Flotation Device explores Henry Threadgill’s two new albums—one featuring his Zooid band, and another showcasing a trio with Vijay Iyer and Dafnis Prieto. We also hear from Northwest standouts Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb (both on solo piano) and Marc Barreca (dark ambient meets Finnigan's Wake), and sample the latest offerings from Anna Clyne (in a holiday mood), Beatriz Ferreyra (the doyenne of French acousmatic music) and Simon Nabatov (channeling his inner Ustvolskaya). We continue our exploration of Heiner Goebbels’ unsentimental setting of Thoreau’s Walden, preview an upcoming Seattle appearance by percussionist Bonnie Whiting that pursues Ancient Greek themes, and honor Thea Musgrave for the 50th anniversary of her Rorate Coeli (and the revival by San Francisco Opera's revival of her Mary, Queen of Scots). It’s also the last week of KBCS’s Fall Fund Drive, so we hope you’ll support our loyal home for 25 years by going online to KBCS.FM and contributing whatever you can!
