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online recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2005-07-14 14:58 [#01662989]
Points: 40066 Status: Lurker



when you first heard of xltronic, did you like it
immediately? did you get it right away? i have been posting
here for several years now. i like to imagine how the
messageboard interacts with a new listener. what are some of
your recollections regarding your first experiences with
xltronic.com, and how they differ from your current
appreciation of this original and endlessduo.


 

offline ToXikFB on 2005-07-14 14:59 [#01662990]
Points: 4414 Status: Lurker



scared of qrter, still am! :p


 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2005-07-14 15:00 [#01662991]
Points: 7669 Status: Regular



When I discovered aphextwin.nu, I was, like, wow, but then
came xltronic and, I was, like, wowee


 

offline pf from Finland on 2005-07-14 15:01 [#01662992]
Points: 3316 Status: Lurker



I once visited this place before I signed up, I thought this
was really really wierd. Now it's like a second home to me.


 

offline hanal from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2005-07-14 15:03 [#01662994]
Points: 13379 Status: Lurker | Followup to recycle: #01662989 | Show recordbag



ok,good,left it a while,got back into it.now im
addicted.havent been out into the real world for 5 weeks now
it scares me.


 

offline ambsace from canaDUH. on 2005-07-14 15:08 [#01662997]
Points: 6326 Status: Lurker



flea was a meanface to me.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-07-14 15:13 [#01663004]
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when I found aphextwin.nu my first impression was: "whoah!
if I don't close tags in my posts, all text after that is
also affected!"


 

offline _gvarek_ from next to you (Poland) on 2005-07-14 15:26 [#01663012]
Points: 4882 Status: Lurker



first thougt: "what a bunch of freaks!"
second thought: "who the hell is Richard Devine?"
third thought: "yeah, bring it on!!!"


 

offline Raz0rBlade_uk on 2005-07-14 15:41 [#01663024]
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i typed in 'aphex twin' into google and aphextwin.nu came
up. i went there and it took me to xltronic.com. i spent a
few months checking out the content (remixes etc) before i
went into the messageboard. i thought the site was dead
until i saw the messageboard. i joined and woop woop woop.
away i went. what fun. i love this place


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-07-14 15:42 [#01663027]
Points: 35867 Status: Lurker | Show recordbag



I also remember thinking "nice design!" and "haha none of
these guys grin like aphex!"


 

offline jenf from Toronto (Canada) on 2005-07-14 16:17 [#01663064]
Points: 1062 Status: Lurker



i found this site by searching for info on autechre.


 

offline nacmat on 2005-07-14 16:21 [#01663066]
Points: 31271 Status: Lurker



instant addiction


 

offline rotunda on 2005-07-14 16:22 [#01663070]
Points: 359 Status: Regular



Good design... and oh my god these people are utter nerds...
where do I sign up?


 

offline oyvinto on 2005-07-14 16:23 [#01663072]
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"these people like therealgood music" "sweet" "nice place to
spam my tracks" "who is this jivverdicker? he sure is a
dick."


 

offline gay_dad from 5 go mad in Dorset (Chile) on 2005-07-14 16:24 [#01663074]
Points: 635 Status: Addict



My initial reaction was in the form of a rash on the end of
my penis. This slowly developed into a dull headache,
stomach cramps and alcohol dependancy. However, I can't take
my eyes off of the deluded wankfest that is Xltronic on a
daily basis.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2005-07-14 17:23 [#01663169]
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My initial reaction was ''lol''. This was way before
accounts and everything, and there was a lot of madness all
over the place. The earlier posts were even flakier, things
were sobering up a bit by the time I got here, but had a
long way to go.

In 2000, I posted on an even sillier site called
Beatlesonline.com, it was about twice as active as
aphextwin.nu was at the time and thrice as decadent (also
had no accounts). It collapsed under the weight of a
thousand trolls and I need a new haunt... and since I was
getting heavily into IDM at the time, I ended up here.


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2005-07-14 17:41 [#01663201]
Points: 8984 Status: Lurker



In February of 2002 I registered an account as 'pachi' at
aphextwin.nu. Later that year it was changed to
xltronic.com.

I introduced myself by presenting random primate avatars.
And I remember when LeCoeur would post 'Quotes/Words of ze
Day', as well as Jedi Chris's recruitment of XLT members
into the Jedi Academy. And who could forget Amonbrune's
brink-of-insanity posting action?

Things have changed since then, with old members leaving,
new members coming in, members reaching puberty, and mods
and webmasters reaching their 30s. However, the 'Excellent
Electronic Music' stands as a rigid tradition. Or, at least
an exhibition. Or something...I lost track of what I'm
saying.

But yeah, over 3 years later and I'm still stuck here. Well,
off and on.


 

offline ymenard on 2005-07-14 17:42 [#01663202]
Points: 1001 Status: Regular




I prefered autechre.nu to aphextwin.nu I thought the
message board was cooler. Then one day, both site "merged"
and it dissapeared. I was sad ;)


 

offline Gob Beldof on 2005-07-14 17:46 [#01663208]
Points: 54 Status: Addict



yeah it's great. all the users are great.


 

offline uzim on 2005-07-14 18:35 [#01663235]
Points: 17716 Status: Lurker



i had seen the name "Aphex Twin" somewhere and i thought it
sounded cool, so i wanted to hear what he sounded like, get
some info about him etc... i found aphextwin.nu and
joyrex.com, and since i was bored i decided to check out the
messageboard of aphextwin.nu as well. i was just lurking
without posting at the beginning, i remember the names of
Ophecks, Quoth, Baron von PickleFoot, and w M w had a much
longer username back then too. also there was no avatars.
months later i decided to post, the board had upgraded to 4
or 5 or whatever, there was a member called global goon as
well... the 60x80 avatar format looked very weird to me at
the beginning, i remember my very first avatar (attached
here) and since i didn't know what to post first i posted in
one of those internet quiz threads, saying that i was 25%
gay.

(now if you've actually read all that, you must have been
bored...)


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online recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2005-07-14 22:49 [#01663374]
Points: 40066 Status: Lurker



nice.


 

offline thatne from United States on 2005-07-14 22:51 [#01663375]
Points: 3026 Status: Lurker



i only used the discography at first, and then moved on to
the messageboard, not lurking first but just going right in,
and over time i have realised that i like you guys but i
think you put up a cruelly sarcastic front whereas i think
that you should be kind (to newbies), and that you are so
caught up in either 1. being pretentious cunts, or 2.
entertaining yourselves with your "wit" with little regard
to outsiders' emotions or psyches, that you are a poor
resource for learning about idm, which is why i'm here.


 

offline chaosmachine from Ottawa (Canada) on 2005-07-14 23:04 [#01663376]
Points: 2330 Status: Lurker



"hey, another place to spam stuff to like minded people!" ;)


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-07-15 02:06 [#01663410]
Points: 7540 Status: Regular



i typed "autechre" in google and i found autechre.nu, then
it became xltronic
i used to read the posts without posting at first, i even
didn't register ; i thought i was inferior and had nothing
interesting to say (lol) but once i registered and type my
first post !!


 

offline mappatazee from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2005-07-15 02:24 [#01663413]
Points: 14294 Status: Lurker



i thought i was inferior and had nothing
interesting to say (lol) but once i registered and type my
first post i found out i was right!



 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2005-07-15 03:13 [#01663459]
Points: 9958 Status: Lurker



Heh... I used to visit aphextwin.nu as more of a joke. It
had a really bad reputation for being messy and constantly
off topic, filled with way too many inside threads and and
annoying people that made very little sense, as well as
having poor taste in music (ie new to the scene and thought
squarepusher and aphex twin was about as good as it got, and
cylob was on the next level tip).

For the most part it hasn't changed. But I don't come here
to laugh at people anymore. I have become the victim.

I also had a remix posted that was in the top rating for
quite some time, back when they still hosted the remixes.


 

offline cygnus from nowhere and everyplace on 2005-07-15 03:25 [#01663466]
Points: 11920 Status: Regular



i found xltronic through aphextwin.nu which i found through
autechre.nu which i found by typing autechre into a search
engine i think


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-07-15 03:30 [#01663474]
Points: 7540 Status: Regular | Followup to cygnus: #01663466



HOW DID YOU FIND AUTECHRE ?


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-07-15 03:31 [#01663475]
Points: 7540 Status: Regular | Followup to mappatazee: #01663413



the "lol" in my post was for you


 

offline cygnus from nowhere and everyplace on 2005-07-15 03:32 [#01663476]
Points: 11920 Status: Regular | Followup to Combo: #01663474



my buddy jason told me about autechre and thought i might
like them


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-07-15 03:33 [#01663478]
Points: 7540 Status: Regular | Followup to cygnus: #01663476



how did you find your buddy ?


 

offline cygnus from nowhere and everyplace on 2005-07-15 03:34 [#01663479]
Points: 11920 Status: Regular | Followup to Combo: #01663478



i grew up with him, met him in preschool


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2005-07-15 09:45 [#01663806]
Points: 23472 Status: Lurker



i used to have a good few accounts when it was .nu so i
could post the odd worrd herre and therre. i have no idea
what made me starrt posting prroperrly.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2005-07-15 09:46 [#01663808]
Points: 23472 Status: Lurker



so i don't rreally rrememberr my initial rreaction


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-07-15 09:47 [#01663810]
Points: 50073 Status: Moderator



i thoought i'd never fit into this place..it appeared too
much like a closed community. im still not entirely fitted
in.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2005-07-15 09:49 [#01663816]
Points: 23472 Status: Lurker | Followup to tolstoyed: #01663810



without you xltronic would be a polo


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-07-15 09:51 [#01663820]
Points: 50073 Status: Moderator | Followup to Anus_Presley: #01663816



a polo?


 

offline corrupted-girl on 2005-07-15 09:52 [#01663821]
Points: 8469 Status: Regular



when i first got here it seemed too much. too many threads
every 2 seconds.

and titsworth was a dick to me. but that's when i was 18..
so it was different.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2005-07-15 10:01 [#01663842]
Points: 23472 Status: Lurker | Followup to corrupted-girl: #01663821



wait a second... you always talk about being so grrown up...
when did you join xltronic...? you can't be much olderr now
can you?


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2005-07-15 10:06 [#01663854]
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offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2005-07-15 10:14 [#01663872]
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when I first came here it was aphextwin.nu, and I was trying
to find out the name of an aphex twin song that I had heard
at a friend's house and loved. My first reaction was that
the people here were cynical and sarcastic. Not much has
changed.


 

offline furoi from Udine (Eriko Sato's undies) (Italy) on 2005-07-15 10:51 [#01663933]
Points: 1706 Status: Lurker



i thought:
"i was subscribed to this mb some years ago and i put a an
aphex remix of complex math equation (there was a free
contest) which has never been uploaded!..now it's time to
make another account cus the old one is surely deleted"


 

offline SValx from United Kingdom on 2005-07-15 11:53 [#01664019]
Points: 2586 Status: Regular



I wasn't too keen when I first joined. Didn't post anything
for quite a few months. I just didn't feel I had anything
worth contributing and was scared of the response I'd get. I
was even more of a lurker back then! Just read now and then
even though I was subscribed as a member. Thinking back, it
was probably because I wasn't anywhere near as much of a fan
of electronic music as I am now.


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2005-10-31 10:40 [#01766092]
Points: 4030 Status: Regular



I was elated that I found a forum so sexy and streamlined,
in which I could interact with decent people and fucking
arseholes about electronic ventures.


 

offline bob from Nottingham (United Kingdom) on 2005-10-31 10:46 [#01766098]
Points: 4669 Status: Lurker



I found this place when I moved back from London to
Nottingham in early 2001 I think, There wasn't as many
people here then as there is now.

I sometimes wish I hadn't found it, I have killed so much
time here over the years, but I would really miss it if it
was gone.



 

online recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2005-10-31 10:52 [#01766108]
Points: 40066 Status: Lurker | Followup to penexpers: #01766092



this shites old :)


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2005-10-31 10:59 [#01766119]
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I can say with certainty that, no I did not get it right
away. :D

I feel like I do, more or less, get it now. so it's all
good. I think I like just about everyone here, in fact I'm
enjoying the board recently more than ever before. :)


 

offline tridenti from Milano (Italy) on 2005-10-31 11:01 [#01766120]
Points: 14653 Status: Lurker



WooferAttack talked with me about this mb, so I joined in
February 2005. Initially my english was shitty, in fact I
couldn't communicate much with the people here, but now it
is improved thanks to this place. The first times that I
entered in the site, I didn't enjoy it so much also because
xlt was the first forum that I visited in my life, but then,
after posting more and having received a premium membership
I appreciated it a lot.

Now I love this place.

Xltronic is tha Blast!


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2005-10-31 11:02 [#01766121]
Points: 11010 Status: Lurker



Im here since 2001 or so. Its nice I wish anon posting was
possible again


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2005-10-31 11:18 [#01766139]
Points: 27325 Status: Lurker



I lurked for awhile (year) before joining in 02. I didnt
know what to say so i just jumped in head first posting
oddness. It was a good time


 


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