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Abbott, Simeon + Chris Dadge: a menu isn't a meal
Abbott, Simeon + Chris Dadge:
a menu isn't a meal

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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Longtime collaborators Abbott and Dadge release their first album together, a dizzying array of ideas and sounds recorded live at the monthly Calgary based Bug Incision concert series.

Bent Spoon Trio + 3: Dead Salems Dance in Their Ashtrays
Bent Spoon Trio + 3:
Dead Salems Dance in Their Ashtrays

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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The Bent Spoon Trio + 3 (Thom Golub, Jay Crocker, Danny Meichel) from their monthly series at Theatre Junction in Calgary.

Dadge, Chris: The Tangled Woof of Fact
Dadge, Chris:
The Tangled Woof of Fact

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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Bug Incision's label leader Chris Dadge in a follow-up to his 2006 solo drum album "I'd Drive Your Ass Across The World", succinct journeys in a percussive world.

Fleischhaker-Munro: German Witchcraft
Fleischhaker-Munro:
German Witchcraft

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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The debut studio recordings from Calgary, Canada's Mark Fleischhaker and Scott Munro, electronically manipulated vocals with a loose sense of the word.

Kam Hassah: This forest [VINYL]
Kam Hassah:
This forest [VINYL]

(Dokuro -- Italy )


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"This Forest" is a single sided LP from Italian noise artist Kam Hassah, dense stratas of sounds moving in hypnagocic ways, a gloomy forest of sounds.

Khoury, Mike: Airwaves
Khoury, Mike:
Airwaves

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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Detroit area improviser Mike Khoury in live solo recordings from various radio broadcasts in Maine, Illinois, and DC, ribbons of lyrical, stream-of-consciousness violin playing.

Machinefabriek: Apollo [3" CD]
Machinefabriek:
Apollo [3" CD]

(Machinefabriek -- The Netherlands )


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An alternative edit of the soundtrack for Makino Takashi's film In Your Star, an intense electronic work with beautiful microtonal and digital soundscapes.

Riggs, Christopher: I Feel So Strong, I Feel I Could Punch a Hole in a Fucking Wall
Riggs, Christopher:
I Feel So Strong, I Feel I Could Punch a Hole in a Fucking Wall

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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Chris Riggs (Traum/Trauma, Holy Cheever Church, &c.) featuring assemblages of highly abstracted guitar improvisations and silence.

Sorites Paradox: Sorites Paradox
Sorites Paradox:
Sorites Paradox

(Magaibutsu -- Japan )


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Eccentric Japanese vocalist Makigami Koichi joins Ruins/Korekyojinn drummer Yoshida Tatsuya, Altered States guitarist Uchihashi Kazuhisa, and Shimizu Kazuto (Hikasu) for an album of impressive and slightly deranged rock.

Williams, Emmett: Poems 1950-2003 [VINYL]
Williams, Emmett:
Poems 1950-2003 [VINYL]

(Edition Rz -- Germany )


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Fluxus originator & member of the "Darmstadt Circle" of concrete poetry, Emmett Williams in a beatiful picture disc of poems written from 1950-2003 and recorded from 2000-2003.

Pontevia, Mathias: Laminaire
Pontevia, Mathias:
Laminaire

(Un Reve Nu -- France )


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Solo recordings of percussionist Mathias Pontevia embracing a breathtaking variety of approaches and sonic environments, in a beautiful art release with the CD attached to a laminated disc with embedded objects.

Viltard, Guillaume: Running Away
Viltard, Guillaume:
Running Away

(Un Reve Nu -- France )


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An art object, acrylic painting on wood with a CD inside, a beautiful package to house solo recordings of double bassist Guillaume Viltard's, who has worked with Heddy Boubaker, Catherine Jauniaux, &c.

Frey, Peter / Daniel Studer: Zwirn
Frey, Peter / Daniel Studer:
Zwirn

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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"Zwirn" means "twine" in German, an apt description of the interweaving sound that double bassists Daniel Studer and Peter Frey play together, in 7 freely improvised works of unusual technique and new musical structures.

Pedromonkeyfinger: Eye Day Rabbit
Pedromonkeyfinger:
Eye Day Rabbit

(Bug Incision Records -- Canada )


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"Surreal slabs of processed sound float by each other in brilliant high fidelity, from the man behind much of the documentation of Bug Incision's live activites..."

Phillips, Simon James : Blage 3
Phillips, Simon James :
Blage 3

(Mikroton Recordings -- Russia )


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A reduction of composer Simon James Phillips' 5 hour improvisation performed with Tony Buck (drums), Werner Dafeldecker (bass), BJ Nilsen (electronics), Liz Allbee (trumpet), Arthur Rother (guitar) & Simon James Phillips (piano) exploring time, perception and place.

Greenlee, Shawn: Nysa
Greenlee, Shawn:
Nysa

(Utech Records -- USA )


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Paul, Leah: Trenza
Paul, Leah:
Trenza

(Skirl -- USA )


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Flutist Leah Paul presents two engaging compositions in multiple movements, performed with a chamber ensemble of Chris Speed (reeds), Rob Jost (french horn), Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), Peter Sachon (cello), Tanya Kalmanovitch (viola), Ben Kono (oboe) and Michel Gentile (flute).

Fujii, Satoko New York Orchestra: Shiki
Fujii, Satoko New York Orchestra:
Shiki

(Libra -- Japan )


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Satoko Fujii's amazing Orchestra New York returns with a composition that she describes as "a picture that extends beyond the canvas", performed with Oscar Noriega, Briggan Krauss, Ellery Eskelin, Tony Malaby, Andy Laster, Herb Robertson, Steven Bernstein, &c &c.

Garet, Richard: Intrinsic Motion
Garet, Richard:
Intrinsic Motion

(Non Visual Objects (NVO) -- Austria )


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Vulture Club, The: Live Young, Die Fast and Leave an Exquisite Corpse
Vulture Club, The:
Live Young, Die Fast and Leave an Exquisite Corpse

(Utech Records -- USA )


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Zinman, Eric & Laurence Cook: Double Action
Zinman, Eric & Laurence Cook:
Double Action

(Ayler -- France )


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Part of Ayler's Guerilla Series, percussionist Laurence Cook and keyboardist Eric Zinman in an album of textural duos developed over a year while working with the Yamaha CP300 stage keyboard.

Savoldelli, Boris: Biocosmopolitan
Savoldelli, Boris:
Biocosmopolitan

(MoonJune -- USA )


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Vocalist Savoldelli in an exquisitely-crafted album of overdubbed vocal work, with help from trumpeter Paolo Fresu and bassist Jimmy Haslip; elaborite harmonies, interlocking rhythms, exultant influences.

XT (Seymour Wright / Paul Abbot): Pah'
XT (Seymour Wright / Paul Abbot):
Pah'

(Pleasure of the Text Records -- USA )


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The duo of Paul Abbot on drum kits, percussion & computer, and Seymour Wright on alto saxophone and feedback, in a massive edge-of-your seat live recording from London's Cafe Oto in 2015, a mix of brutal and beautiful playing with unexpected and surprising twists.

Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Thomas Bonvalet  : Loges De Souffle
Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Thomas Bonvalet :
Loges De Souffle

(BeCoq -- France )


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Thomas Bonvalet takes the banjo into unusual territory with Jean-Luc Guionnet performing on the organ at the protestant temple of Bergerac, France, in a beautifully terrifying album recorded during the MONC cultural arts centre's festival of avant-garde culture in 2010.

Cremaster / Komora A: split [7-inch VINYL] <i>[Used Item]</i>
Cremaster / Komora A:
split [7-inch VINYL] [Used Item]

(Monotype -- Poland )


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A split 7" release between Cremaster (Alfredo Costa Monteiro (electronics) and Ferran Fages (feedback mixing board and electroacoustic devices); and the Komora A trio of Karol Koszniec (electronics), Dominik Kowalczyk (laptop) and Jakub Mikolajczyk (modular synth).

Borbetomagus / Shaking Ray Levis: Coelacanth [10" VINYL]
Borbetomagus / Shaking Ray Levis:
Coelacanth [10" VINYL]

(Agaric -- USA )


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1991 collaboration between Shaking Ray Levis and Borbetomagus in an exquisite mix of over-amplified and otherwise bewilderingly fierce free improv.

Brotzmann, Peter Chicago Tentet: Ultraman vs. Alien Metron [SINGLE SIDED VINYL]
Brotzmann, Peter Chicago Tentet:
Ultraman vs. Alien Metron [SINGLE SIDED VINYL]

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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Recorded during the 2002 studio sessions that yielded the albums A Short Visit to Nowhere and Broken English, this unreleased recording of a Mars Williams composition is issued as a 1-sided LP with the stellar lineup of Brötzmann with Williams, Ken Vandermark, Jeb Bishop, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Kent Kessler, Michael Zerang, Hamid Drake, Mats Gustafsson and Joe McPhee.

Ecstasy Mule: Sings Songs of Love & Redemption [3" CD]
Ecstasy Mule:
Sings Songs of Love & Redemption [3" CD]

(Batterrie -- USA )


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Upper Manhattan's ecstatic blues- and Bailey-influenced acousto-electric improvising band in a 3" release of exultant, exotic and unusual music.

Herzbeat Hotel: Eve Of Wide Island Is Not A Child Anymore
Herzbeat Hotel:
Eve Of Wide Island Is Not A Child Anymore

(Soopa -- Portugal )


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Various Artists (Zorn / Johansson / Johnson / de Vroe / Schleirmacher): Enfants Terribles
Various Artists (Zorn / Johansson / Johnson / de Vroe / Schleirmacher):
Enfants Terribles

(Hat [now] ART -- Switzerland )


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Bopp, Christiane: Noyau de Lune
Bopp, Christiane:
Noyau de Lune

(Fou Records -- France )


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A tour-de-force of solo improvisation from French trombonist Christiane Bopp, flawlessly captured by sound engineer Jean Marc Foussat, as Bopp transforms her instrument through technical skill, lyrical ability, and unusual technique, creating virtual duets, furtive expression, and thundering emotion, an absolutely impressive example of modern trombone language.

Giesriegl & Schindler: So{u}ndages
Giesriegl & Schindler:
So{u}ndages

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


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"Both Giesriegl and Gratkowski are responsible for the sound in the gearbox. It deals with an extreme range of vocalisms, which are often composed of elements of spoken language, which are part of the sound ensemble. He draws from an al...

Hemingway, Gerry: Kernelings [CD + DVD]
Hemingway, Gerry:
Kernelings [CD + DVD]

(Auricle -- USA )


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Drummer Gerry Hemingway in a CD & DVD release, 15 audio tracks and accompanying video and interview, dividing the program into "mist, dust, light, and sex", highlighting aspects of this prominent percussionist that expand our understanding of his prodigious abilities.

Hertenstein, Joe HNH (Hertenstein / Niggenkemper / Heberer): [2nd release]
Hertenstein, Joe HNH (Hertenstein / Niggenkemper / Heberer):
[2nd release]

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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Drummer Joe Herteinstein's followup to his 1st Clean Feed HNH album from his New York trio with Pascal Niggenkemper on bass and Thomas Heberer on cornet, adding a New York attitude to European modern jazz, with oustanding playing using a mix of traditional and inventive approaches.

Remote Viewers, The: City of Nets
Remote Viewers, The:
City of Nets

(Remote Viewers -- Great Britain )


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London's Remote Viewers in their 13th release, quoting W.H. Auden in an album of excellent structured improvisation with David Petts, Caroline Kraabel, Sue Lynch & Adrian Northover (saxes), John Edwards (bass & drums), and Rosa Lynch (keys and percussion).

Shed Metal (Daniel Kernohan / Dan Lander): Equivalent Insecurity
Shed Metal (Daniel Kernohan / Dan Lander):
Equivalent Insecurity

(Spool -- Canada )


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Verge Music founder Daniel Kernohan aka Dee Kay and radio host Dan Lander developed this album of electroacoustic interaction between 1987-1989 in a dilapidated row house on "the wrong side of the tracks" in Toronto, using "instruments, toys, stuff, sound" to create an amusing, sometimes startling, and insightful series of interactions; unpredictable and interesting.

Vujanic, Daniel: Prosopagnosia [CD + DOWNLOAD]
Vujanic, Daniel:
Prosopagnosia [CD + DOWNLOAD]

(esc.rec. -- Netherlands )


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The first part of guitarist, sound artist and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Junnic's Fabula trilogy evokes dynamic and mercurial environments through intuitive approaches, altering and transforming components and source material in acousmatic ways over which acoustic instruments sometimes intone, the results warm and intriguing, implying melody and engaging the listener.

Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson: Live / Studio <i>[Used Item]</i>
Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson:
Live / Studio [Used Item]

(Bead -- UK )


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The improvising string duo of stalwart London improvisers, Daniel Thompson on acoustic guitar and Phil Durrant on the octave mandola, are heard in two settings of texturally rich, intricate interactions, first at Cafe OTO in 2022 for an extended improvisation, then at Cable Street Studios two months later for six succint, impressively diverse dialogs.

Giffoni, Carlos: Zamuro [VINYL]
Giffoni, Carlos:
Zamuro [VINYL]

(Important Records -- USA )


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A live and studio rendition of Gifonni's solo composition for portable synth and analog filter, themed on the South American large vulture of the name Zamuro.



Best Sellers in This Category:

Fujii, Satoko New York Orchestra: Shiki

XT (Seymour Wright / Paul Abbot): Pah'

Brotzmann, Peter Chicago Tentet: Ultraman vs. Alien Metron [SINGLE SIDED VINYL]

Sorites Paradox: Sorites Paradox

Hertenstein, Joe HNH (Hertenstein / Niggenkemper / Heberer): [2nd release]

Paul, Leah: Trenza

Bopp, Christiane: Noyau de Lune

Vujanic, Daniel: Prosopagnosia [CD + DOWNLOAD]

Savoldelli, Boris: Biocosmopolitan

Borbetomagus / Shaking Ray Levis: Coelacanth [10" VINYL]

Hemingway, Gerry: Kernelings [CD + DVD]

Shed Metal (Daniel Kernohan / Dan Lander): Equivalent Insecurity

Frey, Peter / Daniel Studer: Zwirn

Dadge, Chris: The Tangled Woof of Fact

Remote Viewers, The: City of Nets

Zinman, Eric & Laurence Cook: Double Action

Giesriegl & Schindler: So{u}ndages

Guionnet, Jean-Luc / Thomas Bonvalet : Loges De Souffle

Phillips, Simon James : Blage 3

Greenlee, Shawn: Nysa

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