The Official Minimalism Thread

ehname · 09-01-2018, 12:57 PM

For Terry Riley my most frequently played album through out the years must be his Harp of New Albion. Damn I love that microtonal style of playing the piano when done right, and in my opionion he's definitely superior to LaMonte Young, Michael Harrison, and whoever else did that kind of thing. Most of the others mentioned in this thread are also favs, although I never really liked Philip Glass.

A couple of more unknown gems that completely floored me when I first heard them where The Lost Jockey s/t 1983 cassette, or Michael Gordon album Rushes (minimalism for 7 bassoons; how could that go wrong?)

DressedBlack · 09-22-2018, 02:03 PM

My vote goes to Simeon ten Holt (Canto ostinato)

OccultHawk · 01-23-2019, 03:55 PM

Julius Eastman

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Eastman

Zhanteimi · 01-23-2019, 04:54 PM

Gavin Bryars - The Sinking of the Titanic (1975)
Minimalism, Modern Classical

OccultHawk · 01-23-2019, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zhanteimi

Gavin Bryars - The Sinking of the Titanic (1975)
Minimalism, Modern Classical

This is an old MB favorite

Zhanteimi · 01-23-2019, 05:26 PM

I figured as much, but I just discovered it this morning.

p.j. · 02-01-2019, 03:32 AM

John Adams' The Chairman Dances is wonderful and worth checking out as is his Shaker Loops.

songbirdd · 03-21-2019, 02:25 PM

When I hear Eleh, I'm reminded of Minimalism as a process as by Pauline Oliveros and Alvin Lucier ("I am sitting in a room").

I agree, Terry Reily is a pinnacle of Minimalism as a genre.

The Charlemagne Palestine is nice, since it's not as harmonically busy as say Phillip Glass. The fluidly accelerating tempo is nice, and I wonder if that's a significant alteration from other traditionally-recognized Minimalism (I think it might be).

For me, the word Minimalism also brings to mind Maryanne Amicher, (though that's a darker version!) and obviously Cage.
Lately I've been occasionally enjoying those minimalist frequency sound healing tracks, as well as William Basinski's Disintegration Loops.

Cool thread!

OccultHawk · 03-23-2020, 10:41 PM

Siberian Loner by Nikita Bondarev

https://nikitabondarev.bandcamp.com/...siberian-loner

Steve Reich influenced. Tim Hecker influenced. Very good music.

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Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	Gavin Bryars - The Sinking of the Titanic (1975) Minimalism, Modern Classical __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

01-23-2019, 05:26 PM	#46 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	I figured as much, but I just discovered it this morning. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

03-23-2020, 10:41 PM	#49 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Siberian Loner by Nikita Bondarev https://nikitabondarev.bandcamp.com/...siberian-loner Steve Reich influenced. Tim Hecker influenced. Very good music. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

09-01-2018, 12:57 PM	#41 (permalink)
ehname Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 58	For Terry Riley my most frequently played album through out the years must be his Harp of New Albion. Damn I love that microtonal style of playing the piano when done right, and in my opionion he's definitely superior to LaMonte Young, Michael Harrison, and whoever else did that kind of thing. Most of the others mentioned in this thread are also favs, although I never really liked Philip Glass. A couple of more unknown gems that completely floored me when I first heard them where The Lost Jockey s/t 1983 cassette, or Michael Gordon album Rushes (minimalism for 7 bassoons; how could that go wrong?)

09-22-2018, 02:03 PM	#42 (permalink)
DressedBlack Groupie Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 1	My vote goes to Simeon ten Holt (Canto ostinato)

02-01-2019, 03:32 AM	#47 (permalink)
p.j. Groupie Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 16	John Adams' *The Chairman Dances* is wonderful and worth checking out as is his *Shaker Loops*.

03-21-2019, 02:25 PM	#48 (permalink)
songbirdd Groupie Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 1	When I hear Eleh, I'm reminded of Minimalism as a process as by Pauline Oliveros and Alvin Lucier ("I am sitting in a room"). I agree, Terry Reily is a pinnacle of Minimalism as a genre. The Charlemagne Palestine is nice, since it's not as harmonically busy as say Phillip Glass. The fluidly accelerating tempo is nice, and I wonder if that's a significant alteration from other traditionally-recognized Minimalism (I think it might be). For me, the word Minimalism also brings to mind Maryanne Amicher, (though that's a darker version!) and obviously Cage. Lately I've been occasionally enjoying those minimalist frequency sound healing tracks, as well as William Basinski's Disintegration Loops. Cool thread!