In this excerpt from The Tonearm Podcast, author George Grella draws a distinction between 'minimalist music' and 'minimal music,' placing ambient music in the latter category as music that relies on sparse materials, and reserving the former for music that explicitly foregrounds its engagement with time.
Hear more on the latest episode of The Tonearm Podcast: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/george-grella-the-time-bending-art-of-minimalist-music/
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