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Sjostrom, Harri / Floros Floridis / Guilherme Rodrigues / Lawrence Casserley: Fields
Sjostrom, Harri / Floros Floridis / Guilherme Rodrigues / Lawrence Casserley:
Fields

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Two reeds, a cello and a signal processing instrument in this live electroacoustic improvisation session captured at Petersburg Art Space, in Berlin, Germany between cellist Guilherme Rodrigues, saxophonist Harri Sjostrom on soprano & sopranino using selected mutes, clarinetist Floris Floridis and electronic improvising legend Lawrence Casserley.

Rotor (Rodrigues / Torres / Santos): Impulses And Signals
Rotor (Rodrigues / Torres / Santos):
Impulses And Signals

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Seven studio improvisations from frequent collaborators Ernesto Rodrigues on viola & crackle box, Nuno Torres on alto saxophone and Carlos Santos on digital electronics, quiet conversations of subtle and extended technique that adhere to the session title, emulating electronic impulses and signals through understated and impeccably controlled acoustic and electronic expression.

Gestalder, Violaine : Furtive
Gestalder, Violaine :
Furtive

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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With an impressive resume in improvised and contemporary forms, French saxophonist Violaíne Gestalder presents three major conceptual works for multiple players, using studio layering to perform all parts herself on soprano sax, voice & effects, a comprehensive, yearning, powerful and often mysteriously beautiful album that draws on her skills as a composer, improviser and experimenter.

Garcia / Moimeme / Reviriego / Rodrigues / Santos: Mars Reveri
Garcia / Moimeme / Reviriego / Rodrigues / Santos:
Mars Reveri

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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An intense album of pyschedelic and subliminally detailed electroacoustic improvisation from the Portuguese quintet of Miguel A. Garcia on electronics, Abdul Moimeme on guitar & metals, Alex Reviriego on double bass, Ernesto Rodrigues on piano harp & viola and Carlos Santos on electronics, a powerful live set recorded in 2018 at Le Larraskito Kluba in Rekalde, Bilbao.

Eventless Plot: Structures
Eventless Plot:
Structures

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Three configurations of delicately detailed, reductionist electroacoustic improv from the Greek Eventless Plot trio of Vasilis Liolios (inside piano, e-bow piano, objects & psaltiri), Yiannis Tsirikoglou (objects, guitar, MAX/MSP) and Aris Giatas (piano), in one piece as a trio, then with guest Chris Cundy on bass clarinet, and a third with Louis Portal on percussion.

Binot, Loris / Violaine Gestalder : Loris Binot & Violaine Gestalder
Binot, Loris / Violaine Gestalder :
Loris Binot & Violaine Gestalder

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A contemplative and building collection of electroacoustic improvisations from French alto & soprano saxophonist Violaine Gestalder, augmenting her horn with effect pedals, and pianist Loris Binot, using preparations, magnetic bows and electronics to create sustained and percussive elements, recording in the CIM auditorium in Bal-Le-Duc, France for five rich and fascinating dialogs.

Bechegas, Carlos / Ernesto Rodrigues / Carlos Santos: Echoing The Chorus Of Life
Bechegas, Carlos / Ernesto Rodrigues / Carlos Santos:
Echoing The Chorus Of Life

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Lisbon contemporary flutist and improviser Carlos Bechegas, an associate of Carlos Zingaro and his electroacoustic trio, joins violist Ernesto Rodrigues and long-time collaborator Carlos Santos in a uniquely electronic, chamber-oriented, mysteriously crepuscular improvisation captured live at Casa do Comum, Lisbon, Portugal during the 2024 "SpectraLx" event.

Johansson, Karin / Lisen Rylander Love: Arter [VINYL]
Johansson, Karin / Lisen Rylander Love:
Arter [VINYL]

(Havtorn Records -- Sweden )


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The Swedish title translating to "Species", the contemplatively elegant interactions between pianist Karin Johansson and tenor saxophonist Lisen Rylander are named for extinct species of animals and plants, as the two improvise over the loss of species that disappear from the earth every year, their wistful music augmented through preparations, kalimbas, live electronics and percussion.

Chefkirk: Giant Size
Chefkirk:
Giant Size

(Love Earth Music -- USA )


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Eight distinctive works for electronics and sound from the alter ego of Roger H. Smith, using noise, percussive elements and unusual synthetics, layered around static and arpeggiated rhythms and punctuated with strange asides, the works run from 3:14 to 18:37 and were developed over a year and half; an excellent introduction to the sonic diversity Chefkirk revels in.

Midnight Only (RJ Myato / Jabe Ledoux): Midnight Only
Midnight Only (RJ Myato / Jabe Ledoux):
Midnight Only

(Love Earth Music -- USA )


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An album of dense electronics, drums and gongs from Vermont drummer and experimenter Jabe Ledoux, aka Jo Bled, and Pittsburgh noise artist RJ Myato, co-founder of NNN Coalition and curator of Enforced Existence label, in three works from assertive jumbles of sound, to buzzy drones with muted percussion and ending with an ocean of blurred and swooping harmonics.

Leap Of Faith: Cyclic Models
Leap Of Faith:
Cyclic Models

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A larger ensemble for the Boston-area collective Leap of Faith of David Peck on clarinets, saxophones & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, here extended with two horns, three strings, and drums including Cecil Taylor bassist Albey OnBass, plus John Fugarino on trumpets & brass, Tor Snyder on guitar and Eric Rosenthal on drums & percussion.

Leap Of Faith: Radiation Patterns
Leap Of Faith:
Radiation Patterns

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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The core duet of the Boston collective Leap of Faith Orchestra comprised of David Peck on clarinets, saxophones, double reeds & flutes and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice, are joined by bassist Albey onBass, drummer Eric Rosenthal, guitarist Tor Snyder and brass player John Fugarino, making a strong sextet with a powerful string section in this extended improvisation.

Simulacrum: Archetypes
Simulacrum:
Archetypes

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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One of the more electronic/ea ensembles from the Boston area collective led by David Peck, Simulacrum is an offshoot of Metal Chaos Ensemble, the core being Peck on reeds, percussion & electronics, Eric Wood on analog synth and Bob Moores on space trumpet & guitar, joined by Michael Caglianone (sax), Faruq Hassan (sampler), and Michael Knoblach (percussion).

Ambarchi, Oren / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin: Ghosted II [VINYL]
Ambarchi, Oren / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin:
Ghosted II [VINYL]

(Drag City -- USA )


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Driven by compelling rhythms and subtle interactions that wind around them, the trio of guitarist Oren Ambarchi, bassist Johan Berthling and drummer Andreas Werliin expand their Ghosted concept in this second album, four diverse pieces fusing "funk-jazz heads, polyrhythmic skeletons, ambient pastorals, post-kraut drones and shimmering soundtrack reveries".

Mazurek, Rob: Chimeric Stoned Horn [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Mazurek, Rob:
Chimeric Stoned Horn [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


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The 2nd part of Chicago trumpeter Rob Mazurek's Astral Spirits series that started with "Vortice of the Faun", Mazurek performing on piccolo trumpet, electronics, voice, and percussion in a detailed journey, released alongside Mazurek's art opening "Constellation Scores" at URDLA, the cover showing two 3-D prints and the package comes with glasses to view them.

MNHRS (Mikawa / Numata / Nishimura / Fujikake): MNHRS
MNHRS (Mikawa / Numata / Nishimura / Fujikake):
MNHRS

(Doubtmusic -- Japan )


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A burning album of improvised rock and noise with members from Incapacitants, Keiji Haino + Masataka Fujikake Duo, Zeni Geva, &c., part of a free improv series organized by Doubtmusic and recorded at Tokyo's Knuttle House in 2023, from the quartet of Toshiji Mikawa on electronics, Jun Numata on guitar& electronics, Yusuke Nishimura on bass and Masataka Fujikake on drums.

Chabala, Barry / Clara Byom: (un) natural
Chabala, Barry / Clara Byom:
(un) natural

(Roeba -- USA )


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The first meeting between two improvisers also versed in contemporary and avant music - guitarist Barry Chabala and clarinetist and accordionist Claray Byom - recording live at The Jean Cocteau Cinema, in Santa Fe, New Mexico as part of the Sandbox Music Series, for five freely improvised works that include radio, objects, iPhone and toys as part of their expansive dialogs.

Chabala, Barry / Clara Byom / David Forlano: Morning Music
Chabala, Barry / Clara Byom / David Forlano:
Morning Music

(Roeba -- USA )


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The second studio session for the freely improvising electroacoustic trio of Clara Byom, a contemporary classical and improvising clarinetist and accordionist, improvising guitarist Barry Chabala on acoustic, and multi-disciplinary artist David Forlano on electronics, in 11 succinct works to accompany a beautifully unconventional morning of open-ended conversations.

Chabala, Barry / Clara Byom / Muni Kulasinghe: Kit & Caboodle
Chabala, Barry / Clara Byom / Muni Kulasinghe:
Kit & Caboodle

(Roeba -- USA )


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The collaboration between guitarist Barry Chabala and Clara Byom on clarinets and accordion is expanded through Chabala's audio samples and Byom's use of objects, as they join in a trio with Albuquerque violinist Muni Kulasinghe, also performing on objects, for seven distinctive, spaciously paced improvisations recorded live at The Sitting Room in Albuquerque, NM.

Nilsson, Anders: Aventyr [VINYL]
Nilsson, Anders:
Aventyr [VINYL]

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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A impressive album of virtual guitar duos from Swedish-born and New York-based experimental guitarist Anders Nilsson, challenging himself to imagine playing the pieces as 4-handed piano music, or as performed on a kora, or by a string quartet, through three extended pieces that balance complex interaction with thoughtful beauty and instrospection; exceptional.

Bertel, Maria: Monophonic
Bertel, Maria:
Monophonic

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Taking the trombone into unusual territory, Danish composer and trombonist Maria Bertel, a member of Fire! Orchestra and Jooklo Danish Group, uses amplification to emphasize unusual and sometimes aberrant aspects of the bone, each of ten solo pieces focusing on various aspects of sound, noise, alien utterance and drone that she coaxes out of the instrument.

Dunston, Nick: Colla Voce
Dunston, Nick:
Colla Voce

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


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A wild "Afro-Surrealist Anti-Opera" from composer & bassist Nick Dunston, performed with an ensemble of string players (including JACK Quartet) and vocalists, in a gripping hybrid of acoustic and electronic music, using the studio for post-processing to create Dunston's self-described "warped narrative", an understatement for this incredibly passionate, surreal and absolutely impressive work.

Lubelski, Samara / Marcia Bassett: Indexical/Rhizome
Lubelski, Samara / Marcia Bassett:
Indexical/Rhizome

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Following their recordings of improvisations for the abstract film "Triangulated Waves", the long-running collaboration of guitarist Marcia Bassette (Yew Recordings, Heavy Conversation, Heavy Blossom) and violinist Samara Lubelski (Fiery Furnaces, White Magic, Thurston Moore, God Is My Co-Pilot) join for two extended sonic adventures of intertwining, effected strings.

Modney (Modney / Wooley / Gentile / Roberts / Pluta /   Symthe / ...): Ascending Primes [2 CDs]
Modney (Modney / Wooley / Gentile / Roberts / Pluta / Symthe / ...):
Ascending Primes [2 CDs]

(Pyroclastic Records -- USA )


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Exploring tuning systems and the extremes of harmonicity and dissonance through compositions that employ prime numbers of players in solo, trio, quintet, septet, and undectet (11) configurations, violinist Modney takes listeners into transcendent and turbulent spaces spanning improvisation and composition, detailed in a 24-page booklet with collages from Ellsworth Kelly.

Zuckerman, Adam: STARPERMEABLE <i>[Used Item]</i>
Zuckerman, Adam:
STARPERMEABLE [Used Item]

(Nueni -- Portugal )


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A composition for at least three musicians and processed field recordings from Adam Zuckerman, here configured as a quintet eliciting a poem by Paul Celan, organizing the lines of the poem into multiple movements, exquisitely performed by Kanoa Ichiyanagi (viola), Zaq Kenefick (harmonica), Juan Marroquin (flute), Dylan Marx (guitar) and Kristyna Svihalova (percussion).

Kahn, Jason / Ulrich Krieger: Eternal City
Kahn, Jason / Ulrich Krieger:
Eternal City

(Editions -- Switzerland )


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Eccentric and engrossing electroacoustic improvisation between Jason Kahn on electronics and Ulrich Krieger using his "acoustic electronic" reed setup, performing on tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet, and the 15th century double reed crumhorn, processed through his amplification system to create exotic textures and expressions; a truly unique set of dialogs.

Leap Of Faith: Scrying
Leap Of Faith:
Scrying

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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"The Evil Clown Roster is large, currently roughly 50 players, and the level of participation varies greatly. Some excellent players are very busy and can be somewhat hard to book. One such player is Melanie Howell-Brooks, who bought my ...

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Bruno Parrinha / Johannes von Buttlar: Whispers And Reveries
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Bruno Parrinha / Johannes von Buttlar:
Whispers And Reveries

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The title an apt description of the furtive intercourse between these three Portuguese improvisors -- Ernesto Rodrigues on viola & crackle box (an electronic sound generator), Bruno Parrinha on bass clarinet & alto saxophone, Johannes von Buttlar on percussion -- recording in the studio for 10 improvisations of understated but highly detailed free improvisation.

Rempis, Dave / Tashi Dorji Duo: Gnash
Rempis, Dave / Tashi Dorji Duo:
Gnash

(Aerophonic -- USA )


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Beginning their tours as a duo in 2017 and expanded into the trio Kuzu, Bhutanese improvising guitarist Tashi Dorji and Chicago saxophone improviser Dave Rempis recorded these four exotically powerful dialogs after their 2023 tour, performing at The Sugar Maple, in Milwaukee, Rempis on multiple saxophones including the soprano sax that the late Mars Williams gifted to him.

Joonyong, Choi / Devin DiSanto : Strange Skills
Joonyong, Choi / Devin DiSanto :
Strange Skills

(erstwhile -- USA )


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The first collaborative work by Seoul-based electronic, sound and noise artist Choi Joonyong and NY-based experimental artist Devin DiSanto in five recordings from Third Hand in Seoul, South Korea, where the two literally are heard "Taking Apart a Piano", "Wrapping a Piano in Foil and Vibrating the Case", or recording according to the title: "Spray, White Noise and a Bowling Ball".

Leap Of Faith: Graviton Propagates
Leap Of Faith:
Graviton Propagates

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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With two trumpeters--space trumpeter Bob Moores and slide trumpeter John Fugarino — and the exotic guzheng work of Jiaxin Wan — this edition of the Boston Based collective Leap of Faith with David Peck on reeds, winds, synth and percussion and Glynis Lomon on cello and aquasonic, hearkens to their Leap of Faith Chinese Orchestra as the quintet pursues Peck's broad palette improv concept.

Turbulence Orchestra: Gust Loads
Turbulence Orchestra:
Gust Loads

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Turbulence, the extended horn section for the Boston-based collective Leap of Faith Orchestra using label leader David Peck's Broad Palate Concept for large interactive improvisations, here in a 2023 session with three trumpets, trombone, two flutes, two saxophones, the Evil clown percussion arsenal, and two performers using real time signal processing.

Feichtmair / Kolibri / Krist / Novotny / Proll / Winter / Winter: Adschi
Feichtmair / Kolibri / Krist / Novotny / Proll / Winter / Winter:
Adschi

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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A septet of German improvisers recording in Ulrichsberg, embracing both ea- and acoustic instrumentation that borders on free jazz but takes things a bit farther, with free vocals from Mara Kolibri adding unusual asides and narrative around highly intertwining sax, trombone, cello, electric guitar, percussion, glitch and electronics; unique and engaging.

Salter Ensemble (Belorukov / Harnik / Kocher / Grom / Beiner / Klammer / Kutin / Lang / Tomazin / Ba
Salter Ensemble (Belorukov / Harnik / Kocher / Grom / Beiner / Klammer / Kutin / Lang / Tomazin / Badrutt):
Tri Dela

(Bruit Editions / Zavod Sploh -- Slovenia )


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Operating on the border between free improvisation and composition, the international electro-acoustic ensemble Šalter Ensemble present three incredible works composed by members of the ensemble -- Tomaž Grom; Jonas Kocher & Gaudenz Badrutt; and Elisabeth Harnik -- developed with the full ensemble, incorporating jazz, free improvisation, electronics & sound art.

Oxley, Tony Quintet: Angular Apron
Oxley, Tony Quintet:
Angular Apron

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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British percussionist Tony Oxley returned to this piece multiple times after debuting it in the early 1970s, drawing on both European improv and contemporary composed music, heard in this previously unreleased 1992 live performance with the superb quintet of legendary trumpeter & flugelhornist Manfred Schoof, UK pianist Pat Thomas, US bassist Sirone and UK saxophonist Larry Stabbins.

Musicworks: #148 Summer 2024 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks:
#148 Summer 2024 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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Summer 2024 issue of Canada's new music magazine, with composer & sound designer Stefana Fratila on the cover; plus articles on Evan Parker & Matthew Wright; Big Ears review; Filipino-Canadian composer Juro Kim Feliz; Brunswick composer & sound artist Charles Harding; the Canadian Afro-Cuban duo behind the ensemble Okan; plus album reviews, essays and a CD of tracks from artists in the magazine.

Euro Herc: Segnali [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Euro Herc:
Segnali [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Tsss Tapes -- Italy )


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"Turning discarded sounds into a form of stumbling poetry", Christian Schiefner (aka Chemiefaserwerk) and Michal Fundowicz (aka Turmeric Acid) use cassette tapes, objects and field recordings (eg. a kitchen timer, a kalimba pattern, a Polish instructional tape, Croatian field recording) to create fascinating transformations of sonic environments in two engaging aural journeys.

Perturbations: That's Where the Unknown Is <i>[Used Item]</i>
Perturbations:
That's Where the Unknown Is [Used Item]

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Ristic, Manja / Joana Guerra / Veronica Cerrotta: Slani pejzazi [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Ristic, Manja / Joana Guerra / Veronica Cerrotta:
Slani pejzazi [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Tsss Tapes -- Italy )


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TSSS Tapes brought together these three performers -- Belgrade violinist and sound artist Manja Ristić; Lisbon exploratory improviser and cellist Joana Guerra; and Argentine pianist and sound artist living in Rio de Janeiro, Veronica Cerrotta -- developing these two intensely detailed compositions of acoustic performance, field recordings and acousmatic sound.

Sunny Five (Berne / Ducret / Torn / Hoff / Smith): Candid
Sunny Five (Berne / Ducret / Torn / Hoff / Smith):
Candid

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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A mercurial album of electronic and acoustic collective free improv from the masterful quintet of Tim Berne on alto sax, David Torn and Marc Ducret on electric guitars, Devin Hoff on electric bass and Ches Smith on drums & electronics, the band intertwining and bending sound to the evolution of their improvisations, which twist and turn in alien jazz soundscape.

Alva Noto: HYbr:ID III
Alva Noto:
HYbr:ID III

(Noton -- Austria )


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The third part of the HYbr:ID series from electronic composer Alva Noto, aka Carsten Nicolai, investigating new approaches to composition through unique systems of musical notation and graphic scores, rendered in beautifully paced multi-spacial sound, this part influenced by the movement and subtle gestures of the traditional Japanese theater form, Noh.

Alva Noto: HYbr:ID III [VINYL 2 LPs]
Alva Noto:
HYbr:ID III [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Noton -- Austria )


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The third part of the HYbr:ID series from electronic composer Alva Noto, aka Carsten Nicolai, investigating new approaches to composition through unique systems of musical notation and graphic scores, rendered in beautifully paced multi-spacial sound, this part influenced by the movement and subtle gestures of the traditional Japanese theater form, Noh.

Kubisch, Christina / Trondheim Voices: Stromsanger 2022 For Six Voices And Electromagnetic Waves [VI
Kubisch, Christina / Trondheim Voices:
Stromsanger 2022 For Six Voices And Electromagnetic Waves [VINYL]

(Important Records -- USA )


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Discovering the sounds of electromagnetic fields on trams in the city of Trondheim by wearing custom induction headphones, Christina Kubisch's work explores themes of the sounds of travel in this 3-part work for electromagnetic wave recording and six voices, commissioned by nyMusikk Trondheim and developed with Trondheim Voices, recorded live in Trondheim in 2022.

Baars, Girilal / Ernesto Rodrigues / Carlos Santos / Monsieur Trinite : Surrealistisk
Baars, Girilal / Ernesto Rodrigues / Carlos Santos / Monsieur Trinite :
Surrealistisk

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Three surreal improvisations with an hallucinatory edge, drawn into a dreamlike nature by the free vocals of Girilal Baars (Girilal Baars Trio, Äijä), from a 2024 concert at COSMOS in Lisbon, PT with Ernesto Rodrigues on viola & crackle box, Carlos Santos on electronics and Monsieur Trinite on percussion; unconventional electroacoustic incantatory interactions.

Garcia, Miguel A. / Ruben Gil: Craiceann
Garcia, Miguel A. / Ruben Gil:
Craiceann

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Created as part of an artist-in-residence programme of Azkuna Zentroa, Bilbao in 2024, Miguel A. Garc’a creates seven intricate compositions using the raw sound and rhythmic material provide by Ruben Gil, with additional material on one track from Fernando Carvalho, in a well-paced album of awe-inspiring moments of beauty and propulsive motion.

Mimosa, Eric / Christian Vasseur: Les Sans-Ombre
Mimosa, Eric / Christian Vasseur:
Les Sans-Ombre

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Duo guitar improvisations performed on archtop acoustic guitars from French guitarists Christian Vasseur and Eric Mimosa, nine improvisations recorded in the studio in Mons en Baroeul, France using impressive technique in a well-matched duo of virtuosic playing and wildly creative ideas that run the gamut from extremely energetic discussion to spacious observation.

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Carlos Bechegas / Joao Madeira / Monsieur Trinite: Free to Open
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Carlos Bechegas / Joao Madeira / Monsieur Trinite:
Free to Open

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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On the active and experimental side of Creative Sources' acoustic configurations organized by label leader and violist Ernesto Rodrigues, this energetic chamber quartet with Carlos Bechegas on piccolo, flute & alto flute, Joao Madeira on double bass and Monsieur Trinite on percussion, explore the three-part title work through rapid action and highly textured reflection.

Rodrigues, Ernesto / Luisa Goncalves / Flak / Bruno Parrinha / Miguel Mira: Nocturne
Rodrigues, Ernesto / Luisa Goncalves / Flak / Bruno Parrinha / Miguel Mira:
Nocturne

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The title an apt description of this dreamlike improvisation guided by the piano of Luisa Gonçalves, in a quintet with Flak on acoustic guitar & ebow, Bruno Parrinha on bass clarinet, Miguel Mira on cello and Ernesto Rodrigues on viola & crackle box, the latter adding crepuscular bird calls and whispers to this nuanced nocturnal meditation of dark ambiance and furtive encounters.

Niblock, Phill: Boston Tenor Index
Niblock, Phill:
Boston Tenor Index

(Alga Marghen -- Italy )


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Three previously unreleased works by composer Phil Niblock--Index" (1969); "Tenor" (1972); "Boston III" (1972)--plus an earlier version, "Boston I", all rich works of microtones, overtones, and drones that point to the direction of his subsequent work; "Boston III" was recorded with Rhys Chatham (flute, voice), Martin Bough (tenor saxophone), and Gregory Reeve (viola, voice).

Parker, William / Ellen Christi: Cereal Music
Parker, William / Ellen Christi:
Cereal Music

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


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William Parker's first spoken word album, and the continuing collaboration between Parker and composer, vocalist and sound designer Ellen Christi, who developed the underlying tracks, sung vocals and overall sound architecture for Parker's insightful, observational and revealing words and recitation, Parker also providing bass and flute that complement his life-affirming texts.

Schindler / Willers / Eriksson: Cassiber Complex
Schindler / Willers / Eriksson:
Cassiber Complex

(FMR -- UK )


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An extended improvisation captured in 2023 at ASIS_Klangraum in MUCCA & dasvinzenz (Munich) from the trio of long-time collaborators Eric Zwang Eriksson on drums and Udo Schindler on bass clarinet, cornet & Tubax (an Eb contrabass saxophone) with guitarist Andreas Willers of Grid Mesh, for an evolving and exploratory work of deep reflection and extreme catharsis.

Agnel / Camps / Rieussec / Lazro: Quartet Un Peu Tendre
Agnel / Camps / Rieussec / Lazro:
Quartet Un Peu Tendre

(Fou Records -- France )


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The duo of French sound artists J-Kristoff Camps and Carole Rieussec, whose long-running duo project Kristoff K.Roll creates sound labyrinths of electroacoustic and acousmatic sources, meets with pianist Sophie Agnel and saxophonist Daunik Lazro for two extended works of sonic twists and turns, acoustic improvisation infiltrated with mysterious and startling sound; fascinating.

Catalogue (Berrocal / Pauvros / Artman): Assassins
Catalogue (Berrocal / Pauvros / Artman):
Assassins

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $14.95    




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Trumpeter Jac Berrocal's 80's underground avant-garde band Catalogue with drummer Gilbert Artman (Lard Free, Urban Sax) and electric guitarist Jean-Francois Pauvros were known for their merging of experimental and boundary pushing forms of improvised jazz, punk, and rock (Think Etron Fou or This Heat); these early recordings by Jean-Marc Foussat find the band at their most assertively eclectic.

Camarasa / Foussat / Maffiolo: Seuil de Feu
Camarasa / Foussat / Maffiolo:
Seuil de Feu

(Fou Records -- France )


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Three improvisations recorded in concert at Impromptu, in Bordeaux, France and at Cameleon, in Toulouse, between Xavier Camarasa (MILESDAVISQUINTET!) on Fender Rhodes and Jean on Marc Foussat on Synthi AKS, voice & toys, with Marc Maffiolo joining on baritone saxophone for one piece at Cameleon; rich interactions of incredible texture & detail and unforeseen twists & turns.

Foucher, Anne / Jean-Marc Foussat: Chair Ca
Foucher, Anne / Jean-Marc Foussat:
Chair Ca

(Fou Records -- France )


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Four journeys in passionately rich sound merging synthetics, acousmatic sources, field recordings and acoustic violin from the duo of Anne Foucher, who has worked with the Acousmaki collective, on violin and electronics, and Jean-Marc Foussat on Synthi AKS, piano, toys and voice, captured live in 2022 at rue Floreal, in Montpellier and at rue de Genac, in Bignac, France.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Daunik Lazro: Trente-Cing Miniutes & Vingt-Trois Secondes
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Daunik Lazro:
Trente-Cing Miniutes & Vingt-Trois Secondes

(Fou Records -- France )


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Titled for the length of the album (Thirty-Five Minutes & Twenty-Three Seconds) the duo of Foussat & Lazro, who have performed as a trio with Evan Parker and in the Clifford Thornton Memorial Quartet, concentrate their work into this incredible merging of transformative synthetics and textural sax expression, with moments of lyrical and alien beauty emerging from their sophisticated dialog.

Foussat, Jean-Marc / Guy-Frank Pellerin / Eugenio Sanna : Escale
Foussat, Jean-Marc / Guy-Frank Pellerin / Eugenio Sanna :
Escale

(Fou Records -- France )


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Four electroacoustic improvisations recorded in Italy between Jean-Marc Foussat on Synthi AKS, piano, toys & voice, Guy-Franck Pellerin on saxophones & percussion, and Eugenio Sanna on amplified guitar, metal strips balloons, cellophane & voices, an album of unconventional orchestration and approach that fascinates in its unusual sonic journey.

Sparkling Sessions: Copenhagen
Sparkling Sessions:
Copenhagen

(Fou Records -- France )


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The French/Danish band Sparkling Sessions merge free improvisation and experimental music styles, borrowing from outsider jazz and electronic music, with collaborations from well-known musicians including trumpeter Jac Berrocal or synth player Vincent Epplay, here in a collection of performances at the Sparkling Sound Festival in Copenhagen in 2022.

Davis, On Ka'a (Davis / McKenzie II / Ali): ...Here's to Another Day and Night for the Lwa of the Wo
Davis, On Ka'a (Davis / McKenzie II / Ali):
...Here's to Another Day and Night for the Lwa of the Woke

(Tzadik -- USA )


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The second Tzadik release for guitarist On Ka'a Davis in a trio with trumpeter Ali Ali and drummer Donald Sturge Anthony McKenzie II, for a wild album of electric jazz with a psychedelic edge, fourteen tracks with spectacular and high-powered playing balanced with moments of introspective awe, music standing in the shadows of Mahavishnu, Material or late Miles.

Alves, Pedro Melo : Conundrum Vol.1
Alves, Pedro Melo :
Conundrum Vol.1

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Since 2019 Portuguese drummer & percussionist Pedro Melo Alves has run the Conundrum series at the ZDB club (Galeria Ze dos Bois) in Lisbon, inviting a diverse set of improvisers, many for first time encounters, and recording the concerts which he presents here in this first volume: thirteen fascinating improvisations that challenge both the drummer and participants alike.

Baron, Derek / Luke Martin: Distinct and Concealed [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Baron, Derek / Luke Martin:
Distinct and Concealed [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


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NY composer & keyboardist Derek Baron meets with Minneapolis experimental composer & performer Luke Martin at Zeitgeist Center in New Orleans and at Resource Space in Minneapolis, MN to record these live performances on piano, keyboard, no-input mixing board and cassette recordings; minimal works of tension and release, incorporating movement, audience and room sounds into their contemporary improvisations.

Davies, Rhodri: Wyth [8 CD Box Set]
Davies, Rhodri:
Wyth [8 CD Box Set]

(Amgen Records -- UK )


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Collecting eight of avant improvising Irish harpist Rhodri Davie's albums on his Amgen label--Trem, Over Shadows, Wound Response, An Air Swept Clean Of All Distance, Telyn Rawn, For Simon H. Fell, Dwa Dni Telyn Wrachïod--a diverse set of approaches and configurations showing both his interest in the history and in the creative use of his instruments.

Lyle, Erica Dawn : Colonial Motels [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Lyle, Erica Dawn :
Colonial Motels [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


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The former touring guitarist for Bikini Kill, who has also worked with The Raincoats and Kim Gordon, in a 2-part solo work of experimental approaches to the electric guitar, starting with minimal loops that slowly layer in intensity until reaching a climactic release and dispersal, picked up again in the second part for a unique work of noise and alien guitar soloing.

Reeder / Seward / Weathers : Two Ballads from the High Plains
Reeder / Seward / Weathers :
Two Ballads from the High Plains

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


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Recording on an afternoon in Andrew Weather's studio Wind Tide, in Littlefield, Texas in 2023, from the electroacoustic trio of Kory Reeder on double bass, electronics & gongs, Ryan Seward on psaltery & electronics and Andrew Weathers on lap steel & tenor saxophone, the final compositions assembled from two improvisations using two different tunings that Seward brought with him.

Seward, Ryan / Andrew Weathers : Laminar Interiors
Seward, Ryan / Andrew Weathers :
Laminar Interiors

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


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Recording inside of abandoned agricultural silos in the Colorado plains during the summer of 2023, percussionist Ryan Seward and saxophonist Andrew Weathers leverage the resonance of these large metal structures, taking a slow pace employing silence with a pensive attitude as they improvise encased in these "Laminar Interiors: thin layers of interior sound".

Tilth And Wind Tide (Korsmo / McLauglin / Weather / Yantis): Anemoia
Tilth And Wind Tide (Korsmo / McLauglin / Weather / Yantis):
Anemoia

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


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The debut of Andrew Weather's label Editions Glomar, releasing the work of the artists he collaborates with, here in a set of electroacoustic improvisations from his Wind Tide studio in West Texas with Gretchen Korsmo on electric piano & electronics, Nathan McLaughlin on modular synth, Cody Yantis on bass clarinet, piano & synth, and Weathers on guitar, lap steel & electronics.

Weathers, Andrew: AW Walks to the West Bank of the French Broad Every Day
Weathers, Andrew:
AW Walks to the West Bank of the French Broad Every Day

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


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A 2-part work leveraging binaural recordings made in daily walks in Asheville, NC to different points of the French Broad River: Part 1 "Interior" is collaged as a room resonance study using hydrophone recordings of the French Broad, microtonal instruments by Ben Hjertmann plus piano & synth recordings; Part 2 "Exterior" is a layered alignment of the recordings from his walks.

Zuydervelt, Rutger : Banzo (music for a film by Margarida Cardoso)
Zuydervelt, Rutger :
Banzo (music for a film by Margarida Cardoso)

(Self Released -- The Netherlands )


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Rutger Zuydervelt, aka Machinefabriek, composes the soundtrack for the film Banzo, written and directed by Margarida Cardoso, rich ambient music from melancholy to optimistic warmth, reflecting the tone and story of a plantation in 1907 plagued by starvation and suicide, and the doctor who decides to heal them by trying to understand what is affecting their soul.

Zuydervelt, Rutger : Curve
Zuydervelt, Rutger :
Curve

(Self Released -- Netherlands )


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A new sound composition by Dutch composer Rutger Zuydervelt for the installation piece "Curve" by Cocky Eek, developed in collaboration with Boukje Schweigman, Rutger's work an 8-channel soundscape of seamless loops that accompanies visitors of the installation via 24 speakers, here in a stereo adaptation mimicking the spatial quality of the installation space.

Kordik, Daniel / Eddie Prevost: End No End
Kordik, Daniel / Eddie Prevost:
End No End

(Earshots -- UK )


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Legendary AMM drummer/percussionist and Matchless label leader Eddie Prévost meets with Earshots co-label leader and improvising synthesist Daniel Kordik for five remarkable dialogs, both using a full range of creative techniques that complement through alternating percussive and sonic approaches to their instruments, taking listeners into unforseen territories.

Peacock, Annette / Paul Bley: Dual Unity  [VINYL]
Peacock, Annette / Paul Bley:
Dual Unity [VINYL]

(Cosmic Jazz -- Italy )


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Reissuing Annette Peacock and Paul Bley's live album from 1972, an electroacoustic jazz record using one of Robert Moog's earliest synthesizers, in a quintet with New Yorkers Mario Pavone on bass and Laurence Cook on drums, with Dutch avant jazz drummer Han Bennink joining them on tour, this album from two concerts at Club B14 in Rotterdam and Espace Cardin in Paris.

Rose, Jon: Aeolian Tendency
Rose, Jon:
Aeolian Tendency

(Room40 -- Australia )


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Aeolian instruments, which create sound by the action of wind, have been an occupation of Australian violinist Jon Rose since 1979, using central Australia's winds to exite vibrations on self-invented instrumented using piano wire and fishing line, here presenting beautifully exotic recordings from two instruments he created in 2021 (The Monolith) and in 2022 (The Tube).

Gleaming Shard (Wang / Bryerton): Mirrors in Light Diamonds
Gleaming Shard (Wang / Bryerton):
Mirrors in Light Diamonds

(Balance Point Acoustics -- USA )


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Sculpted sonics through prepared guitars, electronics, synthetics, drums, gongs, metal and percussion, the Chicago duo Gleaming Shards of guitarist Da Wei Wang and drummer Jerome Bryerton, both veterans of improvisation, experimental and avant rock groups, evoke the album title and group name through shimmering and subtly shifting expanses of sound and punctuated movement.

Kahn, Jason / Alice Hui-Sheng Chang: I Smile When The Sound Is Singing Through The Space
Kahn, Jason / Alice Hui-Sheng Chang:
I Smile When The Sound Is Singing Through The Space

(Editions -- Switzerland )


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The second album from Swiss improviser Jason Kahn and Taiwanese experimental vocalist Alice Hui-Sheng Chang, in eight pieces of free vocal improvisation recorded during Jason Kahn's one-month artist residency in September 2023 at Ting Shuo Hear Say in Tainan, Taiwan, an unusual collaboration of idiosyncratic interactions using a wide spectrum of vocal techniques.

Zurria, Manuel: Fame di Vento [3 CDs]
Zurria, Manuel:
Fame di Vento [3 CDs]

(ANTS Records -- Italy )


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A triple CD and 24-page booklet of recordings from Italian flutist and composer Manuel Zurria performing works by luminary composers including Alvin Lucier, James Tenney, Tashi Wada, Jürg Frey, Laurence Crane, &c., with an homage to Italian conceptual artist Alighiero Boetti, each CD punctuated with Preludes and Postludes performed with guest saxophonist Gianni Gebbia.

Sharp, Elliott (w / Sally Gates / Toshi Dorji): Ere Guitar
Sharp, Elliott (w / Sally Gates / Toshi Dorji):
Ere Guitar

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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Following his 2017 trio album with guitarists Marc Ribot and Mary Halvorson, New York guitarist Elliott Sharp returns to his Manhattan studio with two different guitarists--Bhutan guitarist Tashi Dorji living in Asheville, and New Zealand guitarist living in New York Sally Gates--for ten far-ranging improvisations of inspired technique and creative intent.

Axioms: Extensions To Infinity
Axioms:
Extensions To Infinity

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Axioms is based around the core trio of Boston multi-reedist, percussionist and composer David Peck, and Cecil Taylor associates Albey onBass (on bass) and poet Jane SpokenWord, here in a performance with collective core cellist & aquasonic performer Glynis Lomon, and guest improviser from New Orleans, Chris Alford on guitar, stomp box and percussion.

Metal Chaos Ensemble: Insanity Is Contagious
Metal Chaos Ensemble:
Insanity Is Contagious

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Metal Chaos Ensemble was formed in 2015 by reedist & percussionist David Peck and drummer Yuri Zbitnov as a working project to explore chaotic rhythms on metallic instruments with a rock sensibility; drummer Steve Niemitz now holds the drum chair, and the band is a prolific sextet with saxophonist Michael Caglione, trumpeter Bob Moores, synth player Eric Woods and guitarist Mike Gruen.

Butcher, John / Luigi Marino / Mark Wastell: Parallel Streams
Butcher, John / Luigi Marino / Mark Wastell:
Parallel Streams

(Confront -- UK )


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An impressive live performance at Exploratorium Berlin in 2024 as part of the international symposium Musicians' Perspectives on Improvisation, which explores the practices, ideas, visions and theories of improvising musicians, from the trio of John Butcher on saxophones, Luigi Marino on cymbals, zarb, zarb e zurkhaneh & feedback devices, and Mark Wastell on percussion.

Chabala, Barry / David Forlano / Drew Gowran: Juno
Chabala, Barry / David Forlano / Drew Gowran:
Juno

(Confront -- UK )


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The trio of Barry Chabala on acoustic guitar, objects & radio, David Forlano on laptop, EWI & live sampling and Drew Gowran on drums & percussion are heard in a set of four experimental soundscapes and improvised dialogs of great detail and diverse momentum, captured live at Juno Brewery + Cafe, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Alva Noto: HYbr:ID II
Alva Noto:
HYbr:ID II

(Noton -- Germany )


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The second installment of Alva Noto's HYbr:ID series initiated in 2021 in a mysteriously dark and beautiful album of electronics, submerged sound, glitch and alien percussive elements, these 10 pieces from a commission to score Richard Siegal's Ectopia performed in 2021 by Tanztheater Pina Bausch with Shooting into the Corner (2008-09) by Anish Kapoor.

Cleaver, Gerald: The Process
Cleaver, Gerald:
The Process

(Positive Elevation / 577 Records -- USA )


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Taking his cues from the electronic music of his Detroit roots, free jazz drummer Gerald Cleaver presents an album of synthetic rhythms and sonic landscapes, each piece composed in detailed arrangements of compelling and adventurous structures, from propulsive grooves to sinuous soundscapes, a surprising and exciting twist showing Cleaver's strong compositional skills.

Fennesz: Venice 20 (20th Anniversary Edition)
Fennesz:
Venice 20 (20th Anniversary Edition)

(Touch -- UK )


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20th anniversary reissue of Fennesz's 2004 release Venice, as a deluxe version remastered by Denis Blackham, with new and extra tracks not on the previous CD or vinyl versions, in a DVD-format with a booklet of texts by Fennesz, Denis Blackham, and Jon Wozencroft, photographs from the 2004 sessions, and David Sylvian's original handwritten lyrics for "Transit."

Parker's, Evan Transatlantic Trance Map: Marconi's Drift
Parker's, Evan Transatlantic Trance Map:
Marconi's Drift

(False Walls -- UK )


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Bringing together two groups of spectacular improvisers versed in free and electroacoustic improvisation for a live transatlantic performance, one group of seven musicians primarily from The UK & Europe performing from The Hot Tin venue in Faversham, Kent, UK, the other group of six musicians performing from Roulette, New York City, for this stunningly impressive group improvisation.

Brant, Cody / Carl Kruger: Smoke Detail
Brant, Cody / Carl Kruger:
Smoke Detail

(Chocolate Monk -- UK )


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Developed using recordings made in Oregon and in North Carolina from West Coast sound and multimedia artists Cody Brand and Carl Kruger, Brant expanding Kruger's initial tracks with his own rhythmic additions and sonic embellishments to create twelve compositions with a recommended use of "reflective open-road journeys", noted as "Reality-dream boundary: blurred".



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