From Steve Reich to rock: why 1976 was a big year for minimal music

It was the year of the Sex Pistols, Stevie Wonder and perfect Swedish pop, but 1976 was also the annus mirabilis of minimalism If you can remember 1976, you will remember the summer: the hottest and driest in the UK since records began, with standpipes in the streets all over the country. In the news there was the death of Mao and the end of the Cultural Revolution, the American Revolution Bicentennial, the Soweto uprising and the shock resignation of prime minister Harold Wilson. Less publicise...

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