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UPDATE
October 26, 2018
"Improvisation, by it's very nature,
should always be in a no man's land,
should always be uncatagorised."
-Paul Rutherford
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Creative Artists
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• John Butcher / Eddie Prevost
• Cecile Cappozzo Trio (Grente/Ziemniak w/ Jean-Luc Cappozzo)
• Crank Sturgeon
• Earth Tongues (Costa/Peck/Moffett)
• Jonathan Finlayson
• Michael Finnissy
• Christopher Fox (w/ John Butcher/Thomas Lehn/Paul Lovens/Axel Dorner)
• Andreas Fulgosi/Carlo Mascolo
• Shay Hazan/Albert Beger/Eyal Netzer/Nadav Masel/Haim E. Peskoff/Ofer Bymel
• Hearts & Minds (Jason Stein/Paul Giallorenzo/Chad Taylor)
• Brandon Lopez
• Metal Chaos Ensemble
• Nino Rota
• Paul Rutherford/Ken Vandermark/Torsten Muller/Dylan van der Schyff
• Brandon Seabrook Trio
• Tyshawn Sorey
• Stop Motion Orchestra
• Nina Rota (various artists)
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Essential Labels
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Astral Spirits
Ayler
Banned Production
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Creative Sources
Evil Clown
Firehouse 12 Records
Hat [now] ART
Matchless
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Megaphone / Knock 'Em Dead
Neither/Nor Records
NoBusiness
Pi Recordings
Sound American / Pleasure of the Text Records
WhirrbooM!
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Butcher, John / Eddie Prevost: Visionary Fantasies
(Matchless)
A series of inspired solo and duo performances from AMM founder, percussionist Eddie Prevost and free improvising saxophonist John Butcher, captured live at London's Iklectik in 2018, splitting the album between solo and duo work as the two morph their instruments into incredible sonic devices, with intense concentration and dialog nothing short of fantastic.
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Cappozzo, Cecile Trio (Grente / Ziemniak w/ Jean-Luc Cappozzo): Sub Rosa
(Ayler)
The French free improvising trio of pianist Cecile Cappozzo, double bassist Patrice Grente, and drummer Etienne Ziemniak are heard in performance at "la Maison en Bois" in
Abbeville-la-Riviere in 2018, with trumpeter Jean-Luc Capozzo joining them on the title track, as they bring order to the 4 part "Chaos" through superb collective improvisation.
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Earth Tongues (Costa / Peck / Moffett): Rune
(Neither/Nor Records)
Paying attention to tone, tension, space and silence, the trio of Carlo Costa on percussion, Joe Moffett on trumpet, and Dan Peck on tuba use extended and unusual techniques in a meditative and highly concentrative album of free improvisation, the first album from this trio who's attentive approach to improvisation rewards in unique sonic environments.
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Finlayson, Jonathan : 3 Times Round
(Pi Recordings)
With a frontline of Jonathan Finlayson on trumpet, Steve Lehman on alto saxophone and Brian Settles on tenor saxophone and flute, plus three members from Finlayson's band Sicilian Defense--Matt Mitchell on piano, John Hebert on bass and Craig Weinrib on drums--"3 Times" features intricate counterpoint, interlocking rhythmic complexity, gorgeous harmonies and strong melodies.
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Fulgosi, Andreas / Carlo Mascolo: Losca Mio Gulfos
(Creative Sources)
Nine improvisations between Italian trombonist and tubes player Carlo Mascolo (Kerlox Dynamic Band) and guitarist Andreas Fulgosi (By-Spiel Project) on baritone guitar, recording in Lisbon in 2017 for calmly developing dialog using unusual techniques and approaches to both instruments.
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Hazan, Shay / Albert Beger / Eyal Netzer / Nadav Masel / Haim E. Peskoff / Ofer Bymel: Good Morning Universe [10-inch VINYL]
(NoBusiness)
Double bassist Shay Hazan, a member of the Albert Beger Quartet, provides the compositions for this 10" album recorded in Tel-Aviv,, a sextet that's essentially a double trio, with two tenor saxophonists (Albert Beger and Eyal Netzer), two drummers (Haim E. Peskoff and Ofer Bymel) and a secondary string from Nadav Masel playing a hamsa, a 5-stringed custom cello.
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Hearts & Minds (Jason Stein / Paul Giallorenzo / Chad Taylor): Electroradiance
(Astral Spirits)
The second album from this New York and Chicago trio of bass clarinetist Jason Stein, keyboardist Paul Giallorenzo, and drummer Chad Taylor (replacing Frank Rosaly), a funky mix of jazz, electronics and rock that plays free but also melodically, absorbing styles and turning them into an upbeat, rhythmically exciting and lyrically effusive album.
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Hearts & Minds (Jason Stein / Paul Giallorenzo / Chad Taylor): Electroradiance [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)
Cassette edition of the CD listed above.
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Lopez, Brandon : quoniam facta sum vilis
(Astral Spirits)
Recorded mostly in the May Funerary Chapel in Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery, and partially in Brooklyn's Issue Project Room, NY bassist Brandon Lopez wrote these intense solo compositions for double bass as a response to the musical intention of Bach's cello suites by creating an inversion, seeking beauty amidst violence and erratic approaches.
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Lopez, Brandon : quoniam facta sum vilis [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)
Cassette edition of the CD listed above.
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Metal Chaos Ensemble: Cryptomorphism
(Evil Clown)
The Boston ensemble of unique instrumentation layering percussion, bowed and struck metal, synth, vibes and other percussive devices, whose core players are drawn from the Leap of Faith ensemble, is joined by Eric Woods on analog synth, along with two guitar players and Joel Simches on real time signal processing, allowing for an expanded palette of sound.
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Rutherford, Paul / Ken Vandermark / Torsten Muller / Dylan van der Schyff: Are We In Diego?
(WhirrbooM!)
A 2004 live recording in Vancouver featuring the late trombonist, Paul Rutherford, in an outstanding performance with the quartet of Ken Vandermark (reeds), Torsten Muller (contrabass), & Dylan van der Schyff (drums, percussion) recorded as they were concluding a West Coast tour, showing fire and sensitivity as they deliver 2 extended improvisations and 4 well-focused miniatures.
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Seabrook, Brandon Trio: Convulsionaries
(Astral Spirits)
Essentially a string trio, guitarist Brandon Seabrook's Trio with upright bassist Henry Fraser and cellist Daniel Levin is anything but typical string fair, blending improvisation with complex composition and rock sensibilities as one of New York's most unique Downtown players takes listeners on a diverse and sometimes demented journey through genre and style.
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Seabrook, Brandon Trio: Convulsionaries [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)
Cassette edition of the CD listed above.
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Sorey, Tyshawn : Pillars [3 CDs]
(Firehouse 12 Records)
Drummer/percussionist, trombonist, pianist and importantly here, composer, Tyshawn Sorey in an amazing and ambitious work "Pillars", assembling an ensemble of virtuosic NY performers (Joe Morris, Todd Neufeld, Ben Gerstein, Stephen Hayes, Zach Rowden, Carl Test, Mark Helias) as he references Tibetan rituals, Stockhausen, and Anthony Braxton, and much more.
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Sorey, Tyshawn : Pillars IV [VINYL 2 LPs 180g with DOWNLOAD]
(Firehouse 12 Records)
Vinyl edition with a unique 4-part, 4th "Pillar": Tyshawn Sorey in an amazing and ambitious work "Pillars", assembling an ensemble of virtuosic NY performers (Joe Morris, Todd Neufeld, Ben Gerstein, Stephen Hayes, Zach Rowden, Carl Test, Mark Helias) as he references Tibetan rituals, Stockhausen, and Anthony Braxton, and much more.
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Various Artists: Sound American Vol. 2 [BOOK]
(Sound American/Pleasure of the Text Records)
The second print volume from Sound American's online music journal edited by Nate Wooley, collecting volumes 4 through 7 with interviews with Canary Records' Ian Nagoski, Dick Spottswood, John Corbett, Bobby Zankel and Elliott Levin, Pauline Oliveros, Hal Rammel plus articles on Jack Rose by Chris Forsyth, an instrument celebration of Harry Partch, &c. &c.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Crank Sturgeon: Unctuous Pedunce [CASSETTE]
(Banned Production)
Discursive and disruptive sound using voice,recordings, close micing, indecipherable sound sources, and the occassional oversaturated voice from Maine-based Matt Anderson, aka Crank Sturgeon; 9 strange recordings of assertive but mysterious intent that engage through their intriguing structures, the album named for an ingratiatingly flattering flower stalk.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Stop Motion Orchestra: Lightworks
(Megaphone / Knock 'Em Dead)
Fitting squarely in the Rock In Opposition mold, Stop Motion Orchestra is an Austin, Texas-based instrumental chamber rock band orchestrated with sax, violin, guitar, synth-bass, drums, here in their second album bringing a bright and melodic force that reminds of Hamster Theatre, Debile Menthol or L'Ensemble Raye; sophisticated, charming and knowledgeable music.
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Stop Motion Orchestra: Lightworks [VINYL]
(Megaphone / Knock 'Em Dead)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
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Compositional
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Finnissy, Michael : Choralvorspiele / Andersen-Liederkreis
(Hat [now] ART)
Two works from English composer Michael Finnissy: "Choralvorspiele" for solo piano (Mark Knoop) in 8 parts, technically demanding choral preludes blending Norwegian and American melodies; and an 11-part work celebrating Hans Christian Andersen's lesser known paper cut-outs performed by Knoop and soprano Juliet Fraser, with texts from Andersen in German and English.
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Fox, Christopher (w/ John Butcher / Thomas Lehn / Paul Lovens / Axel Dorner): Topophony
(Hat [now] ART)
Three versions of English composer Christopher Fox's 2015 compositions "Topophony (for Orchestra With or Without Improvising Soloists", performed by the WDR Symphonieorchester conducted by Ilan Volkov, the 1st version with improvising trumpeter Axel Dorner, the 2nd without improvisation, and the 3rd with improvisers, saxophonist John Butcher & synth player Thomas Lehn.
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Rota, Nino: Amarcord
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)
A reissue of "Amarcord Nino Rota", a tribute album assembled by producer Hal Willner, originally released by Hannibal Records in 1981, with interpretations of classic soundtrack compositions by the Italian composer from Jaki Byard, Bill Frisell, Steve Lacy, Muhal Richard Abrams, Carla Bley, Gary Windo, David Amram, George Adams, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, &c.
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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 on The Squid's Ear
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Magnus Granberg:
Es Schwindelt Mir, Es Brennt Mein Eingweide
(Another Timbre)
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Frode Gjerstad Trio + Steve Swell:
Bop Stop
(Clean Feed)
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Steve Swell:
Music for Six Musicians: Hommage a Olivier Messiaen
(Silkheart)
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Cornelius Cardew / London Experimental Ensemble:
Treatise
(Split Rock Records)
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In Stock and Ready to Ship
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the following releases have already been stocked at Squidco, and are able to be ordered.
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Squidco Workspace
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-Don Van Vliet
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