Post-Minimalism

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Album Info

Release Date: 2007

Label: trAce Label

At the beginning of the 1960’s, minimalism’s focus on the elementary units of musical language brought once again to the forefront such elements as the beat, tonal attraction, and the perception of (and communication with) the listener. Despite some neo-classical drifts, minimalism was a progressive movement that brought to light several important issues for contemporary musicians: the relationship between academic and popular music, between occidental and world music, and between technological and instrumental music. Minimalism also pointed to a new relationship with time. What is the picture today, forty years later? We asked several musicians from different countries (we contacted them through « myspace.com » website), to compose a work showing the legacy. http://tracelab.com/various-artists/