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UPDATE
October 7, 2022
"When the music changes,
So does the dance."
—African Proverb
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Creative Artists
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• Bucher/Tan/Countryman
• Paul Dunmall/Phillip Gibbs/Andrew Ball/Neil Metcalfe/Hilary Jeffery
• Paul Dunmall Quintet (w/Saunders/Foote/Owston/Bashford)
• The Haters /Kavader
• Die Hochstapler
• Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey
• Hannes Lingens
• Jon Lipscomb
• Fred Moten/Brandon Lopez/Gerald Cleaver
• MUC Chamber Art Trio (Udo Schindler/Sebastian Grams/Gunnar Geisse)
• Rie Nakajima/Takahiro Kawaguchi
• Tatsuya Nakatani/Donald Miller/Rob Cambre/Emmalee Sutton
• Tatsuya Nakatani/Kris Tiner
• Tatsuya Nakatani/Shawn Hansan/Michal Stover/Jeff Harshbarger
• Chris Pitsiokos
• Jason Purtill (feat. Leo Genovese/Sean Conly)
• Thumbscrew
• Julie Tippetts/Martin Archer
• Transmap+ (Evan Parker/Matt Wright/Robert Jarvis)
• William Parker
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Essential Labels
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577 Records
Centering Records
Cuneiform
Discus
FMR
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Nakatani-Kobo
Relative Pitch
Tribe Tapes
Tsss Tapes
Umlaut Records
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SQUIDCO Harvest Sale!
Here in the upper half of the planet Autumn is upon us and
we're enjoying the change of season, the colors all around us,
and the annual harvest that marks the end of summer.
We're also preparing ourselves for the best listening time of the year,
as the cooler weather brings us indoors, music filling the room,
and an interesting stack of albums sitting at our side.
To celebrate the Autumn Harvest,
we're offering our customers the following discounts store-wide through Sunday, October 9th:
• Buy any new CD, LP, Cassette, DVD, USB, Book or Magazine
Take 5% off that item's price
• Buy any 3 new CDs, LPs, Cassettes, DVDs, USB, Books or Magazines
Take 10% off that item's price
• Buy 6 or more new CDs, Cassettes, DVDs, USBs, Books or Magazines
Take 15% off those item's prices
Shop at Squidco
Orders must be placed through our shopping cart, discount is applied at checkout time on payment screen.
In-stock items only, gift certificates and shipping insurance excluded.
Order items are not eligible for Squidco Reward Points.
Squidco's Labor Day Sale end Monday, October 9, 2022 at 23:59 PM EST (GMT-5).
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Bucher / Tan / Countryman: Sacred Fire Of The Free
(FMR)
The continuing collaboration from the collective free jazz trio of Philippines-based American alto saxophonist Rick Countryman, Philippines bassist Simon Tan and Swiss drummer Christian Bucher is heard in this studio session of eight lyrically inclined tracks of spontaneous interaction, a well-balanced mix of energetic grooves and contemplative group conversation.
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Dunmall, Paul / Phillip Gibbs / Andrew Ball / Neil Metcalfe / Hilary Jeffery: Newsagents
(FMR)
Reissuing the limited 2003 release on saxophonist Paul Dunmall's DUNS label, this wonderfully sophisticated concert at Victoria Rooms in Bristols featured collaborators and jazz luminaries Philip Gibbs on guitar, Neil Metcalfe on flute, Andrew Ball on piano & celesta and Hilary Jeffrey on trombone, a quintet of tempered intensity and incredibly expressive power.
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Dunmall, Paul Quintet (w / Saunders / Foote / Owston / Bashford): Yes Tomorrow
(Discus)
An exhilarating departure from saxophonist Paul Dunmall's Coltrane-esque approach to free improvisation with this electrified quintet of Steven Saunders on guitar, Richard Foote on trombone, James Owston on bass and Jim Bashford on drums, playing with upbeat urgency through a set of Dunmall compositions, often letting Saunder's riffs take the foreground around a first-rate set of solos.
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Hochstapler, Die : Beauty Lies
(Umlaut Records)
Their group name Die Hochstapler translating to "The Impostors", the fourth exuberant free jazz album from the Berlin quartet of Pierre Borel on alto saxophone, cymbals & bird calls, Louis Laurain on trumpet & vocals, Antonio Borghini on double bass and Hannes Lingens on drums & vibraphone was recorded during their February 2022 residency at Au Topsi Pohl.
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Laubrock, Ingrid / Tom Rainey: Counterfeit Mars
(Relative Pitch)
Relentlessly playing through the pandemic, the husband & wife duo of tenor & soprano saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and drummer Tom Rainey honed their skills, developing this album of primarily composed pieces worked out through improvising; thirteen succinct, fascinating and sometimes quirky dialogs, displaying a depth that only two such close collaborators could achieve.
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Lipscomb, Jon: Conscious Without Function
(Relative Pitch)
Swedish guitar improviser Jon Lipscomb (LOPLOP, Swedish Fix) takes his listeners on a rugged trip across the strings, using distortion, tremolo and rapid-fire technique as he mines territories between free improv, noise and rock, his nimble mind stopping to explore areas of interest then cascading into new, turbulent environments; frightfully powerful.
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Moten, Fred / Brandon Lopez / Gerald Cleaver: S/T
(Relative Pitch)
Fred Moten, prolific poet, theorist, critic, English Professor and 2020 MacArthur Fellow, provides the insightful and incisive text fueling the improvisation of New York drummer Gerald Cleaver and contrabass player Brandon Lopez, the synergy of Moten's words reminding of Gil Scott-Heron or Amiri Baraka; issued on LP by Reading Group, this CD edition adds two tracks.
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MUC Chamber Art Trio (Udo Schindler / Sebastian Grams / Gunnar Geisse): Resilient Perspectives (...A Real Fact)
(FMR)
A fascinating chamber jazz trio performing in a 2021 live concert in the Galerie at arToxin, in Munich, Germany from the collective free improvising trio of Udo Schindler on alto & sopranino saxophones & bass clarinet, Sebastian Gramss on double bass and Gunnar Geisse on laptop guitar, subtitled RESILIENT PERSPECTIVES... a real fact? [LowToneStudies#9+]
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Nakatani, Tatsuya / Donald Miller / Rob Cambre / Emmalee Sutton : Moisant Stock Yards
(Nakatani-Kobo)
A recurring trio in New Orleans between touring percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and guitarists Rob Cambre (Malevitus, Rough Seven, The Death Posture) and Donald Miller (Borbetomagus) performing at Mudland Public Theatre in 2018 for two extended, gritty and ringing exchanges.
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Nakatani, Tatsuya / Kris Tiner: Dagny
(Nakatani-Kobo)
An extended improvisation in two parts at Dagny's Coffe Company in Bakersfield, CA: first a solo performance by Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani in a sweeping sonic manifestation of bowed gongs, cymbals, bass drums and objects, which then continues as a duo with trumpeter Kris Tiner for an exhilaratingly peak of adept brass excitement ending in a pensive reflection.
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Nakatani, Tatsuya / Shawn Hansan / Michal Stover / Jeff Harshbarger: Kansas City Ship
(Nakatani-Kobo)
One of four releases from percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani's 2019 tour, each from a different region and performing with local improvisers, this spectacular concert recorded at The Ship, in Kansas City, MO with Shawn Hansan on organ & sunthesizer, Michal Stover on pedal steel guitar and Jeff Harshbarger on contra bass for a diverse, extended collective improvisation.
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Pitsiokos, Chris: Art of the Alto
(Relative Pitch)
Each of the eight tracks on NY saxophonist Chris Pitsiokos' 2nd solo release for Relative Pitch is named for a type of stone--"Obsidian", "Feldspar", "Anthracite", &c.--each a unique take on its mineral counterpart through incredible technique and concentration, taking the alto saxophone into extreme or reflective territory complementing the nature of each element.
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Purtill, Jason (feat. Leo Genovese / Sean Conly): Simple Twist
(577 Records)
Meeting in the studio with an open mind to approach, guitarist Justin Purtill and long-time friend, pianist Leo Genovese, are joined by bassist Sean Conly to record this set of original Purtrill songs, along with songs by John Hurt, Joe Price, and the title track by Bob Dylan, a relaxed and expressive session of jazz-based originals and interpretations.
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Thumbscrew: Multicolored Midnight
(Cuneiform)
The seventh album from the exceptional free improvising jazz trio Thumbscrew of Michael Formanek on double bass & electronics, Tomas Fujiwara on drums & vibraphone and Mary Halvorson on guitar, with compositions from all members as they refine and expand on their communal interplay fueled by the great chemistry forged over their near decade of recording and performing.
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Transmap+ (Evan Parker / Matt Wright / Robert Jarvis): Grounded Abstraction
(FMR)
A 2022 concert of acoustic and electroacoustic interaction at The Jazz Centre UK from the Trans Map duo of Evan Parker on soprano saxophone and Matthew Wright on laptop processing, the "+" in Transmap+ being trombonist Robert Jarvis, a versatile collaborator since London Improvisers Orchestra and here a 3rd voice expanding their spectacular open collective free improv.
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William Parker: Universal Tonality [2 CDs]
(Centering Records)
An incredible performance recorded at Roulette in NYC by a large ensemble of 16 jazz luminaries of various ages, cultures and musical backgrounds, led by composer and bassist William Parker, who explains that Universal Tonality is another name for love, the profusion of which is interpreted by vocalist Leena Conquest in a profoundly inspired concert of magnificent artistry.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Haters, The / Kavader: De Haters Und Kadaver [CASSETTE]
(Tribe Tapes)
A split cassette of dark industrial noise from the long-running experimental sound unit The Haters founded by G.X. Jupitter-Larsen, in a cantankerous 10 minute buzz saw drone; and a "Venemous Agent" from the Israeli noise band Kadaver, aka Michael Zolotov, in a cycling work that builds to an oscillating throb of metalic and rumbling sources; edition of 75.
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Lingens, Hannes: Nachthund [VINYL + CD]
(Umlaut Records)
Three recordings from percussionist Hans Lingens in his 2nd solo album on Umlaut, working at the intersection between improvised and composed forms of experimental music: "Nacht", a montage of prerecorded layers of mostly rolls and brush sounds; and two recordings in one take using close miking as he performs on a single cymbal with mallets ("Hund") and a bass bow ("Manatee").
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Nakajima, Rie / Takahiro Kawaguchi: Utsuho [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Tsss Tapes)
Rapid and lucid activity of mechanical and organic activity, a mad mechanism under the control of master machinists perking the ears in inexplicable ways, from the collaboration of Japanese sound artists Rie Nakajima and Takahiro Kawaguchi, their uncredited sources seemingly a mix of motors, bells, squeaky toys, material flurries, whistles, &c. &c.; playfully fascinating.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Tippetts, Julie / Martin Archer: Illusion [2 CDs]
(Discus)
Their first album after a 6-year break, the collaboration of vocalist Julie Tippetts and multi-reedist & electronic artist Martin Archer is heard in two distinct presentations: a large and stunningly complex suite with an ensemble of acoustic and electronic artists; and a sequence of 13 separate and contrasting songs, performed by various small groups drawn from the JTMA Ensemble.
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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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Cooper-Moore & Stephen Gauci:
Conversations Vol. 2
(577 Records)
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Anastassis Philippakopoulos and Jurg Frey:
Wind and Light
(Elsewhere Music)
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Tony Oxley:
Unreleased (1974 to 2016)
(Discus Music)
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Akchote / Halvorson / Frisell:
Loving Highsmith
(Ayler Records)
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Stay Current With Squidco
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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 2003.
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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