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2 remixes by AFX
 

Contour Regard from a secret hideout on 2001-11-19 06:08 [#00053417]



I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I just picked
this up from the virgin megastore and i do believes these
two tracks are awesome. The perfect cure for music
listeners with ADD. Just boggles my mind and makes me
bounce my head. I guess this could just be my first
impression, but it is a good one nevertheless. Last track a
little weird, but I'm sure Richard just couldn't live
without putting a ear hurting track in there. Looks like
Richard has been hard at work, and like usual, good work at
that.


 

Gonzola from stockholm on 2001-11-19 07:18 [#00053427]



track1 is mindblowing


 

MF from here and going on on 2001-11-19 09:05 [#00053443]



old new i posted this months ago but what the hell , the
disc fukin rocks


 

Phobiazero from Sweden on 2001-11-19 09:45 [#00053447]



MF: So did you posted Contour Regard's opinions months ago?


 

Gonzola from stockholm on 2001-11-19 17:47 [#00053555]



bra sagt


 

MF from here and going on 2001-11-19 21:12 [#00053581]



more or less, but more aphex on tv c5 in the uk no sure
which one but it was a music box one. my mates a classical
train pianist and he said that the piano tracks are a waste
of his time (RDJ's) he should stick to what he's good at and
stop copying phillip glass. his option


 

Quadrapelegicrobotikev from mp3.com/quadrapelegicrobotik on 2001-11-20 02:28 [#00053678]



track one is pure beauty


 

Ophecks from Nova Scotia on 2001-11-20 03:09 [#00053700]



What are the names of the tracks so I can download them?
I know, I know, but I have no money, I'm a lowly college
student...


 

Quoth from Lincoln on 2001-11-20 03:13 [#00053701]



My fucking stupid ass record shop was SUPPOSED to have
ordered it 2 MONTS ago... and they still haven't called me.


 

Phobiazero from Sweden on 2001-11-20 07:32 [#00053757]



They are untitled:
http://www.aphextwin.nu/explore/99469305713444.shtml


 

Henry from Sweden on 2001-11-20 10:20 [#00053791]



Ive got it as a nice white label vinyl promo, its dope (at
least the A-side, the B-side is wicked).


 

mf from here and going on 2001-11-20 11:51 [#00053809]



Hey Quoth try Virgin, I got two copies from there, Yes i've
got two And i love cutin'em up like a bitch, It chums like
that, like that , like that, i'm gonna do this again i'm
gonna do this again, again, again,
etc...........................................


 

Spanky Pentweeter from In da bowels of da oith on 2001-11-20 14:04 [#00053826]



They dont have titles, but they are remixes of

1)Coma Flow - 808 State
2) Box Energy - DJ Pierre ('when I took that E....' one with
the spoken bit)

Review below from a website - who agrees??
FROM THEMILKFACTORY.COM
After four years of near total silence, Richard D. James,
once the most prolific musician of the country, is back with
an epic double album. Not since the magnificent Selected
Ambient Works 2 had James offered so much new music in one
shot. The comparison, however, stops here. If Drukqs is
similar bric-a-brac of sounds, it also sounds as if two
albums were running in parallel, with tracks from each one
playing alternatively, sending the listener on a roller
coaster of impressions and expressions. In fact, James seems
torn between the quiet ambiences of Selected Ambient Works 2
and the apocalyptic drum machines of the Richard D James LP.
Drukqs constantly alternates between tensed constructions
and abyssal moments of atmospheric calm, without warning or
obvious link in between.
The main problem with Drukqs resides in the fact that James
still suffers with acute Squarepusherite. If Tom
Jenkinson’s fast forwarding drill’n’bass has always
retained a good level of interest thanks to its jazz
connections, James has never really managed to create a
digital equivalent. His clever electronic constructions
remain too often overshadowed by a wall of strenuous drum
overflow. Here, some of these tracks actually display some
elements of soul, as in the funky 54 Cymru Beats or the acid
ridden Meltphace 6, but they are in minority. When he drops
the bullshit, James’s genius for melodies and sound
organisation is intact. Whether it is on peaceful piano
tracks (Strotha Tynhe, Avril 14th, Father, Petiatil Cx
Htdui), abstract ambient (Btoum-Roumada, Gwely Mernans,
Gwarek2) or more upbeat moments (the beautiful
Bbydhyonchord, reminiscent of his Polygon Window days),
James becomes once again the creator he once was. The album
remains however too disparate and severely lacks of
direction. One would be forgiven to think that it is a case
of Warp getting increasingly impatient about new Aphex Twin
material, and James throwing in a handful of tracks lifted
from his legendary enormous catalogue.
If Drukqs is nowhere near as painful as its predecessor, it
still doesn’t compare with his best work. There are enough
moments here to prove that Richard D James still is one of
the most creative musicians on the planet, but too often, he
lets slip some incredibly weak tracks through. Only the next
step in the Twin’s adventures will tell if the man has
definitely lost it, or if this was only a bad patch.



 

Gonzola from stockholm on 2001-11-20 21:16 [#00053943]



i totally disagree

"severely lacks of direction"????
that is the direction you idiot!
how can reviewers be so totally stupid?


 


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