wow, how can you call drukqs aphex's worst album? you're wrong, all wrong.
Chris Clark is one of the only electronic artists that innovates these
days. He maxes out his mastering the same way funckarma do and there's
certainly no clipping to be heard!
His earlier stuff is definately worth a listen, if you havent already!
ZF
2009/7/11 Kiya Babzani <denial@ix.netcom.com>:
quoted 131 lines I think you seriously might have to give Druqs another listen, then come back.
> I think you seriously might have to give Druqs another listen, then come back.
> That is beyond epic and might be one of the top albums every released by Warp, including all of Aphex's older releases..
>
> -kiya
> www.selfedge.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: al kennedy <oeuvre@live.co.uk>
>>Sent: Jul 10, 2009 6:58 PM
>>To: vektor@oxo-unlimited.com, idm@hyperreal.org
>>Subject: RE: [idm] Clark - Totems Flare
>>
>>
>>im sorry, but the listening tree and drukqs are by no means the most inspiring releases on warp...why pick aphexs worst album on warp to cite in that arguement....? (sorry i just dont like listening tree - and come on! what about richard d james album...that is inspiring warp stuff....
>>
>>> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:47:36 +0200
>>> From: vektor@oxo-unlimited.com
>>> To: idm@hyperreal.org
>>> Subject: Re: [idm] Clark - Totems Flare
>>>
>>> There are so many good things I could say about Chris Clark's music that
>>> this mail could easily turn into a long rant, so I'll just leave it at
>>> this: I wish I had the patience to put so much attention to minute details
>>> and also the natural ingenuity in sound sculpting that Chris Clark
>>> possesses.
>>>
>>> His work is the most inspiring stuff that's been released on warp aside
>>> from tim exile's listening tree since drukqs...
>>>
>>> Turning dragon has to be the best one though...
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> // Veqtor
>>>
>>> > Oops, my bad (partially).
>>> >
>>> > I was listening to a high-quality VBR MP3, so later I grabbed the actual
>>> > CD,
>>> > threw it in the car CD player, and I've never heard such a difference.
>>> >
>>> > I still maintain that it's too loud and clips a bit, but I hereby upgrade
>>> > my
>>> > opinion from "terrible" to "recommended with reservations" and resolve to
>>> > switch back to FLAC for my mobile music needs...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Wendy Branson
>>> > <speechless1974@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Hmmm, well I did hear some SERIOUS clipping, especially during Rainbow
>>> >> Voodoo, which would probably have been one of my favorite tracks
>>> >> otherwise.
>>> >> I tried with headphones (the WORST, like having a baseball bat shoved in
>>> >> your ear), speakers, and car speakers. Did sound best with car
>>> >> speakers, I
>>> >> agree.... maybe I'll see if I can find something on the web somewhere...
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Mantrakid <mantrakid@neferiu.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> I did hear this and I actually thought it was amazing. I know what
>>> >>> you're
>>> >>> talking about the dynamic range, but I think it grew on me the more i
>>> >>> heard
>>> >>> it. I was driving the inland island hiway on vancouver island and had
>>> >>> it
>>> >>> cranked with the windows down and it sounded phenomenal.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I am curious if you're hearing what im hearing tho.....
>>> >>>
>>> >>> MKid
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On 10-Jul-09, at 9:53 AM, Wendy Branson wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Speaking of shouting....
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Ok, so has anyone heard this yet? I'm not really familiar with his
>>> >>> work -
>>> >>> I
>>> >>> got it to review for the college radio station where I have a show.
>>> >>> To me, the recording sounds TERRIBLE - it is twice as loud as it needed
>>> >>> to
>>> >>> me and it just sounds ruined. No dynamic range at all. I"m gonna load
>>> >>> this
>>> >>> into audacity or something when I get home for shits n' giggles, but I
>>> >>> already know what I'm going to see. It's one thing if you're a noise
>>> >>> artist, but this ain't noise, and even most noise has more range than
>>> >>> this.
>>> >>> This seems odd to me, since it was reasonably well-composed and had
>>> >>> potential, as far as I'm concerned.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I've heard a few decent reviews of this from reviewers I trust, so I'm
>>> >>> wondering if I got a bum CD?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> --wendy
>>> >>>
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