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.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Sun November 18, 2018 3:38 am
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote: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
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Sun November 18, 2018 3:45 am
by Birds in Hell
tragabigzanda wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:
washing machine wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote: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.
There's only bits and pieces on YouTube but I can shoot you a link later when I get a chance.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Sun November 18, 2018 3:48 am
by spike
is minimalism a fancy word for crap here, guys?
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Sun November 18, 2018 6:44 pm
by chewm
tragabigzanda wrote: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
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Wed November 28, 2018 3:46 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Wed November 28, 2018 6:51 pm
by bodysnatcher
chewm wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote: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.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Wed November 28, 2018 9:08 pm
by Birds in Hell
tragabigzanda wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:
washing machine wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote: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.
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.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Wed November 28, 2018 9:31 pm
by Kevin Davis
I liked the Steve Reich album above. I put his ECM box set on my Christmas list for Mrs. Davis.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Wed November 28, 2018 9:51 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Thu November 29, 2018 12:41 am
by Jorge
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Thu November 29, 2018 1:41 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Wed December 26, 2018 3:21 pm
by Kevin Davis
Kevin Davis wrote: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.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Thu January 03, 2019 3:26 am
by 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.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Sun January 27, 2019 3:24 am
by 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.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Sun January 27, 2019 3:26 am
by 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.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Thu September 26, 2019 2:22 am
by 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.
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Thu September 26, 2019 3:16 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Minimalism in Music
Posted: Thu September 26, 2019 10:28 am
by Birds in Hell
washing machine wrote:What’s Oliveros all about?
I'm not sure but I listen to this album all the time when I'm working:
