Friction has been played on NTS in shows including Loose Bones, featured first on 18 January 2016. Songs played include New Baby's, Cycle Dance and Crazy Dream.

Friction is an influential no wave band from Japan, originally formed under the name Circle Triangle Square in 1971 as an avant-garde music group, by bassist Reck, saxophonist Chico Hige, and drummer Sakuro Watanabe in Tokyo, Japan. In the mid 70’s, Reck and Chico went to the United States to perform, and ended up joining the Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, and later became the original members of James Chance & The Contortions before returning back to Japan.