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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March 25, 2025 PLATO No. 10345 Untying Culture Knots
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton, Boyd Nutting, & Eric Lester, recorded March 24, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: PLATO, No. 1254a, “Treasure Island, part 1” (David & Boyd 3-3-05); No. 1543, “Blacksburg Requiem” (David, Marie Fryar, Wei Chin, & Valerie Rumpf 3-23-07) 00:02-12:58; No. 3251, “Edge Manifesto” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15)-Looped; No. 3252, “Channeling Cletus” (Boyd, & Julie Soales, guitar 3-24-15). Boyd: Loops; Electronics—›Proces-sors; No. 0154b, “NOH TV Strange Tides on Bull World, part 1” (David, Boyd, Evie Barton, Walter Wright, Mickey MacKenzie, & Jon Yazell 7-13-89) 13:00- 26:00; 20:00-33:00. Eric: Voice+Mixer Feedback Instrument.
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March 25, 2025 PLATO No. 10344 Ignoring Sensible Advice
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton, Boyd Nutting, & Eric Lester, recorded March 24, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: PLATO, No. 0344, “Synaidon part 1” (David, & Alan de Somer, sitar 2-8-92) 04:00-15:56; No. 0414, “Cosmic String” (David, Evie Barton, & David Harding, viola 4-24-93) 23:42-35:38; No. 1443, “Deflective Reconstruction” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery, 5-5-06); No. 3249, “cathartipult” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15); No. 3250, “brearthwork” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15)-Looped. Boyd: Electronics—›Processors; No. 0443, “Shards of Icons part 1” (David & Boyd 7-31-93) 13:00-26:00; 31:00-44:00. Eric: Voice+Mixer Feedback Instrument.
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March 25, 2025 PLATO No. 10348 Unstuck Music
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting recorded March 24, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd—›Synths; PLATO, No. 0481, “Leviathan in the Kingdom part 1” (David & Boyd 1-16-94) 10:11-23:07; No. 1804, “Stone Flower Ritual 2” (David & Boyd 9-12-09) 01:03-12:59; No. 3249, “cathartipult” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15); No. 3250, “brearth-work” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15)-Looped; No. 3251, “Edge Manifesto” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15)-Looped. Boyd: Electronics—›Processors; No. 0381, “Eumenides III” (David & Boyd 9-7-92) 18:00- 31:00.
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March 25, 2025 PLATO No. 10347 Packages of Emptiness
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton, Boyd Nutting, & Eric Lester, recorded March 24, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Voice+M3 Drums+Oscillot voices; PLATO, No. 0471, “Luminous Air part 1” (David, Kathy Kohn & Marian Stetler-Emery 12-3-93) 26:52-39:48; No. 1704, “Tickling the Edge” (David & Boyd 2-18-09) 18:38-32:32; No. 3250, “brearthwork” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15)-Looped; No. 3252, “Channeling Cletus” (Boyd, & Julie Soales, guitar 3-24-15). Boyd: Loops; Guitar—›Processors; No. 1074, “The Beetle on the Empty Throne” (David, Boyd, & Scott Hatt MIMF X, No. 13, 6-11-00) 11:00- 24:00. Eric: Voice+Mixer Feedback Instrument.
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March 25, 2025 PLATO No. 10349 The Taste of Silence
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton, Boyd Nutting, & Eric Lester, recorded March 24, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+Synths; PLATO, No. 1094, “Laboratorium XI: Celestial Influx or Wind” (David, Boyd, Evie Barton & Jon Yazell 1-20-01) 17:42-30:38; No. 1904, “Transmuting Dark Energy” (David, Boyd, & Zander (cat) 3-17-10) 07:46-13:48-Looped; No. 3250, “brearthwork” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15)-Looped; No. 3251, “Edge Manifesto” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15)-Looped; No. 3252, “Channeling Cletus” (Boyd, & Julie Soales, guitar 3-24-15). Boyd: Electronics—›Processors; No. 0419, “Subliminal Prophecy” (David & Boyd 5-16-93) 25:00-38:00. Eric: Voice+Mixer Feedback Instrument.
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March 25, 2025 PLATO No. 10346 Cotton in Our Ears
Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton, Boyd Nutting, & Eric Lester, recorded March 24, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Voice+Recorder; PLATO, No. 0416, “Blossomtime Parade” (David & Boyd 5-3-93) 33:34-40:06; 1643, “Undercurrents 3” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 7-11-08) 01:15-07:47; No. 3249, “cathartipult” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15); No. 3251, “Edge Manifesto” (Boyd, solo, 3-24-15)-Looped;. Boyd: Loops; Guitar—›Processors; No. 0416, “Blossomtime Parade”: 13:00- 26:00; 19:00-32:00. Eric: Voice+Mixer Feedback Instrument.
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March 24, 2025 PLATO No. 10343 Sympathetic Speculation
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 23, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1343b, “Utopian Imitation, part 2 ” (David, & Boyd Nutting 1-25-05) 13:02-26:02, 18:30-31:30.
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March 24, 2025 PLATO No. 10342 Perpetual Motion
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 23, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1324, “Music at the Fix” (Boyd Nutting, solo, Fix Coffee House, 10-8-04) 26:06-39:06, 34:54-47:54.
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March 23, 2025 PLATO No. 10341 Under the Hill
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 22, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0143, “Lack of Legs ” (David, Boyd Nutting, Evie Barton, & Phil Ray 5-18-89) 00:04-13:04, 29:04-42:04.
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March 23, 2025 PLATO No. 10340 Momentary Music
New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 22, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0403, “Bitter Music, part 1” (David, & Boyd Nutting 2-28-93) 00:04-13:04, 32:37-45:37.
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FAQs about PLATO & the Western Tradition:

How many episodes does PLATO & the Western Tradition have?

The podcast currently has 1,353 episodes available.