Some friends of mine booked him in Seattle, they said the name is supposed
to denote that he is the wife that is married to beats.
So not as offensive as people fear, but unfortunately very easy to
interpret that way.
On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 9:15 AM Eric Fairbanks <eric.p.fairbanks@gmail.com>
wrote:
quoted 100 lines Names like that are pretty common in the breakcore circuit. They tend
> Names like that are pretty common in the breakcore circuit. They tend
> toward deliberately offensive/horrifying/inflammatory. Y'all ever see any
> of VSnare's album artwork or track names?
>
> Guess it depends on your feelings on being upsetting in (presumably) a
> tongue-in-cheek way.
>
> I can see it being a turnoff, but I also assume that Aaron Funk isn't
> actually advocating befriending child killers.
>
> Music is art blah blah censorship yadda yadda.
>
> I haven't listened to much beatwife so idk.
>
> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 9:39 AM Laurent Knauth <laurent.knauth@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Guys, marketing has its reasons that the reason ignores.
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 12:18 PM, nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> These explanations all make sense, but they don't excuse the name, at
>>> all. It's a disgusting name. If we all agree, we should collectively tell
>>> him?
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Mar 24, 2018, at 5:26 AM, Laurent Knauth <laurent.knauth@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> As for me, i assumed it was some tribute to the *« Beat that bitch with
>>> a bat »* track, or some other reference everybody here would get except
>>> me !
>>>
>>> If not , his Max4Live patches names suggest that he has audio under his
>>> skin, i mean his « wife » gets literally sequenced, broken, convolved,
>>> twiddled, rushed, effected, doctored and... eventually « tranz ».
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 5:27 AM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> i guess i assumed that it was ironic in the sense that maybe he is the
>>>> wife and he makes beats
>>>> i dunno
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Clint Anderson
>>>> Systems Engineer
>>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 11:24 PM, Baptiste Bacot <
>>>> baptiste.bacot@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I suggest « RapeK!dz » for the next moniker, it’s way more
>>>>> appropriate.
>>>>> Unfortunately, the mix and the production seem good, but I dont want
>>>>> to spend much time listening to this guy’s music, because of that name.
>>>>> The list seems terribly silent on that matter. What do you guys and
>>>>> girls think about this « artist name »? I just want to hear from you : do
>>>>> you find the alias legitimate, and if not, why?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> BB
>>>>>
>>>>> Le 23 mars 2018 à 15:16, nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com> a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>> "beat wife"?!
>>>>> Really?
>>>>> Dude needs to change his name now.
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> *From:* Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com>
>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, March 23, 2018 9:06 AM
>>>>> *To:* IDM
>>>>> *Subject:* beatwife podcast
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.orbmag.com/music/orb-podcast-002-beatwife/
>>>>> <http://www.orbmag.com/music/orb-podcast-002-beatwife/>
>>>>> Orb Podcast 002: Beatwife - Orb Mag
>>>>> <http://www.orbmag.com/music/orb-podcast-002-beatwife/>
>>>>> www.orbmag.com
>>>>> Since his debut EP, Ritilin, in 2008, Scottish born, Los Angeles-based
>>>>> producer, Richard Wilson, has been creating music under his alias Beatwife.
>>>>> His approach towards acid, IDM, and experimental music, combined with his
>>>>> knowledge of audio technology, including his signature software and
>>>>> modified equipment, has resulted in the creation of Beatwife’s distinctive
>>>>> sound. Beatwife released his …
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Clint Anderson
>>>>> Systems Engineer
>>>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>