Flotation Device pays its respects to the late Louis Andriessen, “Blue” Gene Tyranny and Phillip Arnautoff. Amy Knoles takes us behind the scenes to reveal her memories of performing an iconic Andriessen masterpiece, while Tyranny is represented by our first look at his new 6-CD memorial retrospective from Unseen Worlds and Arnautoff by his only solo recording: an epic solo of just intoned instrument-crafting that recalls Harry Partch and Ali Akbar Khan.
We also hear composer Vladimir Martynov in the uncharacteristic role of free improv pianist, while Alex Paxton channels Richard Dadd, Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion channel ABBA, and a history-minded Anglo-French quartet channels the American bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik. Premiere recordings of nostalgic gems by Pierre Henry, New Hermitage and Odaline de la Martinez round out the playlist alongside a bubbling new percussion piece by Chris Mercer. Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Mike Schell.
