A Different Nature

A Different Nature Mission Statement: A Sustained Explorations of New, Experimental Music and Sonic Art
A Different Nature is a curatorial program of genre-defying avant garde music and spoken word that champions historic and modern sound art and spotlights, new, emergent experimental music and audio art generally not heard anywhere else.
The program's format provides the space for deep listening to pieces not confined to pop song lengths and shows are generally focused on an artist, school of music or discipline, record label or art movement.

A Different Nature is a collaborative effort of the ADN Collective, who each curate a show every week on an informal rotating basis, or a group show, depending on the subject at hand.

A Different Nature was founded in the late Seventies by Richard Francis, who fearlessly championed new music and the unheard Avant Garde. His programs went into exhaustive detail on individual artists, labels and musical disciplines. He also spearheaded many important events on the air, such as the 2001 and 2008 Dada and Surrealism festivals that dominated the airwaves for days on end and involved many in the local avant garde community as well as many KBOO programmers.

Richard passed away in 2009 but it's our hope to carry on with his mission of introducing listeners to unheard new music as a collective of his collaborators and listeners.

Long live Papa Dada!

Airs every Monday from 8 to 10 PM

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http://kboo.fm/ADifferentNature

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A Different Nature on 03/07/11

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Mon, 03/07/2011 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Butch Morris & Conduction, part 4 of 6

host: Andy Hosch /// This will be the fourth installment of our six part series on the music of composer and conductor Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, recognized internationally as the principal theorist and practitioner in the evolution of Conduction, and a leading innovator in the confluence of jazz, new music, improvisation and contemporary classical music. Butch’s work redefines the role of composer, conductor, arranger and performer and bridges the gap between the composer, interpreter and improviser. Over the last 25 years Morris has led over 180 Conductions in cities around the world with ensembles of varying size and diverse instrumentation.

A Different Nature on 02/28/11

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Mon, 02/28/2011 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Belgian avant-garde vocalist Catherine Jauniaux

Hosted by Danielle Parks

A Different Nature on 02/14/11

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Mon, 02/14/2011 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Musique Concrete for Lovers hosted by Dr. Zomb

The French seem to lay claim to inventing romance and that may be true, but tonight, on Valentines Day, A Different Nature presents a look at something else they definitely started... Musique Concrete for Lovers - a semi chronological special starting with Pierres Henry and Schaeffer (plus an interesting piece that predates their first work by almost twenty years) and working through the 50's, 60's up to recent work by many of the genre's geniuses. Cuddle up with someone you love... Hosted by Dr. Zomb

A Different Nature on 02/07/11

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Mon, 02/07/2011 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris & Conduction, part 3 of 6

host: Andy Hosch /// This evening we bring you the third installment of a six part series on the music of composer and conductor Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, recognized internationally as the principal theorist and practitioner in the evolution of Conduction, and a leading innovator in the confluence of jazz, new music, improvisation and contemporary classical music. Butch’s work redefines the role of composer, conductor, arranger and performer and bridges the gap between the composer, interpreter and improviser. Over the last 25 years Morris has led over 180 Conductions in cities around the world with ensembles of varying size and diverse instrumentation.

A Different Nature on 01/24/11

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Mon, 01/24/2011 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Natural Snow Buildings, TwinSisterMoon, & Isengrind

Tonight we listen to the wintery sounds of NATURAL SNOW BUILDINGS and related projects. This group was formed in the late 90s in Paris by guitarist Mehdi Ameziane and classically-trained musician Solange Gularte. They have have released numerous albums, many in extremely limited quantities, and they each also have a solo project, Ameziane's TWINSISTERMOON and Gularte's ISENGRIND. The music of all three is a blend of experimental psychedelic folk/drone/ambient music, and we'll be concentrating more on the longer, more experimental peices from their catelogue.

A Different Nature on 01/03/11

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Mon, 01/03/2011 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris & Conduction, part 2 of 6

host: Andy Hosch /// This evening we bring you the second in a six part series on the music of composer and conductor Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, recognized internationally as the principal theorist and practitioner in the evolution of Conduction, and a leading innovator in the confluence of jazz, new music, improvisation and contemporary classical music. Butch’s work redefines the role of composer, conductor, arranger and performer and bridges the gap between the composer, interpreter and improviser. Over the last 25 years Morris has led over 180 Conductions in cities around the world. In this second installment, we will hear conductions which feature traditional instruments from Turkey, China, and West Africa, along with Western instruments and electronics

A Different Nature on 01/02/11

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Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Terry Riley's OLSON III, Parson Sound, and International Harvester

Tonight on A DIFFERENT NATURE: for most of the first hour we will listen to one of my all-time favoire peices by composer Terry Riley, OLSON III. Then, we'll hear from the PARSON SOUND and INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER, two Swedish groups that share many same members, who also worked with Riley during his visit to Sweden at the time Olson III was recorded. Their music was heavily influinced by Riley, and takes his drone minimalism into a a wild psychedelic rock trip.

"A piece of unrelenting intensity, Olson III may be one of the most powerful compositions from minimalist composer Terry Riley. Based on the same phasing principals of In C, Olson III is filled with short motives that each ensemble member must play and repeat before moving onto the next.

A Different Nature on 12/27/10

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Mon, 12/27/2010 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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A Different Nature "Surprise Night"

"Surprise Night" with hosts Daniel and Dr. Zomb

A Different Nature on 12/20/10

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Mon, 12/20/2010 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Three Radio Plays by Andreas Ammer and F.M. Einheit

On Dec. 20th, A Different Nature presents three radio plays by Andreas Ammer and F.M. Einheit (from Einstürzende Neubauten, Gry and his own solo work).

From 1993, comes Ammer and Einheit's Radio Inferno, a realization of Dante's Inferno - a dizzying audio collage utilizing found music to set the scene of Virgil's descent through hell. Voices by Blixa Bargeld (also of Einstürzende Neubauten), Phil Minton and the late John Peel as 'The Radio'. Also with guitarwork by Caspar Brötzmann.

A Different Nature on 12/13/10

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Mon, 12/13/2010 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Danielle Parks will be showcasing French double-bassist Joëlle Léandre

photo, Joelle Leandre

Danielle Parks will be showcasing French double-bassist Joëlle Léandre.

From Joëlle Léandre's website:

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richard's records

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Mon, 03/25/2013

This time on A Different Nature, we delve into the program's past, and play gems from founder Richard Francis' own record collection. It's KBOO's spring membership drive, so A Different Nature listeners will have the opportunity to pledge their support for the station during the program. We have special thank-you gifts to offer new or renewing members: copies of the CD "Hendrix Uncovered: New Music Inspired by Jimi Hendrix", donated by March Music Moderne & Bob Priest.

Length: 119:47 minutes (164.51 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 192Kbps (CBR)

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Interview with Homer Flynn/Residents

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Mon, 02/18/2013

For forty years, the San Francisco Avant-Garde band The Residents have basked in relative obscurity, much of it self-imposed. Their earliest modus operandi had them creating works under their 'theory of obscurity', first coined by N. Senada, who may or may not be an actual person. One aspect of the theory is that a work is created with the intent of never releasing a work until every participant has forgotten about it - or something like that.

Another aspect of the Residents is that they've kept their real identity a secret for many decades, with a few people speaking on their behalf in a business capacity who may or may not be Residents themselves.. Hmmm..

We did, however, manage to get Homer Flynn, The Resident's creative director and visual Major Domo on the phone, while he was, uh, helping the band on the Eastern leg of their Wonder of Weird 40th Anniversary tour.

Homer was more than generous with his time and lots of questions get answered, including a long-time rumour around KBOO's history.

But I'll let you listen to that yourself.

Artist: Rich Lindsay & Erin Yanke
Title: Interview with Homer Flynn/Residents
Album: Homer Flynn/Residents Interview 02/14/13
Length: 28:44 minutes (65.78 MB)
Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 320Kbps (CBR)

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ADN 9/17/2012 CAGE CENTENARY PROGRAM 3

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Mon, 09/17/2012

ADN 9/17/2012 CAGE CENTENARY PROGRAM 3 / host: dj what the!@#%*!

Length: 119:30 minutes (109.41 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

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A Different Nature 4/30/2012 featuring Derek Ecklund

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Mon, 04/30/2012

Artist: Derek Ecklund
Title: 12.04.30 ADN1
Genre: Natural Soundscapes
Length: 124:16 minutes (170.66 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 48kHz 192Kbps (CBR)

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Interview with Edward Ka-spel of the Legendary Pink Dots

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Mon, 11/22/2010

Kathy, Dr Zomb & Rolf interviewed Edward Ka-Spel of the Legendary Pink Dots for A DIFFERENT NATURE. We conducted the interview at the Doug Fir a couple hours before they performed and aired it on ADN that night. Also thanks to Crystal for digital audio editing before the interview aired.

Title: Edward Ka-spel interview
Length: 23:31 minutes (21.53 MB)
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02/21/2008

Artist	Title	Album	Label
Ghedalia Tazartes	track 2	Tazartes' Transports	Alga Marghen
Ghedalia Tazartes	Part II	Une Eclipse Totale de Soleil	Alga Marghen
Ghedalia Tazartes	Volulez-Vous?	Diasporas	Alga Marghen
Ghedalia Tazartes	track 10	Tazartes' Transports	Alga Marghen
Ghedalia Tazartes	La Berlue je T'aime	Diasporas	Alga Marghen
Ghedalia Tazartes	Transports 1	Tazartes' Transports	Alga Marghen
Ghedalia Tazartes	Il Regalo della Befana	Une Eclipse Totale de Soleil	Alga Marghen
Ghedalia Tazartes	Mourir un Peu	Diasporas	Alga Marghen
DDAA	Chant II:Tragique	La Conference Maracayace	Illusion Production
DDAA & the Maracayace Band	Baggersee	Baggersee (3" CD)	Ecole des Artes Decoratifs de Strasborg
DDAA	The Plant of Helen	DDAA Play Ronsard	KK Records
DDAA	Baltique	Les Ambulants	Illusion Production
DDAA	(excerpt)	Nouveaux Bouinages Sonores (Dans la Periode)	Illusion Production

Playlist for A DIFFERENT NATURE for Feb 21, 2008, guest-hosted by Rolf Semprebon. The first hour we listened to the music of Ghadalia Tazartes and the second hour to DDAA (Deficit Des Annees Anterieures).

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Your writing is so refreshing

Submitted by careysfreddy on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 9:01pm.

Your writing is so refreshing compared to the most other writers and this time also. I like your view of Different Nature Mission Statement. Really this is a curatorial program of genre-defying avant garde music. Thanks mate and keep it up. online contest

A Tribute to PANDIT PRAN NATH

Submitted by daniel on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:02am.

http://www.soundmaps.net/pandit_pran_nath.html

A Different Nature playlist for 08/22/2011

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08/22/2011

A DIFFERENT NATURE presents

A TRIBUTE to PANDIT PRAN NATH --

A 3 HOUR special on A Different Nature (To read more about Pandit Pran Nath and the American avant-garde underground, here is an excellent article -- http://www.bidoun.org/magazine/20-bazaar/lord-of-the-drone-pandit-pran-nath-and-the-american-underground-by-alexander-keefe/.)

The first 2 hours were dedicated to 4 compositions --4 Portland area composers offering their piece in tribute to or inspired by Pandit Pran Nath

1. Air Objects by John Berendzen 24:30

2. Planetary Sine Wave Organ by Derek Ecklund 30:30

3. Referent by Scott Goodwin 24:00

4. Raindrop Garden by Matt Carlson 10:00

The last hour of the broadcast was indeed very special, even historic, as Michael Stirling sang/performed a raga live in the KBOO studios with accompaniment from Derek Ecklund and Kelly Jennings, each playing a tambura, and Aran Adams on tablas.

Here's what Michael had to say about this raga: "i dedicate my offering to Shamsudin Faridi Desai, a music family friend from Dehli who passed on 8/16 - one of the last living masters of the Binkar in the tradition of Mian Bande Ali Khan - the great Binkar of the Kirana tradition. He and sarangi virtuoso and Khalifa of the Kirana Gharana, Ustad Hafizullah Khan were inspiriations and their classical music will never be duplicated - as Terry Riley said of Faridi, a Ghandarva!

To listen, enjoy, and paint the inside of your mind with peace and the walls of your home with a deep resonant ommmmmmmmmmmm, click on this : http://www.soundmaps.net/pandit_pran_nath.html

have a nice trip.

A Tribute to PANDIT PRAN NATH

Submitted by daniel on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:02am.

http://www.soundmaps.net/pandit_pran_nath.html

A Different Nature playlist for 08/22/2011

Categories:

Live Performance

Program name:

A Different Nature

Air date:

08/22/2011

A DIFFERENT NATURE presents

A TRIBUTE to PANDIT PRAN NATH --

The first 2 hours were dedicated to 4 compositions --4 Portland area composers offering their piece in tribute to or inspired by Pandit Pran Nath

1. Air Objects by John Berendzen 24:30

2. Planetary Sine Wave Organ by Derek Ecklund 30:30

3. Referent by Scott Goodwin 24:00

4. Raindrop Garden by Matt Carlson 10:00

To listen, enjoy, and paint the inside of your mind with peace and the walls of your home with a deep resonant ommmmmmmmmmmm, click on this : http://www.soundmaps.net/pandit_pran_nath.html

have a nice trip.

A new song for your show

Submitted by boyjah2 on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 10:00pm.

http://www.boyjah.net/music/LoveMe2.mp3

Archived shows?

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 10:20pm.

I loved the show today and read about the history of the show and about Richard. Are there any archived Richard Francis shows? I feel bereft i am so late to this party!

Ben

Thank you!

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 9:31pm.

Tuned in on my way home from work. I don't usually get to listen but tonight I did and I'm sooooooo glad I found this show! I love gamelan. Love love it. Thank you!!!!

Experimental music show

Submitted by Electriqu Quid (james) (not verified) on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 2:30pm.

Hello, I am a portland experimental music artist and would like to know how to get my music on Kboo. Thanks

-Electriqu Quid

Program submission forms are

Submitted by Conch (not verified) on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:58am.

Program submission forms are available at the station, 20 SE 8th Ave. You can also call Program Director Chris Merrick at (503) 231-8032. This is assuming you've already gone through volunteer orientation and FCC training....