Minimalist electronica FTW.

*minimalist.

Oh man, Spiderman Kansas would be beyond hilariously awesome.

*woohoo because let's face it, this is just a mid-West version of Walrus.

Yeah, some minimalism doesn't really go anywhere, like a lot of Philip Glass' music, although I like Philip Glass quite a bit. You might want to check out John Adam's 'The Chairman Dances" and Steve Reich's 'Sextet'. Those are two of my favorite minimalist pieces, and they aren't static like PG or some of the other minimalists you might have heard. If you don't like either one of those, then yes, you don't like minimalism.

It's a scribbled black dot. It's a logo for adbusters.

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what IS that avatar? Reminds me of the most untalented artist on the planet, Cy Twombly.....that silly fucker's works are taking up valuable wall space at the Menil collection near my home, in Houston.......buncha uninspired chicken scratch , black on white paper.....worthless. Of course, the "experts" will say this and that minimalist composition, this and that resolving and defining blah blah blah......they wouldn't know talent if it fell on them from a 20-story building.....

Sure, I sifted it ages ago when there was no gay channel.

I had already voted for your video.

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Hey Farhad.. any chance you could add that clip to the gay channel? And while I'm at it.. can I shamelessly plug another vid of theirs I just sifted (which I thought was on here already, but can't seem to find)?

http://www.videosift.com/video/Sigur-Rs-Sglpur

Many thanks.


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Sigur Rós are an Icelandic post-rock band with melodic, classical and minimalist elements. The name is Icelandic for "victory rose" and is pronounced "see oor roce". The band is known for their ethereal sound and lead singer Jónsi’s falsetto. Some of the band's contemporaries include múm and Amiina; both of which hail from the same creative and vibrant Icelandic post-rock music scene.

Hey Farhad.. any chance you could add that clip to the gay channel? And while I'm at it.. can I shamelessly plug another vid of theirs I just sifted (which I thought was on here already, but can't seem to find)?

http://www.videosift.com/video/Sigur-Rs-Sglpur

Many thanks.


In reply to this comment by Farhad2000:
Sigur Rós are an Icelandic post-rock band with melodic, classical and minimalist elements. The name is Icelandic for "victory rose" and is pronounced "see oor roce". The band is known for their ethereal sound and lead singer Jónsi’s falsetto. Some of the band's contemporaries include múm and Amiina; both of which hail from the same creative and vibrant Icelandic post-rock music scene.

I guess its all about contrast, qruel.

The contrasts in this video are wild. Its all about taking personal responsibility through financial responsibility, good hygiene, better parenting, but delivered with loving ridicule in the package of a minimalist, juvenile, throw-away rap hit.

Mains Stream News Media-AKA Public Masturbation on a minimalist scale

what's the Danish word for seizure......felt like watching Japanese Seizure Robots...worse than most MTV edits....like the muzak kinda.....try Steve Reich, if ya like that minimalist noodling....

is it weird that i want to sample this and put it over a fast, minimalist, booty-bounce house-music track?

I love this movie.

Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance is a 1982 documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio with music composed by minimalist composer Philip Glass and cinematography by Ron Fricke. The film consists primarily of slow motion and time-lapse photography of cities and natural landscapes across the United States. The documentary contains neither dialog nor narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the music that accompanies them. In the Hopi language, the word Koyaanisqatsi means 'life of moral corruption and turmoil, life out of balance', and the film implies that modern humanity is living in such a way.

Philip Glass and the Philip Glass Ensemble have toured with the film, playing music live in front of the film screen.

The film is the first in the Qatsi trilogy of films: it is followed by Powaqqatsi (1988) and Naqoyqatsi (2002). The trilogy depicts different aspects of the relationship between man and technology. Koyaanisqatsi is the best known of the trilogy and is considered a cult film. Still, due to copyright issues, the film was out of print for most of the 1990s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaanisqatsi

This is my favorite part of the critically acclaimed film Baraka by Ron Fricke, the cinematographer for Koyaanisqatsi.

In addition to making comparisons between natural and technological phenomena, such as in Koyaanisqatsi, Baraka searches for a universal cultural perspective: for instance, following a shot of an elaborate tattoo on a Japanese bather with one of Native Australian tribal paint.

The title Baraka is a word which means blessing in many different languages. The score provided by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard (from Dead Can Dance) and Michael Stearns is noticeably different from the minimalist one provided by Philip Glass for Koyaanisqatsi. Notable music was also contributed by the band Brother.

I urge people to watch the film in it's entirety in the links provided here.

Sigur Rós are an Icelandic post-rock band with melodic, classical and minimalist elements. The name is Icelandic for "victory rose" and is pronounced "see oor roce". The band is known for their ethereal sound and lead singer Jónsi’s falsetto. Some of the band's contemporaries include múm and Amiina; both of which hail from the same creative and vibrant Icelandic post-rock music scene.

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Yeah, I like the video - but you're right Krupo - the point they are trying to make is invalid. If YouTube goes to a Google page design, if anything it would be much more stripped down and minimalist than the current Youtube design.

Yann Tiersen (born June 23, 1970) is a versatile French minimalist multi-instrumentalist. In his songs, he normally uses instruments like piano, accordion and several types of violins.
For a listen of his multi-instrument work see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML4ffX4pvjk