Mostly due to inertia, I still have pay monthly for downloads on emusic.
Still, they've debuted a new beta feature -- eMusic Radio. It appears to consist of play-once curated streams. I'm listening to the Minimalism and Its Discontents station:
Minimalist music, as it came to be known, grew out of the New York downtown scene in the 60's. Its steady pulse and consonant structure offered a welcome repast from the somewhat alienating serial music which seemed to have run its course. But what influenced those cascading patterns, textured drones and shifting rhythmic landscapes? And where have others taken minimalism beyond its formalist constraints. This program will trace a dotted line from the influences to the offshoots of minimal music.
FEATURED ARTISTS: Moondog, Nico Muhly, Moondog, Glenn Branca, Phill Niblock, Roots Of Gamelan: Bali, 1928, Philip Glass, Terry Riley
Right now, it's playing music by "Thirty-six Gidole flutes" from the Ritual Music of Ethiopia album, followed by twenty minutes of Philip Glass' Dance. I find the thematic eclecticism interesting.
But strangely, the player's back button cannot be clicked although one can forward to the next track. By design?
Update: More research indicates my account may get nine hours of streaming time, likely per month. And Jeff Morris' curated minimalism stream is superb.
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