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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. 10246 Dystopian Reality

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2025/01/26

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 25, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1642, “Undercurrents 2” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 7-11-08) 00:36-13:35, 55:28-68:28.

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PLATO No. 10245 Tyranny Uncaged

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2025/01/25

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 24, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1542, “Good Friday Spell IX” (David, & Marie Fryar 4-6-07) 00:13-13:13, 33:12-46:12.

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PLATO No. 10244 Executive Disorders

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2025/01/24

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 23, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1442, “Reflective Deconstruction” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 5-5-06) 00:18-13:18, 62:37-74:12 Tr -2.

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PLATO No. 10243 Cabinet of Curiousities

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2025/01/23

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 22, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1342, “White Bird” (David, Marie Fryer, Duncan Krostue, Cliff Shoults,, & Jeff Theume 1-21-05) 26:08-39:08, 45:30-58:30.

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PLATO No. 10242 Dark Horizon

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2025/01/22

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 21, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1242, “Decoration Day” (David, Boyd Nutting, ‘Vid Grande, John Richez, Evie Barton (violin & voice), & Scott Hatt (cello) Michiana Improvisational Music Festival XIII, No. 3, 5-30-03) 00:02-13:02, 22:17-35:17.

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PLATO No. 10241 Homeland in Peril

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2025/01/21

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded January 20, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+PUSH —› Synths+Samples; Dependence—Eargear Sample. Boyd: Electronics; PLATO, No. 0241, “SCAN Workshop session 1” (David, Boyd, & "some kid with a MIDI keyboard" 11-9-90) 13:00-26:00.

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PLATO No. 10240 Morality Abandoned

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2025/01/21

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded January 20, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+PUSH —› Synths+Samples; Cookies for Rookies Sample. Boyd: LIVE Loops; Electronics; PLATO, No. 1042, “Philosophical Gas 1” (David, Boyd, & Walter Wright 12-11-99) 00:00-13:00.

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PLATO No. 10239 Oligarchs Unchained

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2025/01/21

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded January 20, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+PUSH —› Synths+Samples; Purple Ali Jaeri Sample. Boyd: LIVE Loops; Electronics; PLATO, No. 0239, “The Withering Wood” (David, Boyd, & Evie Barton 10-20-90) 13:00-26:00.

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PLATO No. 10238 Eclipse of Reason

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2025/01/21

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded January 20, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+PUSH —› Enchanted Flute Sample (GR II); 6704 MIDI; dcd Samples (Tr -12, -0), Planet Earth Sample. Boyd: LIVE Loops; Electronics; PLATO, No. 0238, “Rise to the Occasion” (David, Boyd, & Evie Barton 10-20-90) 00:00-13:00.

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PLATO No. 10237 Preemptive Pardons

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2025/01/21

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded January 20, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+PUSH —› Synths; 1351 Samples, Planet Earth Sample. Boyd: LIVE Loops; Theremin —› Electronics; PLATO, No. 0237, “Inca Ghosts” (David, Boyd, & Evie Barton 10-7-90) 00:00-13:00.

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PLATO No. 10236 Muses Consoling Lady Liberty

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2025/01/21

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded January 20, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Wind-Chime Phone Sample, Julie Samples, 6704 MIDI. Boyd: LIVE Loops; Guitar —› Processors; PLATO, No. 0162, “Jacob's Angel” (David & Boyd 9-7-89) 00:00-13:00.

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PLATO No. 10235 Removing Patience's Veils

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2025/01/20

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 19, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0215, “Truth Revealed by Time 3” (David, & Boyd Nutting 5-28-90) 13:02-26:02, 17:24-30:24.

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PLATO No. 10234 Meadows of Feeling

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2025/01/19

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 18, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1234, “Good Friday Spell IV” (David, & Nick Paluzzi 4-18-03) 00:03-13:03, 57:50-70:50.

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PLATO No. 10233 Sleeping Ears

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2025/01/18

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 17, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0332, “Protreptikos part 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting 12-15-91) 00:02-13:02, 32:44-45:44.

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PLATO No. 10232 Seventy-Nine, Fifty-Three, Thirty-Seven

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2025/01/17

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 16, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0132, “Anamorphosis” (David, Boyd Nutting, Evie Barton, & Phil Ray 4-9-89) 00:03-13:03, 30:40-43:40.

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PLATO No. 10231b Speechless Hope

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2025/01/16

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 15, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 5655, “Abstract Coherence”; with.PLATO, No. 5656, “Tesseract” (both: David, solo, 5-28-18).

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PLATO No. 10231a Daybreak

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2025/01/16

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 15, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0213, “Truth Revealed by Time 1” (David, & Boyd Nutting 5-28-90) 13:03-26:05, 31:40-44:40.

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PLATO No. 10230 Nightfall

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2025/01/15

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded January 14, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1030, “Against the Fall of Night” (David, Erin Tylor Young, Charles Daussin, & Dennis Colvin, 10-15-99) 00:05-13:05, 32:50-45:50.

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PLATO No. 10229 Audio Puzzles

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2025/01/14

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton n, Boyd Nutting, & Eric Lester, recorded January 13, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd—›Synths+Voice+Accordion Reeds; 6704 MIDI. PLATO, No. 0921, “The Mass of the Wheel of Life: Introit ”, (David Chad Miller, Dimitri Lemay, & Tyson Nieter 9-4-98) 00:03-12:59. Boyd: LIVE Loops. PLATO, No. 1869, “The Acoustic Condition” (David & Boyd 1-13-10) 13:00-26:00. Eric: Ad Hoc Drum Kit+Voice.

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PLATO No. 10228 Pious Dub-Step

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2025/01/14

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton n, Boyd Nutting, & Eric Lester, recorded January 13, 2025, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd —› Synths+Accordion Reeds. PLATO, No. 0821, “Monogram of Memory part 2”, (David & Boyd 8-2-97) 00:03-12:59. Boyd: LIVE Loops. PLATO, No. 0228b, “Serge” (Boyd, solo 7-28-90) 4 times. Eric: Ad Hoc Drum Kit+Voice.

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