Enrico Chapela joins Flotation Device to discuss contemporary Mexican music in the 21st century, including his new electric violin concerto written for Pekka Kuusisto and Seattle Symphony. Plus we peek at Björk and Keith Jarrett's modernist side via new recordings, and sample the latest from avant-cellist (and Nirvana alum) Lori Goldston. We'll relate Timucin Sahin’s new album to Harriet Tubman the Band, and the Chilean trio Nichunimu to Don Cherry and Jon Appleton’s classic cornet+synth experiments. And we'll close with gripping, drony longform works by Éliane Radigue and Kaija Saariaho (the latter featuring an obscure ambient work that's not otherwise available to stream).
Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world, with host Michael Schell. Annotated playlist and photo credits in the Comments section.
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Photo credits: Nichunimu (Benjamin Vergara, Matías Mardones) via the artists, Éliane Radigue in Eléonore Huisse, François J. Bonnet: Échos 1, Björk by Viðar Logi, Enrico Chapela via Boosey & Hawkes, Lori Goldston by Kelly O, Don Cherry and Jon Appleton via Flying Dutchman Records, Carol Robinson with birbynė by Tobias Wootton, Kaija Saariaho by Andrew Campbell, Keith Jarrett by Daniela Yohannes, Flow State (Reggie Washington, Cory Smythe, Sean Rickman, Timuçin Şahin) by Turgay Yalçın
Flotation Device 2022-10-30: Annotated playlist by host Michael Schell
Intro and SET 1: New and global [0:00]
1. [1:31] Timuçin Şahin: Homage to Bird. From Funk Poems for Bird (New Focus/Panoramic Recordings, 2022) with Flow State: Timuçin Şahin (7 string fretless, 6-string fretted and baritone guitars), Cory Smythe (piano), Reggie Washington (bass), Sean Rickman (drums), Alp Turaç, Sinan Sakızlı (recording engineers). NOTE: Recorded January 2020 at Hayyam Studios, Istanbul
2. [5:32] Lori Goldston: Crossing Over Place. From High and Low (Sofaburn, 2022) with Lori Goldston (amplified cello), Dan Sasaki (drums), Randall Dunn (recording engineer)
3. [9:29] Keith Jarrett: Part 5. From Bordeaux Concert (ECM, 2022) with Keith Jarrett (piano). NOTE: Recorded live July 6, 2016 at Opéra National de Bordeaux, France
4. [15:15] Enrico Chapela: Nanobots. From Bitácora (Urtext, 2018) with Ensamble Internacional de las Artes. NOTE: Composed 2011⠀
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SET 2: Phase and Antiphase [22:29]
1. [25:21] Enrico Chapela interviewed by Michael Schell
2. [34:38] Enrico Chapela: Li Po. From Bitácora (Urtext, 2018) with Ensamble Internacional de las Artes. NOTE: Composed 2008–09
3. [45:02] Björk: Victimhood. From fossora (One Little Independent, 2022) with Björk (voice), clarinets, Jake Miller (recording engineer)
4. [51:58] Nichunimu: Paso Doble y Triple. From Un Cacho de Metal, Un Resto de Vaivén (577, 2022). With Benjamín Vergara (trumpet), Nicolás Carrasco (synthesizer, radio), Matías Mardones (percussion), Jorge Cárdenas (recording engineer). NOTE: Recorded 2019
5. [56:02] Outro with Jon Appleton, Don Cherry: Human Music⠀
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SET 3: Ambient our way [59:18]
1. [1:02:44] Éliane Radigue: Occam Delta XIX (excerpt). From Occam Ocean, Vol. 4 (Shiiin, 2022) with Bertrand Gauguet (alto saxophone), Yannick Guédon (voice, dessus de viole [treble viol]), Carol Robinson (birbynė), Sebastian Schottke (recording engineer). NOTE: Composed 2019
2. [1:14:57] Éliane Radigue, Carol Robinson: Occam River XXII (excerpt). From Occam Ocean, Vol. 4 (as above) with Bertrand Gauguet (alto saxophone), Carol Robinson (bass clarinet), Sebastian Schottke (recording engineer). NOTE: Composed 2018
3. [1:17:32] Kaija Saariaho: La Dame à la Licorne. From Musical Environments (Petals, 1999) with Anu Komsi (soprano), Isabelle Barrière (speaker), Kaija Saariaho, Jean-Baptiste Barrière (recording, editing, mixing). NOTE: realized 1993–99
4. [1:57:23] Outro