(this list is under ongoing construction, last updated on 31 October 2006... )

commercial releases recorded by Savage Sound Syndicate:

Achim Kaufmann, Michael Moore, Dylan van der Schyff;
- Kamosc - Red Toucan RT 9329 (Canada-2006)
track 11 'Bouche Perdue' recorded at the Chicago Cultural Center on 2 October 2005

Vandermark 5; (w/ Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Tim Daisy)
- Free Jazz Classics Vol.3 & 4 - Atavistic ALP170CD - reissue of two previous bonus disks (2006)
recorded at the Empty Bottle and Green Mill in Chicago (& mastered)

Phil Wachsmann / Martin Blume Duo
- Pacific 2003;- Bead Records CD 07SP (2005)
4 tracks recorded at the Empty Bottle in Chicago on 24 April 2003

Double Leopards;
- 9.26.4 - Live in Chicago - Heavy Conversation cdr (2005)
recorded at The Wire/Bottle Festival at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 26 Setember 2004

Rempis Percussion Quartet w/ Anton Hatwich, Tim Daisy, Frank Rosaly
- Circular Logic;- Utech UR-012 cdr (2005)
recorded at the Empty Bottle in Chicago on 26 January & 1 February 2005

Klaas Hekman; bass saxophone
- Yolo - Strotbrock 501 (Netherlands-2005)
1 track recorded at the Empty Bottle in Chicago on 24 April 2004

Tigersmilk; (Rob Mazurek, Jason Roebke, Dylan van der Schyff)
- From the Bottle - Family Vineyard fv28 (2005)
recorded at the Empty Bottle in Chicago on 4 November 2003

Vandermark 5 versus Atomic; (w/ Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Tim Daisy, Magnus Broo, Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten, Fredrik Ljungkvist, Paal Nilssen-Love, Håvard Wiik)
- Flammable Material - collectors edition box set with silk-screened posters from the Vandermark 5 + Atomic North American Tour - Atavistic - (2004)
recorded at the Green Mill in Chicago on 11 & 12 June 2004 (& mastered)

Vandermark 5; (w/ Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Tim Daisy)
- Free Kings: The Music Of Roland Kirk - limited edition bonus disk with 'Elements Of Style' - Atavistic - (2004)
recorded at the Empty Bottle and Green Mill in Chicago during February 2004 (& mastered)

Vandermark 5; (w/ Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Tim Daisy)
- Six for Rollins - limited edition bonus disk with 'Airports For Light' - Atavistic ALP140CD (2003)
recorded at the Empty Bottle and Green Mill in Chicago during January 2003 (& mastered)

Ken Vandermark; (solo)
- Furniture Music - Okka Disk OD12046 (2003)
recorded on Ashland & 3030 in Chicago on 12, 15, 19 August 2002 (& mastered)
additional credit for back cover photo

Ken Vandermark / Brian Dibblee;
- Mistakes and controversies inevitably exist. - future reference recordings FR002 cdr (2003)
recorded on Ashland in Chicago, 20 January 2002 & 24 January 2003 (& mastered)

Lol Coxhill;
- Out To Launch - Emanem 4086 (Great Britain-2003)
1 track recorded at the Lincoln Park Conservatory Fern Room, Chicago on 27 April 2002
additional credit for inside tray card photo

Paul Rutherford; (& others)
- Chicago 2002 - Emanem 4082 (Great Britain-2002)
recorded at the Empty Bottle in Chicago on 26 & 27 April 2002

Vandermark 5; (w/ Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Tim Mulvenna)
- Free Jazz Classics Vol.1 & 2 - Atavistic ALP137CD - reissue of two previous bonus disks (2002)
recorded at the Empty Bottle in Chicago (& mastered)

Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker with Hamid Drake;
- New World Pygmies Vol.2 - Eremite MTE 30/31 - 2 cd's (2001)
disk 2 recorded at the Velvet Lounge, Chicago on 4 November 2000

Vandermark 5; (w/ Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Tim Mulvenna)
- Free Jazz Classics Vol.2 - limited edition bonus disk with 'Acoustic Machine' - Atavistic ALP128CD (2001)
recorded at the Empty Bottle in Chicago during the spring of 2001 (& mastered)

L.S.B.; (Fredrik Ljungkvist, Raymond Strid, Johan Berthling)
- Walk, Stop, Look and Walk - Crazy Wisdom CW 004 (Sweden-2000)
2 tracks recorded at the Velvet Lounge, Chicago on 1 September 2000

Vandermark 5; (w/ Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Tim Mulvenna)
- Free Jazz Classics Vol.1 - limited edition bonus disk with 'Burn the Incline' - Atavistic ALP121CD (2000)
recorded at the Empty Bottle in Chicago during the spring of 2000 (& mastered)

Reynols; (Moncho Conlazo, Anla Courtis)
- Live in Chicago - Carbon Records CR40 (2001)
recorded at Deadtech, Chicago on 25 August 2000, voice of Miguel Tomasin added

Mental Insect
- Live at the Big Horse Lounge - Pteranodan Ltd. Editions 2050-D (2000)
recorded at the Big Horse, Chicago on 5 May 2000, 25 June 2000

John Butcher;
- Fixations (14) - Emanem 4045 (Great Britain-2001)
4 tracks recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 14 May 2000

Gold Sparkle Band; (Charles Waters, Roger Ruzow, Andrew Barker, Adam Roberts)
- Fugues & Flowers - Squealer 035 (2002)
2 tracks recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 26 April 2000

Tom & Gerry; (Thomas Lehn, Gerry Hemingway)
- Fire Works - Umbrella 028 (2001)
1 track recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 8 March 2000

Irene Schweizer;
- Chicago Piano Solo - Intakt CD 065 (Switzerland-2001)
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 16 February 2000
4-star review by Lloyd Sachs www.savagesound.com/archives/rev-sachs.pdf

Isotope 217; (Dan Bitney, John Hearndon, Matt Lux, Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker)
- Who Stole The I Walkman - Thrill Jockey Thrill080 (2000)
'LUH' recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 26 August 1999

Joe McPhee / Hamid Drake;
- Emancipation Proclamation - Okka Disk OD12036 (2000)
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 25 June 1999 (& mastered)

Misha Mengleberg; (w/ Ab Baars, Wilbert de Joode, & others)
- Two Days In Chicago - hatOLOGY 2-535 (2 cd's) (Switzerland-1999)
disk 2 recorded at the Velvet Lounge, Chicago on 11 October 1998

Brötzmann, Drake, Kessler;
- Live At The Empty Bottle - Okka Disk ODL10005 - numbered edition (1999)
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 22 July 1998

Evan Parker / Georg Gräwe;
- Unity Variations - Okka Disk OD12028 (1999)
recorded at Unity Temple, Oak Park on 9 May 1998 (& mastered)

AALY Trio; (Mats Gustafsson, Kjell Nordeson, Peter Janson, Ken Vandermark)
- Stumble - Wobbly Rail WOB-002 (1998)
recorded at Unity Temple, Oak Park on 17 January 1998 (& mastered)

Witches & Devils; (Mars Williams, Ken Vandermark, Jim Baker, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Kent Kessler, Steve Hunt)
- At The Empty Bottle - Knitting Factory KFW-282 (2000)
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 27 August 1997

DKV Trio; (Hamid Drake, Kent Kessler, Ken Vandermark)
- Live - Okka Disk ODL10001 - numbered edition (1997)
recorded at the Lunar Cabaret, Chicago on 26 December 1996
* a copy of this CD sold for $235.00 on eBay on April 6, 2005

Paul Wertico and Gregg Bendian;
- Bang! - Truemedia D 96731 (1996)
2 tracks recorded at the Hothouse, Chicago on 11 June 1994


mastering and editing projects:

Kyle Bruckmann; (solo)
- gasps & fissures - 482 Music 482-1027 (2004)

FME; (Ken Vandermark, Nate McBride, Paul Nilssen-Love)
- Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe - Okkadisk Limited Edition ODL 10007 (2003)

Kyle Bruckmann's Wrack;
- self-titled - Red Toucan Records RT 9323 (Canada-2003)

Scott Rosenberg's Red;
- Owe - Cadence CJR 1135 (2001)

Kyle Bruckmann, Scott Rosenberg & Michael Zerang;
- Six Synaptics - Barely Auditable BAR 333/ECC D02 (2001)

Kyle Bruckmann; (duets w/ Jim Baker, Jeb Bishop, Gene Coleman, others)
- and - Musica Genera MG001 (Poland-2001)

Adam Sonderberg;
- say no - (3" cdr) Longbox Recordings lbt028 (2001) out of print

Jerry Bryerton / Carol Genetti / Adam Sonderberg;
- pull and pray - (cdr) Longbox Recordings sp/lbt007 (2001) out of print

Paul Lytton & Ken Vandermark;
- English Suites - Wobbly Rail WOB009 (2000)

Anthony Braxton / Scott Rosenberg;
- Compositions Improvisations 2000 - Barely Auditable BAR222 (2000)

Kyle Bruckmann; (solo)
- entymology (solo improvisations) - Barely Auditable BAR0001 (2000)

Kevin Drumm / Martin Tetreault;
- Particles & Smears - Erstwhile 006 (1999)

Kevin Drumm;
- Comedy - Moikai M8CD (1999)

Jason Roebke;
- yu-tai-ri-datsu - Art Union Humanscape - cdr (Japan)


compilations and radio broadcasts:

Document Chicago: New Jazz and Improvisation; various artists
- 482 Music 482-1015 (2003)
'Fleet' by Triage - not credited
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 11 June 2002

guitars undressed; various artists
- Marrakech Recordings MRKC-CD001 (Japan-2003)
'solo improvisation' by Rafael Toral - not credited
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 18 October 1998

Hangin' From The Devil's Tree; various artists
Your Flesh magazine compilation - YF-001 (2001)
'8K' by Vandermark 5 w/ Wolter Wierbos
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 23 March 1999

The Wire Tapper 6 Special Edition; various artists
- issued w/ The Wire #200 October 2000 (Great Britain-2000)
'untitled' by Him
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 1 August 2000

Chicago 2018 ...It's Gonna Change; various artists
- Clear Spot - cs031/EFA 05417-2 (Germany-2000)
'Distance' by Vandermark 5
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 19 October 1999
'LUH' by Isotope 217 - not credited
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 26 August 1999

The Wire presents Adventures In Modern Music on Resonance 104.4 FM (London)
streaming from www.resonancefm.com -
downloadable mp3 files and playlists posted at www.thewire.co.uk
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 22 to 26 September 2004

The Wire presents Adventures In Modern Music on Resonance 104.4 FM
streaming from www.resonancefm.com -
downloadable mp3 files and playlists posted at www.thewire.co.uk 
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 24 to 28 September 2003

Peter Brötzmann / Joe McPhee Quartet w/ Noel Kupersmith, Chad Taylor; BBC Radio 3 broadcast
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 15 June 2000

Steve Lacy / Roswell Rudd Quartet w/ Jean-Jaques Avenel, John Betsch; BBC Radio 3 broadcast
recorded at the Empty Bottle, Chicago on 29 March 2000


then there's Savage Sound Syndicate the label:

Vandermark 5; (w/ Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Tim Mulvenna)
- Every Tuesday at the Empty Bottle the battle for supremacy continues:
the Vandermark 5 vs. Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata - thinking on one's feet. (1999) cdr - out of print

Vandermark 5; (w/ Mars Williams, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Tim Mulvenna)
- Every Tuesday at the Empty Bottle the Vandermark 5 will pour an ocean
of sound into your bucket - drink, don't drown. (1997) cdr - out of print

wantnot; (Malachi Ritscher, Mike Mansfield, Janna Brooks)
- self-titled - Savage Sound Syndicate SSS-002 CD (1992)
received graphic design award from American Center for Design

wantnot; w/ poster sleeve, art by Mike Schnieder
- I'm So X-Cited b/w Varmints - Savage Sound Syndicate SSS-001 7" (1989)


and finally, a bit of trivia:

"Malachai Richter played bass on this record"
Arsenal; (Santiago Durango)
- Manipulator - Touch and Go T&G#32 (1988) EP - out of print

my first album credit - "recordist"
Magic Slim and the Teardrops;
- Live'n Blue - Candy Apple CA0401 (1980) LP - out of print
at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln, Nebraska


please let me know if you run across something i've recorded that was released but is not listed here - thanks!