TeeP wrote the following...
*ORBITAL is live. . .(to what extent, who knows). . .and also true is the fact
*that their set in MA and NY were strikingly similar. . .and you hit the nail
There is some difficulty in doing a new remix for a structured song on every
gig than it is to make a remix of, say an average Aphex tune (I'm not implying
Aphex Twin stuff is any worse, it's just usually less structured and easier
to manipulate).
*the plain fact remains that rich pulls it off everynight. . .and he uses the
Hmmm... I don't want to discredit Richard completely, but in my opinion
doing highly organised structured pieces that have a build up is much harder
than doing cool noises over each other for 5 minutes. Yes, he has some
beautiful and some strong structured tracks, but a lot of his stuff (to me)
is only meddling around with his equipment. And I agree with Pete, his tunes
are absolutely hard to remember some times (and I've listened to quite a bit
of them myself).
*the question i guess we should be addressing is why can HE pull it off and not
*the rest? there is no *rule* keeping any of the other performers from pulling
I think what Dana and I wrote has some relevance here, don't you think?
*having the ability to play something as ambient and beautiful as THA
*directly after the bonecrushing acid of J9 in my ears is far from unthematic
Well, you certainly were lucky. I've seen the man live three times and
he only played 150+ bpm headsmashing nosebleed. He didn't play any of his
ambient tracks nor any of his more structured tracks. Just bang-bang-bang-
bang...
*can you blame fans for appreciating a music maker who is taking giant steps
*in a genre of music that for the most part is wallowing in mediocrity and
*starving for creative energy. . .
Uh-huh. Some pretty heavy accusations. I mean, there's UR, Hawtin, Dave Angel,
Laurent Garnier, Luke Slater, Stefan Robbers, Pete Namlook, Ralf Hildenbeutel,
Dan Curtin, Carl Craig, Hartnolls... countless of others who are pushing
the boundaries in their own way. Richard James is hardly then only innovator
(although he is one I agree with you on that) and hardly the one who is
responsible for pushing all the boundaries (there are more to electronic
music than just doing free form improvisations and new exciting noises).
*aphex fans should be commended for their acceptance of the polyrythmic and
*syncopated beats. . .and then there's the bass
Yes and AFX fans should also not limit their views just to the makings of
one man. Or are you starting a new religion? I am not trying to steal the
joy of enjoying Richard James' works from you. I am not trying to discredit
him. I just hope people were not so fanatic about what they like and eager
to flame everybody who they don't like themselves.
think about it,
samu
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"Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us."
- Roy Adzak