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SQUIDCO Email Update November 10, 2011


UPDATE November 10, 2011	"I think music needs to be of its time & speak to that time."-Dave Holland

Squid Bubbles

Essential Labels

AltrOck Productions
Atavistic
Baskaru
Black Saint
Cien Fuegos
Edition Rz
Emanem
Engine
Fading Records
Innova

KS Art Yard Series
Matchless
Ninth World
Phoenix Records
psi
Quasi Pop
Spool
Sub Rosa
The Wire
Ugexplode
Yoshio Machida

Creative Artists

• BARREL
      (Blunt/Kallin/Marshall)
• Peter Brotzmann
• Katie Bull
• Camembert
• Eugene Chadbourne &
      Warren Smith
• Dr Boogie
• Fred Frith &
      Annie Lewandowski
• Harley Gaber
• Grutronic &
      Evan Parker
• Charlie Haden
• Mike Hansen &
      Tomasz Krakowiak
• Volker Heyn
• Francois Houle
• ISKRA 1903
• Kidd Jordan
• Gottfried Koenig Michael
• John Korsrud
• Klaus Lang

• Yoshio Machida
• MC Maguire
• Joe McPhee/Mike Kull/
Harold Smith
• Merzbow
• The Nerve Institute
• Bradshaw Pack
• Pocket Orchestra
• Edwin Prevost
• Prism Quartet
• Rake
• Ske
• The Skronktet West
• Andrew Sterman
• Sun Ra
• Taj Mahal Travellers
• Talking Drums
• Trio Caveat/Josh Sinton
• Volume
• Weasel Walter
• Dave Willey & Friends
• Christian Wolff

Squid Bubble

Jazz & Improvisation

BARREL (Blunt / Kallin / Marshall): Gratuitous Abuse
(Emanem)

The London based improvising string trio Barrel of Alison Blunt on violin, Ivor Kallin on violin & viola, and Hannah Marshall on cello, all members of London Improvisers Orchestra and performers at the 2007 Freedom of the City.

$17.95

Brotzmann, Peter: Balls [VINYL]
(Cien Fuegos)

LP reissue of Peter Brotzmann's 1970 FMP LP with pianist Fred Van Hove and drummers/percussionist Han Bennink, a remarkably open-minded and balanced album pointing to the legendary saxophonist's future.

Squidco Pick

$28.95

Brotzmann, Peter: Ein Halber hund kann nicht pinkeln [VINYL]
(Cien Fuegos)

The first documented effort of the duo of saxophonist Peter Brotzmann and drummer/percussionist Han Bennink, presenting concerts and "event" excerpts illustrating the wide range of their improvisations.

$28.95

Brotzmann, Peter: Tschuss [VINYL]
(Cien Fuegos)

The classic trio lineup of saxophonist Peter Brotzmann, pianist Fred van Hove, and drummer Han Bennink in their 1975 album recording in the studio and live at Quartier Latin in Berlin.

Squidco Pick

$28.95

Bull, Katie: Freak Miracle
(Innova)

NY Jazz vocalist Katie Bull, singing swing, bop, bossa, and completely abstract forms with a great group including Joe Fonda (bas), Harvey Sorgen (drums), Jeff Lederer (reeds), Frank Kimbrough (piano) and Landon Knoblock (fender).

$12.95

Chadbourne, Eugene & Warren Smith: Odd TIme
(Engine)

Drummer Warren Smith joins Eugene Chadbourne in NYC for a set of great and well-recorded songs, including "New New War War", "Checkers of Blood", "Choppin' Down Weeds", &c.

$13.95

Frith, Fred & Annie Lewandowski: Long as in short, Walk as in run
(Ninth World)

Extended and captivating improvisations using complex and extended techniques from the duo of prepared pianist Annie Lewandowski and guitarist Fred Frith, thoroughly modern improvised conversation.

Squidco Pick

$19.95

Grutronic & Evan Parker: Together in Zero Space
(psi)

Complex, hyper-contrapuntal and molecular modes of group playing from the quartet of Stephen Grew (keyboard, processing), Richard Scott (wigi, buchla lightning, blippoo box), Nick Grew (transduction) & David Ross (drosscillator), joined by Evan Parker.

Squidco Pick

$17.95

Haden, Charlie: The Complete Remastered Recordings [5 CD BOX]
(Black Saint)

Accumulating five remastered albums from legendary American double bassist Charlie Haden's remarkable solo career: "Old and New Dreams"; "A Tribute to Blackwell"; "Etudes"; "Silence"; "First Song".

Squidco Pick

$39.95

Hansen, Mike & Tomasz Krakowiak: Relay
(Spool)

Influenced by experimental and electroacoustic practices, Hansen & Krakowiak attack and disseminate turntables and percussion through improvisations built on layers of sound and interpolated instrumentation.

$9.95

Houle, Francois : Au Coeur du Litige [2 CDs]
(Spool)

Inspired by the ice storm that ravaged large parts of Quebec and Ontario, "Au Coeur du Litige" is a radiophonic work consisting at its core of a series of solo clarinet improvisations.

$14.95

ISKRA 1903: Goldsmiths
(Emanem)

A previously unissued 1972 concert by the original version of Iskra 1903 - Paul Rutherford (trombone), Derek Bailey (guitar) and Barry Guy (double bass) - extraordinary performances, plus 2 short extracts from another concert.

Squidco Pick

$17.95

Jordan, Kidd : On Fire
(Engine)

Kidd Jordan keeps going strong as he nears 80, as evidenced by this free trio release with drummer Warren Smith and bassist Harrison Bankhead, which Engine refers to as "acoustic punk music" with a bit of blues and New Orleans voodoo.

Squidco Pick

$13.95

Korsrud, John : Odd Jobs, Assorted Climaxes (with Hard Rubber Orchestra, Combustion Chamber, Ron Samworth and Joe Keithley)
(Spool)

Composer and trumpeter John Korsrud with The Hard Rubber Orchestra, Combustion Chamber, Ron Samworth & Joe Keithley in "An Eclectic Collection of New Music Compositions."

$9.95

Machida, Yoshio: Steelpan Improvisations : 2001-2008
(Yoshio Machida)

Yoshio Machida's steelpan live recordings in Europe and Japan between 2001-2008; including early pieces by combination of self-made steelpan Gamelan sound and computer to recent acoustic steelpan pieces.

$13.95

McPhee, Joe / Mike Kull / Harold Smith: Trinity
(Atavistic)

Originally issued in '73, this brilliant trio recording of blues inflected out-soul from '73 was remastered for the digital age, bringing McPhee, Smith and Kull's forward thinking music into the modern age.

Squidco Pick

$14.45

Pack, Bradshaw: Alogos (with Talking Pictures, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Standing Wave & David Maggs)
(Spool)

Bradshaw Pack�s exquisite compositional talents are on display in collaboration with Standing Wave, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, and Talking Pictures, with performers including Peggy Lee, Francois Houle, Dylan van der Schyff, &c.

$8.95

Prism Quartet: Dedication with guest artist Greg Osby
(Innova)

The saxophone quartet Prism + Greg Osby celebrate their 20th anniversary by asking composers to write or arrange works for this release, with artists including Chen Yi, Nick Didkovsky, Tim Berne, &c. &c.

$12.95

Rake: s/t
(Spool)

Rake is a musically adventurous, free improv Canadian trio comprised of David Broscoe (reeds), Jamie Gullikson (percussion), and Rory Magill (percussion).

$9.95

Skronktet West, The: EL
(Spool)

Reedist Scott Rosenberg's Skronktet quintet with Morgan Guberman (bass), Matt Ingalls (clarinets), Gino Robair (percussion) & John Shiurba (guitar) in a release of seamless improv that transitions between various styles.

$9.95

Sterman, Andrew: Wet Paint
(Innova)

Melodic and modern jazz from Composer/saxophonist/flutist Andrew Sterman, expressive instrumental work written for the band including Tim Horner (drums), Kermit Driscoll (bass), Mitch Rossi (piano), &c.

$12.95

Sun Ra: The Mike Huckaby Reel-To-Reel Edits Vol. 2 1 [VINYL 2"]
(KS Art Yard Series)

Detroit's Mike Huckaby's 2nd volume of Sun Ra edits, featuring "Friendly Galaxy", a beautiful stretched-out version of the classic cut "Space Is The Place," and "To Nature's God" from Nidhamu/Dark Mythic Equation.

$15.95

Taj Mahal Travellers: August 1974 [2 CDs]
(Phoenix Records)

Japan's Taj Mahal Travellers 1975 double LP release is restored as a digitally remastered gatefold double CD, incredible improvised music using diverse approaches to cosmic, abstract electronic music.

$23.95

Trio Caveat / Josh Sinton: Introspective Athletics / Pine Barren
(Engine)

A split CD: Trio Caveat, a bass/sax/guitar trio with Chris Welcome, Jonathan Moritz, and James Ilgenfritz; and a solo release from multi-reedist Josh Sinton; two well complemented free jazz CDs in 1!

$13.95

Volume: Tungt Vand
(Ninth World)

A furious live recording from Poland, 2009 of the Volume quartet of saxophonist Mikolaj Trzaska, trombonis Johannes Bauer, bassist Peter Friis Nielsen, and drummer Peter Ole Jorgensen.

$19.95

Walter, Weasel: Ominous Telepathic Mayhem
(Ugexplode)

Frenetic, high-speed improvised duos featuring iconoclastic drummer Weasel Walter with trumpeter Peter Evans, guitarist Mary Halvorson, alto saxophonist Darius Jones and clarinetist/guitarist Alex Ward.

Squidco Pick

$12.95

Experimental/Electronic

Machida, Yoshio: Hypernatural #3
(Baskaru)

Yoshio Machida's Hypernatural series is a collage of sound parts used as meanings and symbols, with this last installation focused around the concept of oblivion.

$13.95

Maguire, MC: Nothing Left To Destroy
(Innova)

Extreme composer MC Maguire in a complex and layered work that pokes fun at and pays hommage to a world of musical genres, styles and approaches by morphing them together into this perplexingly accessible work.

Squidco Pick

$12.95

Merzbow: Dead Zone
(Quasi Pop)

Japanese noise master Masami Akita recorded "Dead Zone" in March 2011, the day after the first explosion of Fukushima Nuclear power plant, with all artwork for the release taken in Chernobyl and Prypiat in May 2011.

$13.95

Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Camembert: Schnorgl Attahk
(AltrOck Productions)

The French instrumental rock band Camembert spent three years on this "cosmique" album melding jazz, 70s rock, modern electronics, and much more; includes guest guitarist Francesco Zago of Yugen and Kari.

$18.95

Dr Boogie: Bear Traces: Nuggets From Bob's Barn [VINYL]
(Sub Rosa)

Another compilation culled from the legendary collection of Bob Hite, founding member and singer of Canned Heat, compiled by DJ Dr. Boogie, here focused on obscure tracks taken from the very small portion of Hite's 78 rpms.

$15.95

Nerve Institute, The: Architects of Flesh density
(AltrOck Productions)

Multi-instrumentalist Mike Judge from Kansas City in a fantastic album of avant-prog/RIO, songs and instrumentals that twist and turn with surprising agility and unexpected approaches.

Squidco Pick

$18.95

Pocket Orchestra: Phoenix [2 CDs]
(AltrOck Productions)

First reissue of this late 70's progressive/RIO rock band from Phoenix, AZ, remastered by Udi Koomran and issued with a live CD of nine track from live performances; reference Sala Mammas, Henry Cow, &c.

$18.95

Ske: 1000 Autunni
(Fading Records)

Paolo "Ske" Botta, keyboard player from Yugen and French TV in album that combines a diverse set of prog styles, from symphonic to Canterbury to chamber rock, a persuasive album of advanced and embraceable music.

$18.95

Willey, Dave & Friends: Immeasurable currents
(AltrOck Productions)

With a sound mixing approaches like Thinking Plague, 5uus, Art Bears, &c. Dave Wiley sets 12 poems from Dale Wiley's "The Tin Box Papers and Other Poems", with musicians including Hugh Hopper, Mike Johnson, Dave Kerman, &c.

Squidco Pick

$18.95

Compositional

Gaber, Harley: Indra's Net
(Edition Rz)

A hybrid acoustic tape piece of solo violin on four track tape, and a work for four violins, composed in 1974 by Harley Gaber, delicate pieces that he considered complements to his large work "The Winds Rise in the North".

$14.95

Heyn, Volker: Sirenes
(Edition Rz)

Works from Volker Heyn, an outsider artist interested in acoustic process, tone gestures, friction, discontinuous movements, &c., with recordings by Pellegrini-Quartett, Ausfuhrende: Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, &c.

$16.95

Koenig, Gottfried Michael : Gottfried Michael Koenig
(Edition Rz)

2CD set with electronic and software-generated compositions by pioneer G.M. Koenig.

$15.95

Lang, Klaus: Trauermusiken
(Edition Rz)

Two compositions by the young Austrian composer/organist Klaus Lang, who currently lives in Berlin, Germany.

$15.95

Wolff, Christian: Kompositionen 1950-1972 [2 CDs]
(Edition Rz)

A portrait of Christian Wolff, documenting the composer's early activity through recordings made close to the time of their composition from artists including Cornelius Cardew, Frederic Rzewski, David Tudor, &c.

Squidco Pick

$28.95

Books & Magazines

Prevost, Edwin: The First Concert Book
(Matchless)

Eddie Prevost, percussionist and co-founder of AMM, presents a personal philosophy of music informed by his long working practice and inspired by the London weekly improv workshop he first convened in 1999.

$31.95

Wire, The: #333 November 2011 [MAGAZINE + CD]
(The Wire)

Wire's 333rd issue, with a Wire Tapper CD of 18 artists, and print contents including articles on DJ Rupture, David Lynch, Radu Malfatti, Gang Gang Dance, Christoph Heemann, Helm, &c. &c.

$8.95

World & Miscellaneous

Talking Drums: Some Day Catch
(Innova)

Reissue of their 1987 release, the music of Talking Drums moves fluently between jazz and African genres, bending and stretching categories, crafting and elaborating new spaces beyond them.

$12.95

The Squid's Ear

The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine,
featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.

Recent Reviews

Harrison Bankhead:
Morning Sun Harvest Moon
(Engine)

Tatsuya Nakatani and Kaoru Watanabe:
Michiyuki
(Nakatani-Kobo)

The Clarinets:
Keep On Going Like This
(Skirl)

Arnal / Block / Dugan:
Silver Ash [7" Record]
(Generate)

Lucio Capece & Birgit Ulher:
Choices
(Another Timbre)

Ingrid Laubrock:
Anti-House
(Intakt)

In Stock and Ready to Ship

bb&c - Tim Berne, Jim Black, Nels Cline: The Veil (Cryptogramophone)	Bunda Love: beards and calves [2 CDs] (Funhole Records)	Bunda Love: mit Saft [DVD] (Funhole Records)
Bynum Sextet, Taylor Ho: Apparent Distance (Firehouse 12 Records)	Candlesnuffer & Lukas Simonis: Nature Stands Aside (Z6 Records)	Cline Singers, The Nels : Initiate [2 CDs] (Cryptogramophone)
Daktari: This Is The Last Song I Wrote About Jews, Volume 1 (Multikulti Project)	DeRosa, Jon: Anchored (Silber Records)	Eno, Brian: Panic Of Looking (Warp Records)
Evangelisti, Franco: [2 CDs] (Edition Rz)	Fell, Simon H.: Frank & Max: Bass Solos 2001-2011 (Bo Weavil Recordings)	Fields Ensemble, Scott: Frail Lumber (Not Two)
Fuchs / Lindsay / Smith / Baghdassarians / Baltschun: The Happymakers (Balance Point Acoustics)	Gauthier Goatette, The Jeff : Open Source (Cryptogramophone)	Goudbeek, Andre / Peter Jacquemyn / Le Quan Ninh Trio: Uwaga (Not Two)
Hession / Wilkinson / Fell: Two Falls & A Submission (Bo Weavil Recordings)	Kaiser, Henry: Where Endless Meets Disappearing (Balance Point Acoustics)	Karel, Ernst: Swiss Mountain Transport Systems (Gruenrekorder)
Koray, Erkin: Meashul: Singles & Rarities [VINYL] (Sublime Frequencies)	Kruger, Carl: Loveday (Bicephalic)	Kułakowski Quartet, Leszek feat. Eddie Henderson: Cantabile in G-minor (Multikulti Project)
La Berge, Anne & Lukas Simonis: Rust Fungus (Z6 Records)	MusicWorks: #111 Winter 2011 [MAGAZINE + CD] (Musicworks)	Parker, Evan & Zlatko Kaucic: Round About One O'clock (dedicated to Mike Osborne - Ozzie) (Not Two)
Pride's Scene Fucker, Mike: #5- The Ensemble Is An Electronic Device (Public Eyesore)	Remote Viewers, The: Nerve Cure (Remote Viewers)	Rogers / Dunmall / Bianco : Dig Deep Trio (FMR)
Roil: Frost Frost (Bo Weavil Recordings)	Static Tics, The: My Favorite Tics (Z6 Records)	Sun Ra: Nuclear War (Atavistic)
Tagaq, Tanya : Anuraaqtuq - Le Vent (The Wind) (Victo)	Throbbing Gristle: The Second Annual Report Of Throbbing Gristle [2 CDs] (Industrial Records)	Throbbing Gristle: The Second Annual Report Of Throbbing Gristle [VINYL] (Industrial Records)
Wilkinson, Alan: Practice (Bo Weavil Recordings)

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