Beyond Encounters on Camp Radio on 6/9/25 and Radio links

Tune into a new Beyond Encounters on Camp Radio    Monday 06/09/25. Time: 12pm EST 18h00 CET ! Sounds from a train station in Osaka, Japan, an older collaboration with Daniel Barbiero from Augmented Landcapes, birdsong from North Carolina recorded by Cecile Ruel and much more. I will post tracklist and archive on Tuesday.

I also wanted to say many thanks to Gary James for playing Antibes 5  (2022) on his Radio show Uptown Transmission on Felixstowe Radio on 6/7/25 and  Substratum for playing a track from Configurations a few months back. Go here to listen to their brilliant weekly show

Beyond Encounters #20 archive and tracklist for show on 5/12/25

  1. , Silver Spring Morning (New!)
  2. Antibes (24) unreleased remix (New!)
  3. Bells of Athens, Greece. (New!)
  4. Portfolio 5
  5. McKeldin Library, late afternoon. Unreleased (longer version)
  6. Unreleased Piano Improv-Rockville
  7. New York City Public Library (Audio 41)
  8. Antibes 6 (23) 
  9. Rain in Normandie( New)
  10. Frequency in Motion piano intro w. Hiroko Komiya-live in Mexico 

Frequency in Motion in Kumano, Japan

Frequency in Motion at the Tanami theater was really a dream show for me. The atmosphere, the setting, the remote location really added to the mystery of this frequency. We rehearsed for a few days, but the final version was still relatively new. All improvised, this set was less dramatic than others, but the intensity remained. All the past frequencies were in major cities, but Kumano is remote, near the sea and mountains. I am certain this contributed to the mood and tempo of the dancers and the sounds. I was lucky to have a real piano during the set and I incorporated some new tracks as well. I really enjoyed improvising with Awaya and Hiroko and look forward to sharing some of the material. After the show, we had a very illuminating Q and A session. The questions varied from the nature of improvisation, Butoh culture, the structure of the film, and pacing. We had a great audience!

Massive thanks to the dancers: Atsushi Takenouchi (JP), Ioku Ero Nikaido (Hong Kong), Himeko Narumi (JP), Arisa Hiura (JP) for adding to the Japanese dream.

I have lots of additional work I will be sharing about this show and will report on my screening and filming in future posts.

Deep thanks to everyone involved in participating and putting this show on.  A fantastic event!

Photos above provided by: Stephen Black