MINiMAL is a San Francisco based group
founded by singer/songwriter
DONALD McCREA, and producer/drummer JOHN URBACH....
MINiMAL showcases the amazing guitar
and mandolin work of transplanted British
multi-instrumentalist GAWAIN MATHEWS......

with the addition of our five piece
horn section (utilizing fourteen different horns),
violin, cello, accordian, and percussion,
MINIMAL expands into a twelve piece orchestra....

MINiMAL is currently in production with our trilogy:
three cds that explore America....
MISSISSIPPI contains songs about the south...
MOJAVE deals with the prairie and the west...
MALIBU has narratives delving into Los Angeles,
with a more modern groove oriented approach...

MALIBU

MALIBU
FUNK SHUI
TINSELTOWN
BLOOD RED HAIR
MOVIE STARS
SURFIN' THE SUNSET STRIP
BEBOPBEAT
BLUE DAHLIA
WEST L.A.
NAKED
YANGTHANG
THE AMERICAN DREAM
CITY OF ANGELS
CALIFORNIA CRUISIN'
TOPANGA

MOJAVE

MOJAVE
TELEPHONE LINE
DRYGULCH
HEADIN' WEST
WILD BILL
WADDY
BATTLE OF BLUE WATER
EL BRAINO NO BUENO
TWO RIDERS
COCONINO
DESERT SUN
QUARTER
COUNTY LINE
ROADKILL BLUES
BLUE MOUNTAIN

MISSISSIPPI

RAGTIME
SONG OF THE SOUTH
COALTOWN BABIES
CRESCENT CITY
IRON
BRAND NEW SHADE OF BLUE
MISSISSIPPI
GADSDEN
ANNIE B.
SHANTYTOWN GOODBYE
BIRTH OF THE BLUES
BOOGALOO DOWN BEALE STREET
RAGTIME