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Essential Artists

• 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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577 Records
7272music
Burning Ambulance Music
Eh?
Krim Kram

Metaparadigm Music
Phons
Relative Pitch
True Sound Recordings

Squidco's Harvest Sale!

In the Northern Hemisphere, as the leaves change and the air turns crisp, it's the perfect time to celebrate the harvest - and at Squidco, we've been busy gathering an impressive crop of albums over the summer season!

From the latest free jazz and improv gems to cutting-edge electroacoustic and contemporary works, our catalog has grown. In our enthusiasm for new music, it's time for us to share that bounty with you at a discount!

Squidco Harvest Sale

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Have a good look at Squidco's latest catalog, but hurry! This sale ends November 1st at Midnight!

Orders must be placed through our shopping cart. Discounts are shown in product listings and in your cart. In-stock items only; gift certificates and shipping insurance excluded. Sale ends Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST (GMT−5).

New Releases

Jazz & Improvisation

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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Squidco Pick

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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Squidco Pick

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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Experimental/Electronic

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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Rock/R.I.O./Prog

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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The Squid Note Records Catalog

Out Now!
Duologues 7: Distillation
A new duo album from Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp!

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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Jason Kahn / Phil Durrant / Mark Wastell / Caius Williams: Where The Stars (Editions)

Paul Lytton / Eddie Prevost / Nate Wooley / Seymour Wright: Parallels & Diagonals (Fataka)

Sunny Murray and Sabu Toyozumi: Sun's Blessings (NoBusiness)

Eva-Maria Houben (Nate Wooley): Chanting Ballads (Edition Wandelweiser)

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

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

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

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)

Charles K. Noyes: Blue All (zOaR)

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.

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)	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)	Santiago Lamisovski Trio : Perel (ezz-thetics now)
Thomas Rohrer / Abdul Moimeme: Outras Margens (ezz-thetics now)	Usurper: The Big Two (Krim Kram)	Zalhietzli : Etreinte (Krim Kram)

Squidco has been in business as a mail-order store since 2003. In 2010, we moved to Wilmington, NC, providing regional and visiting customers access to our catalog of over 9,000 items, including hundreds of discounted, used, and promotional items not listed on our website. We're open for visits by appointment during weekday afternoons, so if you're in the North Carolina coastal region, please email us to set up a time — we'd love to play some music for you!

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