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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.

Great song indeed, was just about to submit it, so heres the post I was preping:

The Orb

From the tracks Wiki:

"Little Fluffy Clouds" is centered around clips from an interview with Rickie Lee Jones in which she recalls to LeVar Burton picturesque images of her childhood. Critics and fans sometimes attribute the odd nasal tonality of Rickie Lee Jones' voice to drug use, though Jones later claimed that it was the result of a heavy cold. The sample comes from "A Conversation with Rickie Lee Jones", an interview featured on a promotional 2-CD edition of the Flying Cowboys album.

Burton: "What were the skies like when you were young?"

Jones: "They went on forever – They - When I w- We lived in Arizona, and the skies always had little fluffy clouds in 'em, and, uh... they were long... and clear and... there were lots of stars at night. And, uh, when it would rain, it would all turn - it- They were beautiful, the most beautiful skies as a matter of fact. Um, the sunsets were purple and red and yellow and on fire, and the clouds would catch the colors everywhere. That's uh, neat cause I used to look at them all the time, when I was little. You don't see that. You might still see them in the desert."

Jones was upset at the unauthorized use of her voice and pursued the issue in the legal system. Big Life chose to settle out of court for an undisclosed sum of money for use of her voice on The Orb's recording.

The song also uses a harmonica sample from Ennio Morricone's The Man With The Harmonica (from the film Once Upon a Time in the West) and parts of Electric Counterpoint ,a piece for multitracked guitars composed by Steve Reich and recorded by Pat Metheny. Reich, unlike Jones, was "genuinely flattered" by The Orb's use of his work and instructed his record company not to sue.Alex Paterson has also mentioned that fans would "die" if they discovered where the drums on "Little Fluffy Clouds" originated from.

all-time fav Reich has to be Music for 18 Musicians....marimba, oboes, contrabass and voices.......top of the tops...takes some meditative performers to render, and timeless as ever..
http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Reich-Music-18-Musicians/dp/B000026258

Sorry this isn't a full video, but this is probably the most the majority of the people in the world can take.

I was actually looking for a video of Steve Reich playing "Clapping Music" when I found this, but I thought it was cool.

Does this qualify as geek too?

I really like the effect - sensory overload they've clearly put a lot of work into the editing - the syncing with the subtleties of the track is fantastic.

I'm familiar with Steve Reich already actually.

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....