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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. 10344 Ignoring Sensible Advice

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2025/03/25

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

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PLATO No. 10345 Untying Culture Knots

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2025/03/25

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

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PLATO No. 10342 Perpetual Motion

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2025/03/24

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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PLATO No. 10343 Sympathetic Speculation

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2025/03/24

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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PLATO No. 10341 Under the Hill

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2025/03/23

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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PLATO No. 10340 Momentary Music

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2025/03/23

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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PLATO No. 10338 Passing On 3

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2025/03/22

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 21, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0381, “Eumenides III” (David, & Boyd Nutting 9-7-92) 13:03-26:03, 17:46-30:46; with, PLATO, No. 0383, “Passing On 2 (In Memory of John Cage)” (David, Boyd Nutting, Evie Barton, & Phil Ray 9-12-92) 31:32-44:32.

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PLATO No. 10339 Soul Light & Sun

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2025/03/22

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 21, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0393, “Learning to be Protean, part 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting 12-13-92) 00:01-13:01, 31:42-44:42.

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PLATO No. 10336 The Living Ocean

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2025/03/21

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 20, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0163, “Unzipping the Universe” (David, & Boyd Nutting 9-7-89) 13:03-26:03, 17:46-30:46.

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PLATO No. 10337 Pure Absence

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2025/03/21

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 20, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0173, “Waves of Seeing” (David, Boyd Nutting, Evie Barton & Phil Ray 11-11-89) 13:02-26:02, 16:48-29:48.

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PLATO No. 10335 Interpreting Mystery

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2025/03/21

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 20, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0531, “Ear Glimpses & Glances” (David, & Boyd Nutting, Michiana Improvisational Music Festival IV, No. 13, 6-19-94) 00:01-13:01, 17:15-30:15.

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PLATO No. 10334 Inaccessible Gardens

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2025/03/20

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 19, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0431, “Rhapsody, part 1” (David, & Kathy Kohn 6-10-93) 00:02- 13:14, 30:04-42:16.

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PLATO No. 10333 Evoking Lost Gods

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2025/03/19

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 18, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0333, “Rainstick” (David, & Boyd Nutting 12-28-91) 00:00-13:00, 13:00-26:00.

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PLATO No. 10332 Distorted Shadow

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2025/03/18

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 17, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0132, “Anamorphosis” (David, Boyd Nutting, Evie Barton, & Phil Ray 4-9-89) 00:03-12:51; with, PLATO, No. 2310,.”The Shadow of the Stone” (David, Boyd Nutting & Jeff Campbell 11-16-11) oozes:o6-06:20, Tr -12.

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PLATO No. 10331 Elegant Bird.mp3

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2025/03/17

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 15, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1133, “Laboratorium XX Swan: Pure Whiteness” (David, & Boyd Nutting 12-1-01) 00:03-13:03, 61:43-74:43.

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PLATO No. 10330 Avian Serenade

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2025/03/16

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 15, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0310, “Equinoctial Halcyon, part 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting 9-19-91) 00:03-13:03, 33:09-46:09.

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PLATO No. 10329 Radio Play

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2025/03/15

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 14, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0293, “Aural Dramaturgy” (David, & Boyd Nutting 7-4-91) 17:03-30:03, 22:44-35:44.

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PLATO No. 10328 Rodent Confabulation

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2025/03/14

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 13, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0281, “Rockabilly Confabulation, part 2 ” (David, & Boyd Nutting 4-21-91) 00:03-13:03; with, PLATO, No. 0283, “Rodent Revelry, part 1” (David & Boyd 4-28-91) 00:03-13:03.

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PLATO No. 10327 False Damnation

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2025/03/13

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 12, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michoana. PLATO, No. 0721, “Illusions of Predestination 1” (David, Boyd Nutting & Evie Barton 6-6-96) 13:00-26:00, 18:06-31:06.

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PLATO No. 10326 Existential Hobby

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2025/03/12

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded March 11, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michoana. PLATO, No. 0263, “Beekeeping & Nothingness” (David, & BoydNutting 2-3-91) 00:03-13:03, 32:00-45:00.

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