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allon flifeton from cakesville arizona on 2001-04-04 09:29 [#00002515] | |||||||||
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Aphex's old stuff is better than the new stuff....discuss |
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rob aka bucephalus from Australia on 2001-04-04 09:34 [#00002517] | |||||||||
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uh, yes and no, i agree that stuff like ageispolis, ptolemy, alberto balsalm etc are better than some of his newer stuff but what about bucephalus bouncing ball, or windowlicker? |
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AcridWave from Down the park on a shit hot BMX on 2001-04-04 11:58 [#00002529] | |||||||||
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By God Yes!! After I Care there is something missing, the presence is gone, the darkness is gone, the trax had an importance about them, totally abstract. The later stuff has expert programming, but it sounds empty, (I'm talking pretentious shite here and I know it!). I like about four trax on the RDJ album. I recently sold off alot of my vinyl because I was so pissed off with the way his music had went. His older stuff will never be topped in my mind. |
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Phobiazero from Sweden on 2001-04-04 12:26 [#00002534] | |||||||||
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I kind of agree. I like the simplicity of some older tracks -- pure energy -- but that's just a question of taste. On the other hand; 'Windowlicker' is def. not my fav. track but still it's a quality track -- more quality than many previous tracks. |
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Netlon Sentinel from beyond on 2001-04-04 21:16 [#00002574] | |||||||||
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well, the 'newest' track he's released is 2 years old. but i know what you mean. i like his newer material. i like some saw1 tracks, but some just go boom-boom-boom. i haven't got any caustic window, but from the songs i've heard, it's just really loud near gabber. correct me if i'm wrong. however, i'm a fan since come to daddy, so i guess i'm prejudiced. after come to daddy i got rdj, which i loved (although it was completely different than come to daddy). after that i got classics from the library, and i was sooo disappointed. on the other hand, i love i care because you do..., on, saw2 and hangable auto bulb. wonder what mr. james likes best.... |
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AFXDUB from Canada on 2001-04-04 21:43 [#00002578] | |||||||||
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Yes.. I still like his new stuff, but his old stuff was a lot more raw and abrassive.. it was pretty harsh some of it. And I love that sound. Like Flaphead or Isoprophlex, or Dodeccaheedron.. many many more. They just have that heavy dark quality to them. Older = better. Although newer is still cool. :] |
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Aron? from Canada on 2001-04-05 03:29 [#00002602] | |||||||||
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Well, personally I don't particularilly like his older stuff, although there are some good old tracks. But I don't nessasarilly like his newer stuff either. Infact I thought the whole Windowlicker EP was some of his worst work. The stuff that I like most is the RDJ Album, SAWII and the HAB I&II EPs. |
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PostModernVancouver from Gorgeous Ultra Urbanie Hip Vancouver on 2001-04-05 14:14 [#00002620] | |||||||||
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I also find his newer stuff way more interesting then his older stuff, with the exception of SEL AMB1 and Polygon Window... Most of the Caustic Window, Classics stuff I find just too abbrasive ( almost juvenile sounding ,some of it) and not nearly as complex and beautiful as his later stuff. I just think that 90% of works between 93 till 97 is by far his best. The "HAB" series are complex, sad and gorgeous. "I Care Because You Do" and "RDJ" albums show how versatile and brilliant Aphex really is. Selected Ambient Works vol 2. is a total everlasting classic masterpiece IMO... As innovative as Aphex might have been called in the early 90's, I dont think that his earlier works really do him all that much justice, with the exception of "Digeridoo" and all that. I compare his stuff to Black Dog at the time, and I think that BD outdoes him in the early 90's. I just think that the material from Classics and Caustic Window sounds kinda dated, and for someone who is so hyped as the greatest electronic musician of the 90's ( which IMO he is by far), I think this really shows with his latter complex and emotionallly generous stuff..... |
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Older stuff from 2001. |
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