Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 13:08:28 -0700
>
>hi pedro
>
>last night, wednesday, 7 april, i saw steve reich perform in chicago.
>
>coldcut did not appear on the program, so, unfortunately i cannot tell you
>anything about what their performance will be like.
>
>steve reich's performance was quite enjoyable.
>
>for those of you unfamiliar with his work, steve reich is a modern
>minimalist composer. in the early to mid sixties, mr. reich began to use
>tape recorders to record, loop, and minipulate sound much in the way current
>electronic musicians do.
>
For an interesting taste of his stuff get the amazing "Reich Remixed" on
Nonesuch (got it on vinyl) it is really good! Has remixes by Coldcut,
Howie B, Andrea Parker, Tranquility Bass, Mantronix, Nobakazu Takemura,
D*Note, DJ Spooky, Ken Ishii, and freQ. Nasty & B.L.I.M., quite the lineup.
erik g
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