but i'm glad the aphex/beck thing didn't happen. even aphex couldn't make beck good.
oh, and to answer the question, classic, obviously
― gareth, Tuesday, 8 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Patrick, Tuesday, 8 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
The Parr comparison applies for sure, but not as explicitly as it does with BoC's "Concourse" and "M9" (but then how could it?).
Aphex is classic, of course. I actually used to see him as a model for making a virtue of geographical isolation as a means of artistically refining yourself, so it's appropriate that K-reg said that. I think "Richard D. James Album" is his best work, as well, whereas FWIW I think "Bryter Layter" is Drake's weakest.
― Robin Carmody, Tuesday, 8 May 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Sam Garcia, Thursday, 16 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Sasha Frere-Jones (Sasha Frere-Jones), Sunday, 11 May 2003 20:26 (twenty years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 12 May 2003 00:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 12 May 2003 10:56 (twenty years ago) link
dada- you should get selected ambient works vol II. I heard the first disc of that last evening. its really wonderful 'ambient' stuff. great to read books with.
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 12 May 2003 11:00 (twenty years ago) link
I think the general feeling on Aphex Twin is surely that he makes far better videos than records.
Most of his stuff is doodly nonsense..... some unlistenable, some rather good. Much of it sounds like he's making it up as he goes along.
― russ t, Monday, 12 May 2003 11:06 (twenty years ago) link
-- Julio Desouza (juli...), May 12th, 2003.
Julio: "Once upon a time there was a little bear named Pooh..."
SAW V.2: "Who lived in the House At Pooh Corner..."
Julio: "One day Pooh's friend Piglet came round for tea, and said to Pooh-"
SAW V.2: "'Come on you cunt let's have some of that Aphex Acid!!!!'"
― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 12 May 2003 11:08 (twenty years ago) link
I like doodly nonsense, I like unlistenable, I like "making it up as he goes along" - someone direct me to the doodly unlistenable shit he makes up as he's going along.
― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 12 May 2003 11:09 (twenty years ago) link
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 12 May 2003 11:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 12 May 2003 11:09 (twenty years ago) link
I think SAW II + I think there's enuff to make a wonderful two CD 'best of'.
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 12 May 2003 11:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Caleb, Tuesday, 10 August 2004 02:00 (nineteen years ago) link
!
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 02:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 12:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 12:55 (nineteen years ago) link
This actually makes perfect sense to me. I used to have to deal with this. (Not just because of the $ factor, but also because it takes me a long time to "absorb" new material, and I get ansy when there's stuff piling up that I'm really itching to soak up, but haven't been able to give my full attention to.)
― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 15:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 15:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 16:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 10 August 2004 17:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― :| (....), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 19:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 12:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Barnaby (Barnaby), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 13:20 (nineteen years ago) link
If that's the plan, he was smart to grow the beard early.
What's the story behind Melodies from Mars?
― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 14:55 (nineteen years ago) link
Luke played me some of the hundreds of tracks earmarked for this Analord series and they are beautiful. More like SOSW* & CW**. But really good clear production. Lots of acid lines, but also a lot of melody & pads... Mostly analog(ue): 303, 606, 808, 909 and his collection of synths (a nice bit of chunky doepfer acid) but a few with breaks too.
* Surfing On Sine Waves** Caustic Window
Melodies From Mars is rumored to be a demo that he sent to video game companies for them to use in their games. in any case they're probably just outtakes from the RDJ album period since a longer version of Fingerbib is on it.
― joseph pot (STINKOR™), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 16 September 2004 03:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 16 September 2004 03:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― morris pavilion (samjeff), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:38 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.richarddjames.com/
― morris pavilion (samjeff), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:41 (nineteen years ago) link
http://cdn-channels.netscape.com/gallery/i/b/banks/lg6.jpg
― Lingbertt, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― capnkickass (gloriagaynor), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Palomino (Palomino), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 19:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Christopher Costello (CGC), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 19:31 (eighteen years ago) link
Aphex sucks. Their style is weak.
― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 25 October 2007 15:28 (sixteen years ago) link
they broke up last year
― am0n, Thursday, 25 October 2007 15:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Yo APHEX can I have your buchla modular?
why cause it looks intrsting
― Display Name, Thursday, 25 October 2007 16:31 (sixteen years ago) link
What really broke up Aphex Twin was the increasing tension within the group, which was kind of inevitable when you consider that Richard was devoting more and more time to card battle games, James' personality was being warped by his addiction to painkillers, and D's only true desire was to become a family man, now as much as ever. The Richard D. James album was really the last time they functioned as a cohesive group. On the bright side, I've heard Richard was working on a new solo project, and James, always a collaborator and producer above all, will surely find new talent to work with. There's also the possibility of a comeback album in the future, as long as one of the key members doesn't croak (fingers crossed!).
― Z S, Thursday, 25 October 2007 16:59 (sixteen years ago) link
they still suck though
― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 25 October 2007 17:15 (sixteen years ago) link
of course there are some song exceptions
― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 25 October 2007 17:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Wait, now I'm confused. Do they suck or not? Because I need to know.
― lukas, Thursday, 25 October 2007 17:25 (sixteen years ago) link
they suck with a few song exceptions
― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 25 October 2007 17:35 (sixteen years ago) link
kind of like you, but you don't write songs.
― John Justen, Thursday, 25 October 2007 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link
do u like their cover of scorpions 'windowlicker'
― am0n, Thursday, 25 October 2007 17:41 (sixteen years ago) link
In retrospect it's clear that the title "Druckqs" was a not-so-veiled jab at RDJ's former bandmates.
― latebloomer, Thursday, 25 October 2007 17:47 (sixteen years ago) link
So they suck 100% of the time, except for when they were making those songs? Do they temporarily cease sucking if they perform those songs live? What if they mix two of their sucks together, and one sucks, and one doesn't? Do they suck 50% for the duration?
― lukas, Thursday, 25 October 2007 17:54 (sixteen years ago) link
i hadn't actually listened to the tuss before. rushup edge slaps
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 3 December 2020 00:05 (three years ago) link
It does! I may have given it more spins than Druqks.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 3 December 2020 00:06 (three years ago) link
Listening to The Tuss now, it's amusing that there was even a question whether it was RDJ.
― wet tip hen ax (egg drop mix) (morrisp), Thursday, 3 December 2020 00:21 (three years ago) link
i like most of his singles and collections but i just can not get into much of the album material for some reason and i like his caustic window and polygon window material but not much of the afx material!
― xzanfar, Thursday, 3 December 2020 00:26 (three years ago) link
The Tuss is really really good
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Thursday, 3 December 2020 00:46 (three years ago) link
I never really got into the Analords or the Soundcloud dump. I'm not sure if it's the music itself or just the sheer amount of it. Maybe I should just admit I prefer his digital stuff and that the later attempts to re-embrace analogue don't move me much.
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Thursday, 3 December 2020 00:50 (three years ago) link
some parts of analord are better than others but the better parts are transcendent cf. "fenixfunk 5"
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 3 December 2020 00:53 (three years ago) link
I think analord is pretty consistent overall, it’s fun listening to them in order
― brimstead, Thursday, 3 December 2020 02:17 (three years ago) link
i love "where's your girlfriend" so much
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 3 December 2020 03:21 (three years ago) link
yeah was pretty stunned that one didn't make the CD
― frogbs, Thursday, 3 December 2020 03:42 (three years ago) link
Woot! Now that we’re facing an insurrection, an impeachment and an inauguration (hopefully), it’s time to indulge in some hardcore Drukqs!
Drukqs — The id to the ego of The Richard D James Album. Equal parts exhilarating and exhausting, Drukqs is Richard’s White Album, McCartney and Lovesexy wrapped into one — a sprawling creative whirlwind that rejects the fruits of mass celebrity for the indulgence of complete artistic freedom. Far from an hour and forty minutes of alternating drum and bass and MIDI-enabled John Cage homages its first several tracks suggests, this is almost certainly the most diverse release in his catalogue outside of the Soundcloud dump (of which this is certainly a forbear), with plaintive proper piano compositions, trip hop entrails, traces of music concrete, a gentle harmonium ditty, and a doting 28th birthday voicemail from his mum and dad for good measure. Continuing to delight in giving his audience aural whiplash, he sandwiches arguably his most epic drill n’ bass composition (the 8.5’ Mt. Saint Michael + Saint Michaels Mount), between his most conventionally “pretty” track (Avril 14th) and would-be “serious composition,” Gwarek2 which sounds like the quieter moments of Morton Subotnick’s The Wild Bull. Throughout there’s smatterings of exceptional, sly writing, with Bbydhyonchord his most “beautiful piece” since Flim and Ziggomatic 17 concluding with one of his most winsome digital melodies. Meltphace 6 features some of his best FM textures and the kind of zig-zag structures he would return to a dozen years later with Syro while Taking Control is one of his last great digital sample-fiestas. He didn’t care because we did? I don’t care but you still do? Yeah.
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 19:21 (three years ago) link
Lovely post NTI
Still enjoying/rediscovering this album now that I've sorted the Bangers and the chillers out from each other
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 20:28 (three years ago) link
Apparently Aphex Twin sent a tape to Jeff Mills and Mike Banks. On the tape was the first Analogue Bubblebath. They passed on signing him to UR. Jeff sounds a little regretful about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0tVVnXfn4
― lukas, Sunday, 25 April 2021 23:01 (two years ago) link
think it lost the timecode, it's twenty minutes in
The way I've ripped Drukqs to my server means it plays disc 2 track 1, disc 1 track 1, disc 2 track 2, disc 1 track 2, etc etc etc, mashing the two discs together.
I don't know whether I should solve this or not. Probably not. It's not like it flowed at all.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 26 April 2021 07:54 (two years ago) link
There's stuff on here that's absolutely as good as the best he ever did, it's just dumped together in a way that's difficult for most people to parse, seemingly.
Richard D James album is the one I go back to most often, the one I'd take with me to a desert island. It's got concision and gestalt.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 26 April 2021 07:56 (two years ago) link
https://www.stereogum.com/2156356/aphex-twins-sister-is-wales-new-climate-change-minister/news/?fbclid=IwAR2JYZ5JGDTsQ_DFoskK6593AF46_ygXT6BeK_2I8wlhCByWcAOXEPNG2hI
― lukas, Thursday, 5 August 2021 17:11 (two years ago) link
we're sure it's not just james with fx?
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 August 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
When asked whether she’s a fan of his music, Julie said: Very much. Not all of it.
Very much. Not all of it.
same here
― Malibu Cheer Chants Forensics (morrisp), Thursday, 5 August 2021 21:32 (two years ago) link
lols from the comment section:
"Her best work is Selected Environmental Writings 87-93"
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Thursday, 5 August 2021 21:34 (two years ago) link
Something is happening on August 18
https://190823.co.uk/
― StanM, Thursday, 19 January 2023 17:45 (one year ago) link
19th
Field Day returns to Victoria Park on that day.
― kraudive, Thursday, 19 January 2023 17:52 (one year ago) link
I only had to type 1 number and still managed a typo
― StanM, Thursday, 19 January 2023 18:32 (one year ago) link
I don’t know who Ludo is but what is up with people who sign their comments.
- Moka
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 19 January 2023 19:09 (one year ago) link
Field Day indeed
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 24 January 2023 09:37 (one year ago) link
So is Alberto Balsalm his most famous track at this point, what with all the memes?
― official representative of Roku's Basketshit in at least one alternate u (lukas), Wednesday, 29 March 2023 05:42 (one year ago) link
*farts* wow I had no idea that’s actually kinda funny!
― brimstead, Wednesday, 29 March 2023 15:21 (one year ago) link
Better than some “we made old person listen to ventolin, you won’t believe their reactions!!”
― brimstead, Wednesday, 29 March 2023 15:23 (one year ago) link