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From:
kent williams
To:
do id
Date:
Tue, 7 Aug 2018 09:58:04 -0500
Subject:
Re: Aphex Twin "Collapse" Video up
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My impression of "T69 Collapse" on a couple of listens -- I'm always drawn back to how Aphex Twin is essentially making folk music. The main theme of the track is a simple 4 bar loop of major and minor chords. Then there's an interlude with microtonal synths (i.e. a bit sour & weird) and a reprise of the main chord progression. Throughout there's a lot of obsessively programmed drums. With the exception of a bit of sort-of digital vocoder-ish sound, he's still obsessed with using hardware. I definitely hear a lot of Yamaha RX5, though I'm sure he sequenced it with his Cirklons. His obsession with never repeating a drum pattern is nothing short of autistic. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:45 AM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 7 lines If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or> If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse > > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw > > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >