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offline CORTEX from Canada on 2002-12-12 15:57 [#00479110]
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i havent listened to surfing on sine waves in ages,
so i put it on.

i remember when i bought it years ago, i thought it would
always sound fresh, but today, it sounded so dated...

im wondering if other aphex material i now think are
timeless wont be a few years ahead.

any similar experience happened to you?


 

offline thethirdball from Polly Pisspot (Canada) on 2002-12-12 16:05 [#00479122]
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I know this isn't exactly what you asked but I can't listen
to Hard Normal Daddy anymore for the very same reason. I
loved that release when it came out - now I might as well
throw it in the garbage.


 

offline glass_eater from a blind nerves area (Switzerland) on 2002-12-12 16:33 [#00479145]
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i loooove surfin on sine waves !!!
but its pretty new to me so....



 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2002-12-12 16:45 [#00479154]
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A lot of his early stuff sounds dated, ESPECIALLY Surfing,
but that's part of the charm, for me... I'm relatively new
to this stuff, it's a nice history lesson.

I can't imagine the RDJ Album getting old, but it probably
will... but I think it still sounds so damn fresh 6-7 years
later, hella better and more varied than anything
Squarepusher or BOC is putting out.


 

offline zaphod from the metaverse on 2002-12-12 16:46 [#00479156]
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the garbage??? bit harsh.
i think everything Rich has done has only gotten better with
time.


 

offline bryce_berny from chronno (Canada) on 2002-12-12 16:47 [#00479157]
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I dont think any music sounds dated ever really, it has its
place in time yknow,
try leaving it on the shelf for a while more and listening
to it when youd like to remember a certain part of your
life, it'll almost be a trip to your life at a certain
point every time you listen to it, that might help you
understand what you originally liked about it more
either that or listen to your stuff more intently when you
first get it, maybe you never really liked sosw in the first
place
I dont know, but I think its pretty good (but I also think
anything aphex has done is good)



 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2002-12-12 17:20 [#00479196]
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Ophecks how long have u been into Aphex then? I would have
to say that 'Surfing on Sine Waves' is probably my best
Aphex moment. Perhaps it does sound dated I don't know. Best
stuff for me though. I remember listening to it 8 years ago
to be honest electronica music has never been better.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2002-12-12 17:41 [#00479217]
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richard d james album and i care because you do sound most
dated to me


 

offline CORTEX from Canada on 2002-12-12 17:42 [#00479219]
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by dated, i mean that it couldnt be released in 2002. sosw
really sounds early 90s to me now.

dated doesnt mean 'not good anymore' though.


 

offline CORTEX from Canada on 2002-12-12 17:42 [#00479220]
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eeeh, maybe it's not a good definition i just gave...


 

offline CORTEX from Canada on 2002-12-12 17:43 [#00479222]
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really, rdj album?

icbyd, i can see, but not rdj.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2002-12-12 17:44 [#00479224]
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I heard him at Christmas 2000, but didn't really get into
electronic music till a couple months into 2001. So to me,
anything before Confield is ancient history to me.

I think the RDJ Album sounds like it could have been
released these days, though, but not ICBYD. Though that's a
frickin' great album.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2002-12-12 17:47 [#00479226]
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all his other stuff sounds pretty fresh to me
those two are really a secret to me hehe


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2002-12-12 18:29 [#00479248]
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if anything sounds dated, its got to be polygon window. i
much prefer caustic window myself anyway.

:)


 

offline nacmat on 2002-12-12 19:02 [#00479262]
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its a masterpiece.

beatles are also dated and are the best

(sorry for the comparison ophecks)


 

offline weatheredstoner from same shit babes. (United States) on 2002-12-12 19:11 [#00479276]
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drukqs will outlast all


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2002-12-12 19:13 [#00479279]
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the beatles are timeless, that's why they're considered
rather better than most other bands


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2002-12-12 19:14 [#00479283]
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i really do hope so :)

maybe it will be considered a "masterpiece" in 20 years
time. for a record or a band to gain more respect they've
got to have been going quite a while, i guess


 

offline bob from Nottingham (United Kingdom) on 2002-12-12 19:33 [#00479302]
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i think the caustic window stuff sounds the most dated, and
the rdj album is the most original thing he has done.
but at the same time, it has spawned a shit load of
imitators who are a bit second rate.
but if the caustic window stuff was made with modern studio
gear, it would be mental. then that would sound better in my
eyes. but as it is, it is still good.
my least favourite album is drukqs, purely because he's not
breaking new grounds with it, just treading water i reckon.
the next album proper will blow it out of the water me
thinks.


 

offline bryce_berny from chronno (Canada) on 2002-12-12 19:39 [#00479308]
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any of aphex's stuff could be released these days and still
be considered utterly, it just depends if youre artsy fart
or not


 

offline bryce_berny from chronno (Canada) on 2002-12-12 19:39 [#00479309]
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utterly... fantastic


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2002-12-12 19:56 [#00479331]
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"if the caustic window stuff was made with modern studio
gear, it would be mental. then that would sound better in my
eyes. but as it is, it is still good."

that is so true! :)

"my least favourite album is drukqs, purely because he's not
breaking new grounds with it, just treading water i
reckon."

give it time and a few more plays and you'll love it, trust
me. it grows on you, the more you play it :)



 

offline bryce_berny from chronno (Canada) on 2002-12-12 20:30 [#00479362]
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drukqs is awesome, i cant believe how thorough the tracks on
it are



 

offline DaWeeze from WANTED IN 16 STATES! on 2002-12-12 20:31 [#00479363]
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The majesty of the music matters, not the age...

:|


 

offline bob from Nottingham (United Kingdom) on 2002-12-12 20:35 [#00479365]
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believe me, i've listened to drukqs maybe 20 times.
not a lot by some peoples standards i know, but i know its
the the best thing he's done. album of the year for 2001 by
a mile though.
but wheres the progression from rdj. that for me set a real
benchmark, mindblowing stuff. i personally didn't download
any before its release, so it was all a suprise to me. maybe
i expected too much from it? afterall it did have a lot to
live up to.


 

offline jupitah from Minneapolis (United States) on 2002-12-12 22:33 [#00479429]
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sosw like good aged wine


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-12-12 22:37 [#00479433]
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yeah, kinda dated... I never listen to it hardly...


 

offline CORTEX from Canada on 2002-12-12 23:06 [#00479455]
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drukqs didnt bring any huge innovation imo. it just showed
everyone how to do these kind of tracks like a pro!


 

offline CORTEX from Canada on 2002-12-12 23:07 [#00479457]
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and the production is way better than rdj too. the album is
just less innovative, but i cant expect that everyone of his
releases will reinvent himself everytime!


 


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