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Going Waaaay Back- The Undead #1
We unearth the first national New Sounds program from 1986. Listen to music by Jean-Michel Jarre (Equinox), Michael Galasso (Scenes), Harold Budd (The Pavilion of Dreams), Lou Harrison (Three Pieces for Gamelan), Stephan Micus (Implosions), Mark Isham (Vapor Drawings), and Laraaji (Day of Radiance.)
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2009-2010 Concert Season
Guitarist Vernon Reid's multi-media "Artificial Afrika" to the music of avant-pop Dutch composer Jacob TV, songs by Elizabeth and the Catapult, new music to silent films by Yasujiro Ozu, and more.
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Things With Strings
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For this edition of New Sounds, hear new music for strings, including music from Andrew Bird, whose little-known companion album of adventurous instrumentals called “Useless Creatures” incorporates West African rhythms and showcases his multi-layered violin loops.
New Sounds Essentials: World Music
New Sounds
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New Sounds presents another night of recommended recordings, this time in the “world music” vein. Hear selections by the Algeria-born and San Francisco-based DJ Cheb I Sabbah, Ethiopian soul singer Mahmoud Ahmed, and others.
Away From Jazz
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For this New Sounds, get a load of jazz musicians stepping away from the jazz tradition. There's music from punkass jazz melody-makers Gutbucket off of their latest release, "A Modest Proposal." Also, we'll hear from the latest by Matthew Shipp, called "Harmony and Abyss" and much more.
In Robert Moran's Kitchen
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From October 30, 1989, the infamous "cooking show" with composer/raconteur Robert Moran. Recorded while cooking an Indian dinner in John Schaefer's kitchen, for reasons still not entirely clear. Along the way, we hear an "acoustic" version of Cage's 0:00 - for amplification of chopping vegetables and blender. And don't miss the teary conversation as onions are chopped. View the the recipes.
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When I came to US as an Indian foreign student in 1985, New Sounds was one of the two programs I used to listen and tape on a regular basis. Before coming over to US I developed a fascination with electronic music after hearing Jarre's Oxygene and Schulze's X. But it was almost impossible for me to get hold of such albums in those days in India. Coming from that situation, New Sounds suddenly held the door for electronic and avant garde music wide open for me. I can't describe how excited I was at that time to discover this show. I used to religiously tape each episode till finally my professional life took over and I had to move away from the northeast. For a long time when I was actively shopping for used LPs and CDs I always used John's New Sounds book. Years later I always wondered if there would be a newer edition of that book.
Since then internet has changed everything. Nowdays I am back in Northeast, but most of my music comes over the net these days and I was so thrilled to discover this archive sometime ago. Time to time, like today, I go back and listen some of these old old shows and try to relive the thrills I experienced then.
Thank you for making it available
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Hey DM,
Thanks for the comment - always glad to hear from an old-timer. I too have often wondered if there would be a new edition of the New Sounds book, but sadly, despite interest from several publishers, I simply haven't found time to make it happen... largely because the shows keep me so busy.
Anyway, glad you've rediscovered the show through the archives.
John
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