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UPDATE
July 21, 2023
"Don't try to "master" your instrument like an overseer,
Get closer to it and together discover the possibilities."
—Susan Alcorn
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Essential Artists
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• Susan Alcorn/Jose Lencastre/Hernani Faustino
• Alva Noto
• Aspyrian (Porter/Gillen/Parkinson)
• Carter/Genovese/Parker/Mela
• Ted Daniel w/ Energy
• Das Rad
• Paul Flaherty/Jim Matus/Larry Derdeyn
• Kate Gentile | International Contemporary Ensemble
• Michael Foster's The Ghost
(Foster/Radichel/Sullivan)
• Ana Kravanja/Elisabeth Harnik
• Anthony Pateras
• Ashley Paul/Jeffrey Alexander
• Andres Roysum/Christian Meaas Svendsen/Kresten Osgood
• Schindler/Zwang Eriksson/Tramontana
• Chris Speed Trio (w/ Chris Tordini/Dave King)
• Stemeseder/Lillinger
(+ Peter Evans/Russell Hall/DoYeon Kim/Brandon Seabrook)
• Steve Swell
• Pat Thomas/Chris Sharkey/Luke Reddin-Williams
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Essential Labels
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577 Records
Another Timbre
Astral Editions
Astral Spirits
Clean Feed
Creative Sources
Discus
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FMR
Hidden Threads
Intakt
Noton
Obliquity
Relative Pitch
Ujamaa Records
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Alcorn, Susan / Jose Lencastre / Hernani Faustino: Manifest
(Clean Feed)
While on tour in Lisbon in 2002, pedal steel & lap steel improvising guitarist Susan Alcorn was invited by alto & tenor saxophonist José Lencastre (Nau Quartet) to record in the studio with double & electric bassist Hernani Faustino (Red Trio), recording these six refined trio improvisations of both contemplative and energetic conversations.
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Aspyrian (Porter / Gillen / Parkinson): To Explore (Vol. 1)
(Hidden Threads)
A compelling and lyrical debut from the London-based trio Aspyrian of Robin Porter on tenor & soprano saxophones, Jack Gillen on guitar and Matt Parkinson on drums, the band name from Old English translating to "To search, explore, trace, discover, explain", which the band does with ebullient dexterity through seven original compositions from Porter and Parkinson.
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Carter, Daniel / Leo Genovese / William Parker / Francisco Mela: Shine Hear, Vol. 1
(577 Records)
Inspired by a poem Carter wrote about New York's interminable motion, the quartet of Daniel Carter on saxophone, Leo Genovese on piano, William Parker on bass, Gralla & Shakuhachi and Francisco Mela on drums & voice, turn in an ecstatic album of exotic collective improvisation in this first of two planned volumes from an excellent studio session.
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Carter, Daniel / Leo Genovese / William Parker / Francisco Mela: Shine Hear, Vol. 1 [VINYL]
(577 Records)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
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Daniel, Ted w/ Energy : Live at Ali's Alley [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Ujamaa Records)
Originally named The Third World Energy Ensemble, Ted Daniels' Loft-era ensemble eventually became simply "Energy", and this 1978 recording at Ali's Alley in NYC of the 23-piece ensemble shows both Daniel's skill as a band leader & improviser, and as a document of the urgent free jazz scene of the time; ensemble includes Byard Lancaster, Joseph Bowie, Sam Furnace, &c. &c.
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Flaherty, Paul / Jim Matus / Larry Derdeyn: Wednesday Weld
(577 Records)
An album of heavy electric jazz denoted by legendary free jazz saxophonist Paul Flaherty on alto & tenor, with long-time collaborators through a variety of settings, Jim Matus on electric & baritone guitars and Larry Derdeyn on keyboards; a collective trio of serious sonic force and momentum, complementing each other by welding illumination into dark spontaneous composition.
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Gentile, Kate | International Contemporary Ensemble: b i o m e i.i
(Obliquity)
Composed for and recorded with the International Contemporary Ensemble, NY drummer Kate Gentile's 13-movement composition biome ii integrates improvisation into a chamber music ensemble, each movement describing fictional flora or fauna from a biome of creatures as quirky and fascinating as the music Gentile has developed for this idiosyncratic and exceptional symphony.
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Ghost, The Michael Foster's (Foster / Radichel / Sullivan): Vanished Pleasures
(Relative Pitch)
Following NY saxophonist Michael Foster's interest in free jazz, noise and the pre-AIDS era of sexual freedom in the gay community, expressed in a sax-bass-drums trio with Philadelphia double bassist Jared Radichel and drummer Joey Sullivan, drawing on pre-composed structures, melodies, samples, and improvisation to reflect both the joy and anxiety of the queer experience.
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Kravanja, Ana / Elisabeth Harnik: Vrtinci Minljivosti = Vortices Of Impermanence
(Creative Sources)
The working duo of Slovenian violinist Ana Kravanja and Austrian pianist Elisabeth Harnik present nine dialogs of freely improvised playing that draws on contemporary composition, using their primary instruments along with preparations, objects, frame drums, voice and ringing stones, a mood of tense mystery and wonder pervading their excellent and unusual discourse.
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Roysum, Andres / Christian Meaas Svendsen / Kresten Osgood: Music Improvised on September 23rd, 2021 [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Spirits)
A subset of the Andreas Røysum Ensemble, the trio of Norwegian clarinetist Andreas Roysum on Bb& Bass clarinets, Nakama Label leader Christian Meaas Svendsen on double bass and Danish drummer Kresten Osgood recorded these collective free improvisations on the title's date in an unnamed location, for four assertive dialogs of impressive expression.
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Schindler, Udo / Eric Zwang Eriksson / Sebastiano Tramontana: Canto Senza
(FMR)
Experimental chamber music from the German trio of Udo Schindler on tenor saxophone, bass saxophone & cornet, Eric Zwang Eriksson on percussion and Sebastiano Tramontana on trombone & voice, performing at BASIS_Klangraum in MUCCA, Munich, the title translating to "singing without words" from the poetry cycle "Il taccuino del vecchio" by Guiseppe Ungaretti.
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Speed, Chris Trio (w/ Chris Tordini / Dave King): Despite Obstacles
(Intakt)
The 3rd Intakt release from NY multi-reedist and composer Chris Speed's Trio with bassist Chris Toridini and drummer Dave King, who is also a part of Speed's other working band The Bad Plus, this new album presenting eight original Speed compositions that, as Speed explains, get to the point of featuring the song, the sophisticated melodies around which this excellent trio pivot.
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Stemeseder, Elias / Christian Lillinger (+ Peter Evans / Russell Hall / DoYeon Kim / Brandon Seabrook): Umbra
(Intakt)
The other shaded region to their 2022 Penumbra album, keyboardist Stemeseder and drummer Christian Lillinger explore "utopias in sound production" through acoustic and electronic composition, creating evolving melodies and sonic tapestries in performance with Peter Evans on Piccolo trumpet, Russell Hall on bass, DoYeon Kim on Gayageum and Brandon Seabrook on banjo & guitar.
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Swell, Steve: For Rhina P. Espaillat
(Relative Pitch)
Referencing poet Rhina P. Espaillat and her poem about the perseverance and future influence of individual art, New York trombonist Steve Swell, also performing on pocket trumpet, presents eight solo recordings of advanced techniques and unique creative power, in seven succinct expressions including a work for Walter Weirbos, and the extended improv "Hope".
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Thomas, Pat / Chris Sharkey / Luke Reddin-Williams: Know : Delirium Atom Paths
(577 Records)
Energetic, authoritative and unpredictable, this 2020 concert at Hyde Park Book club, in Leeds, UK from the collective free improv trio of Pat Thomas on keyboards, Chris Sharkey on electric guitar and Luke Reddin on Williams on drums, burns through an extended and far-ranging set of sonic environments and seriously exhilarating straight-on playing.
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Thomas, Pat / Chris Sharkey / Luke Reddin-Williams: Know : Delirium Atom Paths [VINYL]
(577 Records)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Alva Noto: This Stolen Country of Mine
(Noton)
The soundtrack to the 2022 German documentary film This Stolen Country of Mine directed by German filmmaker Marc Wiese about Ecuadorian resistance fighters and journalists opposed to the sale of the country's resources to Chinese investors, in 19 subtle, elegantly passionate electronic works from sound artist Carsten Nicolai, aka Alva Noto.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Das Rad: Veer
(Discus)
Adding bassist Jon Short to their lineup, the 4th album from Das Rad continues the band's genre-merging approach of rock & improv forms rooted in prog, kosmiche, and jazz rock, this post-pandemic album bringing the band back together for live interaction, their enthusiasm evident in their energetic intercourse, particularly in the extended suite "Expergefactor".
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Paul, Ashley / Jeffrey Alexander: Between The Surface And Tomorrow [VINYL 7'' w/DOWNLOAD]
(Astral Editions)
Once roommates in Rhode Island, guitarist Jeffrey Alexander of The Heavy Lidders, now living in Philadelphia, and guitarist/vocalist Ashley Paul, now living in London, come together again for a 3-song 7" release of idiosyncratic and informed free-form songs and instrumentals performed with a saxophone, clarinet, prepared guitar, prepared percussion, moog & electric piano.
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Compositional
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Pateras, Anthony: A Dread of Voids
(Another Timbre)
Two works written for a group of Australian performers living in Berlin--Jon Heilbron, Rebecca Lane, Jess Aszodi & Sam Dunscombe--by Australian composer and pianist Anthony Pateras, A Dread Of Voids developed for a residency at the Archipel Festival in Geneva after enduring a pandemic quarantine; and Patterned Language, composed for the Astra Chamber Music Society.
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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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Marco Baldini:
Vesperi
(Another Timbre)
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Art Ensemble of Chicago:
The Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris
(RogueArt)
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Satoko Fujii:
Torrent
(Libra)
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Bruno Duplant:
Le Jour D'apres
(Sublime Retreat)
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Susan Alcorn / Patrick Holmes / Ryan Sawyer:
From Union Pool
(Relative Pitch Records)
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Joelle Leandre:
Zurich Concert
(Intakt)
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Ornette Coleman:
Ornette At 12, Crisis & Man On The Moon, Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut, Ltd.)
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Guilherme Rodrigues and Dirk Serries:
The Sage Flower
(Creative Sources)
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Bertrand Denzler / Jason Kahn:
Translations
(Polatch)
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Izumi Kimura / Artur Majewski / Barry Guy / Ramon Lopez:
Kind Of Shadow
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
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Rhodri Davies:
Trem
(Amegen)
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Dave Liebman:
Live at Smalls
(Cellar Music Group)
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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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"a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous, got me?"
-Don Van Vliet
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