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SQUIDCO Email Update, November 13, 2025

Squidco Weekly Update

Essential Artists

• 111 (Michelle / Villamil)
• Sophie Agnel/Joke Lanz
• Expanse
• JEM3 (JT Lewis/Elliott Sharp/Marco Cappelli)
• Kesherul Neg Pineg
• La Noed (w/ Carlos Mascolo)
• Russ Lossing
• Metal Chaos Ensemble
• Natural Information Society (Abrams/Alvarado/Avery/Stein)
• Weston Olencki
• Pied De Poule
• Helene Sage
• Sopa Boba
• Thollem
• Pat Thomas
• Gene Torchia/John Stowell
• Turbulence Orchestra
• Ken Vandermark
• John Zorn (Edgcomb/Greene/Hanes)

Essential Labels

Aguirre Records
Blaser Music
Corbett vs. Dempsey
ESP-Disk
Evil Clown
FMR
Full Spectrum

GRRR
Klanggalerie
Not On Label
Notice Recordings
Sub Rosa
Tao Forms
Tour de Bras
Tzadik

New Releases and Reduced 2025 Albums

Jazz & Improvisation

Agnel, Sophie / Joke Lanz: Ella
(Klanggalerie)

An exciting meeting of French pianist Sophie Agnel, known for her extended and prepared piano techniques, and Swiss turntablist Joke Lanz, renowned for his work in noise, experimental music, and performance art, presenting a dynamic and playful duo of spontaneous improvisation blending percussive textures, sonic collage, and energetic interaction revealing a sense of humor and awe.

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$15.95

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Expanse: Loud & Furious Tongues
(Evil Clown)

An extraordinary collective improvisation uniting David Peck, Michael Caglianone, John Fugarino, Robin Amos, Jonathan LaMaster, and Michael Knoblach, merging woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, and electronic instruments in a fluid and intricately balanced dialogue that juxtaposes turbulence and calm, unfolding with expansive textures, measured intensity, and vivid sonic interplay.

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$12.95

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JEM3 (JT Lewis / Elliott Sharp / Marco Cappelli): Apices
(Klanggalerie)

A powerhouse debut from the improvising trio of drummer JT Lewis, guitarist & reed player Elliott Sharp, and guitarist Marco Cappelli, blending spontaneous composition with structured narrative in an inventive interplay of amplified classical, electric, and bass guitars, clarinet, electronics, and percussion that spans modern jazz, experimental, and avant-garde sound worlds.

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$16.95

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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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$19.95

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La Noed (w/ Carlos Mascolo): De la liberte
(FMR)

Inspired by Maggie Nelson's reflections on freedom, this intuitive and boundary-defying quintet — featuring saxophonists Simona Castria and Angelo Manicone, Carlo Mascolo on no-input trombone, Valerio Metteo on organismic synthesizers, and João Pedro Viegas on bass clarinet — explores collective improvisation as a form of resistance, creating a deeply expressive tapestry untethered from ego or hierarchy.

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$13.95

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Lossing, Russ: Proximity Alert
(Blaser Music)

Joined by bassist Mark Helias and drummer Eric McPherson, pianist Russ Lossing presents a deeply intuitive trio performance that balances structure and freedom, unfolding through intricate yet unforced improvisations that reveal profound emotional depth, rhythmic sensitivity, and melodic imagination, affirming his mastery of spontaneous musical dialogue and expressive subtlety.

Squidco Pick

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$16.95

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Metal Chaos Ensemble: Ephemerol
(Evil Clown)

Featuring David Peck, John Fugarino, Bob Moores, Eric Woods, and Mike Gruen, this edition of Metal Chaos Ensemble merges horns, electronics, and metallic percussion in a dense improvisational landscape where shifting textures, resonant drones, and abstract rhythmic interplay create an evolving sound world of raw intensity, shimmering atmosphere, and inventive sonic dialogue.

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Natural Information Society (Abrams / Alvarado / Avery / Stein): Perseverance Flow
(AGUIRRE RECORDS)

Returning to its core quartet, Natural Information Society — Joshua Abrams, Lisa Alvarado, Mikel Patrick Avery, and Jason Stein — unfolds a single continuous composition of hypnotic polyrhythms and evolving textures, merging minimalism, modal jazz, and dub-inspired production into a richly layered soundfield that pulses with meditative intensity, collective focus, and transcendent rhythmic flow.

Squidco Pick

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$21.95

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Thollem: Worlds in a Life, Two
(ESP-Disk)

Reimagining sounds from his past collaborations with Nels Cline, Pauline Oliveros, William Parker, Terry Riley, and Michael Wimberly, Thollem transforms their performances into new sonic landscapes through real-time improvisation using samples from their improvisations, blending organic and electronic textures into a kaleidoscopic exploration of memory, transformation, and infinite creative possibility.

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$13.95

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Thomas, Pat: Hikmah
(Tao Forms)

An extraordinary solo piano album from UK pianist Pat Thomas, recorded at London's Fish Factory Studio, presenting eight deeply focused improvisations and compositions reflecting Thomas's lifelong engagement with Sufism and spiritual expression through sound; a luminous, exploratory work that unites the traditions of jazz and mysticism into a transcendent, profoundly human statement.

Squidco Pick

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$14.95

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Thomas, Pat: Hikmah [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Tao Forms)

An extraordinary solo piano album from UK pianist Pat Thomas, recorded at London's Fish Factory Studio, presenting eight deeply focused improvisations and compositions reflecting Thomas's lifelong engagement with Sufism and spiritual expression through sound; a luminous, exploratory work that unites the traditions of jazz and mysticism into a transcendent, profoundly human statement.

Squidco Pick

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$26.95

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Torchia, Gene / John Stowell: Duo [2 CDs]
(Not On Label)

A fascinating double album uniting guitarist Gene Torchia on amplified classical guitar and John Stowell on electric guitar, recorded in the studio between 2023 and 2025, blending composed works written for modern classical guitar and flute with Stowell's improvisations to create a rich and stylistically diverse dialogue spanning blues, Latin, Irish, baroque, and avant-garde forms.

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$17.95

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Turbulence Orchestra: Density Fluctuation
(Evil Clown)

An eight-piece horn and electronics ensemble featuring David Peck, Hilary Noble, Cliff White, Dennis Livingston, John Fugarino, Bob Moores, Eric Dahlman, and Duane Reed, creating a vividly shifting chamber improvisation where reeds and brass intertwine with auxiliary percussion and electronics, generating dynamic waves of color, density, and resonance in a constantly evolving acoustic spectrum.

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$12.95

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Vandermark, Ken: October Flowers for Joe McPhee
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

A profoundly personal solo recording from Ken Vandermark on tenor and baritone saxophones and clarinets, captured live at Corbett vs. Dempsey in Chicago in March 2025, performing a suite dedicated to Joe McPhee that interlaces composed and freely improvised works — each named for symbolic flowers — into a deeply expressive tribute of melody, emotion, and inventive clarity.

Squidco Pick

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Zorn, John (Edgcomb / Greene / Hanes): The Bagatelles Vol. 3 Trigger
(Tzadik)

The third volume in John Zorn's Bagatelles series features the explosive trio Trigger — Aaron Edgcomb on drums, Will Greene on guitar, and Simon Hanes on bass — tearing through Zorn's intricate compositions with fierce precision and raw energy, delivering a searing and radical interpretation of these works drawn from Zorn's expansive 2015 collection of 300 pieces.

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Experimental/Electronic

111 (Michelle / Villamil): Live at Opus 40 [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
(Notice Recordings)

The duo of Chantal Michelle and Grace Villamil transform the monumental land sculpture of Opus 40 into a resonant instrument, layering voice and electronics with field recordings and audience interactions to create an immersive, spatially dynamic performance of ambient tension and sonic obliteration, masterfully teetering between composed sound, environmental resonance, and blooming noise.

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$8.95

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Olencki, Weston : Pearls Ground Down To Powder [VINYL]
(Full Spectrum)

Weston Olencki deconstructs and reimagines the banjo across two longform compositions, transforming it into a percussive, polyrhythmic engine and a harmonic resonator, navigating glitch-driven algorithmic textures and richly detuned sonorities, juxtaposing the kinetic, minimalist grooves of "The Rocks Are Different, Here" with the spectral, ring-modulated drones of "Brothers".

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Rock/R.I.O./Prog

Pied De Poule: Indiscretion
(GRRR)

Merging jazz, tango, waltz, blues, chanson, and contemporary vocal experimentation, Michèle Buirette (accordion), Geneviève Cabannes (double bass), and Dominique Fonfrède (voice) craft an inventive and modern soundscape, combining traditional melodies with experimental techniques in an album that is melodic yet unpredictable, exploring themes with a blend of humor, depth, and originality.

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$13.95

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Sage, Helene : Les Araignees
(GRRR)

An imaginative and genre-defying return from Hélène Sage in an eclectic blend of songs, jazz-inflected fanfares, and humorous yet critical texts performed in multiple languages, featuring a striking ensemble of avant-garde musicians whose voices, instruments, and unconventional approaches craft a surreal and adventurous sonic world; of interest to RIO fans.

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Sopa Boba: That Moment
(Sub Rosa)

Blending spoken word, modern classical strings, and harsh modular synths, Belgian/Dutch ensemble Sopa Boba crafts a striking electronic-orchestral oratorio based on Moldavian writer Nicoleta Esinencu's That Moment, unraveling a dark, satirical narrative of capitalist excess through seven gripping movements that merge caustic irony with haunting sonic textures.

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Sylvain Kassap / Steve Swell / Benjamin Duboc / Chad Taylor: Edges (RogueArt)

Mats Gustafsson / Ken Vandermark / Tomeka Reid / Chad Taylor: Pivot (Silkheart)

Elliott Sharp / Scott Fields: R�ims� G�ara (Reimsi Geara) (Relative Pitch)

Queen Bee, Mezzacappa and The Bay Area

Thanos Chrysakis: Psyche (Eternal Music Projects)

Fred Frith / Shelley Burgon: The Life and Behavior (Relative Pitch)

CHANGES TO blind: Volume 9: I Wave on a Fine Vile Mist (Squidco)

Michel Doneda / Le Quan Ninh / Nuria Andorra: El Retorn De L'Escolata (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Rutger Zuydervelt a.k.a. Machinefabriek
The Squid's Ear Interview

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters: S/T (Corbett vs. Dempsey)

Jaap Blonk
The Squid's Ear Interview

Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson: Bone Bells (Pyroclastic 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.

Armaroli / Piccolo / Sharp: Imaginary Songbook [2 CDs] (Dodicilune)	Nels Cline / Elliott Sharp : Open The Door (Public Eyesore)	Anthony Coleman : Sounding Board (zOaR Records)
Ayako Kanda / Elliott Sharp: Hi-Gengo (Erototox Decodings)	Joe McPhee : Defiant Jazz: a Joe McPhee Taster [VINYL] (Corbett vs. Dempsey)	Elliott Sharp: Mare Crisium (zOaR Records)

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