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Glasscuts, Philip Glass Remixed

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Editorial Reviews
Album Description

It has been said that Philip Glass is the ‘Godfather of Trance’ and evidence of that is found in the remixes that a number of young producers/musicians began sending to Orange Mountain Music as early as 2002. These unsolicitated mixes became the genesis for Glasscuts, Philip Glass Remixed (release date Sept 2005). This CD presents a very diverse program without any one dominant style. The artists are Androoval from Uruguay, Robert Bell from Australia, Brian Bender from the US, Hector Castillo from Venezuela, Taylor Dupree from the US, Sebastian Escofet from Argentina, impLOG, from the US, Woody McBride DJ ESP from the US, Marcos Romero from Uruguay, Kate Simko from the US, Dietrich Schoenemann from the US, Luciano Supervielle from Uruguay and Dave Wesley from the US.

We invite you to immerse yourself in Glasscuts, Philip Glass Remixed with open ears to experience a Glass that is reminiscent of the past, but with an adventurous contemporary twist.

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Customer Reviews

Theferrari Said: One of the Best Electronic Albums of the Year ( Nov. 20th 2007 )

The nature of Philip Glass' work is that it spans the divide between high and low art through the fragmentation of more traditional classical structures. This fragmentation is rebuilt using a framework that at times very closely resembles rock, techno, and other forms of pop music. It is precisely because of this that Glass' composition lends itself perfectly to both the idea and act of remixing. Because his music is essentially remixing more classical elements to a more pop form, his own music has already "sampled", and this is one logical extension of his work. This album includes many skillfully remixed tracks which do more than add a drum beat beneath samples of Glass. They enhance the expectation, tension, and release that each piece already has.

David J. Huber Said: This is just awful - I was suckered by the excellence Reich Remixed ( Jul. 22nd 2006 )

I just assumed that this would be as equally wonderful, and that Glass' music would be even more translatable into the "trance" genre, or whatever the kids are calling it nowadays. Sadly, it seems that this was done by junior high kids with a computer and Acid Foundry or whatever that cheap software is. No creativity, and, oddly enough, not even any real sense of Glass' music still being in the "remix". I am a huge fan of Glass; I am not a fan of this kind of music, but since I am also a fan of Reich and since, to my total surprise, I am quite enthralled by the Reich Remixed CD, I figured I really needed to give this CD a shot. What a waste. This is totally amateur, but without the occasional genius that some amateur can manage. Strictly, totally, and banal amateur yuckiness.

svf Said: a huge letdown... ( Dec. 21st 2005 )

Yeah, it's fun and easy to beat up on remix albums since there are so many mediocre and terrible ones out there... but, wait: here's a great idea... let's give the pioneering, repetitive, trance-like minimalist music of Philip Glass the remix treatment... after all, Reich: Remixed was fabulous... surely the same kind of creativity can be unleashed in this project... But alas, something went terribly wrong here... these are mostly unbearably monotonous, grating, overlong, amateurish productions by remixers who don't seem to even GET (or enjoy?) Glass' music. A real missed opportunity and a huge letdown... ick...

roland Said: The Ever Recyclable Glass ( Nov. 20th 2005 )

This is just another insipid release from the Orange Mountain label, which keeps putting out anything with the Philip Glass name on it - even if it is flagrant garbage. Several releases have been issued which about 90% have the same old songs, just performed by different people. In fact, Philip Glass has become more banal and bovine in the last few years because he knows anything with his name on it will sell to the trendy modernistic music crowd. Overall, I believe it is time to stop recycling Glass.

Eugene P. Bordelon Said: Pop music with only a hint of Philip Glass ( Oct. 28th 2005 )

This music should be categorized under the "popular music" category, not "classical". All the pieces have an incessant drum beat typical of popular music. This is unlike any other Philip Glass CD that I have and I have about a dozen of them. Where can I get rid of this?

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