boris Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 PS this thread is shit. Original post is shit. HOW DARE YOU BORIS YOU ARE DEAD TO ME It has been fulfilled. My favorite moment in the RDJ album is Carn Marth where it makes those internet connection bits. It makes me think that the raw binary layer underlying our rapidly growing technologically connected world is a hyper-musical place of data, information, calculation, and mayhem. thts jst imo tbh qrtx ontrack2 rdj sry brb steinvord is me & gwc collab in his bdroom w/ pill & acid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Fingerbib seems to be a popular fave, but it's actually one of the very few tracks I don't find all that special. Interesting that you don't enjoy the best track on the record. It's the middle part I don't like, I love the main melody. yellow calx is prob my favorite on this one, followed by to cure a weakling child, but tbh this is my least favorite Aphex album. Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Bought when it was brand new, at the old record store at one of the subway stations in Oslo. Was pretty blown away on first listen. 4 with its hectic drums and beautiful melodies was what stuck out the most on a record with tons of new sounds, but I remember getting a clear 80s EBM vibe from Cornish Acid. Bought it when it on 12" when it was brand new too. Blew my mind. Couldn't stop grinning. Listened to it repeatedly all day while skinning up on the sleeve. I remember thinking that the breakdown in 4 was very reminiscent of tundra from FMWT. Haven't really been that blown away by anything since. Wow, I hadn't noticed that before. I hear that too. This was my introduction to Aphex Twin and IDM overall, listened to it in absolute amazement and shock on a road trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. It's deceptively simple, yeah! The deception lies in the fact that it has the most complex meter of any Aphex track ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2c Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. It's deceptively simple, yeah! The deception lies in the fact that it has the most complex meter of any Aphex track ever. Wow, seriously, I never noticed that! How on earth do you count the interlude part (for lack of a better word) after the main melody, 4/4 part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It's just a 4/4 measure tucked in after two 8/4 phrases. Or you can call it all one long phrase that's five bars of 4/4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adieu Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. It's deceptively simple, yeah! The deception lies in the fact that it has the most complex meter of any Aphex track ever. Do you think he understood this while writing it, or do you think that he just wrote it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Must. Break. Vittle. Stickman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. It's deceptively simple, yeah! The deception lies in the fact that it has the most complex meter of any Aphex track ever. Wow, seriously, I never noticed that! How on earth do you count the interlude part (for lack of a better word) after the main melody, 4/4 part? It's just a 4/4 measure tucked in after two 8/4 phrases. Or you can call it all one long phrase that's five bars of 4/4. ^Damn. Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. It's deceptively simple, yeah! The deception lies in the fact that it has the most complex meter of any Aphex track ever. Do you think he understood this while writing it, or do you think that he just wrote it? I didn't notice how "deceptively" simple it was until years later, when I head it slowed down, in terms of how minimal and simple the beat is. http://youtu.be/ljgYaeD0E_o it's pretty sparse but as PSN points out the meter is odd, It's a bit like Radiohead's "Pyramid Song" which is just a simple piano riff in unusual meter: http://youtu.be/s2VzLn6DMCE The song is infamous among fans for its time signature, which many find hard to discern or even nonexistent. However, one possibility is that “Pyramid Song” could be based around an uncommon subdivision of 8/8 time (3+3+2) in which the eighth notes are swung. This could also be expressed as 16/8 time subdivided as 3+3+4+3+3. Another interpretation which can be found be following the drum pattern is a cycle of 5/4-4/4-4/4-3/4 that repeats itself throughout the song. The RDJ has a theme of complex rhythms juxtaposed with simple melodies or vice-versa, which is what makes D'n'B interesting as well. Even the most off-the-wall tracks have at least one simple element within them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adieu Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. It's deceptively simple, yeah! The deception lies in the fact that it has the most complex meter of any Aphex track ever. Wow, seriously, I never noticed that! How on earth do you count the interlude part (for lack of a better word) after the main melody, 4/4 part? It's just a 4/4 measure tucked in after two 8/4 phrases. Or you can call it all one long phrase that's five bars of 4/4. ^Damn. Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. It's deceptively simple, yeah! The deception lies in the fact that it has the most complex meter of any Aphex track ever. Do you think he understood this while writing it, or do you think that he just wrote it? I didn't notice how "deceptively" simple it was until years later, when I head it slowed down, in terms of how minimal and simple the beat is. http://youtu.be/ljgYaeD0E_o it's pretty sparse but as PSN points out the meter is odd, It's a bit like Radiohead's "Pyramid Song" which is just a simple piano riff in unusual meter: http://youtu.be/s2VzLn6DMCE The song is infamous among fans for its time signature, which many find hard to discern or even nonexistent. However, one possibility is that “Pyramid Song” could be based around an uncommon subdivision of 8/8 time (3+3+2) in which the eighth notes are swung. This could also be expressed as 16/8 time subdivided as 3+3+4+3+3. Another interpretation which can be found be following the drum pattern is a cycle of 5/4-4/4-4/4-3/4 that repeats itself throughout the song. The RDJ has a theme of complex rhythms juxtaposed with simple melodies or vice-versa, which is what makes D'n'B interesting as well. Even the most off-the-wall tracks have at least one simple element within them. Wow, it's so beautiful slowed down. Often times I wonder if he experiments at writing tracks at very low BPM and then speeding them up to see what he comes up with. Although, in my experience this can cause problems with drum patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. It's deceptively simple, yeah! The deception lies in the fact that it has the most complex meter of any Aphex track ever. Do you think he understood this while writing it, or do you think that he just wrote it? He probably sequenced it on a computer, or on an MPC? Since those machines tend to steer you in the direction of 2/4/8/16/32 kind of phrases, I'd guess it was quite deliberate to break out of the mold. Generally, though, I think RDJ works very much on intuition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I think the US got shafted by getting the Girl/Boy EP and RDJ Album combined rather than two separate releases. Dumb WB record exces couldn't handle the fact the 'album' was so short (running time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Akiak Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Fingerbib seems to resonate the most with listeners. It's the most straightforward track beat-wise, so it's technically the least experimental on the album. It's one of my favorite tracks of his discography. It's deceptively simple, yeah! The deception lies in the fact that it has the most complex meter of any Aphex track ever. Do you think he understood this while writing it, or do you think that he just wrote it? He probably sequenced it on a computer, or on an MPC? Since those machines tend to steer you in the direction of 2/4/8/16/32 kind of phrases, I'd guess it was quite deliberate to break out of the mold. Generally, though, I think RDJ works very much on intuition. Whatever he used to sequence it, I'm pretty sure he'd try to remove anything which would influence him in that sort of way (numbered grids, pitched metronomes etc.), because it goes against making music using pure intuition. I wouldn't ever say he deliberately tries to use weird time signatures and stuff like that, which is something I'd associate more with stuff like radiohead. I think Ae said something similar in the AAA regarding why they were using a certain daw I had never heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 i like the US version, to me all the tracks are fairly similar in style and go together well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2c Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Is goon gumpas just a pisstake, or what? It's annoying. And Rock Witch is like a Willy Wonka apocalypse on acid. Maybe I'd have to be on acid to enjoy it (but probably too scary lol). I really enjoy a few tracks on RDJ album and ICBYD, but I guess I'm more of an SAW I, Analord, & Tuss kinda guy. Can enjoy those pretty much all the way through. Trackermatte for president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popiax Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 lol, indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adieu Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Yellow Calx is interesting to me because it sounds like RDJ's early experimentation with a drill beat. Like, a year or so later he could have made the same track and made it 100x better. It's a bit rough, but still a nice piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peace 7 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I bought RDJ Album when it first came out, and thought it was just okay upon first listen. I bought it mostly cuz of 4. At that time, I was listening to a lot of drum n bass and Atari Teenage Riot, etc., so I was more into that vibe. And then I was blown away by downloading Hasty Boom Alert on a Hotline server, so then I went out and bought a few Mike P releases. That shit changed my life. Theeeen several months later, I really understood RDJ Album much better- i.e. it's a great album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 It is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptowen Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 goon gumpas annoying u watch ur mouth boy or imma get the pooh stick but yeah uh i think i prefer the poppy/melodic tracks (4 fingerbib gumpas girl/boy rockwitch) to the proto-drukqs ones. Maybe my favourite aphex album? i dunno, i've probably gotten more out of SAW85 + II combined, but at that length it's more of an experience than an album proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheatheman Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 RE: Pyramid song, it's hilarious to me how much people have freaked out trying to figure it out. But the answer is EXTREMELY simple. The rhythm is just a very slow bossa nova rhythm. The piano replaces the rim shot in the beat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to8mmycJgqw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Very cute comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Reducing an album to a simple fucking word and naive meme-type drawing is pure laziness. Takes no skills, no artistic talent, it takes no brain to do that, you could do the same thing to a 2 year old child. p.s.: Christgau does it better. A lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Reducing an album to a simple fucking word and naive meme-type drawing is pure laziness. Takes no skills, no artistic talent, it takes no brain to do that, you could do the same thing to a 2 year old child. p.s.: Christgau does it better. A lot. Richard D. James Album [Elektra, 1996] Jungle sure has livelied up this prematurely ambient postdance snoozemeister. His latest synth tunes are infested with hypertime electrobeats that compel the tunes themselves to get a move on. And where once he settled for austere classical aura, now he cuts big whiffs of 19th-century cheese. He even sings. Hey, fella--I hear Martha Wash needs work. B+ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Aphex+Twin I still prefer the comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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