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THE REVIEW
Ascent and dizziness are the two elements that define the spiral, just as the synthetic organ and the female choir are the two elements that define "North Star".
Alternating (even tracks: choir; odd tracks: organ) across the 10 tracks of the work — composed by Glass as the soundtrack for a documentary on the sculptor Marco Polo "Mark" di Suvero (an American born in China), whose only merit is the amusement his first name paired with his birthplace can provide—, the icy and diaphanous components employed by the aforementioned to shape this mystical regular polyhedron draw, anew in every track, an ascending spiral, inevitably generating dizziness.
Lightweight yet heavy trinket, halfway between J. S. Bach BWV 988 and a self-propelled boleite carousel, this half-hour of sideral diversion is, and therein lies its charm, a static movement: the ascetic exercise to be performed, it seems to suggest, is to start again from the beginning once you reach the end.
P.S. I don't give stars because I find it pointless to rate music.
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Philip Glass's 'North Star' alternates between synthetic organ and female choir to create a mystical and dizzying spiral effect. The album serves as a soundtrack for a documentary about sculptor Marco Polo di Suvero. The review highlights its static yet ascending musical movement and refrains from rating, emphasizing the contemplative experience.Tracklist Videos
Philip Glass
Philip Glass (born 1937, Baltimore) is an American composer and key figure of musical minimalism. Founder of the Philip Glass Ensemble, he is known for operas (Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, Akhnaten), landmark concert works (Music in Twelve Parts, Glassworks) and film scores (Koyaanisqatsi, Mishima, Kundun, The Hours). He studied at Juilliard and with Nadia Boulanger; Indian rhythmic concepts via Ravi Shankar deeply influenced his style.08 Reviews
