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LeMoN on 2001-04-23 23:42 [#00004318]



overrated : ALBERTO BASALM!!
4
Corn Mouth
Girl/Boy song

underrated : entire Windowlicker album
Come To Daddy (pappy mix)
Come To Daddy (mummy mix)
Yellow Calx
All of the supposed "filler" material on
SAW II

btw, is there supposed to be all that fuzzy shit going on in
the background of "4", it adds nothing to the song imo and
is a distraction.



 

Ross from can. on 2001-04-23 23:54 [#00004319]



yeah in 4 it's supposed to be like that..one part if too
loud (the blast of distortion) can hurt the ears..i usually
dont care though


 

Id Lab on 2001-04-24 01:06 [#00004328]



How can Windowlicker and Come To Daddy be the most
underrated when they're the most famous tunes? And I like
Girl/Boy. If anything, I think Ventolin is overrated, and
SAW 1 seldom gets the respect it deserves, being
overshadowed by its younger sister.


 

Aron? from Canada on 2001-04-24 01:45 [#00004332]



I think that Windowlicker is pure shite and i don't see why
people like it so much! as for Alberto Balasm, it's also a
crap song IMO. Girl Boy is defenetly overrated, though i
like that one. And I don't think that 4 or Come to daddy are
overrated. But that's just my opinion


 

Human© on 2001-04-24 04:47 [#00004351]



Yeah, SAW 85-92 is a little underrated. I quite liked it. I
think Donkey Rhubarb is alright, but not the best. Not at
all.


 

5is6 from centeroftheultraworld on 2001-04-24 04:53 [#00004353]



Windowlicker is a great song, including the Jap version and
the video outro version. Its pure electro halarity at its
finest. And the end distorted guitar like melody is
goosebump material. As for Alberto Balsaam, I couldnt
praise the harmony on that song enough. All who disagree
obviously just signed on to the Twin bandwagon. Go back to
moronville where music is much simpler.


 

D-Hex from KC Missouri on 2001-04-24 05:16 [#00004360]



Underated -

Lichen
We are the music makers
Ageipolis
Anologue Bubblebath
On


 

Ross from can. on 2001-04-24 05:31 [#00004361]



the melody on alberto basalm for some reason reminds me of
being in a supermarket in japan..I dont know why


 

5is6 from centeroftheultraworld on 2001-04-24 05:40 [#00004364]



fingerbib reminds me of the Jap shopping spree.


 

-=[MC PhuQheAd]=- from Frankfurt/Germany on 2001-04-24 08:39 [#00004377]



the entire gak album is underrated...


 

derrikkkkk grifff from toilet on 2001-04-24 09:38 [#00004383]



shit!, how can you say alberto balsalm is crap or overated,
its a damn fine tuneage, you must have no soul!.

I agree totally with IDblokes comments, SAW 1 is a
masterpeice, but it is overlooked because its an early work
and not as fiddly and technical as more recent stuff. But
it is an album full of beautiful tunes.


 

Ramalpha84 from New Zealand (www.mp3.com/aureus) on 2001-04-24 10:30 [#00004388]



I thought I was the only one who didn't Alberto Balsalm. I
think the most underrated songs (that I've heard) are
Nannou, Start as you mean to go on and Mookid. Nannou is
pure beautiful genius, Start has such a beautiful ambient
melody combined with the most psyco hardcore aphex beats to
make a very uplifting song, and mookid has those great
ambient melodies and some quirkiness that make you feel
really good, like a kid again. He seems to know how to do
that.

Wax the Nip is also very good, but has some annoying
background hiss (from the echo effects I think) that kind of
gives it an excuse (albeit not a very legit one).


 

derrikkkkk grifff from next to the train tracks just out side amsterdam on 2001-04-24 11:48 [#00004393]



mmmm ja nannou is wicked!


 

Red Wellies from ,somewhere over Ireland on 2001-04-24 12:21 [#00004397]



I can confirm that last night Richard "aphex" James was
given a severe pounding by Robin "Mork" Williams in some
drunken squabble.The details are sketchy:

"bla..bla....love your work etc.....bla.....latest
single.......yeah......I particularly liked making Nannou...

NANNOU!.... I'll f*ckin give you a good N.........

£$%^^^*&

.....intellectual copyright...blah....

After the ambulance left the scene, police immediately
launched an inquiry.

Locals have blamed a stray crate of Amstel for the
incident.

P.S. why is digeridoo so popular?


 

Wally Hudalla from Ann Arbor on 2001-06-21 21:00 [#00010647]



Moronville can't be visited until you go to
www.heytim.com


 

|REFLEX| from Western Canada on 2001-06-21 21:20 [#00010650]



Underated: all of Ventolin/SAW1/SAW2 and Cuastic Window
Comp.

Overated: Come To daddy EP, Windowlicker.

Its all really a matter of opinion to some extent. I really
like his older harsh stuff, like Analogue shit.


 

zetre from sthlm, swdn on 2001-06-21 23:54 [#00010656]



I think Alberto is Aphex´s finest work to date, I don´t
see how you could dislike that one, but each to his own I
guess. A lot of people seemed disappointed with Windowlicker
when it came but I think it´s really wicked, so that´s a
underrated one. As for over-rated, I´d say most of the old,
hard, distorted stuff ie Caustic Window. That stuff is
pretty bland and boring IMO. Over-all a lot of his early
stuff is to repetetive for my tastes.


 

|REFLEX| from Western Canada on 2001-06-22 01:12 [#00010659]



I think that his older stuff is the best, definitly. You
have to find the sublte things in those older tunes. Its
amazing stuff, its not just the same things repeated over
and over again. There are many things to listen and watch
for in those tunes. Its brilliant stuff. I enjoy all the
releases he has done, just some more than others ofcourse.
Windowlicker is not that great IMO because it seems like he
didn't try very hard on those songs. It was a short disc and
deserves more songs on it than what it already has. If you
think the older harsh stuff is boring, listen again, there
are many things that make it stand out from the rest.


 

frankie bones on 2001-06-22 01:45 [#00010661]



How can his songs be underrated? when was the last time he
got an award at all? (for other than best album cover or
nominations for best SPECIAL EFFECTS on mtv.

That being said, one could say that all of his tracks are
underrated and thats the way it should be.



 

clobe smith from over here on 2001-06-22 02:34 [#00010662]



lichen is very underrated, it's so beautiful.


 

SWAI from Denmark on 2001-06-22 20:17 [#00010713]



Classics=OVERRATED!!!!

Analoque Bubblebath 4= Underrated

Come to daddy (pappy mix) =OVERRATED!

Come to daddy little lord faulteroy mix= UNDERRATED

Girl/boy song overrated

Girl/boy song Snare rush mix underrated (maybe unknown to
many??)

And the list goes on and on...


 

Richard on 2001-06-23 11:21 [#00010754]



C'MOOON PEOPLE.....
MOST UNDERRATED IS CLEARLY SECOND SONG ON RDJ ALB, CORNISH
ACID.NOBODY HARDLY EVER DISCUSSES IT STILL IT'S AN AMAZING
ENERGETIC LITTLE TUNE


 

Quoth from Lincoln on 2001-06-23 17:11 [#00010789]



holy shit....5is6 back!! wow...long time no see....anyways:


ICBYD is overrated
Caustic Window Compilation is underrated
AB1 is underrated


 

dirty little bitch on 2001-06-23 17:28 [#00010791]



finger bip is very underrated.
but that only 'cos i 'aint heard no-one talking 'bout it
except me.
oh, and oi!! [REFLEX] - what are you talking about?
with reference to your last comment on windowlicker....
"it seems like he (rdj) didn't try very hard"........
what?! what?! what?!



 

Organ Grinder from my own little fantasy world on 2001-06-23 19:34 [#00010799]



Underrated:
Caustic Window, all the Analogue Bubblebaths, Come On You
Slags, and Wax the Nip, Selected Ambient Works Volume II.

Why people can't appreciate SAW 2 is beyond me -- i think
it's beautiful -- who gives a shit if it's minimalistic --
it's DIFFERENT.

Overrated:
Polygon Window -- SOSW
Come to Daddy (but that's probably because that was the
first song that gave him a lot of attention --)

Did anyone ever see a short-lived MTV show (right before
they went to shit) called Twelve Angry Viewers? It was quite
a good concept -- these 12 totally different people watched
videos that had just been released -- i remember that they
gave great marks to Aphex's --- yup, you guessed it -- "Come
To Daddy."


 

|REFLEX| from Western Canada on 2001-06-24 08:57 [#00010836]



SAWII is the SHIT!


 

Organ Grinder from my own little fantasy world on 2001-06-24 17:29 [#00010862]



yes it is........... but i wish i had SAW 85-92
though......... *sigh*

Anyone here heard Mu-ziq's "Lunatic Harness?" If you're an
Aphex fan biding your time till the next album comes out,
definitely check out Mu-ziq (it looks like U-ziq but it's
pronounced Mu-Ziq because that weird u is the symbol for
"Mu." I'm pretty sure it's Greek)


 

|REFLEX| from Western Canada on 2001-06-24 19:07 [#00010869]



Yes the MU is a scientific mesurment term for liquid Iam
pretty sure of this. And yes its some good stuff.


 

clobe smith from over here on 2001-06-24 20:40 [#00010873]



and i like hexagon off of saw2 as well. (it's only
underrated because i've never really heard anyone mention.)


 

rob fragilenine from (3x + 8t * 3/5 - 67.7 / [-a]) on 2001-06-25 01:33 [#00010887]



mu also means 'micro', as in measurements. 10^-6 i believe.


 

offline nacmat on 2003-03-20 05:16 [#00605491]
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I think this old topic is very interesting:

overrated: come to daddy puppy mix

underrated: sloth


 

offline Fernz from A Scottish Wanker (United Kingdom) on 2003-03-20 05:58 [#00605556]
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Underrated: Melodies From Mars and Caustic Window
(INCREDIBLE LP!!)

Overrated: Yup, Come To Daddy (Pappy mix)


 

offline bob from Nottingham (United Kingdom) on 2003-03-20 07:15 [#00605709]
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overrated = windowlicker/come to daddy

underrated = saw 85-92 and analogue bubblebath 3


 

offline electro from detroit on 2003-03-20 07:32 [#00605756]
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over rated classics and ABB
underrated come to daddy


 

offline Laqeuro from New York City (United States) on 2003-03-20 07:34 [#00605762]
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overated - come to daddy ep

underated - drukqs

what's with all the drukqs haters out there?


 

offline Kill Switch from Belgium on 2003-03-20 08:14 [#00605830]
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Over- and underrated by who? I've read positive and negative
reviews on everything.


 

offline ziggomatic from ??....uv ajed...deja vu....?? on 2003-03-20 08:15 [#00605834]
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i'm a drukqs lover!!

underrated - Caustic Window, ABB3, SAW2, SOSW, Drukqs,
"Fingerbib", "Equation", "Nannou"
overrated - Windowlicker/Come to Daddy(Pappy Mix)/(Mummy
Mix)


 

offline Spikee Dragon from Newcastle (United Kingdom) on 2003-03-20 08:24 [#00605860]
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Overrated - 'IDM'
Underrated - independent experimental techno music.
Overrated - Made up track titles for untitled tracks
Underrated - Untitled releases


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-03-20 08:25 [#00605863]
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*shakes his head*

:) you and your AB4 :P


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2003-03-20 08:30 [#00605876]
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Overrated- Bucephalus Bouncing Ball, SAW 85-92 (I love it,
but I don't put it anywhere near his best, personally) ,
Come to Daddy (Mummy Mix)

Underrated- Tamphex, entire AB3, To Cure a Weakling Child
(Contour Regard), Caustic Window, Surfing on Sine Waves


 

offline tibbar from harrisburg, pa (United States) on 2003-03-20 08:33 [#00605887]
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overrated: bouncing ball, saw II (ducks to avoid flying
debris), saw I (ducks again), and ALL his stuff before
icbyd

underrated: yellow calx, nannou, avril 14th, vord hosbn,
ventolin (asthma beats mix)


 

offline nacmat on 2003-03-20 09:23 [#00605990]
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overrated: NIN

sorry titsworth


 

offline nacmat on 2003-03-20 09:32 [#00606009]
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ups I mistook the thread, this was only for afx

overrated: windowlicker

underrated: abb3


 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2003-03-20 09:34 [#00606012]
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What does overrated or underrated really means ? People have
different tastes, you know...


 

offline Kill Switch from Belgium on 2003-03-20 10:21 [#00606079]
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I don't get it either. Overrated and underrated need some
source who gave the rate.
What are the offical afx rate numbers? :)


 

offline eXXailon from purgatory on 2003-03-20 12:28 [#00606229]
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overrated: gwarek 2, alberto balsalm

underrated: AB3 track 1 and 8, Polygon window, If it really
is me, fingerbib, astroblaster, cordialatron, hedphelym


 


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