Reich Remixed

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| name = Reich Remixed

| type = remix

| artist = Steve Reich

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| alt = A sideways view of the horizon between water and the sky. The words "Reich" and "Remixed" appear at right angles to each other.

| released = {{start date|1999|03|02}}

| recorded = March–August 1998

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| genre = Electronic

| length = 69:07

| label = Nonesuch

| producer = Amy Coffey

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Reich Remixed is a remix album of music by the American composer Steve Reich. It was released in 1999 by Nonesuch Records and features tracks produced by various American, British, and Japanese DJs.

Track listing

  1. "Music for 18 Musicians (Coldcut remix)" – 6:03
  2. "Eight Lines (Howie B remix)" – 8:12
  3. "The Four Sections (Andrea Parker remix)" – 6:22
  4. "Megamix (Tranquility Bass remix)" – 9:36
  5. "Drumming (Mantronik Maximum Drum Formula)" – 4:02
  6. "Proverb (Nobukazu Takemura remix)" – 7:44
  7. "Piano Phase (D*Note's Phased and Konfused mix)" – 5:05
  8. "City Life (DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid Open Circuit)" – 6:58
  9. "Come Out (Ken Ishii remix)" – 7:15

Bonus track:

  1. "The Desert Music (FreQ Nasty & B.L.I.M. Remix)" – 7:22

Track 10 only appeared on the first pressing; its presence was only noted with a sticker on top of the shrink wrap.{{Discogs release|27570|Steve Reich – Reich Remixed|type=album}} The United Kingdom and Ireland version of the CD had a different track order.{{MusicBrainz release|mbid=057f2d36-2223-447e-aada-d9a654a34ea0|name=Reich: Remixed}}

Charts

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!scope="col"|Peak position

US Top Classical Albums (Billboard){{cite web |title=Classical Albums Chart: The week of April 17, 1999 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-albums/1999-04-17 |website=Billboard |accessdate=August 13, 2020 |url-access=subscription}}

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US Top Classical Crossover Albums (Billboard){{cite web |title=Classical Crossover Albums Chart: The week of April 17, 1999 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/1999-04-17 |website=Billboard |accessdate=August 13, 2020 |url-access=subscription}}

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References

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{{cite news |last1=Shatz |first1=Adam |title=Revisiting Steve Reich For the Dance Floor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/14/arts/revisiting-steve-reich-for-the-dance-floor.html |work=The New York Times |date=14 March 1999}}

{{cite journal |last1=Carter |first1=David |title=Reich remixed: Minimalism and DJ culture |journal=Context: Journal of Music Research |date=2012 |volume=37 |pages=37–53 |url=https://cpb-ap-se2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.unimelb.edu.au/dist/6/184/files/2016/08/37_Carter-1vqtr9t.pdf}}

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Further reading

  • {{cite news |last1=Bacon |first1=Peter |title=TSM - Remix CD of the Week |work=Birmingham Post |date=May 8, 1999 |page=7}}
  • {{cite news |last1=Barber |first1=Lynden |title=Reich Remixed |work=The Australian |date=May 17, 1999 |page=14 |department=Pick of the CDs}}
  • {{cite news |last1=Barron |first1=Jack |title=Reich: Remixed |work=Melody Maker |date=March 27, 1999 |volume=76 |issue=12 |page=38}}
  • {{cite news |title=Looping the looper |work=The Guardian |date=April 2, 1999 |page=14 |last=Clements |first=Andrew}}
  • {{cite news |last=Clements |first=Andrew |title=Reich on - Steve Reich |date=April 17, 1999 |newspaper = The Irish Times}}
  • {{cite magazine |last=Cox |first=Christoph |title=Reich Remixed |magazine=Artforum International |volume=37 |issue=7 |date=Mar 1999 |page=35 |via=Gale Academic OneFile}}
  • {{cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Terry |title=A Retrospective of Composer Steve Reich's Work |work=Fresh Air |date=May 11, 1999}}
  • {{cite news |last=Heller |first=R. |title=Reich Remixed |url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/reich-remixed |work=Gramophone |date=April 1999 }}
  • {{cite news |last1=Klein |first1=Joshua |title=Various Artists: Reich Remixed |url=https://www.avclub.com/various-artists-reich-remixed-1798194600 |work=AV Club |date=March 29, 2002}}
  • {{cite news |last1=Koeppel |first1=Fredric |title=Recording |department=Picks of the Week |work=The Commercial Appeal |date=April 25, 1999 |page=H1}}
  • {{cite news |last=Spencer |first=Neil |title=Fancy a techno-ambient axis? Or would you prefer some dead bees? |newspaper=The Observer |page=9 |date=March 28, 1999}}
  • {{cite magazine|department=Reviews & Previews | magazine=Billboard |volume=111 |issue=10 |date=March 6, 1999 |page=25 |title=Reich Remixed |editor-last=Verna |editor-first=Paul |id={{ProQuest|227132131}} }}
  • {{cite magazine|last=Weingarten |first=Marc |title=Reich Remixed |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=811 |date=April 29, 1999 |pages=70–71 |id={{ProQuest|220165277}} }}
  • {{cite news |last1=Worby |first1=Robert |title=Arts: It's only Reich'n'roll but I like it |work=The Independent |date=April 7, 1999 |page=10 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/arts-its-only-reichnroll-but-i-like-it-1085644.html}}