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Jazz & Improvisation
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Backer, Andreas / Raymond Strid: Voice & Percussion
(Creative Sources)
Ever-inventive drummer/percussionist Raymond Strid and performance collaborator, Norwegian-Swedish free improvising vocalist Andreas Backer, for a set of unusual, absurd and detailed improvisations, as the two complement each other in unexpected ways.
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Blonk, Jaap / Damon Smith: Hugo Ball: Sechs Laut- Und Klanggedichte 1916 (Six Sound Poems, 1916) [CASSETTE]
(Balance Point Acoustics)
Three free improvisations for voice & double bass + improvisations on Hugo Ball's Six Sound Poems from the duo of free improvising vocalist Jaap Blonk and double bassist Damon Smith.
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Brotzmann, Peter Sextet/ Quartet: Nipples [VINYL]
(Cien Fuegos)
A legendary and intense album of European Free Improvising masters recorded in 1969 from a band led by saxophonist Peter Brotzmann, with Evan Parker on tenor sax; Derek Bailey on guitar; Fred van Hove on piano; Buschi Niebergall on bass; and Han Bennink on drums.
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Ceccaldi, Theo Trio, Trio + Joelle Leandre: Carrousel -and- Can You Smile
(Ayler)
Two albums together. "Carrousel": The Paris based Theo Ceccaldi Trio crosses improv with chamber music in a string trio of lyrical, subtle and advanced improvisation. "Can You Smile": Ceccarelli expands his trio with bassist/free vocalist Joelle Leandre for rich, interactive improvisation.
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Chippendale, Brian / Mats Gustafsson / Massimo Pupillo: Melt
(Trost Records)
Thick, grungy, ecstatic free improvisation crossing into rock territory from the trio of Mats Gustafsson (The Thing) on sax, Brian Chippendale (Lightening Bolt) on drums, and Massimo Pupillo (Zu) on electric bass, a temporary project that evolved into a touring band.
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Chrysakis / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Mira / Moimeme : Exaiphnes
(Creative Sources)
A quintet of string improvisers in discerning dialog using viola, cello, double bass, electric guitar, piano & harp, from regular collaborators Ernesto & Guilherme Rodrigues, Miguel Mira, and Abdul Moimeme, plus Aural Terrains label leader Thanos Chrysakis.
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Chrysakis, Thanos / Chris Cundy: Music for Chamber Organ & Contra Bass Clarinet
(Aural Terrains)
Electroacoustic improviser Thanos Chrysakis performing on the chamber organ at the University of Gloucestershire, UK in a collaboration with Chris Cundy on contra bass clarinet, for a subtle, mysterious and uncompromising four-part improvisation.
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Dunmall, Paul / John Edwards / Tony Marsh: To Be Real
(FMR)
Hard working free improv session from the UK trio of Paul Dunmall on tenor sax, John Edwards on double bass and the late Tony Marsh on drums, performing live at the Vortex in 2010, and at UWE in Bristol, 2007, never released material reminding of Marsh's stature and skill.
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Dymny Trilla: Cave Canem
(FMR)
Intricate and exciting improvisation from Barcelona improvisers Michal Dymny on electric guitar and Vasca Trilla on drums, with saxophonist Paulina Owczarek as a special guest; "cave canem" translates to "beware of dog", an apt description of their cutting interactions.
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Kahn, Jason / Tim Olive : Fukuoka / Osaka [CASSETTE + download]
(Notice Recordings)
While on a tour of Japan in 2014 Jason Kahn and Tim Olive recorded these two unhurried explorations for radio, synthesizer, and mixing board (Kahn) and magnetic pickups (Olive). building and releasing tension in a palette of unplaceable sound and structure.
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Monkey Plot w/ Frode Gjerstad: S/T
(FMR)
The young Norwegian trio of Christian Winther (acoustic guitar), Magnus Nergaard ( double bass) and Jan Martin Gismervik ( double bass) joined by legendary sax player Frode Gjerstad for open-minded, introspective and unpredictable improvisation bridging two generations.
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No Project Trio: Vol. II
(FMR)
The second release from the Portugese trio of Joao Paulo Esteves Da Silva (piano), Nelson Cascais (bass) and Joao Lensastre (drums) after their 2012 JACC Records release "Volume I", meeting in the studio for instant compositions of graceful and sophisticated improvisation.
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Perelman, Ivo / Mat Maneri / Tanya Kalmanovitch: Villa Lobos Suite
(Leo)
Ivo Perelman pays tribute to Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos through free improvisation, enlisting two violists--Mat Maneri and Tanya Kalmanovitch-for a uniquely orchestrated set of recordings with Perelman emulating and complementing the strings in engaging ways.
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Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp: Complementary Colors
(Leo)
The long-standing partnership of saxophonist Ivo Perelman and pianist Matthew Shipp take color, with each track taking the name of a hue, mixing shades through free improvisation of subtle grace in a masterful dialog that only two such complementary players can present.
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Schindler, Udo / Frank Paul Schubert: Parnassia Palustris
(FMR)
A feast for fans of the soprano saxophone as Udo Schindler and Frank Paul Schubert improvise live at the 51th SALON fur Klang + Kunst in Krailing/Munich, Germany in 2015, blending and contrasting two approaches to the instrument in fascinating ways.
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Sharrock, Sonny: Monkey-Pockie-Boo [VINYL]
(BYG RECORDS)
An unusual Sharrock album recorded in Paris in 1969 with wife Linda Sharrock on vocals, Ben Guerin on bass, and Jacques Thollot on drums, guitarist Sonny laying out part of the album and performing on slide whistle during others; a 180 gram exact repro repress for collectors.
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Sun Ra: Art Yard in a Box [7-CD Box]
(Art Yard)
A sturdy 7-CD Box set compiling the following Sun Ra releases on the magnificent Art Yard label: "The Antiques Blacks", "Nidhamu/Dark Myth Equations", "Sleeping Beauty", "Disco 3000", "Horizon", "Detroit Jazz Center", "On Jupiter".
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Thing, The: Shake [VINYL 2 LPs]
(The Thing Records)
Wild free jazz grooves, another monster of an album from the trio of reedist Mats Gustafsson, bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love with guests Anna Hogberg on alto sax and Goran Kajfes on cornet; intense, passionate, and precise.
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Toral, Rafael: Space Collective 2 Live [CASSETTE + download]
(Notice Recordings)
Electronics & drums in a duo from Portugese musician Rafael Toral and drummer Alfonso Simoes performing live at All Tomorrow's Parties in 2012, two extended improvisations that develop from slow psychedelic cries to blistering interactions of strong statements.
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WTTF Quartet (Wachsmann / Turner / Thomas / Frangenheim): Berlin Kinesis
(Creative Sources)
Active since 1997, the quartet of Alexander Frangenheim (double bass), Roger Turner (percussion), Pat Thomas (piano & electronics) and Philipp Waschsmann (violin & electroncis) in a wildly creative cross of non-idiomatic improv flavored by the London scene.
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Experimental/Electronic
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15 Corners of the World / Eugeniusz Rudnik: Motion Picture Sound Essay
(Bolt)
Eugeniusz Rudnik composes a tour-de-force of electroacoustic audio in a sound essay based on the soundtrack to Zuzanna Solakiewicz's award-winning movie "15 Corners of the World", reworked to stand alone as a stunning and thought-provoking audio work.
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Akama, Ryoko / Bruno Duplant: Immobilite [CASSETTE + download]
(Notice Recordings)
An album of gradually moving electronics and organ written by Bruno Duplant and performed with Ryoko Akama, "immobile" focuses on texture and subtle harmonics, with faint inferences emerging around the sonic surfaces, for a rich and tense audio environment.
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Alebeek, Rinus van & Michael Libera: play Alvin Lucier Chambers
(Bolt)
Rinus van Alebeek and Michal Libera made frequent excursions into Calabrian towns to follow Alvin Lucier's suggestions to make large and small resonant environments sound, presented through field recordings and readings of text adaptations of Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities".
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Chasse, Lorren: The Sodden Floor [CASSETTE + download]
(Notice Recordings)
A mysterious four part work made from organic drone sources and field recordings, like the soundtrack to a dark dream interspersed with unrecognizable sound posts, from sound artist Loren Chasse (Jewelled Antler, Thuja, The Blithe Sons, The Child Readers).
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Hankil, Ryu / Noid / Matija Schellander and others: Foreign Correspondents [2 CDs]
(Mikroton Recordings)
In 2013 Noid and Matija Schellander travelled from Vienna to Asia to meet with an amazing set of sound artists, bringing compositions and recording new works that were assembled into these immersive compositions, presented in the chronological order they were created or recorded.
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Mrozowicka, Tekla / Marcin Cichy: Prominences
(Bolt)
Polish electronic composers and performers Tekla Mrozowicka and Marcin Cichy in a beautifully paced sound work of resonating textures with melodic progressions and mysterious concrete punctuations, an embraceable abstract accomplishment.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Murcia, Sarah: Never Mind The Future
(Ayler)
Revisiting Sex Pistols' "Never Mind the Bollocks" in a band with Benoit Delbecq on piano, Gilles Coronado on guitar, Olivier Py on sax, Franck Vaillant on drums, and Sarah Murcia on bass, splitting the vocals with Mark Tompkins in a unique take on a punk classic.
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Compositional
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Dumitrescu, Iancu / Ana-Maria Avram: Live In Berlin
(Edition Modern)
Spectral composers Iancu Dumitrescu & Ana-Maria Avram present 4 works recorded live in Berlin from 2009-14, with participants including Yoni Silver, Tim Hodgkinson, Stephan O'Malley, orchestration including stretchable steel and computer, crystals, prepared piano, &c.
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Sikorski, Tomasz / Julius Eastman: Unchained
(Bolt)
Tomasz Sikorski (1939-1988) was a minimalist composer and pianist based in Warsaw; "Unchained" presents four works performed by pianists Emilia Sitarz, Bartek Wasik, Joanna Duda, and Mischa Kozlowski.
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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 & Articles
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Thanos Chrysakis / Chris Cundy:
Music for Chamber Organ & Contra Bass Clarinet
(Aural Terrains)
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Sonic STREET Chicago
(Corbett vs Dempsey)
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Universal Indians with Joe McPhee:
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(Clean Feed)
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Frank Denyer:
Whispers
(Another Timbre)
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Karlheinz Stockhausen:
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Upsilon Acrux:
Sun Square Dialect
(New Atlantis)
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Peter Evans Quintet:
Destination Void
(More Is More)
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Henry Kaiser / Damon Smith:
Relations
(Balance Point Acoustics)
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