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Soundcheck / March 23, 2005

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Wednesday, March 23, 2005
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  • Joshua Fried
    Joshua Fried

    Funky Drummer

    Some of the most interesting young composers today are also inventors. Take Joshua Fried, whose new piece "Radio Wonderland" involves four milk cartons with laptops, a boombox, "Musical Shoes" (four ordinary shoes mounted upside-down on stands and plugged into electronics which are activated by striking the shoes) and something called the Musical Steering Wheel. He joins us to demonstrate some of these and other creations. Speaking of percussion instruments, Steve Reich's seminal work "Drumming" features the development of a single rhythmic figure inspired by the composer's experiences in Ghana. The four-member ensemble So Percussion has just recorded the piece and many critics are already calling it definitive. So Percussion joins us today to share the results.

Additional Resources:
» So Percussion's Web site
» Joshua Fried's Web site

Introducing our Video Contest

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John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.

In Studio: Los Amigos Invisibles

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The Venezuelan funk-rock band "Los Amigos Invisibles" was discovered by David Byrne in a Manhattan record shop. They perform live on Soundcheck.

In Studio: Angel Deradoorian

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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.

Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico

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Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.

The Decemberists

In Studio: The Decemberists

The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.

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Sound Off

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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.