Psi Records

Psi Records is an independent record label that was founded by saxophonist Evan Parker, and that focuses on free improvisation.

Psi Records
Founded2001 (2001)
FounderEvan Parker
Distributor(s)Emanem Records
GenreFree improvisation, jazz
Country of originEngland
LocationLondon
Official websiteevanparker.com/psi.php

History

Parker founded Psi in 2001 with the assistance of Martin Davidson of Emanem Records.[1][2] Parker had previously co-founded Incus Records in 1970, but left the label in 1986, after which he recorded for Leo, FMP, Emanem, and ECM.[3] According to Parker, he started the label because he "missed the feeling of overseeing a project from start to finish,"[3] and chose the name Psi "for all the associations with irrational numbers, golden ratios etc. but above all for the Psi phenomena which I am convinced are at the heart of improvised music making."[1]

From 2001 to 2012, Psi released nearly 90 CDs,[4][5] after which Parker "decided that it's time to pause and think again."[6]

Practices

Parker stated that the goal of the label was "to represent my own music in the way I like to see it done and to draw people's attention to the work of other musicians who I feel are not given the prominence they deserve." According to writer Richard Williams, Psi "developed its own identity, visual and tactile as well as musical," with releases that featured a "unified (rather than uniform) design."[6] Critic Stuart Broomer described the label as having "the feeling of an expanded musical family," given the fact that many of the musicians had played with Parker prior to recording with Psi.[3]

Releases
Catalog # Release year Recording year Album name Personnel
psi 01.01 2001 2001 Lines Burnt in Light Evan Parker
psi 02.01 2002 1998 'Smatter Gerd Dudek
psi 02.02 2002 2000 The Grass is Greener Han Bennink and Evan Parker
psi 02.03 2002 1980 Six of One Evan Parker
psi 02.04 2002 1980 From Saxophone and Trombone Evan Parker and George Lewis
psi 02.05 2002 1972 Collective Calls (Urban) (Two Microphones) Evan Parker and Paul Lytton
psi 02.06 2002 1997 At Les Instants Chavirés Evan Parker, Barry Guy, and Paul Lytton
psi 03.01 2003 1975 At the Unity Theatre Evan Parker and Paul Lytton
psi 03.02–3 2003 2002 Free Zone Appleby 2002 (2 CDs) Various Artists
psi 03.04 2003 1995–2003 Dream Sequence Kenny Wheeler
psi 03.05 2003 2002 Broomriding Alexander von Schlippenbach
psi 03.06 2003 1986 The Snake Decides Evan Parker
psi 04.01 2004 1973 Song for Someone Kenny Wheeler
psi 04.02 2004 2003 Suspensions and Anticipations Stan Tracey and Evan Parker
psi 04.03–4 2004 1980 Pisa 1980 Improvisors Symposium (2 CDs) Various Artists
psi 04.05 2004 2003 Free Zone Appleby 2003 Various Artists
psi 04.06–7 2004 2003 America 2003 (2 CDs) Evan Parker, Alexander von Schlippenbach, and Paul Lytton
psi 04.08 2004 2004 Or Air Joel Ryan
psi 04.09 2004 2002/4 Dead or Alive FURT
psi 04.10 2004 2004 Gubbröra Sten Sandell and David Stackenäs with Evan Parker, Barry Guy, and Paul Lytton
psi 05.01 2005 1975 The London Concert Derek Bailey and Evan Parker
psi 05.02 2005 2004 Iskra³ Paul Rutherford
psi 05.03 2005 2003 LDP - Cologne Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre, and Barre Phillips
psi 05.04 2005 2004 Crevulations Stan Tracey and Evan Parker
psi 05.05 2005 2004 Free Zone Appleby 2004 Various Artists
psi 05.06 2005 2004 Critical Mass Agustí Fernández and Mats Gustafsson
psi 05.07 2005 2004 Naan Tso Foxes Fox (Evan Parker, Steve Beresford, John Edwards, and Louis Moholo)
psi 06.01 2006 2005 Solo Rudi Mahall
psi 06.02 2006 2005 Crossing the River Evan Parker Octet
psi 06.03 2006 1997 Tarantella Aki Takase Piano Quintet
psi 06.04 2006 2006 Cut and Continuum Adam Linson
psi 06.05 2006 1970 The Topography of the Lungs Evan Parker
psi 06.06 2006 2005 Free Zone Appleby 2005 Various Artists
psi 06.07 2006 1977 Biosystem Spontaneous Music Ensemble
psi 06.08 2006 2005 More is More Peter Evans
psi 06.09 2006 2004/6 Omnivm FURT
psi 06.10 2006 2004/5 Winterreise Alexander von Schlippenbach Trio
psi 07.01 2007 2006 Music from ColourDome Lawrence Casserley and Simon Desorgher
psi 07.02 2007 2005 La Lumière de Pierres François Houle, Evan Parker, and Benoît Delbecq
psi 07.03 2007 2004 Contraption Bark!
psi 07.04 2007 2006 Free Zone Appleby 2006 Various Artists
psi 07.05–6 2007 2005 spin networks (2 CDs) fORCH
psi 07.07 2007 1983 Hook, Drift & Shuffle Evan Parker
psi 08.01 2008 1989 Conic Sections Evan Parker
psi 08.02 2008 2005 FURT plus "equals" FURT
psi 08.03 2008 2007 Journey Fred Van Hove
psi 08.04 2008 2007 Free Zone Appleby 2007 Various Artists
psi 08.05 2008 2007 Xylobiont John Eckhardt
psi 08.06 2008 2003/7 Improvisations for George Riste London Improvisers Orchestra
psi 08.07 2008 2008 Friulian Sketches Alexander von Schlippenbach
psi 08.08 2008 2004 Rue Victor Massé Ray Warleigh
psi 08.09 2008 2008 Volume John Edwards
psi 09.01 2009 1975 Saxophone Solos Evan Parker
psi 09.02 2009 2007 Beam Stone Per Anders Nilsson, Sten Sandell, and Raymond Strid
psi 09.03 2009 2007 Integument Lawrence Casserley and Adam Linson
psi 09.04 2009 2007 Un llamp que no s'acaba mai Agustí Fernández
psi 09.05–6 2009 2008 Nature/Culture (2 CDs) Peter Evans
psi 09.07 2009 2006–8 Essex Foam Party Grutronic
psi 09.08 2009 2008/9 Sense FURT
psi 09.09 2009 2003 SET Evan Parker
psi 09.10 2009 2007/8 Adrift Richard Barrett
psi 10.01 2010 2008 Whitstable Solo Evan Parker
psi 10.02 2010 2009 Creak Above 33 Nate Wooley and Paul Lytton
psi 10.03 2010 2008 A week went by Aki Takase
psi 10.04 2010 2009 Wazifa Pat Thomas, Raymond Strid, and Clayton Thomas
psi 10.05 2010 2009 Psalms Evan Parker and Sten Sandell
psi 10.06 2010 2009 Hyste John Russell
psi 10.07 2010 2009 Stops Tony Marsh
psi 10.08 2010 2009 Cry, Want Hans Koller with Bill Frisell
psi 11.01 2011 2009/10 Vents Agustí Fernández and Joan Saura
psi 11.02 2011 2011 EP DJ Sniff
psi 11.03 2011 2008–11 Trance Map Evan Parker and Matthew Wright
psi 11.04 2011 2010 Lio Leo Leon London Improvisers Orchestra
psi 11.05 2011 2008 Figures and Grounds Adam Linson Systems Quartet
psi 11.06 2011 2010 Quartet Improvisations Tony Marsh
psi 11.07 2011 2006 It won't be called broken chair Misha Mengelberg and Evan Parker
psi 11.08 2011 2009 Squall Line Aleks Kolkowski and Ute Wassermann
psi 11.09 2011 2009 Together in Zero Space Grutronic and Evan Parker
psi 11.10 2011 2010 The Bleeding Edge Evan Parker, Okkyung Lee, and Peter Evans
psi 12.01 2012 2006 Live at the Vortex Foxes Fox
psi 12.02 2012 2011 Courants des Vents Toma Gouband
psi 12.03 2012 2010 Hasselt Evan Parker Electroacoustic Ensemble
psi 12.04 2012 2009 Fume of Sighs Bark!
psi 12.05 2012 2012 Day and Night Gerd Dudek
psi 15.01 2015 1978 Monoceros Evan Parker
psi 16.01 2016 2012 as the wind Evan Parker

Sources:[4][5]

References
  1. Parker, Evan. "Psi Records". EvanParker.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. Eyles, John (May 12, 2009). "Derek Bailey and Evan Parker: Incus Reissues". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. Broomer, Stuart (July 2011). "psi Records". New York City Jazz Record. p. 12.
  4. "psi CD releases". Emanem Records. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  5. "psi discography". JazzLists. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. Williams, Richard (June 21, 2013). "Farewell to Psi". The Blue Moment. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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