There's an earlier thread re minimal and genre blurrings (Minimal isn't Minimal), which if you havn't read has some very interesting points in there..
(only quoting myself from that thread so I don't have to write this out again)
I agree with the idea of it being an approach totally... doing alot with a little..
Maybe some are trying to do too much with too little and thats where the problems lie..
This track by Flinsch 'n Nielsen, for me, hits the idea of how it should be bang on...
http://www.discogs.com/release/852607
I've mentioned this tune before and it was on BOAR last Sept. 21st