Senate Republicans refused to convict Trump after Jan 6.
Republican SCOTUS appointees gave him immunity.
Republicans in Congress today stand idly by as he unleashes death and destruction across the globe.
We are now at the whims of a mad king because GOP leaders have refused to constrain him.
Happy Podcast Monday! This week we preview four Northwest new music events, with new works by Tower & Theofanidis at Seattle Symphony, a new version of Canto Ostinato at Emerald City Music, plus Frith, Harriet Tubman & more.
www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @melvingibbs.bsky.social
This week's podcast brings the latest from Roscoe Mitchell, Craig Taborn, Yowie, Moon Ha & Quinsin Nachoff. Plus Ichiyanagi's last composition and Wukir Suryadi & the late Richard Felciano mixing Western/Javanese instruments.
www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @yowie-band.bsky.social
@kbcs.bsky.social Ginger Roger’s’ theme on the Our Saturday Tradition show today was a delightful bunch of songs about dogs. I really enjoyed it! Thank you, Ginger!
Freedom Sounds with DJ Mikey O is on @kbcs.bsky.social KBCS.FM right now. They're a small public radio station and are running their pledge drive right now. Please donate!
www.kbcs.fm/donate/
Happy Podcast Monday! Missy Mazzoli revisits channels Lot's wife, Domenica Diavoleria does PNW dark ambient, and Endlings, Lukas Ligeti and Nick Fraser have new albums.
www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @diavoleria.bsky.social @kbcs.bsky.social @eiderdownrecords.bsky.social @newworlddram.bsky.social
Photo credits: Endlings (John Dieterich, Raven Chacon) via the artists, Biliana Voutchkova by C. Marx (Photomusix), Wolfgang Rihm by Astrid Ackermann, Arvo Pärt by Kaupo Kikkas, Baschet bass cristal by Marc-Antoine Millon, Isang Yun by Elke Nord, Lukas Ligeti via the artist, Cheer-Accident via the artists, Maya Beiser's salted cello by Abigail Fenton, Domenica Diavoleria via the artist, Nick Fraser by Jim Croft, Frederic Rzewski and his daughter by Françoise Walot, Nethering (Colin Stetson, Greg Fox, Trevor Dunn) via Envision Records, Brian Ferneyhough by Charlotte Oswald (Edition Peters). Flotation Device features creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell, Sunday nights 10pm–Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit us online at https://www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice
Tonight on Flotation Device:
-Missy Mazzoli gives Lot's wife a new voice
-New albums from Endlings, Lukas Ligeti & Domenica Diavoleria
-Pärt, Ferneyhough, Yun gems at 50
Sunday 10pm PDT 91.3fm kbcs.fm
@kbcs.bsky.social @missymazzoli.bsky.social @newworlddram.bsky.social @eiderdownrecords.bsky.social
This week's podcast bids farewell to Éliane Radigue with a survey of her slow, audacious, tantric-informed music with help from Quatuor Bozzini and Robert Ashley. Plus Taborn, Frith, Murail, Oswald, Cortiñas & Stockhausen
www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDev... @kbcs.bsky.social @quatuorbozzini.bsky.social
Photo credits: Cergio Prudencio via Kairos Records, Morton Feldman by Philip Guston, Morton Feldman by Steven Slomana, Bryn Harrison via University of Huddersfield, Kris Davis by Peter Gannushkin, The King of Denmark by Morton Feldman, Morton Feldman and John Cage via Non Profit, Louis Andriessen by Francesca Patella, Mark Rothko by Denisova Olesya Alexandrovna, Joan La Barbara by Roberto Massoti, Tyshawn Sorey via the artist. Flotation Device features creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell, Sunday nights 10pm–Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit us online at https://www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice
Tonight we celebrates Morton Feldman at 100 with Joan La Barbara, John Cage, Michael Tilson Thomas, and composers like Sorey, Sciarrino and Andriessen that were influenced by Feldman.
Sunday 10pm PST 91.3fm kbcs.fm
@kbcs.bsky.social @philipthomas.bsky.social @alarmwillsound.bsky.social @nonesuch.com
Photo credits: Sofia Gubaidulina via Sikorski, Timo Andres by Jason Marck, Koan 3 by Ingrid Laubrock, John Zorn in MindFlux 2010, Keith Jarrett by Rose Anne Colavito, Beckmesser harp by Horngacher, Daphne Oram via Electronic Sound, Gabriel Prokofiev by Nathan Gallagher, Meredith Monk by Julieta Cervantes, Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson by Caroline Mardok, Ornette Coleman by Michael Hoefner, Cosa Brava (Zeena Parkins, Norman Teale, Fred Frith, Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi) by Heike Liss, Eiffel Tower by Leslie Fehling, Cantica Profana (John Surman, Lucian Ban, Mat Maneri) by Mircea Albutiu. Flotation Device features creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell, Sunday nights 10pm–Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit us online at https://www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice
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
Photo credits: Eleanor Alberga by Ben Ealovega, Tim Berne Trio (Gregg Belisle-Chi, Tom Rainey, Tim Berne) by Sarah Berne, Ig Henneman by Francesca Patella, Steve Reich by Jesse Yang, Peter Eötvös by Jean-Francois Leclercq, self portrait by Alex Paxton, Pigpen (Briggan Krauss, Fred Chalenor, Mike Stone, Wayne Horvitz) via Wayne Horvitz, Trio Mediæval (Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Anna Maria Friman, Jorunn Lovise Husan) by Åsa Maria Mikkelsen, Nastasia Khrushcheva via Melodiya, Sifters (Jeremy Viner, Marc Ducret, Kate Gentile) via the artists, Frederic Rzewski via Nonesuch Records, Stomu Takeishi by Daniel Sheehan, Putu Septa via Other Minds. Flotation Device features creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell, Sunday nights 10pm–Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit us online at https://www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice
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
Photo credits: Frederic Rzewski by Lynn Garon, Ye Olde plus Simulacrus (Miles Okazaki, Josh Dion, Mary Halvorson, Ava Mendoza, Sean Moran, Jacob Garchik, Vinnie Sperrazza, Brandon Seabrook, Jonathan Goldberger) by Ernest Stuart, Elisabeth Steiner and Toni Blankenheim in Wozzeck (Staatsoper Hamburg 1970), Cenk Ergün via the artist, Adoration (Marc Kudisch, Naomi Louisa O'Connell, Omar Najmi) by Maria Baranova, Matt Choboter by Krestine Havemann, Chaos Magick (Brian Marsella, Matt Hollenberg, John Medeski, Kenny Grohowski) via Roulette Intermedium, Mako Sica (Przemyslaw Krzysztof Drazek, Hamid Drake, Tatsu Aoki, Brent Fuscaldo, Thymme Jones) by Taylor Hales, Meredith Monk by Julieta Cervantes. Flotation Device features creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell, Sunday nights 10pm–Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit us online at https://www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice
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
Another opportunity to meet Thom @hartmannreport.com in person and pick-up his latest book "The Last American President". Kudos to @kbcs.bsky.social for also including Seattle's young, NEW Mayor-elect, Katie Wilson, at this event. "Democracy is not a spectator sport."
Just heard on @kbcs.bsky.social. Still a favorite!
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Photo credits: Stefano Gervasoni via the artist, Younghi Pagh-Paan by Astrid Ackermann, Laetitia Sonami via the artist, Miranda Cuckson and Georg Friedrich Haas by Gene Gaudette, Andrew McIntosh via the artist, Osvaldo Coluccino in Rosetta Berardi: Intreccio, Raven Chacon by Adam Conte, Giacinto Scelsi via Wikimedia Commons, Brandon Ross via 27 East, Nina C. Young via the artist, John Zorn and Dave Lombardo via DiegoMH2002, Frederic Rzewski by Michael Wilson. Flotation Device features creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell, Sunday nights 10pm–Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit us online at https://www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice
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
Photo credits: Björk by Viðar Logi, Morton Feldman via Universal Edition, Helmut Lachenmann by Ensemble recherche, Alec Hall by Laura Bianchi, Sarah Maria Sun by Rüdiger Schestag, Ornette Coleman by Michael Hoefner, Pression by Helmut Lachenmann, The Dwarfs of East Agouza (Alan Bishop, Maurice Louca, Sam Shalabi) by Hans Van Der Linden, Gunther Schuller by William E. Sauro. Flotation Device features creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell, Sunday nights 10pm–Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit us online at https://www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice.
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
Photo credits: Felipe Lara by Celeste Sloman, Wayne Horvitz and Butch Morris by Dany Gignoux, Sun Ra with Yamaha YC30 combo organ, John Zorn in MindFlux 2010 via the artist, Oxana Omelchuk via Orbit, Steph Richards by Chris Weiss, Butch Morris by Chad Batka, Michael Finnissy via the artist, Brandon Ross via 27 East, Henry Threadgill via Pi Recordings, Ingrid Laubrock by Frank Schindelbeck. Flotation Device features creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell, Sunday nights 10pm–Midnight Pacific Time on 91.3 KBCS-FM Bellevue/Seattle/Tacoma. Visit us online at https://www.mixcloud.com/FlotationDevice.
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
Now I am settled in to observe my recent Thursday tradition--tucking into bed and listening to the excellent Reggae Party radio program on @kbcs.bsky.social as I fall asleep.
KBCS welcomes Thom Hartmann and special guest Katie Wilson to Town Hall Seattle on December 6th. Thom will discuss his new book “The Last American President”, address the day’s most pressing topics, and hold a Q&A and book signing.
www.tickettailor.com/events/913kb...
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
Photo credits: Quartet 1985 at Stonehenge (AB, Mark Dresser, Marilyn Crispell, Gerry Hemingway) by Nick White, AB and Epistrophy by Edu Hawkins, AB in 2007 by Michael Hoefner, AB in 1976 by Tom Marcello, Standards 2020 (Neil Charles, AB, Stephen Davis) by Edu Hawkins, AB drawing by Ian Johnson, Chick Corea via the artist, Thumbscrew (Michael Formanek, Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara) by Amy Touchette, Richard Teitelbaum with afro by Dennis Luzak, AB and Dave Holland via Qwest TV, Composition 115 by AB, Max Roach and AB via Inconstant Sol
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
Black coffee mug with logo of 91.3 KBCS Community Radio.
In this current point in history, it is vital that we protect sources of information AND joy from erasure. If you have a few dollars to support your favorite local public radio station, it would mean a lot to them. Shout out to my favorite, @kbcs.bsky.social and their 50+ years of excellence.
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?
Photo credits: Mark Dresser by Alessandro D'Amico, Beingness (Dave Liebman, Adam Rudolph, Billy Hart) by Caris Liebman, Fabien Lévy by Jenny Wolf, Alex Paxton by Jess Rose, Pauline Oliveros and Guy Klucevsek via the artists, Jakob Bro by Luciano Rossetti, Ingrid Laubrock by Helmut Berns, Toshi Ichiyanagi via Metason.net, Maija Hynninen via the artist, Yasunao Tone by Chris Buck, Anna Rubin via the artist, Austin Wullimen by Anneliese Varaldiev, Kaija Saariaho by Maarit Kytöharju
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
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
Photo credits: Matt Mitchell and Kate Gentile via the artists, Steph Richards by Chris Weiss, Bright Sheng via the artist, Music Frees Our Souls (Matt Shipp, William Parker, Francisco Mela) by Kenneth Jimenez, Peter Adriaansz by Alex Schröder, Catalina Vicens by Kurt Van der Elst, Dal:Um (Hyeyoung Hwang, Ha Suyean) via Glitterbeat Records, Prach Boondiskulchok via the artist
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
Photo credits: Frank Zappa via @Zappa estate, Mothers of Invention (top: Jimmy Carl Black, Ray Collins, Art Tripp, Roy Estrada, middle: Ian Underwood, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, Motorhead Sherwood, bottom: FZ) at Whiskey a Go Go 1968 by George Rodriguez, Orchestral Favorites cover by Gary Panter, Captain Beefheart and FZ by John Williams, Edgard Varèse via Ricordi, young FZ, Mothers of Invention in 1974 (Napoleon Murphy Brock, Jeff Simmons, Ruth Underwood, Tom Fowler, Chester Thompson, George Duke, Ralph Humphrey, FZ, Bruce Fowler), The Penguins via Original Sound, Dupree’s Paradise, Larry Stein and FZ at US Senate 1985
Mother's Day isn't complete without Flotation Device's annual Frank Zappathon. This year features two new archival releases with the original Mothers of Invention in 1968 and the Roxy-era band joined by Captain Beefheart.
Sun 10pm–Mid PDT on 91.3fm kbcs.fm
@kbcs.bsky.social @frankzappa.bsky.social
Photo credits: Sebastian Fagerlund by Ville Paasimaa, June Tyson and Sun Ra in Space Is the Place, Sofia Gubaidulina via Orfeo Music, Robert Millis at Kyushu University, Jeong Lim Yang via Discogs, Painkiller (John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Mick Harris) via the artists, Sun Ra meets the French by Philippe Gras/Claude Gaspari, Olli Mustonen by Heikki Tuuli, Karlheinz and young Markus Stockhausen via the latter, Aulis Sallinen by Maarit Kytöharju, Caroline Shaw by Kait Moreno
Tonight on Flotation Device:
-Sun Ra's European debut
-The return of John Zorn's Painkiller
-Ars Nova Copenhagen sings Shaw
-Finns new & old
Sun 10pm PDT, 91.3fm kbcs.fm
@kbcs.bsky.social @sunrauniverse.bsky.social @nagualsite.bsky.social @arsnovacopenhagen.bsky.social @cantaloupe-music.bsky.social
