I'm working my way through the new recording, meanwhile, by eighth blackbird. Notable so far is Music in Similar Motion by Philip Glass. Prior recordings of the work sound dreamy and trippy compared to this version. It's more precisely rhythmic resulting in an insistent drive to the conclusion> In some ways, it's reminiscent of Fredric Rzewski's Coming Together (also recorded by the group on Cedille). All in all, a vivid version.
Vivien Schweitzer in an eighth blackbird concert review, wrote how Music in Similar Motion's:
...repetitions achieve a now-familiar, hypnotically chugging momentum
Tim Munro, of the group, blogs about playing for Philip Glass here.
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