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    Aphex Twin @ Avant Gardner 04.11.19

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    Just now, jules said:

    Worth a shot. 

    I can’t believe that was a year ago already. Awesome night grinding up on dlo and fred and crew.

    I know, I’m so happy her uploaded those unreleased tracks too... did you meet up with the group at the bar before the show?

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    Aphex Twin @ Avant Gardner 04.11.19

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    3 hours ago, very honest said:

     

    so you recorded it with a recorder? not a phone? what format is the source?

    My phone, I opted out of buying an expensive zoom recorder thought they might make me leave it outside the venue

    Can I just share a private link of it?

    Aphex Twin @ Avant Gardner 04.11.19

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    Hey, due to the quarantine I’ve had a lot of time to be at home.  I uploaded the entire show to YouTube which took a whole day thanks to an update bumping me up an OS which has crippled my machine.  I kept the video private and it’s already got 6 copyright claims.  I was going to make it public today but I guess that’s not in the cards unless there’s a way around this? I’m a YouTube noob so any advice would be great.  In the meantime I’m going to attempt to separate the audio and upload somewhere else

    Aphex Twin @ Avant Gardner 04.11.19

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    wow, sorry everyone, I recovered the media then my laptop shit the bed on me...  threw my hands up at that point in frustration.  I have a temporary machine I have to migrate everything to and will upload that when I can, def not sitting on it just been busy w/ summer stuff and work... whats the preferred platform for the audio? soundcloud mixcloud?  I really wish I caught the entire Soundmurderer set, the bit I did was fantastic.  I was shocked by the number of people who left when he was up destroying the place.

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    New Aphex Twin 10" [TECH-004]

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    So then, since we're basically snowed in here - time for some top secret project revealing:

    My oldest son, Kaito, and I will be opening a small new store here in Ypsilanti called "Technical Equipment Supply".
    Clothing, decks (Palace), music - lots of 7" and cassette, but other vinyl as well - the majority is modern funk/boogie & Detroit-related hiphop.

    And since we're doing all of that, why not use this opportunity to make a super-label featuring a bunch of my buddies? So, there is also a new label happening alongside the store - TECH.EQPT.SPLY.
    1st release (TECH-002) Soundmurderer/Atlas 7"
    2nd release (TECH-004) Aphex Twin 10"
    3rd release (TECH-006) Madlib 7"
    and more releases coming from Bogdan Raczynski, Flying Lotus, Wisp, Zinc, etc
    Label releases are only sold in-store (no digital, no online) - 7" & 10".
    A few other unique items in the pipeline but that's enough news for now.
    Probably* open this Wednesday, Dec 14 onward. Probably* hours will be 2-8pm or 3-9pm, something like that.

    https://www.facebook.com/technicalequipmentsupply/

    http://www.technicalequipmentsupply.com/

     

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    Richard worked w/ Korg on the new Monologue Synth :)

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    they even say in the sweetwater demo that they just got the unit and are pretty much getting the video out there as quickly as possible. the demos about being first more than it is about being a good demo. i'm still curious about this thing !

     

    sure it's attacking an already tired and exhaustive market with it being analogue mono .. but the step sequencer seems easy and the four parameter edit seems easy and fluid. could be good ???

    its best to try the device out in person, I know I'm excited for it... I was lucky enough to find a minilogue while in NYC and bought it without trying it. luckily I like it. but it does have some issues and the updates pop up randomly. There are still a few things that need tweaking which I hope they'll do but there's hardly any communication between korg and users unless someone can point me to a forum or something. It would be amazing if some of these new features could be given to the minilogue like the automation lanes on screen, micro-tuning etc.

     

    anyway, I hope sonicstate will do a presentation on one. I'm hearing these won't be available until January 2017 which sucks.

    A Korg product specialist named Nick Kwas is very active on r/synthesizers (Reddit)

     

    I spoke with Nick and thankfully they say they're still working on updates for the minilogue.  thanks for the heads up on this!

    Richard worked w/ Korg on the new Monologue Synth :)

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    it seems like Richard Devine does more sound design & product endorsements than releasing tracks now.

    and also releasing tiny 30 second facebook video snippits of super lush, beautiful music made on modular gear but never releasing proper recordings of it..

     

     

    I really wish he'd release the full version of this track he posted to vine:

     

    luckily he did post this one which i like as well: 

    Richard worked w/ Korg on the new Monologue Synth :)

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    I liked the minilogue.It has a particular sound.Got pretty dark and haunting tones when i tried it.

     

    This seems be pretty cool too.

     

    Afx trying to go the Devine way now?this could lead to NICE stuff!!

     

    funny you mention that.  I know Richard Devine was involved w/ the minilogue initially but there were a few official korg videos w/ him and the unit that were made private for some reason yet his Akai Rhythm Wolf stuff is still out there... either way, i hope he (RDJ) spends more time on tracks than working on equipment (but i'm not opposed if he decides to) I could be wrong but it seems like Richard Devine does more sound design & product endorsements than releasing tracks now.

    Richard worked w/ Korg on the new Monologue Synth :)

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    they even say in the sweetwater demo that they just got the unit and are pretty much getting the video out there as quickly as possible. the demos about being first more than it is about being a good demo. i'm still curious about this thing !

     

    sure it's attacking an already tired and exhaustive market with it being analogue mono .. but the step sequencer seems easy and the four parameter edit seems easy and fluid. could be good ???

     

    its best to try the device out in person, I know I'm excited for it... I was lucky enough to find a minilogue while in NYC and bought it without trying it.  luckily I like it.  but it does have some issues and the updates pop up randomly.  There are still a few things that need tweaking which I hope they'll do but there's hardly any communication between korg and users unless someone can point me to a forum or something.  It would be amazing if some of these new features could be given to the minilogue like the automation lanes on screen, micro-tuning etc.

     

    anyway, I hope sonicstate will do a presentation on one.  I'm hearing these won't be available until January 2017 which sucks.

    Richard D James SoundCloud - A Gift To The Fans

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    If anyone is interested, here is almost all of organ 28 in a single MIDI file:

     

    https://mega.nz/#!31FEzI4b!JatD8jyFfqtphWJPHB2J3lXTKafb2qZ3rtMCCLxnfoU

     

    I went back through the Ableton project for my organ 28 cover, took all the bits I had transcribed, and placed them in a MIDI clip as closely as I could to how they're arranged in the original track. So the entire track is there, but there are some empty spots that still need transcribing. Section D1 was transcribed by someone on Reddit, I forget who...was posted in earlier in this thread. There are a few large empty sections that I haven't had the time or willpower to learn and transcribe, but much of it is there. The whole thing is 256 measures long.

     

    And then I went full OCD and gave it my best lazy-undergrad-musical-analysis. Harmonically, I think it's undoubtedly one of RDJ's most intricate tracks. Not even considering the free-jazz-robot-voice section, it goes through at least THREE major key changes (Bb, to Ab, to E major, to B minor)...and the Bb major sections are often on the verge of modulating to G minor.

     

    Cheers!

     

    Notes:

    The red colored text are the sections I did NOT transcribe in the MIDI. I just left empty space.

    Yellow text I are only partially transcribed (some major instruments left out).

    Also I didn't bother transcribing the acid bass in Section A or percussion throughout.

    Measure numbers refer to the MIDI while time stamps refer to that corresponding spot in the original track.

     

    [sECTION A (Bb major)]

    m. 01 - 66 ~0:00

     

    [bREAKDOWN]

    m. 67-74 ~1:53

     

    [bRIDGE 1 (Bb major)]

    m. 75-86 ~2:05 (no percussion)

     

    [sECTION B1 (Bb major)]

    m. 87-126 ~2:31 (percussion re-enters at m. 95)

    [sECTION B2 (Ab major)]

    m. 127-158 ~3:36 (direct modulation to Ab)

     

    [bRIDGE 2]

    m. 159-166 ~4:31

     

    [sECTION C]

    m. 167-171 ~4:45: (pre robot-voice progression)

    m. 172-191 ~4:53: (Nobukazu Takemura-esque blubbering robot voice)

     

    [sECTION D1 (E major)]

    m. 191-223 ~5:29

    [sECTION D2 (B minor)]

    m. 224-255 ~6:23

     

     

    I saw this interview before where Richard says he doesn't know how to read or write music. Though it could one of his infamous lies, I don't know how he could write something this complex without having a pretty good understanding of music theory. Unless he truly is from Mars, of course. Can he really make something this beautiful by smashing keys and twiddling knobs?

     

     

    Philip Glass explained that he had no formal training, that he bought up gear from junk shops and made music w/ whatever he could make noise with.

     

    that said, it doesn't mean that over time he hasn't learned these things in his own way.

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