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SQUIDCO Email Update May 24, 2012

Squidco & The Squid's Ear
UPDATE
May 24, 2012
"Creativity & artistic endeavors have a mission far beyond
just making music for the sake of music."-Herbie Hancock


Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

Al Maslakh
AVA Muusika
Ayler
Comfortzone
Cuneiform
Dead CEO
Delmark
Die Schachtel
FMR
Inverted Music Company
Kadima
Kein & Aber
Monotype

    
Pirouet
PNL
Porter Records
Presqu'ille Records
&Records
Red Toucan
rhizome.s
Rune Grammofon
Runningonair Music
Sofa
Sub Rosa
Sublime Frequencies
Touch

 
      Creative Artists
    

• "A" Trio:
      Kerbaj/Sehnaoui/Yassin
• Acker Velvet
• Hayvanlar Alemi
• Fortner Anderson
• Luigi Archetti
• Astrid
• Barno/Grip/Lasserre
• Borisov/Nosova/
      Phillips
• Bill Carrothers
• Chambel/Duplant/
      Heraud
• Charles/Gross/
      Hautzinger/Marchetti
• Circuit
• Marc Copland
• DAT Politics
• Double Tandem
      (Baars/Vandermark/
      Nilssen-Love)
• E.G.O.
      (Estonian Guitar Octet)
      Feat. Eugene
      Chadbourne

      
• Guido Del Fabbro
• Hildur Gudnadottir
• Lars Hollmer
• Jan Klare's 1000
• L'Ensemble Raye
• Maroney/Lash
• McDonas/Parker/Cline
• Joey Molinaro
• MUTA
• Eric Normand
• Nude On Sand
• Jeff Parker Trio
• Positive Catastrophe
• Stephane Rives
• Shalabi/St-Onge/Cote
• SPILL (Mayas/Buck)
• Stephen Christopher
      Stamper
• Susanna
• Martino Traversa
• Mika Vainio
• Volcano The Bear
• Wooley/Evans



Squid Bubble




   Jazz & Improvisation

"A" Trio: Kerbaj / Sehnaoui / Yassin: Music To Our Ears
(Al Maslakh)


The "A" Trio is Al Maslakh label founder, trumpeter Mazen Kerbaj, with acoustic guitarist Sharif Sehnaoui and bassist Raed Yassin, performing extended, extreme improvisations performed by deft hands using unusual techniques.
   
     Buy      $17.95      Listen          

 
Acker Velvet: Carbon & Chairs
(Monotype)


Formed in 2006, Andreas Trobollowitsch and Johannes Trondle create unexpected works of spontaneous interaction shaped and structured in a conscious way - more real-time-composition than "pure improvisation".
 
Squidco Pick

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Anderson, Fortner: Solitary Pleasures
(&Records)


The 35 poems found on Fortner Anderson's "Solitary Pleasures", performed with Michel F Cote, Sam Shalabi and Alexandre St-Onge, speak of the obsessions, phantasies and encounters of Anderson's life.
   
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Astrid: High Blues
(Rune Grammofon)


The French quartet of Cyril Secq (guitars), Yvan Ros (drums & bass), Vanina Andreani (violin) and Guillaume Wickel (reeds), mixing improvised music, ambient, 70s folk and jazz, classical and contemporary music.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Barno, Niklas / Joel Grip / Didier Lasserre: Can't Stop Snusing
(Ayler)


The Snus trio of Niklas Barno (trumpet), Joel Grip (bass) and Didier Lasserre (drums) return for their second album, an addictive mix of free jazz and free improv, subtle to skronking music of great beauty and power.
 
Squidco Pick

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Borisov, Alexei / Olga Nosova / Dave Phillips: Borinosophil
(Monotype)


Russian industrial/electronic/free improv artists Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova in a trio with Swiss experimenter Dave Phillips in works that pass from transcendental to insanely complex and halucinatory - play loud!
   
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Carrothers, Bill: Family Life
(Pirouet)


Dedicated to his family and filled with photos, pianist Bill Carrother's solo album draws from his personal life in delicate and tender music, a lovely and reflective album from a virtuoso player.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Chambel, Pedro / Bruno Duplant / Julien Heraud: Worked Without Noise
(rhizome.s)


The first release on Rhizome, a new label run by Pedro Chambel & Bruno Duplant, in a subtle EA-improv album dedicated to Cornelius Cardew, Eddie Prevost, Keith Rowe, and John Tilbury.
   
     Buy      $9.95      Listen          

 
Charles / Gross / Hautzinger / Marchetti: Tsstt!
(Monotype)


Detailed and informed electroacoustic improvisation from the quartet of Xavier Charles (clarinet), Jean-Philippe Gross (electroacoustic devices), Franz Hautzinger (quartertone trumpet) and Lionel Marchetti (revox B77, short waves).
   
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Circuit: Genesis
(FMR)


Percussionist Trevor Taylor's Circuit mixes acoustic instruments, electronics and real-time processing to morph alien sounding landscapes through well-honed improvising, here with Paul Dunmall, Hilary Jeffires, and Roberto Filoseta.
   
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Copland, Marc: Some More Love Songs
(Pirouet)


Pianist Marc Copland in a beautiful trio album with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Jochen Ruecker, mixing original compositions with classics including pieces by Joni Mitchell, Ron Carter, Cole Porter, Victor Young, &c.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Double Tandem (Baars / Vandermark / Nilssen-Love): Cement
(PNL)


Performing live at Cementen in Norway, the trio of drummer Paal Nilssen-Love with reed players Ken Vandermark and Ab Baars, 3 intense yet playful improvisations from 3 masters of the form.
 
Squidco Pick

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Hollmer, Lars : Med Mjolad Hand / With Floury Hand [CD + NTSC (All Region) DVD]
(Cuneiform)


Lars Hollmer's final release, culled from hours of archival material and personally selected before his death, this is an album rich with melodic, unusual and exultant music; disc 2 is a DVD of a 2005 performance at the Gouveia Art Rock Festival.
 
Squidco Pick

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Klare's 1000, Jan: (shoe)
(Red Toucan)


An amazingly creative quartet led by composer and reedist Jan Klare with trumpeter Bart Maris, bassist Wilbert de Joode and drummer Michael Vatcher recording in the studio in Bruxelles, Belgium.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Maroney, Denman / Dominic Lash: All Strung Out
(Kadima)


Double bass and hyperpiano meet in a transatlantic collaboration between pianist Denman Maroney and bassist Dominc Lash, a combination of exhilarating technique and invention from two remarkable players.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
McDonas / Parker / Cline: The Gowanus Session
(Porter Records)


A trio recording by Thollem McDonas (piano), William Parker (acoustic bass), & Nels Cline (electric guitar) exploring the density and subtlety of tones with reverberating layers of sounds.
 
Squidco Pick

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Molinaro, Joey: The Inalienable Dreamless / We
(Inverted Music Company)


Music teacher, student, and violinist Joey Molinaro offers two progressive recordings on one piece of wax that summarize his comprehensive approach to acoustic folk music, classical execution, and hardcore punk aesthetics.
   
     Buy      $13.95          

 
MUTA: Bricolage
(Al Maslakh)


Electronic and acoustic improvisation from the steady hands of Alessandra Rombola on flute & tiles, Rhodri Davies on electric harp, and Ingar Zach on percussion, drone commander & sruti box - remarkable and singular dialog.
 
Squidco Pick

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Normand, Eric: Data (Low-Fi Duets)
(Monotype)


Bassist Eric Normand also builds unusual noise devices and stomp boxes, which he performs here in duos with Martin Tetreault, Christine Sehnaoui Abdelnour, Sebastien Cirotteau, and Mario Gauthier.
   
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Nude On Sand: Nude On Sand
(Sofa)


Free-form improvisational songs integrating naive blues, spoken word and completely fragmented pop songs from the duo of Jenny Hval on guitar & voice, and Hayvard Volden on guitar.
   
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Parker Trio, Jeff : Bright Light In Winter
(Delmark)


The 3rd album by Chicago guitarist Jeff Parker with Chris Lopes (bass) and Chad Taylor (drums), tuneful modern jazz compositions from all three members, with an elastic, dynamic approach to improvisation and group interplay.
   
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Positive Catastrophe: Dibrujo, Dibrujo, Dibrujo
(Cuneiform)


Taylor Ho Bynum and Abraham Gomez-Delgado's 10-piece Positive Catastrophe in their 2nd release fusing Latin and avant-garde jazz with some of NY's most adventurous jazz and salsa musicians.
 
Squidco Pick

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Rives, Stephane: Much Remains To Be Heard
(Al Maslakh)


Extreme solo soprano sax recordings from Stephane Rives, expanding on his Potlatch release "Fibres", using silence juxtaposed with drastic tones, alone or in combinations, making for a challenging yet intriguing album.
   
     Buy      $17.95      Listen          

 
Shalabi / St-Onge / Cote: Jane and The Magic Bananas
(&Records)


Montreal free improvisers in an album straddling improvisation, actuelle, and rock influences, with drummer Michel F. Cote, guitarist Sam Shalabi, and bass/electronicist Alexandre St-Onge.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
SPILL (Mayas / Buck): Stockholm Syndrome
(Al Maslakh)


Necks drummer Tony Buck and pianist Magda Mayas performing live in 2010 at the Lumo Festival for New Sounds (Helsinki) and at the Nasjonal Jazz Scene in Oslo, profoundly intense and introspective improvisation.
 
Squidco Pick

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Spill (Tony Buck / Magda Mayas): Fluoresce
(Monotype)


Four excellent, extended improvisations from the ongoing duo of Necks' Tony Buck on drums, cymbal, gong bells, tabla, and percussion, and Magda Mayas on piano, Tiger Organ, clavinet, objects and preparations.
 
Squidco Pick

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Various Artists: Fukushima! [2 CDs]
(Presqu'ille Records)


A double compilation CD inspired by Otomo Yoshihide's lecture "The Role of Culture: After the Earthquake and Man-made Disasters in Fukushima", with John Tilbury, Burkhard Beins, Magda Mayas, Mark Wastell, Greg Kelley, &c. &c.
 
Squidco Pick

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Volcano The Bear: Golden Rhythm / Ink Music
(Rune Grammofon)


Wild British improvisers Volcano The Bear, borrowing from a cross-section of styles including jazz, rock, ethno-folk, organized sound, with an inexplicable and insanely passionate approach to their eccentric and excellent music.
 
Squidco Pick

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   Experimental/Electronic

Archetti, Luigi: Null II / Null III [2 CDs]
(Die Schachtel)


Italian/Swiss composer Luigi Archetti presents the 2nd and 3rd parts of his "nothing" (null) project, using thick sound drones that border on the edge of tonality as their many layers develop slowly in beautiful details.
   
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Fabbro, Guido Del : Ctenophora
(&Records)


Violinist Guido Del Fabbro in a 5-piece work with violin, voice, electronics and synthesizer, blending compositional and electroacoustic principles for an unusual, rich, and thoroughly modern album.
   
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Gudnadottir, Hildur: Leyfdu Ljósinu
(Touch)


Icelandic for 'Allow the light', cellist Hildur Gudnadottir creates a beautiful melding of strings, voice, and electronics, recorded live at the Music Research Centre of the University of York.
   
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Stamper, Stephen Christopher: Begin Anywhere
(Runningonair Music)


Electronic artist Stamper uses natural VLF radio phenomena, algorithmic composition, Karplus-Strong string synthesis and open-source software to create 11 other-worldly and fascinating soundscapes.
   
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Vainio, Mika: Rasputin 3000 [7-inch VINYL]
(Comfortzone)


Pan Sonic's Mika Vainio in a solo limited 7" release that crosses analogue warmth and electronic harshness using beats and noise in unique ways.
   
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Wooley, Nate / Peter Evans: Instrumentals Vol 1 [VINYL]
(Dead CEO)


RESTOCKED! Each side of this LP features a solo acoustic trumpet track - Side A by Peter Evans and Side B by Nate Wooley - two of NYC's finest and most interesting trumpeters, pushing themselves technically and conceptually.
 
Squidco Pick

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   Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Alemi, Hayvanlar: Yekermo Sew [7-inch VINYL]
(Sublime Frequencies)


Hayvanlar Alemi in a jaw dropping version of Mulatu Astatke's "Yekermo Sew" as the A side of this single; side B is an unreleased improvisation featuring the quartet version of the group.
   
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DAT Politics: Blitz Gazer
(Sub Rosa)


Berlin's DAT politics create rough-edged turbo pop mood with a Kraftwerk bent, here in a new duo of Claude Pailliot and Gaetan Collet, rebooting the band with strange loops, odd vocals, and electro beats.
   
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E.G.O. (Estonian Guitar Octet) Feat. Eugene Chadbourne: Rolling Stones Hostage Incidents
(AVA Muusika)


Doc Chad wrote these pieces for the Estonian Guitar Octet, all based on Rolling Stones material in a conceptual hostage and players approach, presented in 9 parts with each guitarist featured as a soloist in one part.
   
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L'Ensemble Raye: Les Contrepoints Cardinaux
(Kein & Aber)


The 6th L'Ensemble Raye release from 2002 has Cedric Vuille and Jean20 Huguenin providing an even share of irresistible and wonderfully melodic compositions, plus a Robert Wyatt cover.
   
     Buy      $19.95      Listen          

 
Susanna: Wild Dog
(Rune Grammofon)


Susanna Wallumrod's 8th album, a heartfelt and rich release of introspective and lyrical songs, with collaborators including NY drummer Shahzad Ismaily (Marc Ribot, Carla Kihlstedt, Fred Frith, &c).
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 




   Compositional

Traversa, Martino: Critical Path
(Die Schachtel)


Renowned Italian composer Martino Traversa, who studied at Salzburg's Mozarteum, and with Luigi Nono from 1987 to 1989, in a first compilation selecting electronic music works composed between 2000 and 2008.
   
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