Minimalism, krautrock, etc

[Birds in Hell]

Harold Budd

His Ambient 2 collaboration with Eno is one of my favorites.

I've been listening to his album with XTC's Andy Partridge a lot this last week or so.

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[Birds in Hell]

Harold Budd

His Ambient 2 collaboration with Eno is one of my favorites.

I've been listening to his album with XTC's Andy Partridge a lot this last week or so.

what album is that?

Through the Hill

There's only bits and pieces on YouTube but I can shoot you a link later when I get a chance.

[spike]

is minimalism a fancy word for crap here, guys?

[chewm]

If you're new to minimalist music, Reich's Music For 18 Musicians is sort of ground zero. He also pioneered a process called "phasing," in which different parts are played at slightly different tempos, so that they eventually fall in and out of sync with each other, creating some eerie juxtapositions.

I had a nap to this and it was great

[tragabigzanda]

[bodysnatcher]

If you're new to minimalist music, Reich's Music For 18 Musicians is sort of ground zero. He also pioneered a process called "phasing," in which different parts are played at slightly different tempos, so that they eventually fall in and out of sync with each other, creating some eerie juxtapositions.

I had a nap to this and it was great

nice


also, try Max Richter's "Sleep" for sleeping too if you haven't. the full version is 8 hours, but there's a tailored 60-minute version perfect for naps.

[Birds in Hell]

Harold Budd

His Ambient 2 collaboration with Eno is one of my favorites.

I've been listening to his album with XTC's Andy Partridge a lot this last week or so.

what album is that?

Through the Hill

There's only bits and pieces on YouTube but I can shoot you a link later when I get a chance.

Spenno, holy crap, this album...I put it on my headphones last night, thinking I'd drift off to some pleasant soundscapes. But I was too riveted to fall asleep. Really a stunning album, will be spinning it again today. Between this and the Harvey Mandel album you sent, you're having quite the impact on my collection this week.

That's awesome, very glad to hear you're enjoying some of that stuff.

[Kevin Davis]

I liked the Steve Reich album above. I put his ECM box set on my Christmas list for Mrs. Davis.

[tragabigzanda]

[Jorge]

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[Kevin Davis]

I liked the Steve Reich album above. I put his ECM box set on my Christmas list for Mrs. Davis.

I got the Steve Reich ECM set for Christmas. Listened to "Music for Large Ensemble" and "Violin Phase" last night and loved them both -- kind of mindblowing, actually, unlike anything else I listen to but not so much as to be inaccessible. Definitely planning on digging into this stuff and then seeing what else is out there.

[washing machine]

This thread has set me on a path of education regarding the genre. Kinda digging through random things in Reich and Riley's discography lately.

Two current favorites. Highly useful on rainy day bike and transit commutes.

[washing machine]

What’s Oliveros all about? This piece really gets me. Headphones almost seem a necessity here. The movement starts off as pure electric hum and by the end of it, things start feeling completely natural. Like whale song, or melodies in the wind.

[washing machine]

^Reich’s Come Out is also worth the time, though I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir. Just had a disorienting experience with that one on earbuds while looking for an item in the supermarket.

[Kevin Davis]

Grabbed this today (I think trag recommended it to me a while back, in a different thread) -- really fantastic stuff, both the "Different Trains" and "Electric Counterpoint" pieces, despite having something of a general aversion to Pat Metheny. The second movement of "Electric Counterpoint" especially is really beautiful.

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[Birds in Hell]

What’s Oliveros all about?

I'm not sure but I listen to this album all the time when I'm working:

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