Ruth White

A more arrhythmic affair

sampling the original

The primary outlet for the melancholy wanderings of cryptic yet revered lo-fi singer/songwriter John Darnielle

The Minimal Wave Tapes - Vol. 1 (2xLP) R&B Ruth WhiteIF YOU'RE NOT UP ON YOUR GENRES, MINIMAL WAVE IS PRIMITIVE SYNTH MUSIC, predominantly recorded in the early 1980s, and it basically sounds like the soundtrack to an educational film you might have watched in high school. Seriously, I felt like I should have been watching a video about photosynthesis when I listened to some of these, and I mean that in a good way. These songs were compiled by Stones Throw grand honcho Peanut Butter Wolf and Veronica