Flotation Device 2025-12-28 - The Best of 2025, Part 2

Flotation Device presents the rest of the best of 2025, led by premiere recordings of music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Valentin Silvestrov, Arvo Pärt (channeling the Eiffel Tower's tri-level architecture), Timo Andres (channeling the chaconne form) and Keith Jarrett (channeling the Second Viennese School). Plus Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri’s expand their Bartók project with an added saxophone, while Ingrid Laubrock and John Zorn appear *without* their saxes. We revisit Meredith Monk and Gabriel Prokofiev's new albums one more time, along with the Courvoisier/Halvorson duo, Norman Teale's remix of Cosa Brava and Gregg Belisle-Chi's traversal of Tim Berne tunes. Dai Fujikura writes for Beckmesser harp, and a 50th anniversary salute to Ornette Coleman’s Dancing in Your Head album (which inaugurated his Prime Time band) plus a 100th birthday celebration of electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram round out the proceedings. Creative and improvised music with host Michael Schell.