SQUIDCO & THE SQUID'S EAR UPDATE
April 28, 2011
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Two of weeks of amazing new music -
additions in this newsletter include those from labels:
Tzadik,
FMR,
Hat[now]Art,
Incus,
Nessa,
Creative Sources,
Edition Rz,
Recommended Records;
and from artists including
John Zorn,
Paul Dunmall,
Derek Bailey,
Duck Baker,
Anthony Braxton,
Joe McPhee,
Roscoe Mitchell,
William Parker,
Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp,
Gunter Christmann,
The Convergence Quartet,
Eastern Seaboard,
Great Architect,
John Cage,
Stephen Goss,
Ryan Francis,
Machinefabriek,
Arnold Dreyblatt,
Francisco Lopez,
BC Gilbert;
also 180 gram vinyl reissues of Henry Cow, Art Bears, and Faust;
plus the May 2011 issue of The Wire to read while listening!
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IN STORE PERFORMANCE:
This Sunday, May 1st at 8:00 PM, Squidco hosts
Rapoon; Promute; Food World; Khnum. Detailed information can be found
on our website,
or on our
Facebook event listing!
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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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Bailey, Derek:
Live at G's Club - Barcelona Chronicles
(Incus)
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London Scene guitar master Derek Bailey from a 2004 live recording performing solo on electric guitar at G's Club, originally issued as a CDR but here complete on DVD. |
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Baker, Duck:
The Ducks Palace
(Incus)
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American fingerstyle improvising guitarist Duck Baker in a collection of duos and trios recorded from 1993-2004, with Derek Bailey, Cyro Baptista, Roswell Rudd, and John Zorn. |
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Braxton, Anthony & John Mcdonough:
6 Duos (Wesleyan) 2006
(NESSA)
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Legendary saxophonist Anthony Braxton met trumpeter John McDonough at Wesleyan University in 2006 to record these original compositions, plus a march by John Philip Sousa. |
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Christmann / Schipper / Frangenheim:
core
(Creative Sources)
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A free improvisation session with Gunter Christmann on cello and trombone, Alexander Fragenheim on double bass, and extended free vocalist Elke Schipper. |
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Convergence Quartet, The:
Live In Oxford
(FMR)
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The Convergence Quartet (Taylor Ho Bynum, Harris Eisenstadt, Alexander Hawkins and Dominic Lash) in their first FMR CD performing inspired modern jazz live in Oxford. |
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Dunmall / Gibbs / Metcalfe / Rogers:
Sun Inside
(FMR)
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The quartet of Paul Dunmall on soprano sax and bass clarinet; Philip Gibbs on guitar; Neil Metcalf on flute; and Paul Rogers on 7-string bass; a unique orchestration with impressive improvisational results. |
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Dunmall, Paul / Philip Gibbs / Miles Levin:
Manu
(FMR)
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Saxophonist Paul Dunmall steps out again with long standing compatriot guitarist Philip Gibbs and Miles Levin, the son of Mujician drummer Tony Levin, for two extended and awe-inspiring improvisations. |
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Eastern Seaboard, The:
The Sound Power
(Black Saint)
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The trio of drummer Seth Nanaa, bassist Jordan Schranz and tenor saxophonist Brent Bagwell, creative free jazz balancing sonic approaches, punk intensity, and improvising tradition. |
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Gjerstad, Frode / Kevin Norton / David Watson:
Tipples
(FMR)
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Free improvising from saxophonist Frode Gjerstad and vibraphonist Kenvin Norton, recording in the same space as their previous duo CD, but with guitarist David Watson as a 3rd voice. |
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Gluck, Bob:
Something Quiet
(FMR)
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Pianist Bob Gluck in a trio with Joe Giardullo on soprano saxophone and Christopher Dean Sullivan on bass, a delicate album that belies the "quiet" in its title. |
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Great Architect / Moenda:
Masters of Magick / The Lorax [7" VINYL SINGLE]
(Kinnikinnik)
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A split 7" 45 with radical sonic experimenting quartet Great Architect with Brent Bagwell from Eastern Seaboard; and polyrhythmic experimenting quartet Moenda. |
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Great Architect:
[VINYL]
(Kinnikinnik)
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The Great Architect quartet, radical sonic experiments with a free jazz approach referencing Anthony Braxotn and Art Ensemble, in a limited screen printed LP. |
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Jones, Darius & Matthew Shipp:
Cosmic Lieder
(Aum Fidelity)
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A 13-part song cycle from alto saxophonist Darius Jones and pianist Matthew Shipp, an engrossing and emotional journey of beauty and turbulence through sympathetic dialog. |
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Koch / Rohrer / Gianfratti:
aico
(Creative Sources)
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The trio of Hans Koch on clarone and soprano sax, Thomas Rohrer on rabeca, soprano and c-melody sax, and Antonio Panda Gianfratti on percussion; open-ended and active improvisation. |
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McPhee, Joe Survival Unit III:
Syncronicity
(Harmonic Convergence)
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The 2nd release from saxophonist Joe McPhee Survival Unit III with cellist/electronicist Fred Lonberg-Holm and drummer Michael Zerang, documents a fiery performance at Chicago's Hideout in 2007. |
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Mitchell, Roscoe Art Ensemble:
Old/Quartet Sessions [2 CDs]
(Nessa)
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Complete documentation of the 1967 edition of saxophonist/composer Roscoe Mitchell's Art Ensemble with Lester Bowie (trumpet), Malachi Favors (bass) and Phillip Wilson (drums). |
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Parker, William Organ Quartet:
Uncle Joe's Spirit House
(Centering Records)
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William Parker's soul jazz organ quartet with Darryl Foster on sax, Gerald Cleaver on drums, and Cooper-Moore on organ, an album dedicated and written for Parker's Aunt Carrie Lee & Uncle Joe's 65th wedding anniversary! |
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Pedersen / Johannesen / Corsano:
Door to Door
(FMR)
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Live recordings from NMH, Olso in 2009 from the flexible and free trio of saxophonist Kim-Erik Pedersen, guitarist Kim Johannesen, and drummer Chris Corsano. |
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Zorn, John :
The Satyros Play / Cerebrusanik
(Tzadik)
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Two new large works beautifully packaged with a thick booklet: "Visions of Dionysus" with Cyro Baptist and Kenny Wollesen; and "Cerebus" with Peter Evans, David Taylor and Marcus Rojas. |
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Electronic/Experimental:
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Broderick, Peter & Machinefabriek:
Blank Grey Canvas Sky
(Fang Bomb)
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Rotterdam based Machinefabriek and Berliner Peter Broderick in a beautiful collaboration combining instrumental compositions, drone, and heartfelt soundscapes with song structures & vocals. |
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Dreyblatt, Arnold:
Turntable History
(Important Records)
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A recording of a 40-minute multi-channel sound composition, part of an AV installation made using recordings from a Magnetic Resonance Imagining Scanner in Berlin. |
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Gilbert, Bruce:
This Way / The Shivering Man [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Editions Mego)
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A double gatefold 2 LP set reissuing Wire guitarist BC Gilbert's first and second solo albums from 1984 and 1986, beautiful minimal electronic work years ahead of its time. |
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Lopez, Francisco & Zan Hoffman:
Concert For 300 Magnetic Tapes [CASSETTE]
(The Tapeworm)
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A live recombination of sonic materials and recordings from themselves and hundreds of underground artists, released as a limited 1-sided cassette tape. |
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Machinefabriek:
Apollo [3" CD]
(Machinefabriek)
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An alternative edit of the soundtrack for Makino Takashi's film In Your Star, an intense electronic work with beautiful microtonal and digital soundscapes. |
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Machinefabriek:
Vloed
(Cold Spring Records)
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Originally released in 2008 on Sentient Recognition Archive, "Vloed" is a collection of (slightly edited) live performances, recorded between 2006-08 in Amsterdam and Den Haag. |
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Mazal:
Axerico En Selanik
(Tzadik)
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The remarkable French duo of Thomas Baudriller and Emmanuelle Rouvray performing traditional and original Sephardic-Jewish songs in an electronica/dance context, an absorbing twist on tradition. |
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Moser, Michael:
Resonant Cuts: (2 CDs AND BOOK)
(Edition Rz)
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Book and 2 CDs documenting a 2010 concert and sound installation by Carsten Seiffarth and Michael Moser, with Polweschsel & guests (Burkhard Beins, Axel Dorner, &c) performing the concert. |
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Rock/RIO/Prog:
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Art Bears:
Hopes & Fears [VINYL]
(Recommended Records)
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Art Bears are the last incarnation of the group that would have been Henry Cow - Cutler, Frith and Krause joined to work on material intended for Cow and to develop new works in that vein. |
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Faust:
71 Minutes [VINYL]
(Recommended Records)
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Faust's 1971 LP of "lost" and unreleased material that orignially appeared on various LPs from 1986, 1988, and also as part of the Faust "Wuume Years" box. |
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Faust:
The Faust Tapes [VINYL]
(Recommended Records)
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Mining material from recordings made during their 1st two albums and intended for the pleasure of the group & their friends, 1973's "Tapes" has become a classic considered to be some of the band's best work. |
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Henry Cow:
Leg End [VINYL]
(Recommended Records)
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1st release from the extraordinary band of Fred Frith, Tim Hodgkinson, Chris Cutler, John Greaves & Geoff Leigh, influenced by Soft Machine and Zappa but with their own ideals pushing contemporary rock far forward. |
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Henry Cow:
Unrest [VINYL]
(Recommended Records)
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Henry Cow's most experimental and powerful release, after the departure of Geoff Leigh and addition of Lindsay Cooper, incredible instrumental, electronic, improvisational and studio compositions. |
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Compositional:
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Cage, John:
Ryoanji
(Hat [now] ART)
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21 years after visiting the sparse rock and sand garden Ryoan-ji (Peacful Dragon) in Kyoto he wrote this piece, here in a remastered and redesigned 2nd edition. |
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Ensemble Fur Neue Musik Zurich:
Women Composers
(Hat [now] ART)
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The Ensemble Fur Neue Musik Zurich perform the works of modern women composers: Katharina Rosenberger; Ada Gentile; Carmen Maria Carneci; Liza Lim; and Noriko Hisada. |
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Francis, Ryan:
Works for Piano
(Tzadik)
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Modern composer Ryan Anthony Francis in a series of solo piano works performed by Bang on a Can All Star virtuoso pianist Vicky Chow; lush, beautiful and inventive work. |
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Goss, Stephen:
Northern Lights
(FMR)
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An album of beautiful and impressionist musical landscapes: 3 large works in several movements drawing on mythology, visual imagery, and a work for Charles Jencks Garden of Cosmic Speculation. |
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Inventionen 2000 - Berliner Festival Neuer Musik:
2CD (Parallele 12-13) [BOOK + 2 CDs]
(Edition Rz)
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Edition Rz's "Parallele" series in a spiral bound catalog and 2 CDs from the 2000 Berliner Festival Neuer Musik with compositions by Francois Donato, Tom Johnson, Christina Kubisch, Alvin Lucier, &c. |
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Kriwet, Ferdinand:
Hortexte - Radiotexts [3 VINYL LP BOX SET]
(Edition Rz)
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Six radio texts by multimedia artist and poet Ferdinand Kriwet in a beautifully designed 3 LP picture discs luxury box with a 20 page 12"x12" book of text and images. |
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Scherchen, Hermann:
Orchesterproben Ludwig Van Beethoven 6. Sinfonie [VINYL]
(Edition Rz)
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An historical recording of Hermann Scherchen directing the RTSI Orchestra in a rehearsal of Beethoven's 6th Symphony, 1964, one of the works Scherchen is most associated with. |
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Spahlinger, Mathias:
Mathias Spahlinger [VINYL]
(Edition Rz)
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A collection of recordings of the symphonic and electronic compositions of Mathias Spahlinger from 1974-1982 performed by the Radio-Sinfonie-Orchster, Leonardo Quartett, &c. |
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Various Artists:
Sculpted Sound
(FMR)
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Performances and discussion about a series of twenty metal sculptures created by Derek Shiel to be performed on as a set of percussion instruments or to be exhibited as sculpture. |
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Magazine:
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Wire, The:
#327 May 2011 [MAGAZINE]
(The Wire)
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May 2011 issue with Not Not Fun on the cover; plus Herbert Distel; Marvin Gaye; LA Vampires; Lil B; Micachu & The Shapes; Daniel Miller; Odd Future; Pocahaunted; Sam Prekop; &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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Recent Reviews:
Sun Ra:
Space Probe
(Art Yard)
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Carlo De Rosa's Crossfade:
Brain Dance
(Cuneiform)
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Derek Bailey:
More 74
(Incus)
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Jon Rose & Veryan Weston:
Tunings & Tunes
(Hermes Discorbie)
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Rafael Toral:
Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance
(Touch)
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Dunmall / Edwards / Gibbs / Sanders:
Boundless
(FMR)
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