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quoted 12 lines Well? Which is which then? Are you going to keep us in

>>Well? Which is which then? Are you going to keep us in >suspense forever? > >To me, Aphex was great (though i only managed to see a couple of >songs)(but at least i managed to see the giant dancing teddy >bears...they were excellent), and the prodigy were a bit too >testosterone fueled for my tastes, but i do NOT want to get invovled in >any arguments about which is better...it is all subjective.(and i don't >want masses of scary prodigy fans having a go at me...) > >- -- >Andre Bosman

have some guts. prodigy is an aweful band based on their dumb badass image just like reznor, manson, etc. aphex does not care what people think about his image. his music is much more creative. and he is just plain strange. i do not think he acts strange on purpose or dies his hair for effect. .... grav

At 08:45 21/08/97 -0700, Brett McCormick wrote:

quoted 2 lines don't think so? He certainly plays up the media, I'm not sure what

>don't think so? He certainly plays up the media, I'm not sure what >you refer to by "acts strange" as I've never seen the man in action,

You should check the Aphex Twin fax in the latest Jockey Slut. this would fit both the categories of "Acting Strange" and "Playing up the Media"

quoted 2 lines but it's probably safe to say it's as fake as his media identity. I

>but it's probably safe to say it's as fake as his media identity. I >find it hard to beleive there's a difference between the two.

I hink its more a question of levels of commerciality. AFX and Prodigy are perhaps doing largely the same thing, as you say, but at the high level of exposure afforded the Prodigy, their actions are exaggerated both by their exposure and the groups own response to that exposure. AFX meanwhile can get away with things with less fear of criticism from purists, as he has a smaller band interested in him, and many of them are purists anyway. It's a question of playing the game. ? perhaps. J ^ Steady J aka James Skilton steady-j@geocities.com Autechre & SKAM discogs @ http://subnet.virtual-pc.com/~sk393820

oops! I meant I found it hard to tell the difference between "acting strange" and "playing up the media" as I think they are one and the same for him: a fake act. Of course he wants to appear strange! --brett On Thu, 21 August 1997, at 19:15:24, James Skilton wrote:

quoted 10 lines but it's probably safe to say it's as fake as his media identity. I

> >but it's probably safe to say it's as fake as his media identity. I > >find it hard to beleive there's a difference between the two. > > I hink its more a question of levels of commerciality. AFX and Prodigy are > perhaps doing largely the same thing, as you say, but at the high level of > exposure afforded the Prodigy, their actions are exaggerated both by their > exposure and the groups own response to that exposure. AFX meanwhile can > get away with things with less fear of criticism from purists, as he has a > smaller band interested in him, and many of them are purists anyway. It's a > question of playing the game.