Reich Drumming – London Southbank

Well that was pretty stunning. I can best describe it in ugly shorthand as Philip Glass with percussion, minimalist rhythms that build and texture to a quite discordant beauty. Here;

It takes a while to get going, here’s part two:

Finally here is a South Bank Special on the composer, I’ve not seen it but it should fill in some gaps. Interesting way to start the year, musically speaking…