{"product_id":"steve-reich-four-organs-phase-patterns-black-vinyl","title":"Steve Reich - Four Organs \/ Phase Patterns (Black Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/steve-reich\"\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/a\u003e remains one of the most important figures in 20th century music. Though he studied at the prestigious arts institutions Juilliard and Mills College, by the mid-1960s \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/steve-reich\"\u003eReich\u003c\/a\u003e set about dismantling the very orthodoxy that he had been trained in. Forming a new musical language based on repetitive processes, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/steve-reich\"\u003eReich\u003c\/a\u003e became established as part of the so-called \"Big Four\" of New York minimalists (along with La Monte Young, Terry Riley and Philip Glass). \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/steve-reich\"\u003eReich\u003c\/a\u003e's influence can easily be seen today in both the classical world and contemporary pop music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Four Organs\" is the ultimate minimalist composition. Performed by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/steve-reich\"\u003eReich\u003c\/a\u003e, Glass, Art Murphy and Steve Chambers, four identical Farfisa organs strike a single chord and gradually lengthen each note to produce polyrhythms between the players. Anchored by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/jon-gibson\"\u003eJon Gibson\u003c\/a\u003e's stoically-steady pulse on maracas, the piece deconstructs its opening burst to a sustained mass of sound – stretching the tones to create (in \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/steve-reich\"\u003eReich\u003c\/a\u003e's words) \"slow-motion music.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/steve-reich\"\u003eReich\u003c\/a\u003e's early training on drums, \"Phase Patterns\" treats the keyboards like tuned percussion instruments: a basic rhythm pattern is played in unison and almost imperceptibly increases tempo to move out-of-sync. Each progressive cycle emphasizes unique figures that are not generated by an individual alone, but rather emerge from the communal expression of the group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Shandar in 1971, \u003cem\u003eFour Organs \/ Phase Patterns\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most highly regarded avant-garde recordings of the past 50 years. This first-time vinyl reissue features cover photography by artist Michael Snow and is recommended for fans of Neu!, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/glenn-branca\"\u003eGlenn Branca\u003c\/a\u003e and Tim Hecker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"firetalkrecs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52027842265319,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/firetalk.shop\/products\/steve-reich-four-organs-phase-patterns-black-vinyl","provider":"firetalkrecs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}