27 June marked the 80th birthday of composer Terry Riley.   Although he might not be a Classic FM staple, many beleive his influence shaped much of the music we hear in nightclubs and concert halls today.  

One of those is Geoff Cheesemaster,  co-founder of Lost Property, a project which brings together musicians form Brighton's diffuse experimental music scenes:

“He explored a lot of ideas about repetition. In C legitimised and changed the direction for modern classical music with minimalism. For popular music, the most influential thing he did was A Rainbow in Curved Air, which was very popular in 1967 and ’68. It predates and prefigures all the ambient house form the early 90s and dance music today.”

To mark the occaison, Lost Property put on a performance of Riley's most famous work,  In C at One Church on London Road.  You can see Julian's photos from the event below.  Click on each image to see a larger version. 

Read our feature on Brighton's experimental music scenes.