Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer. He is a pioneer of minimalism, although his music has increasingly deviated from a purely minimalist style. Reich's innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (examples are his early compositions, "It's Gonna Rain" and "Come Out"), and the use of processes to create and explore musical concepts (for instance, "Pendulum Music" and ""Four Organs"). These compositions, marked by their use of repetitive figures and phasing effects, have significantly influenced contemporary music, especially that of his country. The Guardian has described Reich as one of the few composers to have "altered the direction of musical history." Reich often cites Pérotin, J.S. Bach, Debussy and Stravinsky as composers he admires, whose tradition he wished as a young composer to become part of. Jazz is a major part of the formation of Reich's musical style, and two of t
1 | Music for 18 Musicians (Coldcut remix) | Reich Remixed |
2 | The Four Sections (Andrea Parker remix) | Reich Remixed |
3 | Piano Phase (D Note's Phased & Konfused mix) | Reich Remixed |
4 | Come Out (Ken Ishii remix) | Reich Remixed |
5 | Megamix (Tranquility Bass remix) | Reich Remixed |
6 | Proverb (Nobukazu Takemura remix) | Reich Remixed |
7 | The Desert Music (freQ NASTY & B.L.I.M. Remix) | Reich Remixed |
8 | Drumming (Mantronik Maximum Drum Formula) | Reich Remixed |
9 | City Life (DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid Open Circ | Reich Remixed |
10 | Eight Lines (Howie B remix) | Reich Remixed |