Aphex Twin (techno, album, title, cover, quote)

thegoldlaw · 01-05-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by parasite

I don't see why some people are so obsessed with drukqs, to me it sounds like a b-sides compilation with a few good tracks (vordhosbn, Omgyjya-Switch7 for example) and a few interresting piano stuff (avril, petiatil), but other than that its mostly filler. What am I missing?

I could rip apart any artist you mention too. There is a genre called IDM and it was pioneered in my mind by aphex twin. Most genres are just combinations of 2 already existing genres and then slapped together. With IDM its not polished, its an orgy of sounds and to a select few with the aquired taste for it, it sounds good.

In your mind which artist is considered a pioneer in "techno"

parasite · 01-08-2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by thegoldlaw

I could rip apart any artist you mention too. There is a genre called IDM and it was pioneered in my mind by aphex twin. Most genres are just combinations of 2 already existing genres and then slapped together. With IDM its not polished, its an orgy of sounds and to a select few with the aquired taste for it, it sounds good.

In your mind which artist is considered a pioneer in "techno"

Ehm, I'm not sure you understood me correctly, I like a lot of other Aphex stuff, especially SAW 85-92 and Chosen Lords. I have, however, yet to understand why some people see druqks as his best work. So, does anyone else care to give me a clue?

aaron76 · 04-14-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by parasite

Ehm, I'm not sure you understood me correctly, I like a lot of other Aphex stuff, especially SAW 85-92 and Chosen Lords. I have, however, yet to understand why some people see druqks as his best work. So, does anyone else care to give me a clue?

I totally agree. I've been a huge Aphex fan since in fist heard SAW 1 and I like most of stuff (SAW II I'm not so hot on, but there are a couple of beautiful tracks on there), however.....Druqks leaves me cold. I do like the one with "Let's have some Aphex acid!", though.

SAW I, Surfing on Sine Waves, I Care Because You Do, Richard D. James etc are all seminal stuff. Oh, I forgot 26 Mixes For Cash.

Druqks is a head scratcher. Maybe I'm getting old.