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Drumming | Classical review

5390 days ago
Guardian MusicQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe percussionist Colin Currie formed the group that bears his name specifically to perform the ­music of Steve Reich, whom he ­describes as a "guru" to all percus- sionists. At the core of the repertory for any ... more info

This week's music previews

5397 days ago
Guardian MusicLoop Festival, LondonPianist Kit Downes, the young Royal Academy graduate who first emerged with the much-acclaimed band Empirical, is one of the influential new British jazz artists on London's Loop Collective's programme. Downes was taught by forme... more info

Britten Sinfonia/Muhly/Collon | Classical review

5414 days ago
Guardian MusicRoundhouse, LondonMuhly, who shared conducting duties with Nicholas Collon, had planned the programme, framing four of his own works with pieces by the two composers who perhaps have influenced him more than any others: Philip Glass (the solo-piano H... more info

David Bowie’s iPod: Chinese Folk, Rufus Wainwright, Steve Reich

5416 days ago
Rolling StoneEver wondered what’s on David Bowie’s iPod? Of course you have. And now thanks to The Guardian, we have a sampling of the Thin White Duke’s recent most-played tracks: Chinese folk music, old school crooners and Godspeed! You Black Emperor. Fli... more info

What's On David Bowie's iPod?

5416 days ago
StereogumBowie selected the songs he listened to most in the last month, including tracks by Arthur Russell, GY!BE, Scritti Politti, Steve Reich, Amadou & Mariam, Linton Kwesi Johnson, and a some Chinese folk music. The man has taste (via PopCandy). more info

Peter Gabriel carves 'Scratch' dates

5418 days ago
Live DailyPeter Gabriel [ tickets ] will offer North American fans a glimpse of his new orchestral-only covers album, "Scratch My Back," in select cities this spring. The singer/songwriter has lined up dates in three locations, kicking off April 28 in Montr... more info

An audience with Brian Eno

5424 days ago
Guardian MusicHe's been a Roxy original, the inventor of 'ambient', Bowie's muse, the brain in Talking Heads and U2's 'fifth man'. Now Eno tells us where he's heading nextWhen influential music website Pitchfork listed its 100 greatest albums of the 1970s –... more info

Review: With the composer on hand, So Percussion celebrated Steve Reich's music in a lively concert at Stanford

5429 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaWritten between 1970 and 2009, the selections represented this composer's abiding preoccupation with rhythmic structures and the timbrel possibilities of percussion instruments. The So Percussion musicians '” Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinsk... more info

Steve Reich's music being celebrated at Stanford by the quartet So Percussion

5441 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThe group's residency culminates Saturday with So Percussion performing Reich's landmark early 1970s pieces 'Drumming Part 1' and 'Four Organs,' as well as the U.S. premiere of his latest composition, 'Mallet Quartet.' Reich himself will join the gro... more info

New band of the day – No 691: Dutch Uncles

5455 days ago
Guardian MusicThese cerebral prog-poppers prove that Manchester is finally producing innovative, intelligent music againHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Duncan Wallis (vocals), Robin Richards (bass), Pete Broadhead (guitar), Dan Spedding (guitar), Andy Proudfoot (... more info

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