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SQUIDCO Email Update, September 26, 2025

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Essential Artists

• Michel Doneda/Frederic Blondy
• Earscratcher (Harnik/Rempis/Lonberg-Holm/Dais)y
• Tomas Fujiwara
• Pablo Jimenez
• Graham Lock
• Yoshio Machida
• Joe Morris/Brad Barrett/Beth Ann Jones
• Eric Normand
• Adam O'Farrill
• Ned Rothenberg
• Beth Schenck Quintet (w/ Mezzacappa/Wright/Glenn/Wrobel)
• Phillip Schulze (w/ Braxton/Jendreiko/Dewar/Weinrich)
• Larry Stabbins/Keith Tippett/Louis Moholo-Moholo
• Webber/Morris Big Band
• John Zorn (JACK Quartet w/Yura Lee/Michael Nicolas)

Essential Labels

Aerophonic
Amorfon
apparent extent
Da Capo Press
Ogun
Out Of Your Head Records

Peanote Records
Pyroclastic Records
Queen Bee Records
Relative Pitch
Tour de Bras
Tzadik

New Releases

Jazz & Improvisation

Doneda, Michel / Frederic Blondy: Points Of Convergences [2 CDs]
(Relative Pitch)

Recorded in the extraordinary resonance of Paris's Saint-Merry Church, this double album captures soprano and sopranino saxophonist Michel Doneda in duo with pianist Frédéric Blondy, their improvisations unfolding in deep dialogue with the architecture itself, as tones and textures expand into the vast acoustics, creating immersive, luminous soundscapes of remarkable depth and presence.

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Earscratcher (Harnik / Rempis / Lonberg-Holm / Dais)y: Otoliths
(Aerophonic)

The transatlantic quartet of Elisabeth Harnik (piano), Dave Rempis (saxophones), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), and Tim Daisy (drums) in their second album, recorded live at the North St. Cabaret in Madison, WI, weaving surges of energy with passages of lyricism, deep timbral exploration, and spacious formal development, balancing ferocity and subtlety in a richly detailed and dynamic collective architecture.

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Fujiwara, Tomas: Dream Up
(Out Of Your Head Records)

Recorded at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, drummer and composer Tomas Fujiwara introduces his Percussion Quartet with Patricia Brennan on vibraphone, Tim Keiper on African strings and percussion, and Kaoru Watanabe on Japanese drums and flute, blending global traditions into vivid, imaginative works that traverse groove, texture, and color with striking originality and depth.

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Jimenez, Pablo: Objeto
(Tour de Bras)

A solo double bass album from Colombian-born, Montreal-based improviser Pablo Jiménez, recorded at the Conservatory of Music in Montreal in 2024, where his imaginative use of extended techniques and deep engagement with improvisation reveal a distinctive personal language that merges avant and contemporary traditions into a striking and sensitive exploration of the instrument.

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Morris, Joe / Brad Barrett / Beth Ann Jones: Abstract Forest
(Relative Pitch)

Celebrating guitarist Joe Morris's 70th, this trio with Brad Barrett on cello and Beth Ann Jones on bass unfolds with deliberate restraint and deep listening, Morris layering textures around Barrett's lyrical and percussive bowing while Jones anchors with sculptural, propulsive bass, the group seamlessly shifting between spacious intimacy and taut collective momentum in an immersive improv dialogue.

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Normand, Eric: Dur Temps Pour les Rouges [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Peanote Records)

A collaborative project by Éric Normand, Dur Temps Pour les Rouges (Hard Times for the Reds.) combines recordings from 2020-2025 by a large ensemble of voices, horns, strings, guitars, drums, synths, and electronics to realize a textured and emotionally rich sound world: intimate and expansive, lyrical and experimental, a striking and immersive listening experience.

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Normand, Eric: Une Methode (Non Illustree) Pour Jouer La Basse Electrique [BOOK w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Tour de Bras)

A 46-page French-language book with download code from bassist Éric Normand, combining text, illustrations by Robert Marcel Lepage, and partial scores with recordings of duo improvisations made between 2020 and 2022 with Sarah Albu, Philippe Lemoine, Xavier Garcia, Rémy Bélanger de Beauport, Tom Malmendier, Lori Freedman, and Jean-Sébastien Mariage; inventive and exploratory.

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$23.95

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O'Farrill, Adam: For These Streets [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Out Of Your Head Records)

Brooklyn trumpeter Adam O'Farrill leads a superb octet — Mary Halvorson (guitar), Patricia Brennan (vibes), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), and others — through dramatically inventive compositions inspired by the literature and arts of the 1930s, balancing angular rhythmic intensity, rich melodic lyricism, and expressive improvisational depth with adventurous sophistication.

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Rothenberg, Ned: Looms & Legends
(Pyroclastic Records)

A captivating solo recording from multi-reedist Ned Rothenberg on alto sax, clarinets, and shakuhachi, showcasing his extraordinary mastery of circular breathing, overtones, and multiphonics in works of rhythmic intensity, lyrical sensitivity, and soulful depth, culminating in a graceful rendering of Monk's "'Round Midnight" as an aural refuge of beauty and resolve.

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Schenck, Beth Quintet (w/ Mezzacappa / Wright / Glenn / Wrobel): Dahlia
(Queen Bee Records)

Blending lush harmonies, rhythmic twists, and inspired interplay, alto saxophonist and composer Beth Schenck leads a Bay Area quintet of Cory Wright, Matt Wrobel, Lisa Mezzacappa, and Jordan Glenn in a set of fiercely original compositions that traverse ethereal soundscapes and propulsive forms, reflecting deep musical relationships, artistic nuance, and a richly personal voice.

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Schulze, Phillip (w/ Anthony Braxton / Christian Jendreiko / Andrew Raffo Dewar / Detlef Weinrich): Ambassador Duos [DOUBLE VINYL + CD]
(apparent extent)

Spanning a decade of collaborations, this double LP and CD set presents Phillip Schulze's electro-acoustic responsive instrument in dialogue with Anthony Braxton, Christian Jendreiko, Andrew Raffo Dewar, and Detlef Weinrich, each duo exploring transidiomatic communication through improvisations that merge analog and digital realities, resulting in vivid encounters of texture, gesture, and sonic imagination.

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Stabbins, Larry / Keith Tippett / Louis Moholo-Moholo: Live In Foggia
(Ogun)

The formidable trio of Larry Stabbins (saxophones, flute), Keith Tippett (piano, voice), and Louis Moholo-Moholo (drums, voice, bass) ignite with ferocious intensity and explosive interplay, unleashing torrents of fiery improvisation that surge with wit, lyricism, and raw power, captured live in Foggia, Italy in 1985 when each was at the peak of their artistry.

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Webber/Morris Big Band: Unseparate
(Out Of Your Head Records)

Five years after their debut, co-leaders Anna Webber and Angela Morris return with a 19-piece large ensemble recording that showcases their next-level compositional voices, unfolding through the "Just Intonation Etudes for Big Band" suite and a series of richly orchestrated works that balance drones, contrapuntal density, rhythmic blasts, and lyrical themes in an adventurous exploration of sound and structure.

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Experimental/Electronic

Machida, Yoshio: Documentary Music
(Amorfon)

A collection of Yoshio Machida's soundtracks for NHK documentaries on artists Shinro Ohtake, Junichiro Tanizaki, and Maruyama Okyo recorded between 2020 and 2023, presenting a wide stylistic range from acoustic chamber works and dreamy piano reverberations to glitch electronics, steel pan melodies, funk beats, and jazz, highlighting Machida's versatility as composer and performer.

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Machida, Yoshio: Music from the SYNTHI #2
(Amorfon)

A purely electric album by Yoshio Machida recorded in 2023, made entirely with the EMS Synthi AKS; with its patch-matrix routing, built-in 256-step sequencer, spring reverb, three oscillators and analog coloration, Machida improvises tempo and phrasing as if in conversation with a string quartet, layering organic, nostalgic, chamber-like textures entirely without outboard gear.

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Machida, Yoshio: Utsusemi
(Amorfon)

An evocative solo album from Yoshio Machida, who performs and overdubs steelpan, piano, bass, drums, and electronics in serene, poetic soundscapes where the transparent timbre of steelpan and keys weave ambient textures of nostalgic beauty, influenced by Buddhist notions of emptiness and form, recalling the refined aesthetics of ECM while creating a deeply personal aural refuge.

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Composed & Contemporary

Zorn, John (JACK Quartet w/Yura Lee / Michael Nicolas): Prolegomena
(Tzadik)

Composed in 2020 during the first months of the pandemic and recorded at Oktaven by Ryan Streber, this striking work for strings expands the JACK Quartet with violist Yura Lee and cellist Michael Nicolas, delivering two masterful pieces of dramatic tension, mercurial movement, and virtuosic beauty that stand among Zorn's most compelling contributions to modern chamber music.

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Books & Magazines

Lock, Graham: Forces In Motion - The Music And Thoughts Of Anthony Braxton [BOOK]
(Da Capo Press)

Documenting Anthony Braxton's 1985 UK tour with his classic quartet, Forces in Motion combines travel diary, interviews, and essays to present both the warmth of Braxton's personality and the depth of his visionary musical and philosophical project, offering an essential introduction to his art and a profound exploration of sound, creativity, and spirit.

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$18.95

Frequency Disasters: Naize (Confront Recordings)

Tatsuya Nakatani
The Squid's Ear Interview

Sophie Agnel: Song (Relative Pitch)

Rhodri Davies: Telyn Wrachiod (Amgen)

Luke Martin: To Be Worthy of Pessoa (Editions Verde)

Emil Karlsen
The Squid's Ear Interview

Ava Mendoza / Gabby Fluke-Mogul / Carolina Perez: Mama Killa (Burning Ambulance Music)

Jim Denley / Peter Farrar / Dale Gorfinkel: Vents (Relative Pitch)

Cecil Taylor / Tony Oxley: Flashing Spirits (Burning Ambulance Music)

Pellegrini Quartet: Luigi Nono Fragmente - Stille, an Diotima; Ludwig van Beethoven Streichquartett a-moll op. 132, First Visit (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd.)

Joel Futterman
Reflective

Joel Futterman
Absorb

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.

Believe (Farrar / Manojlovic / Thomas / Pike): Spirits Of The Dead Are Watching (Relative Pitch)	Fieldwork (Iyer / Lehman / Sorey): Thereupon (Pi Recordings)	Henry Threadgill: Listen Ship (Pi Recordings)
The Necks: Disquiet [3 CDs] (Northern Spy)	Ada Rave / Marta Warelis: Peel Mondo (Relative Pitch)	Dan Weiss (w/ Evans / Okazaki / Brennan): Unclassified Affections (Pi Recordings)

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