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- Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Nonesuch Collaborators Among MacArthur Grant Recipients
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced this year's recipients of its annual fellowship, often referred to as the "Genius" grant. Dawn Upshaw was named a Fellow last year. Among this year's recipients are violinist Leila Josefowicz, who performs John Adams's Road Movies on the piece's 2004 Nonesuch recording; Walter Kitundu, Kronos Quartet's instrument builder in residence; writer Alex Ross, who will interview Upshaw at the upcoming New Yorker Festival; and SFJAZZ Collective saxophonist Miguel Zenón, who appears on the group's two Nonesuch albums.
- Friday, August 15, 2008
Steve Reich Music Featured in De Keersmaeker Dance Premiere at Edinburgh Festival
Steve Reich's work will be the highlight of this weekend's events at the Edinburgh International Festival, with the UK premiere of Steve Reich Evening, a collection of pieces Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has set to Reich's music over the past 25 years. Scotland on Sunday compares the "long and fruitful history" between the two artists to that of Stravinsky and Balanchine, Cage and Cunningham, calling the new work "a comprehensive and thrilling focus on the relationship between two modern masters." Also this weekend, Reich and Beryl Korot chair the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild's annual Gala honoring, among others, Garry Kvistad, a member of Steve Reich and Musicians.
About this Album
"Few living composers have created a style so fiercely original, immediately recognizable and wholly accessible ... it would be hard to think of any American music more important than this." —New York Times
"From the phase-shifting tape loop pieces of the early to mid-60s, to the later, more 'composed' works with their gradually developing cellular rhythmic and melodic structures, an approach which reached its apogee in the late 70s, Reich's music can be heard echoing across the Electronica spectrum, from the most hardcore German Techno to Aphex Twin, D*Note, Alec Empire, Tortoise, Panasonic...” —The Wire
It was 1991 when the Orb's "Fluffy Little Clouds" gave a major pop nod to Steve Reich, whose composition "Electric Counterpoint" served as the foundation for the band's breakthrough hit. Yet the Orb is not alone in their admiration of Steve Reich. Reich's entire output -- from early tape collages and pioneering work with phasing techniques to his later, larger and more intricate works, including collaborations with visual artists -- has served as both template and inspiration for a growing legion of electronic musicians and DJs. The ideas and strategies that Steve Reich has been mining for the past three decades have predated not only the sensibilities of today's youth culture, but also the technological developments that have shaped them.
It is the prevailing relevance of Reich's music to the post-modern chill-out rooms and concert halls alike that now lead us to Reich Remixed, a collection of Steve Reich material remixed by some of today's most important DJs and remixers. In addition to paying homage to Reich's work, Reich Remixed breaks down previously exclusive boundaries between classical and club music to create a new sound for audiences of today and tomorrow.
Credits
MUSICIANS
Steve Reich and Musicians (1)
Bang on a Can (2), Bradley Lubman, conductor
London Symphony Orchestra (3), Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Bob Becker, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad, James Preiss, percussion
Edmund Niemann, Nurit Tilles, pianos
Neil Percy, Simon Carrington, Ray Northcott, Frank Ricotti, Clive Malabar, percussion
Steve Reich and Musicians
Members of the Manhattan Marimba Quartet
Bob Becker, Kory Grossman, Russell Hartenberger, James Preiss, Bill Ruyle, William Trigg, marimbas
Pat Metheny, guitar
Theatre of Voices: Andrea Fullington, Sonja Rasmussen, Alison Zelles, sopranos; Alan Bennett, Paul Elliott, tenors; Bob Becker, Russell Hartenberger, vibraphone; Nurit Tilles, Edmund Niemann, electric organs; Paul Hiller, conductor
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Track 1: Remix and additional production by Coldcut
Recorded August 1998 at Woodbine Studios, Learnington Spa, England
Engineered by Coldcut and Paul Brook
Programming by Paul Book
Track 2: Produced, recorded, engineered, and mixed April 1998 by Howie B at Milo Studios, London, England
Assistant: Greg Fleming
Tuning by Jeremy Shaw
Programming by Jon Rockstar and Howie B
Track 3: Remix and additional production by Andrea Parker
Recorded March 1998 in Bavaria
Engineer: David Morley
Track 4: Remix and additional production by Michael Kandel
Recorded August 1998 in Heaven
Track 5: Remix and additional production by Mantronik for OMW
Recorded June 1998 at The Robot Crib, New York City
Engineer: Andy Heermans
Track 6: Remix and additional production by Nobukazu Takemura
Recorded July 1998 at Moonlit Studio, Kyoto, Japan
Track 7: Remix and additional production by Matt Winn
Recorded June 1998 at Metropolis Studio, London, England
Engineer: Dave Pemberton
Track 8: Remix and additional production by DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid
Engineered April 1998 by Chris Flam at Mindswerve, New York City
Track 9: Remix and additional production by Ken Ishii
Recorded June 1998 at Far East Lab, Tokyo, Japan
Tracks 1-3 and parts of 4 produced by Judith Sherman
Engineer: John Kilgore
Track 5-9 and parts of 4 produced by Judith Sherman and Steve Reich
Engineer: John Kilgore
Part of track 4 produced by Steve Reich
Design by John Gall
Cover photograph courtesy of The Special Photographer’s Company
Executive Producer of original material: Robert Hurwitz
Executive Producer of remix album: Amy Coffey
