New Arrivals
Air Drain
*Limited to 100 copies* "On the solo bagpipe release "Air Drain" Henry Birdsey (Half of Tongue Depressor) creates deep, haunting pieces that entrance the listener. Simple forms that evolve with breath and time."
Live in Paris (1966)
A unique pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) is one of the greatest jazz legends of all time. Thelonious is surrounded by his legendary quartet featuring Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Larry Gales ( double bass) and Ben Riley (drums). First ever official release of this lost ORTF recording performed live in Paris at Studio 104, Maison de la Radio. Remastered from original tapes in high resolution.
Infinity Ditch
*Limited to 70 copies* "Electric Shahi Baaja and Gaz recordings from southern France. Pushing out towards the reaches of stringed-instrument technique. Playing with structure and typical/a-typical sound. Based in tradition processed to confuse." - Sound Holes
Enjoy Your Summer
*Limited to 50 copies* Debut release by Omaha, NE based free improvising duo, Smith & Jessen.
Lidless Hinge
*Limited to 100 copies* "This is the good stuff. Metal objects and lap steel guitar. Inhale deeply" - Sound Holes
Sore Forest West Coast
*Limited to 100 copies* "Al Jones and Zach Rowden played a series of gigs down the west coast of Canada & the US last year. Here are a couple of those tape mangled sets." - Sound Holes
I Used To Be An Improviser
*Limited to 60 hand-numbered copies* "Ali Robertson used to be an improviser but he's not anymore. Ask him for the score for this tape so that you can play along at home." - Sound Holes
Sticky Vanity
*Limited to 100 hand-numbered copies* "This is the first recording in 10 years after a hiatus of activities asBurried Machine, and also be the first release under my real name, Shin Chida. This is a collaboration release with Tom Karlsson who is a Swedish artist and also experimental musician, for the second time since my last release as Burried Machine in 2013, Stoned Mirror." - Shin Chida
Pulsar
William Parker - double bassHugo Costa - alto saxophone Philipp Ernsting - drums
Recorded at Codarts, Rotterdam, October 11th, 2023 by Philipp ErnstingMixed and mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudiosCover art by Martynas IvinskasPhoto of Hugo Costa by Rui SilvaPhoto of William Parker by Peter Gannushkin / downtownmusic.netPhoto of Philipp Ernsting by Florian CramerDesign by Danas Mikailionis
Rivbea Live! Series, Volume 2
An extraordinary, previously unheard session by alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe originally recorded on July 6, 1976 in New York City, and performed in the expansive, unconfined environment of the loft jazz movement, delivering remarkable extended solos on alto saxophone. The minimalist ensemble comprises Juni Booth on bass, Steve Reid on drums, and Muhammad Abdullah on conga, devoid of piano or additional horns, allowing Blythe ample opportunity to showcase his improvisational skills. The initial…
Îl!es
Augustin Soulard is a French composer, sound artist and sound engineer born in 1992. His practice is grounded in experiments in modular synthesis, computer music, sound design and live performance. Trained in algorithmic music and computer composition, Soulard studied with Yvan Etienne and Bastien Gallet. He later met Fransisco Ruiz de Infante and became a member of « Blue Sky ». His research focuses on diverse modes of sonic phenomena, the ambiguity between the synthetic and the organic, and me…
Rebelòt
Angelo Bignamini is a musician and sound artist from Italy. His musical research focuses its attention on the relationship between sound and its deterioration. For this purpose he uses analogue devices (especially tape recorders and feedback) as the main tools for manipulating digital sound. He recently returned to the acoustic guitar as an implement for inner investigation through improvisation on open tunings. His works are published by independent labels all around the world. Angelo Bignamini…
Aigue - Marine
De L’Angle Mort Trio is Claire Bergerault, Patrick Charbonnier & Lionel Marchetti. The three musicians collaborate for the first time as a trio. Their music explores new aspects of electroacoustic music, combining improvisational musical techniques with live electronics and dance music forms.
“Aigue – Marine” consists of three compositions based on voice, electronics, accordion, and rhythmic elements. Claire Bergerault, Patrick Charbonnier & Lionel Marchetti improvise in a spontaneous way, creat…
HerzAtmungen
"I believe that the destructive element in art is neglected too much." - Piet Mondrian
Toute L'Âme Résumée
"Drawing on a sound poem from French poet Stéphane Malarmé published in 1875, pianist Michel Wintsch and multi-reedist Udo Schindler on bass clarinet and alto saxophone tubax (a modified contrabass saxophone) perform five expressive and assertive improvisations with titles "borrowed from Stéphane Malarmé, who sees his texts as instruments." - SquidCo.com
Plastic Narratives
"Confidently forceful German free improvisation with an eccentric approach, from multi-instrumentalist Udo Schindler on clarinets, cornet & tuba and artist & improviser Etienne Rolin on basset horn, Glissotar (a continuous wind instrument) & a Bansuri flute, as they improvise over Schindler's poem (jetzt/now) from his cycle frequenz schaukelt / frequency swings." - SquidCo.com
Soundforge Laboratory
"... it's not about cleaning the music from the non-music or trying to destroy all disturbing noises, but to perceive the music as such, which exists in the midst of the noise of life. The more open the ear is to everything audible, the more strongly the music radiates its speciality. Because a musical instrument has a material body, its sound cannot be frictionless and clean. ..." - From Portrait of a Spinning Top / Portrait eines Kreisels by Yoku Tawada (Berlin)
Udo Schindler plays a bflat-cla…
Portico Quartet / Hania Rani
Portico Quartet / Hania Rani brings the singular Polish pianist and composer, Hania Rani, and East-London based widescreen minimalists, Portico Quartet, together for a unique collaboration. The idea was simple, each artist would rework one of each other's tunes. The result is a beautiful collaborative work that feel less like straight forward remixes and more like a new recording that brings the two acts distinctive sound worlds to a new place. The first track to be shared is Hania Rani - Nest (…
All This Crazy Gift Of Time - The Recordings 1969-1973 (10CD Box)
A founder member of Soft Machine, Kevin embarked on a solo career in 1969, signing to EMI’s Harvest label and recording the album ‘JOY OF A TOY’ the same year. It is a mark of Kevin’s stature that his recordings during this period would feature contributions from notable musicians such as arranger and keyboard player David Bedford, Robert Wyatt, Syd Barrett, Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill, Steve Hillage, Archie Legget and more.
This boxed set includes all of the surviving BBC sessions and In Concer…
Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear
Dark Entries calls on Philadelphia experimental duo The Ghostwriters to resurrect their 1981 LP of minimalist mayhem, Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear. The late Buchla maestro Charles Cohen and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Cain joined up in 1971 to craft electroacoustic chaos as Anomali, later renaming themselves The Ghostwriters. Their collaborations with choreographers and visual media artists led to their singular style, straddling improvisation and composition, the oneiric and th…