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"Minimalist music" has its own largely rigid definition in modern classical music (a genre that Steve Reich, Philip Glass and La Monte Young have contributed to), but Cool Hunting has highlighted how contemporary artists are taking these compositional techniques and applying them in their own music across all genres—be it ambient, pop, folk or electronic.

What do you make of these reductionist albums?

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CH's Best Minimalist Albums 2017

Amid all the new tricks and twists of expensive recording studios brimming with expensive gear and excessive arrangements from eager producers, these reductionist albums speak out to Cool Hunting:

No Home of the Mind by Bing and Ruth

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New 2017 album ... now on 4AD! Percussive piano tones 'n' warbling tape delays from the minimal New...

dance electronic

A Crow Looked at Me by Mount Eerie

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A Crow Looked at Me is the eighth studio album by Mount Eerie, the solo project of American musician...

alternative rock

Reservoir by Gordi

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"The name Reservoir, it's that thing that you can't describe, that space that anxious people would...

alternative pop

All This I Do for Glory by Colin Stetson

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"All this I do for glory" is a reasoning and exploration of the machinations of ambition and legacy,...

alternative rock

Ecce Homo by Felicita

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The most surprising aspect of the album Ecce Homo is knowing what enigmatic London-based producer...

experimental instrumental

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Art of War in Books

Jul 29, 2017

The Art of War

Sun Tzu | 2011 | History & Politics

8.2

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A classic, still relevant for today

As a Chinese student, and having studied classical Chinese, Sunzi 孙子 is one of the fathers of Chinese history - his importance is incomparable and should be highlighted in modern times. The art of war is still relevant to all aspects of current governance and strategy. Just a quick mention though - it is pronounced "Soon za" not "San su".