This video uses . minutes of excerpts from Brooklyn Raga Massive's 75 minute recording of Terry Riley's iconic minimalist composition, "In .

Terry Riley composed his landmark minimalist composition In C well before he developed an interest in Indian music, but the fit-as seen by Brooklyn Raga Massive-is a natural. The ensemble, which mixes traditional and innovative approaches to Indian music, performs the piece with Riley’s blessing.

The song 'Cells 12-13' by Brooklyn Raga Massive has a tempo of 107 beats per minute (BPM) on 'Terry Riley In C'.

Recorded Live at Joe's Pub at the Public, January 11, 2017. Packaged in a Gatefold Jacket.

Brooklyn Raga Massive is with Terry Riley. November 21, 2017 ·. Our music video for Terry Riley In C, out now on Northern Spy Records. Related Videos 3:46 · 1,566,016 Views. Brooklyn Raga MassiveVideosTerry Riley In C. English (US) · Suomi · Svenska · Español · Português (Brasil).

Brooklyn Raga Massive began in the Fall of 2011 as a cooperative alliance between several Indian Classical Musicians in the Brooklyn, NYC area. Brooklyn Raga Massive is not a band, and it is not an exclusive club with members. The Massive is a platform for all lovers of Raga music, listeners and practitioners, to get closer to the pulse of NYCs live Raga music scene. The Brooklyn Raga Massive is managed by artists, and is meant to help bring the community of Raga lovers together.

Of course RILEY would go on to redefine music in other ways but on this album he shows that you can be academic in your approach and still make something pleasurable to listen to. Of course, this is one of those occasional listens since it is so strange as to be almost alien. I can hear how artists like Philip Glass and others were influenced by some of RILEY's approach.

Terry Riley's In C might be considered one of the seminal pieces of minimalism, but at its heart it's an open invitation. The score resides on a single sheet of paper with 53 phrases to be repeated by an indefinite number of musicians. Over its 50-year history, the piece has been embraced, naturally, by classical ensembles. But then there those marvelously unexpected performances by everyone from boundary-pushing rock bands (The Styrenes, Acid Mothers Temple) to West African groups (Africa Express) playing instruments like the kora, ngoni and balafon. Members of Brooklyn Raga Massive have taken up the In C invitation. The Indian classical collective takes the music out of the sky and into the streets of its New York borough.

Brooklyn Raga Massive draws inspiration from Terry Riley, himself a practitioner of Indian classical music for some years, beginning with their performance and recording of Riley’s seminal composition In C. For this evening, BRM presents Indian classical music, original works inspired by the master, and a sneak peak at a new work in progress composed by Riley exclusively for BR. BRM’s releases include Terry Riley In C on Northern Spy Records, as well as a self-released raga tribute to John and Alice Coltrane. Frequently asked questions.