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Ed Tyler
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Sat, 24 Mar 2018 18:05:03 +0000
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Re: beatwife podcast
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:-P You should check out Passenger of Shit! On 17:59, Sat, 24 Mar 2018 Juho Hietala, <hietala@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 140 lines you’re overthinking it, yes> you’re overthinking it, yes > > > > On 24 Mar 2018, at 17:11, Eric Fairbanks <eric.p.fairbanks@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Aha hey there Mauro! And yeah, I don't mean to be dismissive. It's not > something I would choose to do. > > There's another artist out there who goes by something like "stage 4 > cancer" or something that seems a bit insensitive as well, though not in > quite the same way. > > I get that art doesn't need all it's edges sanded off, but I'd think if > you're going to have a name like that, it at least deserves some kind of > obvious explanation. Unless (perhaps even if) it's meant to make a > statement because you're donating album proceeds to > domestic-violence-related groups or something it at best comes off as > tasteless and at worst as making light of something awful. > > I think some artists, especially those who make more inaccessible, noisy, > horror-driven music might see it as bringing attention to ugly things with > the sort of inherent disclaimer that they're not advocating them, but I > doubt that comes through to the casual listener or someone intimately > familiar with the matter. Perhaps I'm overthinking it, but it's not really > an excuse anyway as it doesn't change how it impacts others. > > On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 11:45 AM Mauro <lavaramano@gmail.com> wrote: > >> "Ah yeah, those are beaten up women but it's ok, it always have been >> this way. you know, boys will be boys, nothing serious." :) >> >> PS: hey eric! >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Eric Fairbanks >> <eric.p.fairbanks@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Names like that are pretty common in the breakcore circuit. They tend >> toward deliberately offensive/horrifying/inflammatory. Y'all ever see any >> of VSnare's album artwork or track names? >> > >> > Guess it depends on your feelings on being upsetting in (presumably) a >> tongue-in-cheek way. >> > >> > I can see it being a turnoff, but I also assume that Aaron Funk isn't >> actually advocating befriending child killers. >> > >> > Music is art blah blah censorship yadda yadda. >> > >> > I haven't listened to much beatwife so idk. >> > >> > On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 9:39 AM Laurent Knauth <laurent.knauth@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Guys, marketing has its reasons that the reason ignores. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 12:18 PM, nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> These explanations all make sense, but they don't excuse the name, at >> all. It's a disgusting name. If we all agree, we should collectively tell >> him? >> >>> >> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> >> >>> On Mar 24, 2018, at 5:26 AM, Laurent Knauth <laurent.knauth@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> As for me, i assumed it was some tribute to the « Beat that bitch >> with a bat » track, or some other reference everybody here would get except >> me ! >> >>> >> >>> If not , his Max4Live patches names suggest that he has audio under >> his skin, i mean his « wife » gets literally sequenced, broken, convolved, >> twiddled, rushed, effected, doctored and... eventually « tranz ». >> >>> >> >>> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 5:27 AM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> i guess i assumed that it was ironic in the sense that maybe he is >> the wife and he makes beats >> >>>> i dunno >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Clint Anderson >> >>>> Systems Engineer >> >>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 11:24 PM, Baptiste Bacot < >> baptiste.bacot@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> I suggest « RapeK!dz » for the next moniker, it’s way more >> appropriate. >> >>>>> Unfortunately, the mix and the production seem good, but I dont >> want to spend much time listening to this guy’s music, because of that name. >> >>>>> The list seems terribly silent on that matter. What do you guys and >> girls think about this « artist name »? I just want to hear from you : do >> you find the alias legitimate, and if not, why? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Best, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> BB >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Le 23 mars 2018 à 15:16, nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com> a écrit : >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "beat wife"?! >> >>>>> Really? >> >>>>> Dude needs to change his name now. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> ________________________________ >> >>>>> From: Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> >> >>>>> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 9:06 AM >> >>>>> To: IDM >> >>>>> Subject: beatwife podcast >> >>>>> >> >>>>> http://www.orbmag.com/music/orb-podcast-002-beatwife/ >> >>>>> Orb Podcast 002: Beatwife - Orb Mag >> >>>>> www.orbmag.com >> >>>>> Since his debut EP, Ritilin, in 2008, Scottish born, Los >> Angeles-based producer, Richard Wilson, has been creating music under his >> alias Beatwife. His approach towards acid, IDM, and experimental music, >> combined with his knowledge of audio technology, including his signature >> software and modified equipment, has resulted in the creation of Beatwife’s >> distinctive sound. Beatwife released his … >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Clint Anderson >> >>>>> Systems Engineer >> >>>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >> >> > >