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Catch this episode of Flotation Device as we survey remarkable new releases from Iceland, Australia, China, Germany, the UK and the US. Matthew Shipp connects with Evan Parker, Dafna Naphtali with Ras Moshe Burnett and John Zorn with Aleister Crowley, while Brett Dean, David Borden and Michael Finnissy all connect with Bach. Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson finds an apt musical metaphor for Sisyphus, while Aaron Jay Myers claims the toy piano as a modern chamber instrument. We also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stockhausen's Sternklang—postmodernism's prototypical outdoor piece—and of a flippant Frank Zappa album, whose lineage we associate with Zorn & Oxana Omelchuk. Creative & improvised music from the Northwest and around the world.
Playlist in Comments. Photos: Michael Finnissy via the artist, Brett Dean by Pawel Kopczynski, Dafna Naphtali/Ras Moshe Burnett, Aaron Jay Myers, Oxana Omelchuk, Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson, Liang Yiyuan via the artists, Matt Shipp/Evan Parker by RogueArt
