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http://members.aol.com/blissout/unfaves2001.htm I personally like drukqs, but each to their own, he does have a couple of valid points. |
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I've got a huge amount of time for Simon Reynolds as a writer and critic...His Energy Flash/GenerationE book is a fucking good read; even Aphex gets his own few pages (which SR once kindly let me pass on to other people on the old Aphextwin mailing list..)... ...so he's cool with me... But even he get's it wrong sometimes...;)... (He's so right about Timbaland...that guy rocks..).. |
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Does he sometimes write for The Wire? I'm sure I've heard something like that before.. |
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Yeah...he used to... think he's gone freelance now...a column for Village Voice etc...all sorts... The Wire ain't really the same without him....it's still ok but theres def something missing... |
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drukqs has its moments..but most of it sukqs |
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Good views generally, but he liked the P.O.D. album! And Druqks was crap? At least he liked Taking Control yeeeeah boy! |
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Nah, Timbaland doesn't rock. Simon Reynolds is kind of stupid. I don't think he really listens very well to the music. Gwety Mernans 'Gabba'? What the fuck is that shit? Just seems to me that if you're are going to review something, you should at least get the sound right. Stupid ass. |
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Timbaland, did he produce for Aaliyah? I must say, some of her songs had sweet ass music behind her singing... real catchy and good stuff... better then most pop stuff you hear... |
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Wow. Can't say that I see that... |
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And yes, he did produce for Aaliyah. Don't for sure if it was on all of her tracks though. |
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i think he totally is right (in his opinion), and for gwely mernans being gabba, with the kick laid percussion like it is done, just very floating and with lots of effects, but it's like a gabba song really... |
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I think the article sucked. Druqks was a great "sum-up" with some good new "threads" |
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Reynolds def knows his shit so you've got to respect his point of view...have a read thru of some of his other articles on there to get some idea how good he his... His articles about Jungle, DnB for The Wire are some of my fave writing of the 90s...Can't think of many of other music journalists that I'm more in tune with that SR...I know I've picked quite a few artists via him that I'd have otherwise missed... Anyone else read any of his books?... |
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P.S.... On this occassion SR is a bit off the mark...Drukqs most certainly doesn't suck BTW...it's seldom far from my ears and is probably my fave AFX album at the moment.... |
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Who cares if he doesn't like it? It is of absolutely no importance at all. I never really understood the need for a music-ratingsystem. Just describing the music would be better IMHO. |
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YEah so people do or dont like it. Stating its not good or it is good. But these are just opinions. Its just music, the degree of which it is good is up to the individual. I personally, in my opinion find Drukqs boring and just unoringinal. A Shame to his old work of which many diehard old time fans feel the same. |
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Easily the best one he's done. |
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Yah ok that fine, but some people get caught up on that fact that - thats just your opinion. |
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I like drukqs, but by no means its his best. I still think he has got a masterpiece somewhere on those DATs at home, its just a case of him releasing them. |
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it's all opinion... all reviewers are giving their opinion based on say a weeks listening... so, although I love reading reviews, it really doesn't mean much I guess... I like Drukqs, a lot... |
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nme has put druqks at number 10 in albums of the year 2001... |
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I agree that it's more of an extension of his sound than a full blown re-working. It's still an improvement, but not very groundbreaking, of course. I fucking love Drukqs! It's great. |
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well, when I listen to The RDJ album, and then Drukqs, obviously Drukqs is the most insane drill'n bass... and it is a definate inprovement on the drill'n bass style... but, I love The RDJ album for other reasons, and I like Drukqs for different reasons... so, they're both great... |
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The Come to Daddy ep has some sweet ass drill'n bass I must say... |
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I find the rest of his stuff sounds less impressive (but still awesome, of course) after hearing the insanity on Drukqs! That must mean he's doing SOMETHING right. It does have too much weirdo filler, though. Nobody's perfect. |
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all people can be discribed with 3 parameters, that means there are 4 classes of people (at least on this mb): 1. param: like / dont like drukqs 2. param: like / dont like confield 3. param: BoC-fan or not thats everything important about a person. i wonder if there are all possible types of persons here? |
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pissing me pants #-) |
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I am a 1 negative, 2 positive BoC fan |
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i'm pos/pos/yes - a quite common combination i guess. neg/pos/yes would be weird... |
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Much of Drukqs sukqs, but I'de say the the good outweighs the bad.... lot's of filler and crap, but it's worth it for tracks like Ziggomatic, Cock, 54 Cymru Beats, Metephace and what not |
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Rolling stone gave a review (a bad review) of Aphex's "Druqks" and said "Druqks is really fuqked." Mad me mad. |
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You mean Drukqs is really Fukqed, it would be funny if they spelled it wrong in their review. |
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Where'd you get that blingin aphex neklace? |
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That's how they spelled it, fuqked. |
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i like this sentence: "James seems paradoxically trapped by the "infinite possibilities" offered by today's software and plug-ins (the computer-music equivalent of guitar pedals)" Software isn't all and can't beat all ,) |
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that is a GREAT observation. =) myself.....i : like drukqs dislike confield like Boards of Canada.....ehehhe i have however found a autechre track i like (not on confield).....which surprised me. i think i'll give them another try. guess you should never say never!=0) |
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DRUKQS cannot be said to be a pefect album... but it is the best. is like when you compare pete sampras (perfect) with agassi (the best) |
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Drukqs is very good in a certain way, and some stuff is really genius but it sometimes bores me out; maybe it sounds just too frustrated and whacked. |
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I dont think its the best yet I find myself listening to it more that all of his other albums.... wierd! HI guys! I keep going away... soz... |
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I think Aphex set a new standard with the release of Drukqs. Every other release seems boring now when u compare them to Drukqs. I havent got impressed since Oct 22 :( (except Geogaddi n Vatican Nitez). I made my own drukqs tho with the ultimate track list ;) (AFX said in a interview that the album is meant to fuck around with, "do whatever tracklist u want wiht it"). I still think the original tracklist works but I got a better one, thats fo sure. Ofcourse it got a few funny fillers but hey its all good I still love it a LOT. NAme one good release after oct 22 that makes u go WOW!!!!!!!!!! (not BOC or Goon)!!!!!!! |
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I liked I MIGHT BE WRONG by Radiohead but it didnt make me go WOW!! so damn Archrival, thats quite a good point. |
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Yeah thats right. Ofcourse "I liked" a lot of releases after Drukqs but nothing that has been like WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! ;=) That was exacty my reaction when I heard Cock Ver10, Omgyija Switch 7, Ziggomatic, Vord Hosbn, AFX 237, Avril 14 etc etc hehe WHOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!........ dam I wanna get that feeling again :) .....I need it NOW, gimme a new album that make me go WOW!!. |
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Squarepusher new untitled single made me go WHÃ’OAAAAAAAHW!!!! but hey that was just a single track...I want a whole album with material like that :) |
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I LOVE DRUKQS-----------MAYBE NOT HIS BEST STUFF.......BUTS ITS STILL GREAT !!!!! |
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druqks is rdj's most acomplished work up to date... the drill tracks easily shadow squarepusher's untitled single. but the record itself it's a little distant i admit.. impersonal. it has more form and less feeling... it's stil lbetter than any autechre. it's a sound that we've heard before on other rephlex artists.. but never on aphex twin... it's like bogdan reached perfection. that's drukqs. |
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better than any Ae?!?!?! GRRRRRR just opinion tho |
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me: like druqks dislike confield (or any autechre for that matter) not a boc fan but I do like them. (sometimes a lot sometimes not that much) |
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I thought drukqs was one of RDJ's best, but more as a refinement of his style than for breaking any new ground. of course, I also like confield and love BoC, so maybe I'm just an IDM-whore |
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drukqs: don't like the album (killer singles, tho) confield: undecided boc: still a fan, but I think their best stuff is behind them |
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Drukqs is good!!! |
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