SQUIDCO & THE SQUID'S EAR UPDATE
March 31, 2011
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Spring struggles to warm our hemisphere, so we're inside listening to excellent music from great labels like:
Tzadik,
Not Two,
NEOS,
hatOLOGY,
Maya,
CIMP,
Pirouet,
Matchless,
Chadula,
Wergo,
Mikroton,
Editions Mego,
Kranky,
Important Records,
Sub Rosa,
Sublime Frequencies;
and from artists including
Nate Wooley,
Taylor Ho Bynum,
Tomas Ulrich,
The Resonance Ensemble,
Pete Robbins,
Rova Saxophone Quartet,
Ganelin Trio Priority,
Anthony Braxton,
Agusti Fernandez,
Barry Guy,
Ramon Lopez,
William Parker,
Michael Marcus,
Russ Lossing,
Steve Lacy,
Jason Kahn,
Eugene Chadbourne,
Tatsuya Nakatani,
Ned Rothenberg & Masahiko Sato,
Okkyung Lee,
Bill Laswell,
Kawabata Makoto,
Merzbow,
Francisco Lopez,
Tim Hecker,
Mats Gustafsson,
Jim O'Rourke;
plus the latest issues of The Wire and MusicWorks to read while listening!
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This and next week we have three in-store performances for Wilmington area customers and enthusiasts:
Squidco Presents Eugene Chadbourne & Tatsuya Nakatani
Squidco Presents The Harris Eisenstadt Quintet
Squidco Hosts more states; subscape annex; authorless; caucasians
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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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Allum & Prevost:
Penumbrae
(Matchless)
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AMM percussionist Eddie Prevost playing all bowed sources in a subtle and ringing duet of bowing approaches with violinist Jennifer Allum of the London Post Quartet. |
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Black Artists Group:
In Paris, Aries 1973 [VINYL]
(Rank Records)
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1st reissue of this exceptional 70s free improvising group with members including Bakida Carroll, Oliver Lake and Joseph Bowie, originally issued on LP in 1973 on a private label. |
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Braxton, Anthony / Ben Opie:
Duets (Pittsburgh) 2008 [2 CDs]
(OMP Recordings)
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Stalwart avant-garde master Anthony Braxton meets fellow reedman Ben Opie in a pair of extended duet sessions: a Ghost Trance Musics work, and a late GTM work. |
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Cooper / Abrahams / Kurzmann / Delius / Thomas / Dafeldecker / Buck:
Hammeriver
(Mikroton Recordings)
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Australian harpist Clare Cooper's Hammeriver approaches improvisation from unusual angles, in collaboration with Clayton Thomas, Chris Abrahams and Tony Buck, Werner Dafeldecker, Tobias Delius and Christof Kurzmann. |
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Fernandez / Guy / Lopez:
Morning Glory + Live In New York (Bonus CD)
(Maya)
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Graceful and evolved compositions from the trio of pianist Agusti Fernandez, bassist Barry Guy and drummer Ramon Lopez, with a bonus live disc from NYC's Jazz Standard, 2009. |
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Ganelin Trio Priority:
Visions (Live at the Visions Festival XII, New York City, 2007)
(SoLyd Records)
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Vyacheslav Ganelin's Trio Priority with Klaus Kugel on drums and Petra Vysniasukas on soprano sax performing live at the 12th Vision Festival in NYC, 2007. |
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Held, Pablo:
Glow
(Pirouet)
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German pianist Pablo Held in a beautiful release of powerful and elegant compositions realized with a 10 piece band including Henning Sieverts, Niels Klein, Sebastian Gille, &c. |
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Kahn / Muller / Wolfarth:
Limmat
(Mikroton Recordings)
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The 2nd CD from the electroacoustic trio of Gunter Muller, Jason Kahn & Christian Wolfarth, an entrancing and mysterious set of extended and unedited improvisations. |
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Lacy, Steve Five:
Blinks...Zurich 1983
(hatOLOGY)
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Reissue of this 1983 live outing of the Steve Lacy Five, an incredible and sophisticated band with Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel and Oliver Johnson performing Lacy compositions. |
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Lee, Okkyung:
Noisy Love Songs
(Tzadik)
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Cellist and Downtown NY mainstay Okkyung Lee in an album of intimate chamber pieces that combine written music with noise improvisation, for an ensemble including Ikue Mori, Peter Evans, Craig Taborn, &c. |
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Lossing, Russ Trio:
Oracle
(hatOLOGY)
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Pianist Lossing's Brooklyn-based trio with bassist Masa Kamaguchi and drummer Billy Mintz, improvising with a unique language of "interdependence, functionality, and expressiveness". |
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Marcus, Michael:
For Yes!
(Not Two Records)
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NY multi-reedist Michael Marcus (Cosmosamatics), here on clarinet, in a large ensemble including Lenwood Turner on trumpet & John Austria on Rhodes piano, performing original and intricate compositions. |
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Parker, William & ICI Ensemble:
Winter Sun Crying
(NEOS Music)
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Composer and bassist William Parker joins forces with the Munich based ICI Ensemble to create a work specially tailored to their unique strengths and improvisational approach. |
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Resonance Ensemble, The:
Kafka In Flight
(Not Two)
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Ken Vandermark's large Resonance ensemble with Steve Swell, Dave Rempis, Magnus Broo, Mikolaj Trzaska, Tim Daisy, &c. in three incredible and expanded works recorded live in Poland. |
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Robbins, Pete Unnamed Quartet:
Live in Brooklyn
(Not Two)
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Alto saxophonist Robbins in a free improvising and powerful New York quartet with Nate Wooley on trumpet, Daniel Levin on cello, and Jeff Davis on drums. |
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Rothenberg, Ned & Masahiko Sato:
Decisive Action
(EWE-BAJ)
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NY reedist Ned Rothenberg and Japanese pianist Masahiko Sato in a superb set of duo recordings playing both free/open improvisation and idiomatic pieces including Monk's "Epistrophy" - superb! |
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Rova Saxophone Quartet:
Planetary
(United One/SoLyd Records)
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The Rova Saxophone Quartet in an incredible album of structured compositions, weaving dialogs that orbit and interact with remarkable rhythmic, melodic and technical skill. |
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Ulrich, Tomas Cargo Cult With Rolf Sturm & Michael Bisio:
Discovers
(CIMP)
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Cellist Ulrich's Cargo Cult with Michael Bisio on bass and Rolf Sturm on guitar in their 4th release, here in an album of original compositions from all 3 members of the trio. |
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Wooley / Ho Bynum With Filiano / Fujiwara:
The Throes
(CIMP)
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Two young generation horn players, Nate Wooley and Taylor Ho Bynum, meet bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Tomas Fujiwara for a set of original compositions contributed by each band member. |
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Yannatou, Savina + Barry Guy:
Attikos
(Maya)
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Subtle duets between European free improvising bassist Barry Guy and Greek free vocalist Savina Yannatou in a progression of works based on the ascension of a vertical architectural space. |
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Electronic/Experimental:
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Akita / Gustaffson / O'Rourke:
One Bird Two Bird [VINYL]
(Editions Mego)
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Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson and Jim O'Rourke, legendary figures of experimental music, meet in the studio in Tokyo, 2009, to create this LP-only release of "face-melting intensity". |
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Courtis / Genovart / Kurzmann / Reche:
Palmar Zahler
(Mikroton Recordings)
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A quartet of electronic and acoustic improvisers in six spacious and graceful soundscapes, beautifully drifting works of hallucinatory tones. |
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Hecker, Tim:
Ravedeath, 1972 [2 VINYL LPs]
(Kranky)
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Recorded in a church in Reykjavik and using a pipe organ as the primary sound source, Hecker's double LP is in part an attempt to confront a pervasive negativity surrounding music. |
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Laswell, Bill:
Dub of the Passover
(Tzadik)
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Bill Laswell and David Solid Gould in a dub project, connecting Rasta and Jewish traditions through Passover seder songs using Laswell's imaginative dubs as the background. |
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Lopez, Francisco & Maurizio Bianchi:
KRMN
(Important Records)
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Working with the same source material, sound artists Maurizio Bianchi & Francisco Lopez create individual works produced from the impartial de-oxidation of sonorous carbon-containing modular compounds. |
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Lopez, Francisco:
Untitled #244
(Sub Rosa)
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Sound artist Francisco Lopez' "untitled #244" is composed of original environmental recordings from underwater and abovewater locations at the Parana and Paraguay rivers. |
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Merzbow:
Jigokuhen: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 14 [VINYL]
(Important Records)
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The final installment in Merzbow's Bird Series, inspired by Olivier Messiaen "Catalogue D'Oiseaux", originally released in 13 monthly issues and completed here on the 2nd anniversary of the project. |
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Mr. Stonecipher:
Forgiveness
(Obscura Art & Records)
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Contrasts of noise exploration and melodic interventions from Mr. Stonecipher, aka Ryan Lewis, employing a variety of approaches to soundwork both attractive and brutal. |
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Somnaphon:
Florida
(ACK Recordings)
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The third part of Somnaphon's trilogy, a complex record that ranges from destructive sounds to convoluted construction of rhythm and noise, with the Pony Grabbers on 1 track. |
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Somnaphon:
Sarasota
(ACK Recordings)
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Somnaphon's dark sound work, the 2nd part of a trilogy made from broken clips of melody, clanging metal and found sounds, composed from disturbances in an active haunted house. |
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Various Artists:
Cape Fear Noise
(Bicephalic)
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A limited edition hand painted & numbered compilation featuring Bicephalic and ACK Recording noise artists Carl Kruger, Ryan Lewis, Allison Parker and August Traeger. |
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Rock/RIO/Prog:
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Chadbourne, Eugene & Tatsuya Nakatani:
Bigger Country Boobs
(Chadula)
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On the surface, a set of country and western covers from Doc Chad and percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani, but underneath: complex and demanding playing with detailed free improvisation. |
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Chadbourne, Eugene:
Dead Country
(Konnex)
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Doc Chad's 'Turkish Delight', a quintet with musicians from Turkey, performing original material and one traditional number; thick country improvisation bridging two countries! |
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Chadbourne, Eugene:
ECs'
(Chadula)
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A collection of excellent and unusual original songs played on 25 instruments, the album named after a small town in Hungary where Doc Chad spent time some summers ago. |
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Neumeier, Mani & Kawabata Makoto:
Samurai Blues
(Bureau B)
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Tempestuous guitars and thundering drums from Guru Guru founder, drummer Mani Neumeier, in an acid rock duo with founder and guitarist of Acid Mothers Temple, Kawabata Makoto. |
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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:
Uchihashi Kazuhisa / Tatsuya Yoshida:
Improvisations 3
(Magaibutsu)
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Earle Brown:
Synergy
(Hat [now] ART)
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Tim Brady / Martin Messier:
24 Frames - Trance [CD & DVD]
(Ambiances Magnetiques)
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ONJT+ (Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Trio Plus):
Lonely Woman
(Doubtmusic)
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Fred Frith:
Live in Japan
(ReR/Fred Records)
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Tommy Meier Root Down:
The Master and the Rain
(Intakt)
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of more than 6,000 new items, plus hundreds of discounted, used, and promotional items
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so if you're in the North Carolina coastal region make sure to stop by and say hello,
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