The impact of minimalism
Minimalist music has had some influence on developments in . Terry Riley's album A Rainbow in Curved Air, 1969, was released during an era of . It became the first minimalist work to have crossover success, appealing to rock and audiences.
Much of the music technology used in dance music has traditionally been designed to enable compositional methods. The stylistic features of minimal electronic dance music such as repeated loops and sound similar to minimalist art music.
Developments in music technology have allowed composers to repeat loops by recording music onto tape. Once recorded, the tape can be cut and a physical loop can be played continuously. Different loops can be recorded and layered on top of each other by using multi-tracking. The loops can then be edited to have different effects.
