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Hi, had a great shit this morning, swift and clean, pretty compact little floater, could have been a tad more firm maybe; all in all, looking in the bowl I guess I'd have to give it a strong Yours truly, Antony Fartano
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But that's just the thing you see: as long as there are humans involved, the music will never be "inhuman". Autechre's music is generated by human beings. If you prefer listening to birdsong or waves rolling on the shore or whatever, that's your choice, but electronic music is just music manufactured by humans using electronic instruments; the degree of abstraction, for lack of a better word, might vary between BOC, Ae and Underworld, but in all cases, humans are very heavily involved in the production process.
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No, it's just a clip of a great track. And it is a great track. One of those christmassy ones where he gets all festive on us. Twill be the season soon! ????????
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I dunno, it just feels like he's fallen prey to the old cliché of "inhuman" music, which is total BS, isn't it? But in reality, he's dismissive of IDM in general because in his mind, it clashes with the true unbridled spirit and raw energy of the "hardcore continuum". He's quoting Mixmaster Morris, "who in 1994 defined 'intelligent techno' as 'the opposite of stupid hardcore'", and the way he presents it, it sounds like more of a hostile takeover than a natural evolution of sorts. It's pretty apparent that he has a bone to pick with IDM, I mean the whole chapter is titled "Furniture Music", and I'm not sure he means it in an affirmative way. But in some parts this anti-intellectual stance feels like a pose, like some ethnologist trying to save the "noble savage" from the clutches of Western civilisation. I think he's just trying very hard to belong. Still, overall it's a good book, the way he delineates the history is decent.
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Strange, for some reason I was totally convinced Bill Plympton had died a couple of years ago, but he seems to be right as rain. I wonder who I was thinking of; maybe it was just MTV. ?
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"Although Artificial Intelligence's sleevenotes had insisted that the new electronica 'cannot be described as soulless or machine made', what's most interesting about Autechre's work is the absence of heart and humanity, the way that the listener's impulse to forge an emotional connection simply ricochets off the impenetrable, gnomic surfaces of their sound. At times you can't help wonder if the 'aut' in their name stands for autism: listening, the mind's eye conjures up a vision of two small boys surrounded by tekno toys, lost in their own little pre-verbal world of chromatics and texture and contour." Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash. A Journey through Rave Music and Dance Culture
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Your Name /thread
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Yeah, me too. Interesting mixture of devastating facts and steadfast optimism, but I'm not sure I agree with his positive outlook in the end.
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New countdown, new release? [Aphex Twin Warp Store]
IDEM replied to Time Tourist's topic in Aphex Twin
The pleasure was all mine, my friend! ? -
New countdown, new release? [Aphex Twin Warp Store]
IDEM replied to Time Tourist's topic in Aphex Twin
Lol, I got high with Steve Blame once, and he was coming on to me a bit. Really nice chap, good sense of humor. Aphex too, ofc. -
Just look forward to reclining in your comfy chair and enjoying the "fruit" of your labor.
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https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/ead79ddc-4d1c-44ca-82bc-2b5111cd8399#7KSfvN0R1P.copy
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Fist of the North Star
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Fuck yeah!
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https://bleep.com/release/203903-kraftwerk-kraftwerk-essential-bundle Honestly, at this point, Mr. Hütter is just milkin' it, plus we all know black vinyl sounds best, plus I have all of their albums, plus the German versions are sold out already ... and yet, and yet ... ?
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V.A. -- Lifesaver 4--21 (Dedicated to Andrew Weatherall) (Live at Robert Johnson)
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Hot Chip -- Late Night Tales
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New countdown, new release? [Aphex Twin Warp Store]
IDEM replied to Time Tourist's topic in Aphex Twin
I'm not so sure of that. The posters are too reminiscent of the Collapse campaign. They would know that that raises expectations, wouldn"t they? And it's always bad to deceive expectations, especially those of rabid Aphex fans. So yeah, I guess I belong to the hopeful "we'll get one or two tunes with it, maybe an EP's worth" school. Might be digital only or something, so Warp wouldn't even necessarily have to be involved. But honestly, I'll buy anything as long as it's got the Aphex logo on it, and if it's hardware, so be it. Maybe this is my true calling. Is the prodoction tops thread still gone? -
Yeah, this. I've worked endless hours with this album on repeat. It's my Ritalin.
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So enough to "form a whole ship's cargo" in 16th century already, lol. A fingernail from the Apostle Paul would be p cool to have actually.
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It would be interesting how many actual crosses you'd get if you glued all those splinters together. Dozens? Hundreds? I've no idea.
