Reich Remixed Explained

Reich Remixed
Type:	remix
Artist:	Steve Reich
Cover:	File:Reich_Remixed_album_art.jpg
Alt:	A sideways view of the horizon between water and the sky. The words "Reich" and "Remixed" appear at right angles to each other.
Recorded:	March–August 1998
Genre:	Electronic
Length:	69:07
Label:	Nonesuch
Producer:	Amy Coffey

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:

10. "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. The United Kingdom and Ireland version of the CD had a different track order.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[1]	18
US Top Classical Crossover Albums (Billboard)^[2]	9

Further reading

• News: Bacon . Peter . TSM - Remix CD of the Week . Birmingham Post . May 8, 1999 . 7.
• News: Barber . Lynden . Reich Remixed . The Australian . May 17, 1999 . 14 . Pick of the CDs.
• News: Barron . Jack . Reich: Remixed . Melody Maker . March 27, 1999 . 76 . 12 . 38.
• News: Looping the looper . The Guardian . April 2, 1999 . 14 . Clements . Andrew.
• News: Clements . Andrew . Reich on - Steve Reich . April 17, 1999 . The Irish Times.
• Cox . Christoph . Reich Remixed . Artforum International . 37 . 7 . Mar 1999 . 35 . Gale Academic OneFile.
• News: Gross . Terry . A Retrospective of Composer Steve Reich's Work . Fresh Air . May 11, 1999.
• News: Heller . R. . Reich Remixed . Gramophone . April 1999 .
• News: Klein . Joshua . Various Artists: Reich Remixed . AV Club . March 29, 2002.
• News: Koeppel . Fredric . Recording . Picks of the Week . The Commercial Appeal . April 25, 1999 . H1.
• News: Spencer . Neil . Fancy a techno-ambient axis? Or would you prefer some dead bees? . The Observer . 9 . March 28, 1999.
• Reviews & Previews . Billboard . 111 . 10 . March 6, 1999 . 25 . Reich Remixed . Verna . Paul . .
• Weingarten . Marc . Reich Remixed . Rolling Stone . 811 . April 29, 1999 . 70–71 . .
• News: Worby . Robert . Arts: It's only Reich'n'roll but I like it . The Independent . April 7, 1999 . 10 .

External links

• Web site: Reich (Remixed) . Nonesuch Records Official Website .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Classical Albums Chart: The week of April 17, 1999 . Billboard . August 13, 2020 . subscription.
2. Web site: Classical Crossover Albums Chart: The week of April 17, 1999 . Billboard . August 13, 2020 . subscription.