[BobSaysHi]

It's always hard to get into a new genre, and I'm hoping some of you guys could help me discover some new artists. I figure that I'm not the only one here looking for new music like this too. 
 
Here's what I'm looking for, it doesn't necessarily have to be classical.
1. Minimalistic in nature (no big orchestras)
2. No singing/talking
 
The two artists that got me into this search were Ravel and Erik Satie. Ravel's music sounds awkward to me, perhaps it was just the performance I own on CD.
 
Here's some to get started
 
My favorite thing I've found in the past couple months : Olafur Arnolds - ...And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness

 

 

 
I'm intentionally trying to keep this broad. Please share something if you're able.

 

[Br777]

brian eno - minimilast and piano driven - one album that comes to mind is music for airports
 
most of P.C. Davidoff's music
 
liquid mind
 
akshara weave
 
 

 

[Sceleris]

I'll have a shot.
 
A bit different from the music you posted (which I really enjoyed by the way - thank you), but Yiruma is a very popular Korean pianist whom you might like to look into.
 

 

 

[anon ymous]

I am a minimalist composer. Check out my tunes on soundcloud, just started uploading so there are only two but i think you will like them.
http://soundcloud.com/anon-ymous-1
 
regards
Anon Ymous

 

[Radio_head]

There's minimalism and then there's minimalism.  You can have bill evans, who plays sparsely compared to Oscar Peterson, yet can often manage to do more.  Then you have artists/composers who bill themselves as "minimalists" to compensate for the fact that they are untalented.  (Eg Einaudi, who in addition to simplicity is distractingly derivative.)  
 
I guess it goes without saying that if you're into Satie and Ravel Debussy's piano works would be right up your alley.
 
 

 

[FalconP]

Things that spring immediately to mind
Voices by Roger Eno
Skys by Mychael Danna
North of Niagara by Mychael Danna and Tim Clement
The River by Ketil Bjornstad and David Darling

 

[JohnFerrier]

Philip Glass Glassworks

 

[jimson421]

Check out a  musician named Elliot Carter. I like his Clarinet Concerto, Part 1 and 2. He may be still alive and working but I think of his period is the 1940's and 50's. Also a current quartet, by the name of Mosquito Creek, Improvisation # 1. I like to use You Tube to research new music then get the CD's or down load. Sometimes You Tube is fine for a download.

 

[dziendobry]

http://www.bwrecknagel.com/ - Piano

 

[fatcat28037]

 

 

[Uncle Erik]

Alina, Arvo Pärt

Possibly the most beautiful composition in my collection. Even the CD's packaging is gorgeous minimalism.

Just buy it. This is exactly what you're looking for. I think you'll enjoy it for a lifetime.

 

[fuseboxx]

My favorite thing I've found in the past couple months: Olafur Arnolds - ...And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness

Oh wow, we're going to get along real fine. That is one of my absolute favorite albums of all time. I fell in love with it the instant I heard it and I haven't grown tired of it one bit. Ólafur Arnalds is one of those musicians that I constantly try to emulate.

Anyway... a few recommendations that flow in that vein:

Mono & World's End Girlfriend - Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain (2005)
Earth - Hex; or Printing in the Infernal Method (2005)
Eluvium - An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death (2004)

These are not truly "minimalist," but close enough and really beautiful that I think you might like them. The Earth album is not classical at all. These are good albums that fall more into the minimalism style:

Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (1998) --- I recommend watching the documentary film that accompanies this soundtrack, if you can.
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)
Arvo Pärt - Tabula rasa (1984)

And get into the rest of Ólafur Arnalds' discography as well

Also, a lot of ambient and drone records are minimalist in nature, such as these great ones:

Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978)
Max Richter - Memoryhouse (2002)
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994)

 

[Ynoskire]

You'll propably like Greg Haines, he often preforms with Nils Frahm, Peter Broderick & co. 

And of course Goldmund because I can't seem to reccomend him often enough.

And the last one, because you like ambient, try the collaboration between Carsten Nicolai (a.k.a. Alva Noto) and Ryuichi sakamoto

 

[MrQ]

 
Max Richter - Blue Notebooks

 
 
 
 
Deaf Center - Owl Splinters

 
 
Fabrice Ravel-Chapuis - En danger 
 
 
Hildur Gudnadottir - Without Sinking

 
 
Library Tapes - Fragment

 
Pausal - EP

 
Peter Broderick - Float

 
 
Rafael Anton Irisarri -  Daydreaming

 
 
Sylvain Chauveau - Des Plumes Dans La Tete

 
 
Rachel Grimes - Book Of Leaves

 
 

 

[TheGomdoRi]

Wow such good stuff here lol looking forward to this thread as well