There are so many things that could be said. Well,
Tom has gotten really good at hurting my ears as time
goes on. I can envision entire beats made out of the
most cochlear-damaging frequencies known to man on
future albums. There are also moments of pastoral
genius on it. The main thought I had was how much it
compared to "Drukqs." Here is my thesis:
Any kid with Kazaa or Soulseek, a laptop, and a
password crack can download exceptionally powerful
software such as Cubase, Reason, Acid, etc. In a few
mouseclicks, they can do what it took other guys in
the late 80's and the 90's loads of gear and time to
make. Old heavyweights and innovators like autechre,
aphex twin, and squarepusher have reacted. Tom and
Richard flex their musical chops on prepared pianos
and bass guitars as if to say "my experimental flair
and genius is not just with knobs." Autechre flies so
far left field with complexity that it takes years to
digest it. All of this to keep the product
differentiated and inimitable...
Believe me, I love the innovation but
"Ultravisitor" like "Draft 7.30" is giving me future
shock. On the one hand, the shock and awe is great
like when I first heard "73-Yips" or anything off of
Tri-Repetae. But on the other hand, the ante has been
raised so high with speed, complexity, and frequency
ranges that it feels like switching from your mom's
Taurus to a Dragster without the parachute.
However you feel about this album, it definitely
needs discussion...
Counts
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