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From:
William Jon McCann
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Date:
Fri, 15 Dec 1995 18:58:02 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
(idm) aphx songs/questions
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Kent Williams wrote:
quoted 10 lines There are a few different kinds of RDJ song titles, none of which have any> > There are a few different kinds of RDJ song titles, none of which have any > particular significance, other than being emblematic of his interest in word play. > > 1. Obsession with 'Ph' (Isoprophlex(sp) Phlange Face(sp) Tamphex, Aphex) > 2. Chemical names (Isoprophlex, Salbutamol), though usually garbled. > 3. Brand names (Aphex, Tamphex, Ventolin, Alberto Balsam) > 4. Anagrams (more recent titles) > 5. Silly wordplay (Analogue Bubblebath) > 6. Total Head Scratchers (Icct Hedral)
Hello this is my first post to the list, after a long time lurking. Regarding this Aphex song name business: In Select (i think) a few years ago, a sidebar article on the twin quoted him as saying that all his songs with the "ph" (see above post item #1) were named so due to the "ph" factor in all his work...that is the acid factor in them. A young, silly, aphex. On another note, I never saw much discussion of the now old Elecktroids lp. What do people think of this. Personally I think it is a little to blatently retro. Songs intended to sound like Kraftwerk, one song blatently ripping off Clear, and another track that sounds exactly like a song I heard on a Future Music cd. While weak in the originality dept. and in the complexity dept. it is not a bad listen. I can really get into that Midnight Ride song. Sorry if I am wasting space with old stuff. I also would like to extend a warm thanks to those that suggested the jazz albums (Tone Dialing, and Red Hot on Impulse). I picked them up and they are truly great. What has Global Communication been up to? I don't know of anything that new from them, am I wrong? What is the deal with all those releases listed on the Evolution comp ? Have any of them been released? Are they going to be? I heard mentioned that Air Liquide has a few new albums out or coming out. Are there any reviews or impressions? How essential and rare are the plugs ? Should I go nuts to find one? Someone dropped Kid Spatula as being a must, what is the obtainability factor on this one? (in US) Are Tri Repete and Anvil Vapre out in the states yet? I have been burned too many times buying the import only to see the domestic a few weeks later. Then again, sometimes the release is delayed for months, like I think Amber was. Sorry for all the questions. Thanks... jon