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Steve Reich — one of our greatest living composers, with a recognizably pulsing sound and a place in the pantheon of minimalist pioneers — r

The dynamic ensemble Phoenix Collective continues to showcase classical music with a uniquely Australian edge with their next Sunday session coming up on Sunday 29 May at Chatswood's Zenith Theatre featuring the music of Studio Ghibli. 

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(2 out of 5 stars) "Im disappointed to report that the first major Steve Reich work to appear in quite some time is a total drag. I hope his music doesnt continue down this dead-end path. The rhythmic and harmonic freshness and appeal heard in such brilliant and varied pieces as Different Trains, Music for 18 Musicians, Octet, and The Desert Music is distilled here into short episodes of watered-down Reich-isms. The spoken samples that were so seamlessly interwoven into Different Trains just...

(5 out of 5 stars) "In these days when multiculturalism is being forced upon too many with sledgehammer effect, it is good to recall how Nonesuch has been offering wonderful recordings of music from other lands for decades now. An excellent example has reached me by way of a pre-release copy called . It is described in the press release as an all-premiere recording, which collects new music from Portugal and Argentina, India to the Middle East, Mexico and the United States; and it offers ...

Aberdeen psych rock four piece release new EP recorded during lockdown © Supplied by Seas, Starry. Aberdeen alternative psych, Kosmische band Seas, Starry have released a four-track EP self-recorded during lockdown. The Anatomy EP was released on Friday April 16  in CD format on Ripcord Records and digitally on make-that-a-take-records. Self-recorded in the Granite City the release includes a unique collaboration with Uniforms singer/songwriter Derrick Johnston. A pioneer of the Scottish DIY ...