Happy Podcast Monday and happy 70th birthday to Joe Morris & Adam Rudolph. Plus Hosokawa, Gabriela Ortiz, Gabriel Prokofiev, Shardik, Marshall Allen, Gustavo Dudamel, the LA Phil and The Residents. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @theresidents.bsky.social @nonclsscl.bsky.social

Tonite Flotation Device features premiere recordings of Gubaidulina and Amelia Cuni. Plus the Tim Berne and Cuong Vu Trios, the Bozzini Quartet Talk Show & more. Sun 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @nonesuch.com @ooyhrecords.bsky.social @orenambarchi.bsky.social @quatuorbozzini.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday. This week it's a two-hour Arvo Pärt celebration for his 90th birthday. Featuring Gidon Kremer, Keith Jarrett, the Kronos Quartet, Neeme and Paavo Järvi, and two premiere recordings. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @tasmin01.bsky.social @nonesuch.com

Tonight on Flotation Device: Laurie Spiegel & Ye Xiaogang at 70, Zappa's Orchestral Favorites & Andriessen's Workers Union at 50. Plus Rzewski, Frith & The Dwarfs of East Agouza Sun 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social @nonclsscl.bsky.social @frankzappa.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! Wayne Horvitz and Diamanda Galás at 70, plus Tania León and Sivan Eldar. With help from Bill Frisell, John Zorn, Fred Frith, Robin Holcomb, Le Balcon, Maxime Pascal, the London Philharmonic and more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @diamandagalas.com

Tonight on Flotation Device -Joe Morris & Adam Rudolph at 70 -Crossover w/Gabriel Prokofiev, Shaun Robert & The Residents -Hosokowa's new album -Gabriela Ortiz on Violeta Parra -New Shardik & Joane Hétu Sunday 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @theresidents.bsky.social @nonclsscl.bsky.social

Today's podcast features an extensive interview with Mary Halvorson and a survey of her new albums with Sylvie Courvoisier, Ches Smith and her Amaryllis sextet. Plus Wet Ink Ensemble, Alex Paxton and more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @nonesuch.com

Tonight Flotation Device celebrates Arvo Pärt at 90 with a two-hour retrospective, including his iconic spiritual minimalist works of 1976–8 plus early and later works, including two brand-new premiere recordings. Sunday 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @tasmin01.bsky.social @nonesuch.com

Happy Podcast Monday! This week features premiere recordings of Silvestrov and Saariaho, plus Dan Weiss, Tim Berne, Tomas Fujiwara, Donnacha Dennehy, Maiguashca, Kalitzke, Christopher Hoffman & more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @ooyhrecords.bsky.social @buhrecords.bsky.social

Tonight Flotation Device celebrates the 70th birthdays of Wayne Horvitz & Diamanda Galás with a retrospective and a look at recent albums & upcoming concerts. Plus Tania Léon for orchestra, and Sivan Eldar revisits the Daphne myth. Sunday 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @diamandagalas.com

Two impressions from the Ai Weiwei retrospective which closes Sep-7: 1. Admiration for the courage of this artist 2. If the US looks like China in 5–10 years, historians will be amazed which issues its cultural left focused on while it still mattered @seattleartmuseum.bsky.social @aiww.bsky.social

The left makes every potential winning candidate walk an ideological plank that makes it impossible for them to win a national election. Democrats are winning quiet local elections because they largely aren't saddled with this chorus of the impossible to please.

Now in podcast format: -Shostakovich's death and Gubaidulina's emergence -Grateful Dead's Blues for Allah -Morricone on harpsichord -Miriodor, Cecil Taylor, Joe McPhee, Djuro Zivkovic and more www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @gratefuldead.bsky.social @burningambulance.bsky.social

Now at YouTube, my Flotation Device interview with Mary Halvorson, where she talks about her new albums for Nonesuch and Pyroclastic, her guitar setup, her studies with Anthony Braxton and Joe Morris, and more. youtu.be/NeRQI2xOA8I @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @nonesuch.com

Mary Halvorson joins us on Flotation Device tonight for an interview and a survey of new albums w/Sylvie Courvoisier, Ches Smith and her own Amaryllis sextet. Plus Braxton, Carla Bley, Wet Ink Ensemble, Alex Paxton and more. Sunday 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social

Now available at YouTube: Flotation Device's 85th birthday tribute show to Roscoe Mitchell. With Anthony Braxton, Wadada Leo Smith, Muhal Richard Abrams, Pauline Oliveros, Weasel Walter, and of course the great Art Ensemble of Chicago! youtu.be/_QysOPON9TA @kbcs.bsky.social @jamesfei.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! Celebrate Roscoe Mitchell's 85th birthday with this two hour retrospective of his career before, during and after the Art Ensemble of Chicago. From Flotation Device on 91.3 KBCS. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @audiobuzz.bsky.social @jamesfei.bsky.social

Tonight on Flotation Device: -Premiere Silvestrov & Saariaho recs -Tim Berne, Tomas Fujiwara & Christopher Hoffman do new things -Donnacha Dennehy & Mesías Maiguashca Sunday 10pm PDT, 91.3fm www.kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @ooyhrecords.bsky.social @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social @buhrecords.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! Sun Ra and Raven Chacon spare the spotlight with the former's solo playing and the latter's cross-cultural music emphasized in new releases. Plus Morgan Darragh new solo album. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @ssskdist.bsky.social @sunrauniverse.bsky.social

Tonight on Flotation Device: -Grateful Dead's Blues for Allah at 50 -Gubaidulina premiere recording -Cecil Taylor & Tony Oxley -Miriodor, Djuro Zivkovic, Steve Swell, Joe McPhee & Flow Trio Sunday 10pm PDT, 91.3fm www.kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @gratefuldead.bsky.social @burningambulance.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! This week Liza Lim, Matt Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, John Cage, Evan Parker, JACK Quartet and Keith Jarrett are all in the spotlight with new releases. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @johncagetrust.bsky.social @first-inversion.com @nmcrecordings.bsky.social

Happy 85th birthday to Roscoe Mitchell, saxophonist, composer and cofounder of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Join Flotation Device tonight to celebrate with a retrospective of his career both with and without the Ensemble. Sunday 10pm PDT, 91.3fm www.kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @audiobuzz.bsky.social

Now at Sequenza 21, a brief reflection on the late Robert Wilson, plus a bit of shared Texas history. www.sequenza21.com/2025/08/robe... @philipglass.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! Enjoy premiere recordings of Silvestrov's 8th Symphony, Georges Lentz, Harriet Tubman and more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @ingridlaubrock.bsky.social @melvingibbs.bsky.social @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social @doctornerve.bsky.social @ranchy.bsky.social

Tonight on Flotation Device: -New Sun Ra & Marshall Allen releases -Raven Chacon explains owls & singing -Zorn, Courvoisier, Missy Mazzoli & more. Sunday 10pm PDT, 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @sunrauniverse.bsky.social @ssskdist.bsky.social @pentatonemusic.bsky.social @missymazzoli.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! Lou Reed and Yoko Ono make a rare appearance. Plus Laibach on fascism, Hemphill for string quartet and Alex Paxton crunches candy. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @yokoono.bsky.social @muterecords.bsky.social @newamrecords.bsky.social @ooyhrecords.bsky.social

Tonight on Flotation Device: -Liza Lim's new cello concerto and string 4tet -Matt Mitchell at 50 -Braxton at Montreux -Thollem in Seattle -Cage's Radio Music Sun 10pm PDT, 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @thollem.bsky.social @johncagetrust.bsky.social @first-inversion.com @nmcrecordings.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! Sylvie Courvoisier joins us for an interview/profile focusing on her new solo and duet albums, and the influence of Nancarrow, Messiaen and Halvorson. Plus Matthew Herbert. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @matthewherbert.bsky.social

Tonight on Flotation Device: Silvestrov's 8th, Harriet Tubman, Laubrock, Williams, Didkovsky & Georges Lentz in the Outback. Sun 10pm PDT, 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @ingridlaubrock.bsky.social @melvingibbs.bsky.social @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social @doctornerve.bsky.social @ranchy.bsky.social

Now in podcast format: Terry Riley at 90. Plus PatKop, Painkiller, Jarrett, Kurtág, Barry Schrader, Fazıl Say, Anna Webber, Ikue Mori and John Zorn's Painkiller. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @pentatonemusic.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social @doctornerve.bsky.social @fazilsayofficial.bsky.social

Tonight on Flotation Device: -Rock-n-rollers do avant-garde stuff -Shipp, Reynolds, Alex Paxton and Marshall Allen do new stuff -Simone Porter plays Esmail -ICE plays Ueno -Julius Hemphill Stringtet Sunday 10pm PDT, 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @djmoderne.bsky.social @newamrecords.bsky.social

Lou Reed and Yoko Ono on Flotation Device? Yup. Tonight brings Metal Machine Music at 50 and a new recording of Ono's Grapefruit anthology of conceptual music. Plus Laibach on Hassan-i Sabbah and fascism. Sunday 10pm PDT, 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @yokoono.bsky.social @muterecords.bsky.social

Everybody be quiet and let Elon spend billions becoming the Republican version of Jill Stein.

New podcast: Per Nørgård, Shipp/Jarrett/Andres on piano, Marshall Allen, Laubrock, Paxton, Yikii & more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @newamrecords.bsky.social @ingridlaubrock.bsky.social @timoandres.bsky.social @yikiitong.bsky.social @nonesuch.com @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social

Now at YouTube: my Flotation Device interview with pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, where we discuss her transatlantic career, her new solo and duet albums (the latter with Mary Halvorson) and the influence of Nancarrow on her playing. youtu.be/7zswxK6Sgrw @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social

Sylvie Courvoisier joins Flotation Device tonight for an interview and a look at her new solo and duet (w/Mary Halvorson) albums. Plus The Horse in its expanded edition Sun 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @matthewherbert.bsky.social @accidentalrecords.bsky.social

Now in podcast format: our two-hour Anthony Braxton at 80 tribute, with an exclusive interview and a retrospective from For Alto to his new Trillium X opera. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @delmarkrecords.bsky.social @burningambulance.bsky.social‬ @domlash.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! This week the JACK Quartet goes minimal, Brooks Williams and the late Yasunao Tone do AI, plus new things by Ingrid Laubrock, Jakob Bro, Fred Frith and Adam Rudolph, plus our farewell to Guy Klucevsek. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @ranchy.bsky.social

Now in podcast format: Old meets New, with Bright Sheng, Chinese astrology, Medieval organs, Korean zithers, C-drik, the Mela/Parker/Shipp trio and more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @syrphe.bsky.social @edpettersen.bsky.social @newfocuslabel.bsky.social @577records.bsky.social

Now out in video: my 80th birthday interview with Anthony Braxton, wherein he reflects on early influences, composite reality, opera, trans-idiomatic music, politics, his health, and the philosophical underpinnings of his persistent optimism about America. @kbcs.bsky.social youtu.be/pCkdfNC1k5I

Tonight Flotation Device celebrates Anthony Braxton's 80th birthday with an exclusive interview with this most towering of creative musicians. Sunday 10pm PDT, 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @delmarkrecords.bsky.social @burningambulance.bsky.social @domlash.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday, as we finish our Gubaidulina tribute with her last work—The Wrath of God—and the cheerier Fairy-Tale Poem. Plus Braxton, Barrett, Pancrace and an obscure Stockhausen gem for its 50th birthday. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @pancrace-ensemble.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Time for my favorite finish to a Sunday night: listening to the Floatation Device show of experimental music on @kbcs.bsky.social as I fall asleep. Join me, won't you?

Next on Flotation Device -JACK Quartet does minimal -Brooks Williams & Yasunao Tone do AI -Anna Rubin does black holes -Alex Paxton -RIP Guy Klucevsek -Sun 10pm PDT, 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @sonoluminusmusic.bsky.social @neumarecords.bsky.social @ranchy.bsky.social @newamrecords.bsky.social

Young voters shifted dramatically toward Republicans in 2024. But now their net approval rating of Trump's job as president (-20) is back to their vote margin for him in 2020. Dems have to figure out how to capitalize on that. Economics is a good place to start www.economist.com/interactive/...

Now published in podcast format: our 2025 Mother's Day spectacular. Two hours of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, ready to satisfy your itch whenever you need it. With two new archival albums focusing on '68 and '74. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @frankzappa.bsky.social

Old meets New tonight on Flotation Device w/Bright Sheng, Chinese astrology, Medieval organs, Korean zithers and Celtic ballads. Plus Frith, Syrphe & Lippel. Sun 10pm PDT, 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @syrphe.bsky.social @edpettersen.bsky.social @newfocuslabel.bsky.social @577records.bsky.social

thx Michael Schell and Sequenza21 for including Kate Soper, WetInkEnsemble, and Ekmeles in this 2024 roundup www.sequenza21.com/2025/01/sche...

Happy Podcast Monday. This week brings Tan Dun, Philip Glass, Lukas Foss, Adam Rudolph, Keith Jarrett at 80, and new Tenebrae lessons by Stefano Gervasoni and IRCAM. mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @stefanogervasoni.bsky.social @ircam.bsky.social @philipglass.bsky.social @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social