I hesitate to clutter my site with obnoxious political propaganda, but this House Budget Committee ad is of slight musical interest. David Brendel — who had the idea for my Rest Is Noise show with Ethan Iverson — points out that Rep. Ryan's alleged plan to minimize the deficit is laden with a, yes, minimalist soundtrack: Reichian pulsing (or Tangerine Dream) in the first part, Glassy chords in the second. I doubt that either composer would be pleased by the homage, but at least the Republicans are staying away from the Copland-homophobia combination this time. Feel free to employ the "like / dislike" feature.
