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Vertical Squirrels (Fischlin, Heble, Melville, Warren): Time of the Sign (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock An incredibly informed instant-composing ensemble drawing on free jazz and post rock sensibilities with nods to Indian ragas, jazz-inflected minimalism, Zappa-esque bouts of sonic anarchy, and German rock music from the 1970s, captured live at Toronto, Guelph and Hamilton, Canada in 2012. |
Derome, Jean : Resistances (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $15.95 In Stock With many participants from Ensemble Musique and the Montreal Musique Actuelle scene, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jean Derome directs an ensemble into the exploration of electricity and "Resistances", blending electronics, turntable, 60 Hz hums and other electronics into an orchestra of improvisers executing his dynamic 16 movement composition. |
Falaise, Bernard : Lezardes et zebrures (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $15.95 Out of Stock A wonderfully inventive and enjoyable solo guitar album from Montreal guitarist Bernard Falaise, a member of Miriodor, Klaxon Gueule, les Projectionnistes, Diesel and other groups, here mostly focused on acoustic guitar with open turning fed into effects pedals, alongside pieces for electric guitar, glockenspiel and melodica; magnifique! |
Klaxon Gueule: Ceci n'est pas [3 CDs] (Sono Sordo -- Canada ) Price: $24.95 Out of Stock Translating to "this is not", the experimental Montreal trio of Michel F. Cote, Alexandre St-Onge and Bernard Falaise have for 20 years experimented in sound, bridging rock, experimental and improvised forms, here in a 3-CD retrospective of studio works from the last 16 years with collaborators Jean Derome, Ellwood Epps, Sam Shalabi, Philippe Lauzier, and Christof Migone. |
dis.playce (Marcoll / Seidl): Habitat (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 Out of Stock An organized sound work paying homage to German cartographer Karl Ortmann; and a piece built around the video installation "MSTM Wall" by British media artist Ian W. Coel. |
Brady, Tim: 24 Frames - Scatter [2 CDs] + Trance [CD + DVD] (Ambiances Jazz -- Canada ) Price: $27.95 Out of Stock Putting together two releases from Montreal guitarist and composer Tim Brady's "24 Frames" project: "Trance" (CD + DVD) and "Scatter" (2 CDs), performed solo and with his Bradyworks ensemble. |
Derome, Jean: Chamber Music 1992-2012 (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock 25 chamber works composed by Montreal composer, multi-instrumentalist and improviser Jean Derome, presenting pieces from the wealth of projects he's involved in, including Dangereux Zhoms, Ensemble de flutes Alize, duos with Lori Freedmam, Quasar, quatuor de saxophones, &c. |
Klaxon Gueule (Cote, Falaise, St-Onge): Pour en finir (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Montreal's electroacoustic trio of Michel F Cote (percussion), Bernard Falaise (guitars) and Alexandre St-Onge (bass), in their 6th release, 12 succinct tracks of sophisticated improv merging unorthodox approaches for peculiarly satisfying compositions. |
Quatre Tetes (Wehrli / Walss / Friedli / Binder): figuren (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $15.95 In Stock An excellent quartet of 4 female improvisers creating mysterious landscapes, bizarre spaces and surprising topography using dual pianos, flute, melodica, trombone & alphorn. |
Evidence (Cartier / Derome / Tanguay): Monk Work (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock After 14 years this Montreal trio dedicated to the works of Thelonius Monk, comprised of Jean Derome on alto and baritone sax, Pierre Cartier on electric bass, and Pierre Tanguay on drums, returns with 11 exuberant recordings including "Brilliant Corners", "Pannonica", &c. |
Tabassian, Ziya: Tombak (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Anaphoria Island ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock Percussionist Ziya Tabassian plays solo tombak, the main percussion instrument used in Persian classical music, in 9 pieces that explore the large range of tones and nuances of the instrument. |
Haubenstock-Ramati, Roman: Mobile For Shakespeare (Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland ) Price: $18.95 In Stock A series of musical "mobiles" from European composer Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, sonic transformations of the visual experiences of Alexander Calder's dynamic sculptures. |
PYN (Yoshida / Pittard / Nasuno): Songs for children who don't want to sleep (Magaibutsu -- Japan ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock P (Yann Pittard on oud and guitar & vocals), Y (Tatsuya Yoshida on drums & vocals) and N (Mitsuru Nasuno on bass & vocals) performing Arabian Progressive Pop Improvisation, an unusual melding and orchestration of arabic progressions and melodic prog rock. |
HMMH (Hetu / Martel / Mouchous / Hubsch): Fleur de chaos (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock A quartet of creative improvisers from Montreal--Joane Hetu (sax and voice), Pierre-Yves Martel (viola da gamba, harmonica), Emilie Mouchous (synth)--and from Germany--Carl Ludwig Hubsch (tuba)--blend conventional instruments with objects and profound techniques to create detailed and carefully controlled aural environments, enveloping the listener in rich, imaginative environments. |
Derome, Jean : Sudoku pour Pygmees (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock The meticulous and magnificently creative mind of wind player and composer Jean Derome used a 2010 Sudoko puzzle as a guide for his "Sudoko Pour Pygmees", presented alongside "7 Dances (for 15)" and "5 Thoughts (for hard rubber)", performed by an octet of Montreal mainstays including Pierre Tanguay, Pierre Cartier, Guido Del Fabbro, Bernard Falaise, &c. |
Whim Ensemble (Ofer Pelz / Preston Beebe): Pre-Fall (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Prepared piano and percussion from Ofer Pelz and Preston Beebe, the percussionist using a diverse set of approaches to drums, cymbals and devices, blurring the sonic distinctions with Israeli-born Montreal-based pianist Ofer Pelz, whose preparations transform the piano in remarkable ways as the two focus on time, texture, space, and ambiance through seven fascinating improvisations. |
Tetreault, Martin : Plus de Snipettes!! (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock A fun, odd and eccentric album constructed from extracts of hours of tape reels and audio cassettes by Montreal turntablist Martin Tetrault, a mix of plunderphonic sources, unusual turntable technique, and experimental audio collage drawn from an insanely diverse set of sources, in this sequel to his 1992 "Snipettes!" cassette, here with 31 new fascinating miniatures. |
Monicker (Scott Thomson / Arthur Bull / Roger Turner): Spine (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Legendary UK drummer Roger Turner and Canadian guitarist Arthur Bull, seasoned improvisers since the 70s and already working as a duo, joined with Montreal trombonist Scott Thomson during Thomson's 2017 residency in Halifax through suddenlyListen, touring and recording this album of propulsive and dynamic creative improvisation during their 2018 tour of Eastern Canada. |
Freedman, Lori: Excess (Collection QB -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock Using voice, kick drum, electronics with immersive spatialization, and bass clarinet, Lori Freedman presents an exhilarating and impressive live performance at Montreal's Studio 270, exploring the beauty of extremes, her playing and incredible sense of timing the culmination of her 11-city North American tour titled "The Virtuosity of Excess"; absolutely impressive. |
Quatuor Bozzini: Simon Martin: Musique d'art (Collection QB -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The Montreal string quartet Quatuor Bozzini of Alissa Cheung on violin, Clemens Merkel on violin, Stephanie Bozzini on viola, and Isabelle Bozzini on cello is extended with double bassist Pierre-Alexandre Maranda as they perform composer Simon Martin's work of long tones and timbres, exploring the nature and philosophy of sound, and our relationship to it. |
Dharmoo, Gabriel : Quelques fictions (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Stunningly unusual vocal music from composer, music researcher and vocalist based in Montreal, Gabriel Dharmoo, collecting works from 2012 to 2019, performed with small and large ensembles using almost completely wordless voice, utterance, guttural sound, swoops and, melodic flights, augmented with physical percussion like stamping and clamping; brilliant and enthralling. |
Klaxon Gueule: Entierement Unamies (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Perhaps one of the quirkiest releases from the Klaxon Gueule trio of Michel F Côté, Bernard Falaise and Alexandre St-Onge, performing respectively on drums, guitar and bass, and all on synthesizers and computer, recalling early electronic albums while adding a whimsical and alluring edge to their often darker and more experimental prior releases. |
Quatuor Bozzini: Alvin Lucier: Navigations (Collection QB -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Performing four of avant composer Alvin Lucier's works composed between 1991 and 2004, the Montreal-based Quatuor Bozzini (Clemens Merkel on violin, Alissa Cheung on violin, Stephanie Bozzini on viola, and Isabelle Bozzini on cello) focus on Lucier's works of sonic exploration, including the intensely harmonic interactions of the album's title work. |
Belanger, Marie-Soleil / Normand Guilbeault: Les Salines (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock |
Cote, Michel F.: Compil Zouave (Exercice De Phonometrie Populaire) (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $9.00 In Stock |
Del Fabbro, Guido: Carré de sable (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 Out of Stock |
Denzler, Bertrand / Koch, Hans: Asymetrie (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $11.50 Out of Stock The duo of Swiss improvisers Bertran Deznier (saxophone) and Hans Koch (clarinet, saxophone) in an outstanding release of instantaneous composition. |
Derome, Jean et les Dangereux Zhoms: Torticolis (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $12.95 In Stock This is the third release from Jean Derome et les Dangereux Zhoms, which, like the two preceding it, was created from Derome's personal travel journal. |
Derome, Nathalie: Les 4 Ronds Sont Allumes / Chansons Parodisiaques (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 In Stock |
Duchesne, Andre: Le Temps Des Bombes (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $9.00 In Stock |
Ensemble en pièces: Jardin d'exil (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock |
Falaise / Guilbeault / Lepage: Joue Free (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $12.95 In Stock |
Frith, Fred Guitar Quartet (w/ Didkovsky / Lussier / Stewart): Upbeat (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 In Stock |
Lepage, Robert M. / Martin Tetreault: Callas: La diva et le vinyle (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock |
Lepage, Robert Marcel: Adieu Leonardo! (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $12.95 In Stock |
Letarte, Genevieve: Vous Seriez Un Ange (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 In Stock |
Lussier, Rene / Martin Tetreault: Dur Noyau Dur (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $12.95 In Stock Experimental electronic studio recording from the duo of Rene Lussier on acoustic and electric guitar and Martin Tetreault on turntables that sits outside all norms. |
Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay: The Feeling of Jazz (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 Out of Stock |
Various Artists: Ambiances Magnetiques Volume 1: La Bastringue Migratoire (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock |
Various Artists: Ambiances Magnetiques Volume 4: Mystere (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $10.00 In Stock |
Various Artists: Magnetiques Volume 5: Chante! 1985-2000 (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $5.30 In Stock |
Ceccarelli, Isaiah: Toute Clarte m'est Obscure (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock A profound contemporary work integrating improvisation into composed forms from Montreal composer and percussionist Isaiah Ceccarelli and performed by an ensemble of 16 Musique Actuelle improvisers and performers, beautifully balanced between diverse instrumental passages and texts inspired by different poetical and musical forms of the past; sublime. |
Hetu, Joane : Tags (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Four compositions written between 2000-2019 from Joane Hétu: a duo between bassist Nicolas Caloia & bass clarinetist/vocalist Lori Freedman; a work with Hétu & Jean Derome plus the Quaturo Bozzini string and Quasar saxophone quartets; a composition for 20 electric guitars; and one movement from "Préoccupant, c'est Préoccupant performed by Ensemble Supermusique. |
Falaise, Bernard: G(o) sol(o) (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Quebecois guitarist Bernard Falaise of Miriodor, Klaxon Gueule, Papa Boa and Les Projectionnistes fame, continues his solo series with the fifth note of the scale, "Sol (G)", reflected in a series of eight inventive guitar improvisations using timbral effects and looping structures to expand his virtual ensemble as does in his live performances. |
Ensemble SuperMusique: Sonne l'image (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The collective ensemble Supermusique featuring key performers from Montréal's musique actuelle scene, including Jean Derome, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Joane Hetu, Danielle Palardy, &c. perform "Sounding the Image", three animated scores composed through the creation of moving images and rendered live in a remarkable concert at Amphiteatre de Gesu, in Montreal in 2019. |
Quartetski (Ceccarelli / Falaise / Lauzier / Martel): Cage (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Quartetski--the Montereal quartet of Isaiah Ceccarelli on percussion & synthesizer, Bernard Falaise on electric guitar, Philippe Lauzier on bass clarinet & synthesizer and Pierre on Yves Martel on electric bass, perform John Cage's 1992 Numbers work "Four6" and "One7", a variation on "Four6", an incredible and insightful interpretation of this fascinating work. |
Quatuor Bozzini: Michael Oesterle: Quatuors (Collection QB -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock German-born Canadian composer living in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec Michael Oesterle has a long relationship with the Quatuor Bozzini beginning with their first commission 25 years ago, here in four works including a tribute to English mathematician Alan Turing, the large-scale "String Quartet No. 4", and a piece inspired by Quebec poet Nicole Brossard's book Mecanique jongleuse. |
Funambulists, The (Tibor Takacs Faki / Laslo Lenkes / Goran Grubisic): The Funambulists (FMR -- UK ) Price: $14.95 In Stock An energetic trio of Serbian free improvisers from Tibor Takacs Faki on reeds, Laslo Lenkes on guitar and Goran Grubisic on drums, Tibor Takacs Faki and Goran Grubisic both part of the rock band Wooden Ambulance, that energy translating into their indefatigable approach to collective improvisation, just keeping a lid on their rambunctious interaction. |
Johnston, Darren: Edge Of The Forest (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Bay area trumpeter and bandleader Johntson in a set of original compositions performed with Ben Goldberg, Sheldon Brown, Devin Hoff and Smith Dobson. |
not the wind not the flag: Tintinabulum (Barnyard -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock A beautifully building release of guitar and percussion, one long track that adds intensity from lovely minimalism to Fripp-ian chords and driving drum work. |
Johansson / Fite / Grip: Swinging at Topsi's [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD] (Astral Spirits -- USA ) Price: $7.95 In Stock An evening of free improvisation recorded in Berlin at au Topsi Pohl in 2020 from the Swedish trio of Euro Free Jazz legend Sven-Ake Johansson on drums, Niklas Fite on acoustic guitar and Joel Grip on double bass, performing two extended and dynamic improvisations, and then settling into jazz standard form for "Isn't It Romantic" and "Out of Nowhere" sung by by Johansson. |
Niblock, Phill [CLEAR VINYL]: MMXX-12: Browned (Matiere Memoire -- Belgium ) Price: $26.95 Out of Stock Recording in Cologne, Germany, the quartet of Arne Deforce on cello, Deborah Walker on cello, Erik Drescher on flute, and Dafne Vicent Sandoval on bassoon realize NY composer Phill Niblock's work of acoustic drone, using long sustained notes to create a seething combination of harmonic interactions with an ominous tone, ending somewhat abruptly to reveal its layers. |
Derome, Jean: Solo Souffles (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The remarkably creative flutist & saxophonist Jean Derome often incorporates unusual instruments into his improvisations and compositions, including bird calls, harps, kalimbas, sirens, flower plastic wrappings, bells, &c &c.... on this album Derome focuses on those unique instruments and noise makers through 23 surprising pieces illustrating his incredible collection. |
Derome, Jean: Somebody Special (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Drawing on the work of Steve Lacy's quintet, Montreal saxophonist Jean Derome pays homage to the late saxophonist through a selection of 9 Lacy pieces with lyrics from Brion Gysin, Lao Tseu, Herman Melville, &c, in a quintet with Derome on alto sax, bass flute & voice, Karen Young providing vocals, Alexandre Grogg on piano, Normand Guilbeault on bass, & Pierre Tanguay on drums. |
Derome, Jean et les Dangereux Zhoms: To Continue (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock 4th Dangereux Zhoms 4th release, mixing scored music, improv, polyphony, polyrhythms, irregular meters, rich harmonies and polymodalism with humor and imagination. |
Ensemble SuperMusique: Jeux De Pistes (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Ensemble SuperMusique devotes itself to Montreal's "Musique Actuelle" and free improv community in assemblages of some of their finest players, here in a live concert in 2016 at Amphitheater du Gesu in Montreal with a stunning set of performers presenting the work of 4 composer. |
Ensemble SuperMusique / Symon Henry: voir dans le vent qui hurle les etoiles rire et rire (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Montreal's true supergroup since 1998 with many of the city's essential Musique Actuelle performers and composers, directed by Danielle Palardy Roger and including Jean Derome, Joane Hetu, Scott Thomson, Lori Freedman, Alexander St. Onge, &c. &c., as they take on a piece by Quebec composer Symon Henry, performed in an exceptional concert in the Chapel in Bon-Pasteur. |
Freedman, Lori : Solor (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock The counterpart to Montreal bass clarinetist Lori Freedman's album "Excess" of recordings from her 11-city North American solo tour "The Virtuosity of Excess", this CD "Solor" was developed after that tour allowing Freedman to focus on her past and current creative work, presenting 5 of her solo compositions, 3 of which were written for the album, plus two improvisations. |
Funf (Babin, Cornell, Crispo, Jacques...): La Regle (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Sporadic sonic exchanges exploring guidelines, graphic scores, or completely improvised, with an expansive instrumentorium from the sextet of Magali Babin, Andrea-Jane Cornell, Martine H Crispo, Anne-Francoise Jacques, Emilie Mouchous, and Erin Sexton. |
Hetu, Joane: Chorale JOKER: Les Lucioles (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The Montreal-based Chorale Joker ensemble directed and conducted by Joane Hétu, Danielle Palardy, and Jean Derome, who are also participants, is one of the most unusual and fascinating improvising vocal ensembles active, heard here in a concert coordinated with Productions SuperMusique at Le Vivier, Amphiteatre du Gesu, Montreal in early 2020; indescribably fascinating! |
Hetu, Joane: Filature (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock A musical theatre in 3 acts using texts, songs, free improvisation and compositional textures, "an evocation of the fusion between opposite forces-tight and flexible, male and female". |
Hetu, Joane: La Femme Territoire ou 21 Fragments D'humus (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock An amazing journey in sound and voice from saxophonist/vocalist Joane Hetu with five singers/narrators/musicians/noise-makers and layered field recordings, a remarkable and sophisticated work about sex, loss, death, art, & politics. |
Hetu, Joane: Recits de Neige (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Pieces in 4 movements - Snow; Never Cold; Gusts; Landscapes - performed by Ensemble SuperMusique: Joane Hetu, Jean Derome, Diane Labrosse, Pierre Tanguay, Scott Thomson & Alexandre St-Onge. |
Joker (Joane Hetu): Ou Est-il Donc Ce Reve? (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Joker brings together 12 vocalists, many core members of the Ambiances Magnetiques/Musique Actuelle collective including Joane Hetu, Jean Derome, Diane Labrosse, Michel F Cote, Lori Freedman, &c, performing unusual works of voice and narration composed by Joane Hetu. |
Nous Percons Les Oreilles (Derome / Hetu): Un ideal (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Joane Hetu and Jean Derome formed Nous percons les oreilles 20 years ago, merging their expansive musical interests in idiosyncratic improvisation and orchestration using saxophones & wind instruments, objects, voice, melodica, and piano, here in their 4th astonishing album. |
Quatuor Bozzini: Ana Sokolovic: Short Stories (Collection QB -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Long-time collaborators the Quatuor Bozzini string quartet of Clemens Merkel, Alissa Cheung, Stephanie Bozzini and Isabelle Bozzini join with Slavic composer living in Montreal Ana Sokolovic, to present a series of 14 short works -- "Ghost 1" & "Ghost 2"; "Commedia dell'arte" in 10 movements; "Blanc dominant"; and "Troisieme page apres le soleil". |
Ratchet Orchestra: Coco Swirl (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Active since the early 90's, the superb Montreal super-group Ratchet Orchestra under the direction of Nicolas Caloia with 19 performers presents 10 works including the title track, with soloists including Jean Rene, Lori Freedman, Jean Derome, Ellwood Epps, Sam Shalabi, Craig Petersen, Yves Charuest, Joshua Zubot, Scott Thomson, Isaiah Ceccarelli, &c. |
Roger, Danielle Palardy : Cannibale (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Composer/percussionist Danielle Palardy Roger's musical satire about capitalism, performed with some of Montreal's finest improvisers using conventional & unconventional instruments and voice, captured live at the Gesu Amphitheater, in Montreal in 2018: Michel F Cote, Andre Duchesne, Joane Hetu, Elizabeth Lima, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Alexander St-Onge, and Ida Toniato. |
Butcher, John / Philippe Lauzier / Eric Normand: How Does This Happen? (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock The Montreal free improvising, experimenting duo "Not The Music" of bassist Eric Norman & bass clarinetist Philippe Lauzier invited UK saxophonist John Butcher for concerts in Ottawa and Montreal, recording the two impressive 5-part series heard on this album--"en consequence" (consequently) and "par irruption" (by bursting), of masterful and profoundly pensive prowess. |
Boyko, DB / Christine Duncan / Jean Martin: Idiolalla (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Vocalists DB Boyko and Christine Duncan turn gibberish into improvised poetry while accompanied by drummer Jean Martin who uses multi-timbered objects to create beautiful and absurd music. |
Brady, Tim: GO [Guitar Obsession] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.17 In Stock Twelve pieces for guitar performed by Tim Brady, including three updated versions of previous pieces, new compositions by Brady, and four pieces composed by other artists. |
Dutton, Paul: Oralizations (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock Vocalist Paul Dutton in a release of "richly textured multiphonic vocal virtuosity, laced with rasps, rumbles, honks, howls, and wheezes" featured in both structured and improvised tracks. |
Fenaison: Plat (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock Mixing backgrounds from impprov, electronics, composition, noise & contemporary performance, Fenaison explore texturally driven dynamic improvisations. |
Freedman, Lori: 3 (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock Clarinetist Lori Freedman brought together 3 distinct trios over the course of 3 consecutive nights with a total of 6 other Montreal musicians for live encounters of improvisation. |
Labbe, Pierre : parlures et parjures (Malasartes -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock Montreal multi-wind instrumentalist Pierre Labbe (Les Projectionnistes, L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus, Papa Boa) leads an insanely talented and quirky quartet with guitarist Bernard Falaise, drummer Pierre Tanguay, and narrator/storyteller Michel Faubert, creating a captivating album that transcends language in it's superb pacing, development, and artistry. |
Letarte, Genevieve : Ames soules (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 In Stock Vocalist Genevieve Letarte in a release with Normand Guilbeault, Pierre Tanguay, Ivanhoe Jolicoeur, Claude Fradette, Guillaume Dostaler, Ivanhoe Jolicoeur and Guido Del Fabbro. |
NOMA: Baculis, Chauvette, Gossage, Guilbeault, Kaye, Tanguay, Walsh, Wiens: Diversion (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $12.73 In Stock The second album from Noma, an ensemble formed and directed by trombonist Tom Walsh, that was recorded live in 2000 and 2002. |
Wiens, Rainer: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Ambiances Jazz -- Canada ) Price: $14.95 Out of Stock A series of solos and duets between Kalimba player Rainer Wiens and an impressive set of improvisers including Jean Derome, Malcolm Goldstein, Frank Lozano, &c. |
Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay: 2004-2012 [4 CD Box] (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $39.95 In Stock A specially priced box set bringing together 4 CDs from the Ambiances Jazz Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay: "10 compositions", "The Feeling of Jazz", "Danse a l'Anvers", and "Wow!". |
Lerner, Marilyn / Nicole Rampersaud: Brass Knuckle Sandwich (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock An assertive duo of piano and trumpet from Canadian improvisers Marilyn Lerner playing inside and out of the piano, and trumpeter Nicole Rampersaud performing with powerful and unusually expressive technique, this the first meeting between the two in a set of seven studio recordings, creative interactions of wide-ranging and cohesive approaches to their dialogs. |
Thomson, Scott (w/ Yves Charuest / Karen Ng / Jean Derome / John Oswald): Pal o'Alto (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock In a nod to alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, Montreal trombonist Scott Thomson brings together four exceptional Canadian alto saxophonists with whom he has worked and who motivate his improvisational drive, heard here in four duos: two with Toronto alto saxophonists John Oswald and Karen Ng, and two with Montreal alto saxophonists Jean Derome and Yves Charuest. |
Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay: Si tu partais (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock The long-standing Montreal trio of saxophonist Jean Derome, here on alto & baritone sax, flute and voice, bassist Norman Guilbeault and drummer Pierre Tanguay, frequent collaborators through a vast set of creative improv/Actuelle projects, continue their research into the history of jazz with compositions including those from Ornette Coleman, Duke Ellington, Eric Dolphy, &c. |
Vertical Squirrels (Daniel Fischlin / Ajay Heble / Lewis Melville / Ted Warren / Dong-Won Kim / Gary Diggins): Le gouffre / The Chasm: Live from Silence, Guelph (Ontario) (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock An exceptional album of widely-embracing collective improvisation recorded during Vertical Squirrel's 2019-20 residency at Silence as part of the You Are I Am series, the core quartet of Daniel Fischlin on guitars, monotron, flute & percussion, Ajay Heble on piano, Lewis Melville on bass & percussion and Ted Warren on drums & percussion are joined by cornetist and world instrumentalist Gary Diggins and vocalist & percussionist Dong-Won Kim. |
Quatuor Bozzini: Eliane Radigue : Occam Delta XV (Collection QB -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 Out of Stock Translating her concepts from the electronic realm into acoustic, composer Eliane Radigue used an oral compositional process with the Montreal string quartet Quatuor Bozzini, for whom this work is dedicated, allowing each performance a uniqueness through sustained tones, microbeats and emerging harmonies, creating a profoundly meditative and rich work. |
Auclair, Melanie: Puce a l'oreille (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 In Stock |
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Kjaer, Julie 3 (Kjaer / Edwards / Noble): Dobbeltgaenger
FEN (Otomo Yoshihide / Ryu Hankil / Yan Jun / Yuen Chee Wai): No One's Island
Duthoit, Isabelle / Franz Hautzinger: Lily
Quatuor Bozzini: Alvin Lucier: Navigations
Haubenstock-Ramati, Roman: Mobile For Shakespeare
Frith, Fred And Helen Mirra: Kwangsi - quail [VINYL]
Tetreault, Martin : Plus de Snipettes!!
Leandre, Joelle : A Woman's Work [8 CD BOX SET]
Quartetski Does Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps
Insub Meta Orchestra: 13 & 27
Quartetski: Quartetski Does Bartok - Mikrokosmos, Sz 107
Vertical Squirrels (Fischlin, Heble, Melville, Warren): Time of the Sign
Evidence: Cartier, Derome, Monk, Tanguay: Musique de Thelonious Monk
Testa, Carl : Sway Prototypes - Volume 3
Anandan, Ganesh / Hans Reichel: Self Made
Architek Percussion: Metatron
Quartetski (Ceccarelli / Falaise / Lauzier / Martel): Cage
Bertch Quartet, The: For Oumuama
Anker, Lotte / Rodrigo Pinheiro / Hernani Faustino: Birthmark
Ceccarelli, Isaiah: Toute Clarte m'est Obscure