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Progressive Proclamations, Free Jazz Gestures, Intentions, and more Blood with your host John Seman.
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Playing tracks by host break, Gentle Giant, mssv, Phil Minton, CSTMR and more.
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Progressive Proclamations, Free Jazz Gestures, Intentions, and more Blood with your host John Seman.
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Flotation Device 2026-08-09: Annotated playlist by host John Seman - PART ONE
Intro and SET 1: Prog Proclamations [0:00]
[1:28] Gentle Giant: Proclamation. From The Power and The Glory (Headphone Dust, 2026) with Gary Green (guitars), Kerry Minnear (keyboards), Derek Shulman (lead vocals), Ray Shulman (bass guitar, vocals), John Weathers (drums). NOTE: originally issued in 1974, 2026 remix and reissue by Steven Wilson.
[8:17] Gentle Giant: Experience. From In a Glass House (Madfish, 2026) with Gary Green (guitars), Kerry Minnear (keyboards), Derek Shulman (lead vocals), Ray Shulman (bass guitar, vocals), John Weathers (drums). NOTE: originally issued in 1973, 2026 remix by Eber Pinheiro.
[15:42] mssv: No Words. From See You Through (Big Ego, 2026) with Mike Baggetta (guitars, lead vocals), Stephen Hodges (drums), Mike Watt (bass, vocals)
[22:20] Phil Minton: The Berlin Station. From The Berlin Station (FMP, 1988) with Phil Minton (vocals), Sven-Åke Johansson (percussion, accordion, vocals) NOTE: Recorded live by Jost Gebers on January 11th, 1986, during the Kato-Tage in Berlin.
SET 2: Gestures [32:37]
[34:05] CSTMR: Side A. From Triptych Gestures Vol. 1 (bandcamp, 2022) with Tom Scully (guitar), Casey Adams (drums). NOTE: Recorded Live 3.12.22
[46:59] V.Vecker: Strangers in Faith. From Heavy Gestures (Obscure & Terrible, 2025)
[58:25] Outro: Zoogz Rift: Delinquent Payments (excerpt). From Nonentity (SST, 1988) with Toby Holmes (trombone)
[59:30] Seven Colors: CCCCCCC. From CCCCCCC (bandcamp, 2026) with Morgan Henderson (synthesizers, saxophones), Gust Burns (synthesizer/bass), and Greg Campbell (percussion)
Flotation Device 2026-08-09: Annotated playlist by host John Seman - PART TWO
SET 3: Intentions [1:05:26]
[1:07:00] Nmperign: Laughter of Birds Bloody Mud. From 2nd (self, 1999) with Bhob Rainey (soprano saxophone), Greg Kelley (trumpet), Jason Lescalleet (tape loops)
[1:14:00] Rodrigo Amado & Chris Corsano: Griot. From The Healing (European Echoes, 2025) with Rodrigo Amado (tenor saxophone), Chris Corsano (drums)
[1:24:16] What: 1. mesopause 2. the charm of crisis 3. a becoming. From the unconscious is a machine for operating an animal (Eiderdown, 2022) with Dave Abramson (drums, incidental percussion), Alan F. Jones (pedal steel guitar, guitar, test equipment)
SET 4: Blood [1:43:32]
[1:45:28] Rashied Ali Quintet: Theme for Captain Black. From Rashied Ali Quintet (Survival, 1973) with Rashied Ali (drums, percussion), Bob Ralston (tenor saxophone), Earl Cross (trumpet), James Blood Ulmer (guitar), John Dana (bass). NOTE: composed by James Blood Ulmer (1940-2026)
Photo credits: Phil Minton via Sound Scotland, Gentle Giant (John Weathers, Ray Shulman, Derek Shulman, Gary Green, Kerry Minnear) by Richard Aaron, James Blood Ulmer by OhWeh, Rashied Ali via Active Listening.