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Watch: "Silence Is Not the Absence of Sound"
🕑 Added 2021-09-30 12:00:05 +0000 UTCJoshua and Ryan discuss curating an ideal environment at home and in life with musician Andrew Belle, and they answer the following questions:
Where did the title “Nightshade” come from for your new album? (00:00)
What is your favorite song on your new album? (12:42)
What is your songwriting process? (16:33)
Is there a song that has particular significance for you? (23:54)
Does the emotional process of songwriting reignite drives and passions for you? (25:26)
How does minimalism play a role in your music? (29:15)
How do we stop clinging as creatives? (32:25)
Do specific music genres affect the mind more significantly? (35:18)
What are your musical influences? (35:30)
How do we find silence within the noise of daily life? (39:29)
How do you get into a state of creativity? (40:58)
Are there music genres that are more compatible with specific environments than others? (44:44)
Why do we feel such a strong connection with music? (51:42)
Do you feel compelled to simply recreate your hits? (54:44)
How do you find and separate the beautiful from the overwhelming piles of clutter? (1:00:12)
LINKS
Book: One-Minute Wisdom
Instagram: Emma Krebs
Instagram: Jordan Moore
Instagram: Podcast Shawn
Instagram: Danny Unknwn
Listen: Black Bear
Listen: Nightshade
Listen: The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Listen: “Weightless”
Resources: The Minimalists
Subscribe: The Minimalists
Text: 937-202-4654
Tour: The Minimalists
Watch: Interstellar
Website: Andrew Belle
MAXIMS
“Every relationship in your life will make you miserable.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“Technology should not dictate our expectations.” —Ryan Nicodemus
“Peace cannot be created—it is already there beneath the chaos.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“Too much is always too much.” —Ryan Nicodemus
“You cannot consume your way to peace.” —Ryan Nicodemus
“Clinging always leads to misery.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 307.
Comments
Emma
You are right Ricardo, the silence can feel deafening at times. Thanks for sharing your insight! We appreciate you.
Ricardo C Pinzon Jr
Great conversation! I truly like how the analysis and the delving deeper into the music was done. There are many aspects of this episode I like but the one thing that hit me was, "Silence is not the absence of sound." I recall a moment when I was visiting a friend in North Carolina. We went to a location, overseeing a valley. It was very quiet. It was so quiet, that I heard nothing. No wind. No birds. No cars. Nothing. It was at that moment, my ears began to strain for sound. The harder I tried to hear something, the more my ears began to ring because of the lack of sound. The sound of silence was in fact, defeaning. I recall that moment often when life gets hectic. When those around me speak louder than their, "inside voice". Since I have worked at home for the past 20 months (due to the pandemic), I have become very comfortable without hearing people talk. I have returned to the office from time to time and cannot get use to the cacophony of noise that permeates the air. I yearn for the silence of my home and the quietness. Thanks again for another great episode. Sorry for "maundering" on. Have a great weekend!
