quoted 6 lines Would someone in the know please recommend an essential Steve Reich album> >Would someone in the know please recommend an essential Steve Reich album
> >for IDMers? I don't know where to start.
>
> I've never liked music for 14 musicians, which I'm guessing someone will
> recommend (seems to be the "classic" Reich album). Just think it's pretty
> boring.
as always, one man's boring is another man's hypnotic. when i gather up
the energy to put it in the player, I find I quite enjoy "music for 18
musicians." though it does tend to wear at it's full length, and I don't
find myself listening to it often, it just seems so...conceptually
important.
it also shames coldcut's recent attempt to adapt/mimic it, though i don't
blame them for trying. it's good to wear your heroes on your sleeve.
me, I think a more important non-electronic IDM record is stravinsky's
rite of spring. but then, it's almost 3 am here.
rob