From sun rob and his arkestra Sent Thu, Jul 8th 1999, 07:48
> >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