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Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music (1975)
Metal Machine Music is the Lou Reed album that even many Lou fans haven't heard -- or did hear and said, "Never again". Many who bought this double album at the time (which now fetches absur
Tagged with: from the vaults | john cale | la monte young | lou reed | minimalism | sonic youth | the velvet underground |
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/3164/lou-reed-metal-machine-music-1975/
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . LA MONTE YOUNG AND HIS WELL TUNED PIANO: The master of minimalism, and more
...on CBS/Sony alongside Riley, this mentor of minimalism went deliberately unrecorded -- until 1988....
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . .: weneedtotalkabout/2024/we-need-to-talk-about-la-monte-young-and-his-well-tuned-piano-the-master-of-minimalism-and-more/
Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back (EMI)
...of Arvo Part and with hints of Philip Glass minimalism where the lyrics are whispered; Simon's upbeat...
Tagged with: arcade fire | harry nilsson | jimmy webb | lou reed | neil young | paul simon | peter gabriel | radiohead | randy newman | regina |
Music at Elsewhere: music/2896/peter-gabriel-scratch-my-back-emi/
MANCHESTER, IN THE MEANTIME (2019): Location location location
...in punk-rock mode with the Curious Yellow's minimalism on Innocents, Jilted John's dated and dull...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/8997/manchester-in-the-meantime-2019-location-location-location/
JPS Experience: Bleeding Star (1993)
...shoegaze on one side and the monochrome minimalism of the Velvet Underground on the other....
Tagged with: flying nun | new zealand music |
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/6943/jps-experience-bleeding-star-1993/
FROM SCRATCH REVIEWED (2018): The re-percussions of a hocket in the pocket
...input of Hodgson and Free), Steve Reich-like minimalism, the sonic sculpture of Len Lye, Pacific log...
Live reviews + concert photos: livereviews/8345/from-scratch-reviewed-2018-the-re-percussions-of-a-hocket-in-the-pocket/
Emily Barker: A Dark Murmuration of Words (Thirty Tigers/digital outlets)
...Found and the arrangements for strings hint at minimalism as much as Romanticism (Ordinary) and personal...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9580/emily-barker-a-dark-murmuration-of-words-thirty-tigers-digital-outlets/
AROOJ AFTAB, INTERVIEWED (2024): Music from and for the soul
...in the album in much the same way as the holy minimalism of Arvo Part's austere Tabula Rasa found an...
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/11011/arooj-aftab-interviewed-2024-music-from-and-for-the-soul/
Bat For Lashes: Fur and Gold (UNSpin/EMI)
...the opening track with its repeated ripples of minimalism, the ethereal vocals, a sense of eerie strings...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1315/bat-for-lashes-fur-and-gold-unspin-emi/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010 Nik Bartsch's Ronin: Llyria (ECM/Ode)
...which command attention. This isn't so much minimalism in the repetition, rather a kind of thickened...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/3707/best-of-elsewhere-2010-nik-bartschs-ronin-llyria-ecm-ode/
Terje Rypdal: Melodic Warrior (ECM/Ode)
...to the Sky). And there is also a sense of holy minimalism in other places when the mood comes right down...
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/5788/terje-rypdal-melodic-warrior-ecm-ode/
GLASS, A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS, a documentary by SCOTT HICKS (Madman DVD)
...of what has become known by shorthand as "minimalism", became the darling of the downtown New...
Tagged with: brian eno | film | henryk gorecki | john tavener | john zorn | kronos quartet | la monte young | philip glass | steve reich |
Film at Elsewhere: film/3043/glass-a-portrait-of-philip-in-twelve-parts-a-documentary-by-scott-hicks-madman-dvd/
Various Artists: Womad, Australia and New Zealand 2016 (Cartell/Border)
...concentration with their blend of folk and minimalism with fiddles, mandolin, accordion and acoustic...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/7383/various-artists-womad-australia-and-new-zealand-2016-cartell-border/
Shai Maestro: Human (ECM/digital outlets)
...elements from the classical world (spare minimalism and repetition) and also ECM's hallmark...
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/9825/shai-maestro-human-ecm-digital-outlets/
RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Peel Dream Magazine: Modern Meta Physic (digital outlets)
...Stereolab, ambient German bands (Neu!, Can), minimalism and the laidback atmosphere of the Beta Band,...
Music at Elsewhere: music/11398/recommended-reissue-peel-dream-magazine-modern-meta-physic-digital-outlets/
JOHN SURMAN: The casually-dressed career
...side if you get my meaning) and maybe the minimalism of some sonic beds won’t be to...
Tagged with: charles lloyd | ecm records | enrico rava | jan garbarek | joe lovano | john surman | keith jarrett |
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/2110/john-surman-the-casually-dressed-career/
HAIL BOP! A PORTRAIT OF JOHN ADAMS, a doco by TONY PALMER (Voiceprint DVD)
...pop music of the [Sixties]" and the minimalism which he initially embraced (heard here in his...
Tagged with: arthur russell | arvo part | brian eno | john adams | john tavener | kronos quartet | la monte young | philip glass | robert wilson | steve reich |
Film at Elsewhere: film/4356/hail-bop-a-portrait-of-john-adams-a-doco-by-tony-palmer-voiceprint-dvd/
BACK TO BLACK (2014): 12 inch vinyl, a Sign o' The Times
...Johnson says his influences were the taut minimalism of Wire and the odd anti-pop of This Heat . .... ...period when he was bouncing between funk minimalism (the classic title track), soul balladry,...
Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/6532/back-to-black-2014-12-inch-vinyl-a-sign-o-the-times/
Bing and Ruth: No Home of the Mind (4AD)
...have been the godfather of the avant-garde/minimalism movement but he was overtaken by his acolytes...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7852/bing-and-ruth-no-home-of-the-mind-4ad/
GAVIN BRYARS: THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC/JESUS' BLOOD NEVER FAILED ME YET, CONSIDERED (1971): Music of ghosts gone by
...copied the voice and made a loop tape – minimalism was in vogue – and later added...
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The Album Considered: albumconsidered/9327/gavin-bryars-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-jesus-blood-never-failed-me-yet-considered-1971-music-of-ghosts-gone-by/
MOTTE, rotor, LILEY AND WOODBURY (2022): Exploring the dark waters beneath
...Dust (13) brought together elegant electronica minimalism, surface noise and Cage-like silences allowing...
Further Outwhere: further/10408/motte-rotor-liley-and-woodbury-2022-exploring-the-dark-waters-beneath/
JOHN CALE INTERVIEWED (2005): Flipping the Velvet
...-- it's Pharrell [of the Neptunes] -- is just minimalism of the most effective kind. I thought we had... ...It didn't work." Then there is the funk-minimalism of Hush, which he says started with the noise...
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Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/401/john-cale-interviewed-2005-flipping-the-velvet/
Portico Quartet: Isla (Real World/Southbound)
...by understatement. There are elements of minimalism throughout also. Clipper takes off into the...
Tagged with: alan broadbent | bad plus | ecm records | iiii label | kronos quartet | neil cowley trio | portico quartet |
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/2839/portico-quartet-isla-real-world-southbound/
Buffalo Daughter: Cyclic (2003)
...what it is. Like this 11 minute meltdown of minimalism, German prog-rock and Hawkwind-like... ...whoever he is, but they remain true to the Can/minimalism ethos and are still fascinating. But this...
From the Vaults: fromthevaults/8829/buffalo-daughter-cyclic-2003/
SIGUR ROS, REVIEWED (2022): Strangers from a strange land
...in fact, deal even-handedly with pianistic minimalism and the kind of wall of guitar noise Neil...
Live reviews + concert photos: livereviews/10398/sigur-ros-reviewed-2022-strangers-from-a-strange-land/
Las Kellies: Suck This Tangerine (Fire/digital outlets)
...of dub echo, early Eighties sonic and melodic minimalism of the UK kind, a snifter of hard rock...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9323/las-kellies-suck-this-tangerine-fire-digital-outlets/
SOHN: Rennen (4AD)
...Eno’s early solo albums). The ethereal minimalism of the title track, the glitch-cum-soul of...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7807/sohn-rennen-4ad/
SHORT CUTS: A round-up of recent New Zealand releases
...operatic, rap to nagging nods to elelctronic minimalism) and you'd expect nothing less. Discover him...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/6358/short-cuts-a-round-up-of-recent-new-zealand-releases/
SHORT CUTS: A round-up of recent New Zealand releases
...Actopia opens with a more restful exotic minimalism from keyboard before bringing in a pastoral...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7780/short-cuts-a-round-up-of-recent-new-zealand-releases/
Wire: Mind Hive (Pink Flag/Southbound)
...name finds them using that original rhythmic minimalism as the touchstone – the opener Be Like...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9258/wire-mind-hive-pink-flag-southbound/
Jeff Henderson: The Charming Clarinet (iiii/bandcamp)
...clarinet pieces but the first more akin to the minimalism of early Steve Reich in its hypnotic... ...Bop circles back to the Middle East and minimalism, and the final piece Eleclarinetics is...
Further Outwhere: further/10354/jeff-henderson-the-charming-clarinet-iiii-bandcamp/
KRAFTWERK'S RALF HUTTER INTERVIEWED (2008): The werk ethic
...those people had was to make Kraftwerk minimalism even more reduced. Yes. It is mind...
Tagged with: brian eno | david bowie | kraftwerk | tommy boy | tubeway army |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/1877/kraftwerks-ralf-hutter-interviewed-2008-the-werk-ethic/
Jan Garbarek: Rites (ECM)
...Bernard Herrmann-scary piece of disconcerting minimalism. He revisits a couple of earlier tunes (Gray...
Tagged with: bill frisell | charles lloyd | ecm records | jan garbarek | joe lovano | keith jarrett | manfred eicher | paul motian |
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/2664/jan-garbarek-rites-ecm/
Monoswezi: The Village (Riverboat/Southbound)
...European jazz of the ECM kind, stately minimalism, African folk (the 10 pieces are mostly...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/5836/monoswezi-the-village-riverboat-southbound/
AFRICA EXPRESS PRESENTS TERRY RILEY'S IN C: Modern to ancient and back
...wider populace. Thereafter, it was all on for minimalism and although composers such as Philip Glass... ...taxonomic device to speak about a style, "minimalism" was as useful a term as any. Riley's In...
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/6899/africa-express-presents-terry-rileys-in-c-modern-to-ancient-and-back/
Circuit Des Yeux: Reaching for Indigo (Drag City)
...Then it tumbles to a close and the Riley-like minimalism returns in the mid-ground.. The next surprise...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8283/circuit-des-yeux-reaching-for-indigo-drag-city/
STEVE REICH: DIFFERENT TRAINS/ELECTRIC COUNTERPOINT, CONSIDERED (1989): Repeat as required
...If Reich's work could be filed under “minimalism” alongside Philip Glass, there is a... ...to more melodic work), Glass explored melodic minimalism which created the rhythm. Or something like...
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The Album Considered: albumconsidered/9491/steve-reich-different-trains-electric-counterpoint-considered-1989-repeat-as-required/
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Hypnotic Eye (Warners)
...Accents) which neatly reverts to moody minimalism at the midpoint of its six-plus minutes. But...
Music at Elsewhere: music/6487/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-hypnotic-eye-warners/
ONE WE MISSED: Sampha: Lahai (Young/digital outlets)
...to parents from Sierra Leone), glitch, minimalism and more. Inspired by family (Lahai was the...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10947/one-we-missed-sampha-lahai-young-digital-outlets/
MICHAEL NYMAN INTERVIEWED (1993): Play us a film, piano man
...contemporary music. He coined the word "minimalism" (and consequently was often mistakenly...
Tagged with: ambient music | brian eno | ecm records | henryk gorecki | john tavener | jon hassell | kronos quartet | la monte young | michael nyman | obscure | philip glass | tomasz stanko |
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/3694/michael-nyman-interviewed-1993-play-us-a-film-piano-man/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Alan Brown
...this – something about his approach to minimalism I find captivating. Your dream band of...
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The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/6950/the-famous-elsewhere-jazz-questionnaire-alan-brown/
Lorenzo Masotto: Rule and Case (Preserved Sound/bandcamp)
...classical-cum-soundtrack way. With elements of minimalism, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra at their more...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7375/lorenzo-masotto-rule-and-case-preserved-sound-bandcamp/
Orchestra of Spheres: Mirror (Fire/Southbound)
...are enjoyable elements and borrowings from minimalism and Frippertronics from guitarist Daniel Beban...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8653/orchestra-of-spheres-mirror-fire-southbound/
Pharoah Sanders, Floating Points, LSO: Promises (Luaka Bop/digital outlets)
...the Coltranes' spiritual quests and the holy minimalism found in the work of Arvo Part and the more...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9812/pharoah-sanders-floating-points-lso-promises-luaka-bop-digital-outlets/
The First Smile: The First Smile (Rattle/digital outlets)
...– hypnotic in the way of slo-mo minimalism. The 12 minute-plus Wetonan Cycle by Alison...
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/11382/the-first-smile-the-first-smile-rattle-digital-outlets/
QUENTIN TARANTINO: The director defining the landscape
...repeated and slightly varying phrases known as minimalism. "Koyaanisqatsi," I yelled to the... ...was the easy but eye-engaging option: just add minimalism. Many film-makers determine how we see the...
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Film at Elsewhere: film/2097/quentin-tarantino-the-director-defining-the-landscape/
The Nudge: Big Nudge Pie (Keen)
...a kind of Willie Dixon/Muddy Water electric minimalism to an agonised howl-cum-field holler and then... ...and although they bring a similar urgent minimalism (Lief, The Burden of Relief) it is to lesser...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/4355/the-nudge-big-nudge-pie-keen/
Various Artists: Late Night Tales; Django Django (Late Night Tales/Southbound)
...obscurities (or reminders) are the romantic minimalism of the Glass (Floe), OutKast with the quirky...
Music at Elsewhere: music/6362/various-artists-late-night-tales-django-django-late-night-tales-southbound/
Findlay Brown; Separated by the Sea (PeaceFrog) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007
...apart is a keen ear for a melody, the power of minimalism, and some jaunty alt.country/American folk...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1218/findlay-brown-separated-by-the-sea-peacefrog-best-of-elsewhere-2007/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Johann Johannsson: Fordlandia (4AD)
...romantic and lyrical classical music, part minimalism of the early La Monte Young kind, and deftly...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2062/best-of-elsewhere-2008-johann-johannsson-fordlandia-4ad/
Alan Brown: Silent Observer (alanbrown.co.nz)
Despite what many amateurs in the New Age world may think -- and Brian Eno's Bloom app allows you to pretend you can do it -- creating respectable ambient music isn't quite as easy as it sounds. We de
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Further Outwhere: further/6942/alan-brown-silent-observer-alanbrownconz/
Oneohtrix Point Never: Magic Oneohtrix Point Never (Warp/Border)
...with old loop style of early Steve Reich's minimalism, then finds an atmospheric place in weightless... ...and electrostatic. (An element of Glass/Kronos minimalism returns for the first half of Shifting also.)...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9624/oneohtrix-point-never-magic-oneohtrix-point-never-warp-border/
The Comet is Coming: Trust in the Lifeforce of The Deep Mystery (Impulse)
...hitches a ride with Hawkwind, the Glass-like minimalism which underpins Astral Flying) and much more....
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/8896/the-comet-is-coming-trust-in-the-lifeforce-of-the-deep-mystery-impulse/
Danny Elfman: Big Mess (Nonesuch/digital outlets)
...Wave pop (Just a Human) and the orchestrated minimalism of Love in the Time of Covid which is...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9906/danny-elfman-big-mess-nonesuch-digital-outlets/
RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Nico: Chelsea Town Hall, Live (digital outlets)
...swathe of her career from the drone minimalism of Janitor of Lunacy (off her 1970 Desertshore...
Music at Elsewhere: music/11431/recommended-reissue-nico-chelsea-town-hall-live-digital-outlets/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Bill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (UK Spin)
...mood conjure up dream states in their minimalism, but here they are embellished by unsettlingly...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2323/best-of-elsewhere-2009-bill-callahan-sometimes-i-wish-we-were-an-eagle-uk-spin/
Steve Reich: Radio Rewrite (Nonesuch)
...Glass and Steve Reich objected the label "minimalism" being applied to their music -- which... ...Alarm Will Sound, it's hard to deny this is minimalism in excelsior. The first four pieces on the...
Music at Elsewhere: music/6596/steve-reich-radio-rewrite-nonesuch/
Penguin Café: The Imperfect Sea (Erased Tapes/Southbound)
...anyone, they were for everyone. Their string minimalism and quirkiness (try the odd Telephone and...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7970/penguin-café-the-imperfect-sea-erased-tapes-southbound/
Roedelius: Tape Archives Essence 1973-1978 (Bureau 8/digital outlets)
...edition release.) Some of these have a bouncy minimalism-cum-motorik structure (Band 051), others are...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9358/roedelius-tape-archives-essence-1973-1978-bureau-8-digital-outlets/
Steve Tibbetts: Hellbound Train; An Anthology (ECM/digital outlets)
...hear prog-rock, fusion, avant-garde and minimalism here. The collection favours his middle years...
Further Outwhere: further/10449/steve-tibbetts-hellbound-train-an-anthology-ecm-digital-outlets/
Various: Sideways (2007)
...on Phase 5’s Roll the Bones, the dub minimalism and experimentalism of R&D’s...
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Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/427/various-sideways-2007/
Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship (Secretly Canadian)
...which also makes pit-stops in jerky white-funk minimalism (Make Up Your Mind) and folk primitivism (I...
Music at Elsewhere: music/5022/here-we-go-magic-a-different-ship-secretly-canadian/
Tim Hecker: Love Streams (4AD)
...mystical contents where elements of electronic minimalism from the late 20th century, disembodied cut-up...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7441/tim-hecker-love-streams-4ad/
GUEST WRITER MADELINE BOCARO remembers the unique quality of Klaus Nomi
The transitional period between decades is always highly charged with the excitement of things to come, and nostalgia for an era coming to an end. The Seventies had their final burst of energy with Pu
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Other Voices, Other Rooms: othervoicesotherrooms/7090/guest-writer-madeline-bocaro-remembers-the-unique-quality-of-klaus-nomi/
TERRY RILEY: SHRI CAMEL, CONSIDERED (1978): Listening is easy with eyes closed
...Camel exists at a kind of mid-point between minimalism, Indian raga and electronica. And pulling it...
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The Album Considered: albumconsidered/9683/terry-riley-shri-camel-considered-1978-listening-is-easy-with-eyes-closed/
Room 31: Crazy Town (digital outlets)
...track (mad in the lab!) or them channeling minimalism, jazz, dance beats, electronics, space...
Further Outwhere: further/11156/room-31-crazy-town-digital-outlets/
THE CHANGING CULTURE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC: Real world murder in the house
When the recording of Robert Moran’s new opera was released in '94 there was an almost predictable ripple of controversy in the more staid sections of the classical world. And not because this d
Tagged with: henryk gorecki | john tavener | john zorn | kronos quartet | philip glass | steve reich | the beatles |
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/1884/the-changing-culture-of-classical-music-real-world-murder-in-the-house/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: George D. Henderson of the Puddle
...catholic mix of pop, blues, psychedelia, jazz, minimalism, rock'n'roll and god-knows-what-else appeals...
Tagged with: bill direen | fishrider | flying nun | from the vaults | the famous elsewhere questionnaire | the puddle |
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/3832/the-famous-elsewhere-questionnaire-george-d-henderson-of-the-puddle/
THE EXPERIMENTAL GUITARS OF AOTEAROA SERIES (2021): Twang bang and spanky you, man
...on fine form as Malcolm weaves easily between minimalism, melodies (try the opener Some Other Time),...
Further Outwhere: further/10009/the-experimental-guitars-of-aotearoa-series-2021-twang-bang-and-spanky-you-man/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Guy Wishart
...Through". It has a haunting percussive minimalism, creating loads of space around Hollie's...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/7454/the-famous-elsewhere-songwriter-questionnaire-guy-wishart/
Chris Forsyth: All Time Present (No Quarter)
...opens with something akin to the oppressive minimalism of Marquee Moon-gone-motorik then steadily...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8917/chris-forsyth-all-time-present-no-quarter/
THE FINALISTS, 2012 APRA SILVER SCROLL AWARD: The envelope please
...album, he weaves together the tasteful minimalism of paired back piano and vocals with an...
Something Elsewhere: somethingelsewhere/9984/the-finalists-2012-apra-silver-scroll-award-the-envelope-please/
The Vaselines: Enter the Vaselines (SubPop/Rhythmethod)
...a twist on the Velvet Underground's minimalism (the alt.folk Bitch), and a Nancy'n'Lee...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/2434/the-vaselines-enter-the-vaselines-subpop-rhythmethod/
Death and the Maiden: Wisteria (Fishrider)
...of Sound with its slashing synth beat and minimalism is a terrific piece of techno-pop with a vocal...
Music at Elsewhere: music/8391/death-and-the-maiden-wisteria-fishrider/
WOMAD TARANAKI 2018 CONSIDERED: On y va, jump jump
...who provided a deft mix of classical pieces, minimalism, material by Jeff Buckley, Bowie, and nods...
Live reviews + concert photos: livereviews/8354/womad-taranaki-2018-considered-on-y-va-jump-jump/
Sheep, Dog & Wolf: Egospect (Lil' Chief)
...over shifting time signatures, pastoral folk, minimalism and multi-layered arrangements for horns,...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/5863/sheep-dog-and-wolf-egospect-lil-chief/
Wolfert Brederode, Currents (ECM/Ode)
...may have run its course but there are pieces...
Tagged with: chick corea | dave brubeck | ecm records | jacques loussier | keith jarrett | marilyn crispell | philip glass | wolfert brederode |
Music at Elsewhere: music/1534/wolfert-brederode-currents-ecm-ode/
THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Ella McCool-Reay of Wax Eye
...Wax Eye hit a beguiling point between folk, minimalism and pop. And by the final song So Much More...
The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire: thefamouselsewherequestionnaire/11021/the-famous-elsewhere-questionnaire-ella-mccool-reay-of-wax-eye/
Ned Collette: Future Suture (Inertia/The Label)
...acoustic folk-styled guitars and some melodic minimalism, this downbeat but widescreen album by...
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Music at Elsewhere: music/1424/ned-collette-future-suture-inertia-the-label/
ARVO PART, TABULA RASA (2020): The sound of angel wings
The story is such an improbable cliché it can only be true: one night in the late 70s while driving between Stuttgart and Zurich, the famous jazz producer Manfred Eicher heard music on the radio so e
Tagged with: ambient music | arvo part | ecm records | henryk gorecki | john tavener |
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/3713/arvo-part-tabula-rasa-2020-the-sound-of-angel-wings/
THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER: Opera on the frontline of history
...The Death of Klinghoffer combines elements of minimalism alongside swelling choral passages, and... ...which perhaps started its listening with minimalism it presents few difficulties. Yet it is also a... ...for massed voices. “It is a mixture of minimalism and lush choruses, the Night Chorus which ends...
Cultural Elsewhere: culturalelsewhere/5832/the-death-of-klinghoffer-opera-on-the-frontline-of-history/
MURRAY McNABB REISSUED (2016): Spirit having flown
...The Private Life of Birds is eerie, verging on minimalism with its repeated phrases; Parisienne is a...
Tagged with: new zealand jazz | new zealand music |
Absolute Elsewhere: absoluteelsewhere/7415/murray-mcnabb-reissued-2016-spirit-having-flown/
Pumice: Worldwide Welts (Dubbed Tapes/bandcamp)
...aural intensity to eerily melodic drones and minimalism. The almost stately Necklace on a Necklace of...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/8887/pumice-worldwide-welts-dubbed-tapes-bandcamp/
TIMO LASSY and TEPPO MAKYNEN, INTRODUCED (2021): A jazz journey in the far north
...global influences (the bouncy Telemagenta) and minimalism (Nyanza, Dark Cyan which DJs might want to...
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/9885/timo-lassy-and-teppo-makynen-introduced-2021-a-jazz-journey-in-the-far-north/
Squid: Cowards (digital outlets)
...are the oceanic rhythms, the touches of minimalism which punctuate the album, white-knuckle...
Music at Elsewhere: music/11420/squid-cowards-digital-outlets/
Cassette: The Jingle King (Paydirt)
...Goodbye, is the standout -- but the lyrical minimalism scattered about means that emotions are poured...
Music at Elsewhere: music/2281/cassette-the-jingle-king-paydirt/
BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010 Various Artists: Tradi-Mods Vs Rockers (Crammed Discs/Southbound)
...sounds like mad soundtrack music, Terry Riley minimalism with a heart as well as a pulse, off-cuts from...
Tagged with: best of elsewhere 2006 | best of elsewhere 2007 | best of elsewhere 2008 | best of elsewhere 2009 | best of elsewhere 2010 | brian eno | congotronics | from the vaults | ornette coleman | world music in elsewhere |
Music at Elsewhere: music/3717/best-of-elsewhere-2010-various-artists-tradi-mods-vs-rockers-crammed-discs-southbound/
Bierut: The Rip Tide (Pompeii)
...lovely piano ballad Goshen, the circus-life minimalism of Payne's Bay in which he repeats the...
Tagged with: beirut | best of elsewhere 2007 | micah p hinson | scott walker | sjd | sleepy jackson |
Music at Elsewhere: music/4409/bierut-the-rip-tide-pompeii/
Aaron Diehl: The Vagabond (Mack Avenue)
...measured Piano Etude No 16 where the left-hand minimalism is relegated by a strident and almost...
Jazz at Elsewhere: jazz/9330/aaron-diehl-the-vagabond-mack-avenue/
RECOMMENDED RECORD: Motte: Cold + Liquid (Ba Da Bing/digital outlets)
...Dust (13) brought together elegant electronica minimalism, surface noise and Cage-like silences allowing...
Music at Elsewhere: music/10428/recommended-record-motte-cold-+-liquid-ba-da-bing-digital-outlets/
The Tokey Tones: Butterfly, Caterpillar (2007)
...of music history (from Bacharach and the pop minimalism of Young Marble Giants, to the eccentric work...
Tagged with: dudley benson | new zealand music | phoenix foundation | side kick nick | the brunettes | tokey tones |
Essential Elsewhere: essentialelsewhere/425/the-tokey-tones-butterfly-caterpillar-2007/
Various Artists: 135 Grand Street New York 1979 (Soul Jazz/Southbound)
...the primitivism, repetition masquerading as minimalism, and anxiousness to please/repel makes this...
Tagged with: brian eno | david byrne | john zorn | la monte young | no wave | philip glass |
Music at Elsewhere: music/3125/various-artists-135-grand-street-new-york-1979-soul-jazz-southbound/
Gianmarco Liguori: Duga-3 (sarangbang.co.nz)
...funky Eighties jazz-rock with a nod to minimalism and impressionism, the music weaves its way...
Music at Elsewhere: music/4799/gianmarco-liguori-duga-3-sarangbangconz/
Arinushka: Old Faith (ARC Music)
...sounds like the trickle-down of Philip Glass minimalism. So if you didn't know this was music by a...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/6968/arinushka-old-faith-arc-music/
NANO STERN INTERVIEWED AT WOMAD (2018): His machine kills ignorance
...that really appealed to me very much like minimalism. Minimalism in a modern context like Arvo Part...
World Music from Elsewhere: world-music/8364/nano-stern-interviewed-at-womad-2018-his-machine-kills-ignorance/
Tristan Perich: Drift Multiply (Nonesuch/digital outlets)
...about Drift Multiply. This path of glistening minimalism and repetition – albeit sometimes...
Music at Elsewhere: music/9649/tristan-perich-drift-multiply-nonesuch-digital-outlets/
Laetitia Sadier: Rooting for Love (digital outlets)
...art-pop (Protéïformunité), borrowings from minimalism (the repeated substructures of the expansive...
Music at Elsewhere: music/11059/laetitia-sadier-rooting-for-love-digital-outlets/
Daniel Brandt: Eternal Something (Erased Tapes/Southbound)
...getting off the couch. Or an almost retro-minimalism (Eternal Something) which is a much travelled... ...with other elements (nods towards gamelan-lite/minimalism/electronica on Turn Over), quirkiness (Casa...
Music at Elsewhere: music/7915/daniel-brandt-eternal-something-erased-tapes-southbound/
Electric Wire Hustle: Love Can Prevail (Every Waking Hour)
...Look in the Sky is an object lesson in minimalism-maximalism. The six-minute Light Goes a Long...
Tagged with: new zealand music |
Music at Elsewhere: music/6625/electric-wire-hustle-love-can-prevail-every-waking-hour/