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Musicworks Magazine: #149 Fall 2024 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks Magazine:
#149 Fall 2024 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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The Fall 2024 issue of Canada's premiere music magazine: On The Cover Brendan Grey and the Evolving Ethos of Super Duty Tough Work; avant-garde sound murals of Filipino composer José Maceda; Montreal-based composer and improviser Allison Burik; Kurt Gottschalk interviews Rita Ueda; Windsor-based post-classical guitarist Bilal Nasser; plus reviews and a CD of artists covered in this issue.

Wooden Cities: WORK
Wooden Cities:
WORK

(Infrasonic Press -- USA / Canada )


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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.

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.

Longhand (Tony Wilson / Peder Long) with special guests Jesse and Josh Zubot: Plays Long <i>[Used It
Longhand (Tony Wilson / Peder Long) with special guests Jesse and Josh Zubot:
Plays Long [Used Item]

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Vancouver mainstay, guitarist and composer Tony Wilson leads Longhnad, performing the energetically twising and turning, genre-spanning music of composer and saxophonist Peder Long, a mentor to Wilson while studying at Malaspina College, in a band with Vancouver collaborators Russell Sholberg (bass), Skey Brooks (drums), Jesse Zubot (violin) and Joshua Zubot (violin).

Houle / Gentile / Hawkins: Fatrasies
Houle / Gentile / Hawkins:
Fatrasies

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


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The transatlantic trio of UK pianist Alexander Hawkins, NY drummer Kate Gentile and Canadian reedist Francois Houle are heard in four masterful spontaneous improvisations in their live performance at the 39th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Houle performing on clarinets (sometimes two at a time) including the early, deep-note basset clarinet.

Hood, Susanna Trio: unPacked <i>[Used Item]</i>
Hood, Susanna Trio:
unPacked [Used Item]

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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In the footsteps of the band for which she's the vocalist — Scott Thomason's The Rent paying homage to the music of Steve Lacy — Montreal vocalist and movement performer Susan Hood steps out on her own to merge the words of German poet Judith Malina, who influenced Lacy and Irene Aebi's "Cycle of Jazz Art Songs", with Steve Lacy's exuberant music, for a captivating and sincere pairing.

Musicworks: #147 Winter 2024 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks:
#147 Winter 2024 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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Winter 2024 issue of Canada's premiere new music magazine, with Saxophonist Andrew MacKelvie on the cover; plus features on Indonesia's Music Subculture; Sonny-Ray Day Ride; Solidaridad Tango; A History of the Canadian Electronic Ensemble; plus album reviews, essays and a CD of tracks from artists covered in the magazine.

Hood, Susanna Trio: unPacked
Hood, Susanna Trio:
unPacked

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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In the footsteps of the band for which she's the vocalist — Scott Thomason's The Rent paying homage to the music of Steve Lacy — Montreal vocalist and movement performer Susan Hood steps out on her own to merge the words of German poet Judith Malina, who influenced Lacy and Irene Aebi's "Cycle of Jazz Art Songs", with Steve Lacy's exuberant music, for a captivating and sincere pairing.

Void Patrol (Sharp / Stetson / Martin / MacDonald): Live @ Victo
Void Patrol (Sharp / Stetson / Martin / MacDonald):
Live @ Victo

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


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A wild and adventurous concert and one of the highlights of the 39th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville from the electric improvising quartet of Elliott Sharp on electric guitar & electronics, Colin Stetson on bass, alto & tenor saxophones, Billy Martin on drums & percussion and Payton Macdonald on marimba, vibraphone & African xylophone.

Ensemble SuperMusique: Le fil d'Ariane
Ensemble SuperMusique:
Le fil d'Ariane

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Featuring works premiered at the ESM concert "Zigzague and Colore" in November 2022 in Montreal at Escape Orange - Edifice Wilder - Espace Danse, this exceptional concert of Montreal's premiere improvising Ensemble SuperMusique presents the works of three female composers--Elizabeth Millar, Laura Kavanaugh, and Danielle Palardy Roger--through a variety of graphic scores.

Chorale Joker / Ensemble SuperMusique: Demantibule&bull;es
Chorale Joker / Ensemble SuperMusique:
Demantibule•es

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Merging members of Ensemble SuperMusique with a subset of the ensemble Chorale Joker, Joane Hétu presents four premieres that explore our experiences during the pandemic, SuperMusique focused on electronics and synthetic instruments and offset by a wind quintet, the music and vocal interactions often explosive, reflecting on our mental states during an overwhelming cultural malady.

Migone, Christof / Alexandre St-Onge: undoundone
Migone, Christof / Alexandre St-Onge:
undoundone

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Since 1997 the duo of Montreal sonic experimenters Christof Migone and Alexandre St-Onge, both members of Klaxon Gueule, have performed under the name "Undo", here declaring themselves "undone", presenting nine tracks of of live & studio recordings from 1997-2013 of often bizarre yet ever innovative cracked electronics, acoustics, voice, and inexplicable sound; weird and wonderful!

Duchesne, Andre: Ch'val
Duchesne, Andre:
Ch'val

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Montreal composer, guitarist and arranger Andre Duchesne developed the pieces on this solo album as a tribute to his sister Carole, "the one who dreamed of horses," who passed in 2010, his pieces incorporating elements of rock, improvisation and compositional forms, a sincere tribute developed by recording daily over a month as a virtual rock band of guitar, bass and drum programming.

Hetu, Joane / Ensemble SuperMusique: Monnomest
Hetu, Joane / Ensemble SuperMusique:
Monnomest

(Ambiances Jazz -- Canada )


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A fascinating work dedicated to improvising cellist Remy Belanger de Beauport written by Montreal composer Joane Hétu and performed by the large Ensemble SuperMusique with Jean Derome, Lori Freedman, Scott Thomson, Diane Labrosse, Danielle Palardy Roger, Pierre Tanguay, &c., commissioned and performed for the Ensemble's 40th anniversary and expanded for this studio edition.

Ensemble SuperMusique : Musiques Emeraude
Ensemble SuperMusique :
Musiques Emeraude

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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An overview of Montreal's Ensemble Supermusique celebrating their 40th anniversary, drawing on works from founders Joane Hétu, Diane Labrosse, and Danielle Palardy Roger and their projects including Wondeur Brass, Les Poules, Justine, &c., realized by 40 instrumentalists in 8 groups of 3 to 8 players; masterful sophistication with a sense of humor and wonder — exceptionnelle!

Quatuor Bozzini: Jurg Frey: String Quartet No. 4
Quatuor Bozzini:
Jurg Frey: String Quartet No. 4

(Collection QB -- Canada )


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The third string quartet that Swiss composer Jürg Frey has written for the Montreal string quartet Quatuor Bozzini of Alissa Cheung on violin, Clemens Merkel on violin, Stephanie Bozzini on viola and Isabelle Bozzini on cello, a beautiful work in five movements of illusory motion, slowly evolving through furtive and seemingly feigned momentum.

Derome, Jean: La Chaleur De La Pensee
Derome, Jean:
La Chaleur De La Pensee

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Concepts of community, dialog, sharing and transmission, or "recontre", are the linking ideas between these four works commissioned of Montreal composer and wind player Jean Derome, developed for four Quebec ensembles, these pieces combine contemporary and improvisational forms, the scores shaped by constraints from the combinatorial mathematics of Marin Mersenne.

Guionnet / La Casa / Samartzis / Warburton: Parking (Collection Paris)
Guionnet / La Casa / Samartzis / Warburton:
Parking (Collection Paris)

(Swarming -- Canada )


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Two improvisations by saxophonist Jean-Luc Guionnet & violinist Dan Warburton recorded in Paris & Melbourne parking garages 14 years apart, registering the behavior and characteristics of environmental and instrumental sound within these unique spaces, edited by Eric La Casa and Philip Samartzis as a 4-channel master by synchronizing two sets of independent stereo recordings.

Sick Boss (JP Carter/ Zubot / Lee / Schmidt / Meger / Gaucher): Businessless <i>[Used Item]</i>
Sick Boss (JP Carter/ Zubot / Lee / Schmidt / Meger / Gaucher):
Businessless [Used Item]

(Drip Audio -- Canada )


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A wild improvising band from Vancouver in their 3rd release of episodic compositions based around instrumental rock forms, six "sick" and wide-ranging pieces that blend rock, jazz, chamber music and inventive forms in magnificent way, from JP Carter on trumpet, Joshua Zubot on violin, Peggy Lee on cello, Cole Schmidt on guitar, James Meger on bass, synths and Dan Gaucher on drums.

Zubot, Josh Strings: Strings <i>[Used Item]</i>
Zubot, Josh Strings:
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The debut of Vancouver & Montreal violinist Joshua Zubot's string ensemble with fellow violinists Jesse Zubot & Meredith Bates, cellist Peggy Lee and acoustic bassist James Meger, performing ten Zubot compositions informed by his involvement in diverse musical styles, each allowing room for improvisation as he takes the string ensemble into unique and unorthodox territory.

Longhand (Tony Wilson / Peder Long) with special guests Jesse and Josh Zubot: Plays Long <i>[Used It
Longhand (Tony Wilson / Peder Long) with special guests Jesse and Josh Zubot:
Plays Long [Used Item]

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Vancouver mainstay, guitarist and composer Tony Wilson leads Longhnad, performing the energetically twising and turning, genre-spanning music of composer and saxophonist Peder Long, a mentor to Wilson while studying at Malaspina College, in a band with Vancouver collaborators Russell Sholberg (bass), Skey Brooks (drums), Jesse Zubot (violin) and Joshua Zubot (violin).

Paquet X Landry: Planter du sel
Paquet X Landry:
Planter du sel

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


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Alternating between classical and electric guitars, Pascal Landry and Francois Paquet use a non-traditional broadcast system where the signal from their electric guitars is sent through materials selected by the musicians, creating unique tones and timbres, and providing an interesting visual aspect to their dialogs, captured here in the studio in Beauport, Quebec in 2021.

Bazzicalupo, Andrew: The Ball I Threw Has Not Yet Reached The Ground
Bazzicalupo, Andrew:
The Ball I Threw Has Not Yet Reached The Ground

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


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Recording in the studio in Nice, France, guitarist Andrea Bazzicalupo's solo album is a collection of pieces, consisting exclusively of improvisations and instant creations, moving between sonic explorations, melodic textures, experimental material and spontaneous compositions, a well-paced collection of introspective and assertive explorations.

Hove, Erik: Solo
Hove, Erik:
Solo

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


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Splitting time between Montreal and New York, Canadian saxophonist Erik Hove recorded these twelve deceptively restrained solo improvisations in various locations in 2020 & 2021, applying electronics to his playing which is influenced by both improvisers like Steve Lehman, Henry Threadgill or Steve Coleman and spectral composers like Gerard Grisey or Tristan Murail.

ErikM / vrrrbitch : L'Horizon des Evenements
ErikM / vrrrbitch :
L'Horizon des Evenements

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


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Like aberrant robots chattering, French sound artist ErikM and Czech multi-instrumentalist Petr Vrba aka vrrrbitch developed these compositions to function like vocal conversations of extreme discourse, set over effected synthetics, disruptions, dark rhythmic pulses and inexplicable sonic digressions, in seven powerfully compulsive quasi-conversations.

Beche ta motte (Falasie / Cote / Gaudet-Asselin): Sont des Racines
Beche ta motte (Falasie / Cote / Gaudet-Asselin):
Sont des Racines

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


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The title referring to roots alongside the subtitled comment "agricultural improvisations" in this 2022 free improv recording from the Bêche ta motte (dig your mound) trio of Quebec luminaries Bernard Falaise on guitar, Michel F Cote on percussion & synths and Thomas Gaudet-Asselin on double & electric bass, in twelve succinct experimental improvisations of unusual rhythmic and sonic natures.

Orins, Peter (Orins / Pruvost / Dang / Pym): Dead Dead Gang
Orins, Peter (Orins / Pruvost / Dang / Pym):
Dead Dead Gang

(Tour de Bras / Circum-Disc -- Canada )


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A musical work composed by French drummer Peter Orins inspired by Alan Moore's 2016 novel Jerusalem crossing geographical and temporal space, recorded during a residency with the Muzzix collective at La Malterie in Lill and performed with Maryline Pruvost on voice & indian harmonium, Barbara Dang on piano, and Gordon Pym on electronics & amplified objects.

Armoush's, Emad Duos (w/ Houle, Zubot, Carter, Loewen,  Hasselberg): Electritradition
Armoush's, Emad Duos (w/ Houle, Zubot, Carter, Loewen, Hasselberg):
Electritradition

(Drip Audio -- Canada )


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A series of intimate duets between Syrian-born, Vancouver-based oud, ney, flamenco guitar and singer Emad Armoush with aA series of intimate duets between Syrian-born, Vancouver-based Emad Armoush performing on oud, ney, flamenco guitar and song, with clarinetist Francois Houle, violinist Jesse Zubot, trumpeter JP Carter, drummer/percussionist Kenton Loewen and cellist Marina Hasselberg--Houle, Zubot and Carter also adding electronic layers--as Armoush reinvents Arabic tradition alongsie original compositions. Francois Houle, violinist Jesse Zubot, trumpeter JP Carter, drummer/percussionist Kenton Loewen and cellist Marina Hasselberg--Houle, Zubot and Carter also adding electronic layers--as Armoush reinvents Arabic tradition alongside original compositions.

Sick Boss (JP Carter/ Zubot / Lee / Schmidt / Meger / Gaucher): Businessless
Sick Boss (JP Carter/ Zubot / Lee / Schmidt / Meger / Gaucher):
Businessless

(Drip Audio -- Canada )


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A wild improvising band from Vancouver in their 3rd release of episodic compositions based around instrumental rock forms, six "sick" and wide-ranging pieces that blend rock, jazz, chamber music and inventive forms in magnificent way, from JP Carter on trumpet, Joshua Zubot on violin, Peggy Lee on cello, Cole Schmidt on guitar, James Meger on bass, synths and Dan Gaucher on drums.

Zubot, Josh Strings: Strings
Zubot, Josh Strings:
Strings

(Drip Audio -- Canada )


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The debut of Vancouver & Montreal violinist Joshua Zubot's string ensemble with fellow violinists Jesse Zubot & Meredith Bates, cellist Peggy Lee and acoustic bassist James Meger, performing ten Zubot compositions informed by his involvement in diverse musical styles, each allowing room for improvisation as he takes the string ensemble into unique and unorthodox territory.

Musicworks: #146 Fall 2023 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks:
#146 Fall 2023 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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Fall 2023 issue of Canada's premiere new music magazine, with Julie Richards on the cover in an article exploring the legacy of little known Black female composers; plus articles on Maria Chavez and her turntable art; Michele Geister use of '80s music TV; composer Trevor Grahl; Mustafa Rafiq; Evan Dysart; plus reviews, essays and a CD of tracks from the aforementioned artists.

Butterfield, Christopher: Souvenir
Butterfield, Christopher:
Souvenir

(Reshirt -- Canada )


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Following his collaboration with Montreal's Quatuor Bozzini, British Columbia-based composer Christopher Butterfield draws on members of Aventa Ensemble and the Victoria Symphony to perform four works of "knotty contrapuntal figures and an ever-changing instrumental palette", mischievous works of interesting progression and percussive punctuation.

Tanguay, Pierre / Tom Walsh: Midi tapant <i>[Used Item]</i>
Tanguay, Pierre / Tom Walsh:
Midi tapant [Used Item]

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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The duo of Pierre Tanguay on drums and percussion and Tom Walsh on trombone in a release of minimalist construction that blends composition and improvisation.

Musicworks: #145 Summer 2023 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks:
#145 Summer 2023 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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The Summer 2023 issue of Canada's finest music magazine covering contemporary improvised, composed and experimental music, with Simone Schmidt's Audible Songs of Defiant Meaning on the cover, plus features on Nicole Mitchell and Coco Elysses, Levy Lorenzo, Wayne Lavallee, along with recorded & live reviews, and a 10-track CD with pieces from the artist within.

Longhand (Tony Wilson / Peder Long) with special guests Jesse and Josh Zubot: Plays Long
Longhand (Tony Wilson / Peder Long) with special guests Jesse and Josh Zubot:
Plays Long

(Drip Audio -- Canada )


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Vancouver mainstay, guitarist and composer Tony Wilson leads Longhnad, performing the energetically twising and turning, genre-spanning music of composer and saxophonist Peder Long, a mentor to Wilson while studying at Malaspina College, in a band with Vancouver collaborators Russell Sholberg (bass), Skey Brooks (drums), Jesse Zubot (violin) and Joshua Zubot (violin).

Vertical Squirrels (Daniel Fischlin / Ajay Heble / Lewis Melville / Ted Warren / Dong-Won Kim / Gary
Vertical Squirrels (Daniel Fischlin / Ajay Heble / Lewis Melville / Ted Warren / Dong-Won Kim / Gary Diggins):
Le gouffre / The Chasm: Live from Silence, Guelph (Ontario) [Used Item]

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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An exceptional album of widely-embracing collective improvisation recorded during Vertical Squirrel's 2019-20 residency at Silence as part of the You Are I Am series, the core quartet of Daniel Fischlin on guitars, monotron, flute & percussion, Ajay Heble on piano, Lewis Melville on bass & percussion and Ted Warren on drums & percussion are joined by cornetist and world instrumentalist Gary Diggins and vocalist & percussionist Dong-Won Kim.

Growlers Choir: LIVE au FIMAV <i>[Used Item]</i>
Growlers Choir:
LIVE au FIMAV [Used Item]

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


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Charles, Xavier / Eric Normand: Balises [VINYL - DAMAGED] <i>[Used Item]</i>
Charles, Xavier / Eric Normand:
Balises [VINYL - DAMAGED] [Used Item]

(Tour de Bras / Ramble -- Canada )


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Courvoisier, Sylvie / Cory Smythe: The Rite of Spring - Spectre d'un songe
Courvoisier, Sylvie / Cory Smythe:
The Rite of Spring - Spectre d'un songe

(Pyroclastic Records -- Canada )


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Having presented a solo version of Stravinksy's The Rite of Spring at Opera Bastille in Paris with avant-flamenco dancer Israel Galván, Courvoisier developed a new work for two pianos performed with Cory Smythe, merging composition & improvisation as they invoke impressions of The Rite in tandem with Stravinksy-like reharmonizations of previous Courvoisier works.

Dresser, Mark: Tines of Change
Dresser, Mark:
Tines of Change

(Pyroclastic Records -- Canada )


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A foundational member of the early Downtown NY scene, now West Coast-based double bassist Mark Dresser expands the sonic properties of his instrument in 12 succinct and forceful improvisations, expanding 4- & 5-string basses through metal tines, bowed and plucked, along with magnetic pickups amplifying nearly inaudible sounds from the strings and the instrument; awe inspiring!

Leap Of Faith: Ordered And Disordred Localities
Leap Of Faith:
Ordered And Disordred Localities

(Evil Clown -- Canada )


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A 2022 recording at Evil Clown Headquarters, in Waltham, MA of the duo offshoot of the Leap of Faith Orchestra--David Peck on reeds & flutes, and Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice--with guests, trumpeter Vance Provey, saxophonist Michael Caglianone, modular synth player Eric Woods and Albey on bass, with Joel Simches performing real-time signal processing.

Charles, Xavier / Eric Normand: Balises [VINYL]
Charles, Xavier / Eric Normand:
Balises [VINYL]

(Tour de Bras / Ramble -- Canada )


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Seven forays into dark experimental electroacoustic improvisation from electric bassist and Tour de Bras label-leader Éric Normand and French clarinetist Xavier Charles, leveraging unlikely techniques on both instruments, eight dialogs both assertive and cautiously mysterious, employing harmonic overtones, remarkable reed techniques, and rich electronic foundations.

d'Orion, Erick / Martin Tetreault: Vigiles
d'Orion, Erick / Martin Tetreault:
Vigiles

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


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Part of a 2022 creative residency at the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-Labre, in Beauce at the invitation of the organization EXEcentrer, this duo recording captures the September concert of two magnificent Montreal sound artists: Érick d'Orion performing on electronics & synthesizers, and Martin Tétreault on turntables, vinyl records & synthesizer.

Allochtone: Plait-il?
Allochtone:
Plait-il?

(Tour de Bras -- Canada )


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Organized by Miriodor drummer & composer Remi Leclerc, this experimental group features Canadian & European improvisers in a creative session with a sense of novelty and humor, from Pianist Andre Pelletier (Saint-Pascal), accordionist Robin Servant and guitarist Olivier D'Amours (Rimouski), bassist Alexandre Dubuc (Montreal) and saxophonist Cathy Heyden (Paris).

Lauzier, Philippe / Carlo Costa: Interspace
Lauzier, Philippe / Carlo Costa:
Interspace

(Tour de Bras / Inexhaustible Editions -- Canada )


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After performing together in Canada beginning in 2019, bass clarinetist & electronic artist Philippe Lauzier and NY percussionist Carl Costa remained in contact during the pandemic by exchanging compositional concepts, the 4-part "Sincronica Vaga" and "Soft Routine" the results, the former based on dovetailing motives, the latter on harmonic counterpoint interaction.

Seabrook, Brandon: brutalovechamp
Seabrook, Brandon:
brutalovechamp

(Pyroclastic Records -- Canada )


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Looking to create a sound realm that would reflect more life and less process, NY guitarist/banjo player Brandon Seabrook takes his 8-piece ensemble Epic Proportions on a truly epic journey through "lyrical melodies, dynamic improvisations and manic counterpoint", showing great evolution and development as a contemporary composer and player; "Brutal is beautiful".

Lee, Peggy Band: A Giviwayng Way
Lee, Peggy Band:
A Giviwayng Way

(Songlines -- Canada )


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Rich in lyrical playing and creative freedom, Vancouver cellist Peggy Lee's 6th album expands on her goal to explore different strategies for improvisation within composition, featuring the unique voices of her ensemble including Brad Turner (trumpet), Jon Bentley (sax), Jeremy Berkman (trombone), Ron Samworth & Tony Wilson (guitars), Andre Lachance (bass) and Dylan van der Schyff (drums).

Musicworks: #144 Winter 2022/2023 [MAGAZINE + CD]
Musicworks:
#144 Winter 2022/2023 [MAGAZINE + CD]

(Musicworks -- Canada )


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The Winter 2022/23 issue of Canada's most interesting music magazine including a 15-track compilation CD of new and rediscovered music from artists featured in the magazine; SLOWPITCHSOUND on the cover, plus articles on Gordon Grdina, performance artist Kite, Toronto's Audiopollination music series, sound artist Seth A Smith, live and recorded reviews, &c. &c.

Lerner, Marilyn / Nicole Rampersaud: Brass Knuckle Sandwich
Lerner, Marilyn / Nicole Rampersaud:
Brass Knuckle Sandwich

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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An assertive duo of piano and trumpet from Canadian improvisers Marilyn Lerner playing inside and out of the piano, and trumpeter Nicole Rampersaud performing with powerful and unusually expressive technique, this the first meeting between the two in a set of seven studio recordings, creative interactions of wide-ranging and cohesive approaches to their dialogs.

Thomson, Scott (w/ Yves Charuest / Karen Ng / Jean Derome / John Oswald): Pal o'Alto
Thomson, Scott (w/ Yves Charuest / Karen Ng / Jean Derome / John Oswald):
Pal o'Alto

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In a nod to alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, Montreal trombonist Scott Thomson brings together four exceptional Canadian alto saxophonists with whom he has worked and who motivate his improvisational drive, heard here in four duos: two with Toronto alto saxophonists John Oswald and Karen Ng, and two with Montreal alto saxophonists Jean Derome and Yves Charuest.

 

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