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His music, of course, his symbol, his album art, his mystique, his lies, his attitude, his track names. Everything. His entire persona as an artist. |
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at least he doesnt push people with cameras |
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yes i with you to bad he doesnt release music more often |
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i like his music a lot...and he seems like a nice guy. |
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someone may come along in this thread and say "well, then why don't you marry him?" BEWARE |
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i'd have like 10,000 of his babies. |
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The most important thing I realized about him (which I felt early on, but was really proved to me after a long AFX hiatus and lots of Autechre listening) is just how natural he is. I think he must be incredibly intelligent, and simply anjoys making music, and never forces the act. If you look at not only the huge stylistic variety of his output, but also it's huge emotional range (humor, anger, fear, warmth, seriousness), and the fact that he can do _all_ of these at such a ridiculously high level, I think you can't argue with his ability. Granted I don't listen to him very much and haven't in a while, it is unarguably impressive. When I first noticed (momentarily after my introduction) how deliberate autechre's development and internal musical structure is, I was very impressed, but now I think I appreciate AFX's more organic expansion (though, as I said, I don't listen to him as much). I am not at all surprised he is pleasant to meet in person. He's just a good guy enjoying life, and there happens to be lots of good music as a bi-product. He would probably be good at anything he set himself to do. |
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well, then why don't you marry him? |
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I need to learn to type. there are enough errors to shame a lifetime in that.. |
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if he were nice he'd release more music. clearly he is a sadist. |
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C*nt |
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I guess I just don't hear it. I've never been really impressed by Aphex. to me it's okay, but a lot of it sounds very dated by now. his melodies don't do much for me and his sounddesign leaves a lot to be asked for. |
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((( the sound of 40,000 IDM geeks' heads exploding echoes across the land ))) |
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Hey come on..isn't "rdj" and "windowlicker" linger ficken good? |
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no. very similar to eachother, yes. |
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Aphex seems like a guy who likes the energy of rock and roll, (even if he doesn't know it) and likes to translate that to electronic music. He has a very firm grasp of building songs like regular rock music. Intro, bridges, rests, build ups. Keeping the ear interested, creating hooks..etc...Match that with excellent control of his sounds. It's really the whole package I like. He has admited to comming from a purely emotional angle. He knows it's not just about the music. I've just been a devoted fan for about a decade ,now. I truely like it all. There's maybe just one track per album I don't like. I can't say that about anyone else. When drukqs was comming out and there was all these fakes. I dl'ed a few and new immediately it wasn't him. All I have to hear is one bar of his music and I know instantly. A true master. |
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replace comming with coming |
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I wish I could recognize it after one bar. would save a lot of time. |
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the funny thing is that, i couldn't tell what Aphex Twin sounds like. and i never said to myself "this sounds like Aphex Twin". he's so polymorphous he's amorphous. or almost. |
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I'm glad he hasn't released his supposed new material. The voracious consumers of culture don't deserve to digest it in two months. com2daffy rdj and windliojf are so elegant and crafted so as to warrant eternal replay value. |
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Sometimes I compare music by different people to see what's "better"... and recently right after listening to noise unit's drill, it sort of makes aphex's material sound somewhat less dimensional by comparison. Just the thickness and oddness of the sound used. But always when I hear any of the 3 albums mentioned above after not hearing them after awhile, I instantly resonate with them and feel they are the best musical constructions possible, ignoring for a moment that all music is completely pointless... |
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that came across as pompish |
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too bad there's only one |
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"very similar to eachother, yes." well, never change a winning team is what they say. Why would he change his style every album? That's kind of like asking Van Gogh to do a Rembrandt because his paintings were all done in the same style. Really doesn't make any sense. Richard has succesfully created a unique sound that is a part of him as an artist and like a certain style of painting it's either you like it or you don't. Some people forget how hard it is to achieve the status he now enjoys because of his refusal to change drastically.All those great artists that will be remembered have more or less stayed true to their original style, perhaps becoming more vague and obscure as they progress but nevertheless not losing the heart of their style. That's exactly to me what marks a great artist. Unless you think Madonna is a great artist (and not a go-with-the-flow-kinda-hoe) of course then we're done talking. |
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and what if you are of the opinion that he is not "a winning team"? at least some more progression would make it a bit more interesting, but no. |
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then it's either you like it or you don't as stated in my post |
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Funnily, he was quoted in a recent interview saying he has such a varied sound because he switches software so much. First, I wonder how he sees himself. Second, yeah, it was an interview. Third, it always sounds aphex. Whether he nows it or not. He follows his own ear I guess. |
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I love Aphex Twin, i wish he released more music. His music posesses a certain quality, an element that just says "geeeeeeeeenius", that I don't find in many other artists, as much as i might like them. |
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i think there are lots of aphexes in this world. |
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Mike Paradinas said last night that Aphex once said to him "I dont think theres anyone who enjoys making music than I do" And I think that is evident. Anyone who thinks he is dependant on software I urge to listen to SAW85-92 or the Analords. I'm sorry but are there fuck lots of aphexes in the world - if only! Sneakattack makes a very good point, and I would also like to argue here that he DOES put out a lot of music and with incredible consistency. Also, if you think its samey qrtr I recommend you listen to Drukqs again, or point me to an artist with more of a diverse sound. Anyone who isnt touched by the melody (including its warm analog sound) in say, Nanou2 or Alberto Balsalm or Hexagon or Xtal (etc), must be a cyborg or something(!). I think maybe some dont think about the fact that those analog sounds, melodies, and drums are programmed lovingly with labour - not generated by new software |
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i think its funny how he is trailblazing a genre he mocks constantly by saying things like "i dont listen to any new music, everything has already been done" & "i dont listen to brian eno" haha...ego deluxe |
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what genre's that? |
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whatever about his studio stuff... aphex is the master at the live set. so varied yet so consintently brilliant. |
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people will say shit about his live sets, yet no one can do anything quite like him.. |
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the melodies my god, the melodies that's all i need the rest of the track can be shit as long as i can follow the melody, im ok |
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no one can do anything quite like him most likely people say the same about Brian Eno on his messageboard. |
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they have every right to you know.. |
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