PLATO & the Western Tradition

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PLATO & the Western Tradition is a Postmodern Improvisation Ensemble that has been recording real-time improvisations using electronic and acoustic instruments since 1988. The founders and core me... more

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The podcast currently has 1,353 episodes available.

PLATO & the Western Tradition episodes:

December 31, 2024 PLATO No. 10201 Forest of Candles
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded December 30, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd —› Synths; Planet Earth Samples; PLATO, No. 0201, “Double Century” (David, & Donald Mclaughlin 3-31-90) 00:02-12:58. Boyd: Electronics —› Processors. PLATO, No. 0011, “Pathways of Motion” (David, Boyd, Evie Barton & Kirk Udvardi 3-6-88) 00:00-13:00, 05:00-18:00.
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13min
December 31, 2024 PLATO No. 10200 Unfathomable Echoes
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded December 30, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+PUSH —› Synths+ACE. PLATO, No. 0200, “Blank Formatted Diskette” (David, & Donald Mclaughlin 3-31-90) 30:46-43:46. Boyd: Guitar —› Electronics+Loops. PLATO, No. 0002, “First Performance” (David, Boyd & Kirk Udvardi 1-16-88).
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14min
December 30, 2024 PLATO No. 10199 Forsaken Space
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded December 29, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1199a, “Arcanum III The High Priestess, part 1”: 00:02-13:02; with, PLATO, No. 1199b, “Arcanum III The High Priestess, part 2”: 30:21-43:21 (both: David, & Boyd Nutting 12-9-02).
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13min
December 29, 2024 PLATO No. 10198 Awakened Counterweight
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded December 28, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1108, “Laboratorium XIV Darkness: the Artist must cut off the Raven’s Head by Washing with Fire” (David, & Boyd Nutting 5-11-01) 00:12-13:12, 13:12- 26:12.
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13min
December 28, 2024 PLATO No. 10197 Self-Withholding
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded December 27, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1107b, “Symphony, part 2” (David, Erin Taylor Young, & Katie Holtgren 4-20-01) 13:17-26:17, 29:02-42:02.
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13min
December 27, 2024 PLATO No. 10196 Enlightened Locomotion
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded December 26, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1196, “Arcanum 0 The Fool” (David, & Boyd Nutting 11-18-02) 26:03- 39:03, 38:07-51:07.
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13min
December 26, 2024 PLATO No. 10195 Toilsome Care
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded December 25, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1195, “Tupperware Party Music” (David, Boyd Nutting & John Richez 11-8-02) 13:07-26:07, 15:49-28:49.
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13min
December 25, 2024 PLATO No. 10194 Cheerful Freedom
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded December 24, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1194, “Silicon Grace” (David, & Boyd Nutting 11-8-02) 13:11- 26:11, 14:54-27:54.
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13min
December 24, 2024 PLATO No. 10193 Faraway Light
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton, Boyd Nutting, Julie Soales & Eric Lester, recorded December 23, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, MIchiana. David: Kybd —› Synths+ACE; Voice+Accordion Reeds+Bells; 6704 Sequence. Boyd: Electronics —› Processing+Loops. PLATO, No. 0364, “Tiny Apocalypses part 2” (David & Boyd, 5-31-92) 06:00-19:00, 19:00- 32:00. Julie: Voice+Percussion. Eric: Drumming+Percussion.
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13min
December 24, 2024 PLATO No. 10192 Trapped Stones
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded December 23, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, MIchiana. David: Kybd —› Synths; 7-PunchBowl sequence. Boyd: Guitar —› Electronics+Loops.
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14min

FAQs about PLATO & the Western Tradition:

How many episodes does PLATO & the Western Tradition have?

The podcast currently has 1,353 episodes available.