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Catalytic Sound is a music based co-operative designed to help create economic sustainability for its artists through patron support.
Put simply, one half of all album purchases and subscription fees will always go directly to the musicians of the collective. Learn More

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  • Musicians
    • Ab Baars
    • Andy Moor
    • Ben Hall
    • Bonnie Jones
    • Brandon Lopez
    • Chris Corsano
    • Christof Kurzmann
    • Claire Rousay
    • Damon Locks
    • Dave Rempis
    • Elisabeth Harnik
    • Fred Lonberg-Holm
    • Ig Henneman
    • Ikue Mori
    • Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
    • Jaap Blonk
    • Joe McPhee
    • Joe Morris
    • Ken Vandermark
    • Luke Stewart
    • Mats Gustafsson
    • Nate Wooley
    • Paal Nilssen-Love
    • Paul Lytton
    • Sylvie Courvoisier
    • Tashi Dorji
    • Terrie Hessels
    • Tim Daisy
    • Tomeka Reid
    • Zeena Parkins
  • Labels
    • Aerophonic RecordsDave Rempis
    • Audiographic RecordsKen Vandermark
    • KontransJaap Blonk
    • Pleasure of the Text / Sound AmericanNate Wooley
    • Pnl RecordsPaal Nilssen-Love
    • Relay RecordingsTim Daisy
    • Riti / Glacial ErraticJoe Morris
    • TerpTerrie Hessels
    • UnsoundsAndy Moor
    • WigAb Baars / Ig Henneman
  • Albums
    • CD
    • DIGITAL
    • LP
  • Special Items
    • Book
    • DVD
    • Poster
    • T-Shirt
    • CS Quarterly
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Rob Mazurek Quartet

Father's Wing

RogueArt

“Father’s Wing is a tribute to Mazurek’s late father. Through an hour of music dispersed amongst nine tracks, the quartet beautifully connects to the other side.”

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Tortuga Alada

Cuadernos de viaje No 2

Sonic Transmissions

“La Tortuga Alada (The winged turtle) is an imaginary animal whose particular anatomy draws us to an ambiguous being that scurries restlessly and, at the same time, achieves weightlessness. In these two antipodes is the musical project created in 2017 by the Colombian saxophonist and clarinetist María Valencia and the Argentine cellist Violeta García, who exceed the rigorousness of jazz and contemporary chamber music, placing their explorations at the limit of improvised music and instant composition. In that place of free forms, risky soundscapes and real-time dialogues, was born Cuadernos de Viaje Nº 1, a recording made in Bogotá, Colombia, on January 26, 2018, and released by Discos Chichigua.”

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Perch Hen Brock & Rain

Elegiacal

Wig

“Perch Hen Brock & Rain featuring Ab Baars, Ig Henneman, Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey is an improvising quartet drawing on myriad experiences and backgrounds. Each member is conscious of their own weight and power to add to the communal conversation, understanding silence and restraint can be as powerful a contribution to the whole as density. Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey represent the best of the New York scene while Ab Baars and Ig Henneman are key members of the idiosyncratic Dutch improvised music community. Either duo showcases the kind of telepathic interplay that comes from years of dedicated playing. Together, the wealth of experience allows limitless possibilities.”

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Kyle Bruckmann, Tim Daisy, Phillip Greenlief & Lisa Mezzacappa

Semaphore

Relay Recordings

“Semaphore is a new band organized jointly by Chicago drummer and percussionist Tim Daisy and long-time friend and collaborator Kyle Bruckmann (oboe, English horn, electronics.) Rounding out the quartet are two pillars of the San Francisco Bay Area contemporary music scene: bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and tenor saxophonist Phillip Greenlief.”

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Chris Corsano / David Maranha & Richard Youngs

Corsano, Maranha & Youngs

Improved Sequence Records

“If you’re reading this and know the incredible careers of Chris Corsano (US), David Maranha (PT) and Richard Youngs (UK) you can already imagine what you’re getting into… or maybe not.”

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Joakim Rainer Trio

Light.Sentence

Sonic Transmissions Records

“This exciting and young piano trio lead by Joakim Rainer Petersen consists of some of Norways most active young jazz musicians. They play with their eyes directed forward while being rooted in the classic piano trio format. The music is spontaneous and playful, and rhythmically captivating. The compositions build complex shapes and asymmetric loops. The trio draws lines to composers and musicians such as Andrew Hill, Paul Bley and Kris Davis! A particularly exciting mix of expressions that are combined with listening, playing and focused interaction.”

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Joe McPhee & Raymond Boni

Trost Jukebox Series #3

Trosts Records

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TOG

Megamax

Sonic Transmissions Records

“Tog - the trio of Steinar Heide Bø (drums & percussion), Vetle André Skåli (baritone guitar) and Brede Sørum (soprano & tenor saxophones, moog) - is an unstoppable engine, powered by rhythmic outbursts, crunching riffs, saxophone scurries and wails, the kind of playing that teases and herds the listener towards an unrelenting frenzy, a breathless sonic assault on the senses.”

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