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dronox from www.dronox.com on 2001-10-11 22:40 [#00040362]



I know this topic may have been done quite a few times, and
I have a feeling people will just post incoherant messages
in here, but I seriously dont get it---

Why oh why do so many people idolize the song Come to Daddy?
I mean, yes, it's a really great harsh song- but it's one
frigging song! And not to sound like a jackass- but- If it
weren't for the mtv airtime that it's video had, I bet alot
of these people wouldn't ever have heard of aphex twin.
[Yes, myself included. But, It wasn't till a few years later
that I started getting more into him, and less *yech* skinny
puppy, heh.]

I don't think there really is an answer to this... just
another unsolved mystery of the world.

It's like... Even some of the huge aphex fans, some of the
people with amazing art in the custome zone, mention come to
daddy... *shrug* I don't know.

I just don't get it! Sorry!

[oh, and believe you me, I love aphex and all of his
work, just a bit aloof as to why so much emphasis is put on
this single work of his...]


 

Netlon Sentinel from yurp on 2001-10-11 22:47 [#00040364]



hmm. well personally this was the first aphex twin track
song i saw. i just liked the video at first and then i
started noticing the music. i really liked the screaming-bit
with the old woman getting blown away (sort of). at that
time, i was really into pitchshifter and it reminded me of
them. but when i bought the ctd ep i was prettty much
shocked, at first. but it got me hooked pretty good.

i reckon to alot of you this will sound familiar?


 

unluky fuker on 2001-10-11 22:49 [#00040366]



donky ruhbarb was the first aphex tune i heard, since then
ive been hooked

i think the video has a lot to do with come 2 daddy being so
famous.
1 of my goals is to hear come to daddy live. id fukin love
it, especialy if rich did the slow scream at the beggining
like in 1 of his live shows i heard. sounds ruffff.


 

Dave on 2001-10-12 02:17 [#00040396]



i used to fucking hate it, then i listened to it a few times
and i started to dig the key change, if you could call it
that, that happens kind of near the end. but mostly i listen
to it for the transition between it and flim, the next
track. a magical transition, seems to enhance the beauty of
flim. but overall, it's one of the weaker afx tracks no
doubt


 

payphex twin from cornwall on 2001-10-12 02:25 [#00040398]



oh shutup you ppl aphex twin is aphex twin no matter how
popular that song got!


 

dronox from www.dronox.com on 2001-10-12 02:26 [#00040400]



We're not bitching about it in any way, or at least, that
wasn't my intention of posting.


 

1010-1111-10 from Newfoundland on 2001-10-12 03:30 [#00040405]



actually i personally heard of aphex when a friend had an
ftp and someone uploaded some pac man stuff, and we were all
wondering "what the hell is this". It opened up new doors
for me!


 

1010-1111-10 from Newfoundland on 2001-10-12 03:36 [#00040406]



actually i personally heard of aphex when a friend had an
ftp and someone uploaded some pac man stuff, and we were all
wondering "what the hell is this". It opened up new doors
for me!


 

)mWmM)w...wMw...w(MmWm( on 2001-10-12 05:25 [#00040415]



That song never had a big impact on me, the first song that
really did it was "4". when I first heard C2D it it sounded
like a bad version of a maralyn manson or nine inch nails
"screaming profanity and disturbing stuff" genre song. Not a
horrible version, just a weird one that failed to give the
scary effect like the others did. I like these type of songs
that scream scary stuff, I want to make one either screaming
in a scary voice substance that is boring like textbook
scientific mumbo jumbo, or saying in a soft calm or happy
voice stuff that IS scary like eating the listeners head and
stuff.


 

)mWmM)w...wMw...w(MmWm( on 2001-10-12 06:00 [#00040427]



Man, I read about your paperweight incident the other day. I
cried. I feel for you, I really really do.


 

Maytag from Durham,NH USA on 2001-10-12 06:27 [#00040434]



Besides being blown away by the Sci-Fi aspects of the video
on of the things I really apreciated was when the video
appeared to become distorted as if you were losing reception
from an antenna just as the music faded out in fidelity.
This was a really artistic effort and yet subtle I thought
so I checked out other stuff.


 

ross on 2001-10-12 06:48 [#00040436]



well, i like the song, but i dont idolize it, i will play it
around my friends since some of them love it, and even if
it's just that song or windowlicker, it's nice to hear some
aphex, better than none at all..but my friends dont care to
go further into aphex than that usually..ooh ill bring some
on fri. when we smoke


 

poe from the uk (school) on 2001-10-12 09:17 [#00040462]



I got into Aphex by listening to Polygon Window... I only
heard come to daddy at warp 100, I wasnt keen on it, and to
be honist, I havent really heard it


 

balthus from europe on 2001-10-12 09:55 [#00040464]



'milkman', 'come to daddy' and windowlicker are kind of
taking the shit out of popular styles. they are fun, but not
necessarily aphex' best (well, windowlicker is the best of
the three and there are very good moments in it, the french
speaking voice, the darker moments).

i first listened to the dhonkey rhubarb ep, and donkey
rhubarb, icct hedral and pancake lizard hooked me.

maybe there's often the misunderstanding, that when one says
'come to daddy is richard's best' it does not mean the song,
but the ep. i think come to daddy is one of aphex' best, and
in my case i mean the ep.


 

balthus from europe on 2001-10-12 09:59 [#00040465]



i like aphex' more tranquil tracks the most... flim, nannou,
iz-us, come to daddy little lord faulteroy mix, pancake
lizard, blue calx, yellow calx, girl boy, avril 14th etc...
but also the equation track (which is not tranquil of course
but crazy).


 

dronox from www.dronox.com on 2001-10-12 11:27 [#00040474]



For me '4' was what had the biggest impact on me as well.

And, haha! Yeah, to replace the paperweight I'm going to the
dollar store and buying random heavy objects, putting them
in a ziplock bag, and calling it a paperweight :D


 

dronox from www.dronox.com on 2001-10-12 11:30 [#00040475]



Hey, I wanna throw mad propz to all tha homies in here that
didn't turn this discussion into a crazy "SHUTUP FAG YR
STUPID, REFLEX IS A FAG!" thing :P

This is what the forum's meant to beee!


 

rawkit from grmny on 2001-10-12 14:06 [#00040492]



... i second that enormously!

i got ab3 first and was blown away by the "freshness" of how
someone uses electronica - in a so flexible way.
come to daddy turned me on cause of the fucking aggro style
- i was in the right mood at that time - but wouldn´t say
it´s THE song of afx.
for a long time THE song was ab3´s first song - damn i
still could cry listening to it - just like song 2 on ab4 -
omg, that guy makes me cry so happily *sniff**wank* ... ;-A


 

Chrispy from UK on 2001-10-12 14:19 [#00040497]



I must admit that I heard Windowlicker first, then searched
for Aphex and found this site. I've not been into it for
that long now and I'm sure people can remember me turning up
here. *I made friends with po{e} b4 he was kicked out. He
was one of the people that replied to me. Still talk to him
now.*

But now I like RDJ album the best with SAW coming a close
second.


 

rawkit from grmny on 2001-10-12 14:23 [#00040499]



why was he kicked (if i may ask)

for me it´s right now
mike and rich/ab4/polygon window


 

Chrispy from UK on 2001-10-12 14:37 [#00040501]



I cant really reamember... People didnt agree with his views
and he didnt like it so he spoke his mind. He was alright to
me and |REFLEX| though.


 

Dirty Priest from Denmark on 2001-10-12 16:34 [#00040538]



I totally agree with netlon sentiel.

it´s what got me into aphex twin. imagine if they played
something from i care because you do instead for a video. i
hated that album at first. now its my favourite of all time!
Come to daddy has got that weirdness that grips you by the
throat. and so does windowlicker by the way!

and for the ones who still appreciate come to daddy pappy
mix, get into atari teenage riot, and youll find its not
that hard a track after all. Atari teenage riot is some
seriusly hardcore shit!

ïnvestigate.....


 

recycle from drukqs on 2001-10-12 17:37 [#00040554]



I AGREE W/REFLEX................

MOST OF THE PEEPS ARE STUPID.........


 

REPHLEX~ology on 2001-10-12 18:12 [#00040575]



Come to daddy is popular because it re-writes the rule book
for heaviness.

I got into RDJ thanks to my mate who'd been listening to
windowlicker. I was in HMV on an impulse and got classics.

That blew me away.


 


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