I'm not sure what the title means, and I think most of you guys have got the topic covered, but the music is very heavy Steve Reich. I think Sufjan does this type of minimalism on a few other songs on his other album "Michigan" ('Tahquamenon Falls' and even 'Alanson, Crooked River' have this sense of Reich). I love his approach, and obviously it has a Reich influence with the rhythmic tonal beats and an intertwined melody on top. It's a good try at creating minimalism, but Reich is the GOAT in that type of music. Great homage though. Sufjan gets better and better the more I listen to his stuff.
@YYZ2112 For the Egypt part it references the southern part of Illinois. It was once known as "Little Egypt" The states most southern town is Cairo. Its probably not a coincidence that this song is at the bottom of the track list.
@YYZ2112 For the Egypt part it references the southern part of Illinois. It was once known as "Little Egypt" The states most southern town is Cairo. Its probably not a coincidence that this song is at the bottom of the track list.
Totally in agreement with morgan1366
I'm not sure what the title means, and I think most of you guys have got the topic covered, but the music is very heavy Steve Reich. I think Sufjan does this type of minimalism on a few other songs on his other album "Michigan" ('Tahquamenon Falls' and even 'Alanson, Crooked River' have this sense of Reich). I love his approach, and obviously it has a Reich influence with the rhythmic tonal beats and an intertwined melody on top. It's a good try at creating minimalism, but Reich is the GOAT in that type of music. Great homage though. Sufjan gets better and better the more I listen to his stuff.
@YYZ2112 For the Egypt part it references the southern part of Illinois. It was once known as "Little Egypt" The states most southern town is Cairo. Its probably not a coincidence that this song is at the bottom of the track list.
@YYZ2112 For the Egypt part it references the southern part of Illinois. It was once known as "Little Egypt" The states most southern town is Cairo. Its probably not a coincidence that this song is at the bottom of the track list.