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offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 13:48 [#00107536]
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Might as well imitate a good idea.

Selected Ambient Works 85 - 92
Surfing on Sine Waves
Selected Ambient Works II
... I Care Because You Do
Classics
Analogue Bubblebath 3
Richard D. James Album
Caustic Window Compilation
Melodies From Mars
Drukqs

Which is the worst of these? (Did I forget any?) I reckon
AB3 has to be up there, or the Caustic Window stuff. Mind
you, Drukqs isn't too great.


 

offline Meho Krljic from Beograd (Yugoslavia) on 2002-03-01 13:54 [#00107539]
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This will probably come as a shock to most but: Druqks


 

offline teapot from Paddington (Australia) on 2002-03-01 13:56 [#00107541]
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i would say... SAW1 perhaps... he hasnt exactly released
anything terrible


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-03-01 13:56 [#00107542]
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I would have to go with Surfing on Sine Waves.....

But shit...does Richard really have ANY "worst" pieces?

=)
BOC forever


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2002-03-01 14:03 [#00107546]
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Id say Drukqs probably.


 

offline KEN from BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 14:07 [#00107550]
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caustic window isnt shit at all-its fantastic especially
when heard through a huge pa!!

i cant think of anything that rich has released that is
shit...really i cant.

and what on earth is wrong with ab3? good god where are your
ears!!!

you love boc dont ya ironlung??!!!!


 

offline TrevorGod from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-03-01 14:08 [#00107553]
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Drukqs


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 14:11 [#00107558]
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Come on, Ken, some of the stuff on AB3 is useless. Track 1,
for instance, is very ordianry. Most of the album is all
right, but none of it really grabs my attention. As for
Caustic Window, at least four tracks on this are shoddy:
Clayhill Dub, AFX 114, that silly ironic rave tune, and
Humanoid Must Not Escape.

Surfing On Sine Waves is a great album.


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-03-01 14:11 [#00107560]
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huh what?....

Who me???

(wink wink)


 

offline Meho Krljic from Beograd (Yugoslavia) on 2002-03-01 14:12 [#00107561]
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So, apparently Drukqs it is. And what about that title?
Fucking preposterous. I actually think half of it is
brilliant but the rest is just sketches that should have
never left RDJ's harddisk.


 

offline whitehead from Nicaragua on 2002-03-01 14:12 [#00107562]
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classic is the one i listen to lesser than all the others...



 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2002-03-01 14:19 [#00107576]
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Surfing on Sine Wawes


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 14:21 [#00107579]
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What don't people like about Surfing On Sine Waves? Every
song on it is great. I can see why some might not like
Quoth, or Supremacy II. But the rest is brilliant.


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-03-01 14:24 [#00107583]
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For me I dont think it is a matter of me hating "Sine
Waves"...Perhaps I choose that one because it is the one
album I have heard the least and do not own....

=)


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2002-03-01 14:28 [#00107589]
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I just think that all my other AFX-albums are great. But
Surfing....? Not great.


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 14:30 [#00107591]
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Do you guys have the US release of Surfing On Sine Waves,
because that has two extra tracks. If so, what are they
like?


 

offline KEN from BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 14:32 [#00107596]
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ab3 krendo is a wicked little compilation as is the caustic
window..agree in terms of completed albums they dont run
well-but they're not albums they're compilations...which
contain some great music. and come on krendo, there aint
THAT much difference between sufing and ab3-pretty confidnt
the tunes on each were made around the same time/same
production etc.

anyway, i think they're ace. oh and listen to clayhill dub
through a huge pa. thats my advice on this shite friday
afternoon ;>


 

offline KEN from BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 14:34 [#00107599]
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they're good-especially red ruth school. quite bassy.


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 14:37 [#00107603]
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I like the idea, Ken :)

I don't have a big PA system, though.

You're right about AB3 and Surfing coming out at the same
time, but I don't think AB3 is anywhere near as good, apart
from track 3 and track 13. The background track to Garden of
Cinmiri is good, too.

But I'm jealous of the fact that you get to listen to AFX's
stuff on big speakers. I only ever listen to it on my puny
little stereo, and even then only when none of my friends
are around. They just tell me to turn it off. Especially my
room mate.


 

offline KEN from BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 14:42 [#00107613]
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ooohh-the caustic window stuff does sound crappy through a
normal streao-but theres some serious bass on that
compilation!!-needs to be indulged LOUD!

to be fair i used to hate ab3, ive only really got heavily
into it recently.

see im not such a big fan of i care because you do!! see!!??
what the fuck do i know mate!!! ha! ;>


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-03-01 14:42 [#00107615]
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Aphex + A nice stereo w/subwoofer= greatness....

good call Ken


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 14:43 [#00107619]
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Ahh, Ken, that would explain it. You're obviously insane. I
Care Because You Do is a great album!

What other insane music do you like?


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-03-01 15:13 [#00107690]
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hmmm, out of my Aphex Twin albums it would be SAWII now... I
do really like it, but I like all APhex Twin albums that I
have heard...


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2002-03-01 15:14 [#00107691]
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Caustic Window is GREAT so is AB3 for anyone who mentioned
those as being "bad".


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 15:14 [#00107692]
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No!!! SAW II is his best!

Mind you, I hated it for the first year of owning it.


 

offline Xanatos from New York City (United States) on 2002-03-01 15:22 [#00107703]
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Surfing on Sine Waves is the worst of those imo...


 

offline Fernz from A Scottish Wanker (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 15:25 [#00107705]
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I wasnt too keen on AB4...


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 15:28 [#00107710]
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AB4 is very weak, but I don't think it's an album. The first
track is disgraceful.


 

offline Fernz from A Scottish Wanker (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 15:30 [#00107717]
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Yeah, that distorted "WOOOOOOOO!" caves my head in....


 

offline TrevorGod from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-03-01 15:32 [#00107721]
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I love the first track on AB4. I don't know why but I do.
I use it to open alot of my "energizing" mix CD's.


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 15:32 [#00107722]
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I have a friend who I'm trying to convert slowly to Aphex.
He thinks AB4 is really good, including the first track.


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 15:33 [#00107725]
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You do? I like the beat, but the track just doesn't go
anywhere. I'd use Entrance to Exit instead, if it's energy
your looking for.


 

offline TrevorGod from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-03-01 15:38 [#00107732]
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When I go wakeboarding I have AB4 song 1 cranked while I'm
still on the dock. Everone around can't stand the song and
my friends and I occasionally scream along with the
whooooooo!. Entrance to Exit usually ends up on the disc
later.


 

offline Resident Evil from heat some coffee, mmm, mmm (Australia) on 2002-03-01 15:47 [#00107747]
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I could never name an album as his worst! It's just so
unthinkable!


 

offline Krendo from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 15:48 [#00107749]
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Yeah, I see your point. 'Least Remarkable' then.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-03-01 18:20 [#00107971]
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i don't think he's ever matched SAWII - THAT album is his
most divine work. i don't much like expert knob twiddlers


 

offline shortcircuit from Red Ends (Germany) on 2002-03-01 18:22 [#00107975]
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Drukqs


 

offline D-Hex from Blue Springs Missouri (United States) on 2002-03-01 18:23 [#00107977]
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I listen to drukqs every once in a while, but i do a lot of
skipping.

By the way, has anyone listened to both disks straight
through in one sitting? If so did you go insane?


 

offline Clic on 2002-03-01 18:29 [#00107987]
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I got Classics recently. Didn't like one track on it at all.


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-03-01 18:31 [#00107992]
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SAWII is my least favorite right now, I've only had it for a
few months...


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-03-01 18:34 [#00107996]
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classics is a fantastic album...

...i have listened to both discs of drukqs in one sitting
and didn't struggle - it reminds me of this pissy article i
read in a trendy magazine saying that most of his music is
unlistenable and that's what makes it "cool" -- i was forced
to laugh at such crap


 

offline artemis from Ghent (Belgium) on 2002-03-01 18:36 [#00107999]
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Yeah, marlow you are in right, Classics is great! But, i
understand a lot of people doesn't like it.


 

offline aron from saskatoon (Canada) on 2002-03-01 18:37 [#00108002]
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AB4


 

offline artemis from Ghent (Belgium) on 2002-03-01 18:40 [#00108011]
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AB is indeed very very dissapointed!


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2002-03-01 18:42 [#00108013]
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AB3 is great! AB4 is decent, I think. I like Gibbon, Cuckoo,
Sloth, but the WHOOOO track is kind of annoying...
understatement.


 

offline Omneignotumus on 2002-03-01 19:22 [#00108043]
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I think Drukqs is his best work along with RDJA.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2002-03-01 19:30 [#00108047]
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i can't believe afx fans dislike classics


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-03-01 19:31 [#00108048]
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The RDJ album, and ICBYD are his best...


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-03-01 19:32 [#00108049]
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I have spoken!!!!


 

offline Archrival on 2002-03-01 19:38 [#00108057]
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Classics


 


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