The Squid's Ear Magazine
The Squid's Ear Magazine
Squidco Harvest Sale - 10% Off New Albums
Plus Mailing List Members Earn Reward Points !!




Normand, Eric & Bent Spoon Duo: Circuitry (Bug Incision Records)

The Bent Spoon Duo of Chris Dadge and Scott Munro met bassist Eric Normand (Tour De Bras, Ambiances Magnetiques) while Normand was on tour to record these ragged electro-acoustic improvisations.
 

Price: $10.75
Price Was: $11.95
Squidco Harvest Sale



Quantity:

Out of Stock

Quantity in Basket: None

Log In to use our Wish List
Shipping Weight: 1.00 units

Sample The Album:




Product Information:

Personnel:



Chris Dadge-violin, percussion, sk-1, harmonica, amplification

Scott Munro-viola,sk-1,electronics, voice

Eric Normand-electric base and homemade devices

Click an artist name above to see in-stock items for that artist.



Edition of 60, cdr, color covers in plastic sleeves

Label: Bug Incision Records
Catalog ID: bim-41
Squidco Product Code: 13877

Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2010
Country: Canada
Packaging: Clear plastic Sleeve with paper inserts
Recorded by Brad Hawkins at Weeds on April 5, 2010 in Calgary, Alberta.
Descriptions, Reviews, &c.

Artist Biographies

"Eric Normand is an improviser, bassist, instrument designer, composer, songwriter, singer and record and concert producer. He defines himself as an epidisciplinary musician, a free electron driven by its yearning for meetings. As an improviser, he develop a personal and radical playing on a homemade electric bass equipped with mics and objects feedbacking and vibrating in small electronic devices, creating electric flux interrupted by the instrumental gesture. With this set, he prefer to play duets, with Jim Denley (flute and sax), Philippe Lauzier (bass clarinet and sax), Sébastien Cirotteau (trumpet), Pierre-Yves Martel (viola de gamba and electronic), Jean-Luc Guionnet (saxophone), in addition of several spontaneous encounters.

He also play in bands involved in a more specific musical genre as danced poetry with BABABA, instrumental theatre with Le Veau/ The Veal, songs with Les Pitounes and Éric Normand Chante and folk music with The Surruralits and RRRRoyal Canadian Free Form Folk Experience. Interested in collective creation and orchestral improvisation, he lead for seven years the GGRIL, a 15 pieces band that have worked with composers such as Evan Parker, Jean Derome, Robert Marcel Lepage and Michael Fischer. His music has been programmed by or performed in several festivals in Canada , Australia and Europe. It have also been broadcasted by Radio-Canada, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC, Radio-Grenouille, and several college radio stations."

-Eric Normand 10/26/2026

Have a better biography or biography source? Please Contact Us so that we can update this biography.


Track Listing:
Related Categories of Interest:


Improvised Music
Electro-Acoustic
Electro-Acoustic Improv
Musique Actuelle
Vancouver and Western Canada
Trio Recordings
Canadian Composition & Improvisation
Friends of Squid

Search for other titles on the label:
Bug Incision Records.


Recommended & Related Releases:
Brulez les meubles (Beaudoin / Normand / Derome / Hollenbeck)
L'appel du vide
(Tour de Bras / Circum-Disc)
With a common passion for the jazz guitar, from Jim Hall to Bill Frisell, from Rene Thomas to Brandon Ross, the core duo of Canadian improvisers, guitarist Louis Beaudoin-de la Sablonniere and bassist Éric Normand, are joined by drummer Tom Jacques for a set of original compositions plus a Paul Bley piece, one by Gilles Vigneault, and two collective improvisations.
Dionee (Beriault / Servant / Normand)
Attrape-mouches
(Tour de Bras / Circum-Disc)
Exploring the Venus Flytrap (dionée attrape-mouche) through a trio of electroacoustic improv, with the acoustic elements from Clarisse Beriault on oboe and acoustic bass and Robin Servant on accordion, bassist Éric Normand providing the electric foundation to their sly and savage improvisations, all three using electronics & effects to emulate the thigmonastic carnivore.
Davis, Emily / Christopher Riggs / George Romaine
Extinction Burst
(Bug Incision Records)
Chicago-based guitarist Christopher Rigg, founder of the Holy Cheever Church Records, developed this set of pieces called "extinction bursts", performed with Emily David on drums and George Romaine on piano, a work he refers to as "maximalist harsh free jazz wall", using a lurching and squealing guitar figure over which David and Romaine overlay slow progressions.
Normand, Eric
Demission Definitive Du Patron
(Tour de Bras)
Two large compositions by Montreal bassist Éric Normand, the first in a quintet with Camille Brisson, Antoine Simard, Marc-Antoine Mackin and Sébastien Maltais, using electronics, objects and motors; the second an acoustic work performed by the Quasar saxophone quartet of Marie-Chantale Leclerc, Mathieu Leclerc, André Leroux & Jean-Marc Bouchard.
Plant (Jim Denley / Eric Normand)
II
(Tour de Bras)
Separated by 1,000 KMs and speaking a different language, the collaboration of Quebec bassist Eric Normand and Australian saxophonist Jim Denley, both dedicated experimenters, share a common aesthetic in free improvisation as they release their third album: five dialogs using reeds, electric bass, drums, objects and tools to create unusual sonic conversations.
Surruralists, Les (Bull / Normand / Grossman / Jacques / Berirau)
La Way Qu'a Do
(Tour de Bras)
Slyly crossing modern improv and EAI approaches in a surreal take on early bottleneck, banjo and slide blues styles from the Quebec quintet of Arthur Bull on harmonica, voice, guitar & electronics, Eric Normand on banjo, voice & bass, Ben Grossman on "old wheel", Anne-Francoise Jacques on engines, and Gabriel Rochette on trombone; sincere and eccentric.
Beaudoin-de-la-Sablonniere, Louis / Eric Normand / Louis-Vincent Hamel
Brulez les Meubles
(Tour de Bras)
Seeking to extend the guitar trio into new and unique territory, the Quebec trio of Eric Normand on electric bass, Louis Beaudoin-de-la-Sablonniere on electric guitar, and Louis-Vincent Hamel on drums, reference performers like Jim Hall, Sonny Sharrock, John Abercrombie, & Bill Frisell while focusing on harmolodic force and unusual melodic lines.
Surruralist(e)s, The/Le
Sortablue
(Tour de Bras)
The duo of Arthur Bull on guitars & harmoia and Eric Normand on electric bass and tenor banjo, and both on voice, taking on American rural songs--delta blues, cajun music, and Quebecois laments, &c--with a modern eye and a good sense of humor.
Munro, Scott
Monty
(Bug Incision Records)
Ever-active Calgary guitarist Scott Munro (Bent Spoon Duo) in his debut solo album of freely improvised guitar performed on a baritone guitar, treated and untreated, captured live at Weeds Cafe in 2010 & 2011.
Midnighties
With Monty
(Bug Incision Records)
The Vancouver duo of Cody Oliver and Chris Dadge is joined by multi-instrumentalist Scott Munro (Bend Spoon Duo) for a mix of acoustic and electronic improvisation to create unusual and interesting sonic environments and improvised discourse.
Perera, Nilan & Bent Spoon Duo
S/T
(Bug Incision Records)
The Vancouver based Bent Spoon Duo of Scott Munro on viola, trombone, electronics & zither and Chris Dadge on percussion meets Toronto's Nilan Perera on electric guitar, performing at Weeds Cafe in Calgary, for a rich interactive release of free improvisation.
Prevost, Helene
A La Plage
(Tour de Bras)
A mix of sound art and improvisation from Quebec/Actuelle musician Helene Prevost, 10 minimal "Plages", or luminous surfaces, created with Eric Normand, Stephae Claude, and Mario Gauthier.
GGRIL (Grand Groupe Regional d'Improvisation Liberee)
Combines [VINYL]
(Tour de Bras)
The GGRIL is a Canadian ensemble of musicians who experiment with various forms of interactions possible in an orchestra without a conductor, bringing together a dozen musicians from different backgrounds.
Meichel, Dan & Chris Dadge
Mannington
(Bug Incision Records)
The first in a series of releases from Bug Incision's archive of late saxophonist Dan Meichel, from recordings in Calgary in 2008 showing Meichel's articulately heavy style against Dadge's inventive drumming and percussion.
Normand 5, Eric
Sur Un Fil
(Setola Di Maiale)
Bassist Eric Normand's compositions showcase the incredibly talented quintet of James Darling (cello), Antoine Letourneau-Berger (vibes), Michel F. Cote (drums/feedback) and Jean Derome (flute, sax, birdcall).
Leaney, Aaron & Chris Dadge
Continuity
(Bug Incision Records)
The Leaney-Dadge duo has been working together since 2006; this release is taken from a series of weekly sessions in Mount Pleasant, Calgary, using extended instrumentation including trumpet, percussion, zither, recorder, and piano.



Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought:
Futterman, Joel / Ike Levin
Liberation
(CLM)
Pianist Joel Futterman and tenor saxophonist Ike Levin mark their 16th recording collaboration in 25 years with three spontaneously created works balancing intensity and reflection, density and space, drawing on their long-developed improvisational rapport to move fluidly through free jazz, lyrical exchange, rhythmic momentum and layered interaction.
Stewart, Luke Exposure Quintet (w/ Vandermark / Wilkerson / Baker / Ra)
In The Air And On The Ground
(RogueArt)
Bringing together DC double bassist Luke Stewart with Chicago mainstays Edward Wilkerson Jr., Ken Vandermark, Jim Baker and Avreeayl Ra, the Exposure Quintet blends collective improvisation with field recordings and samples, creating spacious, exploratory music combining saxophones, clarinets, strings, keyboards, bass and percussion with a strong sense of place.
Melford's, Myra Fire and Water Quintet
Sure Grand Out
(RogueArt)
Pianist Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet with Mary Halvorson on guitar, Ingrid Laubrock on tenor and soprano saxophones, Tomeka Reid on cello, and Lesley Mok on drums, continuing Melford's Cy Twombly-inspired balance of cellular composition, collective improvisation, lyricism, counterpoint, and rhythmic momentum in a richly interactive studio recording.
Quatuor Bozzini
Jurg Frey: String Quartets
(Collection QB)
Montreal-based Quatuor Bozzini records Jurg Frey's Streichquartett (1988) at Radiostudio Zurich, shaping spare scales, measured intervals, and quietly sustained tones into music of unusual clarity and concentration, where seemingly anonymous material reveals its own distinct character through space, duration, resonance, and the tactile presence of sound.
La Casa, Eric / Seijiro Murayama
Paris Public Spaces 2
(Swarming)
Recorded across various public spaces in Paris, this collaborative work extends the practice of Eric La Casa and Seijiro Murayama as they document subtle vocal interventions and field recordings that explore attentive listening, bodily presence, and sonic autonomy, positioning sound-making as a quiet, animist act of witness within complex urban environments.
Granberg, Magnus / Skogen
The Willow Bends And So Do I
(Another Timbre)
Composed from four pools of material inspired by Johnny Mandel's A Time for Love, Magnus Granberg's 2024 work for his Swedish ensemble Skogen unfolds in ten slow cycles where delicate fragments, melodic shadings, and restrained improvisation interlace across strings, harp, guitar, percussion, and prepared piano, creating a quietly luminous meditation on fragility and motion.
Mayas, Magda / Jim Denley
One Another
(Relative Pitch)
An immersive meeting of Berlin pianist Magda Mayas and Australian flutist Jim Denley, ffollowing up on their 2017 Relative Pitch release, Tempe Jetz, as they weave flutes, piano, and percussive objects into a delicately balanced exchange where subtle gestures and resonant detail create a patient yet gripping exploration of texture, breath, and sonic space.
Laubrock, Ingrid
Purposing The Air [2 CDs]
(Pyroclastic Records)
Drawing on poet Erica Hunt's sixty-part "Mood Librarian," composer Ingrid Laubrock presents a stunning 2-CD song cycle of miniature vocal duets — performed by an extraordinary ensemble including Fay Victor, Theo Bleckmann, Sara Serpa, and others — each piece a poetic and sonic fragment brought vividly to life with precision, emotion, and profound collaboration.
Quatuor Bozzini
Jurg Frey: String Quartet No. 4
(Collection QB)
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.
Toyozumi, Sabu / Rick Countryman / Simon Tan / Isla Antinero / Stella Ignacio
The Search for the Five Senses
(Sol Disk Records)
Recorded during Sabu Toyozumi's first collaboration with Rick Countryman in 2017, this album features music from the same nights that produced Jya-Ne and Center of Contradiction: 6 tracks from an August 11th quintet performance with voice and trombone, and electric bass; plus 2 tracks from the following night in a trio format with acoustic bass.




The Squid's Ear Magazine

The Squid's Ear Magazine

© 2002-, Squidco LLC