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Were you dissapointed with drukQs?
 

offline Murray from Southend, Essex (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-03 16:15 [#01769216]
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I have recently been coming to terms with the idea of being
dissapointed with drukQs. After carefully listening to both
icbyd and rdjalbum, these works seem much more complete than
drukQs.

This isn't to say i'm dissapointed with the release, but
Richard has released much better in my opinion. What do you
think?

and yeah, i know, this has probably been discussed before
for the rest of eternity forever amen.


 

offline oyvinto on 2005-11-03 16:16 [#01769218]
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no. i think it's his best album.


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-11-03 16:17 [#01769222]
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nope, I liked drukqs from the get-go. I was disappointed
with rdj lp though.


 

offline hanal from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-03 16:17 [#01769223]
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im only just getting into this,i will report back in 6
months


 

offline fanny_sunshine on 2005-11-03 16:20 [#01769226]
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OLD


 

offline hanal from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-03 16:22 [#01769227]
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BOLD


 

offline Murray from Southend, Essex (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-03 16:24 [#01769228]
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so many new faces


 

offline hanal from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-03 16:26 [#01769229]
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every time i see your avatar,i wanna throw Spaced on


 

offline Raz0rBlade_uk on 2005-11-03 16:27 [#01769230]
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i disagree with you murray


 

offline Murray from Southend, Essex (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-03 16:28 [#01769231]
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mike: we all get younger, tim. except for my cousin alan.
tim: why, what's different about him?
mike: he's actually getting younger.
tim: bastard...what can we do?
mike: we can't do anything, the goverment already knows.


 

offline hanal from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-03 16:30 [#01769234]
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oh yes.
i really wanted to call my dog colin,but the wife won with
alfie


 

offline _gvarek_ from next to you (Poland) on 2005-11-03 16:30 [#01769235]
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I was. After the first hearing my first thought was: "Why on
two CD's?"


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2005-11-03 17:14 [#01769251]
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No, I think that ICBYD is a complete waste of time when
compared with DrukQs. RDJ is almost as good.


 

offline Murray from Southend, Essex (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-03 17:14 [#01769252]
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I think drukQs is not a complete work, it seems so
mish-mashed, thrown together, not taken the same strucctual
care that rdj was taken with. I mean, icbyd was technically
a compilation of tracks aphex had made between 93-95, but
because they are so technologically similar, it seems like
such a cohesive album.

i'm bantering now...

that dog is a qt


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2005-11-03 17:22 [#01769255]
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it's an album by a bloke


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2005-11-03 17:23 [#01769257]
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drukqs was the first rdj, or anything in the realm of "idm",
that i ever heard, so i was most certainly not
dissapointed.

quite the opposite actually, i was fucking blown away,
especially considering i was stoned as fuck. it was some of
the first music id heard that seemed to transcend some
barrier and really become art.

on another note, icbyd is probably rdjs best work. no
gimmicks, no goofiness, just pure beaty bliss.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-11-03 17:38 [#01769271]
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you must be insane. this album is awesome! though i haven't
listened to it on surely a year..


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2005-11-03 17:39 [#01769273]
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i think drukqs is his best work.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2005-11-03 17:41 [#01769275]
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so do i


 

offline nacmat on 2005-11-03 17:45 [#01769281]
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I couldnt be dissapointed with it as it was my first
exposure to aphex

and here I am, so imagine if I liked it or not


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-11-03 17:51 [#01769286]
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i didn't know that. drukqs was your first aphex? i don't
know what would i feel like about his other music if drukqs
would be the one to get me into his stuff..it's just so
different to everything else he released..glad to see it was
a good experience for you though! :)


 

offline uzim on 2005-11-03 17:55 [#01769289]
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no. but it was my first aphex twin album. : )

it's been probably two or three years since i've listened to
it in its entirety nevertheless... i'd have prefered it to
be 1-cd instead of 2 personally. but it's ok, since some
people seem to want even more. i still like the piano tracks
a lot but the drill'n'bass ones bore/annoy me a bit now.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-11-03 17:56 [#01769292]
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"but it's ok, since some people seem to want even more."

haha, you must be the nicest guy on xltronic :)


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2005-11-03 17:59 [#01769293]
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Absolutely not. I don't know any other album that had track
transitions as good as drukqs. Each song on there shifted
into so many different ideas. It was jam packed. One of the
best rdj releases.


 

offline nacmat on 2005-11-03 18:02 [#01769294]
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I am a noob

it had a good effect on me, as you can see, I love his music
now... specially the early cassics


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2005-11-03 18:05 [#01769295]
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First 'idm' album I bought too, the only other aphex I heard
before that was windowlicker, come to daddy and
polynomial-c.



 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-11-03 18:15 [#01769297]
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it would be nice to be totally ignorant of aphex once again,
and get my ears blown off like I used to be :/


 

offline nacmat on 2005-11-03 18:30 [#01769299]
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aphex is 34 years old... I imagine he is still gonna offer
some nice moments

and wedont have a real music revolution since the early-mid
90s... so its probable to see another revolution that will
blow our minds away soon


 

offline S M Pennyworth from East Timor on 2005-11-03 18:33 [#01769301]
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definately


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2005-11-03 18:34 [#01769303]
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I know people diss Venetian snares but the first time I saw
him live that was 'a moment' maybe it doesn't translate to
record but it's great non the less.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2005-11-03 18:35 [#01769304]
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similar to Lightning bolt. an event.


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-11-03 18:36 [#01769305]
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I sincerely hope you are right. Analord was fine, but it was
no Analogue Bubblebath (any), Surfing on Sine Waves or
ICBYD.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2005-11-03 18:39 [#01769306]
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His heart is in the right place. Analord was probably a
purging exercise.


 

offline nacmat on 2005-11-03 18:39 [#01769307]
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same happened to me this May 13th when I saw him... it was
quite a catharsis... I love his music and think he does a
great job.... but....

why are you talking about this? I didnt get the follow up


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2005-11-03 18:42 [#01769308]
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dunno!


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-11-03 18:42 [#01769309]
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There were moments, but I think you are right, it was
something that he had to get out of his system.


 

offline nacmat on 2005-11-03 18:44 [#01769310]
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hahahaha

anyway... its nice to see some people like mr snares´music


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2005-11-03 18:46 [#01769311]
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Badmitton is still his best IMO.


 

offline nacmat on 2005-11-03 18:47 [#01769312]
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well I can easily pick 15 excellent tracks from analords...
thats quite a lot

analords are not a new step into the future, but they are
greatly arranged, and sweet after all


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2005-11-03 18:53 [#01769313]
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I think the analords are great when i view them as a throw
back. I picture someone that loves "older" style and jamming
it out. I think its neat


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-11-03 18:54 [#01769314]
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If you had asked me before I did the analord-mixes, I'd be a
bit kinder. But I guess that project took some of the joy
out of the tracks. I'm on a strict non-analord diet now, to
perhaps regain some of the loss.


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-11-03 18:55 [#01769315]
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that's a valid point, and I feel the same way about them


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2005-11-03 19:02 [#01769318]
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exactly. I think it was a brave set of releases. A bit of
fun.


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2005-11-03 19:09 [#01769320]
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Its nice to see an artist have fun with tracks. I think more
emotion comes across with that sometimes.

I guess to cover the topic title i think people are often
too critical of artists. In the case of DrukQs i notice that
often times people set standards for the artist, instead of
letting the artist set the standard.

Overall i think the best way to listen to music is to try to
see what the artist wants to portray as opposed to what i
want to hear. I can hear what i want, whenever i want. But
when you listen to something unique that isnt oftentimes
something you listen to it can be a real rewarding
experience.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2005-11-03 19:13 [#01769321]
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BOC are shit though. 8 )


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2005-11-03 19:16 [#01769324]
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Dont let core see you post that ;)


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2005-11-03 19:18 [#01769325]
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ignore me Core you fool.


 

offline Key from Bbbbarrow-in-f (United Kingdom) on 2005-11-03 19:22 [#01769326]
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Druqks blew my head off in 2001 - it sounded so alien and
complex but perfect. As the years pass, and as I learn more
about making music I can understand more about how Ritchie
made these sounds - but it still impresses me.

I hear people (mainly reviewers) going on about how stale
Druqks was - treading water, unfocused etc, well I can't
hear that at all, I tend to class it as a more mature and
thought out album. This is the same guy who produced SAWII
and Analord - his 'serious composer' frame of mind. ICBYD
and RDJ album, great as they are always appear to me to be
just a prime selection of goofy tracks he had on his
harddrive at the time.


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2005-11-03 19:30 [#01769328]
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Wait... did you just call me Core? haha!



 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2005-11-03 19:30 [#01769329]
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"goofy" what are you on about?


 


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