Tracklist
| Pulse - Sections I - IV | 26:55 | ||
| Sections V - XI - Pulse | 32:00 |
Credits (37)
Ken Ishii (2)Cello
Richard CohenClarinet, Bass Clarinet
Virgil BlackwellClarinet, Bass Clarinet
Steve ReichComposed By
Beryl KorotCover [Cover Drawing]
Paula BisaccaDesign
Notes
To distinguish /Europe CDs
ECM label (NOT ‘ECM New Series’)
Music For 18 Musicians Disc has label code LC2516 at 6 o’clock and ‘All rights… etc.’ text around rim
ECM New Series
Music For 18 Musicians Disc: boxed text at 3 and 9 o’clock. Matrix/runout: 821 417-2 02 # MADE IN W. BY PDO
No rear tray insert image.
Music For 18 Musicians Disc: boxed text at 3 and 9 o’clock. Matrix / Runout: 821 417-2 02 # AM
Rear tray insert grey on white background with bar code at top right printed horizontally and STEREO highlighted in red. Boxed Y after 821 417-2
Music For 18 Musicians Disc. Text unboxed except for AAD at 9 o’clock. ECM NEW SERIES underlined in blue. Matrix / Runout: AH76538-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Rear tray insert all-grey background, barcode at bottom right printed vertically.
Music For 18 Musicians Disc: Text unboxed except for AAD at 9 o’clock. ECM NEW SERIES underlined in blue. Matrix / Runout: 821 417-2 06 + MADE IN BY PMDC. Mould SID codes but no mastering SID code
Rear tray insert all-grey background, barcode at bottom right printed vertically.
Music For 18 Musicians Disc. Text unboxed except for AAD at 9 o’clock. ECM NEW SERIES underlined in blue. Matrix / Runout: 00422 821 417-2 08 * 50969709 or 00422 821 417-2 09 * 50969709, Mould Text: MADE IN BY EDC D
Rear tray insert all-grey background, barcode at bottom right printed vertically.
Music For 18 Musicians Disc. Text unboxed except for AAD at 9 o’clock. ECM NEW SERIES underlined in red . Matrix / Runout (Runout): 821 417-2 06 + MADE IN BY PMDC.
Rear tray insert grey on white background with bar code at top right printed horizontally and STEREO highlighted in red; no boxed Y after catalogue number
Music For 18 Musicians No disc or rear tray insert images. Matrix / Runout: B02 DIDX-150698 1, Mastering SID Code: IFPI L327. ‘Glass Mastered at Sony, DADC’ inferred from matrix number but that would mean manufactured in USA. Should be a US release?
ECM label (NOT ‘ECM New Series’)
Music For 18 Musicians Disc has label code LC2516 at 6 o’clock and ‘All rights… etc.’ text around rim
ECM New Series
Music For 18 Musicians Disc: boxed text at 3 and 9 o’clock. Matrix/runout: 821 417-2 02 # MADE IN W. BY PDO
No rear tray insert image.
Music For 18 Musicians Disc: boxed text at 3 and 9 o’clock. Matrix / Runout: 821 417-2 02 # AM
Rear tray insert grey on white background with bar code at top right printed horizontally and STEREO highlighted in red. Boxed Y after 821 417-2
Music For 18 Musicians Disc. Text unboxed except for AAD at 9 o’clock. ECM NEW SERIES underlined in blue. Matrix / Runout: AH76538-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Rear tray insert all-grey background, barcode at bottom right printed vertically.
Music For 18 Musicians Disc: Text unboxed except for AAD at 9 o’clock. ECM NEW SERIES underlined in blue. Matrix / Runout: 821 417-2 06 + MADE IN BY PMDC. Mould SID codes but no mastering SID code
Rear tray insert all-grey background, barcode at bottom right printed vertically.
Music For 18 Musicians Disc. Text unboxed except for AAD at 9 o’clock. ECM NEW SERIES underlined in blue. Matrix / Runout: 00422 821 417-2 08 * 50969709 or 00422 821 417-2 09 * 50969709, Mould Text: MADE IN BY EDC D
Rear tray insert all-grey background, barcode at bottom right printed vertically.
Music For 18 Musicians Disc. Text unboxed except for AAD at 9 o’clock. ECM NEW SERIES underlined in red . Matrix / Runout (Runout): 821 417-2 06 + MADE IN BY PMDC.
Rear tray insert grey on white background with bar code at top right printed horizontally and STEREO highlighted in red; no boxed Y after catalogue number
Music For 18 Musicians No disc or rear tray insert images. Matrix / Runout: B02 DIDX-150698 1, Mastering SID Code: IFPI L327. ‘Glass Mastered at Sony, DADC’ inferred from matrix number but that would mean manufactured in USA. Should be a US release?
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ECM Records – 821 417-4 | Canada | Canada |
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Recommendations
Reviews
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referencing Music For 18 Musicians (LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, ECM New Series only on labels) ECM 1129
For me this is the soundtrack of life, finding beauty in repetition is how to solve all mysteries. -
I’ve just read that versions made after 2016 (and not on ECM?), have a 10 minute chunk taken out.
This version (preferably on vinyl) is essential. Mesmeric. -
This pressing sounds absolutely gorgeous. No complaints. I recommend finding a copy. -
This is my favourite work of music. Blissful. Thankyou Mr Reich. -
The world needs a repress of this masterpiece. I hope ECM will make it happen soon...
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I bought this new when it came out, I was still at school. It changed my musical life. If you only get 1 minimalist record then get this one. It spawned so many movie and advert soundtracks yet its composer is though famous in his field not widely known outside it. Steve Reich is a great treasure and still composing.
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One night at a show in ‘96/97 some folks I know were nearby talking music were talking about Steve Reich. Had never heard of him. A couple of months later I found the desert music. It was cool but didn’t stick. Found a clean copy of this at an outdoor flea market in the early 00’s. Loved it from the first spin. Remains such an inspiring and moving piece of music. -
This recording was recommended to be by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith at Ableton Loop 2018. I was part of a small group that has a private artist session with her about music listening. It was a fantastic experience. -
Hard to express the depth and transcendence of this recording. Beautiful mastering. The music surrounds you so thoroughly. If you have a clean copy it is hard to match.
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referencing Music For 18 Musicians (LP, Album) ECM 1-1129
could anyone please comment on how this pressing compares to the german pressing in of sound?
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