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He bought a grand piano that can be played by computer. It's called a 'Diskclavier' and it's made by Yamaha. It's exactly like a straightforward grand piano but the keys can be controlled by a computer via MIDI – the musical instrument digital interface. Richard James cannot read conventional musical notation and he cannot play a keyboard so, in order to make the piano and prepared piano pieces that appear on 'Drukqs' he prepared his Diskclavier according to the principles established by John Cage and programmed the playing using a computer. The results are there for all to hear. It's a real piano on Drukqs, not a sampler or a synthesizer. Richard James has brought the sound of the forties into the 21st century. NOTE: Richard James cannot read conventional musical notation and he cannot play a keyboard i didn't know this |
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curious |
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yes there was a topic the other day about that they say he plays music instinctivly i believe in that :D |
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hahahah yeah richard is a dork and stealing all our cash money |
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Hmmm I think all this "Richard can't read music" is just another aphex gimmick. Are we meant to think oooooooooooooo he's even more of a genius? It takes 2 days tops to learn to read music, if a little longer to master it. Personally I think the druqks piano pieces sound slightly inferior to a 5 year old practicing for grade one. |
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ur wrong i really think is even more a genius than we think for me drukqs is the humming of a dying child, it shows the way society is getting wrong in every directions. and it sounds perfect. im drawing with my instinct and it looks perfect. :P |
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Well like I said in another post, if it does it for you then great. Early aphex including SAWII does it for me. Druqks piano makes me yawn + slightly irritates me. |
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yeah were all differents! btw its by far not my fav afx album!!! :) |
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yawn + irritate?? Avril 14th!!! You monster!!!! |
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nobody i know dislikes avril 14th, some people find some of the other piano tracks a bit too boring/strange but NO-ONE disses Avril 14th. |
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catchy titles help make songs more memorable and likeable |
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Who the fuck needs to know how to read music....If it sounds good play it.....my motto. |
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"Who the fuck needs to know how to read music....If it sounds good play it.....my motto." but he CANT play it! ;) i know what you meant, just couldnt resist |
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i can't read music either. i mean like. i can stare at those bars and be like "ok... every good boy deserves fudge.... " to remember, but i can't just play and look at it. i do however know how to play my keyboard. i mean really know, how can you not know. it's pushing buttons that sound good together! |
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I have a disclavier. Their great fun. It has built in drum beats. It's a laugh to just set it to jungle and play my way over the top. I can read music but I wouldn't say it was necessary to be able to read it to write it or play it. If you want to be in a band then yes as you need to read what's written but when your doing the music yourself then what's the point? |
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that's not a very nice thing of warp to do :( "richard doesn't actually know how to play a piano, all that stuff was midi, just so you know" |
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Those Piano pieces on Drukqs suck ass |
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I bet Warp Records can't play piano either so fuck them! Richard wins |
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DRUKQS IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER! YOU ARE JUST TOO STUPID TO REALIZE THIS YET IN YOUR SHORT PUNY MORTAL EXISTANCE!!!!! sorry about the caps. |
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I can't read music and play any instrument |
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some of the beatles couldnt read music when they first started - holla holla drukqs is bad - besides the first and second track on the first disc - good idea, but the only person to ever pull of a double disc that doesnt make me want to sleep is OVUCA drukqs got me all excited (at first), then i got an advanced copy, listened once, and threw it away zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
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Ha ha, I'd like to see a 5 year old with the immense handspan required to play bits of Avril 14th :) Good point about reading the music. In another interview Rich talked about liking Satie, I doubt he copied the style without reading some sheet music of satie... |
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Who cares whether he can read music or not? I for one don't. Plus the comment about the 5 year olds grade one! WTF?? Have you tried to play one of those pieces. Not easy to work out. I'm working on my Grade 8 piano so I feel I do have a certain amount of knowledge on the subject. I sat down and tried to work out the part and it was exceptionally hard. Took me a long time. Find me a five year old taking their grade one who can play it just like that and I'll quit playing the piano. |
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Yeah, Avril 14th is a swine. I'm only just learning piano/keyboard, but I can tell it's a hard piece. |
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It is indeed. I went off a bit there. Sorry people. I guess i'm kind of protective about my intrument. |
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