Steve Reich
Drumming (LP)
FormatLPLabelElektra NonesuchGenreExperimental
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The third commercial recording of Reich's 1971 percussion epic, after the 1971 Mainstream debut and the 1974 Deutsche Grammophon box. Recorded May 1987 at RCA Studio A in New York, engineered by Paul Goodman, produced by Judith Sherman and Reich, mastered by Bob Ludwig. The Nonesuch sessions used the digital recording chain that had just become standard, which gives the percussion a clarity earlier analogue documents could not match.
Steve Reich and Musicians here: Bob Becker, Ben Harms, Russ Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad, James Preiss, Gary Schall, Glen Velez, Thad Wheeler, plus Reich. Voices by Pamela Wood Ambush and Jay Clayton, piccolo by Mort Silver, whistling by Reich himself. Cover art by Beryl Korot (Reich's wife, the video artist, here showing a detail of her 1982 Babel Text in oil on hand-woven canvas). Design Carin Goldberg.
Release notes
Recorded May 1987 at RCA Studio A, New York City. Digital Recording Cover art by Beryl Korot (Detail from The Babel Text. 1982. Oil on hand-woven canvas.) ℗ & © 1987 Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH BMI (US rights society) given on sleeve; GEMA (Germany) and BIEM (worldwide) are given on the labels.
| A1 | Part I | 17:30 | |
| A2 | Part II (Beginning) | 16:10 | |
| B1 | Part II (Conclusion) | 2:02 | |
| B2 | Part III | 11:13 | |
| B3 | Part IV | 9:47 |
- Carin Goldberg
- Art Direction, Design
- Beryl Korot
- Artwork [Cover Art]
- Steve Reich
- Composed By, Drums [Tuned Drums], Marimba, Glockenspiel, Liner Notes, Mixed By, Edited By, Producer
- Ben Harms
- Drums [Tuned Drums], Marimba, Glockenspiel
- Bob Becker
- Drums [Tuned Drums], Marimba, Glockenspiel
- Gary Kvistad
- Drums [Tuned Drums], Marimba, Glockenspiel
- Gary Schall
- Drums [Tuned Drums], Marimba, Glockenspiel
- Glen Velez
- Drums [Tuned Drums], Marimba, Glockenspiel
- James Preiss
- Drums [Tuned Drums], Marimba, Glockenspiel
- Russ Hartenberger
- Drums [Tuned Drums], Marimba, Glockenspiel
- Thad Wheeler
- Drums [Tuned Drums], Marimba, Glockenspiel
- Paul Goodman
- Engineer
- Robert Hurwitz
- Executive-Producer
- Robert C. Ludwig
- Mastered By
- Judith Sherman
- Mixed By, Edited By, Producer
- Paul Zinman
- Mixed By, Edited By
- Nevin Shalit
- Photography By [Backcover]
- Mort Silver
- Piccolo Flute [Piccolo]
- Jay Clayton
- Voice
- Pamela Wood Ambush
- Voice
