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UPDATE
May 30, 2019
"There are multiple ways to experience music —
sensuous, intellectual, intuitive and through feeling.
How people experience music
may be more important than the processes and ideas."
—Pauline Oliveros
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Creative Artists
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• Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
• Ferran Besalduch / Riuichi Daijo
• Falter Bramnk
• Cajlan / Wissel / Nillesen
• Dyberg / Masing / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Jacobson
• Paul Flaherty
• Ken Ganfield x Kurt Liedwart x Petr Vrba
• GGRIL
[feat John Butcher / Isaiah Ceccarelli / Xavier Charles]
• Guillermo Gregorio / Brandon Lopez
• IQ+1
• Allen Lowe
• Pauline Oliveros
• Peter Orins
• Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Santos
• Joris Ruhl
• Charles Rumback
(w / Jim Baker / James Singleton / Greg Ward)
• Spring Heel Jack / Wadada Leo Smith
• Various Artists
• Voort4
• Wabi Experience
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Essential Labels
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Astral Spirits
Black Editions
Circum-Disc
Creative Sources
ESP
Lovely Music
Mappa
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Mikroton Recordings
Relative Pitch
Sound American
Tour de Bras
Treader
Umlaut Records
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Besalduch, Ferran / Riuichi Daijo: Cumulonimbus
(Creative Sources)
Improvising Japanese guitarist Riuichi Daijo joins Spanish Bass & Sopranino saxophonist Ferran Besalduch for a series of non-idiomatic dialogs, from bright restrained to assertive interactions, unusual techniques from Besalduch and percussive asides on the guitar adding engaging ornaments to their conversation; a nice accompaniment to a bright day.
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Cajlan / Wissel / Nillesen: fourtyfour fiftythree
(Creative Sources)
A trio of improvisers recorded live at Exploratorium in Berlin, 2018, from Zemun prepared pianist Dusica Cajlan-Wissel, European percussionist Etienne Nillesen on extended snare drum, and improviser/sculptur Georg Wissel on prepared alto saxophone, through extended technique and preparations creating unusual sonic interactions of detail and restrained idiosyncratic discourse.
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Dyberg / Masing / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Jacobson: Egin
(Creative Sources)
Recording live in Berlin at Werkhalle Wiesenburg, the quartet of Portuguese father/son string players Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, Danish saxophonist Mia Dyberg on alto sax, and Polish double bassist Tomo Jacobson present a precisely controlled concert of subtly detailed free improvisation using impressive technique and momentum.
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Flaherty, Paul : Focused & Bewildered
(Relative Pitch)
An expressive and truly unique tour de Force on the tenor and alto saxophones by American free jazz legend Paul Flaherty, recording in the studio for 10 improvisations showing strength, melodic beauty, powerful technique, unusual and idiosyncratic approaches to soloing, and above all, a distinctive and individual voice on the horn.
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GGRIL [feat John Butcher / Isaiah Ceccarelli / Xavier Charles]: Facon [2 CDs]
(Circum-Disc)
The Quebec ensemble GGRIL of eclectic instrumentation, acoustic and electronic, with an open-minded approach to developing large-scale works bringing together approaches to improvisation and contemporary composition, here presenting three works from residencies with John Butcher, Isaiah Ceccarelli and Xavier Charles recorded from 2016 through 2018.
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Gregorio, Guillermo / Brandon Lopez: 12 Episodes
(Relative Pitch)
Known best for his Chicago trios, Argentinian born clarinetist Guillermo Gregorio joins forces with New York contrabassist Brandon Lopez for 12 "episodes" of free improvisation that never loses track of a jazz basis, both players using an arsenal of techniques, from circular breathing to extracting sound from the physical forms of their instruments.
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Lowe, Allen: An Avant Garde of Our Own: Disconnected Works 1980-2018 [8 CD BOX SET]
(ESP)
Issuing career-spanning work from saxophonist, guitarist, composer, and music historian Allen Lowe: 4 CDs of previously unreleased material, and four CDs of thematically arranged material previously available, with collaborators including Julius Hemphill, Marc Ribot, Matthew Shipp, Don Byron, Ben Goldberg, Roswell Rudd, Steve Swell, Bobby Zankel, Lou Grassi, &c. &c!
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Rodrigues, / Rodrigues / Santos: Le Havre
(Creative Sources)
Recording at the Pied Nu Festival, in Le Havre, France in 2018, the trio of Ernesto Rodrigues on viola, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, and Carlos Santos on electronics present an extended and mysteriously subtle album of electroacoustic improvisation, detailed and remarkably controlled conversation of near telepathic anticipation from three intimate collaborators.
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Ruhl, Joris: Toile, Etoiles
(Umlaut Records)
Four improvisations in a series titled "Etoile" [star] and one composition using graphic notation titled "Toile" [canvas], from French clarinetist Joris Rhule, working with multiphonics and extended harmonic technique to extoll unusual sonorities from the single reed instrument, from fragile to forceful, fascinating examples of extreme sonic exploration.
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Rumback, Charles (w/ Jim Baker / James Singleton / Greg Ward): Cadillac Turns
(Astral Spirits)
After a chance encounter between bassist James Singleton and drummer Rumback, Steve Marquette, organizer of the Chicago-based Instigation Festival, paired the two to perform in the 2017 fest, Rumback adding Jim Baker on piano and Greg Ward on alto saxophone as they perform live versions of some of Rumback's finest and most lyrical compositions.
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Spring Heel Jack / Wadada Leo Smith: The Sweetness of the Water [VINYL]
(Treader)
A reissue of their 2004 album, the 4th on Thirsty Ear for the UK group Spring Heel Jack of Ashley Wales on guitar &, electronics, Mark Sanders on drums & timpani, John Coxon on guitar & keys, and John Edwards on bass, joined by Evan Parker on sax & piano, and special guest Wadada Leo Smith on trumpet, for a subtle album of sonic complexities, dramatic power and lyrical poise.
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Voort4: Stroming
(Creative Sources)
The Netherlands quartet of Martin Tervoort on tenor & soprano saxophones and bass clarinet, Bert Kleijn on drums, Fons Sluijter on cello, and Bennie Timmer on guitars, in collective improvisation influenced by jazz, blues, salsa, pop, free improv and modern compositional music.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Bramnk, Falter: Diez Seiz
(Creative Sources)
A mysterious and absorbing composition in 8 parts with 8 independent themes, composed to accompany the narrative of an exhibition in January 2018 by the Portuguese artist Sandra Gil at Galerie 9 in Lille, France, Bramnk's score combining acoustic, electronic, and studio components, this rendering adding viola from Guenola Fatout on several parts.
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Ganfield, Ken x Kurt Liedwart x Petr Vrba: Something Wrong There
(Mikroton Recordings)
Two compositions--"Unbearable" and "Nauseating"–-from the synth & electronics trio of Ken Ganfield, Kurt Liedwart and Petr Vrba, starting with improvisations on three synthesizers and electronics brought to the extreme edge, the results remixed by Liedwart to create these outer limit tracks of sci-fi psychedelia and Gameboy nightmare; truly unique and disquieting music.
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IQ+1: Conversaphone Plus
(Mappa)
Describing their approach to their submersive electroacoustic music as a seance, the Czech Republic septet IQ+1 with Peter Vrba, George Bagdasarov, Veronika Hladka, Jana Kneschke, Michal Zboril, and Katerina Bilejova release their 3rd album, a mix of strings, trumpet, clarinet, harmonium, synth, electronics & field recordings, creating a virtual acousmatic music of great detail.
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Oliveros, Pauline: Crone Music
(Lovely Music)
Reissue of Pauline Oliveros' album of recordings from 1989-90, commissioned by Mamou Mines of the NY based experimental theater collective, for their production of Shakespeare's "Lear", with Panaiotis, co-founder of the Deep Listening Band, providing processing to expand Oliveros' solo accordion and her own pitch-modulated delays to create the sound of a full accordion ensemble.
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Wabi Experience : Wabi Experience
(Mikroton Recordings)
Czech improviser and sound musician Tomislav Federsel started work on this project in 2002, remixing in experimental forms the songs of Czech folk musician Wabi Danek, a project Federsel scrapped and rebuilt three times, Jaroslav Tarnovski joining in this ultimate version of the rich, imaginative and well-considered renderings of Danek's music.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.: [VINYL 2 LPs REMASTERED + DOWNLOAD]
(Black Editions)
The rock legacy that is Japan's Acid Mothers Temple led by guitarist Makoto Kawabata reissues their 1st album from 1997, an ensemble of 14 musicians including guitar, synth, sax, bass, drums, didgeridoo, magic cane, and penguin; a heady brew of hypnotic flowing psychedelic, prog-quoting kosmiche, starting their legacy with a prayer and ending with AMT for All!
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Compositional
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Orins, Peter : Happened By Accident
(Tour de Bras)
Two works for solo percussion from French drummer Peter Orins, a member of the Circum collective and Circum Grand Orchestra, and peer of Jean-Luc Guionnet, Satoko Fujii, &c.: the 6 part "Happened by Accident", a work of subtle, building percussive work using unusual techniques and sources; and James Tenney's "Having Never Written A Note For Percussion".
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Books & Magazines
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Various Artists : Sound American Volume 21 The Change Issue [BOOK]
(Sound American/Pleasure of the Text Records)
Words by or about Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste, Ornette Coleman, Nicole Kaack, Bradford Bailey, G. Lucas Crane, Jennie Gottschalk, Ambrose Akinmusire, Mats Gustafsson, Peter Margasak, Terry Riley, Kim Brandt, John Cage, Josh Sinton, Edgard Varese, Marc Hannaford, John Zorn, Matthew Mehlan, Million Tongues Festival, Alex Mincek, Lester St. Louis, & Steve Lehman.
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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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Eddie Prevost / John Butcher:
Visionary Fantasies
(Matchless)
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Jimmy Giuffre 3:
Graz Live 1961
(Hat Hut Ezz-thetics)
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Thanos Chrysakis / Sue Lynch / James O'Sullivan / Joe Wright:
Iridescent Strand
(Aural Terrains)
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Samuel Blaser Trio:
Taktlos Zurich 2017
(hatOLOGY)
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In Stock and Ready to Ship
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We're never quite caught up with new releases that constantly come in our door, and
we don't like to rush a release to our homepage. That said,
the following releases have already been stocked at Squidco, and are able to be ordered.
In most cases we have images, often have samples, and some basic description of each release.
• You can see the newest additions to our catalog in our Just In Stock Section.
• You can see the latest fully cataloged items in our store by using our
New Releases section.
• You can see Recently Restocked items on this page.
• You can ask to have us email you when Upcoming Releases are in stock.
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Squidco Workspace
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Squidco has been in business as a mail-order store since 2002.
In 2010 we moved to Wilmington, NC, giving regional and visiting customers access to our catalog
of more than 7,000 items, which includes hundreds of discounted, used, and promotional items
not listed on our website. We're open for you to visit by appointment during weekday afternoons,
so if you're in the North Carolina coastal region please email us to set up a time to stop by and say hello,
we'd love to play some music for you!
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because:
"a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous, got me?"
-Don Van Vliet
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