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minimalistic

British  
/ ˌmɪnɪməˈlɪstɪk /

adjective

  1. (of an artistic style) using simple elements with little embellishment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For that concert, black midi merged with Black Country, New Road — billed as Black Midi, New Road — to perform Christmas carols, Minimalistic improvisations and, well, “Born to Run.”

From New York Times • May 25, 2021

She and RocketNumberNine had recast the song, trading its original scratching hip-hop production for Minimalistic arpeggios and a sustained synthesizer undertow.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2015

“We’re using realism, but in a Minimalistic way,” Mr. van Hove said in a phone interview.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2014

Dirty Projectors’ songs surrounded David Longstreth’s lead vocals with intricate, staggered, Minimalistic guitar and vocal lines.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2013

It builds its long, changeable songs on busy Minimalistic patterns: loops and drones, overlapping guitar and keyboard lines, contrapuntal vocals that can turn into ethereal chorales.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2010

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