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UPDATE
September 15, 2011
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"A series of vibrations. What does it matter, the source of the catalyst?"
-Wayne Shorter
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Essential Labels
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Another Timbre
Blue Chopsticks
Chadula
Cold Spring Records
D.O.C. Records
Edition Rz
erstwhile
FMP
FMR
Ftarri
hatOLOGY
Important Records
Inner City
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Innocent Records
JVTLANDT
Lulu
Old News
Potlatch
Roeba
Rune Grammofon
Scared Records
Smog Veil
Sublime Frequencies
The Wire
Tzadik
Wergo
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Creative Artists
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Akiyama/Kawai
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
Bradford-Carter Quintet
Eugene Chadbourne
Jeremiah Cymerman
The Emetics
Franco Evangelisti
Farmer/Kilymis/
Hughes/Cornford
Bob Gluck Trio
Kurt Gottschalk
Guionnet/Murayama
Guthrie/Chabala
Hirsch/Uchihashi
Howe/Grubbs
Erkin Koray
Lash/Farmer/Hughes
Merzbow & Z'EV
MOHA!
Murayama/Rives
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Toshimaru Nakamura
Nauseef/Mori/Evan Parker/Laswell
Nemeth Anett
Nurse With Wound/Larsen
Jim O'Rourke
Josef Anton Riedl
Rocket From The Tombs
Jamie Saft
Saunders/Thomas/Parkinson/
Davies/Chase/Davies
(Edges Ensemble)
Shockabilly
Souleyman Omar
Karlheinz Stockhausen
The Subliminator
Tamakara/Pupillo/
Nilssen-Love
Tierce #2
Unami/Kawaguchi
Winter/Chabala
The Wire
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Akiyama, Tetuzi / Takuji Kawai: Transition
(Ftarri)
Eight duo improvisations on acoustic guitar and piano, with pianist Kawai preparing the piano with bolts, threads, &c. and Akiyama switching between prepared and slide guitar.
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Art Ensemble Of Chicago: Certain Blacks [VINYL]
(Inner City)
Originally released in 1970, this studio LP of a 7-piece Art Ensemble with Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Chicago Beau, &c. presents 3 large works of avant jazz with humor and creative attitude.
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Bradford, Bobby-John Carter Quintet: Comin' On
(hatOLOGY)
Clarinetist John Carter and cornetist Bobby Bradford in a reissue of their 1991 HatArt release with bassist Richard Davis, drummer Andrew Cyrille, and Don Preston on keys, unusual jazz that stands the test of time.
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Cymerman, Jeremiah: Fire Sign
(Tzadik)
Jeremiah Cymerman's second CD for Tzadik presents four new cut-up pieces using "recycled" source materials, with contributors including Nate Wooley, Tom Blancarte, Harris Eisenstadt, &c.
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Farmer / Kilymis / Hughes / Cornford: No Islands
(Another Timbre)
A unique realisation of John Cage's 'Four6', plus two improvisations by Stephen Cornford (amplified piano), Patrick Farmer (turntable & electronics), Sarah Hughes (chorded zither), and Kostis Kilymis (electronics).
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Gluck, Bob Trio: Returning
(FMR)
Reprising the energetic trio on his first jazz recording "Sideways", pianist/composer Bob Gluck is joined by bassist Michael Bisio and drummer/percussionist Dean Sharp for 6 original Gluck compositions.
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Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Seijiro Murayama: Window Dressing
(Potlatch)
Four recordings of subtle improvisation for saxophone & percussion, recorded for Radio Nationale Slovene in Ljubljana, and in the library of Jean-Paul Manganaro, Paris.
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Guthrie, Anne & Barry Chabala: Preston Hollow
(Roeba)
Conceptual guitarist Barry Chabala joins forces with field recording artist and french horn player Anne Guthrie for an extended improvisation.
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Hirsch, Shelley & Kazuhisa Uchihashi: DUETS - 10 years after
(Innocent Records)
10 years after their first CD, Japanese improvising guitarist Uchihashi Kazuhisa met NY free vocalist Shelley Hirsch at Roulette in NYC and at Cafe Oto in London to record these exceptional duets.
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Howe, Susan & David Grubbs: Frolic Architecture
(Blue Chopsticks)
Third collaboration from poet Susan Howe and musician David Grubbs, aberrant vocalizations placed in a landscape in which individual pitches pulse autonomously within thick chords and unusual textures.
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Lash / Farmer / Hughes: Droplets
(Another Timbre)
A 20-minute improvisation plus realisations of scores by the Wandelweiser composers Eva-Maria Houben & Taylan Susam, including an extraordinary
outdoor performance of Houben's Nachtstuck for solo bass.
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Murayama / Rives: Axiom For The Duration
(Potlatch)
Percussionist Seijiro Murayama and Saxophonist Stephane Rives focus on creating drone music while exploring the many subtle variations of texture sounds.
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Nakamura, Toshimaru : maruto
(erstwhile)
Using his no-input mixing board Toshimaru Nakamura, perhaps the ultimate Onkyo artist, spent two years creating this work, which is also the second release in the Erstsolo series.
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Nauseef / Mori / Evan Parker / Laswell: Near Nadir
(Tzadik)
An historic meeting of four legendary improvisers, recording at Evan Parker's favorite Whistable church, and in New York City; mindblowing electro-acoustic improvisation.
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Nemeth, Anett: A Pauper's Guide to John Cage
(Another Timbre)
Using clarinet, household objects, field recordings & domestic electronics, Anett Nemeth applies Cage's concepts of indeterminancy and chance as frameworks for two extended compositions.
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Saft, Jamie: Borscht Belt Studies
(Tzadik)
Keyboard virtuoso Jamie Saft in a moody and heartfelt tribute celebrating the rich creative legacy of the Borscht Belt with clarinetist Ben Goldberg, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Craig Santiago.
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Saunders / Thomas / Parkinson / Davies / Chase / Davies (Edges Ensemble): divisions that could be autonomous but that comprise the whole
(Another Timbre)
6 works from a series of minimal compositions loosely based on the art & writings of Sol LeWitt, performed by the Edges Ensemble: Philip Thomas, James Saunders, Tim Parkinson, Angharad Davies, Stephen Chase & Rhodri Davies.
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Tamakara / Pupillo / Nilssen-Love: Raids On The Unspeakable [VINYL]
(JVTLANDT)
Recorded in a small club in Copenhagen "Raids on the Unspeakable" excerpts a scorching and radical performance - so powerful, in fact, that the neighbors protested.
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Tierce #2: Caisson
(Another Timbre)
A 2nd outing for this electronics-based trio using field recordings, zithers, turntables, amplified knitting machine, &c.; a 60 minute improvisation recorded in concert in Hull in November 2010.
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Unami, Taku / Takahiro Kawaguchi: Teatro Assente
(erstwhile)
A minimal theater in sound from Taku Unami and Takahiro Kawaguchi and starring Yoko Chosakabe and Kumio Kurachi, recording at the Ueno Okura Theater Older Building.
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Winter, Gosia & Barry Chabala: Ananke
(Roeba)
Avant folk artist Gosia Winter and guitarist Barry Chabala in a transcontinental collaboration suggested by Winter to bring both artists' sense of improvisation into new carefully crafted compositions.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Merzbow & Z'EV: Spiral Right/Spiral Left
(Cold Spring Records)
Japanese Noise king Merzbow and legendary elemental sound artist Z'EV in a dark ambient collaboration created in London and Tokyo, with each artist remixing the other's work.
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Nurse With Wound / Larsen: Erroneous: A Selection Of Errors
(Important Records)
Italian cult band Larsen and Steven Stapleton's Nurse With Wound collaborated for two years on this "multi-headed collection of deformed sounds based on one long NWW piece and two Larsen tracks".
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O'Rourke, Jim: Old News #6 [2 VINYL LPS]
(Old News)
O'Rourke's next Old News series is a 70 minute electronic work split over 4 sides, a detailed journey in sound partly commissioned for GRM's Presences Electronique Festival in Paris.
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Subliminator, The: Rake
(Scared Records)
The sophomore release by The Subliminator (Serson Brannen), "Rake" features 11 new tracks of sonic sublimination, spoken word techno-psychedelia with a threatening edge.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Chadbourne, Eugene: Amber And Other Compositions
(Chadula)
Doc Chad in a 1997 concert at the Dandelion Gallery in Calgary performing in duo with bassist Billy McCarroll and solo, performing new works and pieces by Monk and Dolphy.
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Chadbourne, Eugene: Insect And Western Updater [2 CDs]
(Chadula)
An update to Doc Chad's "Insect and Western" box set, adding important new insect musical portraits recorded 2008-09, covering Click Beetle, Flat Shield Bug, Head Lice, Ear Wig, Spider, &c. &c.
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Chadbourne, Eugene: This Time We Won't Come Back (Gulf War Tour)
(Chadula)
The sextet Eugene Van Beethoven (Doc Chad and Camper Van Beethoven) performing in Hamburg, 1991 on a set of originals and covers including Monk, Pharoah Sanders, T. Rex, with a strong anti-war focus.
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Emetics, The: The Minute Album [VINYL]
(D.O.C. Records)
Crazy LP of hyper cut-up strange sounds from this Canadian duo, who play their music live without overdubs or multitracking.
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MOHA!: Meiningslaust Oppgulp (A Singles Compilation)
(Rune Grammofon)
"Meiningslaust Oppgulp" is a limited edition compilation of the Moha! duo's rare, limited and hard to find tracks from vinyl singles released between 2008 and 2011.
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Rocket From The Tombs: Barfly [VINYL]
(Smog Veil)
11 new studio songs from the reformation and reorganization of the original Cleveland band that spawned Pere Ubu, with David Thomas, Richard Lloyd, David Thomas, Cheeta Chrome and Steve Mehlman.
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Shockabilly: Live At 10 Foot Henry's
(Chadula)
Shockabilly (Eugene Chadbourne, David Licht, and Kramer) in sound board recordings from their performance at 10 Feet Henry, Calgary in 1983, perhaps one of their best live releases!
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Compositional
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Evangelisti, Franco: [2 CDs]
(Edition Rz)
A double CD release of works from Italian composer Franco Evangelisti, who was specifically interested in scientific theories behind sound; recordings include work with David Tudor and Eberhard Blum.
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Riedl, Josef Anton : Klangregionen 1951-2007
(Edition Rz)
Two CD set of electronic and concrete compositions from German composer Riedl, with recordings from Siemens-Studio for elektronische Musik and Studio for konkrete Musik.
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Stockhausen, Karlheinz: Tierkreis/Zodiac
(Wergo)
First CD recording of Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Tierkreis" ("Zodiac") in a version for organ, a work originally composed for musical boxes but here arranged by organist Dominik Susteck.
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Books & Magazines
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Gottschalk, Kurt: Little Apples: A story cycle
(Lulu)
Sixteen stories in a circle: stories of art, loneliness and New York City by noted music journalist and Squid's Ear writer Kurt Gottschalk.
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Wire, The: #331 September 2011 [MAGAZINE]
(The Wire)
On the cover: My Cat Is An Alien; Plus: Fela Kuti in London; Hieroglyphic Being; Prurient; Herb Diamante; Alan Howarth; Jana Winderen; Epiphanies, Hua Hsu; Plus reviews, live listings, &c. &c.
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World & Miscellaneous
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Koray, Erkin: Meashul: Singles & Rarities
(Sublime Frequencies)
Rare tracks and lesser-heard singles recorded and released in Turkey between 1970-77 and culled from guitarist/songwriter Koray's personal vinyl collection, infectious hybrid Arabesque rock.
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Souleyman, Omar: Haflat Gharbia - The Western Concerts
(Sublime Frequencies)
Syrian folk-pop singer Omar Souleyman's rise to success and successful Western tours from 2009-2011 are captured on this album, bringing familiar songs and new material to a growing audience.
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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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Looper:
Dying Sun
(Another Timbre / Cathnor)
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Flow Trio:
Set Theory, Live at The Stone
(Ayler Records)
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Paolo Angeli & Takumi Fukushima:
Itsunomanika
(Recommended Records)
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Muhal Richard Abrams:
SoundDance
(Pi Recordings)
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Marc Ducret:
Tower Vol. 1
(Ayler)
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Parker / Lytton / Guy + Peter Evans:
Scenes in the House of Music
(Clean Feed)
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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) |
Bach, Johann Sebastian:
Musikalisches Opfer
(Edition Rz) |
DeRosa, Jon:
Anchored
(Silber Records) |
Draper, Dave / Ntshuks Bonga:
Snow in November
(FMR) |
Duboc, Benjamin:
Primare Cantus
(Ayler) |
Ducret, Marc :
Tower, vol. 2
(Ayler) |
Dunmall / Gibbs / Rogers / Sanders:
Kithara
(FMR) |
Evangelisti, Franco:
[2 CDs]
(Edition Rz) |
Gaber, Harley:
Indra's Net
(Edition Rz) |
Hall, Rob / Chick Lyall:
Blithe Spirit
(FMR) |
Koenig, Gottfried Michael :
Gottfried Michael Koenig
(Edition Rz) |
Kosk, Patrick:
Mondweib
(Edition Rz) |
Kruger, Carl:
Loveday
(Bicephalic) |
Lang, Klaus:
Trauermusiken
(Edition Rz) |
Lazro, Daunik :
Some Other Zongs
(Ayler) |
Mezei, Szilard Wind Quartet:
Innen
(Ayler) |
O'Leary, Mark:
Ellipses
(FMR) |
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) |
Rampersaud / Shaw / Neal / Martin / Krakawiac:
Halcyon Science130410
(Barnyard) |
Rogers / Dunmall / Bianco :
Dig Deep Trio
(FMR) |
Schubert, Frank Paul and Matthias Muller:
Foils
(FMR) |
Subliminator, The:
Recalibrated
(Scared Records) |
Tripwire:
Tripwire
(Generate Records) |
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