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AphexChangedMe
from United States on 2012-04-17 16:47 [#02433062]
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I noticed that a third definition for rhubarb that's popular in Britain is "the noise made by a group of actors to give the impression of indistinct background conversation or to represent the noise of a crowd, esp. by the random repetition of the word “rhubarb” with different intonations." and in the distant background of the track there appears to be a lot of computer noises going on. Could this represent some kind of computerized conversation going on? I've often felt like the noises were speaking to me when I let my mind focus on them combined with the music.
Just a thought.
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hedphukkerr
from mathbotton (United States) on 2012-04-17 16:49 [#02433063]
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not just popular in britain, "rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb" is used all over as a placeholder word for background conversation.
more on point, honestly, i don't know if i've ever noticed any 'computer noises' in rhubarb, i'll have to give it a listen on my in ear monitors.
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AphexChangedMe
from United States on 2012-04-18 04:51 [#02433098]
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It's in the far far background. I've never heard anyone mention them actually, which always seemed strange to me. I noticed it one day while I was ridiculously "intoxicated" and really focused hard on listening to the track. It really changed the whole mood of the track for me as well... I used to always hear it as a gentle sort of sadness, but the noises made it seem strangely far more depressing. Like I said, they almost seem to speak to me when I'm in the right mindset. I feel the same away about the voices in "Cliffs" but that's a different story.
Also, they may not be "computer noises" exactly. They could be anything, but to me it sounds like a crashed computer making noises or something like that.
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mrgypsum
on 2012-04-18 08:20 [#02433111]
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this is probably my fav track on that saw 2 release. some tracks are classic others are just ok.
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AphexChangedMe
from United States on 2012-04-18 16:50 [#02433122]
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I personally enjoy all of them in some way. Some of them sound better when I'm in a mood that seems to fit the song. When I really take notice of just how many layers are in the song and the way they flesh out each other, they blow my mind.
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AphexChangedMe
from United States on 2012-04-18 16:50 [#02433123]
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*songs
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belb
from mmmmmmhhhhzzzz!!! on 2012-04-18 17:51 [#02433125]
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isn't there a special kind of big rhubarb that grows in cornwall? gardeners question time crew, get in here
how did aphex p twigs change you?
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belb
from mmmmmmhhhhzzzz!!! on 2012-04-18 17:57 [#02433126]
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aha!
Reynoutria japonica - Japanese Knotweed, Donkey Rhubarb
Forms thickets of stout, rather zigzag, red-brown stems up to nearly 6 feet (2 m) high, with broad pointed leaves straight at the base. Flowers white and feathery. Many of us know it as Donkey Rhubarb - presumably because one would be a donkey to attempt to eat these rhubarb-like stems. Also known as Polygonum cuspidatum. A very aggressive invader of disturbed and shaded habitats.
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evolume
from seattle (United States) on 2012-04-19 21:35 [#02433175]
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how did aphex change you? like you started growing hair "down there"? because that wasn't aphex. it was hormones.
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Spookyluke
from United States on 2012-04-19 23:06 [#02433180]
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Proves the OP is a liar!
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AphexChangedMe
from United States on 2012-04-23 09:19 [#02433296]
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He changed the way I perceive music and I am a producer, so he changed the way I make music. Music is a reflection of myself, so therefore he changed me.
I wasn't really thinking about my name when I made it, but I reckon that's what I meant.
Back to my original post, I noticed when I played Rhubarb loudly in my car tonight, I couldn't hear the noises I mentioned, but instead a minimal drum pattern I never noticed on my computer's speakers until I turned the car's system down, and then I could hear the noises but not the drums.
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recycle
from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2012-04-23 23:50 [#02433330]
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i was chicken shit to post in this thread last night. but i have just convinced myself that "aphexchangedme" is the best poster on this board
heart the name also.
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AphexChangedMe
from United States on 2012-05-30 15:21 [#02434909]
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Seeing your post count, that is a huge compliment. Thank you.
And sorry I didn't thank you sooner. After my last post I've been listening really closely to a lot more Aphex Twin and I've heard a lot more shit that I've been wanting to post in this topic.
First of all, there are more hidden noises in Rhubarb. What I thought was a drum pattern has begun to sound more like a slowed down and heavily processed field recording of a fan blade rotating. I don't know how else to describe it. And at the very end of the track (more people may have heard this but I didn't hear it until the other night for some reason) there is what sounds like a processed recording of Richard laughing or something along those lines. Perhaps it's just a really well done noise.
I've noticed other things in different songs that I've now forgotten, but the most recent one I remember was that in Logon Rock Witch, I could hear Richard saying "Hey, what's up?" in correspondence with the beat. This one is so far in the background that I questioned how I was at all able to pick it out from the ocean of sounds. I can only hear this one when played really loud on a good system.
Also, I may sound insane but all of this listening has evolved my consciousness I feel. I swear that the last time I listened to cliffs, I felt like I was a giant, and then I heard the voices saying "Get small, get small, get small..." and I would feel like I was shrinking. I also felt wind blowing inside my car in intervals. I thought the A/C was just on after the song, but lo and behold it wasn't. It felt very organic and euphoric in a way that seemed impossible. I also started talking to my friend the same night about how I thought insane people might be misunderstood geniuses due to my experience, and he brought up that Aphex Twin had said the same thing in an interview he read. I was mindfucked beyond belief.
Anyway, long post was long. Just felt like sharing.
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voxRfks
from Afghanistan on 2012-05-31 06:00 [#02434987]
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ambient works changed the way way I listen to music. and I wouldn't have pubes if i hadn't heard mt st michael. the LFO and comb filiter at the end blows my mind
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