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Outside sounds in many styles -- musique concrete, electro-acoustic, minimalism, and many other experimental and avant modes!
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Crammed (Belgium), 1980. New Copy ... $12.99 13.98
One of our favorite mixing of modes from the old school – a tremendous second album from the legendary Aksak Maboul! The record mixes arty playfulness with some rootsier elements – bits of Eastern instrumentation, jazz, improvisation, and even some post-punk elements – all in a ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more CD
Ondine (Finland), 1999. Used ... $9.99
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(Out of print.)
Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $25.99 29.99
A fantastic record – and a really mindblowing mix of spiritual jazz and electronics! The set is an amazing collaboration between trumpeter Don Cherry and pioneering electronic musician Jon Appleton – one of those rare meetings of the minds that goes far deeper than you'd expect! On ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Col Legno (Germany), 1998. Used ... $4.99
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Pan Classics (Switzerland), 1995. Used ... $4.99
Original improvisations by Matthias Arter, alongside music by Dinescu, Holliger, Lehmann, Marti, and Nickerson. CD
New World, 1977. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $6.99
Includes Babbitt's "Phonemena For Soprano And Piano" performed by Lynn Webber and Jerry Kuderna, "Phonemena For Soprano And Tape" performed by Lynn Webber, and "Reflections For Piano And Synthesized Tape" and "Post-Partitions" performed by Robert Miller; ... (Classical, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the booklet cover, with light wear and aging, a stain at the top left corner, strips of yellowed adhesive stains, Discard stamp, and some adhesive stains, peeling, and a catalog number in pen in back. Labels have some pen.)
Born Bad (France), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 29.99
Not what you might expect when shopping for African music – unique electronic sounds from Cameroon musician Francis Bebey – as heavy on keyboards as other 70s work is on guitar! There's still plenty of acoustic elements in the mix though, too – lots of earthy percussion at the ... (Global Grooves, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2LPs – and a very nice package!)
David Bedford & Ursula Le Guin —
Rigel 9 ... LP Charisma (UK), 1985. Very Good+ ... $13.99
Ovation/Soave (Italy), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $35.99 37.99
A wild set of electronic work from the American heartland of the 70s – a set that claims to bring you to a "higher stage of truth" – but which has a sound that's a lot more bracing at times than more meditative electronic and new age albums from the decade! Steve Birchall ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Husky Pants, 2022. Near Mint- ... $14.99
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Egg (France), 1977. Very Good+ ... $33.99 39.99
Fantastic sounds from Tim Blake – an artist who previously worked with Gong, and sometimes worked with Hawkwind – but who really came into his own on this legendary album of electronics! Tim works here on a self-constructed "crystal machine" – a bank of electronics that ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a partially unglued seam.)
Deutsche Grammophon (Germany), 2000. Used ... $5.99
CPO (Germany), 1975/1977/1983. Used ... $6.99
99 Records/Superior Viaduct, Early 80s. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 22.99
A masterpiece of new music for guitar from the legendary Glenn Branca – a set that both draws on all the minimal experiments on the New York scene of the 70s, and the big wave of underground music at the end of the decade! Branca effortlessly fuses the rock and compositional communities here ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
577, 2020. Used ... $12.99
Numero, 1981. New Copy ... $21.99 23.99
Some of the moodiest, most majestic music we've ever heard from composer Joanna Brouk – which might be a surprise, given that the initial release of the album was only on a cassette with a relatively cheesy cover! There's a depth here that's almost like 4AD at its mid-80s height – very ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Obscure/Superior Viaduct, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
An early moment of genius from composer Gavin Bryars – and a set that was issued on Brian Eno's Obscure Records label in the mid 70s, which ensured that Bryars' music found a larger audience outside the realm of avant classical! That turns out to be a good thing here, as the music here is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stradivarius (Italy), 2006. Used ... $4.99
Folkways, 1959. Used 2CD ... $7.99
One of the strangest albums ever from John Cage – but one of the most compelling too – and a record that really gets at the larger person behind his incredible music! The album has a very spare format – and features John Cage reading 90 stories – all short, spoken bits that ... read more CD
Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1956. Used ... $19.99
The first release of a groundbreaking performance – David Tudor's 1956 recording of "Music Of Changes" – one of John Cage's first experiments of writing based around the I Ching! The work is based heavily on chance – following charts of possibilities put together by ... read more CD
(Out of print, sleeve has some edgewear.)
Uri Caine Ensemble —
Uri Caine Plays Mozart ... CD Winter & Winter (Germany), 2006. Used ... $12.99
Sun Ark, 2013. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $14.99
Streamline, 2012. Sealed 2LP ... $19.99
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(Still sealed with hype sticker. Shrinwrap has a small crack in the opening.)
Parachute/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1980. New Copy Gatefold ... $12.99 15.99
One of the most compelling albums ever recorded by guitarist Eugene Chadbourne – a set billed as "free improvised country and western bebop" – and which features Chadbourne serving up these wild variations on tunes by Carl Perkins, Roger Miller, David Allen Coe, Bobby Bare, ... read more CD
(Beautiful package – with a heavy Japanese-style paper sleeve!)
International Anthem, 2024. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Imagine gaining entry to a treasure trove of vintage keyboards and electronic music sources – then getting the chance to spend days improvising with them, and making new sounds of your own! That's exactly what happened to Jeremiah Chu, as he was set loose inside the Vintage Synthesizer ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Finders Keepers (UK), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 26.99
Suzanne Ciani has cut some sweeter sets over the years, but this album's definitely not one of them – as the whole thing is an early piece from the artist's career, recorded on the Buchla synthesizer, and based on the work of Charles Baudelaire! The core piece, "Flower Of Evil", ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Obliques (France), 2023. New Copy ... $30.99 38.99
The legendary Suzanne Ciani is in very classic form here – working on EMS, Buchla, and Moog synthesizers alongside French electronic artist Jonathan Fitoussi! The pair serve up twin-keyboard magic throughout, with a bit of vocalization from Ciani – and the record has all the evocative ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Clementi/Stradivarius (Italy), 1993. Used ... $11.99
Delos, 1998. Used 2CD ... $6.99
Ian William Craig —
Slow Vessels EP ... 12-inch 130701 (UK), 2017. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $14.99
Music & Arts, 1999. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
CRI, Early 70s. Very Good+ ... $18.99
Classic recording of Crumb's "Black Angels", performed by the electricized New York String Quartet, featuring Paul Zukofsky. Zukofsky also performs on the other two pieces, composed by Charles Jones. LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing. Cover has aging, a small split on the top seam, and light wear.)
Chris Cutler/Recommended (UK), 1983. Very Good+ ... $16.99
Durian (Austria), 2002. Used ... $6.99
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(3-inch mini CD pressing in a plastic clamshell case.)
Die Schachtel/Decay (Italy), 2023. Near Mint- ... $24.99
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(Still with printed PVC outer sleeve, with light wear. Includes the insert.)
Unity/Numero, 1978. New Copy 2CD ... $12.99 22.99
Spacey piano work from Jordan De La Sierra – material that's clearly informed by the 60s experiments of La Monte Young and Terry Riley, but which also has a more open, spiritual quality too! The piano has a nice sense of tuning – one that's almost watery at points – and Jordan's ... read more CD
Drag City, 2023. New Copy ... $19.99 21.99
Really great work from Arnold Dreyblatt – a set that's almost a distillation of his excited strings material from many years back, taken into rock minimalism territory that almost seems to tie it to early projects from composer Glenn Branca too! The strings here are all electric – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ambiances Magnetiques (Canada), 2005. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Radio Nederland (Netherlands), 1969. Near Mint- ... $14.99
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(Vinyl is nice. Cover has some staining and peeling on the bottom seam, spotty aging on the back, and a few tiny rips on the opening.)
Ezramo —
Come Ho Imparato A Volare ... LP Corvo (Germany), 2010. Near Mint- ... $9.99
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(Limited edition in the textured cover – #155/300. Includes the insert.)
Columbia, 1955. Very Good ... $9.99
Elektra, 1993. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print, BMG direct pressing.)
Metier (UK), 1999. Used ... $4.99
Forest Management —
Palm Life ... LP Husky Pants, 2022. Near Mint- ... $14.99
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Lukas Foss —
Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Blackbird & Chamber Selections ... CD Koss Classics, 1990. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print.)
Kairos (Germany), 1996/1999. Used ... $6.99
Mississippi, Early 70s. New Copy ... $19.99 22.99
Revelatory sounds from Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru – an Ethiopian nun, but one who had a secret side life as a pianist and composer – stepping out here on a selection of solo tracks that have a wonderfully captivating vibe! Gebru's music first got wider exposure in the Ethiopiques series ... (Global Grooves, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Nonesuch, 1974/1987. Used 3CD ... $19.99
All 12 parts of Glass'suite of pulsating modal minimalist music. The ensemble here is a sextet, with three electric organs and three reeds, plus voice. Like his other work of this era, the tones overlap and slowly unfold to reveal underlying patterns over the course of the piece. Far more ... read more CD
Virgin, 1977. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Features Glass on Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes – with Dickie Landy on soprano and tenor sax, and Joan LaBarbara and Gene Rickard on voices. Titles include "River Run", "Victor's Lament", "Etoile Polaire", "Are Years What", and "Ave". LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a tiny cutout notch.)
Columbia, 1985. Near Mint- 3LP Box Set ... $33.99 39.99
Amazing work from Philip Glass – his second great opera, and a long-overdue follow-up to Einstein On The Beach – a set of music that's every bit as great as that groundbreaking work, but maybe even with stronger, fuller execution overall! The piece looks at the early political years of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch pressing. Includes the booklet, lined inner sleeves, and Masterworks catalog. Box has a cutout hole, in great shape otherwise.)
Naxos, 1999. Used ... $2.99
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Sony/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 2002. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $38.99 41.99
The final album in the "qatsi" trilogy, and one that's got the same sublime Philip Glass scoring as the others – but which also features some beautiful cello solos from Yo Yo Ma too! Given that there's a darker side to this film, the warmth of the cello balances things out nicely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Nice heavy pressing!)
Godar —
Mater – Bittova/ECM (Germany), 2006. Used ... $6.99
Trost (Austria), 2024. New Copy ... $17.99 19.99
A really amazing project from Mats Gustafsson – and one that's a great reminder of his ability to create music in so many different and incredible ways! This time around, Mats acts as the conductor – at the head of NyMusik Trondheim and Avant Art Ensemble – both larger groups who ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
Trost (Austria), 2024. New Copy ... $17.99 19.99
A beautiful piece of music, and one that features Mats Gustafsson working as both an instrumentalist and conductor – contributing work on baritone, flute, and the unusual spilapipa throughout the course of the album's single extended performance! As with Mats' instrumentation, the rest of ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
Neos (Germany), 2009. Used ... $11.99
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Aartrud (France), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $42.99 43.99
Some of the earliest work we've ever seen from Steven Halpern, and some of the best – a mid 70s set that predates some of his better-known new age records of later years – and which has a sound that's maybe a bit more compressed and focused overall! Steven's still playing plenty of ... (New Age, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition – with varied front artwork!)
Lovely/Ndeya, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 24.99
To most ears, trumpeter Jon Hassell first burst on to the world through his experiments with Brian Eno on EG Records, or maybe his 80s work on ECM – but here, on his debut for the small avant label Lovely Music, it's clear that Jon's already in complete control of his sound – and is ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tim Hecker —
Harmony In Ultraviolet ... CD Kranky, 2006. Used ... $6.99
Universal (France), 2010s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99 32.99
A mindblowing journey in sound – a dip into the archives of French composer Pierre Henry – the postwar master of electronics and musique concrete, and an artist who was still very active in the final years of his life! The material here was all either recorded or reworked in Henry's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzaway, 2006. Used ... $4.99 6.99
Kye, 2013. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99
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(Includes the insert. Cover has lightly bumped corners.)
Philips, 1966. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $16.99
A totally cool session of avant Parisian jazz – assembled by the great Andre Hodeir, whose Jazz Et Jazz is one of the best modernist jazz efforts from postwar France. The work attempts to set music to the writings of James Joyce – and it features the voices of Nicole Croisille and ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original US stereo pressing in the booklet cover, with light wear.)
Philips, 1958. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Brilliant work from the modernist underground late 50s Paris! Andre Hodeir was one of the city's best-known jazz composers and arrangers at the time – a key part of the postwar scene, and its development into its own style away from strictly American sounds. Hodier's working here with a ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label promo with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging, center splits in the spine and bottom seam, and a promo ink stamp in back.)
Numero, 1970s. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
Spacey sounds from the enigmatic Iasos – a legendary figure in the 70s underground – and an artist with a heck of a great ear for organic electronics and unusual recording techniques! This cool collection of Iasos' music was put together by Carlos Nino with the guys at Numero – ... (New Age, Out Sound) read more CD
Thrill Jockey, 2013. Near Mint- ... $14.99
ECM (Germany), 2014. Used ... $9.99
Vijay Iyer on ECM – a great new setting for one of the most-discussed pianists in recent years – and a chance for him to offer up some even more creative sides of his talents! The record still features Vijay playing piano with some of those blocky tones and rhythmic pulses that we love ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
Shelter Press, 2023. Sealed ... $24.99
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RTB/Soundway (UK), 1985. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 29.99
A really unique project from the Serbian underground of the 80s – a record that mixes together global elements, electronics, and some other live instrumentation – all in a way that's as tuneful as it is experimental, and which has a nice sort of post-punk sense of freedom throughout! ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Trost (Austria), 1994. New Copy 2LP ... $96.99 99.99
A wonderfully ambitious project from these two legendary improvising musicians – a larger project for stage that was created by both pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach and drummer Sven Ake Johansson – the latter of whom here is very much into his later life role as a composer! The set ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition box set – with 2LPs, large book, libretto, and DVD!)
Longbox, 2007. Used ... $6.99
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Cuneiform, 2005. Used 2CD ... $49.99
International Anthem, 2024. New Copy ... $13.99 15.99
Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer gave us an excellent previous record on the International Anthem label – one that mixed field recordings with sounds of their own – an approach that's continued here as the pair are joined by Ariel Kalma, whose instrumentation really adds a wonderful ... read more CD
International Anthem, 2024. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer gave us an excellent previous record on the International Anthem label – one that mixed field recordings with sounds of their own – an approach that's continued here as the pair are joined by Ariel Kalma, whose instrumentation really adds a wonderful ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Closest Thing To Silence ... CD 13.99
Mutable Music, 2008. Used CD & DVD ... $6.99 9.99
... CD
(Sealed.)
Landmark, 1985. Used ... $4.99
Features guest bass from Ron Carter and Chuck Israels. CD
Also available Monk Suite ... LP 16.99
Landmark, 1985. Very Good ... $16.99
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Also available Monk Suite ... CD 4.99(Cover has two small dents near the top and some light shelf wear.)
Elektra/Nonesuch, 1987. Used ... $1.99
A classic set – featuring work by Charles Ives, Ornette Coleman, Bela Bartok, and Kevin Volans. CD
(Out of print.)
Craig Kupka —
Clouds – New Music For Relaxation ... CD Folkways, 1981. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
One of the most meditative albums ever recorded for the Folkways label – two side-long tracks from composer Craig Kupka, each of which has a dream-like, very hypnotic quality! It's a bit hard to say what exactly is going on here in the instrumentation – we definitely hear vibes, or ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more CD
(Special limited CD – pressed up for us by the Smithsonian Folkways label. Comes with original cover artwork, and the CD also features a PDF file with the original liner notes and other materials from the original record release.)
Polydor/Endless Happiness, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
Very experimental work from this loose Canadian collective of the late 60s – but a set that's filled with some surprisingly cool touches too! The album's almost more of a "happening" in the studio at times – with free-flowing energy between jazz musicians, rockers, poets, ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hibari (Japan), 2007. Used ... $6.99
The field recording are of in and around elevators. CD
(Released in a 4-page cardboard folder.)
Kairo Communications (Germany), 1971/1972/1991. Used ... $19.99
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(Out of print.)
Chatham Square/Unseen Worlds, 1972. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $18.99 29.99
A really amazing bit of free jazz – hardly the set of solos you might guess from the title, and instead a performance of live improvisation by a larger group – done at the famous Leo Castelli Gallery, an important locale for avant activity on the downtown scene in New York in the 70s! ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Trost (Austria), 2024. New Copy ... $17.99 19.99
Joelle Leandre is a fantastic musician who always give us sounds that are way more than most – and here, she continues that long legacy by pairing with accordion player Pascal Contet, who's got a way of handling his instrument and really matching the creative energy of Joelle! Leandre's bass ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2021. New Copy ... $12.99 15.00
Amazing solo work on cello from Okkyung Lee – material recorded after a particularly difficult stretch in 2020, as Lee was initially trapped in Korea, away from her instrument – then returned to the darkness of New York during its worst months of struggle! Yet despite that time leading ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
(Part of the Black Cross Solo Sessions series!)
Equilibrium, 2004. Used ... $4.99
Fario (France), 2002. Used ... $4.99
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(Packaged in a slim paper sleeve.)
Creative Source, 2005. Used ... $8.99
Nuova Era (Italy), 1995. Used ... $6.99
Finders Keepers (UK), 1972. New Copy ... $10.99 26.99
An amazing sonic portrait of the modern city – one created on the early 70s Italian scene, but lost to the shifting sands of time, due to its release as a sound library-only album! We've heard Maria Teresa Luciani on a few other records of this nature – but this one may well be her ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
ReR (UK), Late 1980s. Used ... $6.99
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