all i can say to this is that at least the masses will now be able to put a
face to that "electronica thing"....
whether that's a good thing or not.....that remains to be seen.....
aaron............
At 4:45 PM -0800 10/30/97, Ross Vitale wrote:
quoted 32 lines On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Danny Freer wrote:
>On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Danny Freer wrote:
>
>> They just played the new Aphex Twin video on 12 Angry Viewers. I'd like to
>> go on record right now saying that "Come To Daddy" is the coolest video
>> ever. Old women being screamed at by demons, kids running around with
>> Richard D. James faces on, little girls fighting each other.. THAT'S a
>>video.
>
>First off, this is a MUST see. The faces were actually morphed onto the
>children, it was just too disturbing. And the creature that comes out the
>t.v. was completely off the wall, if I had been that old woman I would
>shit my pants. I definitely see the Aliens influence, in fact if that
>movie deal ever comes to be I will the first in line to see it. As for the
>viewers comments, they were all basically like this is one of the most
>unique and best videos they had ever seen, also there seemed to be some
>reference to the whole "millenium" thing. The only reason it didn't get a
>higher score was that some chick was so scared/mortified that she gave
>it only a 1. I also like one guy's comment to the effect of this is the
>future of music and video...
>
>> AND AND AND the jury picked it as the best video of the day with 50 out of
>> a possible 60 points (which is pretty high). It'll be on again tomorrow in
>snip
>> "that's it! that's the one!"
>
>That's right, Mr. James pissing all over the nation with his
>"Prodigyesque" song. Regardless of what his intention's were, the
>combination of the music and visuals was outstanding. Will this open the
>door for more of the "IDM" subculture into the eyes of America? Probably
>not but you never know....
>
>Ross ;-)