Steve Reich Eight Lines: City Life

Steve Reich (Artist), Ensemble Modern (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00006UZNJ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,503 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New classics, February 20, 2006

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MusicMan (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Steve Reich Eight Lines: City Life (Audio CD)

This is some of the best minimalist music ever written. City Life in particular is a very original composition. It uses pre-recorded sounds from thy city (street vender calls, fog horns, etc.) as major thematic material. The pulsing music gives you the sense of energy present in the city. In the last movement the music becomes a nightmarish crime seen. As sound samples taken from police radio transmissions infuse the music with a sense of danger. Nothing like this has been written since Different Trains. However this music is not for every one. It is style very minimalist and if you are not used to it can be difficult to understand at first. I hope you will try this CD.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic..., May 31, 2004

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Jonny B (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Steve Reich Eight Lines: City Life (Audio CD)

These are brilliant renditions, which inject a new feeling into the pieces, as well as staying faithful to the original recordings. The sound is brilliant, and allows a listener to become engaged in the processes that Reich is famous for.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect introduction to Steve Reich, February 24, 2010

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G. Brozeit (Fairlawn, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Steve Reich Eight Lines: City Life (Audio CD)

For anyone interested in learning about Steve Reich's music, this cd is the perfect introduction. The four pieces selected reflect the most accessible of Reich's works; lush, rhythmic, and inviting. And for fans for Sufjan Stevens, here you will find perhaps his strongest musical influence.