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UPDATE
July 7, 2011
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Independence and freedom, attributes of creative artists on the path to new music!
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Essential Labels
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ACK Recordings
Between Worlds Music
Broken Research
Bug Incision
Carrier Records
Cold Spring Records
Die Schachtel
Editions Mego
hatOLOGY
Illegal Art
Important Records
Konnex
Leo
Matchless
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Not Two
OHM
Pogus
Porter Records
Red Toucan
Savant
Signal to Noise
Silber Media
Smalltown Superjazzz
Terp (Konkurrent/Fishtank)
Thirsty Ear
Tzadik
Weird Forest
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Creative Artists
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7K Oaks
Ambarchi & O'Rourke
Anderson/Bennink/Doran
Battikha/Waddell/....
bst.cr
Bynum/Morris/Schoenbeck
Joe Chambers
Xavier Charles & Terrie Ex
Chris Dingman
DuH
Duplant/Lenglet/Widham
Eco D'alberi
Electric Bird Noise
Eskelin/ Parkins/ Black
Evans/Wooley
Ellen Fullman
Hertenstein/Heberer/...
Hubbub
Klezmerson
Ex Guitars Meet
Nilssen-Love/
Vandermark
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Levin-Decanini, Anthony
M.B.
Machinefabriek
Memorize the Sky
Merzbow
David Payne
People Like Us
Ivo Perelman Quartet
Pet Bottle Ningen
phlimm
Rutherford/Muller/Eisenstadt
Shipp/Beans/Parker/HPrizm
Warren Smith
Azalia Snail
The Thing w/ O'Rourke
The Thing w/ Yoshihide
Undivided
Various Artists
Zorn: Ribot/Dunn
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Jazz & Improvisation
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7K Oaks: Entelechy
(Die Schachtel)
This is the 2nd release by the experimental/free-jazz quartet 7k Oaks with Alfred Harth, Fabrizio Spera, Luca Venitucci, and Massimo Puillo, recorded in concert at the InterAct Festival in Hasselt.
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Anderson, Ray / Han Bennink / Christy Doran: A B D
(hatOLOGY)
Combining two hatART CDs from '94 & '96, the trio of trombonist Anderson, drummer Bennink and guitarist Doran bring together contrasting approaches with intense skill and improvisatory wit.
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Battikha / Waddell / Vipond / Lebel: Corse
(Bug Incision)
Electroacoustic improv from the quartet of trumpeter Philippe Battikha, laptop artist Matthew Wadell, drummer Sam Vipond and trombinist/saxophonist Etienne Lebel.
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bst.cr: bst.cr
(Bug Incision)
The unusual and challenging trio of Ben Bennett on drumheads, Ryan Jewell on snare, Wilson Shook on alto sax, and guest Mara Sedlins on viola performing at Seattle's Gallery 1412.
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Bynum, Taylor Ho / Joe Morris / Sara Schoenbeck: Next
(Porter Records)
Unusual timbres in active yet unflustered explorative avant improv from the NY trio of trumpter Taylor Ho Bynum, guitarist Joe Morris and bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck.
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Chambers, Joe: Horace to Max
(Savant)
Legendary Jazz drummer Joe Chambers in an octet performing a modern and rhythmically propelled take on the music of Horace Silver, Kenny Dorham, Max Roach, Wayne Shorter, Monk, &c.
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Charles, Xavier & Terrie Ex: Addis
(Terp (Konkurrent/Fishtank))
Seven unique duo improvisations between Ex guitarist Terrie and Xavier Charles on clarinet, an adventurous recording from an exotic garden in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
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Dingman, Chris: Waking Dreams
(Between Worlds Music)
NY vibraphonist Chris Dingman (Lehman, Eisenstadt) leading a sextet playing original compositions and one by Joe Chambers, showing Dingman's Blue Note-leaning yet modern take on jazz.
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DuH (Gratkowski / Mezei / Markos / Blume): in just
(Red Toucan)
Drummer Martin Blume put this quartet together by request of the Festival "Scene Ungarn in NRW", choosing frequest associate reed player Gratkowski, cellist Albert Markos, and Markos' pick of violist Szilard Mezei.
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Duplant / Lenglet / Widham: Proverbes
(Bug Incision)
The quasi-trio/mail improv of French improvisers Duplant, a multi-instrumentalist who appears here on percussion and Lenglet, on the guitar, with pianist and junk manipulator Rachael Wadham.
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Eco D'alberi (Marraffa / Braida / Borghini / Spera): Eco D'Alberi
(Porter Records)
Eco D'Alberi is saxophonist Edoardo Marraffa, pianist Alberto Braida, drummer Fabrizio Spera and bassist Antonio Borghini, performing live at the NYC Vision Fest, the "Insolent Noise" fest, and at Taktlos.
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Eskelin, Ellery / Andrea Parkins / Jim Black: One Great Day
(hatOLOGY)
The great trio of tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, accordion/sampler Andrea Parkins and drummer Jim Black in a reissue of their excellent 1996 recording live from at Forum, Wuppertal/Germany.
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Evans, Peter / Nate Wooley: High Society
(Carrier Records)
Two of NY's farthest reaching players - Peter Evans & Nate Wooley - both on amplified trumpet for an album crossing electroacoustic and improvisatory worlds in raw and exhiliarating abstraction.
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Fullman, Ellen: Through Glass Panes
(Important Records)
Long String Instrument artists Ellen Fullman in a 4 works for duo and trio focusing on the detail in the choreography of her notation, using tuning systems designed for complex tones.
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Hertenstein / Heberer / Badenhorst / Niggenkemper: Polylemma
(Red Toucan)
Unusual combinations of bass clarinet and trumpet in a quartet setting blending Joachim Badenhorst and Thomas Heberer, with Pascal Niggenkemper on bass and drummer Joe Hertenstein on drums.
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Hubbub: Whobub [2 CDs]
(Matchless)
A double CD by the French free improvising ensemble Hubbub recording live in 2010: CD1 in concert at Festival Muzzix, La Malterie, Lille; CD2 at Carre Bleu, Poitiers.
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Klezmerson: Siete
(Tzadik)
Mixing Charanga, rock, norteno, cha cha, son, searing electronics, klezmer clarinet and driving rock beats, this large ensemble from Mexico city thrills with their remarkable drive and informed music.
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Lean Left - The Ex Guitars Meet Nilssen-Love/Vandermark Duo: Volume 2
(Smalltown Superjazzz)
Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love join Ex guitarists Andy Moor and Terrie Ex in two balanced and blistering improvisations, the 2nd part of their 2008 concert at Bimhuis in Amsterdam.
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Memorize the Sky: Creeks [VINYL]
(Broken Research)
The trio of percussionist Aaron Siegel, bassist Zach Wallace & reedist Matt Bauder in their LP-only 3rd release exploring textural improvisation and drone-based song forms.
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Payne, David: Nirvana Unplugged
(Bug Incision)
David Payne (Fossils, Slut Mouth, Middle James Co.) solo offers a wasted take on the acoustic guitar, which is mangled, scraped, rubbed, fingered, bent, and subjected to a variety of preparations.
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Perelman, Ivo Quartet: The Hour Of The Star
(Leo)
Saxophonist Ivo Perelman's quartet with pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist Joe Morris, and drummer Gerald Cleaver, an intense, playful and mesmerizing set of Perelman originals.
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Pet Bottle Ningen (Yoshida / Scanlon/ Miller): Pet Bottle Ningen
(Tzadik)
The radical downtown NY trio of Dave Scanlon on guitar, Nonoko Yoshida on sax and Dave Miller on drums, shredding styles and textures with unlikely compositions and fierce improvisation.
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Rutherford / Muller / Eisenstadt: The Zone
(Konnex)
The trio of bassist Torsten Muller, drummer Harris Eisenstadt and trombonist Paul Rutherford performing live at The Center for Contemporary Art in Sante Fe.
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Shipp / Beans / Parker / HPrizm: Knives From Heaven
(Thirsty Ear)
A symbiosis of jazz and hip-hop with live playing from the quartet of NY jazz artists Matthew Shipp and William Parker with the alternative hip group Antipop Consortium's Beans and Hprizm.
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Smith, Warren: Dragon Dave Meets Prince Black Knight From The Darkside Of The Moon
(Porter Records)
Originally released on cassette in 1988 on Smith's own Miff Music label, "Dragon..." is a unique musical statement about the Cold War between the United States and the former Soviet Union.
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Thing, The with Jim O'Rourke: Shinkjuku Growl
(Smalltown Superjazzz)
The Thing (Mats Gustafsson, Ingebright Haker-Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love) meets guitarist Jim O'Rourke performing an insane and demanding show live at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo in 2008.
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Thing, The with Otomo Yoshihide: Shinkjuku Crawl
(Smalltown Superjazzz)
The Thing (Mats Gustafsson, Ingebright Haker-Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love) meets Otomo Yoshihide on guitar live at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo in 2007, for far reaching jazz meets punk meets electroacoustic madness.
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Undivided: Waclaw Zimpel, Bobby Few, Mark Tokar, Klaus Kugel: The Passion
(Not Two)
A fascinating set of compositions writen by reedist Waclaw Zimpel, investigating the themes of passion (and pain) as perceived back to the Middle Ages, in a quartet with Bobby Few, Klaus Kugel, & Mark Tokar.
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Zorn, John / Marc Ribot / Trevor Dunn: Enigmata
(Tzadik)
Twelve bizarre compositional miniatures for the blazing duo of Marc Ribot and Trevor Dunn, combining classical 12-tone lyricism with rock intensity and improvisational madness.
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Levin-Decanini, Anthony: Pairings / Birth Plan [VINYL]
(Broken Research)
Chicago improviser Anthony Levin-Decanini in two multi-part works of unsettling and deconstructed sound work using a roll-up keyboard, xo laptop, and a language master.
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M.B.: Symphony For a Genocide [VINYL]
(Weird Forest)
Maurizio Bianchi's charred brand of industrial noise in a limited edition reproduction of his 1981 Sterile Records working with electronics, effects and rhythms.
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Machinefabriek: Daas
(Cold Spring Records)
A provoking and haunting journey from Machinefabriek (Rutger Zuydervelt), drawing from unreleased and limited releases, now brought to a larger audience in this excellent collection.
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Merzbow: Mini Cycle / Yoshino Tamago / Yonos Bigfoot
(OHM)
A 3" CD live EP from Japanese sound artist Masami Akita (Merzbow), an unusual sound collage using computers and a sampled chorus, with album artwork from Lasse Marhaug.
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People Like Us: Welcome Abroad
(Illegal Art)
People Like Us (Vicki Bennett) in her first solo album in several years, thematic and odd collage based on the concept of displacement after being stranded during the Icelandic volcano eruption.
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phlimm: caffeine withdrawal for experts
(ACK Recordings)
An audio documentary in sound and noise, this album was recorded over the first four days of a heavy caffeine withdrawal, each day represented by a corresponding song.
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Various Artists: Quartet for the End of Space
(Pogus)
Two pieces each from Pauline Oliveros, Francisco Lopez, Doug Van Nort, and Jonas Braasch, recording these dark spacious pieces as an improvisatory quartet at RPI and The Deep Listening Institute.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Electric Bird Noise: The Silber Sessions
(Silber Media)
A collection of southeast darkwave & post rock band Electric Bird Noise (Brian Lea McKenzie) from 2000-2010, cinematic, richly eclectic, and absorbing instrumental music.
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Snail, Azalia: Celestial Respect
(Silber Media)
Hypnotic lo-fi space pop from Azalia Snail, whose 20 year career of 4-track era work is heard in this musical journey paying tribute to the power of the sun & the hope it can bring to us all.
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Books & Magazines
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Signal to Noise: Issue #62, Summer 2011
(Signal to Noise)
The final quarterly issue of Signal to Noise, with ICP Orchestra on the cover and articles about Liturgy, Tim-Lag, Andrew Ford, Erdem Helvacioglu, Nick Hennies.
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Squidco Free Improvisation Summer Sale - Save 20% or More!
While quantities last, sale ends Sunday, July 10 at 23:59 EST.
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The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine,
featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.
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Recent Reviews
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Phillips / Jauniaux / Goldstein:
Birds Abide
(Victo)
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Joane Hetu:
Recites de neige
(Ambiances Magnetiques)
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Hayward / Park / Smith / Coxhill:
Mathilde 253
(Slam Productions)
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The Resonance Ensemble:
Kafka in Flight
(Not Two)
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Evans / Pluta / Altieri:
sum and difference
(Carrier Records)
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Dresser, Mark:
Sonic Brotherhood
(Kadima)
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In Stock and Ready to Ship
(descriptions in an upcoming mailing)
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Ambarchi, Oren & Robbie Avenaim:
Dream Request [VINYL]
(Bo Weavil Recordings) |
Ayler, Albert:
Spirits [VINYL]
(KLIMT) |
Ayler, Albert:
Swing Low Sweet Spiritual [VINYL]
(KLIMT) |
Bach, Johann Sebastian:
Musikalisches Opfer
(Edition Rz) |
Barn Owl:
Shadowland [VINYL]
(Thrill Jockey) |
Corner, Philip:
Pieces from The Past
(Pogus) |
d'Angiolini, Giuliano:
Simmetrie Di Ritorno
(Edition Rz) |
Diaz-Infante / St. Chaos / Bohol:
The Long Await Between Collapsed Lungs
(PAX) |
Eisenstadt, Harris:
Fight or Flight
(newsonic) |
Eisenstadt, Harris:
The Soul and Gone
(482 Music) |
Erikm & Luc Ferrari:
Visitation [VINYL]
(PLANAM) |
Estamos Ensemble:
jimpani kustakwa ka jankwariteecheri
(Edgetone) |
Evangelisti, Franco:
[2 CDs]
(Edition Rz) |
Gaber, Harley:
Indra's Net
(Edition Rz) |
Gaber, Harley:
The Winds Rise In The North
(Edition Rz) |
Johansson, Sven-Ake:
Cymbals In The Night [VINYL]
(Broken Research) |
John Cage:
The Works for Percussion 1 [DVD AUDIO & DVD]
(Mode) |
Julius, Rolf:
(Halb) Schwarz
(Edition Rz) |
Kese, Tiari:
Ave
(&Records) |
Koenig, Gottfried Michael :
Gottfried Michael Koenig
(Edition Rz) |
Kosk, Patrick:
Mondweib
(Edition Rz) |
Kusiolek / Sjarov / Wojcinski / Kugel:
Nuntium
(Not Two) |
Labrosse / Lauzier / Tanguay:
Paletuvier (rouge)
(&Records) |
Lang, Klaus:
einfalt.stille
(Edition Rz) |
Lang, Klaus:
Trauermusiken
(Edition Rz) |
Martel / Lauzier / Tetreault:
Xyz
(&Records) |
Merzbow:
Live Magnetism
(Caminante) |
Merzbow / Elliott Sharp:
Tranz
(Caminante) |
Merzbow / Mamiffer / House Of Low Culture:
Lou Lou...In Tokyo [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Sige) |
Merzbow/ Jamie Saft:
Merzdub
(Caminante) |
Morrow, Charlie:
Toot! [3 CDs]
(XI) |
Orchestra Of The National Center For Korean Traditional Performing Arts, The:
Yomillak: The Selection Of Korean Classical Music
(Edition Rz) |
Palestine, Charlemagne & Joachim Montessuis:
Voxorgachitectronumputer
(Sub Rosa) |
Patterson, Ben:
Born In The State Of FLUX/us [2 CDs]
(Alga Marghen) |
Riedl, Josef Anton :
Klangregionen 1951-2007
(Edition Rz) |
Rueckert, Jochen :
Somewhere Meeting Nobody
(Pirouet) |
Tripwire:
Tripwire
(Generate Records) |
Ullmann, Jakob:
Voice, Books and Fire 3
(Edition Rz) |
Various Artists:
Avant Marghen Vol. 4 [7LP BOX]
(Alga Marghen) |
Various Artists:
Clara Maïda: In Corpore Vili 2003-2008
(Edition Rz) |
Various Artists:
Speculative Solution [CD/BOOK]
(Editions Mego) |
Various Artists:
Tesla: Werkstatt_Klangapparate
(Edition Rz) |
Various Artists: Horatiu Radulescu:
20 Jahre Inventionen
(Edition Rz) |
Various Artists: Lang, Klaus / Arditti String Quartet:
20 Jahre Inventionen III
(Edition Rz) |
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Squidco Storefront
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