The Squid's Ear Magazine
The Squid's Ear Magazine




  January 2013
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36 products
 
Borbetomagus: Trente Belles Annees
Borbetomagus:
Trente Belles Annees

(Agaric -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Live recordings from Instants Chavires in Montreuil, France as the final concert of the Borbetomagus 2009 tour, a blistering 46 minute improvisation celebrating 30 years of this groundbreaking noise jazz trio's work.

Borgmann, Thomas / Wilber Morris / Reggie Nicholson: Nasty & Sweet [VINYL 2 LPs]
Borgmann, Thomas / Wilber Morris / Reggie Nicholson:
Nasty & Sweet [VINYL 2 LPs]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $34.95    




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Very limited 2 LP release of the trio of Thomas Borgmann (reeds), Wilber Morris (bass) and Reggie Nicholson (drums) performing live at the Tampere Jazz Festival in 1999, plus one track from St. Ingbert in 1998.

Bosetti, Alessandro / Chris Abrahams: We Who Had Left
Bosetti, Alessandro / Chris Abrahams:
We Who Had Left

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


Price: $14.95    




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Necks pianist Chris Abrahams teams up with electronic artist and sound poet Alessandro Bosetti for 6 introspective and mysterious tracks that mix Necks-like playing with ambient electronics and curious monologs, plus one waltz.

Cassiber: The Way It Was
Cassiber:
The Way It Was

(Recommended Records -- USA )


Price: $16.95    




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A teaser for the upcoming box set, this collects previously unreleased Cassiber live and studio recordings, fusing energetic experimental rock, punk, pop, fringe jazz, improvisation and more into a radical blend of cutting-edge music.

Group, The (Abdullah / Brown / Bang / Sirone / Hopkins / Cyrille): Live
Group, The (Abdullah / Brown / Bang / Sirone / Hopkins / Cyrille):
Live

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $18.95    




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A previously unreleased concert recording from 1986 of a group of leading out jazz artists (Billy Bang, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille, &c.) playing original compositions as well as a cover of Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat".

Group, The (Abdullah / Brown / Bang / Sirone / Hopkins / Cyrille): Live [VINYL]
Group, The (Abdullah / Brown / Bang / Sirone / Hopkins / Cyrille):
Live [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $26.95    




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A previously unreleased concert recording from 1986 of a group of leading out jazz artists (Billy Bang, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille, &c.) playing original compositions as well as a cover of Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat".

Hooker Quintet, William featuring Adam Lane: Channels of Consciousness
Hooker Quintet, William featuring Adam Lane:
Channels of Consciousness

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $18.95    




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An exciting and powerful album by William Hooker's quintet recorded live in NYC, featuring trumpeter (DiMeglio) and guitarist (Ross) on the front line backed by an explosive hurricane of perucussion.

Kazuhisa, Uchihashi / Yoshida Tatsuya: Improvisations 4 [DVD AUDIO + IMAGES]
Kazuhisa, Uchihashi / Yoshida Tatsuya:
Improvisations 4 [DVD AUDIO + IMAGES]

(Magaibutsu -- Japan )


Price: $18.95    




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The 4th improvisation release of drummer Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins, Koenji, &c) and guitarist Uchihasi Kazuhisa (Altered States) is a DVD audio release presenting 36 remarkable live tracks from 6 concerts recorded 2004-2012.

Leandre, Joelle / Jerome Bourdellon: Evidence
Leandre, Joelle / Jerome Bourdellon:
Evidence

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The duo of French bassist Joelle Leandre and flautist Jerome Bourdellon, two tremendously skilled improvisers in an impressive dialog on a variety of flutes, bass clarinet, bass, voice, with one solo piece from each.

Mezei, Szilard Tubass Quintet: Canons - 2nd Hoisting [VINYL]
Mezei, Szilard Tubass Quintet:
Canons - 2nd Hoisting [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $26.95    




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Four extended compositions from the Tubass Quintet led by Szilard Mezei (performing on double bass instead of his usual viola) performing with a heavy group of 4 double bassists and tuba.

Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Slippery Rock
Mostly Other People Do the Killing:
Slippery Rock

(Hot Cup Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Claiming to have been inspired by smooth jazz, the 6th MOPDTK album is a remarkable achievement of forward-thinking free jazz with a bizarre sense of humor and an irresistible love of poking fun at form while simultaneously paying homage.

Pisaro, Michael: The Middle of Life (Die ganze Zeit)
Pisaro, Michael:
The Middle of Life (Die ganze Zeit)

(Gravity Wave -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Michael Pisaro-Liu's compositions for translations of Oswald Egger's "Diskrete Stetigkeit, Poesie und Mathematik", performed with Pisaro, Egger, Julia Holter, Taku Sugimoto, Graham Lambkin (who also provides audio), &c.

Pisaro, Michael: The Punishment of the Tribe by its Elders
Pisaro, Michael:
The Punishment of the Tribe by its Elders

(Gravity Wave -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Pisaro's fascinating composition created with guitar, bass, percussion, radio, electronics, and field recordings, using long gaps of silence resolved through a dynamic set of rich audio sections.

Sudo Quartet (Leandre / Zingaro / Tramontana / Lovens): Live at Banlieue Bleue
Sudo Quartet (Leandre / Zingaro / Tramontana / Lovens):
Live at Banlieue Bleue

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $18.95    




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Masterful free improvisation from the quartet of bassist Joelle Leandre, violinist Carlos Zingaro, trombonist Sebi Tramontana and drummer Paul Lovens, referencing jazz tradition while taking it well beyond.

Sun Ra: Sub Underground Series Vol 1 & 2 - Cosmo Earth Fantasy
Sun Ra:
Sub Underground Series Vol 1 & 2 - Cosmo Earth Fantasy

(Art Yard (ReR TYARD) -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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A Saturn release from the 1960's featuring a wide-range of pieces from studio recordings, rehearsals, and live concerts that are all heart-felt and made in the traditional Sun Ra style.

Zorn, John: A Vision In Blakelight
Zorn, John:
A Vision In Blakelight

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Inspired by the spiritual mythology of William Blake, this is part of Zorn's series of 21st century mystical works, alternately romantic, ominous, ecstatic, driving and meditative.

Zorn, John: Filmworks Xxvñ City Of Slaughter/Schmatta/ Beyond The Infinite
Zorn, John:
Filmworks Xxvñ City Of Slaughter/Schmatta/ Beyond The Infinite

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $15.95    




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Zorn 25th "Filmworks" CD, commissioned to create music for video installations in Moscow's Museum of Jewish History, where Zorn has responded with a poignant Jewish-tinged score performed here by the virtuosic Israeli pianist Omri Mor.

Peeping Tom (Dorner / Badaroux / Grip / Gerbal): Boperation
Peeping Tom (Dorner / Badaroux / Grip / Gerbal):
Boperation

(Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )


Price: $13.95    




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The Boperation quartet of Axel Dorner (trumpet), Pierre-Anotoine Badaroux (sax), Joel Grip (bass), and Antonin Gerbal (drums) apply modern playing techniques to the original compositions of bepop artists including Herbie Nichols, Jackie McLean, Fats Navarro, &c.

Wallin, Per Henrik & Sven-Ake Johansson: 1974 - 2004 [4 CD BOX]
Wallin, Per Henrik & Sven-Ake Johansson:
1974 - 2004 [4 CD BOX]

(Umlaut Records -- Sweden / France / Germany )


Price: $39.95    




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Unique release of a 4-CD box including rare recordings of Swedish pioneers of free jazz and improvised music, as well as a 28-page booklet with extensive writings and photos, letters and drawings by the artists.

Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver): An Air of Unreality [VINYL]
Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver):
An Air of Unreality [VINYL]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $19.95    




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A live performance at Judson Church in Manhattan as part of the 20th Vision Festival from the NY/France free improvising trio of Joelle Leandre on double bass, Mat Maneri on viola, and Gerald Cleaver on drums and percussion, two tracks of steadily building, incredibly compatible dialog.

Wisseltangcamatta, The: Movements
Wisseltangcamatta, The:
Movements

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $17.95    




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Live recordings at LOFT in Cologne, Germany from the trio of George Wissel on prepared saxophone, Achim Tang on doublebass, and Simon Camatta on drums & percussion, performing seven "Movements" that use prodigious technique with reserve and direction, revealing the structure of their work as the pieces build and recede in fascinating ways.

Cremaster / Komora A: split [7-inch VINYL] <i>[Used Item]</i>
Cremaster / Komora A:
split [7-inch VINYL] [Used Item]

(Monotype -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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A split 7" release between Cremaster (Alfredo Costa Monteiro (electronics) and Ferran Fages (feedback mixing board and electroacoustic devices); and the Komora A trio of Karol Koszniec (electronics), Dominik Kowalczyk (laptop) and Jakub Mikolajczyk (modular synth).

Cage, John / Domencio Scarlatti: Changes
Cage, John / Domencio Scarlatti:
Changes

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


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Pianist Pi-Hsien Chen performs both the playful and quirky sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti juxtaposed to John Cage's I Ching developed compositions, "Music of Changes", which complement each other in unexpected and sublime ways.

Ives, Charles: A Songbook
Ives, Charles:
A Songbook

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


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Sebastian Gottschick's adaptations of Ives' songs and short instrumental pieces pay homage to the composer and develop his work further, as conducted by Gottschick with the ensemble fur neue musik zurich.

Kazuhisa, Uchihashi / Yoshida Tatsuya: Improvisations 5 [2 CDs]
Kazuhisa, Uchihashi / Yoshida Tatsuya:
Improvisations 5 [2 CDs]

(Magaibutsu -- Japan )


Price: $19.95    




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21 wild rides from the fully improvised duo of guitarist Kazuhisa Uchihashi on guitar & effects, and Tatsuya Yoshida on drums, voice & sampler, two CDs from four separate concerts at Japanese venues Akihabara Goodman in 2012 & 2014, Kichijoji FOXHOLE in 2014, and Okubo Hikarino-Uma in 2017; intensely exciting and magnificently masterful improv instrumental rock.

Twins of El Dorado: [portend the end]
Twins of El Dorado:
[portend the end]

(Prom Night Records -- USA )


Price: $7.95    




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Twins of El Dorado is NY trumpeter Joe Moffett (Ad Faunum, Inzinzac) in a duo with jazz vocalist Kristin Slipp (Art Bears Songbook) performing original work and a text setting by composer Wes Matthews.

Bloody Imagination (Akiyama / Miyamoto / Kawasaki / Ito): Satanic Abandoned Rock & Roll Society
Bloody Imagination (Akiyama / Miyamoto / Kawasaki / Ito):
Satanic Abandoned Rock & Roll Society

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


Price: $13.95    




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Resonator guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama produced this release in 2004, bringing together Naoaki Miyamoto on mid-high frequency electric guitar, Utah Kawasaki on mid-low frequency analog synth, and Atsuhiro Ito on low frequency optron.

AMM (Prevost / Tilbury / Rowe): Goodspeed Hall, University of Chicago, April 20, 1996 [VINYL]
AMM (Prevost / Tilbury / Rowe):
Goodspeed Hall, University of Chicago, April 20, 1996 [VINYL]

(Matchlessless Records -- USA )


Price: $21.95    




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"Founded in 1965, AMM would spend nearly six decades pursuing and perfecting their art of live, improvised performance. In its early beginnings, AMM was a collective of London jazz musicians looking to break into new frontiers, includin...

Good, Kevin: Cave Dwellers
Good, Kevin:
Cave Dwellers

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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"Kevin wrote three chords for the three of us, we chose a chord that was ours and played it and then we shared them. This music points towards music being intimate communication, a moment to tap into. Three chords a tie that binds."-Edi...

Hawkins, Alexander (w/ Drake / Mitchell / Wright): No Nation But Imagination
Hawkins, Alexander (w/ Drake / Mitchell / Wright):
No Nation But Imagination

(Intakt -- Austria )


Price: $18.95    




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British pianist Alexander Hawkins joins harpist Rhodri Davies, drummer Hamid Drake, flutist Nicole Mitchell, and turntablist Matthew Wright in an imaginative quintet blending acoustic improvisation with synthesizers, sampling, and electronic manipulation, transforming nine compositions and collective explorations into richly layered music shaped through spontaneous interaction and inventive studio post-production.

Kokota Mabaya (do Mar / Burago): Live at Casa da Cultura de Setubal
Kokota Mabaya (do Mar / Burago):
Live at Casa da Cultura de Setubal

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $17.95    




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"With the rare format of a violin and percussion duo, the partnership between Maria do Mar and Cesar Burago focuses on detail, nuance, and subtlety within a context of structured or spontaneous improvisation and an exploration of the tim...

Okuden Quartet (Mat Walerian / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Hamid Drake): Every Dog Has Its Day
Okuden Quartet (Mat Walerian / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Hamid Drake):
Every Dog Has Its Day But It Doesn't Matter Because Fat Cat Is Getting Fatter [2 CDs]

(ESP-Disk -- USA )


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Reed player Mat Walerian's 4th album as a leader, in a quartet with Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on double bass & shakuhachi, and Hamid Drake on drums, the name "Okuden" meaning "inner teachings, as Walerian's compositions vary from a fully free introspective opener to joyful jazz idiom, a perfect set for this versatile and enlightened set of musicians.

Streiff, Co / Russ Johnson Quartet (w/ Christian Weber / Gerry Hemingway): Oracle
Streiff, Co / Russ Johnson Quartet (w/ Christian Weber / Gerry Hemingway):
Oracle

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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"The musical friendship between Swiss saxophonist Co Streiff and American trumpeter Russ Johnson, which has developed through various musical collaborations, dates back to 2004. Their experiences-Streiff as the bandleader of various gro...

Tippett, Keith Group: At The BBC 1969-70
Tippett, Keith Group:
At The BBC 1969-70

(1960s Records -- UK )


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"Keith Tippett was just twenty-one when his group recorded the first of these sets for BBC's Jazz Workshop on May 21st 1969, three months before the recording of his first album, You Are Here -- I Am There. The CD is noteworthy for the ...

Varela, Tiago / Monsieur Trinite: An Imaginist Experiment At Welcome To SilkeborgÕs Lab
Varela, Tiago / Monsieur Trinite:
An Imaginist Experiment At Welcome To Silkeborg�s Lab

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $17.95    




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"An Imagisist Experiment at Welcome to Silkeborg�s Lab is a 2026 free-improvisation album by Portuguese duo Welcome to Silkeborg, comprising Tiago Varela and Monsieur Trinite. Released by Lisbon�s Creative Sources,it continues a duo pro...

Wooley, Nate: Memorial [VINYL]
Wooley, Nate:
Memorial [VINYL]

(Discreet Archive -- UK )


Price: $29.95    




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Drawing on his work with Annea Lockwood documenting the Columbia River, trumpeter Nate Wooley creates Memorial, combining trumpet, field recordings, and generated voice to reflect on the submerged Kettle Falls, once a vital gathering place for Indigenous peoples, exploring the relationship between sound, memory, and landscape, and the persistence of what remains beneath the altered river.




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