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minimalism

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Minimalism is a style or technique of music characterized by a limited number of musical elements, often consisting of simple rhythms, harmonies, and melodies that are repeated and gradually developed over time. The genre emerged in the mid-20th century and is associated with composers such as Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley, among others. Minimalist music often features repetitive patterns, drones, and sustained tones, and is frequently associated with the visual arts and experimental film. The style has influenced a wide range of contemporary genres, including electronic music, ambient music, and post-rock.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album  
87 Cover 1968 Terry Riley In C  
82 Cover 1969 Moondog Moondog  
88 Cover 1969 Terry Riley A Rainbow in Curved Air  
30   1972 Terry Riley Persian Surgery Dervishes  
20 Cover 1974 Charlemagne Palestine Strumming Music  
19   1977 Philip Glass North Star  
76 Cover 1978 Moondog H'art Songs  
85   1978 Harold Budd The Pavilion Of Dreams  
92   1978-04-01 Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians  
44 Cover 1979 Brian Eno Ambient 1: Music For Airports (Remastered 2004)  
50 Cover 1980 Steve Reich Octet / Music for a Large Ensemble / Violin Phase  
21 Cover 1982 Brian Eno Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror  
86 Cover 1982 Philip Glass Glass: Glassworks  
96   1982 Philip Glass Glassworks  
41   1984 Harold Budd Abandoned Cities  
94 Cover 1984 Arvo Pärt Tabula Rasa  
16   1985-12-11 Steve Reich The Desert Music  
57   1985-12-11 Philip Glass Mishima  
65   1986-10 Harold Budd Lovely Thunder  
7   1987 Philip Glass Dancepieces  
45 Cover 1987 Steve Reich Early Works  
51   1987-09-15 Steve Reich Drumming  
25 Cover 1988 Malibu One Life : four remixes  
56   1988 Wim Mertens Struggle For Pleasure  
38   1988-02-10 Philip Glass Powaqqatsi  
98 Cover 1989 Philip Glass Glass: Solo Piano  
99 Cover 1989-08-07 Philip Glass Solo Piano  
48   1991 Morton Feldman Rothko Chapel + Why Patterns?  
3 Cover 1992 Henryk Górecki Symphony No 3  
53 Cover 1992 Harold Budd Pavilion Of Dreams  
89 Cover 1992 Harold Budd Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror (Remastered 2004)  
42 Cover 1993 Philip Glass The Essential Philip Glass  
9 Cover 1993-09-28 Philip Glass Einstein on the Beach  
5   1994-05-04 Arvo Pärt Fratres  
37 Cover 1997 Philip Glass Koyaanisqatsi (Complete Original Soundtrack)  
70 Cover 1997 Moondog Sax Pax for a Sax  
55 Cover 1998-03-31 Steve Reich Octet - Music for a Large Ensemble - Violin Phase  
93 Cover 1998-03-31 Steve Reich Reich: Music for 18 Musicians  
84   1998-10-19 Philip Glass Koyaanisqatsi  
23 Cover 1999 Arvo Pärt Pärt: Tabula Rasa  
97   1999-10-18 Arvo Pärt Alina  
77 Cover 2000 Harold Budd The Pearl  
22   2002-04-30 Daedelus Invention  
33 Cover 2003 Manuel Göttsching E2-E4 (Mixed)  
80 Cover 2003 Philip Glass Glassworks - Expanded Edition  
100 Cover 2003 William Basinski The Disintegration Loops (Remastered)  
40   2003-02 William Basinski The Disintegration Loops I  
29 Cover 2004 Sylvain Chauveau Des plumes dans la tete  
95   2004-09-06 Ludovico Einaudi Una Mattina  
14   2005-01-05 Harold Budd Avalon Sutra  
32   2005-02-21 Goldmund Corduroy Road  
18 Cover 2006 Douwe Eisenga Rose Road - City Lines  
28 Cover 2006 Ludovico Einaudi Ludovico Einaudi: Le onde  
31 Cover 2006 Dustin O'Halloran Piano Solos Vol.2  
66   2006-10-02 Goldmund The Heart of High Places  
34 Cover 2006-10-10 Dustin O'Halloran Piano Solos Vol. 2  
79 Cover 2006-11-07 Ludovico Einaudi Devenire  
81   2006-11-07 Ludovico Einaudi Divenire  
43 Cover 2007 Terry Riley Les Yeux Fermés / Lifespan  
13   2007-11-20 Stars of the Lid Carte-de-visite  
61 Cover 2007-12 The Field Sound of Light - Nordic Light Hotel  
75   2008-07-28 Goldmund The Malady Of Elegance  
4   2008-12-23 Frozen Silence Impressions  
69 Cover 2009-01-13 Rafael Anton Irisarri Hopes and Past Desires  
47   2009-09-20 Ludovico Einaudi Nightbook  
73   2009-12-07 Nils Frahm Wintermusik  
1 Cover 2010 Ravi Shankar Passages  
39 Cover 2010-04-20 Rafael Anton Irisarri Reverie  
59   2010-08-20 Nils Frahm Unter Über
68 Cover 2010-09 Clem Leek Holly Lane  
60   2011-02-12 Hauschka Salon des Amateurs  
46   2011-09-27 Harold Budd In The Mist  
24   2011-10 Clem Leek Lifenotes  
2   2011-12-02 Ólafur Arnalds Living Room Songs  
10   2012-06-08 Moon Ate the Dark Moon Ate the Dark  
8 Cover 2012-09-20 Nils Frahm Screws  
83 Cover 2013 Ólafur Arnalds The Chopin Project  
91 Cover 2013-01-21 Ludovico Einaudi In A Time Lapse  
17   2013-06-02 Nisennenmondai N  
64 Cover 2013-06-20 Dawn of Midi Dysnomia  
35   2013-07-15 Nils Frahm Juno Reworked  
15   2013-11-12 Rafael Anton Irisarri The Unintentional Sea  
71   2013-11-18 Nils Frahm Spaces  
26   2014-02-04 Fabrizio Paterlini The Art of the Piano  
36 Cover 2014-03-14 Hauschka Abandoned City  
54 Cover 2014-11-04 Dirty Beaches Stateless  
58 Cover 2015-03-29 Nils Frahm solo  
67 Cover 2015-06-12 Nils Frahm Music for the Motion Picture Victoria  
78 Cover 2016-02-19 Max Richter The Leftovers (Music from the HBO® Series) Season 1  
90 Cover 2016-08-05 Floating Points Promises  
49 Cover 2018-04-13 Sarah Davachi Let Night Come On Bells End The Day  
74 Cover 2018-06-28 Infinity Frequencies Between two worlds  
11 Cover 2019-10-25 Keaton Henson Six Lethargies  
63 Cover 2019-11-01 Malibu One Life  
52 Cover 2020-08-07 Duval Timothy Help  
6 Cover 2020-09-25 Anna von Hausswolff All Thoughts Fly  
72 Cover 2022-06-14 Taylor Deupree Small Winters  
27 Cover 2022-10-28 Lustre A Thirst for Summer Rain  
62 Cover 2023-02-24 Jon Hassell Fourth World Vol 1 Possible Musics  
12 Cover 2024-05-31 Ezra Feinberg Soft Power