RDJ:
It took me a while to get into his music (via Surfing On Sine Waves
and SAW1), but now that I have I truly believe him to be one of the most
incredible musicians of the last few years. When you filter through the
shit tracks, media hype, what you are left with is hauntingly beautiful,
timeless music dripping with soul and emotion. Both the SAW albums and a
fair proportion of his other work is undescribably good. But what pisses
me off is all the crap like AB4 he puts out to take the piss out of his
fans...
I personally feel the trouble with his music is that I only really
like between 50-60% of what he puts out. What worries me that if he
really does have hours and hours of material which had never been
released, it must be absolute shit. Assuming the stuff he releases is
his best, the stuff he doesn't release must suck big time...
Autechre:
Certainly one of the best acts around, I have an enormous amount of
respect for them. But I cannot quite reach the heights of passion that
the Dragon Reborn gushes - I do have all their albums and most of their
EPs, and a lot of it is amazing, but... I don't know. They certainly
fall into my own personal category of absolute best music, which moves
me profoundly, conjures up images and emotions every time I hear it, and
takes several listens to fully appreciate. But I don't feel they have
*quite* as much of a warm, human feel as RDJ, mainly because of the very
mechanical and precise nature of sound and rhythm construction that they
use...
In fact, at the risk of starting an Autechre vs RDJ thread, I would
say that RDJ's music is more emotional, while Autechre's is more
consistent...
see ya
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tom churchill e-mail: tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk
'each new hour holds new chances for new beginnings'
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