quoted 2 lines What was your first Warp record, and
> What was your first Warp record, and
> how'd you get turned on?
I had just gotten into NIN out of high school in '96
(I always "get" these things a little late, but I'm
not a trend-follower, I'm just behind...) ... the
following summer I was looking through the local
Cheapo Discs in Minnesota, wanting to get something
new but not knowing what. I looked through the club
section for the hell of it (in my mind back then,
there was just "pop, alternative, and that techno
crap"). I saw this scary guy leering at me from a CD,
it said "Aphex Twin - Richard D James Album". Aphex
twin sounded oddly familiar, and I thought "what the
heck."
I went on to get everything I could by him ...
eventually I got around to getting Autechre. Didn't
get them for a while. Like I said, I'm slow.
Autechre are still not my favorite; I don't listen to
music like a lot of you guys (I don't care for
Seefeel, My Bloody Valentine, etc; I'm more of a They
Might Be Giants kind of guy), but nevertheless, Warp
caught me and showed me what I was made to listen to.
Hey, if it weren't for Warp, in a roundabout way I'd
never have found Proem! Seriously, though, I'd
probably have stopped listening to music much at all,
since none of the alternatives have ever spoken to me
in quite the same, satisfying way.
Hmm, if I'd never gotten the warp/idm bug, think of
all the money I might have saved...
Nah, I'd've spent it all on computer hardware.
-Adam
PS - The best new album I bought recently is "Mink
Car" by They Might Be Giants. It's worth it for the
track "Man It's So Loud In Here" alone! Especially if
you've ever been to the gawdawful trendy clubs
peppering New York City. Those of you with EMusic
subscriptions can go hear it for free...
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