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What about his stuff post- 18 musicians. Any brilliant pieces?

(Far more plausible out-of-hat lineage eg = Terry Riley => early KW => eurodisco => house, and i'd want chapter and verse here too)

Never bought the influence on dance (though Simon R appeared on it claiming the influence). Surely it began with the KW. Never heard terry Riley so that's kinda interesting. What's it abt Riley's brand of minimalism that makes him influential?

(you know i started my um nearly-completed yes-it-is ok-no-it-isn't book in order to write the book you are just now writing: but you can't understand post-punk unless you start with WEBERN! isn't that OBVIOUS!!??)

includes articles on Reissues, Anarcho Punk, The Punk Underground, US vs UK, Oi, Hardcore, Punk/Metal crossover, Punk Legacies: post punk/industrial/goth, Alec Empire and the top 50 punk albums of all time.

i shall hunt it down later in the week and confirm my prejudices

Re: Steve Reich
Does anybody agree with the opinion that his music was influential to the acid house/dance crowd (are the sounds the composer made actually absorbed into the fabric of dance music)?
Since no one's mentioned it yet, that "Reich remixed" CD that came out a year or two ago supported that opinion. The CD is largely rubbish, though, which suggested to me that most of those who claim Reich as an influence didn't really get what it is about him that makes him special.

What about his stuff post- 18 musicians. Any brilliant pieces?
IMHO, "Music For A Large Ensemble", "Tehillim", "The Desert Music" and "The Cave" are all superb. I like bits of "City Life" too, but his hit:miss ratio is growing smaller with the years.

Steve Shelley and William Winant performed 'Clapping Music' at the SY/RFH gig last year - still worked for me...

np: Anton Webern - Complete Works

this is a good list.

this list is still good therapy.