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Jazz & Improvisation
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Bjorkenheim, Raoul / Bill Laswell / Morgan Agren: Blixt
(Cuneiform )
The 1st release by the power trio of bassist Bill Laswell, drummer Morgan Agren, and guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim, with shades of Hendrix, Guru Guru, and Massacre, muscular electric improv for the 21st century.
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Bondi / d'incise / Rodrigues / Chagas / Torres / Moimeme: Brume
(Creative Sources)
Extended improvisations using a mix of acoustic and electric instruments from the sextet of Ernesto Rodrigues, d'incise, Cyril Bondi, Abdul Moiemem, Eduardo Chagas, and Nuno Torres.
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Busolini / Loriot: VIOLAtwoVIOLA
(Creative Sources)
This duo arose from the meeting between two violists avid to confront with their instrumental double to create a common sound universe from the same instrument played by two different personalities.
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Charbin / Van Isacker: kryscraft
(Creative Sources)
Tense and subtle improvisation from the Belgian duo of pianist Marjolaine Charbin playing inside and out of the piano and alto saxophonist Frans van Isacker using microtonal and extended approaches with the sax.
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Davis, Matt & Mark Wastell: Derby 11.05.2002 / Liverpool 10.05.2002
(Confront)
The minimalist electroacoustic improvising duo of Matt Davis on electronics and effects and Mark Wastell on amplified textures performing live in Derby and Liverpool in 2002.
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Dead Cat Bounce (Kohlhase / Ambrosio / Steckler / Sims / Goss / Carbone): Chance Episodes
(Cuneiform )
Saxophonist Matt Steckler's sextet with Jared Sims (reeds), Terry Goss & Charlie Kohlhase (sax), Dave Ambrosio (bass) and Bill Carbone (drums), playing exultant jazz with one eye to tradition and one to the future.
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Ergo (Brett Sroka / Sam Harris / Shawn Baltazor) + Mary Halvorson / Sebastian Kruger: If Not Inertia
(Cuneiform )
Electro-acoustic jazz ensemble Ergo in their 3rd album, combining trombone, piano and drums with computers, electronics & prepared piano, here with guests Mary Halvorson on three tracks and Sebastian Kurger on another.
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Flaten, Ingebrigt Haker: Birds
(Tektite)
Tektite is European improvising bassist Inegbrigt Haker Flaten's new label to release solo and ensemble work; "Birds" presents 5 solo recordings from Grand Sport Studio in Oslo and one live from The Hideout in Chicago.
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Flaten, Ingebrigt Haker: Steel
(Tektite)
Bassist Inegbrigt Haker Flaten's Tektite label in its 2nd release, coincidentally presenting the bassist's 2nd-ever solo acoustic album recorded live in concert in Bucharest/Romania, 2011.
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Gibbs, Michael and the NDR Bigband: Back In The Days
(Cuneiform )
Brit-jazz composer and arranger Michael Gibbs in audiophile recordings from 1995-2003 fronting Germany's 18-piece NDR big band in a program of original modern jazz plus three specially arranged classics.
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Harrison / Feliciati / Vu / Powell / Weiss: Holy Abyss
(Cuneiform )
Holy Abyss is a modern, tuneful and occasionally haunting electric jazz collaboration between guitarist Joel Harrison and bassist Lorenzo Feliciati, with Cuong Vu (trumpet), Roy Powell (keys) and Dan Weiss (drums).
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Mcphee, Joe / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten: Brooklyn DNA
(Clean Feed)
A project about the rich jazz history of Brooklyn, NY, recorded in that burrough by NY saxophonist Joe McPhee & bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, referencing Putnam Central, The Blue Coronet, Sonny Rollins, and Brooklyn itself.
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Nilssen-Love / Hana: Hosanna and Prallel Sevens I [10-inch LP]
(PNL)
Drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and electric guitarist Anders Hana follow up their Utech release "AM/FM" with this 10" record presenting two tracks, "Hand near ass" and "Senvill analpose", in a clear plastic sleeve with testicles on the label.
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Nilssen-Love / Terrie Ex: Hurgu!
(PNL)
Ex guitarist Terrie and drummer/percussionist Paal Nilssen-Love met in the Jottem Studio in Wormerveer, NL, to record these 4 extended and rugged improvisations; rhythm vs strings with a skronky temperament.
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Orelli 6, Marco von: Close Ties On Hidden Lanes
(Hatology)
Trumpeter Marco von Orelli's in a modern jazz sextet with Lukas Briggen (trombone), Lukas Roos (bass clarinet), Michel Witsch (piano), Kaspar von Grunigen (bass) and Samuel Duhsler (drums).
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S/S Motsol [Lonning / Holm / Tafjord / Molstad / Asheim / Zanussi / Motland / Solberg]: Parallel Pleasures
(Creative Sources)
Experimental Norwegian duo Motsol (vocalist Stine Janvin Motland & drummer Stale Liavik Solberg) join with an adventurous set of musicians from the Oslo and Stavanger improvised music scenes for 10 concise and unusual recordings.
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Saitoh, Tetsu : Strings & The Moon Triptych #4 [DVD + CD + Book]
(Kadima)
An elegant CD, DVD & book package dedicated to the survivors and victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, with Tetsu Saitoh (bass), Lauren Newton (vocals), and Kazue Sawai (koto).
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Sao Paulo Underground (Featuring Rob Mazurek): Tres Cabecas Loucuras
(Cuneiform )
The third album by Sao Paulo Underground mixing jazz and electronics by the group of Mauricio Takara (percussion), Rob Mazurek (cornet & electronics), Guilherme Grando (keys), and Richard Ribeiro (drums).
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Slugfield (Nilssen-Love / Marhaug / Ratkje): Slime Zone
(PNL)
The trio of drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, electronic and turntable artist Lasse Marhaug and vocalist/electronic artist Maja Ratkje met at Cafe Mono during the Oslo Jazz Festival to perform these excellent and disturbing recordings.
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Tetras (Khan / Visser / Weber): Pareidolia [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Flingco Sound System)
Tetras is drummer Jason Kahn, organist/electronic artists Jeroen Visser, and bassist Christian Weber, where the artists often reverse roles to create an album of ghostly grooves and blurry edges.
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Thing, The: Garage
(Smalltown Superjazzz)
2004's third release from The Thing with saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love-drums, exciting free and punk jazz from some of Europe's most open-minded players.
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Zorn, John: The Gnostic Preludes
(Tzadik)
A gorgeous lyrical and hypnotic chamber work by John Zorn in his mystical quest series, performed on harp, vibraphone and guitar by Carol Emanuel, Kenny Wollesen and Bill Frisell.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Chadbourne, Eugene: The Concerto (The Smoke Detector Concerto)
(Chadula)
The 1st part of Doc Chad's new "Concerto" series features a homemade Smoke Detector in a variety of instrumental settings involving organ, piano, a vintage Martin acoustic, the Bo Diddley Gretsch electric & Doc Chad's large scale percussion ensemble.
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Chadbourne, Eugene: The Concerto Part 2 (The Jaguar Concerto)
(Chadula)
The 2nd part of Doc Chad's "Concerto" series presents a series of multi-tracked extended works for his family of instruments, and is dedicated to Miles Davis and Bekah Shylovski.
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Giffoni, Carlos: Evidence [VINYL]
(SOFTWARE)
Venezuelan electronic sound artist Carlos Giffoni, living in NYC, in an album using modern synthetic sources like the 303 and 808 alongside Laurel Halo's manually mechanized piano.
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Haino, Keiji / Jim O'rourke / Oren Ambarchi : Imikuzushi
(Black Truffle)
The next chapter for the trio of Keiji Haino, Jim O'Rourke and Oren Ambarchi, extending the power-trio strategies of their previous LP with intense music that transcends rock and electronic music.
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Kubin, Felix: TXRF
(IT'S)
Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) is a method used to analyze the surfaces of materials by firing extremely flat X-rays; interpreted here by Kubin in 10 sequenced-based electronic miniatures.
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Kupper, Leo: Digital Voices
(Pogus)
Belgium composer and experimenter Leo Kupper, a peer of Henri Pousseur, in an album of works involving the human voice re-contextualized digitally to create fascinating abstractions on voice and sonority.
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Peters, Steve & Steve Roden: Not a Leaf Remains As It Was
(12K)
Steve Peters and Steve Roden with vocalist Anna Homler in a gauzy studio release of improvised electronics and voice using phonetic interpretations of poems from the book of Japanese jisei.
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Tazartes, Ghedalia: Repas Froid [VINYL]
(Pan)
Eclectic composer Ghedalia Tazartes' latest is an extraordinary combination of audio fragments juxtaposed against drums, field recordings and mystery noises, sound loops, birdsong, keyboards, unusual vocal work, &c.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Basho, Robbie: Venus In Cancer [VINYL]
(Blue Thumb)
Robbie Basho, one of the 1960s acoustic guitar innovators alongside John Fahey and Leo Kottke, in his 1969 guitar classic album, in a gatefold 180 gram reissue exact reproduction.
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Detroit, Eddy / Sun City Girls: Eddy Detroit Meets The Sun City Girls [7" VINYL]
(Ammit Records)
Percussionist Eddy Detroit met the Sun City Girls in the mid-80s to record these 3 tracks in the Phoenix area, two of which have never been released previously.
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No Neck Blues Band: YTIU [VINYL]
(KELIPPAH)
New York City's No Neck Blues Band, mixing improvisation and pyschedelic rock forms in bizarre and unlikely combinations using acoustic instruments, percussion, guitars, keyboards and various electronics.
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Thinking Plague: Decline and Fall
(Cuneiform )
6th release from RIO-rockers Thinking Plague, adding vocalist Elaine Di Falco and keyboardist Kimara Sajn to long-term members Mark Harris (reeds), Dave Wiley (bass) and Mike Johnson (guitar); superb and sophisticated art-rock.
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Compositional
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Avram, Ana-Maria / Dumitrescu, Iancu: Live in London (I)
(Edition Modern)
Electro-acoustic composers Ana-Maria Avram and Iancu Dumitrescu with large groups including the Hyperion Ensemble, plus Tim Hodginkson on clarinet, performing in Conway Hall, London in 2008.
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Clyne, Anna: Blue Moth
(Tzadik)
Anna Clyne is a composer of acoustic and electro-acoustic music that blends ambient soundscapes with sonic gestures that morph and collide in ever changing fractal patterns.
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Feldman, Morton: Piano And String Quartet
(Bridge Records)
Composed two years before his death, Feldman's "Piano and String Quartet" is a wonderfully impressionistic piece that moves slowly, rendered beautifully by Vicki Ray and the Eclipse Quartet.
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Novik, Aaron: Secrets of Secrets
(Tzadik)
Clarinetist/composer/illustrator Aaron Novik in an album with elements of rock, classical, improvisation and world music, performed by Bay Area musicians including Fred Frith, Ben Goldberg, Carla Kihlstedt, &c. &c.
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Books & Magazines
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MusicWorks: #112 Spring 2012 [MAGAZINE + CD]
(Musicworks)
Canada's premiere new music magazine, with Philip Glass on the cover, plus articles on Jocelyn Morlock, Farah, D'Eon and Gill, and Olivia Block, and a 12 track CD of works by those and other artists.
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Williams, Davey: Solo Gig: Essential Curiosities in Musical Free Improvisation
(Birdfeeder)
Collecting guitarist Davey William's essays for the Arcana Series of books on Hips Road (Tzadik), where Williams ponders question regarding free improvisation, sound, and form.
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World & Miscellaneous
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Various Artists: Asian Takeaways
(QDK MEDIA)
Another venture from QDK-Media compiling great tracks from Hong Kong, China, Korea, etc. recorded in the 60s and 70s; little takeaway-tunes with beautiful vocals and twisted musical elements.
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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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Rhodri Davies / Lee Patterson / David Toop:
Wunderkammern
(Another Timbre)
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Tanya Tagaq:
Anuraaqtuq
(Victo)
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Shipp / Beans / Parker / HPrizm:
Knives From Heaven
(Thirsty Ear)
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Ken Vandermark:
Mark in the Water
(Not Two Records)
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In Stock and Ready to Ship
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Barnyard Drama:
Christmas Singalong Volume 6
(Barnyard) |
Chicago Underground Duo:
Age of Energy
(Northern Spy) |
Chicago Underground Duo:
Age of Energy [VINYL]
(Northern Spy) |
Circuit:
Genesis
(FMR) |
Circulasione Totale Orchestra:
PhilaOslo [2 CDs]
(Circulasione) |
Claudia Quintet + 1, The:
What Is The Beautiful? (Featuring Kurt Elling And Theo Bleckmann)
(Cuneiform ) |
Coluccino, Osvaldo:
Atto
(Another Timbre) |
Creshevsky, Noah:
Rounded With A Sleep
(Pogus) |
Crothers, Connie / David Arner:
Spontaneous Suite For Two Pianos [4 CD Box Set]
(RogueArt) |
erikM / Michel Doneda:
Razine
(Monotype) |
Gjerstad Trio, Frode :
Mir
(Circulasione) |
Gjerstad, Frode / Steve Hubback:
One Foot Moving
(FMR) |
Hirsch, Shelley / Simon Ho:
Where Were You Then ?
(Tzadik) |
Ho, Fred & Quincy Saul:
The Music of Cal Massey: A Tribute
(Mutable) |
Honsinger's This That and the Other, Tristan:
Sketches of Probability
(Angelica) |
If, Bwana / Dan Warburton:
I am Sitting in Phill Niblock's Kitchen
(Monotype) |
Kihnoua:
The Sybil 's Whisper
(Metalanguage) |
Knuffke & Drye:
Leaf Spring
(NCM East) |
Krebs, Annette / Magda Mayas / Anthea Caddy:
Thread
(Another Timbre) |
L'Ensemble Raye:
Ein Fest fur Pu den Baren
(Kein & Aber) |
L'Ensemble Raye:
En Franc!
(LabelUsineS) |
L'Ensemble Raye:
Les Contrepoints Cardinaux
(Kein & Aber) |
L'Ensemble Raye:
Meme en Hiver/Comme un Pinson dans l'eau
(AYAA) |
L'Ensemble Raye:
Theatre de la Poudriere [2 CDs]
(Les Disques Rayes) |
L'Ensemble Raye:
Vis-A-Vis Movers
(Les Disques Rayes) |
Lateef, Yusef / Nicolas Humbert / Marc Parisotto:
Roots Run Deep
(RogueArt) |
LHZ + H : Thomas Lehn, Carl Ludwig Hubsch, Philip Zoubek, Franz Hautzinger:
Scope
(Monotype) |
New Miminokoto:
All About Mimi
(PSF) |
Skogen:
Ist gefallen in den Schnee
(Another Timbre) |
Taus (Klaus Filip & Tim Blechmann):
Pinna
(Another Timbre) |
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