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Persian Surgery Dervishes
Classical · 2008 · 3 tracks · 48m

Persian Surgery Dervishes

Terry Riley

Two immersive live performances of hypnotic, spiraling organ improvisations. A masterwork of just intonation and tape-loop feedback that folds time into itself.

2008 · New Tone Records

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A hypnotic, transcendental journey through repeating cycles of shimmering organ light.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks · 48m
01
[untitled]
3:30
02
[untitled]
42:31
03
[untitled]
2:20
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the low, murky opening tones into the buoyant, spiraling coils of the Los Angeles performance
The way the time-lag accumulator creates a ghost-like choir of organs that seem to play themselves
The brighter, more relaxed sonic texture of the Paris concert where the loops feel like sunlight hitting glass

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