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Jazz & Improvisation
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Akchote / Foussat / Turner: Acid Rain
(Ayler)
A burning release mixing free improv and ea forms from the trio of Jean-Marc Foussat (analog Synth), Noel Akchote (guitar) and Roger Turner (drums), recorded in Poitiers at Le Confort Moderne during a recent European tour.
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Ambarchi, Oren: Sagittarian Domain [VINYL]
(Editions Mego)
An hypnotic recording from a single studio session, guitarist Ambarchi performs pulsating guitar and bass lines alongside electronic percussion and thundering motorik drumming in a unique album from this superb Australian improviser.
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Anastasoff / Morgan / Ali / Stewart-Robertson / Henkel / Wick: Obscure Directions
(Prom Night Records)
NY bassist Jason Anastasoff composes map-based works using graphic & traditional notation, plus interpreted spoken work, peformed with Sean Ali (bass), Brad Henkel (trumpet), Nathaniel Morgan (sax), Owen Stewart-Robertson (guitar) and Jacob Wick (trumpet).
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Bailey, Derek: Improvisation [VINYL]
(MiruMir (Cramps))
Originally released on the Italian Cramps label, this early example of Bailey's unique approach to improvisation was recorded in the studio in Milan, presenting 14 tracks recorded on either electric or acoustic guitar.
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Bailey, Derek: New Sights, Old Sounds
(Incus)
A much-needed reissue of Derek Bailey's 1978 2-CD Japanese release on the Morgue label, the first disc a series of studio improvisations and the second presenting two live performances in Nagoya and Kalavinka.
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Bear / Bertucci: Controlled Burn
(Peira)
Talibam!'s baritone saxophonist Ed Bear and Twistycat bass clarinetist Lea Bertucci in a set of structured improvisations for the deep reeds, ornamenting the pieces with vibraphone and AM radio textures.
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Bester Quartet [Cracow Klezmer Band]: Metamorphoses
(Tzadik)
A centerpiece of the New Jewish Renaissance, the Bester Quartet (formerly known as the Cracow Klezmer Band), has released an exciting and dramatic new album of original compositions complemented with thrilling improvisation.
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Buckminster:
(Prom Night Records)
The Brooklyn trio of Buckminster - Brad Henkel (trumpet), Nathaniel Morgan (alto sax) and Peter Hanson (reeds & winds) - in a superbly charming release of improvisation, spoken dialog, and quirky discourse.
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Cavallanti, Daniele & Tiziano Tononi's: Rings of Fire
(Long Song Records)
Italian saxophonist and composer Daniele Cavallanti and drummer/percussionist Tiziano Tononi produced these two enterprising suites played here by a powerful octet that includes Jenny Scheinman.
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Ceccaldi Trio, Theo: Carrousel
(Ayler)
The Paris based Theo Ceccaldi Trio crosses improvisation with chamber music in a string trio of violin (Theo Ceccaldi), electric guitar (Guillaume Aknine) and cello (Valentin Ceccaldi); lyrical, subtle and advanced improvisation.
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Favriou, Fabrice: Phases
(Creative Sources)
Six distinct "phases" of entrancing drones performed on an unprepared but slightly damaged harmonium by French improviser Monsieur Favriou, demonstrating the timbral range of the pedal-pumped reed organ.
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Gato Libre: Forever
(Libra)
The 5th release from the Japanese quartet of trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, Satoko Fujii, here on accordian, the late bassist Norikatsu Koreyasu, and guitarist Kazuhiko Tsumura, beautiful free form improvisation performed live in concert in 2011.
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Hobson's Choice: Of The Waves
(Barnyard)
Canada's songwriting Hobson's Choice has developed into a tightly knit ensemble embracing elements of jazz, chamber, and singer-songwriter traditions, with sound-worlds ranging from midnight deep-woods marimba ballads to sunny cicada-sung anthems.
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Lescalleet, Jason: Songs About Nothing [2 CDs]
(erstwhile)
A double CD of unusual electroacoustic environments from composer/performer Jason Lescalleet, the first presenting short and diverse studio works, the second a longer work in the vein of his live performances.
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Mazzola, Guerino / Joomi Park: Passionate Message
(Silkheart)
The idea for this CD was to set up a dialogue of two completely different styles - Joomi's contemporary music approach to composition and improvisation, versus Guerino's free jazz - creating a shared improvisation for two pianos.
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Modirzadeh, Hafez: Post-Chromodal Out!
(Pi Recordings)
The next step in Iranian-American saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh's quest to create a seamless cross-cultural exchange of musical structures between the Persian dastgah and American jazz.
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Remote Viewers, The: City of Nets
(Remote Viewers)
London's Remote Viewers in their 13th release, quoting W.H. Auden in an album of excellent structured improvisation with David Petts, Caroline Kraabel, Sue Lynch & Adrian Northover (saxes), John Edwards (bass & drums), and Rosa Lynch (keys and percussion).
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Rubin / Frangenheim / Smulian: Suite
(Creative Sources)
11 short works and a longer "suite" from the duo of Israeli clarinetist Harold Rubin and German bassist Alexander Frangenheim, with electric bassist Mark Smulian making the group a trio on three tracks.
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Sun Ra: Piano Recital (Teatro La Fenice In Venice) [VINYL]
(Vinyl Lovers)
Previously released on CD on the Golden Years label, this LP brings Sun Ra back to vinyl this very rare example of Sun Ra performing solo in a mix of original compositions and the works of Handy, Strayhorn, and Fats Waller.
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Tamura, Natsuki / Satoko Fujii: MUKU
(Libra)
Trumpeter Tamura and pianist Fujii return to the duo they've been recording for more than 15 years to explore a more quiet and lyrical side of their collaboration by reimagining compositions originally written for Tamura's Gato Libre quartet.
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Trumpet Trumpet Synthesizer:
(Prom Night Records)
NY composer and synthesizer player Weston Minissali developed the graphics scores for these two pieces that cross melodic passages with extended techniques and tones, performed in a trio with trumpeters Brad Henkel & Jacob Wick.
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Various Artists: INstruments
(List)
A 2004 collection of commissioned compositions exploring the relations between acoustic instruments and digital process including Dafeldecker/Siewert, Janek Shaefer, Steinbruchel, Gunter Miller, &c.
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Zorn, John: Abraxas: 'Book Of Angels' Vol. 19
(Tzadik)
The 19th volume in the Book of Angels series is led by gimbri player Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz in a primal reading of Zorn's music with Eyal Maoz & Aram Bajakian (guitars) and Kenny Grohowski (drums).
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Experimental/Electronic
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Blue Sausage Infant: Manitou
(Alrealon Musique)
DC's Blue Sausage Infant (Chester Hawkins) in an album of dark drones, mutant caffeinated space-punk, audio collage, space-rock, distorted industrial stomp, and analog nasty fun.
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Evans, Joe: Ecliptic Plane [CD + DVD]
(Runningonair Music)
A limited release from Joe Evans with music created by mathematical experiments of the planets and their moons, and with a companion video that shows the planets and their major satellites.
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Regolith: And...
(Runningonair Music)
A limited edition album of unpredictable, continuously changing music with elements of avant-garde electronics and orchestral sounds ranging from tectronic ambience to explosive noise.
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Various Artists: Because Tomorrow Comes #2
(Because Tomorrow Comes)
The second volume of this excellent German sound magazine and audio CD, 9 artists working in sound art, electroacoustic composition; a "listenable exhibition" of modern compositional approach.
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Various Artists: Because Tomorrow Comes #3
(Because Tomorrow Comes)
The third volume of this excellent German sound magazine and audio CD, 9 artists working in sound art, electroacoustic composition; a "listenable exhibition" of modern compositional approach.
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Z'EV: Sum Things
(Cold Spring Records)
Industrial percussionist and conceptualist Z'ev composed this dark ambient work from 2005-2006, endeavoring to transport the listener deep into their long-forgotten memories of the primal forces at the dawn of creation.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Antony and The Johnsons: Cut the World
(Secretly Canadian)
A collection of live symphonic reworkings of recordings from four previous albums, plus a featured new song with lyrics and sound that portray Antony's views on nature and feminism.
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Chadbourne, Eugene: Longview [2 CDs]
(Chadula)
A double CD of new studio recordings, original Chadbourne material and covers including numbers by Merle Haggard, Fred Rose, Jessi Colter, &c. with guests Scott Henderson and Gary Cherwonka.
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Compositional
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Cage, John: Cheap Imitation [VINYL]
(MiruMir (Cramps))
Cage's "Cheap Imitation" is a set of 3 piano works based on Erik Satie's "Socrates", which Cage reworked by varying the original using random extractions of hexagrams from the I-Ching.
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Cage, John: Empty Words (Part III) [VINYL 3 LP BOX SET]
(MiruMir (Cramps))
A fully remastered triple LP box set of Cage's historic performance at Milan's Teatro Lirico on December, 2 1977 where he reads the indeterminate text from his "Empty Words" book to an increasingly unruly audience.
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Cardew, Cornelius: Nova Musicha No. 6: Four Principles on Ireland [VINYL]
(MiruMir (Cramps))
Remastered reissue of composer & pianist Cornelius Cardew's 1974 LP on the Cramps label, a series of compositions based on the revolutionary songs of different countries including the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the Islamic Rebellion of 1937, &c.
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Romitelli, Fausto: Anamorphosis
(Tzadik)
The Talea Ensemble presents 5 works from the late Italian composer Fausto Romitelli who's work blends the sonic experiments of spectralism with psychedelic rock, hybridizations of art and popular music.
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Books & Magazines
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MusicWorks: #113 Summer 2012 [MAGAZINE + CD]
(Musicworks)
Canada's premiere music magazine in their Summer 2012 issue with articles including Jean-Francoise Laporte; Rose Bolton; Cassandra Miller; Derek Charles; plus a 10 track CD with tracks from those and other artists.
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World & Miscellaneous
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Various Artists: Staring Into The Sun: Ethiopian Tribal Music [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Sublime Frequencies)
Recorded in 2009 by Olivia Wyatt, this double LP showcases an array of mind-blowing sounds from the Ethiopian "land of eternal sunshine", audio examples ranging from remote tribes to their electric analogues of Addis Ababa and beond.
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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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Krebs / Mayas / Caddy:
Thread
(Another Timbre)
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The Vinny Golia Sextet:
Abstractions And Retrocausalities
(Ninewinds)
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Talibam! & Sam Kulik:
Discover Atlantass
(Belly Kids)
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John Cage:
The Number Pieces 6: Five; Seven; Thirteen
(Mode)
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Taus (Tim Blechmann & Klaus Filip):
Pinna
(Another Timbre)
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Christof Kurzmann:
El Infierno Musical
(Mikotron Recordings)
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