Steve Reich On Tape Loops, Repetition & Phasing

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In this series of video interviews, British percussionist Colin Currie talks to one of the founding fathers of minimalism, composer Steve Reich.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E02_9V61s74&list=PLircx09MOL7lk3ufFTuKoS08XUZePYpUq

Reich discusses:

  • his early tape loop work, It’s Gonna Rain;
  • his early ensemble work, Music For 18 Musicians, which has been extremely influential with electronic musicians; and
  • Clapping Music, a work that explores the rhythmic possibilities of performing a short phrase against itself with varying rhythmic offsets.

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