Definition of Minimal Music?

[uncle6]

Hi,

There are questions always in my mind. I basically get what minimal music is, but I find myself being confused by minimal techno and minimal house, it seems to me that most of the tracks i have listened to are rather techy than housey, but i know i must have made some mistakes. If anyone can list some tracks that nicely represent each genre, greatly appreciate.

[tone-def]

Melchoir Productions = minimal house
Tom Ellis = minimal house (most of the time)
Telegraph = minimal house
Playhouse = minimal house
Perlon = minimal house (most of the time)
inxec = minimal techno
Heartthob = minimal techno
Audion = minimal techno
False = minimal techno

some people will say other things. for me minimal house has a more organic sound. you hear lot's of piano's and cut up vocals. It's not that important which is which.
i think it's up to whoever made it to decide what it is.

[Barry Gaj]

Techno is House music.......Techno is "conceptual" House music

[jpls]

by defining it aren't we creating limits?

i think that a lot of why people seem to be
bored with current techno coming out is that
a lot of producers are continually thinking that
they must do certain things in order to create
"minimal".

i think a lot of the stigmata records by liebing are
fairly minimal. but this doesn't seem like it would
fit in with the current accepted view of "minimal".

[prenzlauer]

Who cares?

[Kleig]

Aslong it sounds good, it doesn't matter what genre it basically is.

Anyways, I would say that Alex Under's "Untitled 1" is minimal house (microhouse), when Sleeparchive's "Paper Cup" is minimal techno.

[whatever]

why do we need definitions?

[tone-def]

It makes it easy to describe what a composition is.