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offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-05-08 16:34 [#00690220]
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I mean its a good cd, and I still like it, but to me its
nothing really special, which I guess is what I wanted to
hear, something special.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-05-08 16:36 [#00690222]
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something special from autechre?
get serious :)


 

offline Joyrex from watmm.com (United States) on 2003-05-08 16:37 [#00690224]
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That seems to be the general concensus over Draft 7.30...
not bad, but not amazing either.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-05-08 16:37 [#00690225]
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naw man they have some older great shit........... great,
but this isnt suprising or anything.. hmm... special.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-05-08 16:37 [#00690226]
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yes..... it would seem so wouldnt it.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-05-08 16:38 [#00690227]
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check the current poll
many seem to find it excellent!?


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-05-08 16:38 [#00690228]
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strange


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-08 16:45 [#00690237]
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I think its excellent.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-05-08 16:46 [#00690239]
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that makes you strange!
:)


 

offline Morgoth from Stella-town (Belgium) on 2003-05-08 16:50 [#00690241]
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Can't it be that Ae has real high standars and because of
their older great releases we start expecting too much and
because of these high expectations less appreciate the
goodness of the CD?


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-05-08 16:51 [#00690242]
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no


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-05-08 16:51 [#00690244]
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dont take this too seriously please :)


 

offline pantalaimon from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-08 16:52 [#00690245]
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same here, one of their best releases imho.


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2003-05-08 16:53 [#00690246]
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Ae are clueless as to how most fans feel about their music.
i think their ambition is all about progression, not making
a statement on how complex they can make their music.


 

offline eXXailon from purgatory on 2003-05-08 16:54 [#00690248]
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It's not ae's greatest IMO, but certainly not boring...I'd
give it a 7 to 7.5/10


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-08 16:55 [#00690249]
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oh without a doubt.

they make music for themselves.


 

offline Morgoth from Stella-town (Belgium) on 2003-05-08 16:58 [#00690254]
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Indeed they do, and that's one of the things I really
respect about them (and other artist who do that also).



 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-08 17:03 [#00690258]
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I don't like how they are starting to think ... uh,
poetic... trying to interpret the sound as abstract metaphor
or something... they mentioned reading philosophy and it
seems influenced by that... it started with confield... like
bringing in some weird abstract gurgle sound. I prefer the
older lp5/ep7 which were about organized chaos and weird
controlled randomness or something, more than what they're
doing currently. I might grow to like the new stuff more,
but I loooooove the old stuff. (andthe track bike is one of
the few I like of the old OLD stuff)


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-08 17:54 [#00690308]
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nice avatar.


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-08 18:18 [#00690325]
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hehe.....fucking kids...quit all this ....

MUSIC IS NOT FASHION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look...JUST go back to listening to the stuff you do like
rather then this old so very old "oH AE ain't what they used
to be..." malarky...

And this comes from the people who moan about how samey Pop
& chart music sounds...."knock knock irony, are you in?"...

FUCK FINDING FAULT ALL THE TIME...GET CREATIVE YOUSELF IF
IT'S SO VERY EASY...

I find little of worth in anyones critical judgement
here...

I use my ears and mind...use yours, yeah?...



 

offline nacmat on 2003-05-08 19:12 [#00690376]
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I love draft 7.30

and many others think like me


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offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2003-05-08 19:14 [#00690377]
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i second that


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-08 19:26 [#00690390]
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oh but its a misconception that people who listen to "idm"
(or whatever) really want to hear anything thats really
new.. most still want pop-songs really.


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-08 19:48 [#00690413]
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indeed...but a diet of Coke & Chocolate all the time leads
where exactly?...

Take time to savour things rather than dismiss so easily,
that's my basic message...people take a lifetime discovering
the joys of fine wines, art, building etc...why not do the
same with our culture?....

Palates need training....your senses are ALWAYS A WORK IN
PROGRESS....if not, you might as well be dead...(likewise
with this constant nostalgia...fuck that...we live for the
future, not the past...)...


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-08 19:50 [#00690415]
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qrter...you can have both...

that's the secret....

Steak on a Monday..
MaccyDs on Tuesday...

etc etc etc...
The joy's in the contrast...


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-08 19:50 [#00690416]
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oh I agree.

it always irritates the hell out of me to hear someone say:
"oh, well, its nice, but nothing like tri repetae".. again
and again and AGAIN AND AGAIN


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-08 19:51 [#00690417]
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I KNOW!! :)

I don't look/listen like that, I think.


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-08 19:59 [#00690421]
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Hope I didn't sound harsh towards you, q; not meant that
way....

it's just comments like "not bad, but not amazing either."
that are so hopelessly banal and without merit...



 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-08 20:00 [#00690422]
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hehe... and no doubt in 6 months, it'll be a
masterpiece....



 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-08 20:06 [#00690426]
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I'm not sure if it'll become a masterpiece in 6 months. I'm
biased in favor of ep7 and lp5 because they were the first
albums I ever heard of such a detailed amazing computed
nature.. but I would almost definately like them more even
if they were released at the same time as draft. They're
painstakingly realized aural masterpieces, being very picky
in what can be classified as masterpiece too. It's weird
that they suddenly released two long amazing albums close
together in time.. I wonder if it took a huge amount of time
to create them, and then they released them all at once...
if it really takes so long to create such detailed wizardry,
like if such creation is the culmination of a half a life's
work, then it's not likely that they'll be able to top it in
a few years of work. I'm not sure how the creation process
works though.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-08 20:18 [#00690432]
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"it's just comments like "not bad, but not amazing
either."
that are so hopelessly banal and without merit..."


perfect signs of the consumers paradise society has fallen
to - it has to be immediately AMAZING or its disappointing.

what would be deemed "amazing" can then only be defined
AFTER something is found to be amazing.



 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-05-08 20:49 [#00690448]
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I do get annoyed with all this criticism about artists
repeating certain things... so what... I try to enjoy albums
for what is on them, not how what is on it compares to the
artists other work... if I listen to a piece of music, and
enjoy it, that's enough for me... I don't really care if so
and so progressed a certain amount since their last album...
and it is true about first impressions... with music, they
aren't always right... at first I love Draft 7.30... then I
found it boring... then last night I listened, and enjoyed
it... same with lots of other albums I've bought... I try to
give albums time before forming opinions about them... I've
had albums which I've hated for months, and even years in
some cases, after buying, and then all of a sudden I've
started to love them... I guess it just depends on the mood
you listen to music... I think I can enjoy any type of
music, if I listen to it in the right mood... the really
good music however can appeal to me in most moods...



 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-05-08 20:59 [#00690454]
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opinions are 10 a penny. and no-one gives a shit. try to be
more constructive in your expressions otherwise shut the
fuck up because there really is no point. none at all.
engage the brain before the fingers.



 

offline soze from Kingston (Jamaica) on 2003-05-09 00:55 [#00690630]
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jand,

very true, most of these kids out here just want to eat
candy all the time. To me Ae is like spicy food, maybe a
little ouch at the time but then afterwards you start
noticing other things taste a bit bland...


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2003-05-09 01:58 [#00690668]
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Not many records are amazing - they are only a few.

For me Draft 7.30 is more than the music itself, it's the
whole concept. I imagine some kind if digital organism
moving around in outer space, exploring new worlds. Each
track represents a new world. The wonderful abstract cover
just adds to that feeling. Knowing this is Sean and Rob
newest addition to electronic music is very exciting.

You have to put some efforts into certain records, you just
cant download mp3s and play in winamp using your crappy
computer speakers and think "what the hell is this"? It's
completely out of the context.

It's a HUGE different to play MASK 100 mp3s without knowing
it's history and the rumous around it - from actually having
a visual contact with the 12" spinning on your turntable - a
record from the mysterious SKAM label.

Well, thats just my point of view. Maybe I'm too much INTO
electronic music and it's actual surroundings.

Taking a look at the poll, the "general concensuson" over
Draft 7.30 is next to "Excellent".


 

offline tibbar from harrisburg, pa (United States) on 2003-05-09 02:08 [#00690674]
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i agree. i said the same thing to my friend tonight...

in order to truly appreciate and understand some abstract
forms of art means possessing some form of genius yourself.


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-09 02:39 [#00690692]
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Couldn't have put it better myself...



 

offline Bob Mcbob on 2003-05-09 03:03 [#00690711]
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it was the most varied and most accessible ae ive ever
heard...


 

offline nacmat on 2003-05-09 03:20 [#00690742]
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I agree with jand (and I think I sometimes have pointed this
out) that it is still to sson to know... we have really to
listen to draft a load more times in diferent moods and
situations, as background and in headphones.... lots and
lots of times during some months till we can really be sure
that we have let it tresspas our skin


 

offline tibbar from harrisburg, pa (United States) on 2003-05-09 03:22 [#00690744]
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any album good enough to brake someone from not liking
confield or gantz graf to LOVING them immensely is a good
album


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-05-09 03:28 [#00690747]
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i'll buy draft only if there wont be any other decent album
to pick up when i go to the store next time...
im a fan aint i!?


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-09 09:47 [#00691297]
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you move me.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-05-09 15:51 [#00692005]
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holy fuck man all I said was that it didnt impress me, what
the fuck is wrong with someone voicing their opinion? must
they only be positive? Jesus christ...


 

offline nene from United States on 2003-05-09 16:13 [#00692032]
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I haven't heard it. I've definitely been groovin to gantz
graf since I got it not long ago though.


 

offline tibbar from harrisburg, pa (United States) on 2003-05-09 18:10 [#00692240]
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reflex: for one, your tantrum is disappointing... learn to
take criticism.

for another, the only reason you would post such a thought
is to either have people validate or negate your opinion...
in which case, the boring redundancy of what i guess you
would call a "conversation" has taken place. in plain
english: if you didn't want this kind of reaction (from both
angles) then why would you post the initial thought?


 

offline nacmat on 2003-05-22 12:08 [#00710193]
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for me its amazing now


 

offline teapot from Paddington (Australia) on 2003-05-22 12:32 [#00710222]
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it was amazing when i first heard it... and it remained that
way until i was listening to it the other night and i dont
know what, but something clicked... like it activated
something in my brain and now it has no equal.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-05-22 14:44 [#00710435]
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tibbar: take criticism!?!? what the fuck? take it for saying
I didnt like the goddamn CD? Its not very fucking good. I
dont like it very much and I never will, It wont grow on me,
it wont just one day suprise me and Ill say wow that was
great, I DONT LIKE IT. Fuck critcism, its my opinion. Anyone
can like whatever they want, or not like it. I enjoy how I
cant say I dont like a CD, and all of a sudden you get like
half the population here trying to tell the other half that
doesnt like it that we should try harder, or take criticism
better, or we are being negative, or dont bring it up at
all, what bullshit.


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-22 17:15 [#00710678]
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Ref....

It's not criticism of you or your taste, my friend....we're
all just talking about our opinion of it...

(Great Thread BTW....nice to see some actual thoughts &
feelings rather than the 2-3 word reply I dislike about this
place...)...


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2003-05-22 17:49 [#00710716]
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I likey likey


 


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