Happy Podcast Monday. Today brings our Wozzeck at 100 celebration, with a look at history's most radical opera, a contemporary counterpart from Mary Kouyoumdjian (with FCC censorship), plus Jacob Garchik, Zorn, Monk & more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @jacobgarchik.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Tonite Flotation Device begins 2026 w/old friends and new voices. Halvorson, Marsella, Kris Davis & Medeski play Zorn. +Mitchell/Gentile, Crispell, BMOP, Kendall, Steph Richards and even Bernstein & Ives! Sun 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @shuyingli.bsky.social

Now at Sequenza21.com: my favorite new albums of 2025. Compelling, exploratory music that bucks the trends of destruction and vulgarity. Reich, Gubaidulina, Sun Ra, Monk, Zorn, Pärt, Hosokawa, Laibach, Fujikura and many others www.sequenza21.com/2025/12/sche... @daifujikura.bsky.social @nonesuch.com

Cross-cultural music takes the spotlight in our latest podcast which celebrates Bright Sheng at 70 and David Shea at 60 with music for Chinese and Western instruments. Plus Meredith Monk, Jarrett, Amina Claudine Myers and more. mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @orenambarchi.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Tonight Flotation Device continues its review of the best new albums of 2025 with Pärt, Jarrett, Gubaidulina, Zorn, Laubrock, Halvorson, Monk, Andres and more Sunday 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @nonesuch.com @timoandres.bsky.social @ingridlaubrock.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social

Podcast Monday brings an expedited expanded edition of last night's "best of 2025" program, with Reich, Berne, Paxton, Rzewski, Alberga, Ross and more. Plus Wayne Horvitz's Pigpen reunites at The Royal Room. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @stevereich.bsky.social @nonesuch.com @kbcs.bsky.social

Tonight Flotation Device begins its annual review of the year's top new releases of exploratory music. Reich, Rzewski, Paxton, Mitchell, Serpa, Gentile, Alberga and Wayne Horvitz's Pigpen are among the headliners Sunday 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @stevereich.bsky.social @nonesuch.com

Happy Podcast Monday! Sample GF Haas' microtonal 2nd Violin Concerto in its premiere rec. Plus Younghi Pagh-Paan at 80, Zorn, Rzewski, Scelsi, Dave Lombardo, Raven Chacon, John Dieterich, Brandon Ross & more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @urlicht.music @kbcs.bsky.social @davelombardo.bsky.social

Happy 100th BD to Wozzeck, the most iconic modern opera. We'll celebrate in English & German and hear its influence in Mary Kouyoumdjian's Adoration. Plus Jacob Garchik, Zorn, Rzewski, Monk & more. Sunday 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm @jacobgarchik.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

This week's podcast celebrates the 100th birthday of Gunther Schuller, the 90th of Helmut Lachenmann, the 60th of Björk and the 50th anniversary of Feldman's Piano & Orchestra. Plus new things by Alec Hall and the Dwarfs of East Agouza. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @universaledition.bsky.social

Meredith Monk has a new documentary film (Monk in Pieces) and a new album on ECM (Cellular Songs, which we sampled on Flotation Device last night). I wrote about both—and her probable legacy—for Sequenza21.com. www.sequenza21.com/2025/12/mere... @philipglass.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Now in podcast format, our tribute to Jack DeJohnette. Plus Meredith Monk's new album, Prudencio at 70, Alex Paxton, Zappa's unusual Fall '75 band, Clone Row, Aquaserge and more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @maryhalvorson.bsky.social‬ @nonesuch.com @newamrecords.bsky.social

Tonight on Flotation Device: -Haas's 2nd Violin Concerto (premiere rec) -Younghi Pagh-Paan at 80 -John Zorn/Dave Lombardo duo -Raven Chacon, John Dieterich, Brandon Ross & more Sun 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm @davelombardo.bsky.social @ssskdist.bsky.social @stefanogervasoni.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Now in podcast format: our interview with Matthew Aucoin plus excerpts from his new vocal symphony Music For New Bodies (poems by Jorie Graham, directed by Peter Sellars). Plus Wayne Horvitz, Kris Davis, Dai Fujikura & more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @daifujikura.bsky.social

Tonight Flotation Device celebrates the 100th birthday of Gunther Schuller, the 90th of Helmut Lachenmann, the 60th of Björk and the 50th of Feldman's Piano and Orchestra. Plus new things by Dwarfs of East Agouza & Alec Hall Sun 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @universaledition.bsky.social

Now on video: Steven Mackey chats with us about his new Anemology sax concerto which comes to Seattle Symphony this week. Includes excerpts from the piece, and a skier's explanation of its "bumpy" rhythms. youtu.be/VUdIHPId9G0 @kbcs.bsky.social @mcallistersax.bsky.social @booseyandhawkes.bsky.social

Tonite on Flotation Device Steven Mackey chats about his new sax concerto coming to Seattle Symphony. Plus Jürg Frey, John Adams, Ying Wang & more. Sun 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm @mcallistersax.bsky.social @booseyandhawkes.bsky.social @juergfrey.bsky.social @klangforumwien.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Now in podcast format: What's Going On returns to the Northwest, celebrating the legacies of Sun Ra, Butch Morris and Henry Threadgill. With Wayne Horvitz, Ingrid Laubrock, Brandon Ross & more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @sunrauniverse.bsky.social @ingridlaubrock.bsky.social

Wayne Horvitz's What's Going On festival is back for a second year, and we'll have all the details tonight. Sun Ra, Butch Morris & Henry Threadgill will be in the spotlight of four Seattle concerts. Sun 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm @sunrauniverse.bsky.social @ingridlaubrock.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! Celebrate Berio and Berberian at 100 and Hosokawa at 70 w/Stuart Dempster, Seattle Symphony, Alarm Will Sound, the Arditti 4tet and more. Plus Craig Taborn, Patricia Brennan, Gabriel Cabezas and Gabriella Smith. tinyurl.com/FD0226 @starbuckcello.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Tonite Flotation Device pays tribute to Jack DeJohnette—perhaps the most versatile drummer ever—with help from Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Roscoe Mitchell & more. Plus Zappa, Rzewski, Meredith Monk, Clone Row & Prudencio at 70. Sun 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Now in podcast format: Flotation Device celebrates minimalism's founding father La Monte Young at 90 with help from Terry Riley, Marian Zazeela, Pandit Pran Nath and John Cale. Plus Partch, Shardik, Dai Fujikura Dobrinka Tabakova, all in new recordings. @kbcs.bsky.social @daifujikura.bsky.social

Now at YouTube: my Flotation Device interview with Matthew Aucoin, who brings his Music for New Bodies to Meany Center on 11/1. We hear highlights from that work and chat about Matt's collaborations with Peter Sellars, and the state of new opera in the US. youtu.be/4S-BLAI5Q74 @kbcs.bsky.social

Tonight Flotation Device interviews Matthew Aucoin about Music for New Bodies (coming to Meany Center on 11/1). Plus Wayne Horvitz & Kris Davis play Earshot Jazz, Dai Fujikura on timpani, Borderlands Trio, Zeena Parkins and more. Sun 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @daifujikura.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! Ches Smith and Clone Row offer Schoenberg in a rock-n-roll guise. Rzewski takes us on a road trip. Threadgill writes for 6 guitars & 2 pianos, plus historical gems by Bayle, Ohana and Roscoe Mitchell. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Tonight Flotation Device marks the 100th birthdays of Berio & Berberian (w/Stuart Dempster & Seattle Symphony) and the 70th of Hosokawa (w/the Arditti 4tet). Plus Smith, Taborn, @nelscline.bsky.social Patricia Brennan and more. Sun 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @starbuckcello.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Happy Podcast Monday! This week brings Gubaidulina, Amelia Cuni, the Bozzini Quartet, Tim Berne, Cuong Vu, Pat Metheny, Marshall Allen, Oasis Boom, Arlene Sierra, and even Cage and Nancarrow. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @orenambarchi.bsky.social @quatuorbozzini.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

Tonight on Flotation Device: La Monte Young at 90 w/Riley, Zazeela & Cale. Plus the latest from Dai Fujikura, Dobrinka Tabakova, Partch Ensemble & Shardik, and Earshot Jazz & Seattle Opera previews. Sunday 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @kbcs.bsky.social @seattleopera.bsky.social @daifujikura.bsky.social

Yes. He is alarmed, but it ends with a directive:”the rest of us, whether we’re elected officials or ordinary citizens, should do everything we can to let our fellow Americans in uniform know that if they risk their careers and even their freedom to protect the Constitution, we will stand with them”

Happy Podcast Monday! This week brings minimalist connections, with Laurie Spiegel at 80, Louis Andriessen's Workers Union at 50, plus Zappa, Rzewski, Blasio Kavuma, Ye Xiaogang, the Dwarfs of East Agouza and more. www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social

Tonight Flotation Device previews Earshot Jazz Fest w/Ches Smith's Tone Row showing how Schoenberg might have sounded as a rock-n-roller. +Threadgill, Rzewski, Ohana, Bayle, Parkins & Roscoe Mitchell. Sun 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm @maryhalvorson.bsky.social @libertyellman.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social

These Rite-Aid assholes came into Seattle, bought up a great local chain in Bartell Drugs, systematically destroyed it, and then just went out of business just absolute parasite actions that only made things worse for people

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