Turntablism
Producers Sam Zimmerman and Michael Jones listen for the intricate and elaborate sounds made on turntables that no other instrument can produce.
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Producers Sam Zimmerman and Michael Jones listen for the intricate and elaborate sounds made on turntables that no other instrument can produce.(Originally aired: March 17, 2001)
View Article#2919: Unconventional String Quartets
Hear a lot of new music for string quartet on this New Sounds. Listen to Raz Mesinai's work for string quartet and four turntables and music by Steve Reich . Mesinai's piece is one in which the...
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Summer’s nearly at its end – and there’s just one more weekend to hit the road for an old fashioned summer road trip. Your car’s dashboard has made some serious technological leaps over the last half...
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When MTZ Electronics opened on Nassau Avenue in 1991, rent in Greenpoint was affordable and the repair business was booming. In recent years, the cost of real estate has gone up 50 percent in the...
View ArticleNew Sounds Presents: Abstract Turntablist Maria Chavez
Abstract turntablist Maria Chavez makes sound art that evokes the unconscious: quicksilver changes in timbre, random beeps and burbles, words out of nowhere. It is 'chance music' taken to another level...
View ArticleContest Rules: Win a Custom Radiolab Turntable
OFFICIAL RULESHOW TO ENTER: No purchase or pledge necessary. Entries may be made by responding to a Radiolab email or through the pledge form at radiolab.org at the following times:To Enter the...
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