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BOING BOING PREMIERES NEW TRACK & VIDEO BY MY GREAT GHOST CREATED WITH SCOTT SNIBBE-DESIGNED PHILIP GLASS REMIX APP REWORK APP NOW AVAILABLE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD REWORK_Philip Glass remixed ALBUM OUT NOW ON ORANGE MOUNTAIN MUSIC/ERNEST JENNING RECORD CO./THE KORA RECORDS FEATURES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BECK, TYONDAI BRAXTON, AMON TOBIN, CORNELIUS, DAN DEACON, JOHANN JOHANNSSON AND MORE Boing Boing is premiering the Satan's Pearl Horses-directed video for a new track from [...]

As previously reported , Beck and producer Hector Castillo have assembled an all-star remix compilation in celebration of composer Philip Glass' 75th birthday. Now, more details have been revealed: the two-disc set is called Rework: Philip Glass Remixed , and will hit stores on October 23rd via Orange Mountain Music/Ernest Jenning/The Kora Records. The 12-track effort features contributions from Beck himself, Dan Deacon, Amon Tobin, Memory Tapes, Tyondai Braxton, Pantha du Prince, and more. Check out the full tracklist below, followed by Glass' 2009 performance of his "Glassworks" piece. [...]

The first hint that My Great Ghost might be quite special comes when you hear how they met: at the New York studio of Philip Glass , where Trevor Gureckis works as Glass's musical assistant and Drew Smith at his publishing company. Musical assistant to one of the most respected and influential living composers? Yeah, probably a good thing. Admittedly, the two aren't making music that you would immediately jump to compare to that of Glass; instead of minimal repetition, they stick to more conventionally pop-oriented electronica. That said, it's definitely [...]