Is Klein becoming an avant-gardist? Is Tristan Murail mellowing out? How is the late Philip Jeck's influence manifest in American turntablism? Find out in our new podcast, featuring a cascade of new releases that presents a broad cross-section of today’s avant-garde, including Northwest noise, Ukrainian avant-electronica, spring auguries from Matt Haimovitz, and minimalism from Tom Johnson and Quatuor Bozzini. Plus, Kate Soper and Sam Pluta skirt the border between audio drama and vocal music, Uwalmassa mashes gamelans and electronics, Jannik Giger imitates an orchestra imitating a sampler, and Jaimie Branch and David Murray take a business trip to Switzerland. Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and beyond with host Michael Schell.
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Flotation Device 2022-03-27: annotated playlist by host Michael Schell
Intro and SET 1: Spring on the run [0:00]
1. [1:30] Dave Gisler: Bastards on the Run. From See You Out There (Intakt, 2022) with Jaimie Branch (trumpet), David Murray (tenor saxophone), Dave Gisler Trio: Dave Gisler (electric guitar), Raffaele Bossard (bass), Lionel Friedli (drums), Lara Persia (recording engineer)
2. [6:23] Sky Macklay: 1 3 2 3. From Primavera II: The Rabbits (Pentatone, 2022) with Matt Haimovitz (cello)
3. [11:43] Tofudj: Shuffle. From Fundraiser compilation: ВОЛЯ (Muscut, 2022)
4. [14:00] Klein: for solo piano. From Harmattan (Pentatone, 2022) with Klein (piano)
5. [19:17] Klein: roc. From Harmattan (Pentatone, 2022) with Brandon Woody (horns), Klein (harmonica, horns)⠀
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SET 2: New Soper [23:23]
1. [27:00] Kate Soper: Dialogue II, The Fragments of Parmenides (excerpts). From The Understanding of All Things (New Focus, 2022) with Kate Soper (voice, piano, fixed media), Sam Pluta (recording engineer)⠀
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SET 3: Loops and impressions [41:54]
1. [43:14] Faith Coloccia, Philip Jeck: Mycobiont, I Feel As if the Grass Was Pleased, Sun, Usnea (excerpts). From Stardust (Touch, 2021) with Faith Coloccia (dubplates from cassettes 2015–18), Philip Jeck (2020 recordings, remixes)
2. [50:38] Tristan Murail: Résurgence La Sorgue à Fontaine-de-Vaucluse. From Debussy & Murail: Révolutions (Sony/La Dolce Volta, 2022) with François-Frédéric Guy (piano). NOTE: Composed 2021
3. [57:28] Outro with Philip Jeck: Vinyl Requiem. NOTE: Video at https://vimeo.com/17439345
4. [1:01:38] Uwalmassa: Belit. From Malar (DIVISI 62, 2022) with Harsya Wahono, Randy Pradipta, Pujangga Rahseta⠀
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SET 4: 50 years ago in the avant-garde [1:05:34]
1. [1:06:43] William Bolcom: Commedia for (almost) 18th-century orchestra. From Ragomania (Marquis, 2008) with Lancaster Festival Orchestra, Gary Sheldon (conductor). NOTE: Composed 1971, premiered March 1972 by St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Sydney Hodkinson⠀
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SET 5: Northwest noise and Paris minimalism [1:17:40]
1. [1:19:37] Dosenöffner: Alles Ist Gut Sagt Der Hund In Einem Raum Voller Flammen. From Das Neue Normal! (Bandcamp, 2022) with Casey Chittenden Jones, Peter Keller
2. [1:23:14] Tom Johnson: Combinations 1, 3, 4 for String Quartet. From Combinations (Collection QB, 2022) with Quatuor Bozzini: Alissa Cheung, Clemens Merkel (violins), Stéphanie Bozzini (viola), Isabelle Bozzini (cello). NOTE: Composed 2003⠀
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SET 6: Sampler imitates orchestra imitating sampler [1:38:58]
1. [1:40:53] Jannik Giger: Orchester - Second Movement. From Krypta (KAIROS, 2021). NOTE: Realized 2018
2. [1:56:59] Outro with Salvatore Sciarrino: Violin Caprice No. 1
Photo credits: Klein via Qu Junktions, Jaimie Branch and David Murray via Intakt Records, Sam Pluta by Angela Guyton, Kate Soper by Gretchen Robinette, Tom Johnson via the artist, tofudj via the artist, Philip Jeck by Draco Essentialis, Uwalmassa via the artists, Tristan Murail via the artist, Sky Macklay by Aleksandr Karjaka, Quatuor Bozzini (Alissa Cheung, Stéphanie Bozzini, Clemens Merkel, Isabelle Bozzini) by Michael Slobodian, William Bolcom by Philip Brunnader, Casey Chittenden Jones via Dosenöffner