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What is minimal?
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Kaatisu
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Posted : May 10, 2002 09:49
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I'm still trying to get my terms down.
In the end music is music, but if we're going to discuss it with certain terms,
I wish there was some consensus as to what the terms mean!
So, can we define or point to what is Minimal?
Can we reach consensus?
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Wolf
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Posted : May 10, 2002 09:56
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minimal means exactly that, theres not much going on in the music.
but generally, when i hear good minimal music, like Shiva Chandra and XV Killist, there is a lot of work going on for the mind and body.
when I hear poor minimal, theres kik + bass, over which some closed hi hats + snares + sound fx.
Its basically just a term, definately not a genre, for example there is some ambient stuff which can be called minimal it basically depends on the music. and how many notes it is composed of.
Q :Is Mozart minimal??
Ans : FUCK NO!!
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Zombi
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Posted : May 10, 2002 12:17
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"minimal" mean music with minimum numbers of sounds that used. as less different sounds u hear while the trak as more minimal this trak. |
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tom anteater
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Posted : May 10, 2002 12:32
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i asked this question in another thread but no one gave me an answer and this seems perhaps a more appropriate place to ask it anway (shut up and get on with it anteater ya weirdo..)
so yes ..what is the difference between progressive and minimal?
or maybe thre is no difference in the sense that it is not a sensible question - some progressive is minimal and some is not..
i really don't know...
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Zombi
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Posted : May 10, 2002 12:37
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u answer right your own question.
progressive can be minimal - son kite and etc..
or not minimal - electric tease..
progressive mean using of special progressive rythm and deep beats.. |
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tom anteater
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Posted : May 10, 2002 12:38
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what u mean by a prog rythm zombie my friend ? 
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Zombi
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Posted : May 10, 2002 12:42
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ammm.. monotone metallic percussions that make u jump/move nonstop but in the same rythm..
mmm..like : cha-chi-cha-chi-cha-chi-che-che-che-che...
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tom anteater
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Posted : May 10, 2002 12:47
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cheers zombie
are there obvious examples of artists who produce...
a) prog but not minimal
b) minimal but not prog
c) prog minimal
(i guess really need illustrative tracks asd well)
peace
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Zombi
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Posted : May 10, 2002 12:56
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ok,examples:
1. (prog but not minimal) - ManMadeMan - one of the pioners of progressive trance. their music still Goa but on progressive beat
2. (minimal but not proogy) - Intact Instinct - hard minimal not progressive trance.
3. (progressive minimal) [my fav] - SonnenVakuum, Son Kite, Phony Orphants, P.O.T.S. and etc... |
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Olgra
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Posted : May 10, 2002 13:20
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how precisely does one assign the adjective 'minimal' to a piece of music? perhaps when one comes from listening to a 60 piece orchestra (or more) and listens to, say, Dragon then they will lay upon it the title of a minimalistic style of music, whereas if they have come from hearing some 3 member high school band playing theyll infact listen to Double Dragon and refer to it as, urrrm, not minimal
i would develope a liner scale of minimality to help us through this bvut
(a) that would be trying to pigeonhole music and
(b) i dont care
it doesnt really matter if there are a lot of sounds or not
its all psytrance to me
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ND
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Posted : May 10, 2002 13:46
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i'm with you olgra, it's all trance, no, it's all music |
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Kaatisu
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Posted : May 10, 2002 14:49
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OK, I'm starting to getting a better grasp of this.
any more opinions to help confuse me further would be appreciated!
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YAT (vxzp violation)
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Posted : May 10, 2002 15:23
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minimal means : something boring..
Youth of the Galaxy...
The Time Has Come To Demand Your Freedom!!!
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Mike A
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Posted : May 10, 2002 15:59
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On 2002-05-10 15:23, YAT (vxzp violation) wrote:
minimal means : something boring..
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In your humble opinion. And mine as well.
But many people think (for some bizzare reason) that it's good music.
Of course it's good, but where is the music?
Minimal is just 1 note, maybe 2. It's consisted mostly of games with fx and percussion...
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YAT (vxzp violation)
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Posted : May 10, 2002 16:13
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my opinion is not humble!!
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