quoted 1 line In reference to the Plug thread, I'd agree that strange noises on a track>In reference to the Plug thread, I'd agree that strange noises on a track
are sometimes
quoted 1 line gimmicky, but the Ventolin EP is a good example of the expressive power of>gimmicky, but the Ventolin EP is a good example of the expressive power of
non-standard
quoted 1 line rhythmic and tonal sounds...>rhythmic and tonal sounds...
This is just the thing that spurred me to ask for that tape of Aphex history
a month ago. I had just gotten Ventolin, which is the only AT record I own
besides Gak and a SAW2 tape, and I was struck by the collision of sound
coming out of my speakers with the Aphex history (~ionics) and gear-talk
that I had been exposed to over the years. The result of that collision was
the idea that though he may have built his sounds from scratch and
pickle-wire and he may have the roots of crunchy techno in his back pocket,
the way and where that he places those sounds is surprisingly mundane.
eric