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The Squid's Ear Magazine
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2nd Chance Overstock Sale - 30% Off October 22-25!

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Squidco & The Squid's Ear

UPDATE
October 23, 2026

"If you take the creation of music
And the creation of your own life values
As your overall goal,
Then living becomes a musical process."
— Cecil Taylor

 Essential Artists

• Airlift
(Diehl/Lowery/Lawson/Levin/Lavelle/Hotep/Marquez/Dennis)
• Casserley/Marzan/Van Schouwburg/Wachsmann
• Alex Cunningham
• Morgan Evans-Weiler/Carlo Costa
• Satoko Fujii Orchestra Nagoya
• Gottliche Skizzen (Delazer/Delius/Obleser)
• Gulf Of Berlin (Gschlossl/Ullmann/Leipnitz/...)
• Sophie Hassfurther
• Bonner Kramer/Thurston Moore
• Simon Lucaciu
• K. Lyle Curtis/Alex Cunningham
• Alan Niblock/Mark Wastell
• Pierre Gerard/Bruno Duplant
• Sonelius Smith/Adam Kahan
• Cecil Taylor Unit
• Mikolaj Trzaska/John Edwards/Mark Sanders
• Gebhard Ullmann (w/ Swell/Morris/Downs)

 Essential Labels

577 Records
Bead
Black Editions Archives
Confront
ESP Disk
 ezz-thetics now
Ftarri
gusstaff records
Libra
Silver Current
Storm Cellar
Squidco Overstock & Inventory Sale - 30% Off

2nd Chance - Overstock & Inventory Sale - 30% Off!
Thursday, October 22 - Sunday, October 25

Our recent 20% Overstock & Inventory Sale may be over, but some great albums are still waiting to find a home! So we're giving nearly 100 titles a second chance, this time at an even better 30% off their regular retail prices!

Take another look, discover something unexpected, or finally pick up those albums you've had your eye on. These are limited-quantity titles, and many won't be restocked, so don't miss this second chance to save!

Shop the 30% Sale!

Orders must be placed through our shopping cart, prices shown are the discounted price. In-stock items only, items will disappear from the store if they sell out. Sale items are not eligible for reward points. Sale ends Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 23:59 EST, GMT-5.

 New Releases

Jazz & Improvisation
Squidco Pick
 Airlift (Diehl / Lowery / Lawson / Levin / Lavelle / Hotep / Marquez / Dennis): Spatial Recognition [2 CDs]
(577 Records)

An eight-member Philadelphia ensemble led by percussionist Kevin Diehl brings together tenor saxophones, flute, trumpet, clarinets, guitars, bass, and Afro-Cuban percussion in a double album of adventurous collective improvisation, blending graphic scores, structured compositions, free jazz, and layered rhythmic exploration into an expansive dialogue between form and spontaneity.
Buy $18.00Listen
Squidco Pick
 Casserley / Marzan / Van Schouwburg / Wachsmann: Being
(Bead)

An adventurous quartet of European improvisers — Philipp Wachsmann on violin, Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg on voice, Pascal Marzan on 10-string microtonal guitar, and Lawrence Casserley on signal processing — come together for three collective improvisations that merge extended techniques, vocal improv, microtonal textures, and electronic transformations into richly detailed, constantly evolving soundscapes.
Buy $15.95Listen
Cunningham, Alex: Axe [CASSETTE]
(Storm Cellar)

St. Louis violinist Alex Cunningham unleashes seven raw acoustic improvisations that push the instrument toward the extremes of free improvisation and harsh noise, using aggressive bowing, alternate tunings, and extended techniques to generate grinding textures, guttural resonances, and fractured melodies while retaining occasional echoes of traditional American fiddle music.
Buy $13.95Listen
Squidco Pick
 Fujii, Satoko Orchestra Nagoya: Korekara
(Libra)

Composed by Satoko Fujii to celebrate the 20th anniversary of a beloved Nagoya arts cafe, this four-part suite for her 16-member Orchestra Nagoya combines adventurous arrangements, expressive solo improvisations, and powerful brass and reed passages, blending free jazz with infectious rhythmic grooves in a joyful, forward-looking celebration of community and creative collaboration.

Buy $17.95Listen
Squidco Pick
 Gottliche Skizzen (Delazer / Delius / Obleser): Ringi Ringd Coint
(ezz-thetics now)

Drummer Jonathan Delazer leads the Göttliche Skizzen trio with Tobias Delius on tenor saxophone and clarinet and Jakob Obleser on double bass in eight original compositions that intertwine microtonal experimentation, free improvisation, and contemporary chamber jazz, drawing on medieval musical traditions, European folk rhythms, and glissando techniques in a fluid exploration of melody, texture, and rhythmic form.
Buy $17.95Listen
Gulf Of Berlin (Gschlossl / Ullmann / Leipnitz / ...): For Timothy
(ESP-Disk)

Berlin's GULF of Berlin sextet, featuring Antje Messerschmidt on violin, Gerhard Gschlössl on trombone and tuba, Gebhard Ullmann on reeds, Maike Hilbig on bass, Jan Leipnitz on drums, and Michael Haves on live electronics, creates nine collective improvisations blending free jazz, chamber abstraction, ambient textures, noise, and evolving rhythms through real-time electronic transformation.
Buy $13.95Listen
Squidco Pick
 Hassfurther, Sophie: Kaleidoscope - Empathy
(ezz-thetics now)

Viennese saxophonist Sophie Hassfurther leads an octet blending contemporary jazz, chamber music, and free improv across ten original compositions inspired by ideas of empathy, identity, and transformation, weaving intricate horn arrangements, shifting rhythmic patterns, and expressive solos into richly layered ensemble passages that balance composed structures with spontaneous and collective exploration.
Buy $17.95Listen
Lucaciu, Simon: Torsion, Solo Piano
(ezz-thetics now)

German pianist Simon Lucaciu explores the transformative possibilities of grand piano and electronics through 14 original compositions, investigating variations in tempo, register, direction, and musical structure, drawing on contemporary classical composition, experimental processes, and free improvisation to create a series of contrasting studies in sound, form, and the reshaping of musical ideas.
Buy $17.95Listen
Lyle, K. Curtis / Alex Cunningham: Quantum Nursery Rhymes Of The Divine Horseman
(Storm Cellar)

Poet K. Curtis Lyle, a founding member of the Watts Writers Workshop and longtime Julius Hemphill collaborator, joins St. Louis violinist Alex Cunningham for two extended improvisations intertwining expressive spoken-word poetry with restless violin textures, fractured melodies, and free-form interplay, creating a dynamic dialogue between language and sound; includes a 10-panel booklet of Lyle's poetry.

Buy $14.95Listen
Niblock, Alan / Mark Wastell: Dancing With Dragonflies
(Confront)

Recorded live at London's Hundred Years Gallery, double bassist Alan Niblock and percussionist Mark Wastell explore the subtleties of acoustic free improvisation across six spontaneous pieces, weaving deep bass resonances, delicate percussion, extended techniques, and moments of silence into shifting soundscapes that emphasize attentive listening and the expressive possibilities of texture and space.
Buy $13.95Listen
Pierre Gerard / Bruno Duplant: Support Surface
(Ftarri)

Inspired by the French Supports/Surfaces art movement, Belgian improviser Pierre Gerard on guitar, voice, and electronics joins French experimental musician Bruno Duplant on electroacoustic devices for 11 restrained compositions that balance sparse gestures, electronic textures, and carefully placed silences, creating delicate sound environments that emphasize subtle variations in resonance, texture, and space.
Buy $14.95Listen
Squidco Pick
 Smith, Sonelius / Adam Kahan: We'll Let You Know When We Find Out [VINYL]
(577 Records)

A deeply personal collaboration between pianist Sonelius Smith and bassist Adam Kahan, bringing together recordings from 2023-2026 that move between intimate jazz trio explorations and expanded ensembles with tenor saxophone, trumpet, and flute, combining original compositions and spontaneous improvisation with inventive interpretations of jazz standards by Wayne Shorter, George Gershwin, and Sidney Bechet.
Buy $20.00Listen
Squidco Pick
 Taylor, Cecil Unit: Live at the KiMo Theatre Albuquerque 1979 [VINYL 2 LPs]
(Black Editions Archives)

An extraordinary 1979 recording of Cecil Taylor's Unit performing live with Jimmy Lyons on alto saxophone, Ramsey Ameen on violin, Alan Silva on bass and cello, and Jerome Cooper on drums, capturing a rare quintet configuration in a powerful exploration of free jazz, collective improv, and expansive compositional structures, previously unissued and originally intended for NPR's Jazz Alive program.
Buy $48.95Listen
Trzaska, Mikolaj / John Edwards / Mark Sanders: Because It Happens / Not So Late
(gusstaff records)

Polish saxophonist and bass clarinetist Mikołaj Trzaska joins UK improvisers John Edwards on double bass and Mark Sanders on drums for a dynamic live performance at London's Cafe OTO, moving between explosive free jazz, intricate rhythmic exchanges, and lyrical passages across 9 spontaneous compositions marked by intense collective interaction, shifting textures, and masterful improvisational dialogue.
Buy $18.95Listen
Squidco Pick
 Ullmann, Gebhard (w/ Steve Swell / Joe Morris / Charles Downs): Coffee And Berries
(ESP Disk)

Berlin-based saxophonist Gebhard Ullmann joins longtime collaborator Steve Swell on trombone with a newly assembled rhythm section of bassist Joe Morris and drummer Charles Downs for a set of instant compositions, combining Ullmann's tenor saxophone and live electronics with the quartet's collective improvisational interplay, drawing on their extensive experience in avant-garde jazz and free improvisation.
Buy $13.95Listen
Rock/R.I.O./Prog
Kramer, Bonner / Thurston Moore: They Came Like Swallows: Seven Requiems for the Children of Gaza
(Silver Current)

The first full-length collaboration between Bonner Kramer and Thurston Moore, presenting seven requiems for the children of Gaza through a somber mix of improvised guitar, bass, keyboards, sampler and voices, moving between outsider rock, ambient drift, noise and abstraction with an elegiac, often haunted atmosphere shaped by spontaneous interaction and spacious electronic textures.
Buy $16.95Listen
Composed & Contemporary
Evans-Weiler, Morgan / Carlo Costa: Object, Monochord, Circle
(Ftarri)

A collection of 12 concise compositions by violinist Morgan Evans-Weiler, performed with percussionist Carlo Costa, exploring minimalist structures through sustained violin tones, gently resonating percussion, and subtle rhythmic repetitions, with sparse gestures and delicate shifts in texture creating an intimate, meditative dialogue between the two instruments, balancing restraint, repetition, and the expressive possibilities of sound.
Buy $14.95Listen




The Squid Note Records Catalog
Out Now!
Duologues 7: Distillation
A new duo album from Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp!

Perelman Shipp Distillation


Ivo Perelman and Damon Smith: Duologue 6: Core of Existence

Ivo Perelman / Damon Smith — Duologue 6: Core of Existence
Searching tenor saxophone and commanding double bass in an intensely focused, freely improvised dialogue.

Listen / Buy

Remergency: Wave Benders

Remergency — Wave Benders
Avant-rock intensity meets free-jazz interplay in a dynamic trio setting.

Listen / Buy

Daniel Levin: At Dropa House

Daniel Levin — At Dropa House
Solo cello exploring extended techniques, theatrical gesture and resonant physicality.

Listen / Buy

Joel Futterman: Reflective

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

Listen / Buy

Joel Futterman: Absorb

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

Listen / Buy

Barry Chabala and Clara Byom: Bella's Ghost

Barry Chabala & Clara Byom — Bella's Ghost
Acoustic guitars, clarinets, accordion, voice and found objects in a raw yet lyrical free improvisation duo.

Listen / Buy





The Squid's Ear

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



Masayo Koketsu / Nava Dunkelman: Veins of Rain (Relative Pitch)
Masayo Koketsu / Nava Dunkelman: Veins of Rain (Relative Pitch)

Nicolas Gombert / James Weeks: G O M B E R T (Another Timbre)
Nicolas Gombert / James Weeks: G O M B E R T (Another Timbre)

Reuben / Hanslip / Lash / Hession: Quartetics (Bead Records)
Reuben / Hanslip / Lash / Hession: Quartetics (Bead Records)

Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp: Duologues 7: Distillation (Squid Note Records)
Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp: Duologues 7: Distillation (Squid Note Records)

Ishmael Ali (Ishmael / Wilkerson / Wilkes / Baker / Tong / Harris): Burn the Plastic, Sell the Copper (Amalgam Records)
Ishmael Ali (Ishmael / Wilkerson / Wilkes / Baker / Tong / Harris): Burn the Plastic, Sell the Copper (Amalgam Records)

Marta Warelis (w/ LaMar Gay / Baars / Ng / Haker Flaten / Rosaly): Still Life with Lemons (Relative Pitch)
Marta Warelis (w/ LaMar Gay / Baars / Ng / Haker Flaten / Rosaly): Still Life with Lemons (Relative Pitch)

Maya Bennardo / Erik Blennow Calalv / Kristofer Svensson: For a Lemon Tree (Another Timbre)
Maya Bennardo / Erik Blennow Calalv / Kristofer Svensson: For a Lemon Tree (Another Timbre)

Charles K. Noyes: Blue All (zOaR)
Charles K. Noyes: Blue All (zOaR)

Marco Fusi / Pierre Alexandre Tremblay: Suite (Bead Records)
Marco Fusi / Pierre Alexandre Tremblay: Suite (Bead Records)

Dominic Lash / Mark Wastell: Polyvalent Creativity (Confront)
Dominic Lash / Mark Wastell: Polyvalent Creativity (Confront)

Amanda Irarrazabal: Imprimiendo (Relative Pitch)
Amanda Irarrazabal: Imprimiendo (Relative Pitch)

Sylvia Lim: Flare (Another Timbre)
Sylvia Lim: Flare (Another Timbre)



 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.





Sindre Bjerga:
Most Of The World Is Empty Space
(Krim Kram)

Fridolin Blumer / Christopher Dell / Heinz Geisser / Robert Morgenthaler:
Live At Loft Koln
(ezz-thetics now)

Adam Bohman:
Text Pieces + Compositions for Prepared Strings and Objects
(Krim Kram)


Creep Of Paris:
Virgin Brood [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Krim Kram)

Dahl Kawabata Neval :
DicKiN
(Metaparadigm Music)

Ellery Eskelin:
Across Breath, Voice, Silence (Solo)
(ezz-thetics now)


Zheng Hao:
Breaks
(Krim Kram)

Joe Hertenstein / Anthony Coleman / Jon Irabagon:
Future Drone
(ezz-thetics now)

Andrew Jarvis M. / Diurnal Burdens :
Precedes
(Krim Kram)


Kapotte Muziek:
Discon
(Krim Kram)

Knurl:
Obtain By Sacrifice
(Krim Kram)

David Lacey:
The Root, The Interim
(Krim Kram)


Santiago Lamisovski Trio :
Perel
(ezz-thetics now)

Thomas Rohrer / Abdul Moimeme:
Outras Margens
(ezz-thetics now)

Shrimp Ring:
Shrimp Ring [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
(Eh?)


Usurper:
The Big Two
(Krim Kram)

Matt Weston:
Call Out The Instigators [VINYL 2 LPs w/ DOWNLOAD]
(7272music)

Zalhietzli :
Etreinte
(Krim Kram)


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