STEVE REICH "Drumming" 1987 GERMAN NONESUCH NEAR MINT

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  STEVE REICH "Drumming" 1987 GERMAN NONESUCH NEAR MINT SUPERB AUDIO - THE BEST YOU WILL HEAR - RARE ON VINYL
STEVE REICH
Drumming

ORIGINAL GERMAN NONESUCH (979 170-1) PRESSING (1987) OF STEVE REICH'S SENSATIONAL 1970-71 PIECE, "Drumming"

THE RECORD IS IN ONCE PLAYED, NEAR MINT CONDITION (and although there is the occasional light 'tick' (nothing continuous or ever intrusive), the audio delivery is, in my opinion, just about the closest to MINT as you are likely to find - fantastic copy)
AND THE SINGLE GLOSSY SLEEVE WITH STEVE REICH'S LINER NOTES IS LIKE NEW

SUPERB, PRACTICALLY AS-NEW COPY OF STEVE REICH MASTERPIECE - DIFFICULT TO FIND ON VINYL - ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION AND VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Simply put, Drumming is, along with some of Philip Glass' Einstein on the Beach, one of the most fascinating pieces of first-generation minimalism and this version, recorded for Elektra/Nonesuch in 1987 ranks among Reich's masterpieces.
The 60-minute continuous work features one basic rhythm pattern. Throughout four segued movements it is multiplied, played in canon on various percussion instruments.
"Part I" is for four pairs of tuned bongo drums
"Part II" for three marimbas (played by nine players) and two singers mimicking the sound of marimbas
"Part III" for three glockenspiels, piccolo, and whistling (played by Reich himself)
"Part IV" for all previous instruments, including voices.
Transitions between movements are gradual, the whole piece being built on accumulation and reduction.
When it is time to go to the next movement, players are slowly removed, quarter-notes replaced by rests, in order to make room for the new instruments.
The piece almost comes to a complete halt at the end of "Part III," keeping only the most basic pulse before the whole process starts over, building up to the finale.
On the original LP, "Part II" faded out before the end, resuming on side two so that the transition between "II" and "III" could be fully experienced.
There is a sense of happiness and lightness irradiating from Drumming. It is a perfect example of the paradox of the simple and the complex, the easy and the challenging underlying minimalist music.
Both cerebral and vitally tribal or ritualistic, this album is a must-have.

SIDE ONE:
Part I (17:30)
Part II (Beginning) (16:10)
SIDE TWO:
Part II (Conclusion) (2:02)
Part III (11:13)
Part IV (9:47)

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FANTASTIC COPY OF REICH'S MASTERPIECE IN ITS FINEST 1987 NONESUCH RENDITION - ONLY ONCE PLAYED AND DELIVERING PRACTICALLY FLAWLESS AUDIO THROUGHOUT - THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF WORK AND VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
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