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Thursday, February 08, 2007

steve reich "six pianos" mp3 (live perfromance 1977)

i was scrolling through my hype machine rss feed(awesome!) when I saw this little gem- an mp3 of steve reich's seminal "six pianos" in all it's 18 minute glory. although reich is categorized as a "classical" musician, his experiments with overlapping sounds and reptition are a CLEAR forerunner of the move toward electronic music. he was undoubtably a direct influence on the early creators of modern "electronic" music and "kraut rock". Reich is from the San Francisco area, but his influence is international, and i don't think it's a stretch to call him the most important composer of the 20th century. hard to believe that is a performance from 1977, but there you go...

steve reich "six pianos" mp3(live, 1977)

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