Revisit some deep cuts from spiritual jazz messengers Blood Ulmer, Archie Shepp, and William Parker, with some current perspective from DC bassist Luke Stewart and NYC stalwart John Zorn before contemplating our punk roots with the Dead Kennedys, Fishbone, Mike Watt, Mr. Bungle and Marc Ribot. Finally, what we really deserve, Act One of Schnittke's opera Life With An Idiot. Full playlist in comments.
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Playing tracks by James Blood Ulmer, William Parker, Archie Shepp, TrioOOO, John Zorn and more.
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Flotation Device 01 10 2021 - Things Have Got To Change ⠀
annotated playlist by host John Seman⠀
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Intro and set 1⠀
1. [0:56] James Blood Ulmer: Are You Glad to be in America? From Are You Glad to be in America? (Rough Trade, 1980)⠀
2. [5:32] William Parker: This Is My Country (New York). From The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield (Aum Fidelity, 2010)⠀
3. [14:25] Archie Shepp: Dr. King, The Peaceful Warrior. From Things Have Got To Change (Impulse!, 1971)⠀
4. [16:54] Archie Shepp: Things Have Got To Change. From Things Have Got To Change (Impulse!, 1971)⠀
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Set break 2 [32:55]⠀
1. [34:53] TrioOOO: Hooded Night. From Live For Trayvon. (self, 2013) with Aaron Martin, alto sax; Luke Stewart, bass; Sam Lohman, drums⠀
2. [41:42] TrioOOO: Why Are You Following Me? From Live For Trayvon. (self, 2013)⠀
3. [48:28] John Zorm: The Atrocity Exhibition. From Insurrection (Tzadik, 2018) with Julian Lage and Matt Hollenberg, guitars; Trevor Dunn, bass; Kenny Grohowski, drums⠀
4. [53:09] Dead Kennedys: The Great Wall. From Bedtime for Democracy⠀
5. [54:41] Fishbone: They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes, From Give A Monkey A Brain... And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe (Columbia, 1993)⠀
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Set break 3 [59:41]⠀
1. [1:01:18] Wild Man Fischer: Let Us Live As One. From Pronounced Normal (Rhino, 1981) 2. [1:02:33] Marc Ribot & Rootless Cosmopolitans: Clever White Youths. From Requiem For What’s-His-Name (Les Disques Du Crépuscule, 1992)⠀
3. [1:07:00] Noël Akchoté: Alabama. From Green Trane - Plays The Music Of John Coltrane (Noël Akchoté Downloads, 2015)⠀
4. [1:09:12] mssv: Liberty Calls! From Live Flowers (Striped Light, 2019) with Mike Baggetta, guitar; Mike Watt, bass; Stephen Hodges, drums⠀
5. [1:14:24] Mr. Bungle: Hypocrites - Habla Español O Muere. From The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo (Ipecac, 2020)⠀
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Set break 4 [1:18:06]⠀
1. [1:19:35] Alfred Schnittke: Life With An Idiot, Act One. (Sony Classical, 1992) with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Mstislav Rostropovich