Concepts:
loops and repetition
process music
minimalism
computer aided composition

Music on reserve:
Iannis Xenakis, Concrète PH (1958; 2:42)
Steve Reich, Come Out (1966; 12:54)
Kraftwerk, Pocket Calculator (1981; 4:59)
Paul Lansky, Idle Chatter (1985; 9:26)
Heinrich Taube, Gloriette for John Cage (1994; 4:07)
Fatboy Slim, The Rockafella Skank (1999; 7:04)

Reading: Kim Cascone, "The Aesthetics of Failure: `Post-Digital' tendencies in contemporary computer music"