Reich Remixed
Classical
| Mar 1999
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-05-27
Reviewed 2005-05-27
'90s electronica remixes of Steve Reich pieces. Very dancable and booming.
Forgive my snobbery here, but .... the whole point of Reich's work is to investigate counterpoint and interlocking phases of sound. There's usually a delicate interwoven rhythm that permeates the piece.
In that light, to remix Reich with a Boom Boom BAP drum machine just kills the whole point. It's like if NBC aired Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" show, but without Donald Trump, and without any Apprentices, and instead just showed the boardroom with an episode of "Friends" overlaid.
Go listen to the Reich originals or a dance-electronica CD, but don't go mixing the two.
Forgive my snobbery here, but .... the whole point of Reich's work is to investigate counterpoint and interlocking phases of sound. There's usually a delicate interwoven rhythm that permeates the piece.
In that light, to remix Reich with a Boom Boom BAP drum machine just kills the whole point. It's like if NBC aired Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" show, but without Donald Trump, and without any Apprentices, and instead just showed the boardroom with an episode of "Friends" overlaid.
Go listen to the Reich originals or a dance-electronica CD, but don't go mixing the two.
Recent airplay
Megamix
Music Casserole — Jan 02, 2010
Megamix
A2Z — Apr 02, 2009
Drumming
nag champa orangeasm — Jun 11, 2008
Piano Phase
Eran Mukamel — Jan 05, 2006
City Life
Eran Mukamel — Sep 08, 2005
Drumming
Eran Mukamel — Sep 01, 2005
Track listing
| 1. | Music for 18 Musicians | ||
| 2. | Eight Lines | ||
| 3. | The Four Sections | ||
| 4. | Megamix | ||
| 5. | Drumming | ||
| 6. | Proverb | ||
| 7. | Piano Phase | ||
| 8. | City Life | ||
| 9. | Come Out |