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“If the point of Radiohead songs isn’t to make you feel good, what is their music for?”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Radiohead's Let Down

Hitting the charts 28 years on from its release thanks to a TikTok resurgence, this gloomy cut from OK Computer is having a moment. We put the song under the musical microscope

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Everything We Do Is Music by Elizabeth Alker review – how the classics shaped pop

From Stravinsky to Donna Summer, the story of connections that enriched music – in both directions

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi review – frothing strings and quacking brass as Studio Ghibli’s composer debuts

Switching between podium and piano, Joe Hisaishi’s suite from The Boy and the Heron sparked joy, but Reich’s demanding Desert Music was vibrant and hypnotic

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Steve Reich: Jacob’s Ladder; Traveler’s Prayer album review – at nearly 90, he’s as energetic as ever

The consistent harmonics of Traveler’s Prayer are an unfamiliar side to the US composer’s output while the exuberant Jacob’s Ladder brings back his familiar propulsive figures

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Steve Reich: ‘We all wish art could counter the direction of US politics. But it can’t’

Now 88, the minimalist composer has reissued his life’s work. He answers your questions about Bowie, the Grateful Dead, spirituality – and his complicated friendship with Philip Glass

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Post your questions for composer Steve Reich

As the 88-year-old master of minimalist composition releases a career-spanning 27-disc box set, he will take on your questions about his life and work

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Phil Lesh obituary

Bassist, songwriter and founding member of the Grateful Dead

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Proms 53 and 54: BBCSO/Brabbins; Beethoven for Three

The Proms’ tribute to Andrew Davis was crowned by a joyous Steve Reich premiere, while the next day saw three outstanding musicians grapple with awkward acoustics

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"The main synths were the Juno, Moog Voyager and the Roland SH-5, which we used for the squelchy bottom-end. It’s like a spaceship, you know?": Mr. Scruff on Ninja Tuna

Mr. Scruff takes us back to 2008 for the making of his eclectic, gloriously silly Ninja Tune debut

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"The result is a track that perfectly encapsulates the 'anything goes' atmosphere of the early '90s, and makes a great Christmas record for the discerning raver": The top 10 most unlikely sample sources

Aled Jones meets rave and Macaulay Culkin goes jungle

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David Crowell: Point/Cloud review – minimalism that sparkles with joy

The New York multi-instrumentalist, who has played with Philip Glass and Steve Reich, shows great flair for making minimalism rich and harmonically complex

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“We played a bunch of really awkward shows with both of us staring at our tuners the whole time and then we broke up for 15 years”: Math-rock pioneer Mike Kinsella on his unlikely journey to cult guitar hero status with American Football

As his latest Owen album looms, the guitarist reflects on how he discovered the tunings that made him so influential, doing it all without pedals and why he can only play Teles

Guitar World

Colin Currie Group review – Turnage’s percussion sextet is varied and vivid

Alongside Mark-Anthony Turnage’s New England Études (receiving its UK premiere), works by Julia Wolfe, Steve Reich and Rolf Wallin were played with immaculate precision

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From Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire to Renegade Nell – a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

The new generation of ghoul-getters meet the New York originals, and Sally Wainwright stands and delivers with her drama about an 18th-century highwaywoman

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Steve Reich festival review – Colin Currie and the Hallé ease into the groove

The Hallé’s celebration of the 87-year-old composer, curated by percussionist Colin Currie, opened with masterly performances of his intricate works, including the shimmeringly beautiful Music for Ensemble and Orchestra

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From All of Us Strangers to Daniel Sloss: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are lovers across time in a superb fantasy-drama, and the comedian’s comedian tours his cerebral, laser-guided standup

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“I said, ‘Really? You don’t practise any more?’ He said, ‘One day I just sort of realised I could play.’ I’m wondering if I’ll get to that level… we’re about to find out!” Pat Metheny just wants to understand music

Multi-faceted pioneer hasn’t played guitar for six months - but he’ll be up and working by 5am every day

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Bex Burch: There Is Only Love and Fear review – messy minimalism that grooves hard

The percussionist shares characteristics with Steve Reich or John Adams, but intersects this with sounds from Mali, Bali and Latin America in a freakish fusion of jazz, techno and funk

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From pop to classical to avant-garde: the 15 best Sydney Opera House shows to stream for free

The venue is releasing 50 archival films across the next two months, to celebrate its 50th year. Our editors and critics have selected the top picks

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Ash Walker: "Some people say they never put reverb on bass, but they obviously didn’t listen to a lot of dub records"

Joining the dots between King Tubby, Steve Reich and J Dilla, Ash Walker adopted an ‘anti-engineering’ approach to his latest album, Astronaut

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‘Here’s a green blob. What does it sound like?’: the kids’ orchestra making mind-expanding noise

Cornwall Youth Noise Orchestra sounds like the harsh end of 80s industrial and freaks out even their teachers. Ahead of a major concert, we visit their adventurous sound lab

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Zeena Parkins: Lace review – delicately woven patterns of intricate beauty

The harpist and Björk collaborator showcases a conceptual work based on repeating figures of simplicity and discordant complexity – like Steve Reich played by a clown troupe

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The week in classical: Reich/Richter; St John Passion – review

The grand 2019 collaboration between Steve Reich and Gerhard Richter faced stiff competition from an Anna Clyne miniature

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London Sinfonietta/Kamps review – intricacies of Reich/Richter fascinate and overwhelm

The Sinfonietta performed Reich’s ensemble piece as it was originally intended – with Richter’s abstract film projected behind it

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Robert Fripp: "Why didn’t I become a blues guitarist? Probably because I wasn’t a very good blues guitarist"

King Crimson co-founder Robert Fripp on choosing guitar, musical influences, band principles and heartbreaking departures

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