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Review: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players tackle Reich's 'Music for 18 Musicians'

5035 days ago
Mercury News, California — Rarely performed, Steve Reich's 'Music for 18 Musicians' (1976) is practically a multi-media experience. I found myself nodding in agreement with Steven Schick, the Contemporary Music Players' artistic director, who called it 'one of the great pieces... more info

Dutch Uncles - Out of Touch in the Wild (album stream)

5040 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — Dutch Uncles are an indie rock band from Marple, England. They are known for their use of atypical time signatures within a pop context. Their influences includes several bands such as The Smiths, King Crimson, Steve Reich, XTC and Talking Heads. R... more info

A guide to Philip Glass's music

5092 days ago
Guardian Music — Some of his later music makes my toes curl, but there's no denying the huge importance of Glass's compositions with their unique combination of experimentalism and listener-friendlinessI'm trying, I really am. But I can't hear anything in Philip Glas... more info

A guide to Morton Feldman's music

5113 days ago
Guardian Music — Don't be daunted by his five-hour-long string quartet – Feldman offers a truly intimate encounter with the substance of soundSomething strange starts to happen when you listen to American composer Morton Feldman's long, long – and I mean long –... more info

A guide to Steve Reich's music

5134 days ago
Guardian Music — Without Steve Reich's rhythms, pulses and phasing, contemporary culture would be a much poorer placeIt's rare that one says this about a contemporary composer, but it's become too easy to take Steve Reich for granted. Of course, that's a sign of just... more info

Readers' reviews: Dan Deacon, Jean Michel Jarre

5134 days ago
Guardian Music — Some of the best album reviews submitted by readers over the past few daysIt's possible for Guardian readers to review pretty much any album ever released. Here's how:• Type the name of who you're looking for in the "Find any artist" search box her... more info

Aphex Twin – review

5145 days ago
Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonA remote-controlled baby grand piano, suspended like the fob watch of some giant hypnotist, swings in the gloom. Richard D James, crouched under a bank of digital equipment, performs unseen midi manipulations, and the piano-pendulum r... more info

Mika: The Origin of Love – review

5152 days ago
Guardian Music — (Casablanca)The PR bumph that comes with Mika's third album breezily suggests it was inspired by Laurel Canyon's dreamy soft rock and Steve Reich's proto-minimalism. If you squint you can just about see it: the sweet strumminess of Lola does have the... more info

American Contemporary Music Ensemble performed Steve Reich's "WTC 9/11" at Le Poisson Rouge (pics, stream)

5174 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako ACME / Steve Reich at LPR 9/11/2012 Entirely fitting for the somber anniversary on which this concert falls, the performance concludes with Reich's anxious, questioning WTC 9/11, a piece that echoes the architecture of Differe... more info

Live Review: ACME plays the Complete Steve Reich String Quartets, NYC (9/11)

5174 days ago
Consequence of Sound — Powerful music and sounds to commemorate a tragic day more info

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