Pete ...
I just read your reply to the guy who absolutely 'loved' Aphex Twin.
While I agree with many of your points about Richard's 'noodling', I have
to at least throw in my two cents worth.
I readily agree that Aphex stuff sounds alike from one tune to the next,
but I don't like your analogy comparing Orb/Orbital/Orbit to Afx. As an
Afx fan, I can tell the difference between AFX songs but have a hard time
discerning Orb songs. If you were to correctly conclude your analogy you
would have said that you can tell the difference between The Orb, Orbital,
Orbit AND Aphex Twin. Whether you can tell the Afx tunes apart is an
entirely different question.
I assumje you have listened to a lot of Afx 'cause you purchase large
amounts of stuff weekly. (At least I think you do, going by your reviews)
If you took the 'creme' of what he has released - which is perhaps one or
two tracks (at the most) off each release - and listened to them, I assure
you that you'd find a varied selection of excellent tunes ... some even
having a thematic approach! Tunes that spring to my mind are: Analogue
Bubblebath 1, Heliosphan, that 'Popcorn' cover, Pacman (Ghost Mix), the
first track off Analogue Bubblebath 3, etc ...
As a counterpoint to your arguement: What have the Orb done that was
'original' lately? I'd rather leave dub music to people who can do it
properly ... eg. Gary Clail and the entire On-U crew.
(Sorry, I know they're one of your favourites!)
I'm not trying to get under your skin, but just as clasical afficiondos
can tell between different performances of Beethoven's 9th, Many Afx fans
can tell his tunes apart. Subtle as the differences may sometimes appear
to be.
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