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SQUIDCO Email Update February 28, 2013

Squidco & The Squid's Ear
UPDATE
February 25, 2013
"Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night,
but differently each time."-Ornette Coleman


Squid Bubbles  Essential Labels

Cuneiform
Fataka
FMR
Intakt
Musicworks
Nine Winds
Penumbra

    
Prom Night Records
Red Toucan
RogueArt
Sub Rosa
Tektite
The Wire
Trost Records

 
      Creative Artists
    

• Joshua Abrams Quartet
• Airkraft
      (Caldwell/Whyman/
      Van Der Kooij)
• Jeff Albert's
      Instigation Quartet
• Art Zoyd
• Alberto Braida/
      Giancarlo Locatelli
• Peter Brotzmann +
      Various Artists
• John Butcher/
      Matthew Shipp
• John Coxon/
      Evan Parker/
      Eddie Prevost
• Dunmall/Davis/Kane
• Dunmall/Wooster/
      Sanders/Mapp
• John Edwards/
      Okkyung Lee
• Gabriela Friedli Trio
      with Daniel Studer &
      Dieter Ulrich

      
• Vinny Golia
      Large Ensemble
• Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten
      Chicago Sextet
• Lake/Weber/Ulrich
      Feat. Nils Wogram
• Ingrid Laubrock
      Anti-House
• Living By Lanterns
• Make A Circus
• Christian Marclay/
      Toshio Kajiwara/
      DJ Olive
• Rob Mazurek Octet
• Nicole Mitchell
• MusicWorks Magazine
• Hal Rammel/
      Matt Turner
• Daniel Rosenboom
      Septet
• Gavin Templeton
• The Wire
• Pat Thomas



Squid Bubble




   Jazz & Improvisation

Airkraft (Caldwell / Whyman / Van Der Kooij): Pyongyang Express
(FMR)


A travelogue from the saxophone trio of Pete Whyman, Frank Van Der Kooij and Chris Caldwell, documenting their tour through Beijing to Pyongyang in North Korea through field recordings and musical sketches.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Braida, Alberto / Giancarlo Locatelli: nel margine
(Red Toucan)


Tripwire pianist Alberto Braida and clarinetist Giancarlo Locatelli in an album of duos reflecting the modern dialog and creative ideas that only a long partnership such as theirs enables.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Brotzmann, Peter + Various Artists: Long Story Short: The Unlimited Festival 2011 [5 CD BOX SET]
(Trost Records)


A deluxe 5-CD box of the Peter Brotzmann curated 25th edition of the Unlimited Festival in Wels, Austria in 2011, with Brotzmann, Laswell, McPhee, Haino, Tchicai, Pavel Borodin, Mars Williams, Ken Vandermark, Okkyung Lee, Nilssen-Love, Gustafsson, &c. &c.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $54.95      Listen          

 
Butcher, John / Matthew Shipp: At Oto
(Fataka)


When Matthew Shipp was invited to London's Cafe Oto for a residency in 2010 the first collaborator he requested was John Butcher, the resulting meeting recorded for this brilliant duo release.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Coxon, John / Evan Parker / Eddie Prevost: Cinema
(Fataka)


Two masters of London's free improvising scene - saxophonist Evan Parker and percussionist Eddie Prevost - in a trio with young lion John Coxon on electric guitar and prepared piano, in an impressive and dynamic journey of technique and tone.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Dunmall / Davis / Kane: Clown
(FMR)


Saxophonist Paul Dunmall's trio recorded this playful and impressive studio album in 2001 with drummer Steven Davis and bassist Dave Kane, Dunmall also adding border bagpipes on certain pieces.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Dunmall / Wooster / Sanders / Mapp: The Iceberg Quartet
(FMR)


A new quartet recording at The Lamp Tavern in Birmingham, 2011, interactive free jazz from saxophonist Paul Dunmall, trumpeter Sam Wooster, drummer Mark Sanders, and bassist Chris Mapp.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Edwards, John / Okkyung Lee: White Cable, Black Wires
(Fataka)


A stunning series of duo improvisations from two of the world's finest string players - bassist John Edwards and cellis Okkyung Lee - whose shared dynamism and intensity of purpose produces fluid, powerful music.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Friedli Trio, Gabriela with Daniel Studer & Dieter Ulrich: Started
(Intakt)


The line between composed material by Gabriela Friedli (piano) and Daniel Studer (bass) and free jazz is blurred when the trio, completed by Dieter Ulrich (drums), seamlessly improvises upon the framework.
   
     Buy      $18.95      Listen          

 
Golia, Vinny Large Ensemble: Overview; 1996-2006 [CD + DVD]
(Nine Winds)


A set of 2 CDs and 2 DVDs capturing four concerts of reedist and composer Vinny Golia's Large Ensemble performing from 1996-2006, showing the evolution of the band, plus an amazing concert with an African drum ensemble in 2006.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $29.95          

 
Haker-Flaten, Ingebrigt Chicago Sextet: Live From Jazzfest Saalfeleden 2011 [VINYL]
(Tektite)


Live at Jazz Fest Saalfelden from the 3rd version of the international quintet led by Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, with guitarist Jeff Parker, reedist Dave Rempis, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, violinist Ola Kvernberg, and drummer Frank Rosaly.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $27.95      Listen          

 
Jeff Albert's Instigation Quartet: The Tree On The Mound
(RogueArt)


Trombonist Jeff Albert's Instigation Quartet, comprised of saxophonist Kidd Jordan, double bassist Joshua Abrams, and drummer Hamid Drake, play a superb studio session, starting and ending with two works by Fred Anderson.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Joshua Abrams Quartet: Unknown Known
(RogueArt)


The Chicago quartet of Joshua Abrams (double bass), David Boykin (tenor saxophone), Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), and Frank Rosaly (drums) performing an excellent set of modern jazz influenced by dream states.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Lake / Weber / Ulrich Feat. Nils Wogram: All Decks - Live At Unerhort
(Intakt)


The 2nd Intakt release for the trio of Oliver Lake (sax), Christian Weber (bass) and Dieter Ulrich (drums) performing live at the Zurich JazzFestival Unerhort 2011 with guest trombone player Nils Wogram.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $18.95      Listen          

 
Laubrock, Ingrid Anti-House: Strong Place
(Intakt)


Ingrid Laubrock's NY band with guitarist Mary Halvorson, pianist Kris Davis, bassist Jogn Hebert, and drummer Tom Rainey, playing compositions reflecting a wide range of formal challenges and contrasting, shape-shifting palettes.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $18.95      Listen          

 
Living By Lanterns: New Myth/Old Science
(Cuneiform)


Bringing together four of Chicago's and four of New York's leading players for a work commissioned by Experimental Sound Studio in response to material contained in ESS's vast Sun Ra Audio Archive.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Living By Lanterns: New Myth/Old Science [VINYL]
(Cuneiform)


Vinyl LP edition of the CD listed above.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $20.95      Listen          

 
Make A Circus: Beijing Olympics
(Prom Night Records)


The Brooklyn trio of saxophonist & clarinetist Adam Kinner, guitarist Owen Stewart (Jason Ajemian & The Highlife, VaVatican) and drummer Lian O'Neill in a release that balances sonic power with Downtown NY improvisation.
   
     Buy      $9.95      Listen          

 
Marclay, Christian / Toshio Kajiwara / DJ Olive: djTRIO [VINYL]
(Cuneiform)


The multi-media DJ trio of Christian Marclay, Toshio Kajiwara, and DJ Olive performing live at Washington D.C.'s Hirshhorn Museum on mixers, decks, and vinyl, hallucinatory, strange, and powerful music from unusual sources.
   
     Buy      $20.95      Listen          

 
Mazurek, Rob Octet: Skull Sessions
(Cuneiform)


Chicago cornetist Rob Mazurek combines his bands Sao Paulo Underground & Starlicker, adding personnel including drummer John Herndon (Tortoise), vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz and flutist Nicole Mitchell, to write new music in the spirit of later Miles Davis.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Mazurek, Rob Octet: Skull Sessions [VINYL]
(Cuneiform)


Vinyl LP edition of the CD listed above.
 
Squidco Pick

     Buy      $20.95      Listen          

 
Mitchell, Nicole: Engraved in the Wind
(RogueArt)


Flautist Nicole Mitchell's solo album of her own impromptu compositions and interpretations of other artists' works composed for her, reflecting her deep relationship with nature and her instrument.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Rammel, Hal / Matt Turner: Fractures and Phantoms
(Penumbra)


Collaborators for 20 years, cellist Matt Turner and percussionist Hal Rammel playing amplified palette alternate "Phantoms" and "Fractures", unusual and diverse improvised sound worlds.
   
     Buy      $12.95      Listen          

 
Rosenboom, Daniel Septet: Fallen Angeles
(Nine Winds)


Trumpet virtuoso Daniel Rosenboom's septet with Gavin Templeton (sax/flute), Brian Walsh (reeds), Vinny Golia (tubax/flute), Sam Minaie (bass) and Caleb Dolister (drums) in a suite exploring the nature of self-discovery through introspection.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Templeton, Gavin: Asterperious Special
(Nine Winds)


A sophisticated modern jazz album from alto saxophonist Gavie Templeton, music based on his grandfather's experience as an Air Corps navigator in WWII, performed in a quartet with pianist Gary Fukushima, bassist Darek Oles, and drummer Joe Labarbera.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Thomas, Pat: Al-Khwarizmi Variations
(Fataka)


Al-Khwarizmi was a Muslim mathematician and astronomer, his memory interpreted in a series of variations by Pat Thomas playing inside and outside of the piano, an impressive display of 21st century keyboard technique and conceptual playing.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 




   Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Art Zoyd: Musique pour l'Odyssee
(Sub Rosa)


A re-release of Art Zoyd's second album that has been unavailable for many years with new artwork and additional tracks of cinematic journeys in complex classical rock compositions.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 
Art Zoyd: Musique pour l'Odyssee [VINYL]
(Sub Rosa)


Vinyl LP edition of the CD listed above.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 




   Books & Magazines

MusicWorks: #115 Spring 2013 [MAGAZINE + CD]
(Musicworks)


Spring 2013 issue with 9 track CD. On the cover and featured: Akio Suzuki; Featured: Nicolas Bernier and Martin Messier; Featured: Edrem Helvacioglu; Profile on The Ratchet Orchestra. Plus reviews, events, words, &c.
   
     Buy      $15.95          

 
The Wire: Wire, The: #349 March 2013 [MAGAZINE]
(The Wire)


March 2013 issue of the UK's most important music magazine featuring Mats Gustafsson on the cover, an article on Ergo Phizmiz, and reviews of DKV Trio, Richard Teitelbaum, The Group, and more.
   
     Buy      $8.95          

 

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

   Recent Reviews




Henry Kaiser / Killick Hinds:
Nikola Tesla High School
(H(i)nds(i)ght)




Carbon & Chairs:
Acker Velvet
(Monotype)


Boris Hegenbart & 19 Artists:
Instrumentarium
(Monotype Records)




Thomas Heberer's Clarino:
Cookbook
(Red Toucan)






   In Stock and Ready to Ship




Carrier / Lambert / Thompson / Metcalfe / Viltard:
Shores and Ditches
(FMR)

Circuit: Taylor / Seagroat / Chatgigiannis:
Illusion
(FMR)

Coleman, Anthony:
The End of Summer
(Tzadik)

Cooper, Stephe:
Cloud Becomes Your Hand
(Canada Goose Tapes)

Dog Faced Hermans:
Humans Fly/Every Day Timebomb
(Loveletter Recordings)

Dunmall, Paul:
The Entire 50 CD Collection on FMR Records Box Set
(FMR)

Dunmall, Paul / Mark Sanders:
Pipe & Drum
(FMR)

Electric Bird Noise:
Desert Jelly
(Silber Records)

Feldman, Morton:
Early Piano Pieces [2 CDs]
(Wergo)

Frissell, Bill:
Silent Comedy
(Tzadik)

Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra:
SCHWEBEN Ay - but can ye ?
(Maya)

Jacobsen, Peter:
For Pete's Sake Vol. 1
(FMR)

Johnson, Max Trio with Kirk Knuffle & Ziv Ravitz:
Elevated Vegetation
(FMR)

Kiezkovsky, Dora Juarez:
Cantos Para Una Diaspora
(Tzadik)

Kletka Red:
Hybrid
(Red Note)

Larsen, Stian / Jorn Erik Ahlsen:
Kook
(FMR)

Malcolm Quartet, Nick:
Glimmers
(FMR)

Marsh, Tony / Paul Dunmall / Phill Gibbs:
For The Last Time
(FMR)

McGovern, Neil / Paul Dunmall:
Intervention
(FMR)

Mengelberg / Lacy / Lewis / Gorter / Bennink:
Change of Season [VINYL LP + CD]
(Soul Note)

Metcalfe, Neil / Guillaume Viltard / Daniel Thompson:
Garden of Water and Light
(FMR)

Mueller, Jon:
Death Blues
(TAIGA)

Ricart, Edward / Tim Daisy:
Yiu Ja Ley
(Public Eyesore/eh?)

Sharp, Elliott:
Momentum Anomaly
(New Atlantis)

Somnaphon:
An Aligment of Various Things
(Bicephalic)

Tazartes, Ghedalia:
Voyage a l'Ombre [VINYL]
(Hot Releases)

Wada, Yoshi:
Earth Horns With Electronic Drone [VINYL 3 LPs]
(EM Records)

Zorn, John:
Lemma
(Tzadik)




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