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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. 10691 Subjective Splendor

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2025/10/13

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 12, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1190a & b, “Unnatural Beauty, parts 1 & 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting, 9-30-01) 1190a: 00:04-13:04, 1190b: 19:27-32:27.

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PLATO No. 10690 Dream-Dance

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2025/10/13

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 12, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1096a & b, “Lucid Dream 1, parts 1 & 2” (David, Erin Taylor Young, & Katie Holtgren, 2-2-01) 1096a: 23:42-36:42, 1086b: 00:09-13:09.

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PLATO No. 10689 Moving to Wind's Desire

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2025/10/12

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 10, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0891, “Post-Industrial Funk 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting, 3-29-99) 13:03-26:03, 18:12-31:12.

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PLATO No. 10688 Unrelenting Cacaphony

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2025/10/11

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 10, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0618, “Hymns & Whispers 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting, 5-10-95) 13:00-26:00, 19:54-32:54.

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PLATO No. 10687 Escaping Pain

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2025/10/10

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 9, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 3090, “ ‘Here Be Dragons’ “ (David, Boyd Nutting, & Jeff Campbell 10-09-14) 10:01-23:01: with, PLATO, No. 3091, “Testifying to the Magic” (David, Boyd Nutting, & Jeff Campbell 10-09-14) Tr -4

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PLATO No. 10686 Minds in Hiding

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2025/10/10

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 9, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 3089, “Blood Moon Waning” (David, Boyd Nutting, & Jeff Campbell 10-09-14) Tr -4; with, PLATO, No. 3090, “ ‘Here Be Dragons’ “ (David, Boyd Nutting, & Jeff Campbell 10-09-14) 00:02-13:02.

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PLATO No. 10685 The Road to Safety

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2025/10/09

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 8, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0586, “The Mind’s Endless Adventure, part 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting, 12-9-94) 00:01-13:01, 33:00-46:00.

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PLATO No. 10684 The Door of Death

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2025/10/09

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 8, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0846, “Objects of Desire” (David, & Boyd Nutting, 11-2-97) 13:04-26:04, 20:06-33:06.

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PLATO No. 10683 The Door of Madness

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2025/10/09

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 8, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1638, “Mythonomy 2” (David, Spurious Fugitive Gallery, 6-6-08) 00:02-13:02, 66:24-79:24.

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PLATO No. 10682 The Door of Forgetting

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2025/10/08

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 7, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1286a & b, “Ghost in the Shell, parts 1 & 2” (David, Boyd Nutting, John. Richez, & Andrew Jackson, 2-4-04) 1286a: 00:05-13:05, 1286b: 32:04-45:04.

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PLATO No. 10681 The Door of Sleeping

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2025/10/08

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 7, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1086a & b, “Dragon: Subject of the Art, parts 1 & 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting, 12-1-00) 1086a: 00:07-13:07, 1086b: 21:07-34:07.

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PLATO No. 10680 Full Aries Moon

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2025/10/07

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 6, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1608, “Convoluted Methods of the Mechanic Phylum” (David, & Boyd Nutting, 2-28-08) 00:06-13:06, 46:09-59:09.

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PLATO No. 10679 Broken Shards

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2025/10/06

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 5, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1976, “Twisted Ambience” (David, Julie Soales, & Boyd Nutting, 6-23-10) 00:06-12:22, 02:29-14:45, both Tr -1.

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PLATO No. 10678 The Persistence of Memory

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2025/10/05

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 4, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 1687, “Past Life Revisited” (David, & Boyd Nutting, 1-21-09) 00:06-13:06, 54:25-67:25.

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PLATO No. 10677 Deviant Information

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2025/10/04

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 2, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0677, “The Left-Hand Way 1” (David, & Boyd Nutting, 12-16-96) 18:41-31:41, 31:41-44:41.

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PLATO No. 10676 Esoteric Minstrelsy

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2025/10/03

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 2, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0671, “Harding’s Reels & Jigs No. 5” (David, & David Harding, viola, 12-11-96) 00:04-13:04, 32:40-45:40.

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PLATO No. 10675 Not Required Listening

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2025/10/02

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 1, 2025, PLATO’s Pilot House, Michiana. PLATO, No. 6980, “Magic’s Imperious Gaze” (David, solo, 9-15-19) 00:00-13:00, 13:00- 26:00. {9880 time-folds PLATO, No. 1576, “Spurious Anniversary 2, No. 3” (David, solo, Spurious Fugitive Gallery 9-7-07) 13:01-39:01, 33:20-59:20.}

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PLATO No. 10674 Broken Loom

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2025/10/01

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded September 30, 2025, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0714, “Tangled Threads of Time, part 2” (David, Marian Stetler-Emery, Carol Miranda, & Tim Backer 4-12-96) 00:02-13:02, 21:20-34:20.

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PLATO No. 10673 Radiant Pioneers

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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; PUSH+Kybd—›Synths+Voice; PLATO, No. 10043, “Candle of the Nine Skies” (David, solo, 9-29-24). Boyd: Electronics—›Pro-cessors+Recorder; PLATO, No. 0731, “Between Extremes ” (PLATO & CONCRETE: David, Boyd, Andrew Lersten & Jon Yazell, MIMF VI No. 9, 6-15-96) 19:00-32:00. {10043 time-folds PLATO, No. 0043 Lost in the Amber Forest (David & Boyd 6-11-88).}

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PLATO No. 10672 Utopian Regeneration

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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; PUSH+Kybd—›Synths; PLATO, No. 9417, “Animal Husbandry” (David, solo, 9-29-23). Boyd: Theremin—›Vocoder—›Process-ors; PLATO, No. 0216, “Truth Revealed by Time part 4” (David, Boyd, Evie Barton, Phil Ray 5-28-90) 13:00-26:00. {9417 time-folds PLATO, No. 0166, “Joan the Squirrel” (David, Phi Ray 9/29/89).}

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