Counterpoint : Kuniko plays Reich

"This disc contains percussion arrangements of three works by Steve Reich, performed by percussionist Kuniko Kato using multiple overdubs ... If you're a fan of Steve Reich's work, you'll certainly find this an interesting disc. If not, it may not be the best place to start ... But Reich's music is based on rhythm, and percussion is the most apt type of instrument to perform it. Well conceived, and very well recorded".

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"Steve Reich's trademark mesmeric repetitions take on another quality here when they are lifted away from their intended scoring and given to percussion. Japanese virtuoso Kuniko finds new sonorities ... All these studio works involve vast amounts of pre-recording to refine their pleasing results, none more so than Six Marimbas Counterpoint which involves five pre-recorded tracks behind a solo line. It's a hypnotic and strangely calming experience".

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