• Birge & Vitet
• Jean-Jacques Birge
• Paul Dunmall
• Eclectic Maybe Band
• Halls of the Machine
• Houser/Jacques/Montiel/Salinas/Weathers
• Kesherul Neg Pineg
• Leap Of Faith
• Joao Madeira/Margarida Mestre
• Dennis Palmer (Palmer/Lurie/Pahl/Hampton/Stagner)
• Perturbations
• Heikki Ruokangas
• TOC/Paulina Owczarek
• Un Drame Musical Instantane
• Andrew Weathers
• Carlos Zingaro/Joao Madeira/Sofia Borges
• John Zorn/JACK Quartet
• Rutger Zuydervelt
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Jazz & Improvisation
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Dunmall, Paul: Red Hot Ice
(Discus)
A unique entry in Paul Dunmall's discography, this album presents a 9-piece Birmingham-based ensemble with dual keyboards and electronics, evoking Dunmall's compositions and orchestrations into vibrant, groove-driven improvisation that shifts between cinematic atmospheres, fiery free jazz, and unexpected nods to rock, balancing tightly composed sections with exhilarating exploration.
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Kesherul Neg Pineg: The Book Of Pig [VINYL]
(Tour de Bras)
The long-running duo between Czech trumpeter and electronics artist Petr Vrba and French drummer Peter Orins, blends ritualistic reductionism with psychedelic grooves, extended trumpet techniques, analog synthesis, and prepared percussion to create a hypnotic and unpredictable soundscape, full of frenetic energy, atmospheric tension, and sudden dynamic shifts.
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Leap Of Faith: Lexical and Syntactic Ambiguities
(Evil Clown)
This edition of Leap of Faith brings core members David Peck and Glynis Lomon together with both longtime collaborators and first-time guests, including Vance Provey, Tor Snyder, Albey onBass, and Marc Edwards, for two improvisations that blend musical histories with fresh interactions in an exploratory journey of winds, strings, electronics, and an arsenal of percussive & resonant instruments.
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Madeira, Joao / Margarida Mestre : Voz Debaixo
(4DaRecord)
Exploring the fluid boundaries between singing, recitation, and speech, bassist João Madeira and vocalist Margarida Mestre present an intricate dialogue of sound and expression, recorded in Lisbon, with Mestre's voice shifting between phonetic poetry, storytelling, and abstract improvisation, while Madeira's double bass, guitar, and field recordings weave around and underpin her vocalizations.
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Perturbations: Equilibrium Disturbed
(Evil Clown)
Expanding the boundaries of real-time signal processing as an active improvisational voice, the trio of David Peck (PEK), Albey onBass, and engineer Joel Simches are heard in a dynamic session where Simches manipulates and transforms instrumental expressions into intricate sonic layers, merging winds, percussion, electronics, and bass with live perturbations.
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Ruokangas, Heikki : Live In New York
(Right Brain Records)
Recorded live at the 2024 New York Forward Festival in NYC by guitarist Killick Hinds, Finnish guitarist Heikki Ruokangas presents an expressive solo acoustic performance that shifts fluidly between melody and noise, balancing introspective sensitivity with intense avant-garde bursts, weaving elements of contemporary jazz, Finnish musical heritage, and free improvisation into a raw and immediate sonic exploration.
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TOC / Paulina Owczarek: Psychedelic Jelly [VINYL]
(Tour de Bras)
The first live recording from French trio TOC, for this live 2023 recording TOC joins Polish saxophonist Paulina Owczarek to improvise desynchronized layers of raw energy, blending free improv with elements of pop punk, post-rock, and jazz-core, resulting in a complex and mesmerizing performance where suggested rhythms and autonomous temporalities converge into an unpredictable kraut maelstrom.
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Zingaro, Carlos / Joao Madeira / Sofia Borges: Trizmaris
(4DaRecord)
Recorded live at BOTA in Lisbon, the trio of pioneering violinist Carlos 'Zíngaro', bassist João Madeira, and drummer/percussionist Sofia Borges engage in a dynamic and expressive real-time composition, balancing intensity and restraint through intricate musical dialogues, evoking the raw energy of free jazz while embracing contemporary improvisational textures.
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Experimental/Electronic
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Birge & Vitet: Carton
(GRRR)
Merging electronic experimentation with improvisational spontaneity, Jean-Jacques Birgé's synthesizers and Bernard Vitet's trumpet weave alongside Michèle Buirette's vocals and Hervé Legeay's guitar, constructing a dynamic and unpredictable sonic landscape that blurs the line between composition and free expression, expanding the possibilities of form and texture.
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Birge, Jean-Jacques : Centenaire De Jean-Jacques Birge - The 100th Anniversary (1952-2052)
(GRRR)
A retrospective spanning ten decades (1958-2018) celebrating Jean-Jacques Birgé's multifaceted career through compositions reflecting each era, blending archival recordings with new works through a remarkable ensemble of longtime collaborators, from brass and strings to electronics and voice; a sonic journey bridging past, present, and imagined futures with impressive orchestration and narrative.
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Halls of the Machine: Atmospheres For Lovers And Sleepers [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Copy This!)
Expanding beyond their post-industrial rock roots, guitarist Mike Graff and drummer Michael Jerome join forces with producer/keyboardist Van Eric Martin, bassist Mike Daane, and vocalist Blythe Gaissert for an ambient and cinematic work inspired by Metropolis, blending ethereal soundscapes and hypnotic rhythms into an immersive instrumental journey.
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Houser / Jacques / Montiel / Salinas / Weathers: Light Flies Out of Us
(Editions Glomar)
Subtle textures, hushed resonance, and environmental influences converge in a delicate yet immersive sonic space in this collaboration recorded at Wind Tide in Littlefield, Texas, bringing together Justin Houser, Anne-Françoise Jacques, Ernesto Montiel, Veronica Anne Salinas, and Andrew Weathers for an intimate exploration of electroacoustic improvisation.
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Weathers, Andrew: Two Recordings
(Editions Glomar)
Two extended performances from Los Angeles and Colorado Springs by the West Coast ensemble of Andrew Weathers (tenor saxophone, mixer), Angel Lin (percussion), Ethan Marks (trumpet), and Mar Perez (trombone), freely improvising with resonance and experimental techniques to craft immersive soundscapes that blur the line between instrumental performance and environmental noise.
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Zuydervelt, Rutger : Meander
(Machinefabriek)
A mesmerizing sonic counterpart to the acrobatic and dance performance Meander, Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) crafts an immersive score that mirrors the movement of Marta & Kim, Knot on Hands, and Felix Zech, blending ambient textures and dynamic shifts to evoke fluidity, weight, and momentum, shaping an auditory journey that unfolds with the same grace and unpredictability as the performance itself.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
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Eclectic Maybe Band: Cosmic Light Clusters
(Discus)
Guy Segers (Univers Zero) in his 5th expansive EMBand project, assembling an ensemble of progressive and avant-garde musicians in ever-shifting configurations, for an album that evolves from introspective and textural atmospheres to dynamic and complex sonic landscapes, incorporating voices, poetry, and intricate instrumental interplay; a compelling example of Europe's progressive music scene.
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Palmer, Dennis (Palmer / Lurie / Pahl / Hampton / Stagner): White Wuff
(Public Eyesore)
Uniting members of the Shaking Ray Levis with luminaries including Bob Stagner (Palmer's SRL cohort), Jessica Lurie, Frank Pahl, and Col. Bruce Hampton, this final album from Dennis Palmer captures his fearless spirit in an eclectic fusion of free improvisation, surreal storytelling, and genre-bending instrumentation, traversing rock, jazz, sound collage, and absurdist experimentation.
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Un Drame Musical Instantane: Kind Lieder
(GRRR)
The avant-rock and experimental ensemble founded in 1976 by Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet, and Francis Gorgé in their first song-based release from 1991, introducing pioneering compositions that intertwine avant-garde instrumentation and emotive vocals across nine tracks, marking the start of a remarkable series of albums exploring new dimensions of their creative vision.
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Composed & Contemporary
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Zorn, John / JACK Quartet: The Complete String Quartets [2 CDs]
(Tzadik)
The JACK Quartet presents definitive interpretations of John Zorn's eight string quartets, composed between 1988-2017, in a two-disc album presenting Zorn's evolution through avant-garde techniques and deep musical traditions, with virtuosic performances of intricate works like "Cat O'Nine Tails", "Memento Mori", or "Necronomicon"; includes a 36-page booklet of notes, scores, and insights.
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