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PLATO & the Western Tradition

PLATO & the Western Tradition

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 members are David K. Barton of South Bend, Indiana, and Boyd Nutting of Niles, Michigan. As of December 4, 2016, we have recorded 4,054 improvisations, and would like to share our music. PLATO & The Western Tradition invites others in the Electronic Music Community to participate in the creation of an

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PLATO No. 10671 Collective Immersion

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2025/09/30

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded September 29, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David; Kybd—›Synths; PLATO, No. 8788, “Cottage Industry” (David, solo, 9-29-22). Boyd: Electronics—›Processors+Cajon Drum+Voice; PLATO, No. 0611, “Dreaming of Deep Time 1” (David & Boyd 3-27-95) 32:00-45:00. {8788 time-folds PLATO, No. 0788, “Esoteric Industrial Music, part 2” (David & Boyd 3/27/97).}

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PLATO No. 10670 Bouts of Reason & Unreason

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2025/09/30

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded September 29, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David; PLATO, No. 8163, “Cat’s Eye” (David, solo, 9-29-21). Boyd: Electronics—›Processors. PLATO, No. 0706, “Temples of the Anunnaki 2” (David & Boyd 3-21-96) 13:00-26:00, 19:00-32:00. {8163 time-folds PLATO, No. 1836 “the eye of the lynx“ (David, Boyd, Julie Soales 11/4/09).}

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PLATO No. 10669 Plunging Into Daydreams

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2025/09/30

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded September 29, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David; Kybd—›Synths+Voice; PLATO, No. 7538, “Ghostly Crosstalk” (David, solo, 9-29-20). Boyd: Electronics—›Processors;Voice+Per-cussion. PLATO, No. 1966, “Aftermathematics” (David & Boyd 5-26-10) 13:00-26:00, 20:00-33:00. {7538 time-folds PLATO, No. 3882, “Phantom Landscape” (David & Boyd 8/10/16), which includes 0882, 1882, & 2882}.}

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PLATO No. 10668 Melancholy Sky

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2025/09/30

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded September 29, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David; Kybd—›Synths+Voice+Melodeon+Rainstick; PLATO, No. 6914, “Grace-Full Music” (David, solo, 9-29-19). Boyd: Theremin—›Vocoder—›Processors; Electronics—›Processors; Voice+Percussion. {6914 time-folds PLATO, No. 0657, “Lonesome Doves 3” (Marian Stetler-Emery, Colin Bollinger, 9-29-95).}

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PLATO No. 10667 The Clarion Call of Antifa

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2025/09/29

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 28. 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0617, “Hymns & Whispers 1” (David, & Boyd Nutting 5-10-95) 00:02-13:02, 20:20-33:20.

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PLATO No. 10666 Mechanical Failure

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2025/09/28

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 27. 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1395a, “Blame IT on the Machines, part 1” (David, & Boyd Nutting 9-27-05) 00:05-13:05, 17:00-30:00.

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PLATO No. 10665 Forgetfulness

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2025/09/27

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 26. 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0566, “The City of Collective Memory part 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting 10-14-94) 00:01-13:01: with, PLATO, No. 1566, “Alien Jihad No.1” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 7-6-07) 00:01-13:01.

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PLATO No. 10664 Understanding the Birds

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2025/09/26

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 25. 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0646, “Tasting the Dragon’s Blood 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting 8-11-95) 14:38- 26:38, 18:52-31:52.

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PLATO No. 10663 Owning Time

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2025/09/25

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 24. 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0663, “Lapidary 1” (David, & Boyd Nutting 10-26-95) 13:02- 26:02, 17:24-30:24.

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PLATO No. 10662 Cavernous Sound-Wall

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2025/09/24

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 23. 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 6602, “Cataract” (David, solo, 3-25-19) 00:00-13:00, 13:00-26:00.

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PLATO No. 10661 Ecstatic Path of the Sun

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2025/09/23

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded September 22, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: PLATO, No. 1715, “The Podium of Pronouncements” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 3-6-09) 00:03-12:59. Boyd: Electronics—›Processors; PLATO, No. 1616, “Free Tibet!” (David & Boyd 3-18-08) 46:00-59:00.

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PLATO No. 10660 Unearthly Sound & Light

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2025/09/23

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded September 22, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Bells-on-Stick.. PLATO, No. 1705, “Tara” (David & Boyd, 2-18-09) 11:14-24:10. Boyd: Electronics—›Processors; PLATO, No. 0160, “Light of Other Suns” (David, Boyd, & Kurt Boesinger 8-24-89) 09:00-22:00.

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PLATO No. 10659 Stars at Dawn

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2025/09/23

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, with Marcus Furnessy, recorded September 22, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Voice+Accordion Reeds. PLATO, No. 1695, “The Haven of Perfection” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 2-4-09) 45:17-58:13; Samples from LIVE-9 Sample Matrix. Boyd: Electronics—›Processors; PLATO, No. 3947, “Fibonacci Sutra” (Boyd, solo, 9-22-16). Marcus: Voice, Drumming, Whistling.

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PLATO No. 10658 Liminal Celebration

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2025/09/23

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, with Marcus Furnessy, recorded September 22, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Bell. PLATO, No. 1685, “Puppetmaster Punctum No. 5” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 1-9-09). Boyd: Guitar—›Processors;PLATO, No. 0586, “The Mind's Endless Adventure part 2” (David & Boyd 12-9-94) 13:00-26:00, 33:00-46:00. Marcus: Cajon Drum, Bells; Rainstick.

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PLATO No. 10657 Low Merriment Faire

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2025/09/23

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded September 22, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd—›Synths; Voice. PLATO, No. 1675, “Small Treasures, No. 4” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 12-15-08) 18:15-31:11. Boyd: Guitar—›Processors; PLATO, No. 1756, “Lightness of Being” (David & Boyd Michiana Improvisational Music Fes-tival XIX No. 5, 5-29-05) 13:00-26:00, 19:00-32:00.

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PLATO No. 10656 Auguries

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2025/09/23

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded September 22, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd—›Synths+GRII; Voice. PLATO, No. 1665, “Two Painters, No. 3” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 10-31-08) 00:04-13:00; PLATO, No. 10654, “Gifted with Hearing (David, solo, 9-20-25) 08:00-13:00: then PLATO, No. 10655 “Faint Traces of the Past” (David, solo 9-21-25) 00:00-08:00. Boyd: Guitar—›Processors.

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PLATO No. 10655 Faint Traces of the Past

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2025/09/22

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 21, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1655, “Still Silent Memories” (David, solo, 9-12-08) 00:09-13:09, 17:36-30:36.

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PLATO No. 10654 Gifted with Hearing

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2025/09/21

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 20, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1456c, “Becoming the River” (David, & Boyd Nutting, Michiana Improvisational Music Festival XVI, No. 6c, 6-3-06) 10:13-23:13, 23:13-36:13.

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PLATO No. 10653 On the Calmed Carpet

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2025/09/20

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 19, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1356, “Pilgrimage” (David, & Boyd Nutting 3-16-05) 00:36-13:36, 27:31-40:31

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PLATO No. 10652 Illusion of Safety

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2025/09/19

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 18, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1256b&c, “The Eye of the Storm, parts 2 & 3” (David, Chris Peters, Carol Kapson, Jae-Sun Lee & Cliff Schoults 9-19-03) 1256b: 09:16-22:16; 1256c: 00:08-13:08.

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