The renowned comoser-- no stranger to topical music, from the early "Come Out", which explored violence and race, to works since on cloning and the atomic bomb-- here creates a piece inspired by the life and interests of Daniel Pearl, the journalist who was brutally murdered by terrorists in 2002. read more~~
So I reviewed this fantastic dance performance at the Walker in Minneapolis. Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker's choreography and Steve Reich's music. Any Steve Reich fans out there? Well here you go.
This was released in 2006. It is Steve Reich remixed by the likes of: Four Tet, Alex Smoke...even includes "Come Out," in its entirety and NOT REMIXED. I like this enough that it's either going to be on my "The Shit" list or maybe it'll go somewhere else, like on my turntable. C'mon, we live in an epoch of mashups, sound collages, and hyper-sampling...no reason a remix album can't make it on...
so i've been at work for 12 hours. with 4 more to go. my sources of entertainment are dwindling.earlier, we somehow got into a conversation about Boohbahs. they're like teletubbies, only ...i can't decide between adjectives, so take your pick : scarier, funnier, better, worse, trippier. I've never heard of them in my life, but apparently anyone with a kid has to deal with these things on a ...
The renowned comoser-- no stranger to topical music, from the early "Come Out", which explored violence and race, to works since on cloning and the atomic bomb-- here creates a piece inspired by the life and interests of Daniel Pearl, the journalist who was brutally murdered by terrorists in 2002. read more~~
Ho-hum, just one of the more impressive feats of musical concentration I've seen…just about ever. One guy (Peter Aidu) playing Steve Reich's "Piano Phase" on two pianos. Nothing like a little musical mastery first thing in the mornin'.~~
Donald Judd Untitled (1990)The interesting thing about minimalism is that it is secretly complex. Is this intentionally ironic? I don't believe so. Minimalism is about striping away at an idea or thought, until you expose just the frame work that props it up. It's the distilation of an idea. An omlette without any ingredients is an egg, and an egg uncracked is a white smooth orb like obje...
so i've been at work for 12 hours. with 4 more to go. my sources of entertainment are dwindling.earlier, we somehow got into a conversation about Boohbahs. they're like teletubbies, only ...i can't decide between adjectives, so take your pick : scarier, funnier, better, worse, trippier. I've never heard of them in my life, but apparently anyone with a kid has to deal with these things on a ...
So I reviewed this fantastic dance performance at the Walker in Minneapolis. Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker's choreography and Steve Reich's music. Any Steve Reich fans out there? Well here you go.