• Sindre Bjerga
• Sofia Borges/Yedo Gibson
• Elisabeth Coudoux/Chuck Roth
• Creep Of Paris
• Dahl/Kawabata/Neval
• Jason Kao Hwang / Human Rites Trio
(w/ Drury/Filiano)
• David Lacey
• Luke Martin/Morgan Evans-Weiler
• Gon Muruaga
• Gon Muruaga
• Michael Sarian (Liebson/Kenney/Ellman-Bell)
• Sbatax + Gross
• Shrimp Ring
• Wadada Smith Leo (Courvoisier/Laswell/Gibbs/akLaff/&c.)
• Matt Weston
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Borges, Sofia / Yedo Gibson: Puxe Means Pull
(Relative Pitch)
Portuguese percussionist Sofia Borges and Brazilian saxophonist Yedo Gibson explore seven spontaneous improvisations recorded in Lisbon, combining prepared percussion, metallic objects, tenor and soprano saxophones, and extended techniques in a restless dialogue of breath sounds, fragmented phrases, shifting rhythms, and delicate resonances, balancing playful interaction with abstract textures and expressive restraint.
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Coudoux, Elisabeth / Chuck Roth: Tomaten auf den Augen
(Relative Pitch)
German cellist Elisabeth Coudoux and NY guitarist Chuck Roth explore the physical and acoustic possibilities of their instruments across three extended free improvisations, combining unconventional bowing, unprocessed electric guitar, abrasive textures, delicate resonances, and shifting densities in an intimate, unpredictable dialogue that blurs the boundaries between acoustic and electric sound.
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Hwang, Jason Kao / Human Rites Trio (w/ Drury / Filiano): Second Life
(True Sound Recordings)
Violinist and composer Jason Kao Hwang reunites his Human Rites Trio with bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Andrew Drury for four extended compositions blending structured passages with intuitive free improvisation, where expressive violin, resonant bass, and an expansive array of percussion create shifting moods, intricate rhythms, and dynamic collective interplay balancing composition and spontaneity.
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Martin, Luke / Morgan Evans-Weiler: Pleiades
(Phons)
Luke Martin and Morgan Evans-Weiler document three live improvisations from their 2017 East Coast tour, using no-input mixing board, cassettes, violin, and sine tones to explore sustained textures, subtle electronic fluctuations, and acoustic resonance, allowing the distinct environments and audiences of performances in Holyoke, Buffalo, and Baltimore to become integral elements of a quietly evolving electroacoustic dialogue.
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Muruaga, Gon: Lines In The Sky
(577 Records)
A live Helsinki performance bringing together Lithuanian saxophonist Liudas Mockunas, Argentinian electric guitarist Gon Muruaga, and Finnish drummer Teemu Mustonen for seven collective improvisations, balancing lyrical passages, abstract textures, and shifting rhythmic interplay through attentive listening and spontaneous interaction, including a reflection on Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman."
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Muruaga, Gon: Lines in the Sky [VINYL]
(577 Records)
A live Helsinki performance bringing together Lithuanian saxophonist Liudas Mockunas, Argentinian electric guitarist Gon Muruaga, and Finnish drummer Teemu Mustonen for seven collective improvisations, balancing lyrical passages, abstract textures, and shifting rhythmic interplay through attentive listening and spontaneous interaction, including a reflection on Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman."
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Sarian, Michael (Liebson / Kenney / Ellman-Bell): In This Desert [2 CDs]
(Burning Ambulance Music)
Trumpeter Michael Sarian leads his quartet Esquina with Santiago Liebson, Marty Kenney, and Nathan Ellman-Bell through seven expansive electric jazz explorations, blending processed trumpet, analog keyboards, effects-laden bass, and fluid drumming into hypnotic, psychedelic improvisations influenced by Miles Davis's electric period and the atmospheric textures of trip-hop.
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Sbatax + Gross: Lapilli
(Relative Pitch)
French tenor saxophonist Bertrand Denzler and drummer Antonin Gerbal expand their volatile free jazz duo Sbatax with Jean-Philippe Gross on electroacoustic devices, delivering two extended improvisations of relentless rhythmic drive, muscular saxophone, feedback, and crackling electronics, where explosive acoustic energy collides with dense electronic textures in a fiercely physical and tightly coordinated performance.
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Smith, Wadada Leo (Courvoisier / Laswell / Gibbs / akLaff / &c.): Constellations And Hemispheres
(Burning Ambulance Music)
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith assembles recordings from 2017-2022 with Sylvie Courvoisier, Marcus Gilmore, Bobby Naughton, Lamar Smith, Bill Laswell, Melvin Gibbs, Pheeroan akLaff, and percussionists, moving between intimate acoustic improvisation and electrified ensemble exploration, with layered bass, distorted guitar, and expansive rhythms shaped through inventive studio composition.
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Bjerga, Sindre: Most Of The World Is Empty Space
(Krim Kram)
Norwegian sound artist Sindre Bjerga presents two extended live performances recorded in Lithuania in 2020 and Germany in 2022, combining crude tape manipulation, musique concrète, buzzing drones, cheap electronics, and percussive interventions into unpredictable sound collages that balance fragile sonic structures with playful, sometimes slapstick experimentation.
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Creep Of Paris: Virgin Brood [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Krim Kram)
British experimental sound artist Thomas LaRoche, recording as Creep Of Paris, presents two extended electroacoustic compositions blending environmental sounds, drones, fragmented voices, and abrasive textures into unpredictable collages, exploring the boundaries between musique concrète, noise, and spoken word through an eccentric, distinctly personal approach to sound construction.
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Lacey, David: The Root, The Interim
(Krim Kram)
Dublin-based experimental musician David Lacey presents a four-part tape composition with clarinet contributions from Conel Ryan, transforming field recordings, found objects, song fragments, and manipulated tapes into intricate electroacoustic collages that draw on musique concrète, cinematic sound design, and dub to explore memory, space, and the hidden musicality of everyday environments.
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Shrimp Ring: Shrimp Ring [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Eh?)
Experimental duo Erin Demastes and Dylan Burchett transform found objects, household appliances, toys, game calls, handmade electronics, and synthesizers into four playful electroacoustic improvisations, creating unpredictable combinations of mechanical rhythms, buzzing textures, and unusual acoustic gestures that explore the musical possibilities of everyday materials.
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Weston, Matt: Call Out The Instigators [VINYL 2 LPs w/ DOWNLOAD]
(7272music)
Percussionist and electronic musician Matt Weston presents four immersive electroacoustic works that merge site-specific recordings, predetermined structures, and spontaneous physical gestures, transforming percussion, electronics, and environmental resonances into layered sonic constructions that blur the boundaries between composition, improvisation, and musique concrète.
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Dahl / Kawabata / Neval : DicKiN
(Metaparadigm Music)
Acid Mothers Temple founder Kawabata Makoto joins New York avant-garde bassist Tim Dahl and underground percussionist Nandor Nevai for a ferocious collision of psychedelic noise rock, space metal, and free improvisation, combining heavily treated guitars, electric and washtub bass, guzheng, percussion, and unruly vocalizations in a volatile, confrontational trio session recorded in December 2024.
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