Out Sound — In Stock — CDs 
Outside sounds in many styles -- musique concrete, electro-acoustic, minimalism, and many other experimental and avant modes!
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Nonesuch, 1996. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print.)
San Francisco Symphony, 2012. Used ... $6.99
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(Hybrid SACD pressing – works on regular CD players too!)
Col Legno (Germany), 1995. Used ... $4.99 6.99
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Penta Tone (Netherlands), 2018. Used 2CD ... Just Sold Out!
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(Hybrid SACD pressing.)
Brombron/Staalplaat (Netherlands), 2002. Used ... $5.99
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Editions Suicide Commercial (France), 1998. Used ... $9.99
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(Packaged in a multi-fold paper sleeve.)
Obscure/Superior Viaduct, 1975. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
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 CD
John Cage —
Voice & Piano/Musikproduktion Dabringhaus Und Grimm (Germany), 2012. Used 3 CDs ... $12.99
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John Cage —
Works For Percussion Vol 6 – 1975 to 1991 – Legacies 8 – Amadinda Percussion Group ... CD Hungaroton (Hungary), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print.)
Index Audiovideo (Italy), 1993. Used ... $8.99
Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2021. New Copy 4CD ... $26.99 31.99
Mindblowing work on solo flute – done by a performer who's always captivated us in a live setting, but who really seems to knock things out of the park on this massively extended set! The title of the package is from a work by Edgard Varese for solo flute, first composed in 1936 – and ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
CRI, 1990. Used ... $4.99
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Autumn, 2004. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
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(Out of print, CDr pressing packaged in a slim sleeve.)
EMR, 2006. Used ... $1.99
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(Limited edition 3" mini-CD pressing.)
Arte Nova/Sony (France), 2005. Used ... $4.99
Arte Nova/Sony (France), 2005. Used ... $4.99
Splasch (Italy), 1998. Used ... $7.99
Cantaloupe, 2005. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Philip Glass —
Dracula – Michael Riesman ... CD Orange Mountain, 1999. Used ... $8.99
Orange Mountain, 2007. Used ... $9.99
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(Still sealed.)
Trente Oiseaux (Germany), 2001. Used ... $9.99
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(Out of print.)
Gondwana (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
A beautiful debut from Estonian pianist Hanakiv – a set that draws equally strongly on her compositional sense of sound as it does from her actual performance – as Hanakiv plays piano here amidst all sorts of really beautiful shapes and tones! Alabaster DePlume is a guest on the record ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
Also available Goodbyes (clear vinyl pressing) ... LP 22.99
Harrison/Mode, 2021. Used ... $9.99
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Membran (Germany), 2011. Used ... $0.99
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Universal (France), 2010s. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
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 CD
Also available Pierre Henry Collector (with bonus tracks) ... LP 29.99
Encadre (Japan), 2008. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print, CDr release in an oversized paper sleeve.)
Numero, 1970s. New Copy ... $7.99 18.98
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
Interference Sardines (Canada), 1998. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print.)
Ambiances Magnetiques (Canada), 2001. Used ... $2.99 4.99
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(Out of print.)
Modern Harmonic, 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CDs ... $23.99 24.99
A huge look at the near-lost legacy of Jill Kroesen – an important figure on the New York scene in that amazing moment when art and rock were blending together in wonderfully experimental material like this! At some level, Kroesen could be included in a short list of important figures who ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more CD
Koch (Germany), 1991. Used ... $6.99
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Elektra/Nonesuch, Late 80s/Early 90s. Used ... $2.99
Guest musicians include Foday Msua Suso, Hamza El Din, Obo Addy, and Dumisani Maraire. CD
Elektra/Nonesuch, 1987/1988. Used ... $2.99
Includes pieces by Terry Riley, Arvo Part, Anton Webern, John Zorn, Astor Piazzolla, and John Lurie! CD
(Out of print.)
ECM, 2005. Used ... $6.99 8.99
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ECM (Germany), 1996. Used ... $8.99
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(Slipcase has light edge wear.)
Romeo, 2001. Used ... $4.99
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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, 2005. Used ... $6.99
Leo (UK), 2012. Used ... $6.99
Document, 2004. Used ... $2.99
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(CDr pressing in a slim vinyl sleeve.)
Disques Victo (Canada), 2016. Used ... $14.99
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(Out of print.)
ECM/BMG, 1993. Used 2 CDs ... $18.99
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(Out of print, punch through traycard artwork.)
ECM (Germany), 1981. Used ... $9.99
One of the better Meredith Monk albums for ECM, and a beautiful spare record of voice and tuned percussion. Meredith makes music like nobody else we can describe – but we can definitely describe this one as beautiful and haunting! Includes "Gotham Lullaby", "Travelling", ... read more CD
Also available Dolmen Music ... CD 9.99
ECM, 1981. Used ... $9.99
One of the better Meredith Monk albums for ECM, and a beautiful spare record of voice and tuned percussion. Meredith makes music like nobody else we can describe – but we can definitely describe this one as beautiful and haunting! Includes "Gotham Lullaby", "Travelling", ... read more CD
Also available Dolmen Music ... CD 9.99(West German pressing.)
Wergo/Spectrum (Germany), 1976/1977. Used ... $9.99 14.99
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(1989 pressing.)
ECM, 1983. Used ... $9.99
An amazing record from Meredith Monk – one that completely defies description – and which puts her right up there in the highest company of important contemporaries like Philip Glass or Steve Reich! The sound of the record is amazing – not just Monk's own vocal experiments, but ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Prestige/Honest Jons (UK), 1956/1957. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
Incredible work from the enigmatic Moondog – and a great CD that brings together his rare 2nd and 3rd albums for the Prestige label! The work here is quite different than some of Moondog's later, more serious compositions – in a mode that's much earthier, personal, and spontaneous ... read more CD
Also available More Moondog/
Prestige/Honest Jons (UK), 1956/1957. Used ... $9.99
Incredible work from the enigmatic Moondog – and a great CD that brings together his rare 2nd and 3rd albums for the Prestige label! The work here is quite different than some of Moondog's later, more serious compositions – in a mode that's much earthier, personal, and spontaneous ... read more CD
Also available More Moondog/
Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2013. New Copy Gatefold ... $11.99 15.99
A pretty great solo performance from the legendary Thurston Moore – recorded at the Art Institute Of Chicago, as live accompaniment to the film Street, by James Nares – and maybe some of the most compelling sounds we've heard from Moore in awhile! The set features just solo electric ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more CD
Montaigne (France), 1993. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print.)
Wergo (Germany), Late 60s. Used 5CDs ... $39.99
Nancarrow's amazing studies for player piano! The set features a range of his work, starting with some of the earlier simpler studies (numbers 2 and 7), and moving to some of the more complicated later ones (24 and 33), which take the form of canons. There's even a few on here that are composed ... read more CD
(Out of print and still sealed!)
Fondazione Morra (Italy), 2004. Used ... $9.99
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(Includes slipcase.)
Argo, 1994. Used ... $1.99 5.99
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(Out of print.)
Celestial Harmonies, 1996. Used ... $3.99
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Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2022. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
Maybe one of the most beautiful records we've ever heard from the mesmerizing Zeena Parkins – a set of solo work, mostly done on her electric harp – an instrument that she hasn't used in awhile, but which is wonderfully reawakened here! There's a sonic sensitivity to the record that ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
ECM (Germany), 1987. Used ... $8.99
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Metamkine (France), 1996. Used ... $2.99
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(3" mini-CD pressing in a small gatefold sleeve.)
Elektra/Nonesuch, 1991. Used ... $1.99
Data/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1985. New Copy Gatefold ... $12.99 15.99
Free jazz, and lots lots more – a lost nugget from an especially creative period in the Dutch scene, headed up by cellist Tristan Honsinger! At some level, the music echoes other improvised work by Honsinger – but at others, it also reflects the criss-crossing of genres and scenes that ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
(Beautiful package – with a heavy Japanese-style paper sleeve!)
Steve Reich —
Drumming ... CD Colin Currie (UK), 2018. Used ... $6.99
Steve Reich's seminal composition "Drumming" performed by the Colin Currie Group and Synergy Vocals. CD
Nonesuch, Late 60s/1970s/1980s/Early 90s. Used 5CD ... $19.99 24.99
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(Slipcase has some light edgewear.)
Nonesuch, 2022. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
The Richter here is Gerhard Richter – the important visual artist whose work has been so important over the decades – an inspiration for the music created here by minimalist Steve Reich, originally for the film Moving Picture! The set presents a beautiful live performance of the ... read more CD
New World, 1990. Used ... $6.99
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Unorthodox (Italy), 2000. Used ... $6.99 9.99
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New Albion, 1994. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
EMR, 2006. Used ... $2.99
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(Limited edition 3" mini-CD pressing.)
HEyeRMEarS/DISCORBIE (Estonia), 2004. Used ... $3.99 5.99
Saucerlike (Australia), 2003. Used ... $6.99
Audika, 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CDs ... $20.99 24.99
An incredible chapter in the Arthur Russell story – and one that's not nearly as well-known as his club singles and art rock work of the 80s! The 2CD package presents some long-lost longer form work by Russell – instrumental pieces composed and recorded in the 70s and early 80s, most ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more CD
Budapest Music Center (Hungary), 1998. Used ... $6.99 8.99
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(Out of print.)
Confront (UK), 2004. Used ... $4.99
Tim Barnes on prepared (snare) drum and amplification and Mark Wastell on amplified textures and tuned metal. CD
(In a plastic clamshell case.)
Tum (Finland), 2022. New Copy 7CD set ... $112.99 125.99
An amazing chapter in the incredibly rich career of Wadada Leo Smith – an artist who first rose up as a trumpeter in the AACM scene in Chicago, but who's gone on to have a huge impact on modern music around the globe – including a surprisingly strong legacy as a composer too! This set ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
Avatar/OHM editions (Canada), 1999. Used ... $6.99
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Stravinsky —
Le Domaine Musical Vol 2 – 1956 to 1967 – Boulez/Universal (France), Late 50s/1960s. Used 4 CDs ... $18.99
Astral Spirits, 2022. New Copy ... $8.99 12.99
Thollem's recorded a number of collaborative albums in recent years, but this record of solo live recordings may well be the best demonstration of his talents – completely fantastic work on piano, sometimes augmented by electronics and samples – with a mixture of freedom and tunefulness ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
Clean Feed/Shhpuma (Portugal), 2022. Used ... $5.99
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Torelli/Archiv Produktion (Germany), 2007. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Gianluigi Trovesi, Umberto Petrin, Fulvio Maras —
Vaghissimo Ritratto ... CD ECM (Germany), 2007. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1992/1993. Used ... $19.99
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(Out of print.)
El (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CDs ... $24.99 30.99
A trio of albums that represent important early recordings of compositions by groundbreaking sonic genius Edgar Varese! First is the album Complete Works – an early series of recordings supervised by composer Edgard Varese – featuring versions of what were then his complete works! The ... read more CD
CRI, 1997. Used ... $5.99
King/We Want Sounds (UK), 1971. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
The Japanese scene of the 70s had plenty of experiments that blended contemporary and traditional instrumentation – but this album-length jam from percussionist Stomu Yamashta may well be one of the most striking from the time! You'll no doubt know Stomu from some of his later records that ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more CD
La Monte Young/Edition X/Superior Viaduct, 1969. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Some of the most haunting music we've ever heard from spiritual minimalist La Monte Young – a set that was issued on his own small label at the end of the 60s, as a series of duets with his wife, Marian Zazeela – who's a heck of a creative force on the album! The set's got plenty of ... read more CD
