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Icct Hedral - by Aphex Twin and also Philip Glass  

Electronic music and minimalism — there’s a deep connection and striking similarity between the two. Their aesthetics and values often overlap: immersion in experience, minimal use of narrative moves in harmony and melody, gradual, microscopic, almost imperceptible development.

It’s all about sound — its quality, its placement in space, its lifespan, the subtle transformations it undergoes from birth to death, and its relationship with other sounds.

In 1995, Philip Glass orchestrated a piece by Aphex Twin —…

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Christof Dejean - Electronic Nostalgia  

The electro-acoustic realm is really magical and fascinating for me. These sounds have the ability to create worlds. It's sparse and leaves a lot of room for imagination. It's also very artful and one can notice the attention given to small details, various sonic colors and sound effects.