From nils Sent Mon, Mar 1st 1999, 21:35
From nils Sent Mon, Mar 1st 1999, 21:35
"Zenon M. Feszczak" <xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxx.xxx> wrote: > Hello - > > Has anyone heard this yet: > Reich Remixed > > Apparently remixes of Steve Reich's experimental oddness by the likes of > Coldcut/Howie B/Parker/D*Note > Mantronik/DJ Spooky/Ishii Yes. I thought it was quite good. Here's a review I wrote on the subject. -Nils No modern classical composer has impacted today’s electronic music as much as Steve Reich. His music uses repetition and texture to build up vast images from tiny blocks of sound. Since so much of electronica relies upon this type of construction, Reich has long been popular in the genre. Uniformly accessible and distinctive in sound, Reich has been a rich source for samples and ideas alike. On *Reich Remixed, well-known compositions like "Music for Eighteen Musicians" and "Electric Counterpoint" endure electronic tweaking and effects by a slough of electronic pioneers, including Coldcut, Howie B., and DJ Spooky. As a tribute to Reich’s contributions, this collection does him justice. Through the use of overlaid beats and voice samples, these musicians endow Reich’s music with rich texture and polyphony. Andrea Parker’s rendition of "The Four Sections," the highlight of the record, wends its way through dark eerie passages without once deviating from a severe booty-shakin’ groove. Tranquility Bass’s mellow remix of "Electric Counterpoint," on the other hand, projects surreal charm though the addition of chanting vocals and sparse drumbeats. As would be hoped from a various artist collection like this, *Reich Remixed offers enough variety to hold the listener’s attention throughout.