This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
To many people, minimalist pioneer Steve Reich is the godfather of electronic music. And no wonder.
If Reich hadn’t started experimenting with tape loops back in the ’60s, today’s music scene might be very different — the line from Reich to Brian Eno to Kraftwerk is almost as clear as the one from Muddy Waters to Chuck Berry to Keith Richards. On Reich Remixed, that line comes full circle as the cream of today’s electronica crop update and reinterpret his work for a new generation. But whether it’s Coldcut heating up Music For 18 Musicians, Howie B adding a few new twists to Eight Lines, or DJ Spooky probing City Life’s nooks and crannies, it all sounds perfectly Reich.
