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Philip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
...the past, but when combined with the music of Philip Glass they became emotionally elevated and... ...minimalism into the mainstream but gave Philip Glass (and others such as Reich) a greater audience...
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Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/2650/philip-glass-koyaanisqatsi-1983/
Philip Glass: Music from the film The Illusionist (Elite)
A lot of soundtracks don't stand up outside of the movie, but Glass' distinctive orchestrations, melodic repetitions and tension-release style work for me (almost) every time, and they certainly do fo
Tagged with: kronos quartet | philip glass | the changing culture of classical music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1144/philip-glass-music-from-the-film-the-illusionist-elite/
GLASS, A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS, a documentary by SCOTT HICKS (Madman DVD)
...in their own way. And so it is with Philip Glass who, as a cornerstone of what has become known...
Tagged with: brian eno | film | henryk gorecki | john tavener | john zorn | kronos quartet | la monte young | philip glass | steve reich |
Film at Elsewhere: film/3043/glass-a-portrait-of-philip-in-twelve-parts-a-documentary-by-scott-hicks-madman-dvd/
Jaga Jazzist: One Armed Bandit (Ninja Tune/Border)
...Different Trains for example, a little bit of Philip Glass) -- but helmets off to them, they make a...
Tagged with: afrobeat | charles mingus | charlie parker | eric dolphy | fela anikulapo kuti | frank zappa | jaga jazzist | ornette coleman | philip glass | rahsaan roland kirk | steve reich | thelonious monk |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2918/jaga-jazzist-one-armed-bandit-ninja-tune-border/
Kronos Quartet: Floodplain (Nonesuch/Warners)
...Harry Partch, Sigur Ros, Astor Piazzolla and Philip Glass, and drawn on music from India, Africa and...
Tagged with: brian eno | henryk gorecki | john tavener | john zorn | jon hassell | kronos quartet | philip glass | steve reich |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2490/kronos-quartet-floodplain-nonesuch-warners/
ABSOLUTE WILSON, a documentary by KATHARINA OTTO-BERNSTEIN (Southbound DVD)
...and to be assembled in LA, with music by Philip Glass, David Byrne, Gavin Bryars and others) wasn't...
Tagged with: brian eno | david byrne | film | kronos quartet | la monte young | philip glass | robert wilson | steve reich | tom waits |
Film at Elsewhere: film/3226/absolute-wilson-a-documentary-by-katharina-otto-bernstein-southbound-dvd/
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . LA MONTE YOUNG AND HIS WELL TUNED PIANO: The master of minimalism, and more
...by his students and colleagues, notably Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Terry Riley -- all of whom...
Tagged with: john cale | la monte young | philip glass | terry riley | we need to talk about |
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . .: weneedtotalkabout/2024/we-need-to-talk-about-la-monte-young-and-his-well-tuned-piano-the-master-of-minimalism-and-more/
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FAMOUS COMPOSERS (Time Life/Shock DVD)
Myth making and hype attached itself to Beethoven at an early age. When he was eight his father -- a boozer -- presented him at a recital as being just six in order to pass him off as a child prodigy
Tagged with: cultural elsewhere | henryk gorecki | john psathas | john tavener | michael nyman | philip glass | stravinsky | the changing culture of classical music |
Film at Elsewhere: film/4170/in-the-footsteps-of-famous-composers-time-life-shock-dvd/
DAVID BOWIE INTERVIEWED (1993): Black tie, white noise and the duke bounces back
...And given new life again as composer Philip Glass has taken themes from that Bowie/Eno ’77...
Tagged with: david bowie | lester bowie | philip glass |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1878/david-bowie-interviewed-1993-black-tie-white-noise-and-the-duke-bounces-back/
Lucky Dragons: Dream Island Laughing Language (Mistletone)
...work as those reference points (and those to Philip Glass, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, the Incredible...
Tagged with: fripp and eno | kraftwerk | lucky dragons | philip glass |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2008/lucky-dragons-dream-island-laughing-language-mistletone/
Steve Reich: It's Gonna Rain (1965)
...in New York and hooking up with the likes of Philip Glass -- explored tape further (Come Out in '66) and...
Tagged with: film | john zorn | kronos quartet | la monte young | philip glass | steve reich |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3117/steve-reich-its-gonna-rain-1965/
THE CHANGING CULTURE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC: Real world murder in the house
...one critic), 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, (by Philip Glass and David Henry Hwang) or Einstein on the... ...with The Manson Family, one-time outsider Philip Glass said his recordings would be of...
Tagged with: henryk gorecki | john tavener | john zorn | kronos quartet | philip glass | steve reich | the beatles |
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/1884/the-changing-culture-of-classical-music-real-world-murder-in-the-house/
Arthur Russell: Another Thought (1985)
...established Point Music label (supported by Philip Glass) released a collection of (mostly) just...
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3783/arthur-russell-another-thought-1985/
STEVE REICH'S CAREER CONSIDERED: From taxi driver to concert master
...along with pianist/compose La Monte Young, Philip Glass (who shifted into operatic works and... ...in 1979, “the works of Steve Reich and Philip Glass have encountered fierce resistance from the...
Tagged with: la monte young | philip glass | steve reich |
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/2026/steve-reichs-career-considered-from-taxi-driver-to-concert-master/
POINT MUSIC (1992-2002): A decade of delivering new music
...with a laugh. Founded by classical composer Philip Glass -- reputed to be the world’s wealthiest... ...it is where you can find David Bowie and Philip Glass hanging round the water cooler discussing...
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Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/3878/point-music-1992-2002-a-decade-of-delivering-new-music/
JOHN PSATHAS, 21st CENTURY MAN: The helix of creativity
...end of early "minimalist" works by Philip Glass or the refined chamber jazz on ECM. There's a...
Tagged with: arvo part | jack body | john psathas | john tavener | new zealand music | philip glass | steve reich |
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/4048/john-psathas-21st-century-man-the-helix-of-creativity/
WORDS WITHOUT MUSIC, a memoir by PHILIP GLASS
...the reasons this memoir by American composer Philip Glass is so interesting: As he notes, he didn't... ...if any . . . Words Without Music a memoir by Philip Glass. Published by Faber & Faber. NZ$54 For... ...on Philip Glass at Elsewhere start here....
Writing at Elsewhere: writingelsewhere/7018/words-without-music-a-memoir-by-philip-glass/
Ginsberg/McCartney/Kaye/Glass/Mansfield/Ribot: Ballad of the Skeletons (1996)
...of Al Kooper on early Dylan records) then Philip Glass put on some piano. There was an edit for radio...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/9534/ginsberg-mccartney-kaye-glass-mansfield-ribot-ballad-of-the-skeletons-1996/
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . MIDORI TAKADA: Through a glass, brightly
...Age . . . and something akin to a less urban Philip Glass/Steve Reich minimalism. The album was done in...
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . .: weneedtotalkabout/8100/we-need-to-talk-about-midori-takada-through-a-glass-brightly/
Gurrumul: Djarimirri/Child of the Rainbow (Skinny Fish/Southbound)
...Arvo Part, the exciting repetitions of early Philip Glass and the drama of contemporary soundtracks. It...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8402/gurrumul-djarimirri-child-of-the-rainbow-skinny-fish-southbound/
THE BARGAIN BUY: Suzanne Vega; Suzanne Vega + Solitude Standing
...and she also co-wrote a couple of songs with Philip Glass for his album Songs of Liquid Days in '86. Her...
The Bargain Buy: bargainbuy/5296/the-bargain-buy-suzanne-vega-suzanne-vega-+-solitude-standing/
QUENTIN TARANTINO: The director defining the landscape
...once innovative) filming techniques -- and Philip Glass' minimalist music. I remembered it as an...
Tagged with: jerry lewis | kung fu | norman mclaren | steven spielberg | the three stooges |
Film at Elsewhere: film/2097/quentin-tarantino-the-director-defining-the-landscape/
Ravi Shankar: The Rough Guide to Ravi Shankar (Rough Guide/Southbound)
...with Yehudi Menuhin, Western jazz musicians, Philip Glass, Jean-Pierre Ramphal, Andre Previn and many...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/8511/ravi-shankar-the-rough-guide-to-ravi-shankar-rough-guide-southbound/
THE KRONOS QUARTET COMES TO TOWN (1988): The Talking Heads of the classical world
...composers like Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass and La Monte Young regularly, as well as with...
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Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/1819/the-kronos-quartet-comes-to-town-1988-the-talking-heads-of-the-classical-world/
Mem Nahadr: Femme Fractale (Commercial Free Dread)
...at least some of its creators like John Adams, Philip Glass and others who have kept up with contemporary...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7121/mem-nahadr-femme-fractale-commercial-free-dread/
Frank Zappa: The Talking Asshole (1978)
...Patti Smith, Allen Ginsberg, Lenny Kaye, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Amiri Baraka, Anne Waldman,...
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3057/frank-zappa-the-talking-asshole-1978/
Salmonella Dub with the NZSO: Feel the Seasons Change (Virgin)
...and so on. Never really got it - although Philip Glass' Heroes thing which adapted David Bowie was a...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1855/salmonella-dub-with-the-nzso-feel-the-seasons-change-virgin/
NIXON IN CHINA REVISITED (2015): History as theatre
...and whatever he wants, it did seem odd that Philip Glass would not have mentioned John Adams' opera...
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/7162/nixon-in-china-revisited-2015-history-as-theatre/
The Metropole Orkest: The Wine of Silence (DGM/Southbound)
...the Canadian ensemble Contact, and of course Philip Glass explored Bowie's Heroes and Low for his...
Music at Elsewhere: music/5100/the-metropole-orkest-the-wine-of-silence-dgm-southbound/
SHIRIN NESHAT, IRANIAN PHOTOGRAPHER AND FILM MAKER INTERVIEWED (2004): Fundamental truths
...intellectual community of artists such as Philip Glass who composed the music for her moving,...
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/2048/shirin-neshat-iranian-photographer-and-film-maker-interviewed-2004-fundamental-truths/
COLLABORATION AND CONNECTION IN THE 21st CENTURY (2020): Psathas, Hooker and digital file sharing
...decades ago the American composer Philip Glass fended off a question about “crossover... ...turbulent or outward looking. An album for Philip Glass' crossover audience? . It's Already Tomorrow...
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Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/9641/collaboration-and-connection-in-the-21st-century-2020-psathas-hooker-and-digital-file-sharing/
LEONARD COHEN PROFILED: Life of a ladies' man
...a song cycle by the classical composer Philip Glass and is the subject of many biographies. He's a...
Tagged with: bob dylan | david mccomb | jacques brel | leonard cohen | scott walker |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/3579/leonard-cohen-profiled-life-of-a-ladies-man/
Dave Lisik and Richard Nunns: Ancient Astronaut Theory (Rattle)
...rare beauty and allusiveness. In the early 90s Philip Glass observed, “There’s an audience out...
Tagged with: cultural elsewhere | dave lisik | ecm records | from scratch | gamelan | jack body | john psathas | john tavener | nigel gavin | rattle | rattle jazz | richard nunns |
Further Outwhere: further/4469/dave-lisik-and-richard-nunns-ancient-astronaut-theory-rattle/
NATALIE MERCHANT INTERVIEWED 2010: The child inside
...serious music fields people like John Adam, Philip Glass, Steve Reich and even Laurie Anderson are...
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Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/3000/natalie-merchant-interviewed-2010-the-child-inside/
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . VIRGIN RECORDS: From prog to punk, Bells to Bodies
...Pekka Pohjola, Mallard and more. Oh, and also Philip Glass' North Star, the Motors' debut, XTX's White...
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . .: weneedtotalkabout/9361/we-need-to-talk-about-virgin-records-from-prog-to-punk-bells-to-bodies/
Memory Tapes: Seek Magic (Inertia)
...old school classical minimalists (Steve Reich, Philip Glass) as much as Jean Michel Jarre and a...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2932/memory-tapes-seek-magic-inertia/
AFRICA EXPRESS PRESENTS TERRY RILEY'S IN C: Modern to ancient and back
...for minimalism and although composers such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich, and Glenn Branca with his...
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/6899/africa-express-presents-terry-rileys-in-c-modern-to-ancient-and-back/
Anjimile: The King (digital outlets)
...Musically there are passages which remind of Philip Glass (co-credited with the title track), Meredith...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10922/anjimile-the-king-digital-outlets/
Richard Buckner: Meadow (Merge/Rhythmethod)
...hip-hop of Jamie T to the orchestrations of Philip Glass (see below) -- this one is the real standout....
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1149/richard-buckner-meadow-merge-rhythmethod/
CHUCK CLOSE, a doco by MARION CAJORI (Madman DVD)
...and has friends and longtime colleagues (Philip Glass among them) speak about Close' significance ....
Tagged with: chuck close | colin mccahon | cultural elsewhere | in the realms of the unreal | picasso | salvador dali | venice biennale |
Film at Elsewhere: film/3563/chuck-close-a-doco-by-marion-cajori-madman-dvd/
10 INFLUENTIAL JAZZ ALBUMS IN MY COLLECTION: The shape of me to come
...Ravi Shankar perform together, or those where Philip Glass (who transcribed for Shankar when he, Glass,...
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/9414/10-influential-jazz-albums-in-my-collection-the-shape-of-me-to-come/
KRAFTWERK'S RALF HUTTER INTERVIEWED (2008): The werk ethic
...takes longer. I remember speaking to Philip Glass when he was very much a minimalist and he...
Tagged with: brian eno | david bowie | kraftwerk | tommy boy | tubeway army |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1877/kraftwerks-ralf-hutter-interviewed-2008-the-werk-ethic/
THOM YORKE, REVIEWED (2024): The master conjures up solo magic
...(Packed Like Sardines), a lot of Steve Reich/Philip Glass minimalism and repetition (sometimes rendered...
Live reviews + concert photos: livereviews/11320/thom-yorke-reviewed-2024-the-master-conjures-up-solo-magic/
The Unthanks: Here's the Tender Coming (Shock)
...(drums! bass!) it is folk with reference to Philip Glass (Patience Kershaw, and Lucky Gilchrist's...
Tagged with: joe henry | linda thompson | richard hawley | richard thompson | rufus wainwright | the unthanks |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2988/the-unthanks-heres-the-tender-coming-shock/
Graeme Woller: Repetitions (digital outlets)
...attention and the quirky Clockwork is like Philip Glass-meets-Kraftwerk at a Tubular Bells panel...
Music at Elsewhere: music/11070/graeme-woller-repetitions-digital-outlets/
Various: Healing the Divide (Anti/Shock)
...because at about 7pm it was too late for him), Philip Glass with Foday Musa Sosa, sitar player Anoushka...
Tagged with: anoushka shankar | healing the divide | tom waits |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1284/various-healing-the-divide-anti-shock/
Various Artists: Late Night Tales; At the Movies (101/Southbound)
...only in Saigon . . ." over the top of Philip Glass' Powaqqatsi before Chance the gardener steps...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3565/various-artists-late-night-tales-at-the-movies-101-southbound/
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . CHAPPAQUA: Ornette, Ravi and Rooks at a strange crossroad
...the American composer and Juilliard graduate Philip Glass (who was studying with Nadia Boulanger) for...
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . .: weneedtotalkabout/8410/we-need-to-talk-about-chappaqua-ornette-ravi-and-rooks-at-a-strange-crossroad/
Arthur Russell: Love is Overtaking Me (Rough Trade)
...the label started by minimalist/composer Philip Glass. It was Another Thought by Arthur Russell and...
Tagged with: arthur russell | lou reed | lou reid | rough trade |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2033/arthur-russell-love-is-overtaking-me-rough-trade/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE INNOVATORS' QUESTIONNAIRE: Julianna Barwick
...LA-based Barwick has collaborated with Philip Glass, the Flaming Lips, Yoko Ono and others,...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/8964/the-famous-elsewhere-innovators-questionnaire-julianna-barwick/
STEVE REICH: DIFFERENT TRAINS/ELECTRIC COUNTERPOINT, CONSIDERED (1989): Repeat as required
...filed under “minimalism” alongside Philip Glass, there is a clear if loose distinction to be...
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The Album Considered: albumconsidered/9491/steve-reich-different-trains-electric-counterpoint-considered-1989-repeat-as-required/
RAVI SHANKAR (1920 - 2012): More Than One Lifetime
...students, the American classical composer Philip Glass. I also took off on tangents and explored the...
Tagged with: anoushka shankar | essay on old time music | george harrison | jimi hendrix | norah jones | ravi coltrane | ravi shankar | scratching the surface | zakir hussain |
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/332/ravi-shankar-1920-2012-more-than-one-lifetime/
Arinushka: Old Faith (ARC Music)
...were vocal sounds like the trickle-down of Philip Glass minimalism. So if you didn't know this was...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/6968/arinushka-old-faith-arc-music/
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . BYUNGKI HWANG: a Korean master musician at home
...through collaborations with Yehudi Menuhin, Philip Glass and others (not to mention his friendship with...
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . .: weneedtotalkabout/2191/we-need-to-talk-about-byungki-hwang-a-korean-master-musician-at-home/
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . LARAAJI: Relax, you are feeling sleepy
...it sounds driven by a minimalist/Steve Reich/Philip Glass impulse. In 2010 that long lost debut album by...
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . .: weneedtotalkabout/3118/we-need-to-talk-about-laraaji-relax-you-are-feeling-sleepy/
Tristan Perich: Drift Multiply (Nonesuch/digital outlets)
...many who have heard a fair swag of early Philip Glass (North Star and 1000 Airplanes on the Roof...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9649/tristan-perich-drift-multiply-nonesuch-digital-outlets/
Ravi Shankar, Improvisations (1962)
...Horse, soundtracks, albums with the likes of Philip Glass and so on. So where to start? Right here -- on...
Tagged with: anoushka shankar | george harrison | indian music | john coltrane | norah jones | ravi shankar |
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/791/ravi-shankar-improvisations-1962/
Spiro: Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow (Real World/Southbound)
...can be alarmingly close to the minimalism of Philip Glass, Steve Reich et al. This British quartet...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/7371/spiro-welcome-joy-and-welcome-sorrow-real-world-southbound/
Kronos Quartet: Purple Haze (1986)
...of works by Peter Sculthorpe, Aulis Sallinen, Philip Glass and Conlon Nancarrow, it had all the hallmarks...
Tagged with: jimi hendrix | kronos quartet | nonesuch |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3972/kronos-quartet-purple-haze-1986/
JIM OF SEATTLE INTERVIEWED (2013): Famous, but just a little bit
...big Residents fan and now I listen to a lot of Philip Glass and Radiohead. So I like the weird stuff too...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/5582/jim-of-seattle-interviewed-2013-famous-but-just-a-little-bit/
Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back (EMI)
...in the manner of Arvo Part and with hints of Philip Glass minimalism where the lyrics are whispered;...
Tagged with: arcade fire | harry nilsson | jimmy webb | lou reed | neil young | paul simon | peter gabriel | radiohead | randy newman | regina |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2896/peter-gabriel-scratch-my-back-emi/
Steve Reich: Radio Rewrite (Nonesuch)
...composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich objected the label...
Music at Elsewhere: music/6596/steve-reich-radio-rewrite-nonesuch/
James Heather: Invisible Forces (digital outlets, Ninja Tune)
...his worked remixed and done remixes himself. Philip Glass once spoke not of crossover artists but...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10286/james-heather-invisible-forces-digital-outlets-ninja-tune/
SIGUR ROS, REVIEWED (2022): Strangers from a strange land
...paper. What we witness is the zenith of what Philip Glass called “crossover audiences” (as...
Live reviews + concert photos: livereviews/10398/sigur-ros-reviewed-2022-strangers-from-a-strange-land/
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . DEUTSCHE WERTARBEIT: Presenting, the one and only . . .
...more popular soundtrack works by the likes of Philip Glass in the rolling and pulsating melodic lines of...
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . .: weneedtotalkabout/7775/we-need-to-talk-about-deutsche-wertarbeit-presenting-the-one-and-only/
Aaron Diehl: The Vagabond (Mack Avenue)
...March from Ten Pieces for Piano Op 12) and Philip Glass (the measured Piano Etude No 16 where the...
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/9330/aaron-diehl-the-vagabond-mack-avenue/
CHUCK CLOSE IN SYDNEY (2014): In the face of challenges
...had strapped to his hand) and the musician Philip Glass whom Close photographed in the late 60s, long... ...portrayed the most after himself. “Philip Glass doesn't like the images and Chuck tried to...
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/6715/chuck-close-in-sydney-2014-in-the-face-of-challenges/
Arthur Russell: Picture of Bunny Rabbit (Audika/digital outlets)
...by New York contemporary classical composer Philip Glass, launched itself with John Moran's opera about...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10784/arthur-russell-picture-of-bunny-rabbit-audika-digital-outlets/
FREE JAZZ WITH A BLEEP: The Norwegian electronic-jazz label Rune Grammofone
...some minimalist repetition like early Philip Glass. Very cool on headphones. Trumpeter Arve...
Tagged with: albert ayler | amiri baraka | brian eno | cecil taylor | ecm records | eric dolphy | free jazz | jazz in elsewhere | ornette coleman | rahsaan roland kirk | sun ra |
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/3534/free-jazz-with-a-bleep-the-norwegian-electronic-jazz-label-rune-grammofone/
Bing and Ruth: No Home of the Mind (4AD)
...students and colleagues included Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Steve Reich and John Cale – was a guy...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7852/bing-and-ruth-no-home-of-the-mind-4ad/
HENRYK GORECKI, THE SORROWFUL SYMPHONY (1993): Capturing the spirit of the age, and marketing
...alongside fashionable New Yorkers such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich on New York radio stations....
Tagged with: arvo part | henryk gorecki | john tavener | kronos quartet | ute lemper |
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/1816/henryk-gorecki-the-sorrowful-symphony-1993-capturing-the-spirit-of-the-age-and-marketing/
Various Artists: Late Night Tales; Django Django (Late Night Tales/Southbound)
.... . . Well what follows are Seals and Croft, Philip Glass, the Millennium and the Beach Boys (joined at...
Music at Elsewhere: music/6362/various-artists-late-night-tales-django-django-late-night-tales-southbound/
VIOLENT FEMMES' BRIAN RITCHIE INTERVIEWED (2020): Playing to the gallery
...artists such as Nick Cave, Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass, PJ Harvey, John Cale and dozens of...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/9254/violent-femmes-brian-ritchie-interviewed-2020-playing-to-the-gallery/
JAMES MACKINTOSH OF SHOOGLENIFTY INTERVIEWED (2019): From the Scottish Highlands to northwest India
...was kicking off. I remember speaking with Philip Glass at that time who said it wasn't about...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/7367/james-mackintosh-of-shooglenifty-interviewed-2019-from-the-scottish-highlands-to-northwest-india/
XTC's ANDY PARTRIDGE INTERVIEWED: A man in the middle ages (1999)
...phrases. "It wasn't an attempt to emulate Philip Glass or Steve Reich or any of the repetitive...
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Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/484/xtcs-andy-partridge-interviewed-a-man-in-the-middle-ages-1999/
Byron Asher's Skrontch Music: Skrontch Music (Sinking City/digital outlets)
...of melodic lines and repetition like early Philip Glass, then over a bed of melancholy horns the piece...
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/9101/byron-ashers-skrontch-music-skrontch-music-sinking-city-digital-outlets/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE INNOVATORS' QUESTIONNAIRE: Gianmarco Liguori
...something. I saw an interesting interview with Philip Glass recently where he was talking about the...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/9066/the-famous-elsewhere-innovators-questionnaire-gianmarco-liguori/
PAUL SIMON; THE SOLO YEARS: The boy out of his bubble
...JFK. The orchestral part at the end was by Philip Glass (who writes an essay on Simon’s latter...
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Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/2343/paul-simon-the-solo-years-the-boy-out-of-his-bubble/
RAVI SHANKAR INTERVIEWED (1998): In the house of the master
...in l986, worked with minimalist composer Philip Glass . . . A remarkable life recounted in detail...
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/5846/ravi-shankar-interviewed-1998-in-the-house-of-the-master/
Nik Bärtsch: Entendre (ECM/digital outlets)
...right and left hand repetitions which recall Philip Glass and Terry Riley. It is a hypnotic 13 minutes....
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/9844/nik-bärtsch-entendre-ecm-digital-outlets/
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR INTERVIEWED (2008): Never in the shadow
...the 60s and 70s, innovative compositions with Philip Glass, soundtracks and sell-out concerts . . .... ...with Sir Yehudi Menuhin in the late 50s, and Philip Glass and George Harrison in the 60s. Yes, and you...
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World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/515/anoushka-shankar-interviewed-2008-never-in-the-shadow/
LEVIATHAN, a film by ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV (Madman DVD)
...And indifferent to Kolia's fate. With music by Philip Glass, this is a dark parable -- with allusions to...
Film at Elsewhere: film/7185/leviathan-a-film-by-andrey-zvyagintsev-madman-dvd/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE WORLD MUSIC QUESTIONNAIRE: Jane Harbour of Spiro
...contemporary elements from Steve Reich and Philip Glass, according to Peter Gabriel who has signed...
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World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/7300/the-famous-elsewhere-world-music-questionnaire-jane-harbour-of-spiro/
Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express (1977)
...as with the minimalist music of Steve Reich, Philip Glass and others, it was composed of the repetition...
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Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/1994/kraftwerk-trans-europe-express-1977/
Efterklang: Altid Sammen (4AD/Rhythmethod/digital outlets)
...studio album, owes as much to Terry Riley/Philip Glass repetition as it does to the choral scope of...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9111/efterklang-altid-sammen-4ad-rhythmethod-digital-outlets/
Polyrock: Your Dragging Feet (1980)
...minimalist styles of Steve Reich, Philip Glass and others, they actually had Glass not only...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/6238/polyrock-your-dragging-feet-1980/
THE DESSNERS, BON IVER AND THE BIG RED MACHINE (2021): With a little help from their friends
...referred to as America's Radiohead) and Philip Glass; arranged a piece on Paul Simon's 2018 album...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/10013/the-dessners-bon-iver-and-the-big-red-machine-2021-with-a-little-help-from-their-friends/
YUNGCHEN LHAMO INTERVIEWED (1999): The singer as national emblem
...Adam Yuich of the Beastie Boys; composer Philip Glass, who did the music for Kundun; Richard Gere;...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/3123/yungchen-lhamo-interviewed-1999-the-singer-as-national-emblem/
Annemarie Duff: Music for Sleep and Creativity (Mmdelai)
Because I confess a love for Brian Eno's ambient music -- and that what I call "massage music" isn't unfamiliar in my home (my wife does massage) -- I have heard my share of music which can
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3501/annemarie-duff-music-for-sleep-and-creativity-mmdelai/
Brian Eno and David Byrne: The Jezebel Spirit (1981)
When the Brian Eno and David Byrne album My Life in the Bush of Ghosts appeared in 1981, the musical, social and cultural climate was very different. Hip-hop had yet to establish the widespread use of
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From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3954/brian-eno-and-david-byrne-the-jezebel-spirit-1981/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE DVDs 2008 Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution (DVD)
Not only does this excellent overview of the German electronic scene come in at a whopping and thorough three hours, but it also has good timing: it is released just as Kraftwerk make a rare return ap
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Film at Elsewhere: film/1996/best-of-elsewhere-dvds-2008-kraftwerk-and-the-electronic-revolution-dvd/
Various Artists: 135 Grand Street New York 1979 (Soul Jazz/Southbound)
New York's short-lived No Wave movement was sort of punk with pretention: the untutored would collide with instruments, throw up "art statements" or aggressive political and/or social views,
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3125/various-artists-135-grand-street-new-york-1979-soul-jazz-southbound/
The Chemical Brothers: Further (Parlophone)
And in this further installment, our heroes effect a blend of Barrett-era Floyd (given a techno twist) and Baba O'Reilly-meets-Pseudo Echo (on the soundstage of Bladerunner) then set their control to
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3227/the-chemical-brothers-further-parlophone/
MICHAEL NYMAN INTERVIEWED (1993): Play us a film, piano man
For director Jane Campion to have as noted a composer as Michael Nyman to score the soundtrack for her film The Piano was as simple as a phone call. From his home in Toulouse, Nyman -- whose extensive
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Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/3694/michael-nyman-interviewed-1993-play-us-a-film-piano-man/
Wolfert Brederode, Currents (ECM/Ode)
Minimalism may have run its course but there are pieces on this appealing album by pianist Brederode (and group) which find a romantic heart within the steady pulse. Brederode and his band -- Claudio
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1534/wolfert-brederode-currents-ecm-ode/
HAIL BOP! A PORTRAIT OF JOHN ADAMS, a doco by TONY PALMER (Voiceprint DVD)
Early in this insightful 100 minute portrait of the American composer John Adams by Tony Palmer, Adams cites Milton Babbitt's article Who Cares If You Listen? and being struck by the cavalier attitude
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Film at Elsewhere: film/4356/hail-bop-a-portrait-of-john-adams-a-doco-by-tony-palmer-voiceprint-dvd/
Atlas Sounds: Let the Blind Lead Those Who See But Cannot Feel (Rhythmethod)
This is either a strange coincidence or some weird serendipity -- but this solo album by Brandford Cox of the Atlanta band Deerhunter sounds like it has been made after he eavesdropped on my listening
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1789/atlas-sounds-let-the-blind-lead-those-who-see-but-cannot-feel-rhythmethod/
Darkstar: North (Hyperdub/Southbound)
By happy coincidence I mistook this band's name for that of a prog outfit I was once curious about -- maybe if I had heard the words "dubstep electronia" (which is how they are sometimes des
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3723/darkstar-north-hyperdub-southbound/
STEVE REICH INTERVIEWED (1990): The maximal minimalist
American composer Steve Reich finishes telling of his new work – an enormous three-years-in-the making multi-media project – and then reflects on the austerity of his early music which enr
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Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/2016/steve-reich-interviewed-1990-the-maximal-minimalist/