--- Andrei <andrei@world.std.com> wrote:
quoted 5 lines Regarding Windowlicker
> Regarding Windowlicker
> Well first of all the title track's my least
> favorite thing on the EP, but
> his programming is still damn good on that and
> unlike anyone else's.
I don't disagree with you that the title tune isn't
that great.
quoted 2 lines The second track also has some great programming and
> The second track also has some great programming and
> is pretty complex by IDM standards.
I don't Aphex Twin is known for sloppy programming.
I'm sure anything he does will be programmed well,
whether the tunes are good are another matter. The
second tune isn't that great imho, the third track is
ok, but I wouldn't rate it very high compared to a lot
of his other tunes. I was not impressed at all with
this ep. Funny video & cover, props for that.
quoted 4 lines And the last track is a very beautiful
> And the last track is a very beautiful
> piece and the concept of
> creating a whole piece out of sounds from a music
> box is great.
Conceptually I guess it can be kind of interesting to
ponder how he did it. Software, etc. etc.
I've had too many discussions about analysing music, I
don't really care the about the method..just the end
product.
quoted 7 lines The thing
> The thing
> that makes it great is that he's doing things that
> no other IDM artist is
> doing, he doesn't repeat himself and is constantly
> evolving. I mean when
> was the last time an IDM record really surprised you
> ?
I didn't find anything unique about him jumping into
the whole drill n bass thing for a spell. His past
work was really meaningful to me. While material like
Windowlicker & Come To Daddy might be amusing for a
short time, it's not really stuff I would choose to
listen to. IZ-US was a great little tune.
quoted 4 lines I think besides Autechre he's basically the only one
> I think besides Autechre he's basically the only one
> doing anything new in
> IDM and a lot of people seem to hate them for that.
> (Please keep the flames to a minimum.)
I agree there are not many artists putting anything
new and refreshing out there. Same with drum n bass
these days. That's perhaps why I am probably buying
mostly jazz & trip hop/nu jazz stuff.
quoted 1 line Regarding SAW II
> Regarding SAW IIquoted 2 lines My friend, if you think that's "deep" music you
> My friend, if you think that's "deep" music you
> don't know what deep is.
In comparison to stuff like Windowlicker, I think
SAWII has a lot more depth.
quoted 7 lines And no, I don't think ambient stuff is boring, but
> And no, I don't think ambient stuff is boring, but
> if I made a list of my
> favorite "ambient" records there'd be a lot of stuff
> on it which people
> probably wouldn't typically label as such. Eno's
> "Music For Airports" is
> probably one of my favorite records though.
Funny that's what SAWII is always compared to Music
For Airports. I love both cds
quoted 9 lines Everything he's done since HAB has been ace.
> > > Everything he's done since HAB has been ace.
> >
> > Most of it has been pretty good, but certainly not
> all of it.
>
> Well, we just have different opinions. It all sounds
> great to me and I
> generally prefer the psot-HAB material to what came
> beforehand.
And I prefer the pre-hab. Getting back to BOC, don't
let the posts affect your decision on buying it. Just
listen to if you can on the web.
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