Minimal vs. Downtempo ???

Post by **John Clees** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:44 pm

dj krush - trip hop to me..

I would say your assumption is pretty close to truthful..

down tempo is just beats per min (bpm) could apply to many things. really just all opinion. some closer than others..

deep house is down tempo to me as well..

rage detroit (hard) techno may be 135ish bpm or higher..

down tempo could apply to deep house or minimal @ say 120 - 128ish..

just my .02

.kavo. · Post by **.kavo.** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:16 pm

for what people want to know some differences in genres? i hate this micro sorting of music. who cares if its monolake or my bloody valentine? its music and music is big part of my life

dou · Post by **dou** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:38 pm

i agree just as long as u dont believe u are listening to techno while being a tiesto fan

plaster · Post by **plaster** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:11 pm

john clees wrote:dj krush - trip hop to me..

I would say your assumption is pretty close to truthful..

i was refering to some of his production! ki oku album is more downtempo than trip hop.

trope · Post by **trope** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:18 pm

it is helpful to communicate in genres when u cant play things for people and theyre bad with names, e.g. at a party or a bar. but there is some blur - i play @ a monthly party where some friends play first with progressive house, and one of them plays stuff that, but for the tempo, is damn close to minimal.

and stewart walker for example - some call him techno, some call him minimal. and since i dont know much about techno proper, i cant really tell some of the faster basic channel stuff from mainstream techno (except that it grows on me where mainstream techno ive heard bores me into submission)

and btw i love downtempo. can cover such a wide range of emotions - check walkman's (of sutemos fame) set at play.fm..starts dark, gets psychotic (but never hard or fast), turns on instrumental splendour, and bounces into chirpy pop cheer. nutz!!

plaster · Post by **plaster** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:04 pm

sutemos is yet IDM.

Dopplereffekt · Post by **Dopplereffekt** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:09 pm

For me downtempa is like an umbrella for styles like IDM, instrumental hiphop, glitch, ambient, lounge et cetera.

trope · Post by **trope** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:27 pm

plaster wrote:sutemos is yet IDM.

true, tho there's one kriipis tulo tune that fits well into a minimal set. EDIT: i just remembered, it's Paevane Ujuja.

im even less clear on distinction between IDM - cos i cant imagine dancin to it - and downtempo.