Minimalism... Says the most

Often these days I am frustrated by the trend of hiding insecurities in a countless useless jumble of words. We see it in politics and in music. I have this little alarm that starts to ring in my ear when somebody tries to say something that could be said in 10 words, in 1,000. That alarm triggers me to stop listening, If I try to translate the giant jumble of words all I hear is;

"What I have to say is really simple, but I'm insecure and I think people won't take me seriously unless I speak colloquially so I guess i'll just string complicated noises together for an hour or so until my simple message sounds complicated."

Whatever happened to form follows function? What happened to the good ol' days when we didn't have to try to "pull one over" on each other by sounding like a really smart douchebag? Thats when a friend turned me over to minimalist music.

ahhh... like a breath of fresh air. Simple and serene, calm and balmy, helps clear the head of all the contradictions.

Simply a form that follows its function, nothing done without purpose, no insecurity about your message.

In some ways, both politically and musically, we have become a nation unwilling to "get to the point"

Most popular music out today (mainly commercial rap) is generally a very simple cliche message being shrouded in a new pair of shoes, icy ring, overused lyrics, and naked women.

We see the same confusion going on in politics. Nobody says what they mean, politicians lie and we don't care because we get stuck in their overworked speeches and their rallying propaganda.

It can get to your head. If we could all be truthful in our message and unquestioning in our self-esteem perhaps we would be a quieter nation that says much more.

This Gymnopedies should be about half as fast as its played... but it was all i could find