SQUIDCO & THE SQUID'S EAR UPDATE
October 7, 2010
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We're drying out from some intense and historic autumn rain, which drove us deep inside to
get some great releases together, including titles from labels like
Hatology,
Firehouse 12,
Intakt,
Not Two,
482 Records,
NEOS Music,
Drip Audio,
Pirouette,
Engine,
Cuneiform,
Doubtmusic,
XI,
Touch,
Type,
Confront,
Transparency,
Spoot,
and
CIMP;
and from artists and bands including
Ken Vandermark,
Rudi Mahall,
Mary Halvorson,
Elliott Sharp,
Scott Fields,
Tiptons Sax Quartet,
Fourth Ward Afro Klezmer Orchestra,
Stephen Haynes,
Carl Ludwig Hubsch,
ICP Orchestra,
Keiji Haino,
Hirose Junji,
Ernie Krivda,
Hubert Nuss,
Florian Ross,
Sakada,
Sun Ra,
Timeless Pulse,
Gebhard Ullman,
Steve Swell,
Antony & The Johnsons,
Group Inerane,
Univers Zero,
Uz Jsme Doma,
Richard Pinhas,
David First,
Phillip Jeck,
Jon Mueller,
Karlheinz Stockhausen,
Alvin Curran;
and the October 2010 issue of The Wire to read while listening!
The Tiptons Perform @ Squidco October 20, 2010, 8:00 PM!
THE TIPTONS SAX QUARTET is coming to town,
celebrating the release of their newest CD,
Strange Flower. Based in New York and Seattle, the Tiptons perform original compositions and arrangements of world music on saxes, clarinet, voices and drums/percussion.
With concerts that cover musical territory from
New Orleans "second-line" to jazz, Afro-Cuban to Balkan, Klezmer and beyond, the Tiptons create some of the wildest sounds ever to come out of a sax quartet. Their dynamic, playful concerts feature high-energy
interaction between members, and a repertoire that touches on soulful music from around the world.
Squidco • 1003 North 4th St • Wilminton, NC 28401 • 910-399-4847 • $10
Click here for more information about the show!
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After the store listings are links to 6 new reviews on our online companion magazine,
The Squid's Ear.
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Improvisation & Jazz:
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Ajemian, Jason:
Protest Heaven [VINYL]
(482 Music)
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Jason Ajemian's Daydream Full Lifestyles band in an LP-only release capturing a live performance at the Chicago art gallery Heaven with Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker, Chad Taylor and Tony Malaby. |
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Blake, Ran with Ricky Ford and Steve Lacy:
That Certain Feeling
(Hatology)
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2010 master of this 1990 classic, not your average book of standards, pianist Blake takes an unusual and broad take on Gershwin with the help of saxophonists Ricky Ford and Steve Lacy. |
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Der Rote Bereich (Mobus / Mahall / Steidle) :
7
(Intakt)
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7th release from the trio of guitarist Mobus, saxophonist Rudi Mahall & drummer Oliver Steidle, impressive playing from a trio with 18 years playing together, one of Germany's most important avant jazz groups. |
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Fields, Scott & Stephan Rath:
What We Talk
(NEOS Music)
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The duo of Scott Fields on guitar and Stephan Rath on the theorbo (a long necked stringed instrument) crosses new music with early music, performing works written for the 2007 Cologne Music Triennial. |
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Fourth Ward Afro Klezmer Orchestra:
East Atlanta Passover Stomp
(Afro Klezmer Music)
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4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra is a nine piece jazz ensemble performing original compositions and arrangements combing West African influenced rhythms with Eastern European Klezmer melodies. |
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Haynes, Stephen:
Parrhesia
(Engine)
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"Parrhesia" (to speak boldly and freely) from trumpeter Haynes in a trio with drummer/percussionist Warren Smith and guitarist Joe Morris, an adventurous mix of voice and jazz. |
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Hubsch, Carl Ludwig's Longrun Development of the Universe:
The creators bend a master plan
(NEOS Music)
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Tuba player Hubsch's trio with Matthias Schubert and Wolter Wierbos, adding drummer Gerry Hemingway, performing remarkably organic and telepathic improvisation with a cosomological intent. |
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ICP Orchestra:
Jubilee Varia
(Hatology)
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Instant Composers Pool Orchestra in a much-needed remaster of their 1999 Hat Hut CD, one suite from the Orchestra and one from Misha Mengelberg, unpredictable, meticulous and joyful Dutch jazz. |
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Junji, Hirose:
the elements: tenor saxophone solos
(Doubtmusic)
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Japanese saxophone innovator Junji Hirose (Ground Zero, P.O.N., EastAsia Orchstra) in an album of extreme solos recorded in 2010 at Tokyo's Knuttel House. |
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Krivda, Ernie and The Detroit Connection:
Live At The Dirty Dog
(CIMPOL)
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Tenor saxophonist Ernie Krivda in a quartet with pianist Claude Black, bassist Dan Kolton and drummer Renell Gonsalves, playing originals plus Monk, Hammerstein/Kern, &c. |
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Mary Halvorson Quintet:
Saturn Sings
(Firehouse 12 Records)
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Halvorson's quintet in a new book of music exploring close knit and dissonant harmonies for her ensemble of trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, saxophonist Jon Irabagon, bassist John Hebert & drummer Ches Smith. |
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Nuss, Hubert:
Feed The Birds
(Pirouet)
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German pianist Hubert Nuss with bassist John Goldsby and drummer John Riley in a trio of lovely, multi-colored and prismatic harmonics of great depth and beauty. |
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Ross, Florian:
Mechanism
(Pirouet)
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Pianist Florian Ross, a member of Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, the BMI Jazz Orchestra, or the Metropole Orkest, in his first solo album, a virtuouso album of variety and charm. |
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Sakada:
30 November 2002
(Confront)
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A mini-CD documenting 21 1/2 minutes from an in-store concert at Sound 323 of Eddie Prevost on gong, cymbals and his personally fashioned barrel drum and Mattin interacting with computer feedback. |
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Sharp, Elliott :
Spectropia Suite
(NEOS Music)
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Elliott Sharp's score to Toni Dove's movie of time travel & supernatural possession, performed with Rudresh Mahanthappa, Anthony Coleman, David Hofstra, Sirius String, &c., with Debbie Harry singing on one track. |
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Sun Ra All Stars:
Live at the Horseshoe Tavern [10 CDs]
(Transparency)
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Originally released as a CDR set, this is the reissue on factory pressed CDs of Sun Ra's recordings from Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern in 1978, with a 20 minute interview from WBAI. |
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Timeless Pulse:
Trio [2 VINYL LPs]
(TAIGA)
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Released in honor of the 20th annual Deep Listening Retreats in Spain and California, this 2-LP sees Oliveros, Marsh and Marsh in a trio format creating active yet meditative improvised sound worlds. |
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Tiptons Sax Quartet:
Laws of Motion
(Spoot)
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The Tiptons all-women sax quartet with drums, led by Amy Denio and Jessica Lurie, powerful and creative jazz with a twisted blend of influences and an exuberant spirit. |
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Ullmann, Gebhard + Steve Swell 4tet:
Live In Montreal
(CIMPOL)
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Bass clarinetist and saxophonist Gebhard Ullman joins trombonist Steve Swell's 4tet with bassist Hilliard Greene and drummer Barry Altschul live at Casa de Popolo, Montreal. |
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Vandermark 5 Special Edition:
The Horse Jumps & The Ship Is Gone [2 CDs]
(Not Two Records)
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2 CD live recordings from Ken Vandermark's 5 piece as a Special Edition expanded by Atomic trumpeter Magnus Broo and pianist Harvard Wiik, with a combination of new and reworked pieces - incredible modern jazz! |
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Various Artists:
Pirouet Jazz Compilation Vol. 2 - Cats and Dogs
(Pirouet)
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A great introduction to the German Pirouet label's recent releases, with tracks from Gary Peacock, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, Chris Speed, Marc Copland, Domenic Landolf, &c. &c. |
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Rock/RIO/Prog:
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Antony & the Johnsons:
Thank You For Your Love [EP]
(SecretlyCanadian)
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Antony & the Johnsons, here including Doug Wieselman, Briggan Kruse, Paul Shaprio, Steven Bernstein, and William Basinski, in an intense and personal EP including a unique cover of "Imagine". |
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band:
Lick My Decals Off, Baby [VINYL]
(Reprise)
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The classic 4th album from Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, an intensely twisted blues record with liquor-soaked stream-of-conciousness lyrics, in a limited edition tangerine colored LP. |
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Fond of Tigers:
Continent & Western
(Drip Audio)
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Fond of Tigers with guests Mats Gustafsson and Sandro Perri in their unique blend of avant- and post-rock structures, amazing improvised and complex rock from one of Vancouver's finest. |
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Group Inerane:
Guitars From Agadez Vol. 3 (Music Of Niger) [VINYL]
(Sublime Frequencies)
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Volume 3 of the now legendary Guitars From Agadez, Tuareg - trance guitar rock of the highest caliber recorded from Niger's Tuareg guitar scene, recorded and compiled by Hisham Mayet. |
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Pinhas, Richard / Heldon:
Metal/Crystal
(Cuneiform)
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French experimental guitarist and electronic musician Richard Pinhas summons the assistance of noise artists Merzbow from Japan and Wolf Eyes from the USA to weave a spellbinding aural web. |
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Pinhas, Richard:
Rhizosphere/Live, Paris 1982
(Cuneiform)
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Heldon founder Richard Pinhas' first solo album from 1976, live from Paris solo & with drummer Francois Auguer, reissued with 38 minutes of additional material from the '82 Richard Pinhas Band. |
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Seijaku:
Mail From FUSHITSUSHA
(Doubtmusic)
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Guitarist/vocalist Haino Keiji, bassist Nasuno Mitsuru and drummer Ichiraku Yoshimitsu play the 21-st century blues, dark, distorted and dynamic rock for your shattered future. |
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Seijaku:
You Should Prepare To Survive Through Even Anything Happens
(Doubtmusic)
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Haino Keiji's Seijaku with bassist Nasuno Mitsuru and drummer Ichiraku Yoshimitsu here showing their devotion to the 20th-century blues spirit in a unique and twisted style. |
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Univers Zero:
Heresie [REMASTER]
(Cuneiform)
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The 2nd release from one of the founders of the RIO movement, complex, sophisticated, and sinister chamber rock of the highest order, remixed from the original 1979 multitrack recordings. |
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Uz Jsme Doma:
CAVES
(Cuneiform)
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Formed in Communist Czechoslovakia 22 years ago, Uz Jsme Doma, which translates to "now I get it", play an anti-pop mix of Mothers-era Zappa, Beefheart, Ubu, punk and prog. |
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Electronic/Experimental:
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First, David:
Privacy Issues (Droneworks 1996-2009) [3 CDs]
(XI)
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A triple CD overview of composer David First's drone works, nine works from 1996-2009 with associates Chris McIntyre, Peter Zummo, and Blue Gene Tyranny. |
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Jeck, Philip:
An Ark For The Listener
(Touch)
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Turntablist Philip Jeck in a meditation on "The Wreck Of The Deutchsland", Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem about the drowning in 1875 of five Franciscan nuns exiled from Germany. |
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Mueller, Jon:
The Whole
(TYPE UK)
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Percussionist Jon Mueller's epic work based on the concepts of idea sharing in Shaker crafts and quilt making, through a rolling, unamplified snare drum, booming low toms, hammered dulcimer and his own voice |
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Mueller, Jon:
The Whole [VINYL]
(TYPE UK)
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LP edition of the above CD, with and additional bonus 30 minute CD of the album remixed by Olivia Block. |
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Book & Magazine:
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Curran, Alvin:
Live In Roma Book
(Die Schachtel)
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The history of MEV founder and sound artist Alvin Curran's musical voyage from interviews, scholarly articles, Curran's own travel log, and archival photos - essential and insightful writing. |
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Wire, The:
#320 October 2010 [MAGAZINE]
(The Wire)
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The venerable Wire magazine's 320th issue with Radio Art on the cover, plus articles on Catherine Christer Hennix, Los Angeles Free Music Society, Mike Watt, Matt Stokes, Tom Ze, &c. &c. |
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THE SQUID'S EAR
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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.
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(Clean Feed)
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(Maya)
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Ink On Paper
(Creative Sources)
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Martine Altenburger & John Russell:
Duet
(Another Timbre)
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Schlippenbach Trio:
Bauhaus Dessau
(Intakt)
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Pillow Circles
(Clean Feed)
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