Rework: Philip Glass Remixed cover

Rework: Philip Glass Remixed

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Perhaps the most famous and popular of the first-generation minimalist composers, Philip Glass created music that is particularly well suited to dance music adaptation. He favored straightforward eighth- and sixteenth-note rhythms and hypnotically repetitive arpeggios, making his music particularly attractive to artists working in house and techno genres. You’ll hear some of that on this collection of “remixes” of Glass’s work, which includes contributions from Memory Tapes, Tyondai Braxton, My Great Ghost, and even Beck – but you’ll also find less propulsive and more abstract treatments from Nosaj Thing (with what sounds like an extract from Einstein on the Beach) and Peter Broderick, and to be honest, Tobin’s take on “Warda’s Whorehouse” is downright rockish.

Rick Anderson

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