Perhaps not what you had in mind, but when I think "minimalist" Arvo Part and the tintinnabuli style come to mind. Wonderful stuff!
What I call minimalist
I seem to get more enjoyment from what I call minimalist music these days. By minimalist, I mean just a few instruments in the mix. It can be any genre of music, but it’s usually only three or four instruments making the music.
As an example, my current all time favorite is Tin Pan Alley from Stevie Ray Vaughan. I crank it and I’m in heaven. Just his guitar, bass, drums and of course, Stevie’s voice. Also, some of the early Dire Straits, like Private Investigations. Needless to say, much of the early jazz hits me just the same; guitar, bass, drums and vocals. Clear and clean. Add too many instruments and it just becomes background music to me.
Now, I have to admit that I was born in 1959, so my music roots are deep in the 70’s and 80’s during high school and college; so I’ve still got my library full of rock. But when I want to just get absorbed into the music, I go minimalist.
That being said, please let me know other artists you can put into this category so I can experience more!
Thanks brothers.
As an example, my current all time favorite is Tin Pan Alley from Stevie Ray Vaughan. I crank it and I’m in heaven. Just his guitar, bass, drums and of course, Stevie’s voice. Also, some of the early Dire Straits, like Private Investigations. Needless to say, much of the early jazz hits me just the same; guitar, bass, drums and vocals. Clear and clean. Add too many instruments and it just becomes background music to me.
Now, I have to admit that I was born in 1959, so my music roots are deep in the 70’s and 80’s during high school and college; so I’ve still got my library full of rock. But when I want to just get absorbed into the music, I go minimalist.
That being said, please let me know other artists you can put into this category so I can experience more!
Thanks brothers.
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From the description it could be Schubert quartet in G perhaps, there’s a whole world of chamber music, not all meant to fade into the background but maybe early Black Sabbath, up to around Sabbath 4 is more like it, that sounds pretty bare bones. Are you picking up on “minimalist” (by your definition) music because your system can’t do justice to complex stuff? Why is there so much jazz played at hifi shows? Keeping it simple and back to a classical vein how about solo violin from Bach or Ysaye or Viola from Hindemith or cello from Bach? Eric Satie? |
You might enjoy this CD: Tone Poems by David Grisman and Tony Rice. There's some beautiful playing, and not an unnecessary note. |
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