also this thing has gotten thousands of plays
Clint Anderson
Systems Engineer
"Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 8:40 PM, Mark Schieldrop <mark@schieldrop.us> wrote:
quoted 241 lines I think you’re right. A random track here or there can be tricky and might
> I think you’re right. A random track here or there can be tricky and might
> fool you. But look at the big picture. It fits.
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> *From:* nat hawks [mailto:natbot@hotmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 29, 2016 8:09 PM
> *To:* Juho Hietala <hietala@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* IDM List <idm@hyperreal.org>
> *Subject:* Re: AphexTwin VinylRelease
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> After doubting everything I thought true in the universe....I still
> believe this to be Aphex.
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> -soundcloud username is randomly generated like first "official" dump.
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> -similarly unpolished sound on many of the soundcloud files similar to
> first dump.
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> -similar naming conventions
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> -the sheer volume of tracks
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> -not to mention the obvious general style and quality
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> -thumbnail aesthetic is generally consistent with first dump.
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> It's far too grand to be a prankster.
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> If it were a different artist they would have likely revealed themselves
> already. This account has gotten years of posts.
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> Thus, I deduce, though I may be wrong, that this is RDJ.
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> I agree that the light style is not typical, and I'm unsure what years
> these specific tracks are from.
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> Ultimately, I find these tracks to have that special sauce (sorry).
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 29, 2016, at 6:06 PM, nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> If this isn't Aphex, then who made all those tracks?!
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 29, 2016, at 5:02 PM, Juho Hietala <hietala@gmail.com> wrote:
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> i doubt this is aphex. it doesn’t sound like him
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> On 29 Oct 2016, at 14:23, nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> https://m.soundcloud.com/brainwaltzera
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> That's the main soundcloud page this ep was posted on. I have zero proof,
> but I was under the impression that this was Aphex's 2nd soundcloud
> account.
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> Agreed, if this ep was posted alone there were be little reason to believe
> this authentic.
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> Between the depth of the soundcloud page and, I would argue, the quality,
> I believe this to be authentic, ... but I may be wrong.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 29, 2016, at 5:28 AM, - <dekantierer@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> - soundwise it could be aphex, but only because I am pretty underwhelmed,
> by his soundcloud dump quality-wise -
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> ...but after my tiny research I tend to think its a lame fake
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> see here:
> http://forum.watmm.com/topic/91871-brainwaltzera-marzipan-ep/
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> nat, why do you think aphex posted it on HIS soundcloud? = Is the marzipan
> ep soundcloud his?
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> there is only one official soundcloud (in the public) & he didn't drop it
> there did he? or DID he? I don't know.
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> its a risk, buy 2 LPs, sell 1 for 100 bux later...... I will not do it,
> because somebody driving on a hype of another kinda stinks.
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> I am more with this comment on reddit:
> "
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> [–]Grumpometer <https://www.reddit.com/user/Grumpometer> 1 point 10
> months ago*
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> My opinion differs from yours. I think this is someone who knows their way
> around a DAW making some pleasant tracks, and then dropping some clumsy
> "hey, maybe I'm Aphex!" hints with the artwork and track titles. The tracks
> sound nice enough but to suggest RDJ is involved is plain silly. If it's
> really him, then it's a big joke even by his standards, since he'd then be
> pretending to be someone who's doing a not-good-enough job of pretending to
> be him.
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> Again: it's nice stuff. I'm not knocking it as a standalone achievement,
> but I'm marking it down for pretending to be something it is not. It
> doesn't sound like Aphex to me, nor Vibert nor one or other of the
> Jenkinsons, but it does sound like someone who has listened to a lot of
> Aphex and put in some real effort trying to sound like Aphex."
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> 2016-10-29 3:24 GMT+02:00 nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com>:
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> I believe that entire soundcloud page has possibly no overlap with the
> first dump, which seems hard to believe. This grouping (sorry, can't say
> dump again) I find more consistently melodic than the first.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 28, 2016, at 9:09 PM, Karl <karljpoechlauer@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I listened to it, and it definitely sounds like His work. Some familiar
> sounds, and even some melodies from the other soundcloud dump. Wasn't aware
> of it before today though. Thanks.
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> Sent from Karl
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> On Oct 28, 2016, at 6:04 PM, nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Aphex posted this whole ep on his soundcloud a year ago. He hinted in the
> comments a couple months ago that a vinyl was forthcoming.
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> He also posted the discogs link into his sound cloud.
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> My point being, I have reason to believe this is legit.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 28, 2016, at 8:52 PM, Kiya Babzani <denial@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> So wait.. if this is really Aphex Twin and there's only 300 copies of this
> 12" how are there still copies left on Discogs?
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> I just ordered a copy myself...
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> The tracks sound like RDJ collaborating with another 90's IDM artist, like
> how Ae used to do with Gescom.
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> -kiya
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> www.selfedge.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nat hawks
> Sent: Oct 28, 2016 1:05 PM
> To: LISTA HYPERREAL
> Subject: AphexTwin VinylRelease
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> apologies if this has already been posted. i've been trying to get people
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> on my Facebook feed excited by this, but no one cares I realize... but you
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> do! I stumbled upon this recently...
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> Aphex Twin has quietly released a new archival release under the
> Brainwaltz=
> era moniker. It is a charming collection of melodic, beat-driven tracks
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> kely from the late '90's or early 2000's (can anyone confirm?!).
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> *The entire ep if uploaded on his soundcloud at
> https://soundcloud.com/brainwaltzera/sets/marzi-an
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> *it is currently for sale on discogs under the Brainwaltzera profile
> https://www.discogs.com/seller/brainwaltzera/profile
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> *Currently 10 copies left, shipping from Italy. Supposedly a larger run
> on=
> the way?
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> *Full track list and track times listed on discogs.
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> *Currently listed on discogs on "Not On Label."
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> *Also analog videos to accompany the ep by mysterious alias "Ahs" on
> youtub=
> e (link provided on Aphex soundcloud)
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWECD-prfLsI&index=3D1&
> list=3DPLiLcmF5RYgg=
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