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quoted 1 line the thing (formula) i'm referring to that Ae can never seem to change is>the thing (formula) i'm referring to that Ae can never seem to change is
the
quoted 6 lines constant LOOP!>constant LOOP!
>Seem like almost everything they do, even LP5 is creat a killer loop and
>then edit that loop
>and re-edit and re edit and then record all that as a 5-8minute track.
>
>Plaid, they write music with structures more like pop musicians do
begining,
quoted 6 lines middle, end. (like a rock band may write verse-chorus, verse chorus, verse->middle, end. (like a rock band may write verse-chorus, verse chorus, verse-
>chorus, chorus, chorus, chorus) Plaid will write an intro, nice harmony,
>dancey rhythm, break change in mood, return to harmony/melody.
>Ae loop loop looop loop looop loop.
>I like Ae, but to me they don't push the envolope like the majority of the
>list think they do. Their music is distinct, sounds darker than most
artists
quoted 6 lines imho, has it's own rhythmic uniqueness, but doesn't really go anywhere once>imho, has it's own rhythmic uniqueness, but doesn't really go anywhere once
>that is established (within the first 20seconds of the 6+minute tune) One
>Plaid track can cross a number of genres within it's 6minute framework.
>
>Aphex, 'fucker hasn't written anything good since ON... he's done, over,
>finito....
How nice to hear someone actually say something nice about Plaid for a
change.
And in reference to IDM records which have surprised me in the past, Plaid
records always do. I wasn't expecting Rest Proof Clockwork to sound the way
it did. The fact that I found it a little disappointing after the classic
that was Not For Threes is by the by.
Whilst I don't think it's inherently wrong to write music that is just an
evolving loop-loop-loop structure, something which Autechre seem to do a lot
but are very good at, I still think it gets a little tiresome after a while.
Speedy J albums were the same. All those tracks called "Fill xxx" which
would build up in a loop and then deconstruct themselves and fade out again.
Once in a while it's nice. All the time it's dull.
The problem I have with Autechre now is that I have no time in my life for
sitting down and listening to a collection of, I'll admit probably very
cleverly arranged clicks, hisses, pops, etc. over and over again trying to
work out how clever it actually is. I couldn't give the vaguest toss. That
isn't music, that's just production and arrangement (IMHO I hasten to add).
A completely tone deaf person could appreciate EP7 for god's sake. Not that
I think they'd enjoy it - it's aural torture as far as I'm concerned.
There are very few artists left these days that can write music with some
kind of almost narrative structure. Plaid do. Tracks can begin in one
style/genre and go somewhere completely different over the space of a few
minutes. There's no fixed structure they adhere to. Even they're remixes do
that. I just find it somewhat more rewarding to listen to.
As for Aphex Twin, can't we just forget about him now, at least until he
releases something new? Currently he releases novelty records - that's it.
They're damn clever. And funny. But I really think we need to move on from
Aphex and Ae for a while. As long as people continue to talk of them as the
be all and end all of IDM no one else is ever going to get the recognition
they deserve.
Hope this doesn't upset anyone, it's just my opinion. Actually I'll be
surprised if anyone reads it...
)Jamesq.
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