I get your point, and of course everybody hears something different. That's music! But this particular combination is like saying, "Listen to Billy Joel and yo

I get your point, and of course everybody hears something different. That's music! But this particular combination is like saying, "Listen to Billy Joel and you hear piano." ;) House and techno really are direct lineage from the minimalists in many ways. This is not a blind cross-reference. Any artist learns and borrows from what has come before. Some borrow more heavily than others. (As an aside, check out the 2006 album "Reich Remixed" for some really cool interpretations... )