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

(False Walls -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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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 )


Price: $9.95    




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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".

Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Cristian Alvear / Juan Sebastian Lach : One for One
Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Cristian Alvear / Juan Sebastian Lach :
One for One

(Ftarri -- Japan )


Price: $14.95    




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This album of resonant electronics with spacious pacing is beautifully rendered by Mexican electronic artist and composer Juan Sebastian Lach, who performs on computer, and Chilean electric guitarist Cristian Alvear, presenting a 2015 composition by French composer, saxophonist, and organist Jean-Luc Guionnet titled "One for One for any pitched instrument and electronics."

Haco: Another Souvenir: Solo Live in 2002
Haco:
Another Souvenir: Solo Live in 2002

(Ftarri -- Japan )


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After Dinner vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist Haco undertook her first North American tour in 2002, bringing with her an irregularly tuned electric mandolin, two samplers, a mini-drum synth and her "Howling [tea]Pot" feedback instrument, here in seven uniquely Haco performances of sonic instrumentals and song, performed at Mama Gaia's in Cambridge.

Noyes, Lee / Barry Chabala: The Lightgiver
Noyes, Lee / Barry Chabala:
The Lightgiver

(Ftarri -- Japan )


Price: $14.95    




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A 4-part series of collaborative improvisations between US guitarist Barry Chabala and Canadian-born, Sweden-based electroacoustic improviser Lee Noyes, Chabala performing on acoustic & electric guitars and objects, Noyes on piano & percussion, and both on prepared piano, for elegantly diaphanous interactions that employ a score influenced by The I Ching and Albert Camus.

Sakata, Akira / Rie Nakajima: Roughly Random
Sakata, Akira / Rie Nakajima:
Roughly Random

(Ftarri -- Japan )


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Legendary Japanese free jazz saxophonist Akira Sakata joins with frequent collaborator, younger generation sound and installation artist Rie Nakajima, for a live concert at Ftarri's Tokyo venue in 2023, Sakata performing on alto sax, clarinet, bells, singing bowl and vocals, Nakajima on objects and motor, capturing two sets of unique detail and expressive restraint.

Yamauchi, Katsura / Jason Kahn: Time Between
Yamauchi, Katsura / Jason Kahn:
Time Between

(Ftarri -- Japan )


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Two itinerant and unique performers in solo and small group configurations--Japanese saxophonist Katsura Yamauchi, who has recorded & performed with Voice Crack, Tatsuya Nakatani, Otomo Yoshihide, &c. &c., and Swiss electroacoustic improviser Jason Kahn--meet during Kahn's 2023 visit to Japan, recording these perceptively subtle duos live at HALL, in Oita and at IAF SHOP, in Hakata.

Merce, Sergio: Prosa
Merce, Sergio:
Prosa

(Hitorri -- Japan )


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Buenos Aires sound artist & saxophonist Sergio Merce presents his third album on the Hitorri label, in two pieces recorded between 2023-24: "Segundo Paisaje", an organized composition using wind synthesizer, virtual instruments & field recordings; and "Glissotar" using a new wind instrument designed for extreme glissando effects, joined with wind synth & electronics.

Ironing & Juice Machine: S/T
Ironing & Juice Machine:
S/T

(Hymns -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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The Ironing project of Gainesville, Florida turntable and electronic artist joins with the Oregon-based Juice Machine duo of Roger Smith and late experimental musician Heather Chessman, both on electronics, tapes & sampler, for six unusual constructions of strange grooves over which concrete and obscure sounds swim about with a sense of wonder and humor.

Cleaver, Gerald: The Process [VINYL]
Cleaver, Gerald:
The Process [VINYL]

(Positive Elevation / 577 Records -- USA )


Price: $20.00    




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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.

Expanse: Gamut
Expanse:
Gamut

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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The ninth set from the Boston collective group Expanse led by Evil Clown label leader David Peck, combining improvisers with both a post-jazz and post-rock aesthetic, here as an electroacoustic septet with an extended and unusual percussion set, as performed by David Peck, DNA Girl, Eric Dahlman, DNA Girl, Count Robot, Tim Mungenast, and Michael Knoblach.

Nichunimu: Calados
Nichunimu:
Calados

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $16.00    




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At the forefront of Chile's experimental improv scene, the Nichunimu trio of Benjamin Vergara on trumpet, Nicolas Carrasco on synthesizer and Matias Mardones on percussion are both lyrical in a style that adheres to traditional jazz of a relaxed unrushed intention, but warped through unusual rhythmic approaches and odd punctuations from synthetics and radio.

Pavone, Jessica: What Happens Has Become Now
Pavone, Jessica:
What Happens Has Become Now

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Her 5th solo viola album finds NY improviser & composer Jessica Pavone extending her exploration of music based on the pitches of the open strings, accentuating the natural sympathetic resonances of the instrument and expanded through the use of electronic effects to create a virtual duo, on one track performing on a Ken Butler hand-crafted hybrid instrument, the Sword Viola.

ONCEIM (Orchestre de Nouvelles Creations, Experimentations et Improvisations Musicales: Laminaire
ONCEIM (Orchestre de Nouvelles Creations, Experimentations et Improvisations Musicales:
Laminaire

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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ONCEIM is the French ensemble of over 30 distinguished musicians directed by Frédéric Blondy, drawing on jazz, free improv, experimental and contemporary music as they evolve impressively detailed works from subtle restraint to controlled swells, heard in live performances from 2018 at Eglise Saint-Merry in Paris and at La Muse en Circuit in 2020, plus a 3rd studio session from 2020.

Lauro, Audrey: Prose Metallique
Lauro, Audrey:
Prose Metallique

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Versed in jazz and contemporary composed music, Belgian alto saxophonist Audrey Lauro embarks on a solo journey with seven saxophone improvisations, using 'everyday objects' to prepare her instrument and close-microphone placement to create an intimate sound space, exploring 'the area where voice and instrument converge'.

Hubbub (Blondy / Denzler / Guionnet / Mariage / Perraud): abb abb abb
Hubbub (Blondy / Denzler / Guionnet / Mariage / Perraud):
abb abb abb

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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With prior albums on For4Ears and Matchless, the French electroacoustic (with an emphasis on "acoustic") free improvising quartet Hubbub of Frédéric Blondy (piano), Bertrand Denzler (tenor sax), Jean-Luc Guionnet (alto sax), Jean-Sébastien Mariage (guitar), and Edward Peraud (percussion) present two extended, perfectly paced improvisations of stunning interplay and incredible technique.

Wegmann, Judith / Jens Ruland / Robert Torche: Kon.Takte
Wegmann, Judith / Jens Ruland / Robert Torche:
Kon.Takte

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


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Surrounding the realization of Karlheinz Stockhausen's ground-breaking work of electronic music and acoustic improvisation, Kontakte, performed by Judith Wegmann (piano) Jens Ruland (percussion) & Robert Torche (electronics), are Antoine Chessex's exploratory score Geschichte der Gewalt, applying improvisation to frequency and form, and the improvised prelude from all three: Spiegelungen.

DNS: Taking Big Bites Of The Khandas Three Cafes Deep [2 CDs]
DNS:
Taking Big Bites Of The Khandas Three Cafes Deep [2 CDs]

(Bu Lang Tribute Cake -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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Live improvisations from the North Carolina duo of Alexander Cooper and Joseph Schlam, a double album of eight extended journeys through textural sound, drone and veiled reference, influenced by Costin Miereanu, Jaap Vink, Lionel Marchetti, Luc Ferrari, and Dagar Vani, as the duo work in stereo using two amps for drums, voice, live electronics, and field recordings.

Flinn, Stephen / Bryan Eubanks : Stephen Flinn / Bryan Eubanks
Flinn, Stephen / Bryan Eubanks :
Stephen Flinn / Bryan Eubanks

(Public Eyesore -- USA )


Price: $12.95    




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A live performance of acoustic improvisation augmented by electronics between Stephen Flinn and Bryan Eubanks, Flinn bringing percussion and gongs to the stage while Eubanks performs on saxophone and electronics, over a 30 minute dialog they coax out unusual cries, squeals and utterance of confident sonic force evolved through improvisational restraint; compelling and mysterious.

Axioms: Extensions To Infinity <i>[Used Item]</i>
Axioms:
Extensions To Infinity [Used Item]

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $10.00    




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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.

Brant, Cody / Carl Kruger: Smoke Detail <i>[Used Item]</i>
Brant, Cody / Carl Kruger:
Smoke Detail [Used Item]

(Chocolate Monk -- UK )


Price: $7.00    




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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".

Corcoran, Kevin / Andrew Weathers: Peripheral Residue
Corcoran, Kevin / Andrew Weathers:
Peripheral Residue

(Editions Glomar -- USA )


Price: $9.95    




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Two acoustic improvisations from percussionist Kevin Corcoran and Andrew Weathers on soprano saxophone, recorded in an abandoned garage and using the structure's resonance to shape their playing, with the third and title track being an electroacoustic composition by Corcoran, incorporating field recordings from Mare Island, where they were working.

Foucher, Anne / Jean-Marc Foussat: Chair Ca <i>[Used Item]</i>
Foucher, Anne / Jean-Marc Foussat:
Chair Ca [Used Item]

(Fou Records -- France )


Price: $10.00    




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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.

Griffure: Paratonnerre <i>[Used Item]</i>
Griffure:
Paratonnerre [Used Item]

(Umlaut Records -- France )


Price: $10.00    




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The French duo Griffure of cellist & vocalist Leonore Grollemund and violinist & vocalist Amaryllis Billet are transformed into a string quintet enhanced by electroacoustic instrumentation, with violinist Chloe Julian, violist Alix Gauthier and double bassist Lea Yeche, all three providing vocals, in 15 evocative works that shift between composition, improv and text.

Metal Chaos Ensemble: Insanity Is Contagious <i>[Used Item]</i>
Metal Chaos Ensemble:
Insanity Is Contagious [Used Item]

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $9.00    




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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.

Rotor (Rodrigues / Torres / Santos): Impulses And Signals <i>[Used Item]</i>
Rotor (Rodrigues / Torres / Santos):
Impulses And Signals [Used Item]

(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.

Symbolist (Flinn / Rodrigues / Carroll): The Age Of Bronze <i>[Used Item]</i>
Symbolist (Flinn / Rodrigues / Carroll):
The Age Of Bronze [Used Item]

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $12.00    




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Improvising collaborators, percussionist Stephen Flinn and cellist Guilherme Rodrigues join with Irish improviser and composer Roy Carroll, a member of Splitter Orchestra and who works with the amplification and signal processing of diverse objects, here the trio performing an extended improvisation of exotic and transformative sonic interaction through unusual, encompassing soundscapes of exotic and transformative sonic interaction.

Thomas, Pat: This is Trick Step
Thomas, Pat:
This is Trick Step

(577 Records -- USA )


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UK improviser and keyboard artist Pat Thomas makes his 577 debut with a solo album of abstract and active electronic experimentation with an urban edge, blending texture, depth, and 'mental stimulation' in unexpected, densely packed ways, with Thomas describing the album as the product of an alternative universe where JDilla and Morton Feldman collaborate.

Tungu: Successful Utilization of Elements
Tungu:
Successful Utilization of Elements

(Public Eyesore -- USA )


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A series of 19 wide-ranging duets between Sergey Senchuk, aka Tungu, who performs on voice, acoustic bass, field recording & sampling, and an impressive set of international improvisers, including Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Jaap Blonk (voice), Gunda Gottschalk (violin), Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar), Sainkho Namtchylak (voice), Xavier Charles (clarinet & processing), &c.

Hoffman, Christopher (feat. Henry Threadgill / Anna Webber): Vision Is The Identity [VINYL]
Hoffman, Christopher (feat. Henry Threadgill / Anna Webber):
Vision Is The Identity [VINYL]

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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Returning to the electronic jazz approach of his album Multifariam, cellist Christopher Hoffman, composing with the core trio of Frank LoCrasto on keyboards and Bill Campbell on drums, is joined by luminaries such as Henry Threadgill, Ryan Scott, Anna Webber, and Alfred Colón on select tracks, releasing a lyrically compelling album that draws on a diverse range of influences.

Sun Ra: Berkeley Lecture, 1971
Sun Ra:
Berkeley Lecture, 1971

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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In 1971 as Sun Ra's deal with ABC Impulse! introduced him and his Arkestra to a wider audience, Sun Ra, aka Herman Poole Blount, accepted a lectureship at University of California, Berkeley, teaching a class titled "The Black Man and the Cosmos" heard in this half hour lecture with a solo piano rendering of "Love in Outer Space," and a 16 minute wild Moog solo.

Garcia, Miguel A. / Fernando Carvalho: Siamese
Garcia, Miguel A. / Fernando Carvalho:
Siamese

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $16.95    




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Developed as part of the 2024 artist-in-residence program at Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao, this series of nine electroacoustic compositions by Miguel A. García and Fernando Carvalho blends rhythms, synthesizers, and Carvalho's field recordings, all manipulated and transformed by García into distinct sonic worlds, each unveiling or making curious mysteriously fascinating sources.

Rodrigues / Sa / Rocha / Rodrigues / Silva / Varela / Goncalves / Flak / Trindade: Mimesis
Rodrigues / Sa / Rocha / Rodrigues / Silva / Varela / Goncalves / Flak / Trindade:
Mimesis

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Primarily an acoustic ensemble of nine improvisers led by Ernesto Rodrigues on viola — including saxophonist Joana Sá, percussionist Monsieur Trindade, guitarist Flak, and pianist Luisa Gonçalves — performs a live, extended improvisation of tightly controlled, deeply detailed conversation as part of the 2024 Creative Sources Cycle in Lisbon.

Hirt, Erhard / Klaus Kurvers / Dietrich Petzold: Weiterbauen
Hirt, Erhard / Klaus Kurvers / Dietrich Petzold:
Weiterbauen

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The trio of Erhard Hirt, Klaus Kürvers, and Dietrich Petzold defies conventional norms, blending Dobro, electric guitar, double bass, violin, and rare instruments like tenor violin and bowed metal into a compelling exploration of atonality, sonic precision, and playful free improvisation, creating uniquely intricate and shifting soundscapes filled with string excitement.

Hirt, Erhard / Richard Scott / Klaus Kurvers / Willi Kellers: Trails
Hirt, Erhard / Richard Scott / Klaus Kurvers / Willi Kellers:
Trails

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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Recording at Kuhlspot Social Club in Berlin, the quartet of Erhard Hirt (e-guitar & electronics), Richard Scott (live electronics), Klaus Kurvers (double bass), and Willi Kellers (drums & percussion) perform assertive and exploratory electroacoustic improvisations, taking listeners on 7 journeys that flow through dense forests, deep into watery worlds or traverse unearthly trails.

Variable Geometry Orchestra: L'Heure Derniere du Silence
Variable Geometry Orchestra:
L'Heure Derniere du Silence

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $16.95    




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L'Heure Dernière du Silence stands as a testament to VGO's ongoing exploration of the interplay between silence and sound, solidifying their position as a leading force in contemporary improvised music as heard in this live recording captured during the cycle "A Hora Derradeira do Silencio" at St. George's Church, in Lisbon, Portugal in 2024.

Rodrigues / Torres / Hencleeday / Santos: Synopsis
Rodrigues / Torres / Hencleeday / Santos:
Synopsis

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $16.95    




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Recorded live during the Creative Sources Cycle at Lisbon's Cossoul on May 2, 2024, this collaboration brings together Ernesto Rodrigues (viola, crackle box), Nuno Torres (alto saxophone), Andre Hencleeday (piano), and Carlos Santos (modular synth) in a delicate journey of reductionist improvisation, blending acoustic and electronic textures to craft an intricate, lower-case performance of subtle sonic dialogues and dynamic restraint.

Lisbon String Trio & Carlos Santos: Cobra
Lisbon String Trio & Carlos Santos:
Cobra

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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The Lisbon String Trio — Ernesto Rodrigues (viola), Miguel Mira (cello) and Alvaro Rosso(double bass) — collaborates with Carlos Santos (electronics, modular synth) to create a sophisticated, assertive set that enriches the trio's soundscape with nuanced electronic textures, building on the trio's nearly telepathic coordination and harmonic depth, blending physicality and subtle electronics to evoke mysterious, wave-like motifs and dynamic subtlety.

Hoffman, Christopher (feat. Henry Threadgill / Anna Webber): Vision Is The Identity [VINYL] <i>[Used
Hoffman, Christopher (feat. Henry Threadgill / Anna Webber):
Vision Is The Identity [VINYL] [Used Item]

(Out Of Your Head Records -- USA )


Price: $14.40    




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Returning to the electronic jazz approach of his album Multifariam, cellist Christopher Hoffman, composing with the core trio of Frank LoCrasto on keyboards and Bill Campbell on drums, is joined by luminaries such as Henry Threadgill, Ryan Scott, Anna Webber, and Alfred Colón on select tracks, releasing a lyrically compelling album that draws on a diverse range of influences.

Niblock, Phill / Anna Clementi / Thomas Stern: Zound Delta 2
Niblock, Phill / Anna Clementi / Thomas Stern:
Zound Delta 2

(KARLRECORDS -- Germany )


Price: $17.95    




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A posthumous realization of Phill Niblock's 2022 composition, this dense, resonant work of drone and sonic intensity, written for Italian vocalist Anna Clementi and shaped and developed with guitarist and bassist Thomas Stern of Einstürzende Neubauten and Crime & the City Solution, is presented in two monumental, haunting longform versions.

Bowne, Dougie: The Stars Are Indispensable
Bowne, Dougie:
The Stars Are Indispensable

(Tzadik -- USA )


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A formidable sonic duo of guitar, bass, electronics, prepared bass, and drums, featuring Downtown NY pioneer Dougie Bowne and Brooklyn-based experimental rock bassist Matt Nelson (tUnE-yArDs, Weasel Walter Large Ensemble), delivering twelve intense and startlingly inventive improvisations, using every inch of their instruments to create a heavy, captivating set of soundscapes.

Nevai, Nandor: &lt;&lt;The PRICE of FRONTIER&gt;&gt; Book 1: FULK [BOOK + 4 CDs]
Nevai, Nandor:
<<The PRICE of FRONTIER>> Book 1: FULK [BOOK + 4 CDs]

(Psykomanteum -- USA )


Price: $49.95    




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Each volume of Nandor Nevai's musikbook series merges four CDs of genre-focused music — folk, industrial, jazz, or hard rock — with autobiographical text and vibrant images, creating a multi-sensory journey through evolving sub-genres, as Nevai's narration and Alex Theoret's mastering bring pristine studio works and raw recordings into a cohesive, powerful experience.

Nevai, Nandor: &lt;&lt;The PRICE of FRONTIER&gt;&gt; Book 2: MARTIAL [BOOK + 4 CDs]
Nevai, Nandor:
<<The PRICE of FRONTIER>> Book 2: MARTIAL [BOOK + 4 CDs]

(Psykomanteum -- USA )


Price: $49.95    




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Each volume of Nandor Nevai's musikbook series merges four CDs of genre-focused music — folk, industrial, jazz, or hard rock — with autobiographical text and vibrant images, creating a multi-sensory journey through evolving sub-genres, as Nevai's narration and Alex Theoret's mastering bring pristine studio works and raw recordings into a cohesive, powerful experience.

Nevai, Nandor: &lt;&lt;The PRICE of FRONTIER&gt;&gt; Book 3: JASSOM  [BOOK + 4 CDs]
Nevai, Nandor:
<<The PRICE of FRONTIER>> Book 3: JASSOM [BOOK + 4 CDs]

(Psykomanteum -- USA )


Price: $49.95    




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Each volume of Nandor Nevai's musikbook series merges four CDs of genre-focused music — folk, industrial, jazz, or hard rock — with autobiographical text and vibrant images, creating a multi-sensory journey through evolving sub-genres, as Nevai's narration and Alex Theoret's mastering bring pristine studio works and raw recordings into a cohesive, powerful experience.

Nevai, Nandor: &lt;&lt;The PRICE of FRONTIER&gt;&gt; Book 4: HARD-WON  [BOOK + 4 CDs]
Nevai, Nandor:
<<The PRICE of FRONTIER>> Book 4: HARD-WON [BOOK + 4 CDs]

(Psykomanteum -- USA )


Price: $49.95    




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Each volume of Nandor Nevai's musikbook series merges four CDs of genre-focused music — folk, industrial, jazz, or hard rock — with autobiographical text and vibrant images, creating a multi-sensory journey through evolving sub-genres, as Nevai's narration and Alex Theoret's mastering bring pristine studio works and raw recordings into a cohesive, powerful experience.

Wooden Cities: WORK
Wooden Cities:
WORK

(Infrasonic Press -- USA / Canada )


Price: $12.95    




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Opening with an adaptation of Cornelius Cardew's "Red Flag", the Buffalo-based new music ensemble Wooden Cities Brendan Fitzgerald introduces the first of a trilogy of albums, a set of narrative works that confront topics of work, labor, commodity, and justice through a blend of composition and improvisation, including works by Cardew, Julius Eastman, and Frederic Rzewski.

Sanna, Claudio: Compositori Sardi Contemporanei II [2 CDs]
Sanna, Claudio:
Compositori Sardi Contemporanei II [2 CDs]

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )


Price: $19.95    




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The second volume in pianist and composer Claudio Sanna exploration of composers, improviser and experimenters from Sardinia, in a wonderfully diverse set of works and performances from Sanna himself, Anna Zeriotto (double bass), Federico Nicoletta (piano), Leoardo Zunica (piano), Sandro Mungianu (live electronics), and Paolo Pastorino (live electronics).

Expanse: Bailiwick
Expanse:
Bailiwick

(Evil Clown -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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This session at Evil Clown Headquarters brings together a sextet featuring PEK, Michael Knoblach, Robin Amos, Bob Moores, Tony Leva, and Jonathan LaMaster, blending horns, strings, electronics, and percussion to create a richly textured improvisational journey, highlighting deep connections within the Boston improvisation scene and showcasing dynamic interactions shaped by both past collaborations and new encounters.

Spaces Unfolding + Pierre Alexandre Tremblay: Shadow Figures
Spaces Unfolding + Pierre Alexandre Tremblay:
Shadow Figures

(Bead -- UK )


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Performing together as Spaces Unfolding since 2021, the trio of Neil Metcalfe on flute, Philipp Wachsmann on violin, and Emil Karlsen on drums expands their initial focus on acoustic exploration, as heard on this debut album, with the addition of Pierre Alexandre Tremblay on electronics, blending acoustic and electronic elements to reflect on the evolving influence of technology in their sound.

Metal Chaos Ensemble: One Step Beyond Logic
Metal Chaos Ensemble:
One Step Beyond Logic

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Exploring chaotic metallic rhythms, this ensemble has become one of Evil Clown's most prolific groups, blending gongs, chimes, Tibetan bowls, and horns spanning a dynamic range of sounds, here in a sextet configuration with drummer Steve Niemitz and special guest Chris Alford on guitar, offering a powerful fusion of rock elements within the ensemble's electroacoustic approach.

Deasy, Johnathan: Le Sacre
Deasy, Johnathan:
Le Sacre

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


Price: $9.95    




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Unfolding as a deep listening experience with slowly oscillating sine waves created through SuperCollider, Jonathan Deasy's hour-long drone composition blends digital artistry with warmth, evoking orchestral textures reminiscent of processed cello or trombone with ascending and descending notes, creating a dramatic yet slow-moving, dark and spacious soundscape.

Innovative Landscapes Laboratory: Spontaneous Dimensions
Innovative Landscapes Laboratory:
Spontaneous Dimensions

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


Price: $12.95    




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Ukrainian composer Taras Opanasiuk explores spontaneous soundscapes, blending free improvisation with a meticulous compositional process as he transforms modular synthesizer sessions into five compelling sound collages that balance atmospheric electronics, musique concrète, and studio layering, in an imaginative and introspective journey through Opanasiuk's unique sonic palette.

Modelbau: Extricate
Modelbau:
Extricate

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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Re-modeling Modelbau, the long-running project of Frans de Waard (also of Kapotte Muziek, Beequeen, Goem, Zebra, Freiband, Shifts, &c), in a dark and atmospheric hour-long work of multi-tracked sound, evolving organically through 14 seamlessly connected sections that layer rich tonal and textural compositional elements, with a brooding and introspective urgency.

Monteiro, Alfredo Costa : Transient Spaces as Impermanent Lines
Monteiro, Alfredo Costa :
Transient Spaces as Impermanent Lines

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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Unfolding as a sonic drift through varied sound atmospheres, Alfredo Costa Monteiro's large sonic canvas creates a narrative akin to a psychogeographical wander that evokes emotional states of disorientation; inspired by found footage techniques in cinema, it serves as a "cinema for the ear," where found sounds stripped of context form an immersive, unpredictable auditory journey.

Perturbations: Asymptotic Series
Perturbations:
Asymptotic Series

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Evil Clown's most recent ensemble led by PEK and Joel Simches focuses on trio configurations to highlight Simches' real-time signal processing; this session features PEK, Michael Caglianone, and John Fugarino on horns, auxiliary percussion, and electronics, delivering dynamic transformations across sonorities under the influence of Simches' manipulations.

Sheffield, Colin Andrew : Moments Lost
Sheffield, Colin Andrew :
Moments Lost

(Sublime Retreat -- Poland )


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Debuting at the Molten Plains Festival 2023, Colin Andrew Sheffield's work blends manipulated samples from vintage soundtrack LPs into an abstract plunderphonic symphony; using layered loops, ambient drones, and vinyl surface noise, creating a haunting sonic collage of deconstructed melodies and textures, fusing past and present in a dream-like exploration of hidden secrets and lost moments.

Simulacrum: Replacing Reality with Representation
Simulacrum:
Replacing Reality with Representation

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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A Metal Chaos Ensemble offshoot featuring PEK, Eric Woods, and Bob Moores, focuses on heightened electronic elements while omitting drums, typically expanding to larger groups; this quintet session included a rhythm section using extensive instrumental doubling across brass, reeds, percussion, and electronics, resulting in a slower-moving yet richly textured exploration.

Jeck, Philip: rpm [2 CDs]
Jeck, Philip:
rpm [2 CDs]

(Touch -- UK )


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Collecting work from Philip Jeck's life and collaborations, including projects with Fennesz, Jah Wobble, Faith Coloccia, Gavin Bryars and Chris Watson, including Oxmardyke completed from Watson's recordings, Jana Winderen's pilot whale track, and reflections on Jeck's groundbreaking audiovisual work Vinyl Requiem (1993), showcasing his legacy of innovation in sound and performance.

Weston, Matt: Communism Has Appeared On The Scene [VINYL 2 LPs]
Weston, Matt:
Communism Has Appeared On The Scene [VINYL 2 LPs]

(7272music -- USA )


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Matt Weston pushes the boundaries of percussion and improvisation, creating compositions that blend site-specific drum recordings, environmental soundscapes, and musique concrète techniques, exploring cavernous spaces, machine-like drones, and rapid editing as he crafts dynamic pieces in an innovative and captivating sonic experience.

Noyes, Lee: Xiazhi
Noyes, Lee:
Xiazhi

(Idealstate Recordings -- Sweden )


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An extended and extremely quiet set of pieces from sound artist Lee Noyes, using extreme tonal sources and slowly building suspense through glacial pacing and unexpected interventions.

Persson, Rasmus / Lee Noyes : Ratios
Persson, Rasmus / Lee Noyes :
Ratios

(Idealstate Recordings -- Sweden )


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The collaboration between sound artists Lee Noyes and Rasmus initiated during their 2021 residency at Elementstudion in Goteborg, blending feedback electronics to explore balance, restraint, and precision; navigating the unpredictability of their instruments, they use improvisation, negative space and perceptual phenomena to develop these fascinating compositions.

Room 31 (Sinibaldi / Patton): Crazy Town
Room 31 (Sinibaldi / Patton):
Crazy Town

(Positive Elevation / 577 Records -- USA )


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Room 31's debut explores the sonic possibilities of avant-rock, jazz, beats, experimental sounds, and ambient textures, as drummer Marlon Patton and saxophonist Greg Sinibaldi, inspired by their NYC experiences, transform six improvisations into intricately edited compositions, blending spontaneous creativity with a unique and evocative sonic footprint.

Parkins, Zeena: Dam Against the Spring Tide
Parkins, Zeena:
Dam Against the Spring Tide

(Relative Pitch -- USA )


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Drawing inspiration from the archives of philosopher Walter Benjamin, Zeena Parkins leads an extraordinary ensemble of experimental and avant-garde musicians — including William Winant, Tony Buck, Magda Mayas, and Joan La Barbara — in two intricate multi-part compositions that weave acoustic and electronic textures through improv, experimental, and contemporary forms.

Svobodni III (Bennington / Hunger / Seyler / Thatcher / Jennings): The Return To Catalhoyiik
Svobodni III (Bennington / Hunger / Seyler / Thatcher / Jennings):
The Return To Catalhoyiik

(ThatSwan! -- USA )


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For their third album, Chicago-based Svobodni — co-led by synthesist Phil Hunger and drummer Jimmy Bennington — create an evocative narrative inspired by ancient civilizations, blending layers of Stockhausen- and Kraftwerk-influenced electronics, intimate saxophone, grounded bass grooves, and searching percussion for a rich electroacoustic improvisational work that defies genre.

Dolega, Dominik: Everything Is True
Dolega, Dominik:
Everything Is True

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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Blending contemporary, orchestral, and electronic music with global cultural influences, Dominik Dolega presents 11 untitled "Memories" recorded as duets, featuring unconventional instruments like lithophones, stones, aluphone and the bassdesmophon, inviting listeners on a sonic journey that evokes personal emotions and memories through a rich global perspective.

Abcess Grenk: Erguss Von Licht [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Abcess Grenk:
Erguss Von Licht [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Copy This! -- USA )


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Marc Myers, recording in Lincoln, Nebraska, is the creative force behind Abcess Grenk, merging analog electronics and experimental guitar in Erguss Von Licht, as a blend of synthesizers, modular synths, a Fender guitar, and a '69 Fender Deluxe Reverb amp, for richly layered and textured improvisations steeped in a DIY aesthetic that reflects Myers' decades-long evolution in sound exploration.

Neurodivergent Orchestra: Monsters Keep Interrupting My Science
Neurodivergent Orchestra:
Monsters Keep Interrupting My Science

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Blending the playful spontaneity of improvised banter with the experimental ethos of Evil Clown, Neurodivergent Orchestra (AKA The Wacky Banter Orchestra) expands to a nine-member ensemble — featuring bass, drums, horns, electronics, and auxiliary instruments — to deliver a dynamic and transformative performance driven by both humor and adventurous collective improvisation.

Turbulence: Agita
Turbulence:
Agita

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Expanding the boundaries of the Turbulence aesthetic in a quintet blending wind instruments, electronics, and percussion, with longtime collaborators and new roster member Faruq Hassan introducing a dynamic drum 'n bass vibe via the SP404 MK2, using David Peck's Broad Palette Improvisation concept to unite horns, electronics, and auxiliary instruments.

Tungu / Mia Zalbeka / Stefan Strasser: The Confidence Of One Swimming Against The Current
Tungu / Mia Zalbeka / Stefan Strasser:
The Confidence Of One Swimming Against The Current

(FMR -- UK )


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Uniting Ukrainian artist Sergiy Senchuk (aka Tungu), Austrian violinist Mia Zabelka, and German musician Stefan Strasser, this debut project blends field recordings, improvisation, electronics, and live instrumentation, embodying defiance and resilience amidst adversity through bold, dynamic, and genre-defying soundscapes shaped by their collective strength.

Alva Noto: Xerrox Vol. 5
Alva Noto:
Xerrox Vol. 5

(Noton -- Germany )


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Carsten Nicolai concludes his Xerrox series with Vol. 5, an emotional work blending conceptual image-to-sound themes and sweeping melodic compositions influenced by classical instrumentation, creating a richly layered and introspective sonic experience that encapsulates his evolution from minimalist glitch aesthetics to ambient neo-classical grandeur.

Alva Noto: Xerrox Vol. 5 [VINYL 2 LPs]
Alva Noto:
Xerrox Vol. 5 [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Noton -- Germany )


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Carsten Nicolai concludes his Xerrox series with Vol. 5, an emotional work blending conceptual image-to-sound themes and sweeping melodic compositions influenced by classical instrumentation, creating a richly layered and introspective sonic experience that encapsulates his evolution from minimalist glitch aesthetics to ambient neo-classical grandeur.

Fennesz: Mosaic
Fennesz:
Mosaic

(Touch -- UK )


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Working in his new Seven Fountains studio in Vienna, guitarist and sound artist Fennesz developed these six works as a "mosaic" of elements derived from improvisation, composition and experimentation using unexpected influences and time signatures, each piece a richly immersive environment of bright harmonics with turns into intricately shadowed space.

Leap of Faith: Solving the Constrained Dynamics
Leap of Faith:
Solving the Constrained Dynamics

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Leap of Faith's core duo, David Peck on woodwinds and Glynis Lomon on cello, voice & aquasonic, leads this modular Boston sextet of strings and winds in a live improvisation guided by their Broad Palette Aesthetic to influence improv with varied sonorities, an array of classical, jazz, and global influences, featuring standout guzheng player Jiaxin Wan.

Sharp, Elliott (w/ Coleman / Dulberger / Green II / Insell / Jiang / McKenzie / Salomon / Wooley): H
Sharp, Elliott (w/ Coleman / Dulberger / Green II / Insell / Jiang / McKenzie / Salomon / Wooley):
Hudson River Compositions 1973-74

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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Inspired by fireflies, birds, and the flow of the Hudson River while living in Germantown, NY, Elliott Sharp developed these compositions using traditional, graphic, & conceptual scores, presented here in a collage of sessions featuring Sharp on reeds & strings with Anthony Coleman, Nate Wooley, Shayna Dulberger, Hao Jiang, Terry L. Greene, Don McKenzie, Terry L. Green II, Sara Salomon, and Judith Insell.

Various Ensembles: Evil Clown Shorties Volume 1
Various Ensembles:
Evil Clown Shorties Volume 1

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Presenting 14 concise improvisations from 13 albums performed by 6 ensembles and 27 musicians, Evil Clown Shorties Volume 1 highlights the modular spirit of Evil Clown's roster, blending dynamic sonic concepts into standalone "Shorties" under 10 minutes each, crafted during soundchecks yet fully formed, providing an engaging sampler of the long-form works they complement."

Sage, Helene: Comme Une Image
Sage, Helene:
Comme Une Image

(GRRR -- France )


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A visionary 1989 release by French multi-instrumentalist and composer Hélène Sage, this 14-track album blends electronic, modern classical, and experimental elements, featuring collaborations with Jean-Jacques Birgé and Bernard Vitet; surreal yet meticulously crafted, the album showcases Sage's eclectic style and innovative compositions in standout pieces like "L'invitation Au Voyage" and "Les Sept Merveilles Du Monde."

Houellebecq, Michel / Jean-Jacques Birge : Etablissement D'Un Ciel D'Alternance
Houellebecq, Michel / Jean-Jacques Birge :
Etablissement D'Un Ciel D'Alternance

(GRRR -- France )


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A distinctive collaboration uniting writer Michel Houellebecq and composer Jean-Jacques Birgé, with Bernard Vitet providing orchestral compositions, recorded primarily in 1996 at Studio GRRR, this album merges Houellebecq's poetic prose, spoken in French, with Birgé's electronic textures, offering an immersive exploration of narrative and sound.

El Strom : Long Time No Sea
El Strom :
Long Time No Sea

(GRRR -- France )


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Recorded across studios in France and Denmark and at the Festival Les Enchanteuses, the charming and experimental trio of Birgitte Lyregaard (vocals), Sacha Gattino (sampler, percussion, zither, &c.), and Jean-Jacques Birge (Theremin, keyboards, reeds, &c.) blend experimental, jazz, rock, and folk influences, in a genre-defying amalgam of songs, free improv, rare instruments, and cutting-edge technology.

Birge, Jean-Jacques : Centenaire De Jean-Jacques Birge - The 100th Anniversary (1952 - 2052)
Birge, Jean-Jacques :
Centenaire De Jean-Jacques Birge - The 100th Anniversary (1952 - 2052)

(GRRR -- France )


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A retrospective spanning ten decades (1958-2018) celebrating Jean-Jacques Birgé's multifaceted career through compositions reflecting each era, blending archival recordings with new works through a remarkable ensemble of longtime collaborators, from brass and strings to electronics and voice; a sonic journey bridging past, present, and imagined futures with impressive orchestration and narrative.

Birge, Jean-Jacques: Pique-nique Au Labo [2 CDs]
Birge, Jean-Jacques:
Pique-nique Au Labo [2 CDs]

(GRRR -- France )


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Jean-Jacques Birgé invited 28 improvising musicians to the studio to perform in duos and trios, the theme for each of the 22 recordings chosen just before each recording, with noted performers including Birgé himself, Sophie Bernado, Pascal Contet, Julien Desprez, Jean-Brice Godet, Alexandra Grimal, Sylvain Kassap, Edward Perraud, Eve Risser, &c.

Doortri (Pellizzari / Mattiello / Copplestone): EEEEELS
Doortri (Pellizzari / Mattiello / Copplestone):
EEEEELS

(zOaR Records -- USA )


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Expanding their genre-defying vision, the Italian trio Doortri — Tiziano Pellizzari (reeds, electronics), Geoffrey Copplestone (noise, vocals), and Giampaolo Mattiello (percussion) — deliver a bold follow-up with their second zOaR release, fusing free jazz, noise, post-punk, and anarchic wit into an infectious, unpredictable sonic landscape, mixed and mastered by Elliott Sharp.

Moth Bucket (Sims / Searfoss / Dorsey): Vagary Suite [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]
Moth Bucket (Sims / Searfoss / Dorsey):
Vagary Suite [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

(Notice Recordings -- USA )


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Recorded in Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania improvising trio of Kevin Sims (percussion, psatlery, flute), James Searfoss (reeds & tape loops), and Justin Dorsey (upright bass) explore the intersections of free jazz, drone, and electroacoustic sound, balancing texture, rhythm and tension across dynamic compositions that highlight their versatile instrumentation.

Turbulence: Squalls
Turbulence:
Squalls

(Evil Clown -- USA )


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Led by David Peck, Turbulence brings together its core horn players — Michael Caglianone, Bob Moores, John Fugarino, and Peck himself — alongside bassist Scott Samenfeld and percussionist Michael Knoblach, to explore an evolving palette of sonorities blending jazz-inspired interplay, diverse instrumentation and innovative electro-acoustic sounds through transformative improvisation.

Brant, Cody / Carl Kruger: Smoke Detail [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]
Brant, Cody / Carl Kruger:
Smoke Detail [CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Copy This! -- USA )


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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".

Un Drame Musical Instantane: L'Hallali
Un Drame Musical Instantane:
L'Hallali

(GRRR -- France )


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Blending humor, drama, and inventive soundscapes, Un Drame Musical Instantané's n°1 showcases the trio of Jean-Jacques Birgé, Bernard Vitet, and Francis Gorgé alongside an eclectic ensemble, weaving synthesizers, samplers, sprechgesang, and orchestral elements into compelling, genre-defying compositions, which Jazz Magazine describes as mind-blowing with Zappa-esque creativity.



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