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UPDATE
August 18, 2011
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"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity."-Charles Mingus
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Essential Labels
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Barnyard
Blaq Lghtn
Dephine Knormal Musik / EvanderMusic
Dirter Productions
Doxy
Edition Rz
Editions Mego
Flying Note
Gigante Sound
Important Records
Jazzwerkstatt
Kicks Books
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Koolarrow Records
Leo
Multikulti Project
Newartists
NoBusiness
Not Two
Pirouet
Prismal
Soldier of the Road
Soma
Touch
Ugexplode
United One
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Creative Artists
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Billy Bang Survival Ensemble
Beaks Plinth and Scott Caligure
Anthony Braxton
Braxton/Rhodes
John Cage
Bill Carrothers
John Coltrane
Cook/Hobbs
Connie Crothers
Daisy/Vandermark
Elton Dean Ninesense +
Beckett/Miller/Moholo
Kali. Z. Fasteau
Fennesz
Gould/Blum
Bernard Josse
Achim Kaufmann
Kenney & Kang
Kruglov/Tarasov
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Linberg/Davis/Norton
Merzbow
Nurse With Wound
Oberg/Evan Parker
Parker/Neal/Sorbara
Eliane Radigue
Horatiu Radulescu
Saint Dirt Elementary School
Schlippenbach/Schoof
Matthew & Morris
Soko Steidle
Moe! Staiano
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Sun Ra
Ta Lam 11
(Gebhard Ullmann)
Vainio, Mika
Weasel Walter
Wooley/Corsano/Yeh
Wooley/Looney/
Smith/Walter
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Bang, Billy Survival Ensemble: Black Man's Blues / New York Collage [2 CDs]
(NoBusiness)
Never before released material from 1977 of Billy Bang's seminal NY loft band, Survival Ensemble: 2 CDs and a 40 page booklet of essays, images and flyers - essential!
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Braxton, Anthony / Ann Rhodes: GTM (Syntax) 2003 [2 CDs]
(Leo)
Anthony Braxton's Ghost Trance Music (GTM) in two compositions (numbers 339 and 340) performed by Braxton on multiple reeds and classically trained experimental vocalist Ann Rhodes.
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Braxton, Anthony: GTM (Outpost) 2003 [2 CDs]
(Leo)
Two GTM compositions from saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton: Composition 255, a duo with saxophonist Chris Jonas; and Composition 265, performed by the same duo with vocalist Molly Sturges.
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Carrothers Trio, Bill: A Night At The Village Vanguard
(Pirouet)
Pianist Bill Carrothers' trio with Nicolas Thys on bass, and Dre Pallemaerts on drums, in a 2 CD live recording of their beautiful set at The Village Vanguard in 2009, relaxed jazz in a Bill Evans mode.
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Cook, Laurence and Jim Hobbs: Tragedies of Love
(Blaq Lghtn)
Duos from Boston area players percussionist Laurence Cook and alto saxophonist Jim Hobbs performing live at Outpost 186t in 2009 in beautifully paced and capitvating dialog.
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Crothers, Connie : Band Of Fire
(Newartists)
Connie Crother's quintet with Richard Tabnik, Roy Cambell, Roger Mancuso and Ken Filiano performing live at NYC's The Stone in 2010, free improvisation from some of NY's finest.
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Daisy, Tim and Ken Vandermark: The Conversation
(Multikulti Project)
Drummer Tim Daisy & multi-reedist Ken Vandermark in their second duo album, improvising live at Velvet Lounge and at Elastic in Chicago in 2010 & 2011, remarkable and creative conversation.
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Dean, Elton Ninesense + Beckett / Miller / Moholo: Ninesense Suite
(Jazzwerkstatt)
Two distinct recordings: an amazing live Elton Dean Ninesense concert from Germany, 1981; and the sublime trio of Harry Beckett, Harry Miller and Louis Moholo live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz, 1982.
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Fasteau, Kali. Z.: An Alternate Universe
(Flying Note)
The trio of multi-wind player Kali Fasteau, bassist William Parker, and drummer Cindy Blackman in an album of collective improvisation with a global scope and profound intensity.
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Fasteau, Kali. Z.: Prophecy: The Whale And The Elephant Trade Notes On The State Of The World
(Flying Note)
Flying Note Records reissues with new artwork multi-instrumentalist Kali Fasteau's 1993 impressive world jazz release with Willliam Parker, Ronnie Burrage, Ron McBee, &c.
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Josse, Bernard: Soldier of the Road - A Portrait of Peter Brotzmann [DVD]
(Soldier of the Road)
A PAL format DVD directed by Bernard Josse looking into the life and music of saxophonist Peter Brotzmann, with appearances by Fred Van Hove, Evan Pakrer, Han Bennink, Ken Vandermark, Mats Gustafsson, Joe McPhee, &c. &c.
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Kaufmann, Achim: Verivyr
(Pirouet)
German pianist Achim Kaufmann's trio with Valdi Kolli on bass and NY drummer Jim Black in a nuanced album that flows with alluring melody and creative fire, music of discovery and power.
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Kruglov, Alexey / Vladimir Tarasov: In Tempo
(United One)
Reed and drum duos from Alexey Krugolov on alto and tenor sax and bassett horn, and drummer/percussionist Vladimir Tarasov, recording in the studio in Moscow, 2010.
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Linberg / Davis / Norton: John Lindberg's Tripolar
(Jazzwerkstatt)
Amazing grooves from the NY trio of bassist John Lindberg, saxophonist Don Davis, and drummer/vibraophonist Kevin Norton recording live at Roulette Intermedium in 2010.
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Oberg, Uwe and Evan Parker: Full Bloom
(Jazzwerkstatt)
Wiesbaden pianist Uwe Oberg and British saxophonist Evan Parker in a set of sophisticated and informed improvisations performing live at Kulturforum Wiesbaden.
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Parker / Neal / Sorbara: At Somewhere There
(Barnyard)
British saxophonist Evan Parker came to Toronto in 2009 as a guest of the AIMToronto (Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto) Interface Series, recording his trio with Wes Neal (double bass) and Joe Sorbara (drums).
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Schlippenbach, Alexander Von / Manfred Schoof: Blue Hawk
(Jazzwerkstatt)
The duo of pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach and trumpet player Manfred Schoof, who have worked together since the 60s, here playing original pieces and pieces by Aki Takase, Vernon Duke, and Monk.
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Shipp, Matthew & Joe Morris: Broken Partials
(Not Two)
Pianist Matthew Shipp and Joe Morris, playing bass and bowed bass for this session, met in the Roulette Studio in NYC in 2010 to record these engaging spontaneous compositions.
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Soko Steidle: Maximum Boredom
(Jazzwerkstatt)
Drummmer Oliver Steidle's quartet with Rudi Mahall (bass clarinet), Jan Roder (bass) and Henrik Walsdorff (alto saxophone) in 8 original free improv compositions recorded in the studio.
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Ta Lam 11 (Gebhard Ullmann): Mingus!
(Jazzwerkstatt)
Gebhard Ullman pays homage to Charles Mingus in a ten piece horn plus accordion band, orchestrating and re-imagining 8 essential Mingus pieces into Ullman's vision.
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Walter, Weasel: Apocalyptik Paranoia
(Ugexplode)
A studio album of unpredictably paranoid and intense improv from drummer Weasel Walters with an all-star cast including Henry Kaiser, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Peter Evans, Greg Kelley and Forbes Graham.
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Wooley / Corsano / Yeh: The Seven Storey Mountain
(Important Records)
Turbulent and ecstatic electronic improvisation in the 2nd installment of Seven Storey Mountain with Nate Wooley on amplified trumpet and tape, drummer Chris Corsano , and violinist C. Spencer Yeh.
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Wooley / Looney / Smith / Walter: Scowl
(Ugexplode)
Three improvised masters join together for this intense, noisy studio session, a powerful, cacophonous blast of sound warping guitar, bass and drums beyond recognition!
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Experimental/Electronic
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Beaks Plinth and Scott Caligure: Flameout
(Gigante Sound)
Inspired by Jack Nitzsche's soundtrack for the 1984 sci-fi classic "Starman", Bay Area slow-vinylist composer Beaks Plinth (Jared Blum) collaborates with San Diego synthesist Scott Caligure.
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Fennesz: Seven Stars [10" VINYL]
(Touch)
Using acoustic and electric guitars, bass, synths and computers, Fennesz, along with Steven Hess on drums, in a 10" LP that engages in warm tones and lovely shifting sonic development.
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Gould, Bill / Jared Blum: The Talking Book
(Koolarrow Records)
Gigante Sounds's Jared Blum and Faith No More bassist Bill Gould collaborate on this album of dark drones and grainy guitar, a tense and eerie album of dark beauty.
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Merzbow: Live at Henie Onstad Art Centre
(Prismal)
Merzbow recorded this 42 minute performance at the Henie Onstad Art Centre in 2009 for the exhibition "Kurt Schwitters in Norway, which was mixed and mastered by Lasse Marhaug.
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Nurse With Wound: Salt: Music From The Horse Hospital [VINYL]
(Dirter Productions)
"Salt" was created as a continuous backdrop to Steven Stapleton and David Tibet's art exhibition and installation at the Horse Hospital gallery, Russell Square, London 2002.
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Radigue, Eliane: Transamorem Transmortem
(Important Records)
Radigue premiered this work at NYC's The Kitchen in 1974, a large installation work where 4 sources play this monophonic recording as listeners are affected by subtle frequency variations as they move about the space.
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Staiano, Moe!: Tape Music [VINYL]
(Dephine Knormal Musik / EvanderMusic)
Moe! Staiano (ex-Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) in a limited LP of tape music recorded at the 2007 San Francisco Tape Music Festival, and the Norcal NoiseFest in Sacramento.
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Vainio, Mika: Life (...It Eats You Up)
(Editions Mego)
A disturbing and raw album from Mika Vainio using guitar as a primary source in 10 tracks of rhythm and noise, including a cover version of Iggy Pop and The Stooges "Open Up and Bleed".
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Kenney, Jessika & Eyvind Kang: Aestuarium [VINYL]
(Soma)
Vocalist Kenney & violist Kang in a reissue of their meditation inspired by Gaelic psalmery, Tibetan notational gestures, and the microtonality of the tetrachord.
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Saint Dirt Elementary School: Abandoned Ballroom
(Barnyard)
The chamber rock 8 piece Saint Dirt Elementary School ensemble in their second release on Barnyard, superb sophisticated compositions reminiscent of L'Ensemble Raye or Conventum.
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Compositional
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Cage, John: The 25-Year Retrospective Concert Of The Music Of John Cage [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Doxy)
A magnificent issue of Cage's 25 year retrospective concert at NY's Town Hall in 1958, bringing together Cage's major themes and concepts to date, with performers including Merce Cunningham, David Tudor, &c.
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Radulescu, Horatiu : 20 Jahre Inventionen
(Edition Rz)
Horatiu Radulescu's String Quartet No 4, opus 33 (1976-87) performed by the Arditti String Quartett at IRCAM/Centre Pompidou Paris in 1996.
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Stockhausen, Karlheinz: Mantra [2 LPs]
(Doxy)
Stockhausen's 1970 "Mantra" is a duet for piano written for the Donaueschingen Festival, where both pianists play ring-modulated pianos, cymbals, and a wood block, and one pianist controls a recording of Morse code.
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Books & Magazines
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Sun Ra: This Planet Is Doomed: The Science Fiction Poetry of Sun Ra Book
(Kicks Books)
Collects the science-fiction poetry of Sun Ra as transcribed from tape recordings and other Sun Ra Archives by Michael Anderson; forward by Amiri Baraka.
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Vinyl Reissues
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Coltrane / Burrell / Sulieman/ Flanagan: The Cats [VINYL]
(Doxy)
Coltrane, Burrell and Flanagan share the bill for this sextet recording from Detroit, 1957, playing a well balanced set of tunes from hard bop modes to inspired blues.
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Coltrane, John Quartet: Africa/Brass [LP + CD]
(Doxy)
Coltrane's '61 Impulse! album exploring African rhythms in the classic quartet with a 15-piece brass band, here in a 180gm reissue with a bonus CD of the album with 2 additional tracks!
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Coltrane, John: My Favorite Things [LP + CD]
(Doxy)
180gm reissue of Coltrane's seminal soprano sax album from 1960, with the Elvin Jones / McCoy Tyner / Steve Davis line up, a brilliant album that stands the test of time; includes a bonus CD of the entire album.
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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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Outward Bound:
The Path
(Slam)
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Joelle Leandre/ Phillip Greenlief:
That Overt Desire of Object
(Relative Pitch)
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John Zorn:
Ipsissimus
(Tzadik)
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Ivo Perelman Quartet:
The Hour of the Star
(Leo Records)
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EKE:
Live at the BIM
(Red Note)
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Elliott Sharp:
The Velocity of Hue: Live in Cologne [DVD]
(PanRec)
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In Stock and Ready to Ship
(descriptions in an upcoming mailing)
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AIMToronto Orchestra:
Year of the Boar
(Barnyard) |
Arnal / Block / Dugan:
Silver Ash [7" RECORD]
(Generate Records) |
Art Ensemble Of Chicago:
A.A.C.M., Great Black Music / A Jackson In Your House [VINYL]
(BYG RECORDS) |
Bach, Johann Sebastian:
Musikalisches Opfer
(Edition Rz) |
Bailey / Butcher / Robair:
Scrutables
(Weight of Wax) |
Cage, John:
The Works for Percussion 1 [DVD AUDIO & DVD]
(Mode) |
Cascone, Kim:
The Knotted Constellation
(Monotype) |
Chadbourne, Eugene:
Amber And Other Compositions
(Chadula) |
Chadbourne, Eugene:
This Time We Won't Come Back (Gulf War Tour)
(Chadula) |
Crispell, Marilyn / Gerry Hemingway:
Affinities
(Intakt) |
d'Angiolini, Giuliano:
Simmetrie Di Ritorno
(Edition Rz) |
Evangelisti, Franco:
[2 CDs]
(Edition Rz) |
Forbes / Young / Walter:
American Free
(UGEXPLODE) |
Fuchs / Van Hove / Hollinger:
Berliner Begegnung [VINYL]
(FMP) |
Gaber, Harley:
Indra's Net
(Edition Rz) |
Gysegem, Paul Van Sextet:
Aorta
(FUTURAGER) |
Johansson, Sven-Ake:
Cymbals In The Night [VINYL]
(Broken Research) |
Koenig, Gottfried Michael :
Gottfried Michael Koenig
(Edition Rz) |
Kosk, Patrick:
Mondweib
(Edition Rz) |
Kruger, Carl:
Loveday
(Bicephalic) |
Lang, Klaus:
einfalt.stille
(Edition Rz) |
Lang, Klaus:
Trauermusiken
(Edition Rz) |
Lehn, Thomas / Marcus Schmickler:
Live Double Seance [Antaa Kalojen Uida] [LP/DVD]
(Editions Mego) |
Machinefabriek:
SOL SKETCHES
(Machinefabriek) |
Music Unlimited Festival 2009:
Unlimited 23 [DVD]
(Panrec) |
Nabatov, Simon :
plays Herbie Nichols [DVD]
(Panrec) |
Nu Band, The:
Relentlessness / Live at the Sunset
(MARGE ) |
Orchestra Of The National Center For Korean Traditional Performing Arts, The:
Yomillak: The Selection Of Korean Classical Music
(Edition Rz) |
Patterson, Ben:
Born In The State Of FLUX/us [2 CDs]
(Alga Marghen) |
Pontevia, Mathias:
Laminaire
(Un Reve Nu) |
Rampersaud / Shaw / Neal / Martin / Krakawiac:
Halcyon Science130410
(Barnyard) |
Riedl, Josef Anton :
Klangregionen 1951-2007
(Edition Rz) |
Robinson, Eugene S. & Philippe Petit:
The Crying of Lot 69
(Monotype) |
Rova : Zorn:
The Receiving Surfaces [VINYL]
(Metalanguage) |
Scanner & David Rothenberg:
You Can't Get There from Here
(Monotype) |
Sharrock, Sonny:
Monkey-Pockie-Boo
(BYG RECORDS) |
Shepp, Archie:
Live at the Panafrican Festival
(BYG RECORDS) |
Shockabilly:
Live At 10 Foot Henry's
(Chadula) |
Trio 3 + Geri Allen:
Celebrating Mary Lou Williams: Live at Birdland New York
(Intakt) |
Tripwire:
Tripwire
(Generate Records) |
Trophies (Alessandro Bosetti / Tony Buck (The Necks) / Kenta Nagai):
Become Objects of Daily Use
(Monotype) |
Viltard, Guillaume:
Running Away
(Un Reve Nu) |
Wanders, Kris / Mani Neumeier Quintet:
Taken By Surprise
(Not Two Records) |
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