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Article 23344 of alt.rave:
From: resonate@netcom.com (analog resonate)
Subject: APHEX TWIN SET WAS FROM DAT!?
Here it is- my observations from the APHEX TWIN show
in SF on the NASA tour.
1) Richard James wasn't moving very much
during his set. The amount of sounds
he was producing would require lots of
control over the equipment. He seemed hovered
over only a Studio 440 SMPTE reader/sequencer.
2) His studio material soudned exactly like the
live stuff with a few extra sounds added.
3) I bought Selected Ambient Work II and two of the
trax on it were IDENTICAL to his live ones- note for
note, beat for beat.
4) Finally I asked someone who had been working at the show
and they said "yeah- i was working on stage when he started.
He put a DAT in a player and off it went."
Here are my conclusions:
1) He used a time-code DAT- a DAT tape with a stripe of
SMPTE time code on it.
His Studio 440 read the SMPTE time code and triggered
some additional sounds adding a little to the set.
2) I'm not really upset about not seeing a live performance.
I know that when my electronic music band performs it
takes 3 people who have been rehearsing for YEARS
to make a cohesive set on all electronic analog
equipment.
3) The only reason I analyze his set like this is becase I
am a eternal student of electronic music. I was really
blown away by the idea that one person can control
that many sounds from so few gear without moving around
to control it at all.
At least it doesn't seem that I'm crazy- in order to make
that much sound you'd need about 3 people with lots of
percussion and synth modules all clocked together to
generate a set like that.
Its a shame that he had to resort to a DAT show.
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