I worked at a record store in the early 90s. A teenage ballerina and her mother came in looking for nontraditional music for a dance recital. So it needed to be danceable, suitable for classical ballet and unique.
I suggested the Balanescu Quartet – Possessed. An avant-garde string quartet covering Kraftwerk. They thought it was perfect and thanked me profusely. It was very satisfying to know of just the right thing.
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I worked at a record store in the early 90s. A teenage ballerina and her mother came in looking for nontraditional music for a dance recital. So it needed to be danceable, suitable for classical ballet and unique.
I suggested the Balanescu Quartet – Possessed. An avant-garde string quartet covering Kraftwerk. They thought it was perfect and thanked me profusely. It was very satisfying to know of just the right thing.