Songs From Liquid Days

by Philip Glass / The Philip Glass Ensemble / Michael Riesman

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Collaborating with high-profile pop lyricists like Paul Simon, David Byrne, and Laurie Anderson, the renowned minimalist composer sought to merge contemporary art-pop with avant-garde repetition. The resulting song cycle utilizes soaring vocal performances layered atop Glass's signature, cyclical synthesizer patterns.

Genres

  • Post-Minimalism
  • Art Song

Tracklist

  1. Songs from Liquid Days: No. 1, Changing Opinion
  2. Songs from Liquid Days: No. 2, Lightning
  3. Songs from Liquid Days: No. 3, Freezing
  4. Songs from Liquid Days: No. 4, Liquid Days, Pt. 1
  5. Songs from Liquid Days: No. 5, Liquid Days, Pt. 2, Open the Kingdom
  6. Songs from Liquid Days: No. 6, Forgetting