Philip Glass / Robert Wilson

Philip Glass has been (and still is) a big influence to many electronic music producers. The impression his work made on Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream and later Aphex Twin is already well-documented, but its reach extends even further forward into time. Einstein on the Beach became the first in Glass' thematically related Portrait Trilogy, along with Satyagraha (1979), and Akhnaten (1983), and is widely considered as one of the highlights in minimal music history. These three operas were described by Glass as portraits of people whose personal vision transformed the thinking of their times through the power of ideas rather than by military force. This wonderful release is packed in a deluxe lift-off Box Set, including a 24-page booklet.

• 01 Knee Play 1
• 02 Act I Scene 1 - Train
• 03 Act I Scene 2 - Trial
• 04 Knee Play 2
• 05 Act II Scene 1 - Dance 1 (Field With Spaceship)
• 06 Act II Scene 2 - Night Train
• 07 Knee Play 3
• 08 Act III Scene 1 - Trial - Prison
• 09 Act III Scene 2 - Dance 2 (Field With Spaceship)
• 10 Knee Play 4
• 11 Act IV Scene 1 - Building - Train
• 12 Act IV Scene 2 - Bed
• 13 Act IV Scene 3 - Spaceship
• 14 Knee Play 5