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From:
Gonzi (Fresh)
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Date:
Mon, 21 Oct 1996 14:42:49 -0700
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Re: (idm) Spymania *4 and Aphex mutterings
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quoted 3 lines news of spymania #4 has reached us....> news of spymania #4 has reached us.... > Spymania All Stars- > "Avit" is a show case ep , with 6 artists featured
Wicked! I bet two or three might be Tom J.
quoted 7 lines wot about the Aphex album then? - 32 minutes retailing as a full price> wot about the Aphex album then? - 32 minutes retailing as a full price > album - and one of the cuts was on the Girl/Boy ep? mmm........ > > My personal opinion on the album is indifferent , it really is too short > and sounds like a collection of unfinished ideas , no track is much longer than > 3 minutes, you would think if he had supposedly hundreds of tracks > un released - he could come up with something more satisfying than this....
I think the length of tracks/album might be inspired in no small part by Jean Jacques Perry's Moog Indigo, which has tracks all hovering around the 2 to 21/2 minute length, each one of them a fucking masterpiece. I have a tape of Aphex Djing track after track from Moog Indigo & he samples it on Hangable Auto Bulb. From Greg:
quoted 3 lines Yawn yawn. What about just about every album before CDs came along> Yawn yawn. What about just about every album before CDs came along > retailing at full price etc etc. what about albums full of shit > fillers retailing at full price etc etc.
I think both viewpoints are valid really. However there is no denying we are living in the post-CD age and there is no going back. Your argument really is dependent on how people feel about the tracks, whether they think each one is a gem or some of them are just buffing out time. You can't argue with 74 mins however. It's just there.
quoted 2 lines Cornish Acid> Cornish Acid > are not mundane. they are three of his best ever released tracks.
Why do I have a feeling RDJ proabably knows a thing or two about 'Cornish Acid.' Grant might have some pointers as well :) Peace out, _____ / ,-,_) /,_) (/ RESH Live & Direct from the G-Spot, Orange County, California, USA