I discovered that the most interesting music of all was made by simply lining the loops in unison, and letting them slowly shift out of phase with other.

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Reich's work took on a darker character in the 1980s with the introduction of historical themes as well as themes from his Jewish heritage. These compositions marked by their use of repetitive figures slow harmonic rhythm and canons have significantly influenced contemporary music especially in the US.

Reich's work took on a darker character in the 1980s with the introduction of historical themes as well as themes from his Jewish heritage notably the Grammy Award-winning Different Trains. : /ˈraɪʃ/; born October 3 1936) is an American composer who is one of the pioneering composers of minimal music along with La Monte Young Terry Riley and Philip Glass. Stephen Michael "Steve" Reich (pron.