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Share your thoughts, speak loudly and I may present to the hardcore fans some presents... Some unreleased material that truly no one else has that took me YEARS to get my hands on.... I am honored to be here. |
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That's scarier than anything the man managed himself. |
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I just shat a massive block of text but i'm going to censor myself. Horrid drawing. |
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Shitxt. Shatxt. I can't make it work, RD. |
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does he got kids apparently? |
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^ One, a 6 (currently) year old boy. Anyone here got any AFX material (Videos/photos ) that's seriously hidden? I almost have everything he ever released and some of the seriously unreleased noes and basically, euhm, I want to hear his voice more, see him more, Can someone please help me out with that? yes i have a mancrush. (no homo though) |
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I've heard that RDJ is actually producing a CD of Gregorian Chants. |
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when joyrex's prized finally leaked, i realized: i'm not sure i actually want this. it sounded like a 9th generation copy; horrid quality. the tracks that did make it to the RDJ album made it for a reason. it was fun to hear some less graceful moments + garner a bit of insight into the thought process, but it's only a mild afx aside in the end. if old stuff is to come out, i'd much rather something organized, curated, de-hissed, otherwise de-crusted etc by the man himself. not another MFM popcorn fart. what i really want is a proper release -- something like drukqs, just to be specific -- but i'm pessimistic about that ever happening. i feel like he hates his fans. fans can't accept that thought, though, so the agony drags on forever. when he tells steve beckett he has an album, tells a magazine he has six albums, then puts out nothing at all, the fans say, "oh that wacky RDJ, he is such a joker" but i suspect he's more laughing at the fans than with them. it's been a nice ride, some good tunes. but, until i see something real from the man, i view him as retired. shitty live gig video recordings and DATs found under the carpet just cheapens it. it's time to decouple your tounge from RDJs anus unless you enjoy being disappointed |
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i like to hold on cos it allows me to continually/repeatedly play out my abandonment/masochism script. seriously though, why would he do live shows at all if he hated his fans? yeah sure he's a troll, but surely he loves us, doesn't he? doesn't he? |
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are you aphex by any chance? |
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Anybody else reckon he's one of the few artists to have the taste and recognition to realise when his material isn't up to scratch anymore, and so decided to stop releasing it? The last stuff was still great, and that's exactly the way it should be. I'd personally much rather that than some long-awaited, emotionless and transient shite like BoC pushed out last year, or Autechre's continuous and dogged flaying of their originally creative streak |
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Yeah well done Aphex for not releasing any stuff! Idiot. |
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He's released more than enough mediocre music, though. |
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You're a real hateful bitch. Also more of a mindless fanboy than I'd have thought for all your airs and graces. I take it you like all the recent Autechre releases then? Maybe it's because you too are receding into your tamer, non-creative years and want to cling onto the idea you can still be interesting. Or maybe they're just great tunes! Yeah that's true qrter, but most of it was a process of building up chops to eventually produce the better shiz to my ears. I'd much rather no further mediocrity than hearing some ok Aphex for familiarity's sake, to each his own I s'pose though |
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I care because you do. |
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Ha ha! You're not very good at working people out. I don't pretend to know who you are and your recent attemps have been really poor. Did that post you replied to seem that bad? Cheer up, eat a potato! Oh and yes i really like Oversteps and Exai, if that's what you meant. Not sure why you made that out as some sort of attack towards my taste and integrity? "airs and graces" hahaa chin up you feck! |
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haha, xltronic drama. brilliant and the argument is over something soooooo silly too. that's made my day, it really has |
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1. What are you so frustrated and angry about? 2. Why are you typing using Americanisms. Cheer up and be proud of yourself. |
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the gigs don't meant shit. they are few and far between, and he never travels very far, not exactly a huge gesture. i suspect he won't get out of bed for less than six figures, or alternately because he thinks it'd be fun (like the video hangjas linked above). it doesn't strike me as charity of any sort. he was always pretty direct in saying he made music for himself; imagine he still does. trying to argue he cares is just your own ego trying to rationally justify itself (that's what the album title is about, yes? i'm afraid i'm not british enough to really grok the wording). i suspect releasing music became too much of a hassle and he stopped bothering. just a few gigs here and there to get out of the house + make some money. |
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Not that I really wanted to get into a serious discussion about it, but yeah, in all likelihood he just can't be arsed. I just couldn't see that he has full-on hate for his fans lol. At worst he probably feels some irritation/total indifference/uncaring. Although not for us obviously! We're his special groupies who he hasn't yet learned how to express his love in a sufficiently fitting manner. It's like how our belief in xlt v2 keeps xlt alive, except with aphex we're believing in a new release with nothing but silence and no sign of hope. oh wait no, that's exactly like xlt. |
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also, strongly suspect AFx8592RDJ is yet another from the dupe farm, because parsimony. |
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i don't think it's outright hate, either. that's way too strong. more just starry-eyed nutters like me running up to him and going "OMG AFX U R GOD I HAVE UR ALBUMS WAT HARDWARE DO YOU USE DO YOU USE PLUGINS." after a few years of that, i'd probably start taunting people too, much as one would an annoying yappy dog that won't shut up. |
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"i feel like he hates his fans. fans can't accept that thought, though" seems not even you can accept your own thought lol |
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you're right though. it's not surprise he's put off releasing anything else with all the anoraks that have probably stalked him over the years. (AFx8592RDJ I'm looking at you) |
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how can i write about it like this if i haven't come to terms with it? i was in the same boat for a while, though. i really would like a proper album, like i said, and so i convinced myself that perhaps, this time, it really wasn't bullshit. repeatedly. and then it was. repeatedly. that piano pendulum shite was what finally nudged me over into reality, i think. yes, it's a clever idea, but it's little more than that. or maybe it was good, but it was a one-off, thousands of miles away from me, and i've not heard a single recording that sold me on it. any of the piano tracks off drukqs is preferable, to be honest. i would have been perfectly happy to just smile and appreciate it if not for him dangling the carrot for years and years! but instead, i felt like, "so this is the six albums, huh? fuck this washed-up old stoner" few months later i calmed down, i really do love most of his old albums, but i feel like continuing to call myself a "fan" will just result in sadness |
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"i don't think it's outright hate, either." it was a joke, you silly! also i'm not in any boat lol. i expected the OTT and ludicrous nature of my comments were obviously ironic, but it just goes to show what kind of desperate behaviour has come to be accepted as normal around here! i seriously doubt he'll release anything, but it would be nice. there are enough exceptional artists around to keep me more than happy! also, just cos he makes music for himself doesn't mean anything considering that's exactly what autechre say |
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unless this is all some kind of weird subtle irony on your part. in which case bravo |
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that wasn't to myself, it was an addition to my comment addressed to epic |
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just felt it was the wrong word once i saw it coming back at me. let's go with with "contempt" instead. |
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He is a somewhat bitter man who really doesn't give a fuck, has tons of fans, millionaire, genre/scene changing and defining output, loves music for music's sake-- what the fuck could releasing anything give him that he already doesn't have? The answer, is simply nothing. Releasing new material under the Aphex Twin moniker would provide him with absolutely nothing. |
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"contempt" is the word. teeth-gritting contempt |
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apart from a huge amount of money that he could donate to charity, saving the lives of millions. you did say bitter, but i'd go one further and just call the man evil. |
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why bitter, why evil ? how do you know that ? fans projections and expectations, why should he deal with them ? let the man spend his money in peace. he'll come back when moneys gone. they always come back. |
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I find the volleys of shite on here pretty fun. Like how you always pop up at choice moments to jeer and shake a chubby middle-finger at certain users you don't like. And fanboy is more of an internetism than Americanism, beyond that, those are all fairly commonplace words in the world which you might not hear outside of gameshow jargon you vivacious fellow. I think it's a pretty important thing though that we were originally talking about, even beyond RDJ, though he's a compelling case. Artistic integrity seems nearly impossible to maintain alongside popularity for most people due to pretty understandable pressures. Drivvel, would you honestly rather another RDJ album that was just ok than no release at all? Or do you fully believe anything he releases is going to have quality stamped all over it? |
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[quote]"Share your thoughts, speak loudly and I may present to the hardcore fans some presents... Some unreleased material that truly no one else has that took me YEARS to get my hands on.... I am honored to be here. [/quote] if u truly have unreleased aphex "material" and are willing to provide links, then yes I will be obliged. Here are my thoughts I would like to share. 1. autechre sucks 2. boards of canada suck |
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*Rustle, that last question was meant for you. |
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i think he as referring to your use of the b word |
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i personally rather people just continually release stuff even if it's shit. i have the same opinion of tv shows. even when a series gets reallllly shit in the later stages of its life, you still get the occasional good episode that reminds you of how good it used to be. like squarepusher went through a bit of a shit phase for me, but i'm glad he kept at it cos i loved ufabulum |
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that's the thing as well, if it's aphex it's not likely to be mega shit or anything. it will always be at least pretty alright i reckon |
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You could be right,and i think Richie is either a bit scared or he really believes releasing stuff is bad. (because everyone will copy him or whatever other hilarious reason) I don't want a shit album for the sake of it, of course not. But i think no one should release music then. With that attitude. I may add it's not like we're talking about some iternet label artist that just copies what he likes. I do think afx has stuff to offer. The cunt brags about it! As for Ae, i think they treat their fans pretty well. I'll admit to not being ecstatic whe Quaristice came out but my goodness do i love Oversteps and Exai. Maybe i don't have great taste. I surely don't brag about it being impeccable. I've loved autechre since the garbage EP and i'm lucky in the sense that i'm very rarely disappointed. (i ended up enjoying Quaristice!) I'm not a hardcore electronic music fan. My first love was hip hop and i enjoy stuff from all boxes. A good song/track is a good song/track, not matter the genre. Maybe you could also have a dig at me for not being overwhelmed by BoC's latest effort. |
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Jivverdick hides it in his bum |
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i suppose there's probably also lots of money, contracts, and legal bullshit surrounding the aphex name. so, presuming he's sick of releasing albums, but still making music, why not just set up a website and post mp3s next to a donate button? |
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i think global goon is aphex twin and he was puting out new music all along |
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while i seriously doubt that, it has crossed my mind that aphex twin was actually a collective (goon, cylob, etc) and RDJ was just the face of it. again, though, parsimony -- i doubt it's some complicated facade, i think the guys just lived with each other and traded lots of ideas. |
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I donno, the only evidence of new music from RDJ in the past 5 years has been those 2 live tunes, the Manchester and Metz ones, which are basically more Tussy stuff. I definitely wouldn't mind a little EP like that but wouldn't be overjoyed either. As for Autechre, it just sounds to me like the spark is gone and they're simply keeping up the trade, with some incredible skill and abstraction, but without any of the magical moments of their earlier stuff. Subjective shit indeed, but I can't hear any heart or natural emotion in many tunes after and including Untilted so I stay away from it. I recall gradually getting into Untilted last year and then looking forward to getting heavily baked and sitting with it. Eventually got around to it and the tracks just lost their appeal altogether. The patterns of all the stuff I thought was buried in there just kinda came loose as weakly conjured and overthought ideas. Some people still enjoy it though and that's nice for them and for Ae too. I thought the last Boards album was bland and transient after a few listens, and haven't gone back to it since it came out really. That fuckin Jaquard Causeway tune sounds like Chris Martin trying his hand at IDM. p.s. you're still a cunt, a shitman, an egg-gargler, a cable-pincher, a void warren |
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listen 2 vatican nitez and tell me thats not aphex twins album, it is aphex twin |
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No way. It's a big fan alright, but not Aphex. It's like 90's RDJ, but obviously informed and recently created |
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