SQUIDCO & THE SQUID'S EAR UPDATE
January 20, 2011
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The new year settles in, and we have a stack of new releases from great labels including
Clean Feed Records,
Ambiances Magnetiques,
Aural Terrains,
Bug Incision,
Flying Note,
Spoot,
FMR,
Engine,
Kadima,
Moonjune Records,
Ecstatic Peace,
Barnyard,
Doxy;
and from artists like
Tim Berne,
Daniel Levin,
Scott Fields,
Mostly Other People Do The Killing,
Yoni Kretzmer,
Joane Hétu,
Isaiah Ceccarelli,
Andrew Lamb,
Matta Gawa,
Thanos Chrysakis,
Chris Dadge,
Amy Denio,
Paul Dunmall,
Kali Fasteau,
Matthew Shipp,
Angelica Sanchez,
John Cage (performed by Ulrich Krieger),
Sun City Girls,
Bete Tete,
Brian Eno,
Jeph Jerman and Doug Theriault,
Barry Cleveland,
douBT
plus we've added Verge Music's Daniel Kernohan's new book, Music IS Rapid Transportation: from the Beatles to Xenakis!
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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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Jazz & Improvisation:
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Amendola, Scott:
Lift
(Sazi Records)
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Nels Cline Singers drummer Amendola in his own trio with guitarist Jeff Parker and bassist John Shifflett, mixing solid jazz structures with unusual tones from metallic objects & electronics. |
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Beckett, Harry:
The Modern Sound Of Harry Beckett
(ON-U SOUND )
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Barbados-born trumpeter Harry Beckett was mostly known for his work improvising in British jazz, but is here paired with Adrian Sherwood to create a unique form of dub and electro-jazz. |
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Berne, Tim:
Insomnia
(Clean Feed)
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Two key Berne compositions - "The Proposal" and "Open Coma" - recorded in 1997 with an incredible band including Bakida Carroll, Marc Ducret, Erik Friedlander, Jim Black, Chris Speed, &c. |
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Ceccarelli, Isaiah:
Breviaire d'Epuisements
(Ambiances Magnetiques)
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Percussionist Isaiah Ceccarelli's work for percussion, two voices, two bass clarinets and viola da gamba, woven from the delicate fabric of the tension between darkness and light. |
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Chrysakis, Thanos:
Subterranean Sky
(Aural Terrains)
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Aural Terrains label leader and electronic composer Thanos Chrysakis in a work in five movements based on field recordings, synthesized, and acoustic instrumental sounds. |
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Dadge, Chris & Cody Oliver:
Midnighties
(Bug Incision)
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Debut recordings and first recorded document of the duo of resonator guitarist Cody Oliver and drummer/percussionist Chris Dadge performing a live broadcast at CJSW studios in Calgary. |
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Dadge, Chris:
Silk Thousand
(Bug Incision)
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The 3rd solo drumset album from Bug Incision operator Chris Dadge, an album of sharply focused workouts vascillating between a handful of densities, operating in simple, clear structures. |
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Denio, Amy:
Chickenhawks Ought Not (2004)
(Spoot)
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Amy Denio focuses on her voice in this 2002 recording of live voice and electronics, beautiful and spacious, rhythmic and humorous tracks recorded on the eve of the Iraq Invasion. |
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Denio, Amy:
Never Too Old To Pop a Hole (1988)
(Spoot)
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Amy Denio originally released this solo album on cassette in 1988, a fun, informed and eccentric release performing on a wide range of instruments & voice; digitally remastered. |
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Denio, Amy:
No Bones
(Spoot)
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Amy Denio's 1st release from her own Spoot Studio in 1986, originally released on cassette, an intriguing and wonderful album of quirky, beautiful, & surreal approaches to music with few boundaries. |
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Dunmall / Edwards / Gibbs / Sanders:
Boundless
(FMR)
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An incredible display of virtuosity and free jazz melodicism led by saxophonist Paul Dunmall, with dual guitars from Barry Edwards and Philip Gibbs, and Mark Sanders' propulsive drumming. |
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Fasteau, Kali:
Comraderie
(Flying Note)
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Featuring two bands that include Bobby Few, Joe McPhee, Warren Smith, &c. playing all Fasteau compositions, with Fasteau performing on soprano sax, voice, Nai & Kaval flutes, cello, and sheng. |
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Fasteau, Kali:
Worlds Beyond Words
(Flying Note)
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Fasteau's own Flying Note Records 1st release, a spiritual and far-reaching set of recordings embracing jazz and world music, with guests Rashied Ali, Bob Cunningham, &c. |
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Fasteau, Zusaan Kali :
Prophecy
(Flying Note)
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Fasteau in an album with William Parker on most tracks, performing on a diverse set of instruments including soprano sax, cello, tympani, sheng, ney, mizmar, kaval, moursin, sanza & shakuhachi flute. |
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Fasteau, Zusaan Kali:
Sensual Hearing
(Flying Note)
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A mix of studio recordings and live concerts including the Istanbul Jazz Festival, Fasteau is joined by William Parker, Bobby Few, Daniel Carter, and Jin Hi Kim for these sensual and beautiful compositions. |
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Fields, Scott / Matthias Schubert:
Minaret Minuets
(Clean Feed)
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Frequent collaborators Fields and Schubert on electric guitar and tenor saxophone performing innovative and virtuosic material in ways that sound much larger than a duo setting would imply. |
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Hetu, Joane:
Recits de Neige
(Ambiances Magnetiques)
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Pieces in 4 movements - Snow; Never Cold; Gusts; Landscapes - performed by Ensemble SuperMusique: Joane Hetu, Jean Derome, Diane Labrosse, Pierre Tanguay, Scott Thomson & Alexandre St-Onge. |
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Kretzmer, Yoni:
One Afternoon
(Kadima)
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Tenor saxophonist Yoni Kretzmer in a trio with Violist Nori Jacoby and drummer Haggai Fershtman performing 15 improvisations in the Kadima Studio, 2007, including 6 miniatures. |
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Lamb, Andrew Trio:
New Orleans
(Engine)
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Sax and wind player Lamb with his trio of bassist Tom Abbs and drummer Warren Smith pay tribute to New Orleans in the wake of hurricane Katrina, with Smith narrating over parts of the pieces. |
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Levin, Daniel Quartet:
Organic Modernism
(Clean Feed)
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Daniel Levin's quartet with trumpeter Nate Wooley, vibraphonist Matt Moran and bassist Peter Bitenc, modern and organic improvisation with incredible technique and aesthetic. |
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Mostly Other People Do the Killing:
The Coimbra Concert (2 CD set)
(Clean Feed)
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Peter Evans, Jon Irabagon, Moppa Elliott, and Kevin Shea in a double disc set performing live during the 2010 Jazz ao Centro Festival; killer and twisted beyond bop modern jazz! |
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Sanchez, Angelica :
A Little House (solo piano)
(Clean Feed)
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Pianist Angelica Sanchez's debut solo record, a beautiful mix of meditative, introspective original compositions as well as pieces by Ornette Coleman, Hank Thompson and a Brazilian folk song. |
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Shipp, Matthew:
Matthew Shipp - Solos [DVD]
(ORIGINAL SPIN )
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Pianist Matthew Shipp brings his unique blend of freedom and composition to these solo performances of six works including original and traditional pieces. |
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Electronic/Experimental:
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Bete Tete:
Ji Mo De
(escape from dude mountain)
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Bete Tete's first album, "Ji Mo De" was recorded in Jiangxi, Ganzhou, China during the winter of 2006, designed as a play on verbal structure developed in mandarin. |
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Bete Tete:
Bai Yan [2 CDs]
(escape from dude mountain)
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The 2nd release from Bete Tete is a heavier affair, with more low end and synthetic concepts, field recordings from all over China, samples from beyond, and a hopeful struggle. |
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Eno, Brian + David Byrne:
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts [VINYL]
(Nonesuch)
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Eno & Byrne's groundbreaking album from 1981 fully remastered and on a double 180 gm LP with 7 unreleased tracks plus the multi-track from "Help Me Somebody" and "A Secret Life". |
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Jerman, Jeph and Doug Theriault:
Tathata
(Nitkie)
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Sound artist Jeph Jerman & guitarist Doug Theriault have collaborated over the last decade, performing live and releasing several albums; here they perform live at dream attic in Portland, OR. |
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Lutnahimat:
Erosions
(Aural Terrains)
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Lutnahimat is the London-based project of composer/sound sculptor Ian S. in a work mixing electronic self-built instruments with sound samples recorded in India and Cameroon. |
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Rock/RIO/Prog:
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Cleveland, Barry:
Hologramatron
(MoonJune Records)
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A modern avant rock protest album with a line-up including Gino Robair, Michael Manring, Celso Alberti, Amy X Neuburg, Robert Powell, Deborah Holland and Erdem Helvacioglu. |
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douBt :
Never Pet A Burning Dog
(MoonJune Records)
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With a Canterbury meets free-jazz flair (and a visit from Richard Sinclair), pianist Alex Maguire's douBt is a power electric jazz trio of great knowledge and versatility. |
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Gawa, Matta:
bA
(Engine)
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Matta Gawa is guitarist Edward Ricart and drummer Sam Lohman, Washington, DC based rock improvisers creating music they describe as "cinematic chunks of post-hardcore improvised sound". |
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Hush Arbors:
Yankee Reality
(Ecstatic Peace)
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Keith Wood's Hush Arbors with bassist Jason Ajemian, guitarist Leon Dufficy, and drummer Ryan Sawyer, in their 2nd Ecstatic Peace album of driving avant-folk songs and instrumental sections. |
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Kayo Dot:
Stained Glass
(Hydra Head)
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Kayo Dot in an extended work that explores and extends in lyrical and sonic approaches, aided by original Kayo Dot lyricist Jason Byron and Secret Chiefs 3/Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance. |
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Many Arms:
Missing Time
(Engine)
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Many Arms (Nick Millevoi/John Deblase/Ricardo Lagomasino) is an improvising power rock trio from Philadelphia in the SST tradition, with strong melodies and impressive playing. |
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Southworth, John:
Human Cry
(Barnyard)
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Songwriter/singer John Southworth, supremely crafted, elegiac songs featuring Barnyard artists Justin Haynes on guitar, Jean Martin on drums and Andrew Downing on bass. |
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Sun City Girls:
Dante's Disneyland Inferno [3 LP BOX]
(GET BACK)
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Dark and twisted music and lyrics/stories by SSG, with a variety of instrumental moods: bongo bohemia, C&W, lounge swing-swong, ooga-booga rock, children's melodies and all things in between. |
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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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Recent Reviews:
Mary Halvorson Quintet:
Saturn Sings
(Firehouse 12)
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Chris Dadge:
A Moth That Smiles As It Burns Is Better Than You
(Bug Incision)
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Gurumaniax:
Psy Valley Hill
(Bureau B)
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Karl Berger:
Strangely Familiar
(Tzadik)
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Geoff Leigh & Yumi Hara:
Upstream
(Moonjune)
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David S. Ware:
Saturnian
(Aum Fidelity)
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