Ahead of his headline appearance at Bloc festival in London this July, iconic minimalist composer and musician Steve Reich sat down to tell the festival team about his influences.
In the video above he chats about his use of tape loop manipulation, meeting Brian Eno for the first time and the influence of African drumming on his work.
For details of Bloc and other festival action, check out the MusicRadar festival guide.
"Steven cannot put himself under the rigours of doing a full worldwide tour because there’s a lot of pressure”: Why a recent live performance from Aerosmith's Steven Tyler was a one-off
"I'm not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath but I am doing little bits and pieces with them”: Ozzy Osbourne’s health will restrict his involvement in Villa Park gig this July
