Or maybe it's that the Aphex "demo sound" is getting old. I mean, come on.
It's been done by him before. Maybe it's just a simple issue of delivering
the same old sound. Again. Just on another release under a new name...
I'm not saying he's not a brilliant artist, because hands-down, he is. But
the Drukqs sound *is* getting pretty damn old - I mean I could definately
stand hearing something that doesn't fit into the same old slot coming from
him, IMHO.
-somrux.
http://www.somrux.com
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From: "jeremy axon" <jeremy@eyedmedia.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] DRUkqs bitching
quoted 1 line I don't get it... People love "Melodies from Mars" because it sounds like
> I don't get it... People love "Melodies from Mars" because it sounds like
a
quoted 1 line demo... It's not even an official release and people are all over that
> demo... It's not even an official release and people are all over that
shit
quoted 1 line like bombs in Afghanistan, yet this release is crappy for the same
> like bombs in Afghanistan, yet this release is crappy for the same
reasons?
quoted 1 line It's not as if every Aphex album has been full of brand new tracks...
> It's not as if every Aphex album has been full of brand new tracks...
ICBYD
quoted 5 lines has the dates of tracks listed, SAW 85-92 covers a supposed seven years of
> has the dates of tracks listed, SAW 85-92 covers a supposed seven years of
> work... Every criticism I've seen of the album (except for the people who
> didn't like the piano tracks) knocks it for reasons that his other albums
> are lauded. What exactly did Aphex start? So-called "IDM"? The difficult
> artist mentality? Nope. As far as I can tell, the only thing he started
(or
quoted 1 line at least popularized) was the idea of having a billion pseudonyms
> at least popularized) was the idea of having a billion pseudonyms
releasing
quoted 3 lines tracks on a plethora of labels. Which is now the way a lot of musicians
> tracks on a plethora of labels. Which is now the way a lot of musicians
> work. As for the "scene" dying out, Ill be glad if whiners like you lot
> stop listening to quote-unquote IDM. Maybe then the beat-y electronic
music
quoted 47 lines genre will gain the academic respect and acceptance that electroacoustic
> genre will gain the academic respect and acceptance that electroacoustic
> music has always had.
> \
> Two fingers my friends,
>
> jA!
>
> At 10:30 AM 10/22/2001, you wrote:
>
> > > wondering what you lot thought of The Aphex Twins'
> > > latest :: Drugks
> > >
> > > i thought it reAlly sucked, anyone else?
> >
> >
> >Yeah..Really lazy sounding, like a bunch of unfinshed
> >ideas and the sequencing of the LP makes it even more
> >like a demo...No focus. Maybe hes just trying to end
> >what he started but putting out shitty tracks..So then
> >everyone will copy him and make shitty tracks,
> >thinking they're cool cause they sound like the new
> >aphex, and eventually everyone will realize all these
> >tracks are boring and suck..aphex will be laughing,
> >rolling in the dough and this 'scene' will die
> >out..Even if this is true, it dosent make him cool or
> >his music good..Its important to have an image and hes
> >done really well with that. but only if you can back
> >it up with outstanding quality material does it really
> >matter. Or maybe hes just out of new ideas. anyway you
> >look at it, its just really dissapointing.
> >
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