelic vocalist Shizuka, captured in one of the last performances by her group, live at ShowBoat in Tokyo on December 30, 2008.


$17.95 Buy
Soft Machine: The Soft Machine [VINYL]
(PROBE)
The classic first LP from the Soft Machine, a continuous album of remarkable songs from the early line up of Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, and Mike Ratledge, as essential today as it was in 1968.


$9.95 Buy
listen listen
Talibam!: Cosmoplitude [VINYL 7"]
(ESP)
More bizarre and sophisticated rock with a disjointed spirit and an unlikely sense of humor from Talibam!'s Kevin Shea and Matt Motel in a limited 7" single.


$16.95 Buy
listen listen
Work, The : See
(Ad Hoc)
The Work's final studio album, showing a mature band crossing post-punk energetic songs with experimental approaches to create an album of riveting extremes.


$16.95 Buy
listen listen
Work, The : The 4th World
(Ad Hoc)
The Work's long-lost, never before issued last album from 1994 superbly recorded live in Breisgau, completing their catalog with 18 songs never before released on any studio album.



Avant-Garde:

$12.95 Buy
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Beta Collide: Psst...
(Innova)
Flutist Molly Barth with trumpeter Brian McWhorter, pianist David Riley, percussionist Phillip Patti take on Ligeti, Rzewski, Vitiello, and remix Radiohead.


$12.95 Buy
listen listen
Campbell, Christopher: Sound the All-Clear
(Innova)
Christopher Campbell's takes his listeners on an impressive journey through compositional and sonic spaces in a fascinating, deceptively rich, and compellingly intelligent release.


$12.95 Buy
listen listen
McLean, Barton: Soundworlds
(Innova)
Mentored by Henry Cowell and Iannis Xenakis, Barton McLean's music respects no boundaries between acoustic and electronics, creating a fascinating and diverse set of compositions.


$12.95 Buy
listen listen
Stookey, Nathaniel: Junkestra
(Innova)
Composer Stookey used instruments created from objects scavenged at San Francisco's waste transfer facility to create this 4 part work, first peformed at SF's Recology facility.




THE SQUID'S EAR



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

Recent Reviews:



Havard Volden & Toshimaru Nakamura:
Crepuscular Rays
(Another Timbre)




Loren Connors & Jim O'Rourke:
Are You Going to Stop ... In Bern?
(HatOLOGY)




Robert Ashley:
Atalanta (Acts of God) Volume II
(Lovely Music)


Iannis Xenakis:
String Quartets
(Mode Records)




Wooley / Lonberg-Holm / Roebke:
Throw Down Your Hammer and Sing
(Porter Records)




Christopher Campbell:
Sound the All-Clear
(Innova)





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