Uhm.. k. I don't and haven't really ever listened to aphex or autechre. My
influences are ethnic musics and such mostly. i just finished my ep...
samples at www.ampcast.com/vzaem
lemme know
vzaem
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> From: Lucas [mailto:atari808@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 3:40 AM
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: [idm] IDM, Aphex Twin, Autechre
>
>
> The REALLY SAD thing about this whole "IDM" genre is that it's basically
> based on Aphex and Autechre. The rest of the stuff I hear almost always
> either is just noises thrown together rhythmically with no melody(ie:
> Richard Devine) , which is completely boring (except for the interesting
> sounds) and almost impossible to get into, OR it just sucks;
> meaning it has
> a lack of catchy rhythm or melody making it crap.
>
> The fact is, Autechre and Aphex sometimes suck, and in a lot of
> cases their
> songs just get by the line of being good at all. Sure, they're complex but
> what about it being a pleasure to listen to? Isn't music supposed to be
> enjoyable? I don't know about you, but I don't enjoy 12 minutes of
> repetition with a "few" change ups but very subtle if noticable at all.
>
> It's about time someone made some music without listening to Aphex and
> Autechre while they make it to make sure they're doing it "right".
>
>
>
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