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UPDATE
September 6, 2024
"You can't force this music on anybody.
I've found over the years that it's often the reverse,
If the audience desires something, is seeking a new path,
They will find a path to you."
—Mark Wastell
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Essential Artists
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• Alva Noto
• Brad Barrett/Taylor Ho Bynum/Joe Morris
• Bobby Bradford/Frode Gjerstad/William Roper/Alex Clive
• John Butcher/Luigi Marino/Mark Wastell
• Daniel Carter/Leo Genovese/William Parker/Francisco Mela
• Barry Chabala/David Forlano/Drew Gowran
• Gerald Cleaver
• Paul Dunmall/Paul Rogers/ Tony Levin
• Fennesz
• Hirsh/Swell/Clouse/Parker
• [ism] (Pat Thomas/Joel Grip/Aontonin Gerbal)
• Joelle Leandre/Elisabeth Harnik/Zlatko Kaucic
• Frank London
• Sparkling Sessions
• The Flame (Robert Mitchel/Neil Charles/Mark Sanders)
• John Zorn (Marsella/Roeder/Smith)
• John Zorn (Stephen Gosling/Barbara Hannigan)
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Essential Labels
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577 Records
Confront
Fou Records
Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!)
Noton
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Positive Elevation/577 Records
Soul City Sounds
Touch
Tzadik
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Barrett, Brad / Taylor Ho Bynum / Joe Morris : Geologic Time
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
An "auditory exploration of the fragile balance between creation and destruction, echoing the forces that sculpted Earth's geological history" from the collective free improvising trio of two New York luminaries--Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet, flugelhorn & trombone and Joe Morris on guitar & effects--with Boston double bassist Brad Barrett, also on cello & effects.
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Bradford, Bobby / Frode Gjerstad / William Roper / Alex Clive : Frice
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
Featuring distinctively voiced collective free improvisation, this transatlantic quartet recording on the West Coast brings together legendary musicians Frode Gjerstad on alto saxophone and clarinet, and Bobby Bradford on cornet, alongside contemporary classical and improvising tuba virtuoso William Roper and drummer Alex Cline, delivering five dynamic improvisations with remarkable direction.
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Butcher, John / Luigi Marino / Mark Wastell: Parallel Streams
(Confront)
An impressive live performance at Exploratorium Berlin in 2024 as part of the international symposium Musicians' Perspectives on Improvisation, which explores the practices, ideas, visions and theories of improvising musicians, from the trio of John Butcher on saxophones, Luigi Marino on cymbals, zarb, zarb e zurkhaneh & feedback devices, and Mark Wastell on percussion.
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Carter, Daniel / Leo Genovese / William Parker / Francisco Mela: Shine Hear Volume 2
(577 Records)
Inspired by a poem Daniel Carter wrote about the transience and motion of modern life, 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 second of two volumes from an excellent studio session.
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Chabala, Barry / David Forlano / Drew Gowran: Juno
(Confront)
The trio of Barry Chabala on acoustic guitar, objects & radio, David Forlano on laptop, EWI & live sampling and Drew Gowran on drums & percussion are heard in a set of four experimental soundscapes and improvised dialogs of great detail and diverse momentum, captured live at Juno Brewery + Cafe, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Cleaver, Gerald: The Process
(Positive Elevation / 577 Records)
Taking his cues from the electronic music of his Detroit roots, free jazz drummer Gerald Cleaver presents an album of synthetic rhythms and sonic landscapes, each piece composed in detailed arrangements of compelling and adventurous structures, from propulsive grooves to sinuous soundscapes, a surprising and exciting twist showing Cleaver's strong compositional skills.
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Dunmall, Paul / Paul Rogers / Tony Levin: The Good Feelings
(577 Records)
A first time issue for these 2009 studio recordings between Paul Dunmall on tenor & soprano saxophones and bass & b-flat clarinets, Paul Rogers on 7 string acoustic bass and Tony Levin on drums, bringing to light both a great trio session that's sat on the shelf too long, and a superb example of the late great drummer Tony Levin's important contribution to UK free improv.
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Hirsh / Swell / Clouse / Parker : Out On A Limb
(Soul City Sounds)
Brooklyn Saxophonist and Park West Studios founder is the common thread to this quartet with Steve Hirsh on drums, Steve Swell on trombone and William Parker on bass, all frequent collaborators in innumerable projects, here in three extended improvisations beautifully recorded, showing the wealth of experience each has alone and in collective expression.
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[ism] (Pat Thomas / Joel Grip / Aontonin Gerbal): Maua [VINYL]
(577 Records)
Recordings from the Berlin club Au Topsi Pohl where the [ism] piano trio of Pat Thomas on piano, Joel Grip on double bass and Antonin Gerbal on drums played 4 nights in a row, May 18-21, 2022, Thomas performing on a Bösendorfer grand piano, creating an omnipresent and precise sound that drove the band to great heights of interactive, warmly diverse playing.
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Leandre, Joelle / Elisabeth Harnik / Zlatko Kaucic: Live At St. Johann
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
Bringing together as a trio two improvisers who have both worked previously with bassist Joëlle Léandre in various configurations--drummer Zlatko Kaučič, and pianist Elisabeth Harnik--for a magnificent concert of innovative expression through intent conversation of impressive and unusual technique, captured live at the 2023 ARTACTS Festival in Tirol, Austria.
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London, Frank: Brass Conspiracy
(Tzadik)
A diverse, upbeat and embraceable album of brass-heavy jazz from New York trumpeter Frank London's ensemble, from funky rhythms to material that would be at home in Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool, flavored with London's Klezmatics background and performed with three percussionists, taking a wide view on the role of brass, particularly trumpet, trombone & tuba, in the history of jazz music.
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Sparkling Sessions: Copenhagen
(Fou Records)
The French/Danish band Sparkling Sessions merge free improvisation and experimental music styles, borrowing from outsider jazz and electronic music, with collaborations from well-known musicians including trumpeter Jac Berrocal or synth player Vincent Epplay, here in a collection of performances at the Sparkling Sound Festival in Copenhagen in 2022.
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The Flame (Robert Mitchel / Neil Charles / Mark Sanders): Towards The Flame, Vol. 2 [VINYL]
(577 Records)
Their first time playing together as a trio despite many permutations in various projects over the years, the trio of Robert Mitchell (F-IRE Collective) on piano & percussion, Neil Charles on double bass and the remarkably collaborative drummer Mark Sanders, are heard in this 2nd part to their 2022 concert at London's Cafe OTO for three extended, free and very informed collective improvisations.
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Zorn, John (Marsella / Roeder / Smith): Ballades
(Tzadik)
Ten numbered Ballads from the pen of John Zorn, writing for the trio of Brian Marsella on piano, Jorge Roeder on bass and Ches Smith on drums, his third album with this same Downtown New York piano trio and by far the most lyrical and lovely collection to date, as the trio settles into Zorn's inventive structures with improvisational passion and adroit interaction.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Alva Noto: HYbr:ID II
(Noton)
The second installment of Alva Noto's HYbr:ID series initiated in 2021 in a mysteriously dark and beautiful album of electronics, submerged sound, glitch and alien percussive elements, these 10 pieces from a commission to score Richard Siegal's Ectopia performed in 2021 by Tanztheater Pina Bausch with Shooting into the Corner (2008-09) by Anish Kapoor.
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Alva Noto: HYbr:ID II [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Noton)
Vinyl edition of the CD listed above.
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Fennesz: Venice 20 (20th Anniversary Edition)
(Touch)
20th anniversary reissue of Fennesz's 2004 release Venice, as a deluxe version remastered by Denis Blackham, with new and extra tracks not on the previous CD or vinyl versions, in a DVD-format with a booklet of texts by Fennesz, Denis Blackham, and Jon Wozencroft, photographs from the 2004 sessions, and David Sylvian's original handwritten lyrics for "Transit."
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Compositional
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Zorn, John (Stephen Gosling / Barbara Hannigan): Hannigan Sings Zorn Volume One
(Tzadik)
Two virtuosic contemporary performers--pianist Stephen Gosling and vocalist Barbara Hannigan--heard in live performances of three challenging works by John Zorn: Jumalattaret, a song cycle in praise of line Finnish Goddesses out of Sami Shamanism, and Split the Lark, Zorn's tribute to the magical American poet Emily Dickinson, plus Zorn's early work Nazdar, Poupon, Nazdar.
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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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John Butcher + 13:
Fluid Fixations
(Weight of Wax)
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Sam Newsome & Max Johnson:
Tubes
(Unbroken Sounds)
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Ernesto Rodrigues / Bruno Parrinha / Johannes von Buttlar:
Whispers and Reveries
(Creative Sources)
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Simon Nabatov Quartet featuring Ralph Alessi:
Lovely Music
(Clean Feed)
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David Leon:
Bird's Eye
(Pyroclastic Records)
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Wadada Leo Smith / Joe Morris:
Earth's Frequencies
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
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Josh Zubot:
Strings
(Drip Audio)
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Anthony Braxton:
Solo Bern 1984, First Visit
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
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Chad Fowler / Shanyse Strickland / Sana Nagano / Melanie Dyer / Ken Filiano / Anders Griffen:
Birdsong
(Mahakala Music)
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Aruan Ortiz:
Pastor's Paradox
(Clean Feed)
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Christoph Gallio / Dominic Lash / Mark Sanders:
Live At Cafe Oto London
(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records, Ltd.)
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Otomo Yoshihide:
Hummingbird and Four Flowers - Turntable and Harmonium Solo Live
(Hitorri)
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Stay Current With Squidco
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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.
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• You can see Recently Restocked items on this page.
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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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