What is it? A track from Philip Glass' North Star soundtrack from 1977. Connolly & Company calls it a heroic miniature.
What's new? The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company has just used it for a new dance piece, although Jeffrey Gantz in the Boston Globe says the music hasn't held up well.
What else is new? Although this version is not on the new Philip Glass Rework album, Tim Hecker has remixed the recording from Analog in his interesting style i.e. it errs on the side of obliteration rather than variation (MP3 download here).
What does Pitchfork say about remixing Glass' music? "As a result, a lot of what's here doesn't really demonstrate what they can do to Philip Glass, but what Philip Glass has already done to them."
What else to check out from Tim Hecker? Ravedeath, 1972 and Dropped Pianos are recommended.
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