Alien Maps and Radiohead
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Underscore
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Derek Stein (Vitamin String Quartet, gnarwhallaby, wild Up) is a cellist with the ability to extract exciting, unusual sounds from his instrument. On this episode, he demonstrates his favorite sounds, reveals which audition he bombed, and joins us for a discussion on whether cell phones belong at concerts.
Playlist
Here is a Spotify playlist to pair with Underscore Episode B3! Co-hosts Chrysanthe and Thomas collaborated with our guest Derek Stein to curate an hour of tracks featuring ice-skating music, electronica, spoken word, microtones, and strange cello sounds.
Guest
Derek Stein is a cellist with the ability to extract exciting, unusual sounds from his instrument. He is a member of the Vitamin String Quartet and several contemporary classical groups, including gnarwhallaby and wild Up.
- T'filat ha-Derech by Marc Lowenstein (Soundcloud)
- Burn the Witch by Radiohead, performed by Vitamin String Quartet (iTunes / Spotify)
- Vox Balaenae - Voice of the Whale by George Crumb - (YouTube video with masked performers)
- Capriccio per Siegfried Palm by K. Penderecki (YouTube / Spotify)
- a thing made whole by Andrew Greenwald (Soundcloud)
- Website
- Soundcloud
Lightning Round Questions
- What genre is your music?
Bizarre, confusing, mind-opening - Performance ritual?
Wild Up ensemble gets in a circle, puts their hands together, and does a chant before each show. - A modern/technological tool that’s extremely helpful to your practice?
iPad Pro - What failure that turned out for the best?
Bombed his Eastman School of Music audition (so did Thomas)! -
Something besides music that you’re obsessed with right now?
The new Marvel comic book movies; he enjoyed every moment of Black Panther. - A piece of art that changed your life?
Penderecki Capriccio for Ziegfried Palm
Counterpoint Topic
Do cell phones belong at concerts?
Something Old
Quarter-Tone Pieces by Ivan Wyschnegradsky (iTunes / Spotify)
Something New
Vicky Chow’s recording of "Sonatra" by Michael Gordon (Bandcamp / Soundcloud)
Something Borrowed
We’re New Here by Gil-Scott Heron and Jamie xx (iTunes / Spotify)
Something Blue
Chrysanthe hasn’t been connecting with most musical selections in Olympic figure skating. On the bright side, Kaori Sakamoto’s free skate to Yann Tiersen's Amélie selections was stellar.
Credits
- Hosts: Thomas Kotcheff and Chrysanthe Tan
- Guest: Derek Stein
- Script: Chrysanthe Tan
- Recording engineer/editor: Mark Hatwan
- Produced by USC Radio Group
- Podcast theme: “Playground Day” by Chrysanthe Tan (iTunes / Spotify)
- Old New Borrowed Blue transition: "Part and Parcel" by Thomas Kotcheff (Soundcloud)
Connect
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Email: Thoughts, questions, suggestions? We’re at [email protected]
Thomas is @thomaskotcheff on Twitter and Instagram.
Chrysanthe is @chrysanthetan on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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