SQUIDCO & THE SQUID'S EAR UPDATE
November 18, 2010
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New releases this time
from great labels including
Emanem,
Tzadik,
Moserobie,
Mutable,
NoBusiness,
Pi Recordings,
Rune Grammofon,
Raster-Noton,
Thrill Jockey,
Editions Mego,
The Tapeworm,
and Sub Rosa
and from artists and bands including
Magnus Broo,
Henry Threadgill,
The Core,
Lol Coxhill, Roger Turner,
Robert Dick,
Brian Drye,
Dominic Duval, Jimyy Halperin, Brian Willson,
Paul Hubweber,
Charlotte Hug, Fred Lonberg-Hold,
Joelle Leandres, India Cooke,
Liuda Mockunas,
Arnold Dreyblatt,
Mari Kimura,
The Remote Viewers,
Supersilent,
The Nu Band,
John Zorn,
ANBB,
Barn Owl,
Fenn O'Berg,
If, Bwana,
Z'ev,
Tim Hecker, and
Eugene Chadbourne.
Next up, 8 new Clean Feed CDs (!) which are in stock and will be on the website by the end of the weekend.
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After the store listings are links to 4 new reviews on our online companion magazine,
The Squid's Ear.
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Improvisation & Jazz:
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Broo, Magnus :
Swedish Wood
(Moserobie Music)
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Swedish trumpter Magnus Broo (Atomic, Ken Vandermark, &c. &c.) in his new group with Torbjorn Zetterberg, Joe Williamson and Hakon Maset Johansen, 8 original creative compositions. |
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Core, The:
Party
(Moserobie)
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Norway's The Core quintet, great modern jazz in an updated look at 60's styles in the mode of Herbie Hancock, Dextor Gordon or Miles, the evolution of "the cool" in five superb compositions. |
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Coxhill, Lol & Roger Turner:
Success With Your Dog
(Emanem)
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The duo of Lol Coxhill on soprano saxophone and Roger Turner on drums & percussion, performing at Brest & London in 2003 and 2010; unusual conversation from two long-standing improvising colleagues. |
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Dick, Robert & Thomas Buckner:
Flutes & Voices
(Mutable)
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Extreme vocal improvisation from Thomas Bucker, with flautist Robert Dick using extended techniques and close micing, in an engrossing dialog of unusual language. |
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Drye, Brian:
Bizingas
(NCM East)
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The debut album by trombonist Brian Drye, with cornetist Kirk Knuffke, drummer Ches Smith and guitarist Jonathan Goldberger, an album of drive and imagination in modern NY style. |
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Duval, Halperin, Willson:
Music of John Coltrane
(NoBusiness)
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A tribute to John Coltrane from bassist Dominic Duval, tenor saxophone Jimmy Halperin and drummer Brian Willson with compositions like "Giant Steps", "Moments Notice", Naima" &c. |
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Duval, Halperin, Willson:
Music of John Coltrane [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
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Limited edition vinyl LP issue of the previous listing. |
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Hubweber, Paul & Philip Zoubek:
Dansaert Variations: Archiduc Concert
(Emanem)
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Digital concert recording made in Brussels at the L'Archiduc from trombonist Paul Hubweber and prepared pianist Philip Zoubek, two generations of players with tremendous empathy and dialog. |
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Hug, Charlotte & Fred Lonberg-Holm:
Fine Extension
(Emanem)
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Violist and vocalist Charlotte Hug met Fred Lonberg-Holm in Zurich, 2009 to make these concert recordings, a duo taking stringed instruments into unique and irrepressible territory. |
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Joelle Leandre & India Cooke:
Journey
(NoBusiness)
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Two strings take 6 journeys at the International Society for Improvised Music, as bassist Joelle Leandre met violinist India Cooke for their 2nd recorded duo after their 2005 Red Toucan release. |
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Joelle Leandre & India Cooke:
Journey [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
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Limited edition vinyl LP issue of the previous listing. |
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Mockunas, Kanevicius and Naujokaitis:
Kablys. Live at 11:20 [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
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The trio of Liuda Mockunas on saxophones, Eugenijus Kanevicius on bass and electronics, and Dalius Naujokaitis on drums performing in a small punk club in Vilnius, Lithuania. |
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Mockunas, Liudas & Ryoji Hojito:
Vacation Music
(NoBusiness)
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Seven days of "Vacation Music" titled by the weekdays from the duo of Liudas Mockunas from Lithuania on saxophones and clarinets, and Ryoji Hojito from Japan on piano, small instruments and voice. |
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Remote Viewers, The:
To The North
(Remote Viewers)
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Dave Petts' Remote Viewers, now a septet of 4 saxophonists, marimba, bassist John Edwards and drummer Mark Sanders, in 7 pieces blending rock and improvisational aesthetics in seductive ways. |
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Supersilent:
10
(Rune Grammofon)
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The 10th Supersilent release, now a trio of trumpet, guitar, electronics, and audio virus; subtle music somewhere between rock, electronica, jazz and modern composition. |
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Supersilent:
11 [VINYL]
(Rune Grammofon)
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Vinyl-only 11th release taken from the quartet sessions with drummer Jarle Vespestad that resulted in Supersilent 8, improvisation with abstract and mysterious pathways. |
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The Nu Band:
Live in Paris
(NoBusiness)
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Nu Band with trumpeter Roy Campbell, saxophonist Mark Whitecage, bassist Joe Fonda, and Lou Grassi, in their 5th album after 10 years together, performing live in Paris. |
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The Nu Band:
Live in Paris [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
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Limited edition vinyl LP issue of the previous listing. |
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Threadgill, Henry Zooid:
This Brings Us To, Volume II
(Pi Recordings)
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Threadgill's 2nd Volume with Jose Davila, Liberty Ellman, Elliot Humberto Kavee, and Stomu Takeishi, intelligent and cutting-edge music exploring the boundaries of composition & improvisation. |
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Todd / Solomon / Russell / Coombes / Beresford:
Teatime
(Emanem)
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Analog recordings from this quintet of European Free Improvisers taken from their 1975 Incus LP, and a previously unissued recording live at London's Little Theatre Club, 1973. |
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Zorn, John / Naked City:
Black Box-20th Anniversary Edition: Torture Garden/Leng Tch'e
(Tzadik)
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Two controversial and influential releases from John Zorn in the early 90s: "Torture Garden", rapidly merging jazz, r&b, surf, metal and grindcore; and "Leng Tch'e", extreme and violent music. |
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Electronic/Experimental:
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ANBB: Alva Noto & Blixa Bargeld:
Mimikry
(Raster-Noton)
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Debut album by ANBB, the collaborative project of electronic music composer/visual artist Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) & composer/voice artist Blixa Bargeld (Einstuerzende Neubauten/Nick Cave). |
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ANBB: Alva Noto & Blixa Bargeld:
Mimikry [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Raster-Noton)
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Limited edition vinyl LP issue of the previous listing. |
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Barn Owl:
Ancestral Star
(Thrill Jockey)
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Third release from this San Francisco trio of sound sculptors, mysterious and expansive music that slowly unfolds into a sonic narrative of ancestral proportions. |
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Barn Owl:
Ancestral Star [VINYL]
(Thrill Jockey)
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Vinyl edition of the previous entry. |
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Fenn O'Berg (Fennesz / O'Rourke / Rehberg):
Live In Japan Part One [VINYL]
(Editions Mego)
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The first part of two separately-released live albums from the legendary trio Fenn O'Berg (Christian Fennesz, Jim O'Rourke and Peter Rehberg), featuring recordings taken from their 2009 Japanese tour. |
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Fenn O'Berg (Fennesz / O'Rourke / Rehberg):
Live In Japan Part Two [VINYL]
(Editions Mego)
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The second part of two separately-released live albums from the legendary trio Fenn O'Berg (Christian Fennesz, Jim O'Rourke and Peter Rehberg), featuring recordings taken from their 2009 Japanese tour. |
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Gibson, Randy:
Analog Apparitions Cassette
(The Tapeworm)
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Brooklyn composer Gibson, a student of La Monte Young, in a pair of compositions exploring the depth of harmonic series through just intonation methods and the use of higher prime-harmonic relationships. |
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Goldmann Vs. Fennesz:
Remiksz Cassette
(The Tapeworm)
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Stefan Goldmann remixed Fennesz's Szampler cassette by erasing Christian Fennesz's original samples and replacing them with corresponding samples of his own in the same sequence. |
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Hecker, Tim:
Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again
(Substractif/Alien8 Recordings)
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2010 repress of Tim Hecker's haunting sound work recorded in 2000-2001, nine sophisticated and rich compositions that bridge ambience and noise, an excellent introduction to his work. |
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If, Bwana:
Assemble. Age!
(Mutable)
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Al Margolis' If Bwana with the Trio Scordatura, Monique Buzzart, Tom Hamilton, and Jacqueline Martelle - in five performances of electronics, voice and acoustic instruments. |
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Z'ev:
as/if/when
(Sub Rosa)
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Three works from extreme percussionist and sound artist Z'ev: a 1978 LA radio recording; a 1982 concert as SF's Savoy Tivoli; and a 1983 performance in Amsterdam. |
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Zerocrop:
On Tape Cassette
(The Tapeworm)
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Zerocrop is London-based musician Parker, who's music is a hypnotic mix of complex vocal melodies and spoken word sequences on unsettling themes against pedal steel, guitars and electronics. |
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Rock/RIO/Prog:
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Garbe, Arabe & Eugene Chadbourne:
The Great Prova
(CPSR)
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The 5-piece Friulian party band Arbe Garbe met Eugene Chadbourne for a mix of Chad and Friulian folk themes, irrepressible and wildly fun music with a bite from the good Doctor. |
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Raducanu, Maria:
Ziori
(Tzadik)
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Distinctive Romanian singer Maria Raducanu mixes Romanian dirges with Fado, Rembetika, blues and improvisation, here joined by guitarists Adi Chiru and Marc Ribot. |
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Jazz Reissues:
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Dolphy, Eric:
Conversations [VINYL]
(Celluloid)
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1963 Fuel LP from Eric Dolphy with Woody Shaw, Sonny Simmons, Clifford Jordan, Bobby Hutcherson, Price Lasha, &c &c, a great 10 piece band playing extended standards and a Lasha/Simmons piece. |
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Dolphy, Eric:
Iron Man [VINYL]
(Celluloid)
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This record, with Woody Shaw, Price Lasha, Clifford Jordan, &c, was produced during the early part of 1964, when Eric Dolphy & producer Alan Douglas decided to experiment with Eric's original compositions. |
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Mingus, Charles:
Mingus Moods [VINYL]
(Trip Records)
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Exact repro reissue of this late '70s grey area release of Mingus, Dannie Richmond and pianist Hampton Hawes on a 1957 studio date with two Mingus originals. |
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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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