Steve Reich - Mallets/ And Reich Remixed(Tranquility Bass)
Quality: 5 out of 5
Trip-O-Meter: 5 out of 5
I have to admit that this is probably my most listened to of Steve Reich's highly regarded body of minimalist works. While I'm often a sucker for lots of strange instrumentation, I feel like composers in this genre are often at their best when confined to a small selection of instruments. As the track titles explicitly tell you what you'll hear, this music fits that bill.
First off is "Six Marimbas." "Under My Thumb" is one of my favorite Stones songs, so it may be no surprise that I have an affinity for the marimba sound. The track has sort of a jungle-like, monkeys banging around sound. At first it may even seem like a new age song, but where that genre would start slathering on the cheeseball melodies, Reich plunges deeper into the jungle with the relentless marimba rhythms. I'm not quite as big a fan of the second track, but it is still top flight Reich work, with the mallet work once again taking center stage as the other instruments add a variety of color. As good as it is, this one more overtly recalls Reich's seminal Music For 18 Musicians (you should probably go here if you are new to Reich).
This is the kind of music that I can listen to all day. It is wonderful as background music, but really starts to shine brightly if you are willing to give your attention to the myriad of texture and tonal variety.
via http://psychedelicobscurities.blogspot.com/GET MUSIC HERE
my 2 cents; fantastic! a must have for trippy dudes and dames.
PLUS........
"Few living composers have created a style so fiercely original, immediately recognizable and wholly accessible ... it would be hard to think of any American music more important than this." —New York Times
"From the phase-shifting tape loop pieces of the early to mid-60s, to the later, more 'composed' works with their gradually developing cellular rhythmic and melodic structures, an approach which reached its apogee in the late 70s, Reich's music can be heard echoing across the Electronica spectrum, from the most hardcore German Techno to Aphex Twin, D*Note, Alec Empire, Tortoise, Panasonic...” —The Wire
this bitchen piece you can get along with others here!!!!!
here is ;Steve Reich - Megamix - Mike Kandel (Tranquility Bass) Remix
"awesome remix by Mike "Where In The Hell Is He" Kandel. Includes elements from Three Movements, Six Marimbas, It's Gonna Rain, Electric Counterpoint(also used by The Orb in Little Fluffy Clouds), Drumming, Proverb, City Life & Come Out."
(via;http://www.youtube.com/user/synthfreek
Quality: 5 out of 5
Trip-O-Meter: 5 out of 5
I have to admit that this is probably my most listened to of Steve Reich's highly regarded body of minimalist works. While I'm often a sucker for lots of strange instrumentation, I feel like composers in this genre are often at their best when confined to a small selection of instruments. As the track titles explicitly tell you what you'll hear, this music fits that bill.
First off is "Six Marimbas." "Under My Thumb" is one of my favorite Stones songs, so it may be no surprise that I have an affinity for the marimba sound. The track has sort of a jungle-like, monkeys banging around sound. At first it may even seem like a new age song, but where that genre would start slathering on the cheeseball melodies, Reich plunges deeper into the jungle with the relentless marimba rhythms. I'm not quite as big a fan of the second track, but it is still top flight Reich work, with the mallet work once again taking center stage as the other instruments add a variety of color. As good as it is, this one more overtly recalls Reich's seminal Music For 18 Musicians (you should probably go here if you are new to Reich).
This is the kind of music that I can listen to all day. It is wonderful as background music, but really starts to shine brightly if you are willing to give your attention to the myriad of texture and tonal variety.
via http://psychedelicobscurities.blogspot.com/
GET MUSIC HERE
my 2 cents; fantastic! a must have for trippy dudes and dames.
PLUS........
"Few living composers have created a style so fiercely original, immediately recognizable and wholly accessible ... it would be hard to think of any American music more important than this." —New York Times
"From the phase-shifting tape loop pieces of the early to mid-60s, to the later, more 'composed' works with their gradually developing cellular rhythmic and melodic structures, an approach which reached its apogee in the late 70s, Reich's music can be heard echoing across the Electronica spectrum, from the most hardcore German Techno to Aphex Twin, D*Note, Alec Empire, Tortoise, Panasonic...” —The Wire
this bitchen piece you can get along with others here!!!!!
here is ;Steve Reich - Megamix - Mike Kandel (Tranquility Bass) Remix
"awesome remix by Mike "Where In The Hell Is He" Kandel. Includes elements from Three Movements, Six Marimbas, It's Gonna Rain, Electric Counterpoint(also used by The Orb in Little Fluffy Clouds), Drumming, Proverb, City Life & Come Out."
(via;http://www.youtube.com/user/synthfreek
