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SQUIDCO Email Update + Vinyl Cost Sale, June 27, 2025

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UPDATE
June 27, 2025

"The idea is more important than the style you're playing in."
—Ornette Coleman

 Essential Artists

• Akmee
• Marc Baron/Eric La Casa
• +DOG+
• Elka Bong (Margolis/Wright/Bouchard)
• Eternities
• Karl Evangelista Quintet feat. Bobby Bradford and William Roper
• Eventless Plot | Haarvol
• Kommun
• Le Vice Anglais (Pires/Parrinha)
• Francisco Lopez
• Camila Nebbia/Kit Downes/Andrew Lisle
• Ernesto Rodrigues/Ana Albino/Hernani Faustino/Carlos Santos
• Ernesto Rodrigues/Guilherme Rodrigues/Maximilian Glass
• Paula Sanchez
• Eric Shorter
• The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters (Rasmussen/Mitelli/Rezaei/Koenig)
• Sveio
• Unredeemable (Tracy Lisk/Andrea Pensado)
• Various Artists
• Mat Watson

 Essential Labels


4DaRecord
577 Records
Asian Improv
Bathysphere Records
Bu Lang Tribute Cake
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Creative Sources
Eternal Music Projects
Innovo Editions
Love Earth Music
Nakama Records
Relative Pitch
Sacred Realism
Swarming
thanatosis produktion


Squidco Vinyl Cost Sale

Squidco Vinyl Cost Sale: June 27-29

This weekend we're offering a where your sale on a selection of 90 vinyl records where your price is OUR COST! The records draw from our catalog of Jazz & Improvised Music, Experimental, Composed, and Rock-Based forms. A number of these items will not be restocked after this sale but will either be removed from our catalog or will go to special order status. Take a look through this great set of records, but hurry! This sale ends Sunday, June 29th at midnight.


Shop The Vinyl Sale


Orders must be placed through our shopping cart, prices shown are the discounted price. In-stock items only, items will disappear from the store if they sell out. Sale items are not eligible for reward points. Sale ends Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 23:59 EST, GMT-5.



 New Releases
   Jazz & Improvisation

Akmee: Sacrum Profanum
(Nakama Records)

Recorded in Oslo's Toyen Kirke, this spiritually resonant second album from the Norwegian quartet Akmee explores acoustic possibilities with lyrical counterpoint, trance-like repetition, and intuitive improvisation, as trumpeter Erik Kimestad Pedersen, pianist Kjetil Jerve, bassist Erlend Olderskog Albertsen, and drummer Andreas Wildhagen stretch melody and rhythm into expressive, otherworldly forms.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Evangelista, Karl Quintet feat. Bobby Bradford and William Roper: Solace Angles
(Asian Improv)

A heartfelt tribute to Los Angeles and its resilient creative community, guitarist Karl Evangelista leads a stellar quintet with Bobby Bradford on cornet and William Roper on tuba, blending both lyrical and eclectic improvisation, deep-rooted West Coast traditions, and a spirit of resistance into an evocative and deeply personal album that honors place, legacy, and the power of collective expression.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Eventless Plot | Haarvol: The Subliminal Paths [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Innovo Editions)

An intimate, restrained electroacoustic collaboration between Eventless Plot and Haarvöl, unfolding in two extended, meditative movements that explore a nuanced dialogue between piano, field recordings, tapes, and electronic expression, gradually revealing layered sonic detail and immersive depth through spacious, dramatic momentum.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $12.95      Listen          

 
Le Vice Anglais (Pires / Parrinha): vas-y
(4DaRecord)

A fiercely expressive debut from Portuguese duo Ricardo Guerra Pires and Bruno Parrinha, blending electric guitar, alto saxophone, subtle electronics, and noise-infused improvisation into a raw yet controlled exploration of sonic extremes, channeling the spirit of free jazz, punk energy, and avant-garde texture into six powerful and provocative pieces.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Nebbia, Camila / Kit Downes / Andrew Lisle: Exhaust
(Relative Pitch)

Recorded live in Berlin, the debut from Camila Nebbia's working trio with Kit Downes and Andrew Lisle captures six dynamic, unrestrained pieces that navigate shifting textures and rhythms, fractured lyricism, and tightly woven interplay, avoiding individual soloing as the group explores contrast and transformation through raw energy, deep listening, and collective momentum.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Ana Albino / Hernani Faustino / Carlos Santos: A Glimpse To An End Of A Cycle
(Creative Sources)

Recorded live in Lisbon in 2025, this quietly immersive quartet session from Ernesto Rodrigues, Ana Albino, Hernani Faustino, and Carlos Santos unfolds as a single extended movement of enigmatic timbral interplay, blending modular synth, electric guitar, viola and bass in a sparse, introspective soundscape shaped by mystery, fluidity, and subtle dynamic shifts.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Guilherme Rodrigues / Maximilian Glass: Beyond The Mist And The Unforeseen Encounters
(Creative Sources)

An intimate, texturally rich trio session recorded in Berlin between Ernesto Rodrigues on viola & crackle box, Guilherme Rodrigues on cello, and Maximilian Glass on percussion, navigating misty lowercase atmospheres, glitch-box coloration, and finely balanced interactions that unveil subtle surprise and collective improvisation within a tight, exploratory sound world.
   
     Buy      $16.95      Listen          

 
Sanchez, Paula: Pressure Sensitive
(Relative Pitch)

Recorded in Switzerland in 2021, Argentinian cellist and interdisciplinary artist Paula Sanchez pushes the cello to its sonic limits through six radical performances that merge acoustic and processed sound, combining cello, cellophane, and ring modulation to evoke a visceral, poetic, and at times merciless exploration of embodied sound and ephemeral transformation.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Shorter, Eric: Shorter Bendian Shields
(577 Records)

A dynamic debut from multi-talented saxophonist Eric Shorter, joined by pianist David Shields and percussionist Gregg Bendian in a spirited trio session that replaces the traditional bass role with open, aleatoric freedom, creating an engaging interplay of spontaneous composition, expressive lyricism, and inventive harmonic exploration.
   
     Buy      $16.00      Listen          

 
Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters, The (Rasmussen / Mitelli / Rezaei / Koenig): The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

An electrifying session of genre-defying free improvisation from the international quartet of Gabriele Mitelli (trumpet & electronics), Mette Rasmussen (sax), Mariam Rezaei (turntables), and Lukas Koenig (drums & bass synth), delivering an explosive, high-energy album that blurs the lines between noise, jazz, and avant-electronic intensity with visceral spontaneity and tightly channeled chaos.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Sveio: Latent Imprints
(577 Records)

A fascinating exploration of human-machine collaboration from UK trio Sveio — James Mainwaring on saxophone, Federico Reuben on laptop improvisation and live coding, and Emil Karlsen on drums — using AI in real-time to generate uncanny textures and forms, resulting in a spontaneously composed and constantly evolving electroacoustic sound world.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $16.00      Listen          

 




   Experimental/Electronic

Baron, Marc / Eric La Casa: Contrefacons
(Swarming)

Exploring the fragility of recorded memory and the processes of cinematic restoration, Marc Baron and Eric La Casa capture, manipulate, and recontextualize sounds from the Hiventy film laboratories, transforming them through analogue treatments and dynamic re-recording into a compelling meditation on representation, decay, and the shifting nature of perception.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
+DOG+: Our Beloved.....
(Love Earth Music)

A fierce and immersive set of three extended noise pieces from the six-member experimental collective of Steve Davis, Bobby Almon, Chuck Foster, Edward Giles, LOB, and Mackenzie Kourie, recorded in multiple locations, blending dense textures, static-laced improvisation, and electroacoustic intensity into a raw and unapologetically visceral listening experience.
   
     Buy      $9.95      Listen          

 
Elka Bong (Margolis / Wright / Bouchard): Without Walls
(Love Earth Music)

Integrating live coding, field recordings, IFM synthesis, and an array of electroacoustic instrumentation, the trio of Al Margolis, Walter Wright, and Sara Bouchard craft an unbounded and exploratory work that embraces technological transformation and sensory disruption, channeling Marshall McLuhan's insights into a richly layered and prophetic sonic landscape.
   
     Buy      $9.95      Listen          

 
Eternities: Rides Again [CASSETTE]
(Sacred Realism)

The duo of Katie Porter on bass clarinet and Bob Bellerue on electronics, zither, and feedback create rich, multidimensional drones through live performance, blending harmonic wind tones with resonant feedback and overtone manipulation in two expansive recordings from Berlin and NYC that explore the porous boundary between intention and indeterminacy.
   
     Buy      $14.95      Listen          

 
Lopez, Francisco: Untitled (2021-2022) [2 CDs]
(Bu Lang Tribute Cake)

A double CD of composed environmental sound works from Francisco López, assembling raw field recordings from locations including Tenerife, Eswatini, Israel, Georgia, Chile, and the southwestern USA, along with a film soundtrack and a collaboration with Felipe Otondo, creating immersive, abstract electroacoustic pieces with intentional silences and textural extremes.
 
Squidco Pick
     Buy      $21.95      Listen          

 
Unredeemable (Tracy Lisk / Andrea Pensado): Preverbal
(Love Earth Music)

A dynamic, spontaneous duo collaboration by percussionist Tracy-Lisk and multi-disciplinary performer Andrea-Pensado, this LEM-347 release unfolds through drumming, cymbal washes, voice and live electronics into a fluid, improvisatory dialogue that balances rhythmic sensitivity and textural exploration within an intimate, acutely reactive sound world.
   
     Buy      $9.95      Listen          

 
Various Artists: Archipelago
(Bathysphere Records)

A benefit compilation in support of marine restoration through ORAI, this diverse collection features 13 experimental and ambient works — including evocative soundscapes by Scott Solter, Cristina Cano, and others — each track a donation from artists celebrating the sea’s mystery, fragility, and power through deeply personal sonic reflections.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 
Watson, Mat: Reflective Hits
(Eternal Music Projects)

Extracted from archival sessions at Imaginary Sound Fields in Melbourne, Australian synthesist Mat Watson assembles a limited-edition set of vivid modular compositions — ranging from library-inspired cues to exploratory electronic abstractions — capturing the tactile nuance of a Eurorack modular as he sculpts asymmetrical, colorful soundscapes that blur nostalgia, experimentation, and inner space.
   
     Buy      $15.95      Listen          

 




   Composed & Contemporary

Kommun: Kalpa
(thanatosis produktion)

Expanding to a sextet, Swedish guitarist Finn Loxbo's Kommun deepens its exploration of cyclical time and collective improvisation, weaving acoustic steel-string guitar, piano, strings, and percussion into evolving, harmonically rich phrases that merge individual lines into fluid, slow-burning forms — meditative, intricate, and poised between structure and dissolution.
   
     Buy      $13.95      Listen          

 


The Squid's Ear

The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine,
featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.



Sophie Agnel / John Butcher: Rare (Les Disques Victo)
Sophie Agnel / John Butcher: Rare (Les Disques Victo)


Damon Smith
The Squid's Ear Interview

Alexander von Schlippenbach / Dag Magnus Narvesen Duo: Kairos (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
Alexander von Schlippenbach / Dag Magnus Narvesen Duo: Kairos (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Lotte Anker / Kamil Piotrowicz / Jacob Anderskov: Antiworld I (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
Lotte Anker / Kamil Piotrowicz / Jacob Anderskov: Antiworld I (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))


Killick Hinds
The Squid's Ear Interview

Isotope Ensemble: Caesium (Creative Sources)
Isotope Ensemble: Caesium (Creative Sources)


Satoko Fujii
The Squid's Ear Interview

Dennis Egberth: The Dennis Egberth Dynasty (577 Records)
Dennis Egberth: The Dennis Egberth Dynasty (577 Records)


Barry Chabala
The Squid's Ear Interview

Luciana Bass: Desatornilladonos (Relative Pitch)
Luciana Bass: Desatornilladonos (Relative Pitch)


Henry Kaiser
The Squid's Ear Interview

Jonathan Deasy: Le Sacre (Sublime Retreat)
Jonathan Deasy: Le Sacre (Sublime Retreat)



 Stay Current With Squidco

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.





Abrasion Addict / Animal Machine:
Split
(Love Earth Music)

John Butcher / John Edwards:
This Is Not Speculation
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Amy Cimini:
See You When I Get There
(Relative Pitch)


Jerome Deupree / Sylvie Courvoisier / Lester St. Louis / Joe Morris:
Canyon [2 CDs]
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

+DOG+:
Peace
(Love Earth Music)

+DOG+:
The Light Of Our Lives (2CDRs)
(Love Earth Music)


Dream Weapon:
New Blue Lagoon
(Eternal Music Projects)

Signe Emmeluth / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten / Axel Filip:
Hyperboreal Trio
(Relative Pitch)

Graewe / Reijseger / Hemingway:
Kammern I - V
(Auricle)


Herzog / Muche / Nillesen:
Anasynthesi
(thanatosis produktion)

Kim Jae Jung:
Shamanism
(Relative Pitch)

Juice Machine:
Yachats
(Love Earth Music)


Izumi Kimura / Lina Andonovska / Dominique Pifarely:
Seven Dreams
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Lava Quartet feat. Almut Kuhne / Jordina Milla / Goncalo Almeida / Wieland Moller:
Ethereal Chant
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Nakama (Holm / Roysum / Tanaka / Wildhagen / Svendsen):
New World
(Nakama Records)


Fredrik Rasten w/ Asterales:
Fuse Modulations
(thanatosis produktion)

Kory Reeder:
In Place
(thanatosis produktion)

Solar Cells:
Warm Spell
(Eternal Music Projects)


Christian Svendsen Meaas :
Body Of Sound - Body Of Music
(Nakama Records)

Thee Checkered Shoed Dude:
A 'Lil Test Of That
(Love Earth Music)

Carlos Zingaro / Flo Stoffner / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joao Madeira:
Na Parede
(4DaRecord)




Squidco has been in business as a mail-order store since 2003. In 2010, we moved to Wilmington, NC, providing regional and visiting customers access to our catalog of over 9,000 items, including hundreds of discounted, used, and promotional items not listed on our website. We're open for visits by appointment during weekday afternoons, so if you're in the North Carolina coastal region, please email us to set up a time — we'd love to play some music for you!

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