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SQUIDCO Email Update + Used CD Sale, July 11, 2025

Squidco Weekly Update

Essential Artists

• Abrasion Addict / Animal Machine
• BlueRing Improvisers
• Chris Brown/Ben Davis
• Massimo De Mattia Suonomadre (De Matia/Kaucic/Pacorig/Vitale)
• +DOG+
• Dream Weapon
• Herzog/Muche/Nillesen
• Juice Machine
• Gianni Mimmo/Ove Volquartz
• Nakama (Holm/Roysum/Tanaka/Wildhagen/ Svendsen)
• Alan Niblock/John Butcher/Mark Sanders
• Evan Parker/Jean-Marc Foussat
• Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp
• Solar Cells
• Thee Checkered Shoed Dude
• Wheelhouse (Rempis/Adasiewicz/McBride)

Essential Labels

577 Records
Aerophonic
Artifact Recordings
Aut
Eternal Music Projects

Love Earth Music
Nakama Records
NASHAZPHONE
Tao Forms
thanatosis produktion

Squidco Used CD Sale

This weekend, from Friday, July 11th through Sunday, July 13th, all used CDs in our catalog are on sale at 20% off their listed price! Most items in our used collection are lightly used copies that we used to catalog the new albums listed on our site, and unless otherwise noted, are in near mint condition. So have a good look through our used CD category, where you'll find some great albums selling at 20% off of their pre-sale price!

View Our List of Used CDs

20% Discounts end Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 23:59 EST (UTC-4). Prices shown are discounted price. While quantities last, sold out items will disappear from the store. Customers must place orders using our shopping cart to receive discounted prices. Sale items are not eligible for Squidco Reward Points.

New Releases

Jazz & Improvisation

BlueRing Improvisers: Materia [2 CDs]
(Aut)

A double CD of inventive and richly textural improvisation from the BlueRing Improvisers, a ten-member ensemble inspired by the radical material aesthetics of artist Alberto Burri, recorded during a creative residency in Tuscany where the group explored sound as substance through composed and improvised works emphasizing gesture, timbre, and interdisciplinary expression.

Squidco Pick

$19.95

Brown, Chris / Ben Davis : Jongleurs
(Artifact Recordings)

A captivating set of freely improvised duos bridging experimentation and jazz forms from pianist and electronics artist Chris Brown and cellist-percussionist Ben Davis, recorded at Wide Hive Studios in California, where the duo explore dynamic textures and shifting rhythmic pulses in an organic and deeply communicative exchange that embraces spontaneity and collaborative openness.

$9.95

De Mattia, Massimo Suonomadre (De Matia / Kaucic / Pacorig / Vitale): Domicide
(Aut)

A powerful acoustic studio session from flutist Massimo De Mattia's Suonomadre ensemble with Zlatko Kaucic on drums & percussion, Giorgio Pacorig on piano, and Luigi Vitale on vibes, marimba & percussion, shifting from prior electronic approaches to explore urgent themes of loss and displacement through raw, unfiltered improvisation that merges expressive virtuosity with politically reflective intensity.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Herzog / Muche / Nillesen: Anasynthesi
(thanatosis produktion)

Exploring the dissolution of musical form through extended techniques and microtonal interplay, and guided by the Greek concept of anasýnthesi (ἀνασύνθεσις) — meaning "recomposition" or "reconstruction" — the Cologne-based trio of Constantin Herzog (double bass), Matthias Muche (trombone), and Etienne Nillesen (snare drum) presents an immersive piece shaped by emergent sonic phenomena and a constantly shifting balance of resonance, friction, and form.

$13.95

Mimmo, Gianni / Ove Volquartz : Say When
(Aut)

A transcendent duo improvisation between soprano saxophonist Gianni Mimmo and low-reed multi-instrumentalist Ove Volquartz, who sculpt spontaneous sound into shifting forms and textures, crafting an immanent and unadorned expression that unfolds in dynamic interplay, breath, and resonance without narrative, embracing the moment with unwavering intensity.

$14.95

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

A new quintet configuration from Norwegian collective Nakama, recorded in Oslo with clarinetists Klaus Ellerhusen Holm and Andreas Røysum joining Christian Meaas Svendsen, Ayumi Tanaka, and Andreas Wildhagen in nine pieces that blend compositional structure with free improvisation, post-production treatments, and dynamic interplay across chamber-like and explosive sonic terrain.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Niblock, Alan / John Butcher / Mark Sanders: Tectonic Plates
(577 Records)

A formidable trio debut from Irish double bassist Alan Niblock with British improvisers John Butcher on saxophones and Mark Sanders on drums and percussion, recorded live at The Black Box in Belfast and unfolding across five tectonically inspired pieces that channel collective intuition, dynamic interplay, and seismic shifts of intensity and form.

Squidco Pick

$16.00

Parker, Evan / Jean-Marc Foussat: Insolence [VINYL]
(NASHAZPHONE)

A collaboration between two towering improvisers — soprano saxophonist Evan Parker and synth/voice experimentalist Jean-Marc Foussat — presenting two incisive live duo performances from the 2023 Improtech Festival, paired with archival solo works from the early 1980s, in a release that bridges free improvisation's enduring quest for expressive freedom across decades.

Squidco Pick

$29.95

Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp: Armageddon Flower
(Tao Forms)

A summit of master improvisers as tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman joins the Matthew Shipp String Trio — Shipp on piano, Mat Maneri on viola, and William Parker on bass — for a profound studio session of dynamic, four-way conversation that balances drama with hope, forging a richly textured and deeply expressive work of improvised chamber jazz.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Wheelhouse (Rempis / Adasiewicz / McBride): House And Home
(Aerophonic)

Reuniting after more than a decade, the Chicago-rooted trio of Dave Rempis (saxophones), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), and Nate McBride (bass) rekindle their distinctive free-improvising chamber aesthetic in this live recording, blending texture-rich interplay and deep personal history into a resonant, nuanced return that reflects years of evolution, distance, and reconnection.

Squidco Pick

$14.95

Wheelhouse (Rempis / Adasiewicz / McBride): House And Home [VINYL]
(Aerophonic)

Reuniting after more than a decade, the Chicago-rooted trio of Dave Rempis (saxophones), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), and Nate McBride (bass) rekindle their distinctive free-improvising chamber aesthetic in this live recording, blending texture-rich interplay and deep personal history into a resonant, nuanced return that reflects years of evolution, distance, and reconnection.

Squidco Pick

$21.95

Experimental/Electronic

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

A raw and punishing split release from UK noise artists Abrasion Addict (Joe Fowler) and Animal Machine (Bohr Ernst), presenting studio and live recordings — including a 2017 Brighton performance — of unrelenting sonic extremity, where dense textures, abrasive dynamics, and fractured structures embody the visceral force of the harsh noise underground.

$9.95

+DOG+: Peace
(Love Earth Music)

A long-running experimental noise unit led by Steve Davis and featuring Lob Instagon, +DOG+ craft a subtle and textural set of eighteen lo-fi electroacoustic improvisations recorded in Massachusetts, California, and Rhode Island, blending electronics, field recordings, and minimalist structures with a calm, intimate, and exploratory aesthetic.

$9.95

+DOG+: The Light Of Our Lives [2 CDs]
(Love Earth Music)

A two-CD immersion in live experimental noise by +DOG+'s Steve Davis and core collaborators, documented across multiple U.S. cities in 2024-25, weaving together feral improvisation, layered electronics, ambient detours, and cathartic sonic eruptions into a raw and immersive journey through texture, intensity, and collective sound exploration.

$9.95

Dream Weapon: New Blue Lagoon
(Eternal Music Projects)

Under the alias Dream Weapon, Australian visual artist Ben Björk crafts a lush and immersive sonic journey recorded over five years across five continents, blending ambient, new age, shoegaze, and field recordings into a tropical "AmbienGaze" soundscape that drifts from sunrise serenity to twilight unease in a single day's arc.

$15.95

Juice Machine: Yachats
(Love Earth Music)

Recorded across two seasons in coastal Oregon, Yachats showcases the late Heather Chessman and Roger Smith as Juice Machine, sculpting fragile, tape-based electro-acoustic collages that blend field recordings, loops, and discreet electronics into seven immersive vignettes — each a poetic meditation on place, memory, and sonic texture.

$9.95

Solar Cells: Warm Spell
(Eternal Music Projects)

The debut from the Australian, Naarm-based electronic project Solar Cells presents a hypnotic exploration of modular synthesis and cyclic rhythm, drawing from kosmische traditions and minimalist structures through analog gear and tape effects to create immersive, slowly evolving soundscapes rich in texture, pulse, and experimental clarity.

$15.95

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

Blending layered studio experimentation with raw live performance, the mysterious Thee Checkered Shoe Dude's album traverses glitchy textures, looped electronics, and spontaneous energy, recorded in Miami and on stage in Phoenix and Sacramento, for a vibrant and unpredictable electroacoustic journey that bridges structured sound design and chaotic improvisation.

$9.95

Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii / Ramon Lopez: Yama Kawa Umi (Not Two)

Natsuki Tamura / Satoko Fujii / Ramon Lopez: Yama Kawa Umi (Not Two)

Lisa Mezzacappa
The Squid's Ear Interview

Schick / Tuerlickx / Zoepf: Ensemble A (Confront)

Schick / Tuerlickx / Zoepf: Ensemble A (Confront)

Matt Mitchell
The Squid's Ear Interview

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)

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.

Monica Agosti Nica / ShapeX: Ornettiana [VINYL] (Aut)	Bob Drake: The Room In The Tower (Crumbling Tones)	Flut: Stones That I Have Chiseled [VINYL] (Aut)
Tell No Lies: Anasyrma (Aut)

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