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Jazz & Improvisation
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Ayler Quintet, Albert: Stockholm, Berlin 1966
(Hatology)
In 1966 Albert Ayler toured Europe with his quintet, as heard on these beautifully remastered recordings from Berlin and Stockholm; inspired and spiritual free jazz.
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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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Bang, Billy Survival Ensemble: Black Man's Blues / New York Collage [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
LP Edition with booklet of the CD listed above.
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Berger, Karl / Werner Hasler / Gilbert Paeffgen: Hasler / Paeffgen / Berger
(NoBusiness)
The electrified acoustic trio of vibraphonist Karl Berger (NY), trumpeter and electronic artist Werner Hasler (Switzerland) and drummer Gilbert Paeffgen (Switzerland), exotic groove-based jazz.
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Blaser, Samuel Quartet with Marc Ducret: Boundless
(Hatology)
Trombonist Samuel Blaser's quartet with guitarist Marc Ducret, bassist Banz Oester and drummer Gerald Cleaver recording the leader's "Boundless Suite" in 4 magnificent parts.
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Braxton, Anthony: Trillium E
(Firehouse 12 Records)
Trillium E is the first-ever studio recording of an Anthony Braxton opera, a deluxe 4-disc set of this surreal and witty installment in Braxton's ongoing Trillium cycle, and includes a booklet with libretto, photos, and critical essays.
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Full Blast & Friends: Sketches & Ballads
(Trost Records)
The Full Blast trio of reedist Peter Brotzmann, bassist Mario Piakas and drummer Michael Wertmueller are joined by Ken Vandermark, Thomas Heberer and Dirk Rothbrust for an excellent concert at Donaueschinger Musiktage, 2010.
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Full Blast & Friends: Sketches & Ballads [VINYL]
(Trost Records)
LP Edition of the CD listed above.
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Hemphill, Julius and Peter Kowald: Live at Kassiopeia
(NoBusiness)
The late great saxophonist Julian Hemphill and bassist Peter Kowald, essential free jazz players from NY and Germany, performing solo and as a duo live at Kassiopeia, Wuppertal in 1987.
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Hemphill, Julius and Peter Kowald: Live at Kassiopeia [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
LP Edition of the CD listed above.
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Israelievitch / Reitzenstein / Stewart / Young: The Test Tubes
(Spool)
Part of a sound installation and exhibition of sculptural work by Reinhard Reitzenstein, the Test Tubes perform with strings, glass instruments, and unique instruments to create music of unusual and complex timbral combinations.
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Jones, Darius Trio: Big Gurl (Smell My Dream)
(Aum Fidelity)
The next chapter in saxophonist Darius Jone's ongoing 'Man'ish Boy' series, excellent compositions and powerful playing performed in a trio with the solid NY rhythm section of bassist Adam Lane and drummer Jazon Nazary.
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Josephson / Wachsmann / Lindsay / Smith / Blume: Zero Plus
(Balance Point Acoustics)
The Triple D Trio of Aurora Josephson (voice), Jacob Lindsay (clarinet) & Damon Smith (bass) met with visiting European improvisers Philipp Wachsmann (violin) and Martin Blume (drums) to record these live concerts in Oakland and SF.
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Leandre, Joelle: Can You Hear Me - Live At The Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon
(Leo)
Bassist Joelle Leandre recorded these two live concerts over two consecutive nights in Ulrichsberg, Austria, the first with a tentet and the second as a trio, showing two sides to her incredible writing and playing skills.
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McPhee, Joe and Michael Zerang: Creole Gardens (A New Orleans Suite)
(NoBusiness)
Saxophonist and pocket trumpeter Joe McPhee and drummer Michael Zerang recorded this suite of superb duos live at Big Top in New Orleans, LA in the fall of 2009, extended, unusual and masterful improvisation.
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Mitchell, Nicole: Awakening
(Delmark)
A smaller group setting for flutit Nicole Mitchell performing with Jeff Parker (guitar), Harrison Bankhead (bass), and Avreeayl Ra (drums), compelling music from a rising force in modern jazz.
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Necks, The: Mindset
(Recommended Records)
The Necks 16th release layers polyrhythmic material to form seething blocks of sound, in two long pieces, one more stripped back to the live trio, the other featuring multiple strata of swirling Hammonds, noise-guitar and electronics.
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Niggenkemper, Pascal / Simon Nabatov / Gerald Cleaver: Upcoming Hurricane
(NoBusiness)
Bassist Pascal Niggenkemper put together this piano trio with veteran pianist Simon Nabatov and drummer Gerald Cleaver, excellent and complex modern jazz from three tremendous players.
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NOW Orchestra, The (with guests George Lewis, Vinny Golia): Wowow
(Spool)
Drawing from some of the finest of the West Coast and Vancouver scenes, The Now Orchestra present 3 long works in multiple section, with performers including Peggy Lee, Vinny Golia, George Lewis, Dylan van der Schyff, &c. &c.
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RED trio + John Butcher: Empire [VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
The Lisbon based Red trio's second album was recorded with British music veteran John Butcher, pushing musical boundaries in gripping and exciting free improvisation.
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Sarmanto, Heikki: Everything Is It
(Porter Records)
The fourth album released by Finnish pianist / composer Heikki Sarmanto, who was already considered a "veteran" of the modern Finnish Jazz scene, assembles a big band that was a who's who of Finnish jazz at the time.
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Tarfala Trio (Mats Gustafsson, Barry Guy, Raymond Strid): SYZYGY [2 VINYL LPs + 7"]
(NoBusiness)
Double limited gatefold vinyl edition with a 1-sided 7" EP and a booklet of photos of the Tarfala Trio (Mats Gustafsson, Barry Guy & Raymond Strid) performing live in Belgium, ferocious and exciting free jazz!
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Tarry, Chris / Dylan van der Schyff: Sponge
(Spool)
An unusual and absorbing record of percussion and electronic improvisation from bassist and tape machine manipulator Chris Tarry and Vancouver drummer and samplist Dylan van der Schyff.
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Ware, David S.: Organica (Solo Saxophones, Volume 2)
(Aum Fidelity)
The second volume in a planned series of David S. Ware solo recordings, presenting two entire concert performances on sopranino and tenor sax at Park Slope and at Unmbrella Music Festival in Chicago.
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Zorn, John / The Dreamers (Ribot / Saft / Wollesen / Dunn / Baron / Baptista] + Mike Patton: A Dreamers Christmas
(Tzadik)
Zorn's take on Christmas with his Dreamers (Marc Ribot, Kenny Wollesen, Joey Baron, Jamie Saft, Trevor Dunn, Cyro Baptista, with guest vocalist Mike Patton) performing 7 of Zorn's favorite Christmas songs along with 2 originals.
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Zorn, John / The Dreamers (Ribot / Saft / Wollesen / Dunn / Baron / Baptista] + Mike Patton: A Dreamers Christmas [Ltd Ed Picture Disc LP]
(Tzadik)
Limited edition Vinyl LP picture disc of the CD listed above.
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Zorn, John / The Dreamers (Ribot / Saft / Wollesen / Dunn / Baron / Baptista] + Mike Patton: The Christmas Song/Santa's Workshop [7" Single]
(Tzadik)
Tzadik's first ever 7" 45rpm single features singles-edit versions of Mike Patton's intimate and heartfelt rendition of "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" and John Zorn's charming Christmas instrumental "Santa's Workshop".
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Experimental/Electronic
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Ambarchi, Oren & Joe Talia: Hit And Run [VINYL]
(Touch)
Ever-inventive guitarist/composer and multi-instrumentalist Oren Ambarchi with Australian percussionist and electro-acoustic performer Joe Talia in a limited edition white label LP.
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Hecker, Tim: Dropped Pianos
(Kranky)
Piano driven and minimal work composed of sketch pieces recorded in 2010 in preparation for what would become the "Ravedeath, 1972" album, a peek into Tim Hecker's compositional methods.
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Humcrush & Sidsel Endresen: Ha!
(Rune Grammofon)
The fourth Humcrush album was recorded live at the Willisau Jazz Festival with vocalist Sidsel Endresen, adding a unique layer to the band's stream-of-consciousness approach to improvised electronics and percussion.
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Nettle: El Resplandor: The Shining In Dubai
(Sub Rosa)
Nettle is a band project led by DJ Rupture, using cello, violin, guembri, guitar, and voice combined with digital processing to create a complex soundworld as they perform a fanstasy remake of Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining".
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Noto, Alva + Ryuichi Sakamoto With Ensemble Modern: Utp_ [CD]
(Raster-Noton)
CD-only version of Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto's performance with Ensemble Modern of Frankfurt am Main for the 400th anniversary of the city of Mannheim, Germnany
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Noto, Alva: Univrs [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Raster-Noton)
Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) takes the concepts of "Unitxt" forward to focus on the conceptual differentiation of a universal language ("universum/universal" = unity, entirety).
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Roden, Steve: Proximities
(Line)
Steve Roden recorded this beautiful meditative work during his time as the artist-in-residence at the Chinati Foundation, based on a tone sequence, the interaction of the recording technology, and the resonance of the recording space.
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Tietchens, Asmus: Soiree
(Line)
German electronic pioneer Asmus Tietchens in a work of extended recycling: taking older compositions and using them to fuel new compositions, which were then recycled again and again until these surprising works emerged.
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Touch People: Sound Expression
(Illegal Art)
CD EP from Darren Keen, aka Touch People, who records guitars, drums, bass and keyboards and then reconstructs them into experimental works that have a great sense of humor and melodic power.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Jack Ruby:
(Ugexplode)
The first recordings unearthed of this seminal proto-punk/no wave unit from NYC circa '74-77 featuring George Scott (Contortions), twisted, aggressive, weird rock on par with the Electric Eels, 'Debris, Simply Saucer and early MX80-Sound.
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October Equus: Saturnal
(AltrOck Productions)
Madrid's October Equus with the addition of Planeta Imaginario members Vasco Trilla on drums and Alfonso Munoz on saxes; edgy, hypnotic, fascinating chamber rock with a definite RIO edge.
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Subliminator, The: Recalibrated
(Scared Records)
Ex-Spaceseed wordsmith/gizmoist Serson Brannen explores the outer limits of high tech spoken word space art .
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World & Miscellaneous
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Group Inerane: Guitars From Agadez Vol. 3 (Music Of Niger)
(Sublime Frequencies)
CD reissue of the sold out 3rd Volume from Niger's Group Inerane, part of the now-sound of the Tuareg guitar scene, inspired by rebel musicians who started this music as a political weapon.
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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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Aram Bajakian:
Kef
(Tzadik)
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John Cage:
Ryoanji
(Hat[now]ART)
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Matthew Shipp and Joe Morris:
Broken Partials
(Not Two)
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Havard Volden / Toshimaru Nakamura:
Crepuscular Waves
(Another Timbre)
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Arnold Schonberg:
Works for Piano
(hat[now]ART)
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In Stock and Ready to Ship
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Bradshaw Pack:
Alogos (with Talking Pictures, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Standing Wave & David Maggs)
(Spool) |
Brotzmann, Peter:
Balls [VINYL]
(Cien Fuegos) |
Brotzmann, Peter:
Ein Halber hund kann nicht pinkeln [VINYL]
(Cien Fuegos) |
Brotzmann, Peter:
Tschuss [VINYL]
(Cien Fuegos) |
Bull, Katie:
Freak Miracle
(Innova) |
Camembert:
Schnorgl Attahk
(AltrOck Productions) |
Candlesnuffer & Lukas Simonis:
Nature Stands Aside
(Z6 Records) |
DeRosa, Jon:
Anchored
(Silber Records) |
Evangelisti, Franco:
[2 CDs]
(Edition Rz) |
Frith, Fred & Annie Lewandowski:
Long as in short, Walk as in run
(Ninth World) |
Fuchs / Lindsay / Smith / Baghdassarians / Baltschun:
The Happymakers
(Balance Point Acoustics) |
Gaber, Harley:
Indra's Net
(Edition Rz) |
Hansen, Mike & Tomasz Krakowiak:
Relay
(Spool) |
Heyn, Volker:
Sirenes
(Edition Rz) |
Houle, Francois :
Au Coeur du Litige 2CD
(Spool) |
Jordan, Kidd :
On Fire
(Engine) |
Kaiser, Henry:
Where Endless Meets Disappearing
(Balance Point Acoustics) |
Koenig, Gottfried Michael :
Gottfried Michael Koenig
(Edition Rz) |
Korsrud, John :
Odd Jobs, Assorted Climaxes
(with Hard Rubber Orchestra,
Combustion Chamber,Ron Samworth and Joe Keithley)
(Spool) |
Kruger, Carl:
Loveday
(Bicephalic) |
La Berge, Anne & Lukas Simonis:
Rust Fungus
(Z6 Records) |
Lang, Klaus:
Trauermusiken
(Edition Rz) |
Maguire, MC:
Nothing Left To Destroy
(Innova) |
Merzbow:
Dead Zone
(Quasi Pop) |
Nerve Institute, The:
Architects of Flesh density
(AltrOck Productions) |
Pocket Orchestra:
Phoenix [2 CDs]
(AltrOck Productions) |
Prism Quartet:
Dedication with guest artist Greg Osby
(Innova) |
Rake:
s/t
(Spool) |
Remote Viewers, The:
Nerve Cure
(Remote Viewers) |
Rogers / Dunmall / Bianco :
Dig Deep Trio
(FMR) |
Ske:
1000 Autunni
(Fading Records) |
Skronktet West, The:
EL
(Spool) |
Static Tics, The:
My Favorite Tics
(Z6 Records) |
Sterman, Andrew:
Wet Paint
(Innova) |
Talking Drums:
Some Day Catch
(Innova) |
Volume:
Tungt Vand
(Ninth World) |
Walter, Weasel :
Ominous Telepathic Mayhem
(Ugexplode) |
Willey, Dave & Friends:
Immeasurable currents
(AltrOck Productions) |
Wolff, Christian:
Kompositionen 1950-1972 [2 CDs]
(Edition Rz) |
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