After reading in a few threads people speak of the current minimal trend in a not so positive manner, I was wondering what everyone actually thought of it. I've started to notice that it is taking over such a wide range of electronic music. Personally, I'm loving it, just wanted to know if you guys dig it or not.
Jan-03-2008 23:45
DigDeep
SleazEaddict
Registered: May 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario
I enjoy productions with minimal qualities, not so much 'pure' minimal per say. But with any genre, I need variety. DJ's that stick to hammering out one specific sound bore me to death.... but a sprinkle of minimal in a set I thoroughly enjoy.
I've been loving minimal for years....I'm glad its finally gaining some popularity
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Jan-03-2008 23:53
exstasie
Hack Attack
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Toronto/Sauga, Canada
everything and anything to do with minimal =
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Jan-04-2008 00:16
afterhrsgurl
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2007
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by exstasie
everything and anything to do with minimal =
ah you like everything and anything
Jan-04-2008 00:37
Yohan
Champion of Deep&Nu-disco
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ont, Soviet Canuckistan
I don't like pure minimal, but I do enjoy occassional minimal influence set. This may have something to do with me liking tech house in general. Straight up minimal just bores the hell out of me.
Don't like how much minimal has done to kill hard techno and generally slow down bpm in techno, but that's just me.
Interesting to see lots of bleepy minimal influenced techy prog house coming out.
These two sets (from a TA) are my fav from minimal ish stuff
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Originally posted by callme
Le Freak - Hot Festivus Nuts [Tech House/Techno/Minmal]
Audio Werner - Before [Repeat Records Germany]
Christian Burkhardt - Kreiskollaps [Oslo Recordings]
Harry Axt - Pulpfunktion (Worthy's More Pulp Remix) [Leftroom Limited]
Audiojack - Panic Attack [2020 Vision Recordings]
Mathias Schaffhaeuser -Gott Ist Tot ( (a)pendics Shuffle Remix) [Kompakt]
Micheael Knop - Savon [Autist Records]
Cardo - Shurone [Autist (Digital)]
Alexi Delano - Brooklyn Social [Rompecabeza]
Lucio Aquilina - Magic M (Massi DL Version) [Unreleased]
Dam O - 1 Peso [Whirlpoolsexmusic]
Steve Nash - Toronto Pronto (Kaiser Souzai's Lost In Toronto Mix)[Beatmodul Germany]
Daniel Dexter - Berlin [Whirlpoolsexmusic]
Le Freak - An Evening With Itchy Hottin [Promo CD][Techno/Tech House/MNML]
Monoblock - Trizas [Minuendo Spain]
Adultnapper - Brandy Mcleoud [Audiomatique]
Monoblock - Hache [Minuendo Spain]
Jona - Dehydrate [Toys For Boys Records]
Gustavo Ferrante & Marriano DC - Peaktime (Xpansul Remix) [Andes]
Xpansul - Mas Tarde Que Nuca [Minuendo Spain]
Style Of Eye - Minaret [Fabriquez Musique]
Style Of Eye - Kirstenbosch [Fabriquez Musique]
Samuel L Session Ft Elbee Bad - Off The Chain (The Drums) [Klap Klap Records]
Sum aka Carl Finlow & D'Julz - Brain Hoover [Klang Electronic]
Format B - Full House [OPOSSUMrec]
Christian Kaltenhoffer - Bum Tschack [Scheiber Productions]
Harry Axt - Odious [Leftroom Limited]
Filter Cutz - Primary Feelings [Whirlpoolsexmusic]
Bonus Track
Monoblock - Kipp Min [Archipel]
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not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny.
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lol colour me retarded
Jan-04-2008 00:46
The Highroller
ad hoc and ad lib
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Flying over the cuckoo's nest
A full minimal set is very hard to do right. Also, a lot of new minimal tracks are pretty cheesy. However, my favourite kind of set would be a mix of tech-house, minimal, and/or techno.
ala Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Richie Hawtin, Marco Carola, John Gaiser, Marc Houle
Jan-04-2008 00:56
afterhrsgurl
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2007
Location:
i really enjoyed that carola set at the gallery in the fall
Jan-04-2008 00:57
exstasie
Hack Attack
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Toronto/Sauga, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by afterhrsgurl
ah you like everything and anything
I like you...
wanna be my e-girlfriend?
We dont' have to tell your "boyfriend"
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Jan-04-2008 01:08
UmmiE
The Cure And The Cause
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Brampton
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Originally posted by afterhrsgurl
i really enjoyed that carola set at the gallery in the fall
+ 1
Thats what kept me there all night.
Jan-04-2008 01:15
samhouse
Scenester
Registered: May 2003
Location: Toronto
im all for a little sprinkling of minimal.
as jeff mentioned above "variety is the spice of life".
A straight up minimal set would bore the living shit out of me.
a nice blend of minimal, tech-house and techno works well for me usually. The set Liebing played earlier on last year (not the 21st of december one) at footwork describes that sound pretty well i guess.
