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flying turnip boy
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Sat, 01 Feb 1997 15:20:32 -0500 (EST)
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Re: (idm) Subliminally Remixed
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quoted 10 lines I can live in complete peace with someone if they don't like Aphex records,>> I can live in complete peace with someone if they don't like Aphex records, >> they aren't for everybody, and if you aren't aware of this kind of music, I'm >> sure it must be perplexing stuff. >This is what i don't understand.....sorry, but i don't see much of what >Aphex(or any of his monikers) has done as very perplexing.... >a bunch of distorted drumbeats, "weird" time-changes, bleepy-bloopy >noises, and a general lack of melody do not make for perplexing >listening to me. >(which is not to say it's not good....just not that "perplexing", or >more to the point "intellegent")
i think what he was trying to say (correct me if i'm wrong) was that the average person who spends all of their time listening to the goo-goo dolls and seven mary three would probably hear aphex for the first time (especially some of the stuff on RDJ) would probably just go "huh?". also, i think it's hardly fair to say that richard's stuff contains no melodies. how about "start as you mean to go on," or "pancake lizard," or "girl/boy," or "xtal," or... okay. you get the picture. i think a lot of richard's stuff is *very* melodic. some isn't necessary "melodic," but a melody for every track would just get boring anyway. oh well. gotta go catch the 4:00 showing of star wars. catch ya later! alan! np:bjork:telegram __ :::::/\ \:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::/ \ \::::::you make the mistake::::::::::: :::/ /\ \ \:::::you judge a man by his race:::: ::/ / /\ \ \::::you go through life:::::::::::: :/ / /__\_\ \:::with egg on your face:::::::::: / / /________\::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: \/___________/::::::::::-beastie boys::::::::::