These historical recordings were difficult to find (usually on out of print compilations) for a long time, so it's gratifying to have them readily available in one place. The two important tape pieces here from the mid-'60s, "Come Out" and "It's Gonna Rain," have their sound sources originating in police brutality and apocalyptic evangelism. Reich takes his sources and turns them into two short tape loops repeated rapidly as they gradually go out of synch with each other -- what's revealed are the...   [ read more ]

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After Reich's initial experiments with phase music, he moved on to exploring pulse -- music that had no relation to melody, but would repeat phrases of either one or several notes, increasing then decreasing in volume as long as the musician had the stamina. When repeated with several musicians playing around one key and starting them off at different times, the result was a piece that continuously evolved, sounding like a night drive through a neon city with bright sounds appearing on the horizon, comi...   [ read more ]

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Steve Reich recalls the approach and sound of some of his most celebrated early work-groundbreaking repertoire like The Desert Music, Tehillim,, and Music For 18 Musicians-while creating vital, spiritually stirring new music for right now. The four-movement title piece, written for voices and live instruments including woodwinds, pianos, marimbas, vibraphones and strings and performed by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, premiered at the Walt Disney Concert Hall to extraordinary reviews.

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