to wit:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2082361/ there is a lot wrong with this article, but one paragraph really gets my goat:
"When weighed against his I.D.M. peers??-Ziq, Squarepusher, Autechre?James' flexibility seems almost perverse. They are known for being one-trick ponies, albeit ones with mighty cool tricks. Limited to the software on their laptops, they're not expected to be any more adaptable than a classical violinist, an inveterate punk, or a hazy prog rocker. Aphex Twin, though, has made music that could satisfy all those constituencies and more. Classical music? Check. Pop songs? Check. Ambient works? Check. Dance hits? Yup. Occasionally he's even played the roll of celebrity remixer. Hence his new record, 26 Remixes for Cash."
One trick ponies? are you kidding? who the hell thinks that?
squarepusher: manic drill & bass? check. free jazz workouts? check. nutty 2-step? check
autechre: if you played incunabula and then draft 7.30 for the "man on the street" do you really think said man would say that they sound like the same artist?
and i can't even keep track of how many alias's u-ziq has used.
what a bunch of crap.
ok, rant over.
dave
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