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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.
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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
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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
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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
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REFLEX
from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2002-03-01 14:03 [#00107546]
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Id say Drukqs probably.
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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??!!!!
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TrevorGod
from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-03-01 14:08 [#00107553]
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Drukqs
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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...
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mortsto-x
from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2002-03-01 14:19 [#00107576]
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Surfing on Sine Wawes
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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.
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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....
=)
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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.
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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?
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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 ;>
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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.
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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.
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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! ;>
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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
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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?
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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...
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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".
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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.
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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...
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Fernz
from A Scottish Wanker (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 15:25 [#00107705]
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I wasnt too keen on AB4...
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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.
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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....
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Krendo
from Leicester (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-01 15:48 [#00107749]
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Yeah, I see your point. 'Least Remarkable' then.
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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
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shortcircuit
from Red Ends (Germany) on 2002-03-01 18:22 [#00107975]
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Drukqs
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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?
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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.
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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...
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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
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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.
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aron
from saskatoon (Canada) on 2002-03-01 18:37 [#00108002]
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AB4
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artemis
from Ghent (Belgium) on 2002-03-01 18:40 [#00108011]
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AB is indeed very very dissapointed!
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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.
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Omneignotumus
on 2002-03-01 19:22 [#00108043]
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I think Drukqs is his best work along with RDJA.
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2002-03-01 19:30 [#00108047]
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i can't believe afx fans dislike classics
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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...
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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-03-01 19:32 [#00108049]
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I have spoken!!!!
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Archrival
on 2002-03-01 19:38 [#00108057]
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