A Different Nature

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Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2024 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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Every Monday from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Sustained Explorations of New, Experimental Music and Sonic Art

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!

 

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Iva Bittova

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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Czech violinist-singer Iva Bittová started late on her musical path, following a career as a theatre, film and television actress. After a decade of exploring contemporary improvisation, Bittová turned to classical music in 1997, recording a number of pieces composed by Bél... Read more

A Different Nature on 10/10/16

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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The Modern Maya on Folkways and on National Indigenous Institute

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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Spiritual indigenous music from Mexico. Some of these documents were recorded by Henrietta Urchenko and Laura Boulton. Originally released in the Folkways Records label, and later re-issued by Mississippi Records, along with some recordings by the Indigenous National Instit... Read more

STEVE REICH 80th birthday special on A Different Nature

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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Honoring his 80th year (and he is still composing!), A Different Nature tonight looks at the life works of  minimalist composer STEVE REICH. Going in and out of a conversation with Reich recorded earlier this year on CBC radio, interspersed with his most influential pieces.  Read more

Further Explorations - TZADIK, part deux

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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A Different Nature Collective presents FURTHER EXPLORATIONS : the world of TZADIK Records, part deux Another group show special for the FALL Membership Drive, produced by members Andy, Rolf, Dr. Zomb & daniel, who each offer up some of their favorite recordings from the VA... Read more

John Zorn

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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John Zorn (b. 1953) American composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist with hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, and producer across a variety of genres including jazz, rock, hardcore, classical, surf, metal, klezmer, soundtrack, ambi... Read more

Messiaen by Messiaen. Solo Organ Compositions

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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Olivier Messiaen playing his compositions for solo organ: L'Ascension (4 Meditations) (1933), La Nativité du Seigneur (9 Méditations) (1935), Messe se la Pentecote (1950). Influential and important teacher and composer born in 1908, Messiaen plays his compositions on thes... Read more

A Different Nature on 08/29/16

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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FLASH/BOOM

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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“...(we) could never have imagined such an enormous abyss between the humanity of the inventor and the inhumanity of the invention.” - Jeremy Denk Monday, August 22, 8:00 – 10:00 pm. A few composers have used the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and even the “Trinity” a... Read more

A Different Nature

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
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At Last, the Rebecca Saunders Show   Monday, August 15, 8:00 – 10:00 pm.  Composer and synesthesiast Rebecca Saunders finally featured this evening.  Saunders explores timbre and translates colors into sound.  Occasional use of electronics and music boxes may arise.  Verm... Read more