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UPDATE
May 31, 2024
"My Tri-Centric Construct is a system of becoming,
Not a system of arriving."
—Anthony Braxton
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Essential Artists
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• Oren Ambarchi/Johan Berthling/Andreas Werliin
• Carlos Bechegas/Ernesto Rodrigues/Carlos Santos
• Anthony Braxton Saxophone Quartet
• Barry Chabala/Clara Byom
• Nick Dunston
• Christoph Gallio/Roger Turner
• Alex Hendriksen/Fabian Gisler/Paul Amereller
• Liam Hockley (Avram/Chrysakis/Dumitrescu/Radulescu)
• Leap Of Faith
• David Leon
• Modney (Modney/Wooley/Gentile/Roberts/Pluta/ Symthe/...)
• Simon Nabatov
• Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp
• Rodrigues/Rodrigues/Madeira/Taylor/Parrinha/Taubenfeld/Carmelo/Trinite
• Zosha Warpeha
• Ryuichi Yoshida
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Essential Labels
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Aural Terrains
Creative Sources
Doubtmusic
Drag City
Evil Clown
ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd
I Dischi di Angelica
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Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!)
Out Of Your Head Records
Pyroclastic Records
Relative Pitch
Roeba
Soul City Sounds
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Bechegas, Carlos / Ernesto Rodrigues / Carlos Santos: Echoing The Chorus Of Life
(Creative Sources)
Lisbon contemporary flutist and improviser Carlos Bechegas, an associate of Carlos Zingaro and his electroacoustic trio, joins violist Ernesto Rodrigues and long-time collaborator Carlos Santos in a uniquely electronic, chamber-oriented, mysteriously crepuscular improvisation captured live at Casa do Comum, Lisbon, Portugal during the 2024 "SpectraLx" event.
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Braxton, Anthony Saxophone Quartet: Sax QT (Lorraine) 2022 [4 CDs]
(I Dischi di Angelica)
A complement to the New Braxton House Lorraine box, these live performances of Anthony Braxton's Lorraine system are performed in four European cities by Braxton himself on alto, soprano & sopranino saxophones, James Fei on sopranino & alto saxophones, Chris Jonas on alto & tenor saxophonse, Ingrid Laubrock on soprano & tenor saxophones, and Andre Vida on baritone, tenor and soprano saxophones.
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Braxton, Anthony: Solo Bern 1984 First Visit
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
Thirteen years after his breakthrough solo saxophone album For Alto, Anthony Braxton is heard in an inventive solo concert on the same instrument, performing at the Altes Schlachthaus Theatre in Bern, Switzerland for a set of original numbered compositions, the standards "Alone Together" and "I Remember You", and two Coltrane pieces: "Giant Steps" and "Naima".
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Chabala, Barry / Clara Byom: (un) natural
(Roeba)
The first meeting between two improvisers also versed in contemporary and avant music - guitarist Barry Chabala and clarinetist and accordionist Claray Byom - recording live at The Jean Cocteau Cinema, in Santa Fe, New Mexico as part of the Sandbox Music Series, for five freely improvised works that include radio, objects, iPhone and toys as part of their expansive dialogs.
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Gallio, Christoph / Roger Turner: You Can Blackmail Me Later
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
During a sabbatical in London, Swiss saxophonist Christoph Gallio (Day & Taxi) renewed his friendship with percussionist Roger Turner, with whom he had performed in a trio with Urs Leimgruber; meeting at Turner's London flat, they developed the spontaneous language heard on this freely improvised album, Gallio on soprano, alto & C-melody saxophones and Turner on drums & distinctive percussive devices.
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Hendriksen, Alex / Fabian Gisler / Paul Amereller: Lotus Blossom
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
Unabashedly lyrical and focused on jazz tradition, the Swiss trio of Alex Hendriksen on tenor saxophone, Fabian Gisler on double bass and Paul Amereller on drums present an album of standards, including pieces by Tadd Dameron, Billy Strayhorn, Jerome Kern, Thelonious Monk and Benny Golson, warmly interpreted with extraordinary band interplay and individual soloing.
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Leap Of Faith: Radiation Patterns
(Evil Clown)
The core duet of the Boston collective Leap of Faith Orchestra comprised of David Peck on clarinets, saxophones, double reeds & flutes and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, are joined by bassist Albey onBass, drummer Eric Rosenthal, guitarist Tor Snyder and brass player John Fugarino, making a strong sextet with a powerful string section in this extended improvisation.
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Leon, David: Bird's Eye
(Pyroclastic Records)
An exotic album of improvised music with a wide focus, founded in saxophonist David Leon's interest in Afrocuban folkloric music, expanded through DoYeon Kim's gayagum, a traditional 12-string Korean zither, and punctuated with the exploratory drumming, percussion and glockenspiel of Lesley Mok; assertively unpredictable and continuously intriguing improv.
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Nabatov, Simon: Raging Bulgakov [2 CDs]
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
Composer and pianist Simon Nabatov sets to music two major works of modern Russian literature — Mikhail Bulgakov's The Fatal Eggs and Heart of a Dog — each interpretation spanning an album's worth of material and performed with an extraordinary septet of chamber jazz performers through piano, sax, trombone, viola, cellos, bass and drums.
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Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp: Magical Incantation
(Soul City Sounds)
A standout in the many collaborations between New York pianist Matthew Shipp and Brazil-born, NY-based tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, recording in the studio for eight elegantly lyrical improvisations that invoke both devotional and decisive dialogs, from an introspective "Prayer" to a dissipated "Lustihood", a spellbinding set of fraternal invocations.
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Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Madeira / Taylor / Parrinha / Taubenfeld / Carmelo / Trinite: A Tale Unfolds
(Creative Sources)
In four parts this primarily acoustic octet of Lisbon improvisers evolve a deceptive narrative of collective interaction, highly textured through rich combinations that emerge and subside throughout the natural development of their converstations; with Ernesto & Guilherme Rodriguez, João Madeira, Noel Taylor, Bruno Parrinha, Ziv Tuabenfeld, Guilherme Carmelo and Monsieur Trinite.
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Warpeha, Zosha : Silver Dawn
(Relative Pitch)
A beautifully contemplative collection of vignettes performed on solo Hardanger d'amore, a sympathetic-stringed relative of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, from Brooklyn improviser and composer Zosha Warpeha, in 13 works of thoughtfully spacious playing utilizing the resonance and rich texture of the Hardanger fiddle, seemingly suspending time despite beguiling momentum.
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Yoshida, Ryuichi: Sakai
(Doubtmusic)
Known for his band Blacksheep, along with Gatos Meeting, OKHP, Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo, The Silence, and Missing Link, &c., Japanese baritone saxophonist steps out solo for twelve works — eight improvisations and four compositions — blurring the line between approaches, executed with Yoshida's rich tone, multiphonic accents, and powerful sonic pressure on the big reed.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Ambarchi, Oren / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin: Ghosted II [VINYL]
(Drag City)
Driven by compelling rhythms and subtle interactions that wind around them, the trio of guitarist Oren Ambarchi, bassist Johan Berthling and drummer Andreas Werliin expand their Ghosted concept in this second album, four diverse pieces fusing "funk-jazz heads, polyrhythmic skeletons, ambient pastorals, post-kraut drones and shimmering soundtrack reveries".
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Compositional
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Dunston, Nick: Colla Voce
(Out Of Your Head Records)
A wild "Afro-Surrealist Anti-Opera" from composer & bassist Nick Dunston, performed with an ensemble of string players (including JACK Quartet) and vocalists, in a gripping hybrid of acoustic and electronic music, using the studio for post-processing to create Dunston's self-described "warped narrative", an understatement for this incredibly passionate, surreal and absolutely impressive work.
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Hockley, Liam (Avram / Chrysakis / Dumitrescu / Radulescu): Pulse Tide
(Aural Terrains)
Canadian clarinetist Liam Hockley, a dedicated advocate for new and experimental music, performs compositions on a relatively obscure member of the clarinet family, the basset horn, alone and in layers of up to seven horns, in pieces from Romanian spectral composers Ana Maria Avram, Iancu Dumitrescu, and Horatiu Radulescu, along with a contemporary work by Thanos Chrysakis.
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Modney (Modney / Wooley / Gentile / Roberts / Pluta / Symthe / ...): Ascending Primes [2 CDs]
(Pyroclastic Records)
Exploring tuning systems and the extremes of harmonicity and dissonance through compositions that employ prime numbers of players in solo, trio, quintet, septet, and undectet (11) configurations, violinist Modney takes listeners into transcendent and turbulent spaces spanning improvisation and composition, detailed in a 24-page booklet with collages from Ellsworth Kelly.
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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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Angharad Davies / Phil Julian:
Neutral Red
(Fataka)
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Liam Hockley (Music by Avram / Chrysakis / Dumitrescu / Radulescu):
Pulse Tide
(Aural Terrains)
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Roy Campbell / William Parker / Zen Matsuura:
Visitation of Spirits: The Pyramid Trio Live, 1985
(No Business Records)
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Elisabeth Harnik / Zlatko Kaucic:
One Foot In The Air
(Not Two)
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Paul Dunmall / Paul Rogers / Mark Sanders:
Wildlife
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!)
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Void Patrol (Sharp / Stetson / Martin / MacDonald):
Live @ Victo
(Victo)
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Junji Hirose / Kazuo Imai / Darren Moore:
Be Quiet!!!
(Meenna)
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Jackie McLean:
One Step Beyond To New And Old Gospel Revisited
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd.)
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Guionnet / La Casa / Samartzis / Warburton:
Parking
(Swarming Collection Paris)
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Akira Sakata / Toshimaru Nakamura / Raiga Hayashi:
Kinjo no Tabibito
(Meenna)
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Friends & Neighbors (Roligheten / Johansson / Gronberg / Strom / Ostvang):
Circles
(Clean Feed)
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Anais Tuerlinckx / Jonas Gerigk / Burkhard Beins:
Au Crepuscule
(Confront)
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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 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 10,000 items, which includes hundreds of discounted, used, and promotional items
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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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