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Our latest podcast delivers a batch of intriguing new releases: some Craig Taborn, some Fred Frith, some John Zorn (four new volumes of his Bagatelles) and some Braxton via the British fusion quintet The Locals. Plus avant-heavy metal from Imperial Triumphant, gripping orchestral music from a pair of young Polish composers, free improv from ZRL, percussive fixed-media pieces from England and Portugal, and freshly excavated 1970s artifacts from The Residents released on record for the first time.
Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell. Annotated playlist and photo credits in Comments.
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Playing tracks by Anthony Braxton, N.O. Moore, The Residents, Imperial Triumphant, ZRL and more.
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Flotation Device 2021-12-05: annotated playlist by host Michael Schell
Intro and SET 1: The unexpected [0:00]
1. [1:10] Anthony Braxton: Composition 40b. From The Locals Play the Music of Anthony Braxton (Discus Music, 2020) with The Locals: Pat Thomas (piano, melodica), Alex Ward (clarinet), Evan Thomas (electric guitar), Dominic Lash (electric bass), Darren Hasson-Davis (drums). NOTE: Recorded 2006 at Konfrontationen Nickelsdorf
2. [7:51] N.O. Moore: Bottle & Glass. From Lunar Sync (Orbit577, 2021) with N.O. Moore (electronics)
3. [11:00] The Residents: Woopy Snorp RDX. From Leftovers Again?! (New Ralph Too, 2021). NOTE: Recorded 1976. Previously unreleased⠀
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SET 2: The Residents' time capsule [15:29]
1. [18:16] The Residents: The Idiot Bastard Son of "What?". From Leftovers Again?! (New Ralph Too, 2021). NOTE: Recorded 1976. Previously unreleased
2. [19:29] The Residents: What?. From Leftovers Again?! (New Ralph Too, 2021). NOTE: Recorded 1976. Previously unreleased
3. [20:33] Imperial Triumphant: Swarming Opulence. From An Evening with Imperial Triumphant—Live at Slipper Room (Century Media, 2021) with Zachary Ilya Ezrin (vocals, guitars), Steve Blanco (bass, vocals, piano, mellotron, synths, taiko drums), Kenny Grohowski (drums, taiko drums)
4. [26:43] ZRL: ATM. From Our Savings (American Dreams, 2021) with Zachary Good (clarinets, recorders), Ryan Packard (percussion, electronics), Lia Kohl (cello)⠀
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SET 3: Short Zorn [29:48]
1. [32:13] John Zorn: Bagatelle #97. From John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 5 (Tzadik, 2021) with Kris Davis Quartet: Kris Davis (piano), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Drew Gress (bass), Kenny Wollesen (drums)
2. [37:07] John Zorn: Bagatelle #72. From John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 7 (Tzadik, 2021) with Brian Marsella (piano)
3. [39:40] John Zorn: Bagatelle #29. From John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 5 (Tzadik, 2021) with Kris Davis Quartet: Kris Davis (piano), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Drew Gress (bass), Kenny Wollesen (drums)
4. [44:41] Aleksandra Gryka: Emtyloop. From Interialcell (Kairos, 2021) with Klangforum Wien
5. [56:40] Outro with John Zorn: Bagatelle #57⠀
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SET 4: More from Frith and Taborn [59:00]
1. [59:36] Craig Taborn: A Code With Spells. From Shadow Plays (ECM, 2021) with Craig Taborn (piano), Stefano Amerio (recording engineer). NOTE: Recorded live March 2, 2020 at Mozart-Saal, Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna
2. [1:07:42] Fred Frith Trio with Susana Santos Silva: Color of Heart. From Road (Intakt, 2021) with Susana Santos Silva (trumpet), Fred Frith (electric guitar, voice), Jason Hoopes (electric bass), Jordan Glenn (drums). NOTE: Recorded October 4, 2019 at Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.⠀
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SET 5: Radical new European voices [1:22:32]
1. [1:25:28] João Pais Filipe: V. From Antologia de Música Atípica Portuguesa Vol.3: Canto Devocinário (Discrepant, 2021)
2. [1:30:20] Petteril: Heron. From CYRE (Puremagnetik, 2021) with James Gilbert AKA Petteril
3. [1:37:35] Paweł Łukowiec: Anamorphosis II for piano and string orchestra. From Anamorphosis (Dux, 2021) with Marek Mizera (piano), Camerata Scholarum, Wojciech Zdyb (conductor), Krzysztof Sztekmiler (recording engineer). NOTE: Composed 2018
4. [1:52:26] Outro with Charles Ives: Central Park in the Dark
Photo credits: Fred Frith by michaelz1/Flickr, John Zorn by Scott Irvine, Paweł Łukowiec by Joanna Klich, João Pais Filipe via the artist, Aleksandra Gryka via Kairos, Anthony Braxton via New Braxton House, Imperial Triumphant via the artists, Kris Davis by Peter Gannushkin, The Residents via the artists, Craig Taborn by Yibo Hu, ZRL (Ryan Packard, Lia Kohl, Zachary Good) by Maren Celest.