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The first thing I thought about while reading the article was minimalist classical music, like Philip Glass. I think Glass does the repetitive/unexpected thing
by fjk 12y ago
The first thing I thought about while reading the article was minimalist classical music, like Philip Glass.
I think Glass does the repetitive/unexpected thing exceptionally well, though it's often subtle.
If you're already familiar with Glass (or if you like Beck) you might want to check out Beck's song from Rework, an album of remixed Glass: https://soundcloud.com/dunvagenmusic/nyc-73-78 https://soundcloud.com/dunvagenmusic/nyc-73-78
It's repetitive, but has enough of the unexpected mixed in to make it a stimulating listen.
- eridius 12y agoI'd never heard of Rework_ before but I love Glass. Thanks for the link! In fact, I think this is now going to be a spur-of-the-moment extra christmas gift to my father.
- cdvonstinkpot 12y agoThe band Underworld has some old techno inspired by Glass. Dark, minimal. Very good if you like that kindof stuff. 'Second Toughest in the Infants' album-era.
- keithpeter 12y agoThe second thing I thought about was Brian Eno and his attempt to 'learn' a sound recording of a city street by listening to the recording many times. He began to anticipate certain sounds and hear them as belonging to a structure. I'm not finding a Web reference. It was described in a book by David Toop
- rittersport3 12y agoThis is great, thanks for sharing! Can you recommend more songs like that?