A lot of dance music revolves around maximising the impact of a very limited set of musical ideas. How do we achieve minimalist elegance but avoid sounding amateur, simplistic, underproduced?
Here are the 4 steps to getting effective minimalist productions.
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Contents:
0:00 The four magic ingredients
2:38 How to groove at all levels
5:24 How to create movement in the timbre
7:00 Dealing with too much movement
9:19 The golden rule of movement
9:29 How to add polymeters to your techno groove
14:45 How to build tension and release in minimalist music
17:27 Summary and next steps