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After all the hype, I was expecting something good. But no. It's very dissapointing. And not in a, "god, this is weird, I might have to decipher/get used to it" kinda way, more like, "this is plain boring." Apart from, maybe three remixes, it's just plain boring for me. |
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Sorry, that was awfully written-I apologize. I guess it was because I had just finished the first CD and was very furious. :D But seriously-It's not like my initial reaction to Confield (I KNEW I'd come round to that eventually, only at first it scared me)...it's just too repeptitive on many occasions, or doesn't devlope, or has lame production....Aphex is loosing it, imho. |
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Agreed That is two releases I have felt are under par where as autechre keep on getting better. |
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The second CD is better than the first though. |
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yes, 2nd CD contains much ass kicking... |
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Hmm, I'm listening to it now. Yes, it is better, but still-not fabulous or haunting or anything, just fairly exciting. The first is most disspointing though...I don't mind ambient, but I can't explain why it doesn't do it for me anyway (Sakura et al I find beautiful for example, or his own Ambient Works)...I even prefer Druqks, flawed as it is, to this uninspired stuff. At least Druqks had moments of mental brilliance. |
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Well I don't think you can consider this evidence of his "losing it" when the tracks are culled from the last 13 years |
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ok, whatever-it's a dissapointing CD then. |
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please tell me you're joking? i love 26mixes, CD1 is my favourite. I guess you're more into his newer drill&bass stuff. tell me, how do you like his older work (saw1,caustic window/polygon window/afx etc...?) the tracks from that period are up to the same standards as alot of the tracks from 26mixes |
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hhmm, interesting. If it's not that aweful drill&bass stuff I might like it |
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i especially like disc2 trks2,11 |
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i'm not big on actually looking at the names of songs i mianly got the CD for "at the heart of it all"...my only disappointment was that track, why isn't it the 7 minute version? |
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Yeah, sorry mate.. I think this album was meant for fans of Aphex Twins music. |
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I like Come To Daddy (ep) and Druqks alot, and some of I Care Because You Do. I love Autechre. This doesn't do it for me, though. Too repetitive, with too little developement. |
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I mean, listen to it for god's sake, without some rose-tinted glasses! Look at track 4, CD2-it's fucking clanging in simle, boring, rythms for over 4 minutes! Or the next track, or the next-all boring and repetetive. |
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Maybe you got one of those defective cds dude |
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Listen to it! So you're telling me track 4 on CD2 ISN'T annoying repetitive!? It goes ON and ON, the same, and ends just as it begun. Same with many tracks. |
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i think you should stick with autechre. aphex is not for you, atleast his techno/ambient stuff. you got to relax, feel the music and stop being so impatient. songs don't have to be complex to be good |
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Ok, maybe you're right. BUT he is proclamined as "Mozart of Techno" |
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I have been into Aphex since On was released. I just think it was a bit of a retro step because the tracks do sound very very dated for the most part and if it was the first Aphex album I ever bought I would be very very disappointed. That is just the way i look at it. |
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It's OK, but there's really only a couple of tracks that are first rate, the rest of pretty tepid. The Windowlicker Remix- I expected something more, but it's just a cute little diversion using the samples rather than some really interesting reworking of it. Lame. |
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I think it sounds dated because some of those tracks are 13 years old. |
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OH MY FUCKING GOD - Nine Inch Nails - At the Heart of It All (Created by Aphex Twin) is goddamn inspiring you cunts! |
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they needed to include the full 7 minutes of "At the heart of it All." To good not to all there. And why would someone say some of the music sounds "dated?" It's music. One could say SAW1 or Incunabula sound dated, but I still love both those records.... |
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i liked the phillip glass/david bowie there's just somethin about the predictability and minimalism of phillip glass that catches me |
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it's my favourite album at the moment (the one that i listen the most) i prefer cd1-brilliant stuff |
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you probably dont like any of his pre-rdj album releases then huh? its understandable.. its seems a lot of people have musical ADD from listening to more complex non-repetative stuff from after the mid 90's.. its kinda unfortunate that so many people are unable to appreciate music that doesnt change every two seconds having said that... yeah, a lot of the tracks are kinda boring.. you have to remember that they're remixes..a lot of which for artists richard doesnt give two shits about.. the title even says they were done for money.. this is like his job, he's not going to put his all into every remix... he's usually just doing them to pay the bills |
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woooord!!!! |
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you bought it sucka |
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*note my hard core ghetto ebonics |
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I thinks it's great stuff, esp. the Gavin Bryars, Baby Ford, and Phillip Boa remixs... the only TRULEY AWFUL song is the DMX krew remix... what a peice of shit that is... Overall score for 26 mixes: 8.5 which is good for any remix CD imo |
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i think the baby ford remix is absolutely amazing, one of the best afx songs i've heard. Wouldn't sound misplaced on druqks. On the whole i think that both CDs are pretty badass. Yes, some of its dated, but what i didnt like most was that the production was a bit shitty on quite a few of the tracks, crackles at high volumes and shit like that. My fav tracks are: Remix - AFX [had it b4 though] Normal (AFX Helston flora remix) - Baby Ford Krieger (Aphex Twin Baldhu mix) - Die Fantastischen Vier Time to find me (AFX fast mix) - Seefeel Journey (Aphex Twin care mix) - Gentle People |
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yeah it had a few good tracks, Normal, the first NIN one, heroes....but thers a lot of repetitive early sounding stuff on there.....i cant see how anyone can like Every track, or how anyone can hate Every track, its so varied.....its good value for money anyway, 26 tracks that would have cost a forsure to find seperatelly |
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hehe as stated above by someone it's ridiculous to say it sounds dated, cause it's just that: old tracks. anywhom, why the hell was the nin remix on disc 2 so mindlessly cut in half?? a damn shame, it's one of my favourite aphex tracks. |
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My only arguement about with it sounding dated is for people who pick up the album as their first Aphex release (which would be pretty stupid). Also I think that the really stand out tracks are ones that I already had like the remix from 2 remixes and the Baby Ford remix which was on the braindance coincidence. Its not a bad album, just average in my worthless opinion. |
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Netlon: Technically it wasn't cut in half. On Further Down The Spiral that tracks first half is pure NIN and Aphex is only credited for 'part B'... its like 2 tracs and one fades into another... braindance: on the contrary, I think it would be a perfect first aphex album for someone to pick up as it covers pretty much all of his styles.. you could find the thing you like and expound upon that.. |
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i love that album thats it |
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no no i mean the track on the second disc. it's called at the heart of it all and on the further down the spiral nin remixes cd it's about 7 minutes. |
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