One of the most electronic albums that Beaver & Krause ever recorded – a set that was issued as a Guide To Electronic Music, but which has a way more to offer than just a simple demonstration record! Unlike most other B&K albums, which can feature a bit of rock mixing in with the ... (Rock, Out Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rhys Chatham —
Crimson Grail ... CD Nonesuch/Wordless (UK), 2010. Used ...
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This is a five-part piece for 2 amplified pianos and percussion. It is performed by the same people who premiered the work in 1974, a year previous to this recording. LP, Vinyl record album
One of the first film scores ever done by Philip Glass – and a sublime batch of music that exposed his genius to a whole world who'd never heard him before! The music builds in a beautifully minimal way – with rumbling organ and orchestral themes at the beginning, which slowly evolve ... (Soundtracks, Out Sound)read moreCD
All 12 parts of Glass'suite of pulsating modal minimalist music. The ensemble here is a sextet, with three electric organs and three reeds, plus voice. Like his other work of this era, the tones overlap and slowly unfold to reveal underlying patterns over the course of the piece. Far more ... read moreCD
A beautiful larger form work from Steve Reich – one of his first great concept pieces, based on the poetry of William Carlos Williams! Reich works here with Michael Tilson Thomas, members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and additional singers as well. CD
Steve Reich —
Drumming ... CD Nonesuch/Elektra (Germany), 1987. Used ...
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A great recording of Steve Reich's seminal composition "Drumming" – an amazing blend of minimal percussion snatches, coming together to form a lyrical repetitive work of great beauty! Reich heads up the recording himself – working here with 9 percussionists, 2 vocalists, a ... read moreCD
A groundbreaking set of modal minimal tracks that stands as one of Reich's most popular and accessable works. The music is extremely subtle, and features 18 musicians playing a variety of violins, cellos, clarinets, pianos, marimbas, and vibes – all in short cyclic passages that move in and ... read moreCD
Steve Reich/Kronos Quartet/Pat Metheny —
Different Trains ... CD Nonesuch, 1989. Used ...
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A pivotal album from minimalist genius Steve Reich – a record that got him into living rooms across America – thanks to the album's higher concept, and key participation of the Kronos Quartet and guitarist Pat Metheny! Kronos perform on the long title track "Different Trains" ... read moreCD
One of THE electronic records of the 60s – an album so important, the Silver Apples took their name from the title – and a whole other generation of artists took strong inspiration from the electronic creations of Morton Subotnick! Before the set, much electronic music of this nature ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Some orchestral instrumental stuff, and some of Varese's early compositions from the twenties and thirties. Played by The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, with Jan De Gaetani mezzo-soprano, and Thomas Paul bass. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, some aging, and a trace of a price sticker.)
The classic Nonesuch LP of Xenakis' Electro-Acoustic Music, featuring performances of pieces from 1957 through 1962, including "Bohor 1", "Concret P-H II", "Diamorphoses II", and "Orient-Occident II". We couldn't even begin to describe the beauty and power ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album