Free mp3s: Philip Glass

You could say Philip Glass brought the groove to classical music. Maybe it's a stretch to call it a groove, but the repetitive structures - which many call the backbone of "minimalism" - that are the bread and butter of Philip Glass' music do hint at the pulse in all of us that makes the groove so irresistible.

I never had any Philip Glass in my music collection, until today. Amazon is offering a free 21-track download of a Glass sampler. Can't argue with that.

Glass first made his way into my consciousness via the art house smash, Koyaanisqatsi: