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The Squid's Ear Magazine
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March 20, 2026

"To me, free improvisation is such a vast source —
It's almost like a collective unconscious source —
A universal source."
— Maggie Nichols

 Essential Artists

• Peter Brotzmann/Steve Hubback
• Peter Brotzmann w/ Peter Uuskyla/Peter Friis Nielsen
• Bucher/Tan/Countryman
• Cliona Cassidy/Raymond MacDonald
• Expanse Percussion Edition
• Frode Gjerstad Box Set
• Francois Houle/Georg Graewe
• Jason Kahn
• Daniel Levin — Squid Note Digital
• Steve MacLean Box Set
• Matthieu Mazue feat. Diego Hedez/Francisco Mela
• Mehead
• Maggie Nicols/Robert Mitchell/Alya Al-Sultani
• Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere
• Udo Schindler/Andrea Willers
• These Things Happen (Jackson/Hoogland/Roebke/Avery)
• The Thunks (Harnik/Brandlmayr/Kern)

 Essential Labels

577 Records
Corbett vs. Dempsey
Discus
Editions
Evil Clown
FMR 		Random Acoustics
Recommended Records
Squid Note Records
Taut Recordings
Trost Records

 New Releases

Jazz & Improvisation
Brotzmann, Peter / Steve Hubback : Treforest 82
(FMR)

A previously unreleased duo encounter pairing Peter Brötzmann's ferocious saxophone with Welsh percussionist Steve Hubback's compact and inventive drum setup, captured at the 1982 Treforest festival in the UK in a brief but explosive burst of free improv where probing textures erupt into cathartic climaxes through raw, intensely focused interplay.
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Brotzmann, Peter w/ Peter Uuskyla / Peter Friis Nielsen : Flying Feathers
(FMR)

Blazing through a set of raw, high-intensity free jazz, Peter Brötzmann joins Danish bassist Peter Friis Nielsen and Estonian drummer Peeter Uuskyla for a ferocious trio session where roaring saxophone and tarogato collide with clanking electric bass and trance-like percussion, balancing relentless energy with occasional lyrical openings in this fiercely driven improvisational encounter.

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Squidco Pick
 Bucher / Tan / Countryman: Nothing In Between
(FMR)

Recorded live at Tago in Quezon City, the trio of Swiss drummer Christian Bucher, Filipino bassist Simon Tan, and American expatriate alto saxophonist Rick Countryman deliver four extended collective improvisations, balancing Dolphy-inspired alto lines, resonant bass foundations, and fluid percussion in a dynamic set of spontaneous free jazz shaped through deep listening and long-standing musical rapport.
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Cassidy, Cliona / Raymond MacDonald : Silk Threads
(FMR)

Recorded at Edinburgh's Reid Concert Hall, this intimate duo from Scottish improviser Raymond MacDonald (alto & soprano sax, piano) and Irish soprano Cliona Cassidy blends free improvisation with chamber-like lyricism, as MacDonald's shifting reed and piano textures intertwine with Cassidy's operatically trained voice in a delicate dialogue of melodic fragments, wordless tones, and evolving sonic threads.
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Expanse Percussion Edition: The Thickness of the Clonking
(Evil Clown)

The Expanse Percussion Edition assembles a large electro-acoustic improvising ensemble led by David Peck and Michael Knoblach, blending horns, electronics, bass, and an enormous array of percussion into a long-form free improv performance where shifting textures, metallic resonances, and rhythmic explorations unfold through the Evil Clown aesthetic of constantly transforming sonorities.
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Squidco Pick
 Gjerstad, Frode: The Entire 39 CD Collection [39-CD BOX SET]
(FMR)

Collecting every album Norwegian free jazz reedist Frode Gjerstad released on the UK's FMR Records, this monumental 39-CD limited box set documents decades of fiercely creative improvisation — ranging from intimate duos and trios to expansive ensemble sessions — capturing the Stavanger saxophonist's raw, high-energy style and deep engagement with the global free jazz and free improv community.
Buy $224.95


Houle, Francois / Georg Graewe: Music For Clarinet And Piano
(Random Acoustics)

A chamber-like duo meeting clarinetist François Houle with pianist/composer Georg Graewe in ten concise pieces that balance compositional form and spontaneous interaction, moving between lyrical passages, angular exchanges, and playful references to historical dance forms in an intimate dialogue between clarinet and piano.
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Kahn, Jason: Dotolim (2023)
(Editions)

Composed for the Seoul experimental space Dotolim and originally realized in 2009, Jason Kahn's graphic score is revisited here with a new generation of Seoul-based experimental musicians, combining voice, electronics, tape devices, film projectors, and resonant objects in a subtle electroacoustic performance shaped by texture, space, and collective interpretation.
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Squidco Pick
 Levin, Daniel: At Dropa House
(Squid Note Records)

Blending classical cello lineage with fearless experimentalism, Daniel Levin presents a solo performance recorded at Dropa House in Antwerp, exploring the instrument's full expressive range through extended techniques, resonant bow work, and theatrical gestures using paper, chair, and stage, creating a fluid dialogue between structured tone, abstract texture, and the physical presence of sound.
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Mazue, Matthieu feat. Diego Hedez / Francisco Mela: Turn of Events
(577 Records)

The debut release from pianist Matthieu Mazue's trio with trumpeter Diego Hedez and drummer Francisco Mela presents a bassless format that opens the music's harmonic space, the three improvisers engaging in an agile and expressive dialogue where piano and drums shape the rhythmic core while trumpet moves freely through shifting textures, balancing structural clarity with adventurous modern jazz and free improv interplay.
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Nicols, Maggie / Robert Mitchell / Alya Al-Sultani: Immersion
(Discus)

Uniting the expressive voices of Maggie Nicols, Robert Mitchell (also on piano), and Alya Al-Sultani, this inventive trio setting transforms Mitchell's poetic reflections on humanity, awareness, and collaboration into exploratory and sometimes playful vocal exchanges, where free improv, spoken word, and song intertwine as the three performers clothe his evocative texts in spontaneous sound.
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Squidco Pick
 Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere: Theta Seven
(Discus)

The seventh and final release from Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere blends krautrock pulse, psychedelia, textural improv, and free jazz into a vibrant studio construction, where Martin Archer and Jan Todd shape live ensemble recordings through collage, editing, and overdubs, guiding the music from luminous delicacy through darker passages before resolving in celebratory light.
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Schindler, Udo / Andrea Willers: Analytical Pre-Summer Retreat
(FMR)

German reedist Udo Schindler (tenor saxophone, clarinet, piccolo flute, cornet) joins guitarist and electronics performer Andreas Willers for an exploratory duo session of free improvisation, blending extended reed techniques with prepared and processed electric guitar, the pair shaping evolving textures, subtle gestures, and dense timbral exchanges through attentive listening and spontaneous interaction.
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Squidco Pick
 These Things Happen (Jackson / Hoogland / Roebke / Avery): A Gentle Reminder [VINYL]
(Corbett vs. Dempsey)

The 2nd release from the transatlantic quartet of Oscar Jan Hoogland, Keefe Jackson, Jason Roebke and Mikel Patrick Avery blends witty originals with nods to Misha Mengelberg and Thelonious Monk, channeling the playful Amsterdam instant composition scene with Chicago's creative music community, recorded live at the 2022 Hyde Park Jazz Festival and at WNUR Studio.
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Squidco Pick
 Thunks, The (Harnik / Brandlmayr / Kern): Swarm Patterns
(Trost Records)

The Austrian trio The Thunks — pianist Elisabeth Harnik with percussionists Martin Brandlmayr and Didi Kern — present a live set of playful and unpredictable free improvisation recorded at the 2024 Konfrontationen Festival, where prepared piano, inside-the-piano textures, and fragmented percussion interact in shifting, swarm-like patterns of spontaneous collective exploration.
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Rock/R.I.O./Prog
Squidco Pick
 MacLean, Steve: Box Of Seven [7 CD BOX]
(Recommended Records)

A 7-CD retrospective from guitarist and composer Steve MacLean collecting decades of inventive work, from chamber jazz-rock and electronics to playful sound experiments, including Frog, Bug, Guitar, Computer, the Steve MacLean Ensemble's GPS, the Chris Cutler-featured Year of the Dragon, the double-CD Bridges, Ordinary Objects and Other Distractions, and the long out-of-print Radial Circuit.
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Mehead: One Good Eye [REISSUE]
(Taut Recordings)

Originally released in 1991, this remastered edition of Mehead's sole album presents the South London quartet's inventive blend of experimental rock, tape collage, and off-kilter rhythms, with trumpet, guitar, bass, drums, and vocals shaping spacious, intuitively composed pieces that balance live studio spontaneity with layered textures and quietly subversive sonic exploration.
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Squid Note Records is our in-house label created to support adventurous new recordings. We launched Squid Note Records to release music we believe in — directly, carefully, and fairly. But we didn't set out with a formal plan to start a label. Squid Note grew from conversations with artists who trusted us and asked for a way to release work that might not otherwise find its audience.

So this isn't simply "our" label. It's something we are building together with the musicians themselves. The direction is shaped as much by the artists as by us — a collaborative effort grounded in mutual respect and shared commitment; each release is an equal partnership.

Featured Release: Daniel Levin — At Dropa House
Featured Release: Remergency — Wave Benders
Also Available Now
Joel Futterman - Absorb

Joel Futterman — Absorb
Solo piano, deep-flowing narrative arcs and resonant detail.

Listen / Buy

Joel Futterman - Reflective

Joel Futterman — Reflective
Nineteen concise vignettes: sustain, staccato, and shifting harmonic mirrors.

Listen / Buy

Coming Soon
Bella's Ghost (upcoming)

Barry Chabala & Clara Byom — Bella's Ghost
Upcoming on Squid Note Records.

 
The Squid's Ear

The Squid's Ear is Squidco's companion online magazine,
featuring reviews of Squidco items from independent writers.




Daniel Levin
The Squid's Ear Interview

Eric La Casa / Jerome Noetinger: Off Tracks (erstwhile)
Eric La Casa / Jerome Noetinger: Off Tracks (erstwhile)

Eri Yamamoto / Matthew Shipp: Horizon (Mahakala Music)
Eri Yamamoto / Matthew Shipp: Horizon (Mahakala Music)

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

Oakland Reductionist Orchestra: West and East Baying (Queen Bee Records)
Oakland Reductionist Orchestra: West and East Baying (Queen Bee Records)

Jean-Luc Guionnet: L'Epaisseur De L'Air Live (Potlatch)
Jean-Luc Guionnet: L'Epaisseur De L'Air Live (Potlatch)

Laura Cetilia: Gorgeous Nothings (elsewhere)
Laura Cetilia: Gorgeous Nothings (elsewhere)

Pierre Favre / Sergio Armaroli / Andrea Centazzo / Francesca Gemmo: The Art of Sound(s) (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)
Pierre Favre / Sergio Armaroli / Andrea Centazzo / Francesca Gemmo: The Art of Sound(s) (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Jung-Jae Kim (Kim / Lee / Song / Kim): Shamanism (Relative Pitch)
Jung-Jae Kim (Kim / Lee / Song / Kim): Shamanism (Relative Pitch)

Angles 11: Tell Them It's The Sound Of Freedom (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))
Angles 11: Tell Them It's The Sound Of Freedom (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

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

Camila Nebbia / Kit Downes / Andrew Lisle: Exhaust (Relative Pitch)
Camila Nebbia / Kit Downes / Andrew Lisle: Exhaust (Relative Pitch)



 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.





Rodrigo Amado's The Bridge (Amado / Schlippenbach / Haker-Flaten / Hemingway):
Further Beyond
(Trost Records)

Bruce Coates / Paul Dunmall / John Edwards / Trevor Lines / Mark Sanders:
Five On A Die
(FMR)

The Dinner Party / Ansuman Biswas:
Broken Dream
(FMR)


Mats Gustafsson / Kjetil Moster Duo:
Nanaimo Swing [VINYL]
(Black Dot Records)

Szilard Mezei Octet:
Only In Movies
(FMR)

Nabelose (Elena Kakaliagou / Ingrid Schmoliner):
Haar
(Trost Records)


Jordan Paul Topiel / Bryan Eubanks:
Pushovers
(Sacred Realism)

Udo Schindler / Uwe Oberg:
Schadel Magie
(FMR)

Jason Stein / Marilyn Crispell / Damon Smith / Adam Shead:
Live at the Hungry Brain [VINYL]
(Trost Records)


Keith Tippet / Julie Tippet / Trevor Watts / Colin MacKenzie:
Warm Spirits Cool Spirits
(FMR)

Turbulence :
Phenomena Inside Phenomena
(Evil Clown)

Turbulence Orchestra and Sub-Units:
The Storms Of Jupiter [2CDs]
(Evil Clown)


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