Sorry, I can't help you out about the video games, but
I do have something to say about Drukqs.
First, I was an old skool aphex punter, "digeridoo"
was the first techno song I really loved, that
actually made electronic music the predominant force
in my life circa 1992. I quickly started to fall into
the aphex craze, calling record stores all over the
country to track down the remix of Curve, the
universal indicator records, etc. etc. Long story
short, when the hangable auto bulb eps and the richard
d. james album came out, I felt seriously let down and
reluctantly dismissed RDJ as having lost his marbles,
musically if not mentally. That was very difficult,
to let go of someone's music which had been a
formative influence in so many ways, especially
aesthetically. When Drukqs came out, I just figured
it would be another slapdash exercise in beat fuckery
with "quirky" melodies that would make the audience
say things like "whooo, that's another crazy fucked
beat! Man, this guy is on some _other_ shit!" while
others sat scratching their heads, not really knowing
what to say.
Basically, I'm writing this to ask you folks if you
agree with me that this lp is a return to form for
RDJ. I anticipate the following replies:
a. it's not a return to form at all--he's never lost
it, he's a genius who drives a tank, what do you
expect???
b. it's definitely not a return to form. Have you
listened to "on" recently? New aphex doesn't hold a
candle to "classic" aphex.
b. yes, it's a return to form--but it's no SAW 2 or
"i care because you do," so he's still a wanker.
c. yes, it's a return to form and I was just as
impressed as you were (he must've taken some notes
from ms. john soda). Just kidding about the soda.
I'll be honest, I've only listened to Drukqs once
through as I just last week found the courage to take
the plunge and get it. I waited that long. Anyway,
it seems like a strange blend of SAW 2 and the better
parts of the newer output. No heavy metal, or ironic
G-rap references. Strange, where'd all that go?
I'm sorry if this is beating a dead horse, I don't
know how much you've discussed this album already,
probably loads from my memory of what this list is
like (I was a regular IDMer for a few years around
1995--1998, and just resubbed 2 days ago). But if you
can be arsed, let me know how you feel (especially if
you've been into aphex since 1992, which I'm sure is
the case for a lot of you geeks).
oh yeah, "braindance" is just as moronic as "IDM,"
which I'm assured whoever sent that Rephlex memo
knows. Wow. British irony. How amusing. Those
Rephlex cats should spend more time with their tones
and less with the comedy (that "80% of their output is
crap" comment is true, but a bit too kind).
Ben
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