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UPDATE
July 17, 2020
"Composing —
By any composer —
Is really a matter of writing down the improvisations that you hear in your head."
—Sam Rivers
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Creative Artists
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• Cyril Bondi / Pierre-Yves Martel / Christoph Schiller
• Francois Carrier/Masayo Koketsu/Daisuke Fuwa /Takashi Itani
• Chefkirk
• The Croaks (Kuchen/Turner/Rogers)
• Roland Dahinden/Hildegarde Kleeb/Harris
• Angharad Davies/Klaus Lang/Anton Lukoszevieze
• Pierre Gerard
• Pierre Gerard
• Guillermo Gregorio/Joe Fonda/Ramon Lopez
• I Like To Sleep
• Jubileum Quartet (Leandre/Parker/Fermandez/Kaucic)
• Machinefabriek/Anne Bakker
• Charlie Parker
• Charlie Parker
• Sam Rivers Trio feat Dave Holland/Barry Altschul
• Ernstalbrecht Stiebler
• Trevor Watts Quartet The (Weston/Edwards/Sanders)
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Essential Labels
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Another Timbre
ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd
Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!)
NoBusiness
Not On Label
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Not Two
Obscura Films
Rune Grammofon
Senufo Editions
Where To Now?
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Carrier, Francois / Masayo Koketsu / Daisuke Fuwa / Takashi Itani: Japan Suite
(NoBusiness)
Saxophonist Francois Carrier joins Shibusashirazu director & double bassist Daisuke Fuwa, drummer Takashi Itani, and alto saxophonist Masayo Koketsu (also of Shibusashirazu) for a live performance at Yamaneko-ken, in Saitama to capture this 6-part suite of intensely creative free jazz, the inventive rhythm section driving both saxophonists into both raucous and beautiful territory.
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Croaks, The (Kuchen / Turner / Rogers): One Of The Best Bears!
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
An album of controlled cacophony and slippery improvisation from the trio of Martin Klapper on amplified objects, toys & small electronics, Martin Kuchen on sopranino & soprano saxophones, snare drum resonator & metal objects, and Roger Turner on drums, small cymbals, metal and plastic, recording in Stokholm as they apparently try to build a shooting bear.
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Dahinden, Roland / Hildegarde Kleeb / Harris: Dancing A Stone
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
With origins in Switzerland in the Recall Pollock duo of trombonist Roland Dahinden and pianist Hildegard Kleep, this trio with UK electronics artist based in South Africa Cameron Harris has its origin in the quartet CubeZ with visual artist Charbel Ackermann, here focused on their unusual language through acoustic improv altered and complemented by interactive electronics.
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Gerard, Pierre: Cavite Aerienne
(Not On Label)
Extremely patient compositions for electronics, cello, guitar and tenor sax from French sound and visual artist Pierre Gerard: "Air" using recordings from his duo partner of tenor saxophonist Bertrand De Lamalle with long sections of silence; "Cavity" employs previously recorded guitar improvisations that interact with Gerard's live electronic improvisations.
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Gregorio, Guillermo / Joe Fonda / Ramon Lopez: Intersecting Lives
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
A collection of compositions from clarinetist Guillermo Gregorio alongside collective improvisations from the trio with bassist Joe Fonda and drummer Ramon Lopez, sophisticated chamber-oriented jazz from masterful players recording in the studio in New Jersey, as they explore the musical intersection of disparate cultural, geographic and life experiences.
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Jubileum Quartet (Leandre / Parker / Fermandez / Kaucic): A UIS ?
(Not Two)
Celebrating 40 years of Zlatko Kaucic's professional career as a musician, the quartet of Joelle Leandre on acoustic bass, Evan Parker on tenor saxophone, Agusti Fernandez on piano, and Zlatko Kaucic on drums & objects are heard live at the 23th Cerkno Jazz Festival in 2018 for an extended and stunning set, from the most active to the most introspective of moments.
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Parker, Charlie : Selections From The DIAL Recordings
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
The first of two volumes in celebration of legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker's 100th birthday, here remastering his landmark recordings for the Dial label on the US West Coast between 1946-47, performing with jazz greats including Miles Davis, Lucky Thompson, Erroll Garner, Barney Kessel, Red Calender, JJ Johson, Max Roach, &c. for some of Parker's best known and essential compositions.
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Parker, Charlie : Selections From The SAVOY Recordings
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
The second of two volumes in celebration of legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker's 100th birthday, here remastering his landmark recordings for the Savoy label in New York City between 1945-48, performing with jazz greats including Bud Powell, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Lewis, Curley Russel, Max Roach, &c. for some of be-bop's finest and best known compositions.
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Rivers, Sam Trio feat Dave Holland / Barry Altschul: Ricochet
(NoBusiness)
Captured live in San Francisco in 1978, the lastest in the NoBusiness Sam Rivers Archive series finds the masterful wind player in peak form with the trio of Dave Holland on bass & cello, and Barry Altschul on drums, Rivers on tenor & soprano sax, flute & piano, in the 52 minute free jazz epic "Ricochet", a high-energy work of diverse mood and character; superb!
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Watts, Trevor Quartet The (Veryan Weston / John Edwards / Marc Sander): The Real Intention - Cafe OTO concert
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
Drawing from four of the most active and prominent improvisers on the UK free improv scene, saxophonist Trevor Watts leads his quartet with pianist Veryan Weston, bassist John Edwards and drummer Mark Sanders through four free spirited, exhilarating and comprehensive collective conversations captured live at Cafe Oto in London in 2019.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Chefkirk: An Obscura Edit
(Obscura Films)
A collection of digital video artworks presented by Orgeon sound and noise artist Chefkirk, combining improvised drone and powerful electronics into energetic works, edited and sequenced with visuals by Obscura Film's Ryan Lewis (910 Noise), presenting 8 pieces of abstract and gripping sound with complementing colorful object and silhouette motion animation.
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Gerard, Pierre: Architect
(Senufo Editions)
Belgian composer Pierre Gerard presents a work that examines what we see around us, and what sometimes remains invisible, in three dramatic minimal works of powerful tones and tension, silence and motion: the first is 'the mechanics', the second 'the structure of a rock on a high mountain', the third 'the distance between the elements in a small forest area'.
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Machinefabriek / Anne Bakker: Oehoe
(Where To Now?)
The fourth collaboration between electronic composer Rutger Zuydervelt, aka Machinefabriek, and violinist, violist and vocalist Anne Bakker, in a work that merges and contrasts Bakker's string work and wordless vocals with soundscape, obscured field recordings and concrete sounds, using consonance and dissonance to create emotional pressure and release.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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I Like To Sleep: Daymare
(Rune Grammofon)
Taking their band name from a Thelonious Monk quote, the Norwegian power trio of vibraphone player Amund Storløkken Åse (son of keyboardist Ståle Storløkken and vocelist Tone Åse), guitarist Nicolas Leirtrø and drummer Øyvind Leite bridge the divide between 70's progressive rock, classical music, jazz and improvisation with a unique instrumentation.
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I Like To Sleep: Daymare [VINYL]
(Rune Grammofon)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
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Compositional
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Bondi, Cyril / Pierre-Yves Martel / Christoph Schiller: Hyazo
(Another Timbre)
A beautiful, melancholic soundworld created by three musicians who have a rare rapport--Cyril Bondi on Indian harmonium, Pierre on Yves Martel on viola da Gamba, and Christoph Schiller on spinet--following their previous CDs tse and awire by moving on to new territory in 3 compositions allowing for freedom from each musician, two from Schiller and one from Bondi.
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Davies, Angharad / Klaus Lang / Anton Lukoszevieze: Unfurling
(Another Timbre)
Instigated by Simon Reynell and Ryoko Akama and recorded on the last day of a residency at at Dai Hall in Huddersfield in early 2020, the long-standing collaborative relationship of violinist Angharad Davies and cellist Anton Lukoszevieze are joined by Klaus Lang on harmonium, heard in this incredibly rich, mesmerizing and fascinating journey in pitch, tone & timbre.
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Stiebler, Ernstalbrecht: Fur Biliana
(Another Timbre)
Four chamber pieces for strings, covering 5 decades of work by veteran German composer Ernstalbrecht Stiebler--each with his representative focus on concentration and quiet intensity--recorded in Bulgaria and performed by violinist Biliana Voutchkova, to whom two of the pieces are dedicated, with Michael Rauter (cello) and Nurit Stark (viola).
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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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Adrian Democ / Apartment House:
Ziadba
(Another Timbre)
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Judith Wegmann:
Le Souffle du Temps II — Réflexion
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
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Dunmall / Sanchez / Sanders:
A Songbirds Temple
(FMR)
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Karayorgis / McBride / Smith / Gray / Rosenthal:
CliffPools
(Driff Records)
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Stay Current With Squidco
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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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"a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous, got me?"
-Don Van Vliet
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