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Koremora:
It seems a common problem for people wanting to get into a new band/musician/composer with a large back catalogue and many reisssues: where does one start? I figured it would be good to have a thread where people can ask this question. I'll start.

I've been meaning to get into Steve Reich for a long time, but the massive body of work the man has coupled with the multiple reissues has left me a bit lost. I've heard that Music for 18 Musicians is the best starting point, but what recording is the "best"? Is the Phases box set worth it?

Zingoleb:
Also, is someone's "best" work the best to listen to first? Then it sort of seems like such a disappointment to their other ones thereafter.

scarred:
if you were a real music nerd you'd go chronologically

De_El:
Sometimes that seems like a good idea, except it encourages a really bad habit I have of getting an artist's first two albums and liking them a lot and never moving beyond them. And on the other hand, some bands with shitty first albums get way better.

sean:
music for 18 is what you should spin first. after that listen to different trains, its a string quartet with a pretty badass use of vocal samples.

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