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titsworth_courier from washington, dc on 2001-12-30 07:24 [#00064950] | |||||||||
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i'd like to hear different people's opinions on this. i can understand why it got canned by so many journalists. the same kinda thing happened with radiohead's 'amnesiac' album. it's a huge (critically/artistically) band putting out new material after several very critically successful releases and the journalists figure, why not be different and say it sucks even tho it's perfectly good? sure, drukqs isn't a huge departure from the windowlicker single, but the music is relatively different on almost all of the tracks and it's also really solid music. i don't exactly know what richard could have put out that would've not gotten bad reviews from certain publications. i don't think it has anything to do with music. but my question is, why do so many fans hate on the album? what exactly did they expect, and what are their gripes? |
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Korben Dallas from _ on 2001-12-30 07:39 [#00064952] | |||||||||
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Personally I like Drukqs ... admittedly tho for some reason it just hasn't grabbed my attention as much as other RDJ releases. I mean, I listen to the fast tracks on drukqs and am blown away at the intricacies the variations and energy that went into it. The piano tracks are fragile and beautiful .. by all means contains all the ingredients for a top notch album (and indeed in some respects it is). But for some reason, (maybe the tracklisting) I haven't had the overwhelming need/urge to listen to it over and over [type thing]. Might take a little while longer, or that I'm currently more in a Funkstorung mood - ??? mmmhhh |
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Xanatos from NYC on 2001-12-30 08:41 [#00064957] | |||||||||
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It took me a long time to like drukqs...I was real dissapointed at first, now I love it. Avril 14th makes me laugh tho...most of the piano songs except for besku3nmp or whatever are garbage. |
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titsworth_courier from washington, dc on 2001-12-30 08:49 [#00064961] | |||||||||
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i like all the piano tracks, but there are about 3 of them that aren't really that original. i think my favorite is the one that begins with "hy" (track 14 disc 1). |
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besk is such a powerful song if i'm ever very sad i cant listen to it cuz its so sad sounding.... |
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besk is such a powerful song if i'm ever very sad i cant listen to it cuz its so sad sounding.... |
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Jarworski from Wales on 2001-12-30 11:40 [#00064979] | |||||||||
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I don't think it's shit, I just take it for what it is - a compilation of the stuff he's had unreleased for ages. There aren't many killer tracks on there - Vordhosbn, Cock/Ver 10, couple more - but I still listen to it a lot. |
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PostModernVancouver from Downtown Vancouver on 2001-12-30 14:09 [#00064982] | |||||||||
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To be quite honest. It's only a few major publications that canned DRUKQS. I am obsessive when it comes to reviews of any kind, and with DRUKQS I found about 35 maybe 40 on the internet, on a worldwide scale. Looking at it from that angle, then I've come to the conclusion that about 85% of the reviewers either like or love the album, or some think that its truly the album of the year. I personally think it blows away anything released this year. bar none... |
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od from perth on 2001-12-30 14:22 [#00064984] | |||||||||
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im not into it as much as i am most of his other stuff coz...(to me anyway) a lot of it sounds too similar. theres drill tracks, the two sorta piano/hihat sounding ones (ie track 1 disc 1) and the other ambient stuff. i liek RDJ album better because there seems to be a lot more ideas thrown in. but thats just how i see it. |
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Ophecks from Nova Scotia on 2001-12-30 16:45 [#00064997] | |||||||||
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Fucking LOVED Drukqs. His best ever, I think, it takes his acid stuff to a new level of insanity, and the soft stuff is great as well. It isn't really REVOLUTIONARY, but dig it. |
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Super Magnetic Neo from Oz on 2001-12-30 17:02 [#00065003] | |||||||||
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When I first got it I loved it. Then I went through a stage of not really liking it. But now I'm convinced it's a great album, I'm really into it. I just love the last part of Mount saint blah blah... it sounds soooooo damn good!! |
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rF on 2001-12-30 17:25 [#00065010] | |||||||||
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its awesome, but still second to icbyd and saw85-92 in my opinion.. but i love the piano tracks and the fast stuff as well (especially st michaels mount and meltphace 6).. |
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The_Funkmaster from Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-12-30 17:25 [#00065011] | |||||||||
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well that would be third wouldn't it? :) |
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Caserol Joe the Chubby from mpls on 2001-12-30 19:03 [#00065036] | |||||||||
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I don't know why so many poeple dislike it, but one reason it appeals to me is that it has a good flow. The mix of ambient, drill n bass and piano tracks make it a pleasant listen that that you don't get from albums like RDJ and ICBYD (hardly a quiet moment on these). |
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nene on 2001-12-30 20:03 [#00065039] | |||||||||
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I think the reason a lot of people were disappointed was that there's no new sound on the album. the drill tracks are the same basic style. sure they have more detail, but there's nothing quite as exquisite as say flim. the piano tracks aren't terribly original, and a couple are just embarrasing. plus the album doesn't have much flow from one track to the other, sort of like the white album in that respect. I still think it's a quality release, just not his best album. |
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Archrival on 2001-12-30 21:51 [#00065046] | |||||||||
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"i liek RDJ album better because there seems to be a lot more ideas thrown in." hmmmmm Are you crazy or something??? you must be joking. |
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zetre on 2001-12-30 22:18 [#00065058] | |||||||||
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I think he´s being serious. |
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Archrival on 2001-12-30 22:23 [#00065059] | |||||||||
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a lot more ideas thrown in...where? |
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Archrival on 2001-12-30 22:24 [#00065060] | |||||||||
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I mean you got like 54 ideas just on one track like Ziggomatic17. |
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The_Funkmaster from Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-12-30 22:29 [#00065062] | |||||||||
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I like Drukqs... I like The RDJ album a lot more though... |
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Rob.E. from London on 2001-12-30 22:53 [#00065064] | |||||||||
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I'd rather have it than not.There are a lot of good tracks on it, and overall, a good mixture,although he could've called it "..I Dont Care, Because You do".Do u really think he gives a shit what the critics think? }:> |
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titsworth_courier from washington, dc on 2001-12-30 23:11 [#00065066] | |||||||||
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no i think richard couldn't care less about the reviews, and to be fair to us he has made it quite clear drukqs is a miscellaneous tracks compilation, although he has actually said that he put effort into the sequencing. i'm so glad to see how many people agree with me about the quality of the album tho. i love it, and i don't think richard has made anything so intricate (listen to the polyrhythms on "mt saint michel + saint michaels mt" wow. and that's just one example) since SAW2, and therefor it's actually my favorite after that album, with the RDJ album coming in at a close 3rd. i mean all his releases are unique so it's not totally fair to rank them, but that's a rough estimate. i think richard totally outdid any drill/idm tracks he's ever made, and i don't find the interlude tracks boring or embarassing at all. some are more powerful than others tho. anyway, drukqs is probably my favorite album of this year and i bought a ton of good ones - bjork, radiohead, plaid, ae, squarepusher, mogwai, dj krush, etc. looking forward to the rephlex release in the next few momths. |
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ww_sketcher from Ottawa, Canada on 2001-12-31 03:02 [#00065092] | |||||||||
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Meh, some of the tracks are good, but how the hell can you say it's his best? Sure, some are enjoyable, but aren't even close to quality like "Come To Daddy", "Windowlicker", "Girl/Boy" or things like that. Sure, some of it crazy crap that's enjoyable, but only cause it's like "Wow ! New Aphex Album! Joy!" And that's it, imo. :/ |
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Caserol Joe the Chubby from MPLS on 2001-12-31 03:22 [#00065096] | |||||||||
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We're on really different pages I guess. Come to Daddy is one of my least favrite Aphex tracks. I remember liking it in 9th grade before I knew of Aphex, but I find it extremely boring now. |
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LeMoN on 2001-12-31 06:32 [#00065105] | |||||||||
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I personally feel that while the piano pieces are generally well done, they are slightly amateurish. That is completely acceptable given he has just started really tinkering with piano music recently. I think it is cool that he is excited about expressing himself in a new way and wishes to share it with us, as he said that the piano pieces on Drukqs are his first ever. He seemed to have lost alittle of his passion in writing and sharing music after the release of the RDJ album. CTD and Windowlicker were good albums, but nothing too special. His composition and form of expression seem to be completely familar, yet at the same time strikingly different. First time I listened to the album, it didnt sound like the Aphex I knew. Sounded different, can't quite put my finger on how so however. I can say that I am generally pleased with the direction he is taking, and I am looking forward to seeing where he is going with it. Oh, and I consider it second to SAW II as his overall best album. |
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od from perth on 2001-12-31 06:53 [#00065109] | |||||||||
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never mind...... im just n0ot into the style of the new drill stuff it seems liek hes just thrown in a fuckload of samples together rather than working hard with one or two breaks thru the track. dont fuckin flame me coz of my opinion (or my spelling, lol) |
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titsworth_courier from washington, dc on 2001-12-31 08:27 [#00065117] | |||||||||
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i agree completely with lemon. as for come to daddy, as a song i find it really dull and one of my very least favorites (though i too was quite into it when it came out and i only knew a couple other aphex joints), and as an ep it has also diminished a lot in appeal as i've bought more and more releases. i think half of it is great but a little bare, the other half a little boring. prolly my least favorite. but yea, it's great to see richard excited about putting music out again. i hope the rephlex release is a full album. didn't he hint at releasing his more recent piano tracks? i wonder if it'll be just that (which would be cool) or another mix. either way, this is definitely his best year (12 months) since 1996 in my opinion, so we as fans may as well try to embrace it. |
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muir from sac on 2001-12-31 12:29 [#00065146] | |||||||||
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i think its a completely great album. parts do seem to get slightly boring but there is genius in it i can smell it. for one, he had the guts to put out something different than he was expected to put out. im certain he knew some people wouldnt enjoy the fact that there are a few almost amen drum breaks in there(heaven forbid) and a classic 808 clap sound. but hell, doing the unexpected is admirable and gutsy. and i truely believe that all of his music in some way or another have alot of sarcastic ironic themes that mock the norms of music either by immitating them in some form or crapping all over them(depending on the song). ive heard him quoted saying "there is alot of piss taking in my music". and when you really get down to it you have to ask "did richard enjoy making this album?" if he did then its genius cause thats what its about. im thinking this will get a few replies.. |
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