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Essential Artists

• John Butcher/John Edwards
• Amy Cimini
• Jerome Deupree/Sylvie Courvoisier/Lester St. Louis/Joe Morris
• Signe Emmeluth/Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten/Axel Filip
• Marco Eneidi Quintet (w/Johnston/Finkbelner/Smith/Anderson)
• Kim Jae Jung
• Makoto Kawashima
• Izumi Kimura/Lina Andonovska/Dominique Pifarely
• Lava Quartet feat. Kuhne/Milla/Almeida/Moller
• McPhee/Gartmayer/Edwards/ Portugal

Essential Labels

Balance Point Acoustics
Klanggalerie

Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!)
Relative Pitch

Squidco Independence Day /Independent Music Sale!

Buy any new CD, LP, DVD, Cassette, Magazine or Book
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Friday, July 4th is Independence Day, the US holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It's a day to observe and respect the principles of independent liberty and personal rights that are the cornerstones of modern culture. Now more than ever it's important to consider the intentions of those around the globe who have and who are struggling for personal freedom, and reflect on how me must continue to protect and secure those freedoms.

Freedom is also applied as a musical concept which has grown over the last two centuries, leading to remarkable new approaches in improvised and composed music, from free jazz to non-idiomatic improvisation, acoustic and electronic, and hybrids of compositional, experimental and improvised music.

This year we are celebrating from Thursday, July 3rd to Sunday, July 6th with the discounts listed above. Take advantage of these discounts, from now until Sunday, July 6th!

In-stock items only, items will disappear from the store if they sell out. Orders must use our shopping cart. Insurance, shipping, and gift certificates items excluded. Product listings and shopping cart shows discounted prices. Sale ends Sunday, July 6, 2025 at midnight EST (GMT-5). Sale items are not eligible for Squidco Reward Points.

New Releases

Jazz & Improvisation

Butcher, John / John Edwards: This Is Not Speculation
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

A remarkable live recording from Einstein Kultur in Munich, reuniting British free improvisation masters John Butcher on saxophones and John Edwards on double bass in four expansive, detailed, and often breathtaking duets, exploring abstract soundscapes with razor-sharp interplay, extended techniques, and an uncompromising sense of sonic exploration.

Squidco Pick

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$15.95

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Cimini, Amy: See You When I Get There
(Relative Pitch)

The first solo album from West Coast violist Amy Cimini, blending amplified distortion, percussive textures, and spacious effects into a deeply personal and genre-blurring performance that channels experimental noise, tuneful abstraction, and the spirit of feminist rock and protest music into a resonant and evocative sonic journey.

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$13.95

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Deupree, Jerome / Sylvie Courvoisier / Lester St. Louis / Joe Morris: Canyon [2 CDs]
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Recorded at Firehouse 12 Studios, Canyon brings together four exceptional improvisers — drummer Jerome Deupree, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, bassist Joe Morris, and cellist Lester St. Louis — for a double album of fluid, high-stakes interaction, balancing volatility and restraint as they carve out richly detailed sonic terrain with spontaneous precision.

Squidco Pick

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$23.95

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Emmeluth, Signe / Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten / Axel Filip: Hyperboreal Trio
(Relative Pitch)

Drawing on deep collaborative history and shared risk-taking instincts, the trio of alto saxophonist Signe Emmeluth, bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and drummer Axel Filip deliver a debut of fierce, textural improvisation, recorded in Trondheim and shaped by dynamic interplay, shifting atmospheres, and a fearless drive to chart new sonic terrain.

Squidco Pick

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$13.95

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Eneidi, Marco Quintet (w / Johnston / Finkbelner / Smith / Anderson): Wheat Fields of Kleylehof
(Balance Point Acoustics)

A fiery and tightly woven 2004 quintet session led by alto saxophonist and composer Marco Eneidi, recorded before his move to Europe, with trumpeter Darren Johnston, guitarist John Finkbeiner, bassist Damon Smith, and drummer Vijay Anderson performing dynamic, sharply articulated compositions that balance exuberant improvisation with finely honed structure.

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$13.95

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Jae, Kim Jung: Shamanism
(Relative Pitch)

A powerful and ritualistic session from South Korea's free improvisation scene, with tenor and soprano saxophones (Jung-Jae Kim & Sunjae Lee) and dual drum kits (Junyoung Song & Sunki Kim) channeling ancestral Korean shamanic ceremony through raw, primal energy, breath-driven phrasing, and a spiritual aesthetic that bridges indigenous tradition and contemporary free jazz expression.

Squidco Pick

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$13.95

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Kawashima, Makoto: arteria
(Relative Pitch)

A wild solo performance recorded at GOKsound in Tokyo by Japanese alto saxophonist Makoto Kawashima, whose intense and introspective improvisations balance fierce tonal expression with fragile silences, drawing from the lineage of Abe and Shiraishi while establishing his own haunting and highly individual voice in the realm of free improvisation.

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$13.95

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Kimura, Izumi / Lina Andonovska / Dominique Pifarely: Seven Dreams
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Recorded live at Dublin's National Concert Hall, the trio of Izumi Kimura (piano), Lina Andonovska (flutes), and Dominique Pifarély (violin) weave a poetic and deeply intuitive improvisational performance, blending extended techniques and refined sensitivity into a dreamlike suite of tactile, intimate, and emotionally resonant sound worlds.

Squidco Pick

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$15.95

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Lava Quartet feat. Almut Kuhne / Jordina Milla / Goncalo Almeida / Wieland Moller: Ethereal Chant
(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

The debut from the international Lava Quartet — Almut Kühne (voice), Jordina Milla (piano), Gonçalo Almeida (bass), and Wieland Möller (percussion) — capturing the ensemble's dynamic interplay and fearless improvisation across two European venues, blending extended techniques, expressive freedom, and unconventional sonic textures in a deeply creative and spontaneous journey.

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$15.95

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McPhee, Joe / Susanna Gartmayer / John Edwards / Maria Portugal: Monster
(Klanggalerie)

Recorded live at the 2023 Music Unlimited Festival in Wels, Austria, this powerhouse quartet of Joe McPhee, Susanna Gartmayer, John Edwards, and Maria Portugal delivers an electrifying set of spontaneous composition, blending fierce improvisation, commanding technique, and bold interplay in a dynamic performance brimming with vitality and creative approaches to improv.

Squidco Pick

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$18.95

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Matt Mitchell
The Squid's Ear Interview

Sophie Agnel / John Butcher: Rare (Les Disques Victo)

Damon Smith
The Squid's Ear Interview

Alexander von Schlippenbach / Dag Magnus Narvesen Duo: Kairos (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Lotte Anker / Kamil Piotrowicz / Jacob Anderskov: Antiworld I (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!))

Killick Hinds
The Squid's Ear Interview

Isotope Ensemble: Caesium (Creative Sources)

Satoko Fujii
The Squid's Ear Interview

Dennis Egberth: The Dennis Egberth Dynasty (577 Records)

Barry Chabala
The Squid's Ear Interview

Luciana Bass: Desatornilladonos (Relative Pitch)

Henry Kaiser
The Squid's Ear Interview

Stay Current With Squidco

We're never quite caught up with new releases that constantly come in our door, and we don't like to rush a release to our homepage. That said, the following releases have already been stocked at Squidco, and are able to be ordered. In most cases we have images, often have samples, and some basic description of each release.

• You can see the newest additions to our catalog in our Just In Stock Section.

• You can see the latest fully cataloged items in our store by using our New Releases section.

• You can see Recently Restocked items on this page.

• You can ask to have us email you when Upcoming Releases are in stock.

Abrasion Addict / Animal Machine: Split (Love Earth Music)	+DOG+: Peace (Love Earth Music)	+DOG+: The Light Of Our Lives (2CDRs) (Love Earth Music)
Dream Weapon: New Blue Lagoon (Eternal Music Projects)	Herzog / Muche / Nillesen: Anasynthesi (thanatosis produktion)	Juice Machine: Yachats (Love Earth Music)
Nakama (Holm / Roysum / Tanaka / Wildhagen / Svendsen): New World (Nakama Records)	Evan Parker / Jean-Marc Foussat: Insolence [VINYL] (NASHAZPHONE)	Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp: Armageddon Flower (Tao Forms)
Fredrik Rasten w/ Asterales: Fuse Modulations (thanatosis produktion)	Solar Cells: Warm Spell (Eternal Music Projects)	Thee Checkered Shoed Dude: A 'Lil Test Of That (Love Earth Music)
Carlos Zingaro / Flo Stoffner / Fred Lonberg-Holm / Joao Madeira: Na Parede (4DaRecord)

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

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