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dont think its going to happen... i'd like to know what you think richard would put on a compilation like "back to mine series" where artists usually put their influences and music they like... i'd just like to make sure im not missing any of richards influences or other musicians that he likes thanks to everyone contributing :) |
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"i'd just like to make sure im not missing any of richards influences or other musicians that he likes" because im sure its all great music |
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Eno and Kraftwerk are big influences. I think probably the biggest influence for Aphex would probably have to be Humanoid and Baby Ford, you can literally hear quite sizeable chunks of music taken of Baby Ford and Humanoid music! |
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here's what he was listening to a few years ago, courtesy of perfect sound forever. *Drexciya The Quest * Erik Satie 'Trois Gymnopédies' * Return of the DJ's * Squarepusher Big Loada * Luke Vibert Big Soup * Batucada The Sound Of The Favelas * Best of Acid 1 * Ween Pod and Pure Guava * Les Baxter The Exotic Moods of Les Baxter * Serge Gainsbourg * Tod Dockstader 'Luna Park' Drexciya are from Detriot, part of Underground Resistance- I really like them. Return of the DJ's is music from California- it's avant-garde hip-hop, taking it to another extreme with a lot of excessive scratching and cutting up. Batucada are from South America with really, really fast rhythms with screaming and shouting with no songs. Best of Acid 1 is old school from '88 with all of these Chicago producers and acid tunes. I love Ween- I really, really like them and everything they do. I'm well into Les Baxter- a right weirdo. I have this double CD by Gainsbough that I like a lot with 'Lemon Incest' on it. I've got CD's by Nurse With Wounds and Harry Partch with me but I haven't listened to them yet. |
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Goddam when are Drexciya gonna release something really cool? They seem to be releasing too much mild stuff. Still the number one all time electro act though. |
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i prefer dopplereffect a little over drexciya (sounds to mild for me as well) are there any new decent electro artists? |
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No way. Check early Drexciya its as hard as nails - I swear. Some really badass electro tracks. 'Aquatic Invasion' is worth checking and 'Bubble Metropolis'. |
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i only know "Harnessed the Storm" and i was so disapointed in this one i didnt check any others i'll give it a listen again tho btw, i was listening to an awesome electro tune by some austrian artist-forgot his name, but it was a vinyl only release and i only buy cds... |
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'arpanet - wireless internet' is a fucking beauty.. check it out if you like stiff and yet danceable electro. soooo gooooood. |
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Eno and Kraftwerk can't be influences. He's stated many times that he'd never heard of them till he'd been making music for years. |
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does anyone know what albums could be the influence for drukqs? |
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I think it's more a progression than an inspiration. It's a natural step in his music. |
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just because he had been making music for years doesn't mean that he wasn't subsequently influenced by hearing eno or kraftwerk. additionally, on artificial intelligence he lists "computer world" as one of his earliest influences, along with tomita and tangerine dream. though he doesn't acknowledge eno here, i find it hard to believe that he knows so much seventies ambient electronics but wouldn't have heard eno. given that richard is such a savvy marketer, i think he's selling his "uniqueness" and "originality" by denying influences. |
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drukqs: the most obvious influence is in the piano works, erik satie. |
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I think I got the wrong end of the stick and didn't make my point clear either. When I said influences I was thinking about when he started making music. There's definite eno and kraftwerk influences later on. I hope that makes sense. I'm tired. |
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"selling his "uniqueness" and "originality"" im buying his music because i think its the best music there is, not becuase of what he or people say about his music and i think thats the case with most people on this board... |
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Squarepusher? |
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just downloaded it...not sure i've got the right track...doesnt sound too electro? |
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ok... how about his current preferences? from what i've heard in his live sets he seem to like rougher stuff lately vsnares, squarepusher, hellfish, vibert, lots of jungle...artists on rephlex,... others im missing? |
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tolstoyed, don't take it personally. i never said anyone here bought his music because of this. but you'd have to be pretty naive to not recognize the hype that richard has skillfully cultivated. his insignia that he paid a designer to create, his deceptive and self-contradictory interviews, using ambiguous photos instead of proper names for tracks, his silly sinister self portraits, his provocative videos, all of these marketing efforts contribute to his image and reputation and popularity. whether they affect anyone here is not for me to say. i note again that richard identified kraftwerk as one of his "earliest influences." |
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he seems to respect whitehouse and merzbow quite a lot. |
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i agree with everything you're saying...but really, it is all up to music for me, i mean drukqs is my favourite album by far, i love at least 2/3 of everything he released, and his live stuff is amazing, the way he's able to combine sounds...i saw quite some live acts, concerts, different gigs but i was the most impressed with richards stuff it is true tho, that perhaps i'd never really get to know his music the way i know it now if he wasnt this popular (on this site) and if i didnt read all that stories about him, but now it is really all up to music...and he constantly keeps me interested |
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definitely, his music will outlive his antics. |
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Eno was not an influence on the ambient works. Ateast he claims. He went searching after he heard comparisons |
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any others im missing then? |
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bunch of rephlex and mu stuff.. some of the academic composers, but only certain pieces. 808 state, a guy called gerald. lots more.. |
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guy called gerald? really? i had one of his albums for a really long time, i bought it before i got into aphex...weird enough i never really liked it but you're all listing mostly expected names , i guess there would be many more to list if i'd ask about rdj followers |
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It's tradition that the compiler of a "Back to Mine" does a remix of one track that influnced them and features that on the compilation. It'd be interesting to see what Richard did... maybe a cover of some early Mike Dred acid track? Good thread BTW. |
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i really like this back to mine series, it gives you certain idea about the artist and i like those short comments about each track and why they find it inspireing i'd love to see rdj do it some day... |
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