''Reich Remixed'' is a
remix album
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of music by the American composer
Steve Reich
Stephen Michael Reich ( ; born October 3, 1936) is an American composer known for his contribution to the development of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's work is marked by its use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm, ...
.
It was released in 1999 by
Nonesuch Records
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and features tracks produced by various American, British, and Japanese DJs.
Track listing
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Music for 18 Musicians
''Music for 18 Musicians'' is a work of minimalist music composed by Steve Reich during 1974–1976. Its world premiere was on April 24, 1976, at The Town Hall in New York City. Following this, a recording of the piece was released by ECM New ...
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Coldcut
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remix)" – 6:03
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Eight Lines
''Eight Lines'' is a work by American minimalist composer Steve Reich which was originally titled ''Octet''.
History
Under its original title, ''Octet'', the work was commissioned by the Hessischer Rundfunk (Radio Frankfurt) and completed in Apr ...
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Howie B
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remix)" – 8:12
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The Four Sections
''The Four Sections'' is an orchestral work by the minimalist American composer Steve Reich.
The piece was commissioned for the San Francisco Symphony in honour of its 75th Anniversary by the widow of Ralph Dorfman." It was completed in August 1 ...
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Andrea Parker
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Career
Her first documented film role was at ...
remix)" – 6:22
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Tranquility Bass
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remix)" – 9:36
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Drumming
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* the act of playing the drums or other percussion instruments
* Drummer, a musician who plays a drum, drum kit, or drums
* ''Drumming'' (Reich), a musical composition written by Steve Reich in 1971 for percussion ensemble ...
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Mantronik
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Maximum Drum Formula)" – 4:02
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Proverb
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Nobukazu Takemura
Nobukazu Takemura (竹村延和 ''Takemura Nobukazu'') is a Japanese musician and artist. Born in Hirakata, Osaka in August 1968, he became interested in music at a young age by listening to the radio, and began to make music at home with a tap ...
remix)" – 7:44
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Piano Phase
''Piano Phase'' is a minimalist composition by American composer Steve Reich, written in 1967 for two pianos (or piano and tape). It is one of his first attempts at applying his "phasing" technique, which he had previously used in the tape pieces ...
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D*Note's Phased and Konfused mix)" – 5:05
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City Life (
DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid Open Circuit)" – 6:58
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Come Out
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Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...
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Ken Ishii
is a Japanese DJ and record producer from Sapporo. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms: FLR, Flare, UTU, Yoga, and Rising Sun.
Strongly influenced by Detroit techno ...
remix)" – 7:15
Bonus track:
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"The Desert Music
''The Desert Music'' is a work of music for voices and orchestra composed by the minimalist composer Steve Reich. It is based on texts by William Carlos Williams and takes its title from the poetry anthology '' The Desert Music and Other Poems''. ...
(FreQ Nasty
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& B.L.I.M. Remix)" – 7:22
Track 10 only appeared on the first pressing; its presence was only noted with a sticker on top of the shrink wrap. The United Kingdom and Ireland version of the CD had a different track order.
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1999 remix albums
Nonesuch Records albums
Steve Reich albums
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