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1	Different Trains/Electric Counterpoint (1989) more music like this by Steve Reich This late-'80s work finds the minimalist composer mixing acoustic and taped material to great effect. The disc's centerpiece is "Different Trains," a work that frames Reich's impressions of his boyhood train trips between his mother in Los Angeles and his father in New York; Reich also intersperses references to the much more harrowing train rides ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $14.52!
2	John Rutter Christmas Album (2002) more music like this by Cambridge Singers/City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter see all copies from $10.83! new only from $10.83!
3	Morton Feldman: Piano and String Quartet (1993) more music like this by The Kronos Quartet & Aki Takahashi New York native and avant-garde composer Morton Feldman composed this work just two years before his death in 1987, and it haunts the listener into a prism of melancholy. Shifting, unsettling, and yet every bit hypnotic, pianist Aki Takahashi and the world-renowned Kronos Quartet conjure up the ghost of Feldman to wander the streets of New York as ... see all copies from $12.07! new only from $14.52!
4	Avalon Sutra/As Long As I Can Hold My Breath (2005) more music like this by Harold Budd After nearly three decades of recording, pianist and composer Harold Budd is calling it quits, explaining he has said all he wants to and does not mind disappearing. If this indeed turns out to be the case, Avalon Sutra proves that Budd has saved the very best for last. Budd has walked the no man's land ground between minimalism and ambient music ... see all copies from $25.08! new only from $25.08!
5	Lumpy Gravy (1967) more music like this by Frank Zappa Lumpy Gravy, Frank Zappa's first solo album, was released months before the Mothers of Invention's third LP (even though its back cover asked the question: "Is this phase two of We're Only in It for the Money?") and both were conceptualized and recorded at the same time. We're Only in It for the Money became a song-oriented anti-flower power album ... see all copies from $8.23! new only from $8.85!
6	Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970) more music like this by The Mothers of Invention Burnt Weeny Sandwich is the first of two albums by the Mothers of Invention that Frank Zappa released in 1970, after he had disbanded the original lineup. While Weasels Ripped My Flesh focuses on complex material and improvised stage madness, this collection of studio and live recordings summarizes the leader's various interests and influences at ... see all copies from $6.77! new only from $9.01!
7	Jazz From Hell (1986) more music like this by Frank Zappa While Frank Zappa had ostensibly been "on his own" since the dissolution of the Mothers of Invention in 1969, never before had he used the term "solo artist" as literally as he does on the Grammy Award winning (in the "Best Rock Instrumental Performance by an orchestra, group or soloist" category) Jazz from Hell (1986). After two decades of ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $8.99!
8	A Clockwork Orange (1972) more music like this by Wendy Carlos Even before Carlos knew of a film project concerning A Clockwork Orange, the composer had begun work on a composition (Timesteps) based on the book. It's the best piece of music in the score (and one of the most famed in the early history of electronic music), fitting in well next to late-'60s minimalist works by Terry Riley as well as the ... see all copies from $10.14! new only from $14.95!
9	Orchestral Favorites (1979) more music like this by Frank Zappa The material on this album originally was intended to be part of a four-record set called Läther, prepared for release in 1977. Then Frank Zappa got into a disagreement with his record company, Warner Bros., and Läther was split up into several different releases as part of a contractual agreement. The results were dumped on the market during 1978 ... see all copies from $8.81! new only from $10.70!
10	The Yellow Shark (1993) more music like this by Frank Zappa During his last years, Frank Zappa concentrated on his "serious music," trying to impose himself as a composer and relegating the rock personality to the closet. His last two completed projects topped everything he had done before in this particular field. The Yellow Shark, an album of orchestral music, was released only a few weeks before he ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $12.73!
11 view cover	Ahn-Plugged (2000) more music like this by Ahn Trio This eclectic collection spotlights the talents of these three Ahn sisters, all virtuosos on their respective instruments. Pieces range from the stuffy highbrow (like Bernstein's "Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano") to the pop instrumental (specifically, Eric Awazen's "Diamond World"). Augmented on many tracks by percussionists Matthew Gold and ... see all copies from $4.61! new only from $11.99!
12 view cover	Sonic Seasonings (1972) more music like this by Wendy Carlos The same year Carlos finalized the score for A Clockwork Orange, the composer recorded a double album named Sonic Seasonings; it was a complete turn away from the majestic synthesizer soundscapes and classical inspirations that had marked the movie score. Instead, Carlos recorded large amounts of environmental passages to produce a work that ... see all copies from $11.36! new only from $17.75!
13 view cover	Tehillim (1982) more music like this by Steve Reich Although not as well known as Drumming or Music for 18 Musicians, 1981's Tehillim has earned its place next to those works in Steve Reich's canon. It's arguably his most mature and fully realized work, taking the various strands which had intrigued him before (including African percussion, the human voice, and the power of subtly changing patterns ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.52!
14 view cover	Mobile (2006) more music like this by Glenn Kotche Mobile, percussionist Glenn Kotche's third solo offering, is his first for Nonesuch. Being a member of Wilco made scoring a record deal with his band's prestigious label a bit easier to come by, perhaps, but it's well-deserved nonetheless. Kotche has played on over 70 recordings and performed in a variety settings over the past decade. He's a ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $4.35!
15 view cover	Early Music (Lachrymae Antiquae) (1997) more music like this by The Kronos Quartet What's interesting about the latest outing from this prolific chamber group is not so much that they've chosen to create string quartet adaptations of music from the late-Middle Ages and early-Renaissance -- after all, the Kronos Quartet are folks who have commissioned arrangements of Jimi Hendrix and Bo Diddley, so their fans have learned not to ... see all copies from $4.85! new only from $15.70!
16 view cover	Naked City (1989) more music like this by John Zorn The violent cover photo (which shows a man after he was shot dead) sets the stage for the rather passionate music on this John Zorn set. With guitarist Bill Frisell, keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, bassist Fred Frith, drummer Joey Baron, and guest vocalist Yamatsuka Eye making intense contributions, altoist Zorn performs his unpredictable originals, ... see all copies from $7.97! new only from $12.85!
17 view cover	Drumming [1994] (2003) more music like this by Steve Reich see all copies from $9.99! new only from $15.65!
18 view cover	The Desert Music (1985) more music like this by Steve Reich This hour-long work, commissioned by West German Radio and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, marks a transitional period for Reich. Based in the rhythmic pulse of Music for 18 Musicians, he adds a text by William Carlos Williams (sung by a full chorus), uses the more traditional sounds of a full orchestra (strings and brass are suddenly prominent), ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $14.52!
19 view cover	ER (2005) more music like this by Nils Petter Molvær Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær made his small mark on fans and critics alike in the United States with his fine pair of ECM recordings. After a couple of years working in Europe, he returned to the release scene in the U.S. with An American Compilation in June of 2006. That disc was a selection of tracks from this album, his remix disc, ... see all copies from $11.57! new only from $15.30!
20 view cover	Light Is Calling (2004) more music like this by Michael Gordon see all copies from $3.79! new only from $5.38!
21 view cover	Uncle Meat (1969) more music like this by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention Just three years into their recording career, the Mothers of Invention released their second double album, Uncle Meat, which began life as the largely instrumental soundtrack to an unfinished film. It's essentially a transitional work, but it's a fascinating one, showcasing Frank Zappa's ever-increasing compositional dexterity and the Mothers' ... see all copies from $15.96! new only from $17.41!
22 view cover	No Concept (2005) more music like this by Giovanni Allevi see all copies from $12.05! new only from $20.72!
23 view cover	Music with Changing Parts (1994) more music like this by Philip Glass Music With Changing Parts is one of the seminal works in Philip Glass' career, and a defining point for the genre known as minimalism. Recorded in 1971, five years before he would break through to the public consciousness with Einstein on the Beach (which, arguably, was the moment his music ceased to be minimalist in the strict sense of the term), ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $14.31!
24 view cover	Litany (1996) more music like this by Arvo Pärt see all copies from $3.00! new only from $15.98!
25 view cover	Rediscovering Lost Scores, Vol. 1 (2005) more music like this by Wendy Carlos Carlos is best known for helping to popularize the analog synthesizer in 1968 with Switched-On Bach, her loving and groundbreaking transcriptions of Baroque masterworks for that instrument. Less well known is the fact that she went on to a successful career as a film composer, contributing music to A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, the pioneering ... see all copies from $13.22! new only from $14.95!

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