Flotation Device 2023-04-30 - Kaze, Braxton, pre-hip hop

The full stylistic and geographical range of contemporary Western art music is on display in this podcast, with Bolivian chill, British minimalism and Indonesian acousmatica in the spotlight. We sample new orchestral music by Tyondai Braxton and Martin Stauning, a John Zorn miniature for acoustic guitars, plus fresh improv tracks from Illegal Crowns (with Mary Halvorson and friends), Kaze (with guest Ikue Mori), Scott Fields (channeling Butch Morris) and the Eva Novoa Trio. A young Manchurian electronicist might remind you of Björk, while our 50 years ago in the avant-garde feature reminds us of the 1973 American zeitgeist that spawned hip-hop, speech synthesis, lexical music, talking percussionists, and a pair of works by Lou Harrison and Éliane Radigue that debuted in California on successive days.

Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world, with host Michael Schell. Originally aired April 30, 2023.