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Jazz & Improvisation
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Barry Guy & The London Jazz Composers Orchestra: Harmos: Schaffhausen Concert [PAL DVD]
(Intakt)
A film by Jurg and Marianne Rufer presenting Barry Guy and The London Jazz Composers Orchestra with Evan Parker, Mats Gustafsson, Conrad Bauer, Herb Robertson, Barre Phillips, Lucas Niggli, &c. &c.
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Bryan and the Haggards: Still Alive and Kickin' Down the Walls
(Hot Cup Records)
Jazz, country and western music converge in unexpected ways in the 2nd release from the quintet of saxophonists Bryan Murray & Jon Irabagon, guitarist Jon Lundbom, bassist Moppa Elliott, and drummer Danny Fischer.
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Exploding Star Orchestra: Stars Have Shapes [VINYL]
(Delmark)
Jazz cornetist Rob Mazurek with Nicole Mitchell, Matt Bauder, Jeb Bishop, Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Stein, Mike Reed, &c. &c., a unique and incredible orchestra of acoustic & electronic improvisation.
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Flower / Corsano / Hejnowski: The Count Visits [VINYL]
(Hot Cars Warp)
Recorded at Brooklyn's Issue Project Room, this live recording features Michael Flower on Japan Banjo, Chris Corsano on drums (tubs) and Count Hejnowski (Matthew Heyner from NNCK) on electric bass.
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Gumpert, Ulrich / Gunter Baby Sommer: La Paloma
(Intakt)
The second release on Intakt pairing pianist Ulrich Gumpert and percussionist Gunter Baby Sommer in an album that borrows from blues, boogie-woogie, hard bop, German folk songs, and free jazz.
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Holgersson, Jonas: Snick Snack
(Moserobie)
The debut album of in-demand Swedish drummer Jonas Holgersson, a member of the Jonas Kullhammar Quartet, Magnus Broo Quartet, Jacob Karlsson Trio, &c., here in a trio with Karl-Martin Almqvist (sax) and Christian Spering (bass).
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Kruglov / Lapin / Shostak : Composition #37
(United One)
A group composition blending improvisation with academic forms by pianist Alexey Lapin, saxophonist Alexey Kruglov and bassist Vladimir Shostak performing live at the Shades Of Sound Festival, St. Petersburg.
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Landaeus Trio, Mathias: Jul pa jazzvis
(Moserobie)
A beautiful jazz trio record from Swedish pianist Mathias Landaeus with bassist Kristian Lind and drummer Jonas Holgersson, performing a mix of traditional and European tunes with style and taste.
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Mezzacappa, Lisa & Nightshade: Cosmic Rift
(Leo)
Bassist Mezzacappa and her Nightshade (Cory Wright (clarinet), John Finkbeiner (guitar), Tim Perkis (electronics), Kjell Nordeson (vibes & percussion)) performing compositions inspired by diverse composers from Messiaen to Zappa.
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Motorpsycho And Stale Storlokken: The Death Defying Unicorn [2 LPs]
(Rune Grammofon)
Originally commissioned by Molde International Jazzfestival for their 50th anniversary, Motorpsycho has assembled classical and jazz musicians from world class ensembles established in Trondheim, their home town.
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Nabatov, Simon: Roundup
(Leo)
Seven compositions from pianist Simon Nabatov in his 11th CD for Leo, and marking his 50th birthday in a special date with Nils Wogram on trombone, Mathias Schubert on tenor sax, Ernst Reijseger on cello, and Tom Rainey on drums.
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Nakatani / Tiner / Drake: Ritual Inscription [VINYL]
(Epigraph Records)
A live recording from a packed midnight show at Metro Galleries in Bakersfield, California in 2010 from the free improvising trio of Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion), Kris Tiner (trumpet) and Jeremy Drake (electric guitar).
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Namchylak, Sainkho With Wolfgang Puschnig And Paul Urbanek: Terra
(Leo)
Improvising vocalist Sainkho in a live performance at the Vilnius Jazz Festival with Wolfgang Puschnig on reeds and Paul Urbanek on piano, remarkable jazz vocalisations from this noted throat singer.
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Nyberg, Lina: Palaver
(Moserobie)
Vocalist Lina Nyberg in a quintet with David Stackenas (guitar), Cecilia Persson (piano), Josef Kallerdahl (bass) & Peter Danemo (drums), singing original works plus one by poet Coleman Barks, and Paul Simon's "So Long Frank Lloyd Wright".
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Rainey, Tom Trio: Camino Cielo Echo
(Intakt)
NY drummer Tom Rainey's Trio with guitarist Mary Halvorson and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock in an album of informed free improvisation, powerful yet persuasively alluring playing from some of NY's finest.
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Shipp Trio, Matthew: Elastic Aspects
(Thirsty Ear)
NY pianist Matthew Shipp's Trio with bassist Michael Bisio and drummer Whit Dickey in an album of Shipp compositions developed as a suite to highlight the telepathic interplay and technical powers of all 3 players.
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Stolyar, Roman and Alexey Lapin: Double Sonata
(United One)
Two Sonatas and an Equinox from pianists Roman Stolyar and Alexey Lapin, recording at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire, St. Petersburg, Russia in 2008; complex and sophisticated keyboard interplay from two superb players.
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Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Jazz in Silhouette [VINYL]
(Groove Merchant)
A Saturn label studio release from 1958, reissued on Impulse in 1975, with The Arkestra including John Gilmore bridging swing and be-bop into a set of great Sun Ra originals (new label, lower price).
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Wooley, Nate: [8] Syllables
(Peira)
"8 Syllables" is the first work in a series of pieces using the International Phonetic Alphabet to set the physical parameters of the trumpet, explored through a series of intuitive technical approaches.
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Zanussi Thirteen: Live
(Moserobie)
Bassist Per Zanussi expands his band to 13 players including saxophonists Jonas Kullhammar, Martin Kuchen, Jorgen Mathisen, Jketil Moster, guitarist Stian Westerhus, &c. for an amazing set of compositions on the edge of modern jazz.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Bettis, Chuck: Urgency Renewal
(Don't Trust The Ruin)
Electronic artist Chuck Bettis uses spontaneous compositional techniques, presenting solo electronic music recorded in various NY locations between 2010-2011, raw and powerful improvised electronic statements.
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Hayden, Bridget: A Siren Blares In An Indifferent Ocean
(Kraak)
Guitarist Bridget Hayden (Vibracathedral Orchestra) in a solo record of noise experiments using a brooding, layered approach of dense currents and fuzzed vocal improvisation, strange, relentless and hypnotic work.
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Hell Hoarse [Chuck Bettis & Brendan Murray] : Cold Planet
(Living Myth)
Hypnotic apocalyptic drone by Chuck Bettis (electronics) and Brendan Murray (electronics), their second recording as Hell Hoarse, recorded live at Berwick Studios in Boston, MA with no overdubs.
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Kohn: Random Patterns
(Kraak)
Electronic musician Jurgen De Blonde in an album drawing inspiration from great masters such as Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Terry Riley, De Blonde through four variations on a theme using minimal patterns and shifting arpeggios.
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Kruger, Carl: Loveday
(Bicephalic)
Abstract sound design from 910 Noise collective artist Carl Kruger, 5 tracks on a lovely 3" CD created through the processing of acoustic sound and electronics, a dynamic set of excellent compositions.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Bushman's Revenge: A Little Bit Of Big Bonanza [VINYL]
(Rune Grammofon)
Fourth album from the Bushman's Revenge trio led by guitarist Even Helte Hermansen, straddling heavy rock and jazz, and including a great cover of Sonny Sharrock's "As We Used To Sing".
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Bushman's Revenge: Never Mind The Botox [VINYL]
(Rune Grammofon)
The companion album to Bushman's Revenge's "Bonanza" album, recorded and mixed during the same sessions in 2011, with the band covering favorites from Black Sabbath to Ornette Coleman and Sun Ra.
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El Doom & The Born Electric: El Doom & The Born Electric [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Rune Grammofon)
Debut from this heavy melodic progressive rock, guitar-driven Norwegian band fronted by singer & guitarist Ole Petter Andreassen with guests Nikolai Eilerston and Starle Storloskken from Elephant9.
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Herman, Gerard: Feta Justice
(Kraak)
Odd popster Gerard Herman in songs using a combination of poetry, canned beats, field recordings, home made instruments, excerpts from his radio shows and other musique concrete elements.
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O'Rourke, Jim: Halfway to a Threeway [12-inch VINYL]
(Drag City)
Jim O'Rourke's fuzzy faced 1999 post-rock 12" EP release with Darin Gray, Rob Mazurek, Jim Barnes, &c., cheerfully twisted music from this far-ranging musician, in a new issue with the original cover.
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U.S. Girls: U.S. Girls on Kraak
(Kraak)
Meghan Remy's U.S. Girls creates experimental pop songs using lo-fi aesthetics to create short-song format pieces with a raw approach that is both interesting and embraceable.
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Various Artists: God Damn, I Hate The Blues [2 7-inch LPs]
(Kraak)
Fourth installment in Kraak's split 7" series, presenting new work from avant rock and folk artists Amen Dunes, Marisa Anderson, Ignatz, Nathan Bowles, Warm Climate and Bridget Hayden.
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World Heritage, The: Travelling Silk Road
(Magaibutsu)
Live recordings of drummer Yoshida Tatsuya's World Heritage band from Koenji HIGH in 2009, condensing and editing the show into one incredible hour of sophisticated rock improvisation.
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Compositional
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Beuger, Antoine (Chabala / Owen): un lieu pour etre deux
(Copy For Your Records)
Guitarist Barry Chabala joins Ben Owen on synth tones and field recordings to realize Wandelweiser Group founder Antoine Beuger's subtle composition "un lieu pour etre deux".
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Cage, John: Etudes Australes [4 CDs]
(Wergo)
John Cage's 1974 "Etudes Australes" marked the beginning of a collection of virtuoso studies in traditional instrumentation and notation, here performed by pianist Sabine Liebner over 4 CDs.
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Books & Magazines
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Wire, The: #337 March 2012 [MAGAZINE]
(The Wire)
On the cover: Dylan Carlsons's Earth; Features: Julia Holter; Emptyset; The Primer: King Tubby; Collateral Damage: Vicki Bennett; Matt Ingram aka Woebot on Tom Verlaine; The Ex in Ethiopia; :zoviet*france:; White Fungus; &c. &c.
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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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McPhee / Bishop / Haker Flaten / Zerang:
Ibsen's Ghosts
(Not Two Records)
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Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone:
Departure of Reason
(Thirsty Ear)
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Ellery Eskelin / Andrea Parkins / Jim Black:
One Great Day
(hatOLOGY)
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Erik Carlsson:
The Bird and the Giant
(Creative Sources)
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The Ames Room:
Bird Dies
(Clean Feed Records)
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Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet:
Apparent Distance
(Firehouse 12 Records)
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In Stock and Ready to Ship
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Avram, Ana-Maria / Dumitrescu, Iancu:
Live in London (I)
(Edition Modern) |
Bondi / d'incise / Roedrigues / Chagas / Torres / Moimeme:
Brume
(Creative Sources) |
Busolini / Loriot:
VIOLAtwoVIOLA
(Creative Sources) |
Charbin / Van Isacker:
kryscraft
(Creative Sources) |
Circuit:
Genesis
(FMR) |
Davis, Matt & Mark Wastell:
Derby 11.05.2002 / Liverpool 10.05.2002
(Confront) |
Detroit, Eddy / Sun City Girls:
Eddy Detroit Meets The Sun City Girls [7" VINYL]
(AMMIT RECORDS) |
Evangelisti, Franco:
[2 CDs]
(Edition Rz) |
Fuchs / Lindsay / Smith / Baghdassarians / Baltschun:
The Happymakers
(Balance Point Acoustics) |
Giffoni, Carlos:
Evidence [VINYL]
(SOFTWARE) |
Gjerstad, Frode / Steve Hubback:
One Foot Moving
(FMR) |
Haino, Keiji / Jim O'rourke / Oren Ambarchi :
Imikuzushi
(Black Truffle) |
Honsinger's This That and the Other, Tristan:
Sketches of Probability
(Angelica) |
Kaiser, Henry:
Where Endless Meets Disappearing
(Balance Point Acoustics) |
Kubin, Felix:
TXRF
(IT'S) |
New Miminokoto:
All About Mimi
(PSF) |
Nilssen-Love / Hana:
Hosanna and Prallel Sevens I [10-inch LP]
(PNL) |
Nilssen-Love / Terrie Ex:
Hurgu!
(PNL) |
No Neck Blues Band:
YTIU [VINYL]
(KELIPPAH) |
S/S Motsol [Lonning / Holm / Tafjord / Molstad / Asheim / Zanussi / Motland / Solberg]:
Parallel Pleasures
(Creative Sources) |
Saitoh, Tetsu :
Strings & The Moon Triptych #4 [DVD + CD + Book]
(Kadima) |
Slugfield (Nilssen-Love / Marhaug / Ratkje):
Slime Zone
(PNL) |
Tetras (Khan / Visser / Weber):
Pareidolia [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Flingco Sound System) |
Various Artists:
Asian Takeaways
(QDK MEDIA) |
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