Well with aphex, there is substance to go along with the hype. He totally knows how to push
all the media's buttons.....he's right up there with the KLF when it comes to that.
Rob
::::::Component Records:::::::
Box 783, Somers, Ct 06071
www.componentrecords.com
----- Original Message -----
From: henrik str.mberg <hs@groove.st>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] Rolling Stone on Drukqs
quoted 22 lines At 09.15 -0800 01-10-28, roberbil@earthlink.net wrote:> At 09.15 -0800 01-10-28, roberbil@earthlink.net wrote:
> >How did aphex twin
> >become famous anyway?
>
> slow build.
> it all started when "digeridoo" was a big hit with both the rave and
> the indie crowd - curve always played it before their shows. it's all
> just british music press hype: nme, melody maker etc hadn't seen any
> techno musician do what he did before and they totally embraced him.
> he's totally mediatastic - builds his own synths since age 14, never
> sleeps, has tons of unreleased stuff, loads of different aliases,
> etc, etc. it's all hype and interesting personality.
>
> hs
> --
> _____________________________
> fossil fuel for fossil people
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org