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    - what was the last track you finished where you just smiled and thought "yep, totally nailed it!" - which track do you think took the shortest amount of time to make? The longest? just gotta say, mind blown
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    i mean yeah if i could really control it i would i reckon proper accurate voice simulation is actually a lot closer than people realise, weirdly the uncanny valley is a bit easier to traverse cos of people being used to processed vocals, so it's Any thoughts about stuff like vocaloid/Hatsune Miku?
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    - you mentioned going back and listening to your previous output, which surprises me a bit as you always seem to be moving forward a lot with your sound. It makes me want to ask more specific questions about moments in your discography. For example maphive 6.1, it seems to stick out as a pretty unique track with kind of a jazzy feel. Any recollections about that one?
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    - It seems Rob has gone off to grab dinner or something, what's one thing you're now finally free to say behind his back?
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    can't think of anything i want to be asked i mean i can write anything here so it really doesn't matter what the questions actually are haha, that should put to rest whether or not you're actually Sean I was just thinking that you must get asked a lot of the same questions repeatedly, which can get a bit annoying, but was wondering if there's some area that you've actually been a bit eager to discuss that nobody ever touched on. I dunno, could be something about the connection between ae and Detroit techno, or wildstyle graffiti, or a particular track, or piece of gear, or approach. Perhaps something that you think is underappreciated or misunderstood about your music, or the genre...maybe too wide a question tho - question: you often hear about tensions within groups, or albums being made during particularly dark or tense times. Are there any albums in your discog that you look back on and think "man things were so effed up back then"?
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    this whole "questions only" approach ends up feeling a little one-sided, just want to say thanks again for doing this, and also I can confirm Awepittance is indeed a nice chap - we went to your SF Quaristice show together! Question: What is a question you've never been asked in an interview, but always wished you had?
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    Ok, I have to ask - any interest in doing a gig in Shanghai, China?
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    Can you clarify when the Japan earthquake track 6852 was made? Was it an older track dusted off, or something created fairly close to the time of the quake? (fantastic track by the way)
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    - what's the weirdest/most unexpected door that being electronic musicians has opened for you? - the Anti ep may be the only time in your discography that mentions something political (Criminal Justice Bill). Do either of you consider yourselves political or socially active?
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    - am pretty curious about how you choose track titles, sometimes they seem a bit casual, like just your personal shorthand for how you name different versions of a track, or to downplay the importance of the whole idea of track titles (similar to playing live in a dark room). Other times they seem more carefully chosen or tongue-in-cheek (eg., reniform puls). Are they always carefully chosen? Are any of them more personal? - to what extent do you think your local environment plays a role in your sound? I seem to recall around the time of Confield there was talk about how you had moved to (London?) or were no longer working together in the same studio (sorry, fuzzy on the details, it's been a while!), and that that might have informed the tone of the record in some way. Something that also comes to mind is in a more recent interview I think Rob mentioned listening to Oversteps repeatedly during train commutes (sorry if I'm mangling this, again memory is a bit fuzzy). Do you just find yourselves making music wherever whenever, or are there any places you like to go to for inspiration...? - I think one or both of you may now have families, do you find it hard to manage family time vs. creative time, and any tips?
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    - Oversteps had a couple of tracks that seemed like particularly unusual experiments, known(1) and d sho qub. Any stories about what inspired you to make either of those tracks?
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    - I believe the cover art for Confield (which I think is great) was made by you two...do you continue to experiment with visuals in any form? - Do you keep up with the fan-made videos of your tracks? (thinking here of ones like Plyphon - http://vimeo.com/9105827)
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    Couple of questions - - It's said you were involved with getting Boards of Canada noticed and on Skam, now that your cohort of artists have matured, do you still take an active interest in upcoming electronic artists and scenes? (don't make music myself just curious). Would also be curious to know what electronic artists you listen to these days (I think the rap question was already covered) - the Quaristice era seemed unique in your catalog, both because of the shorter more eclectic tracks, but also because you released both Quadrange and Versions, something you hadn't done so explicitly before (in terms of "alternate takes"). Do you also see that period as sort of unique, and is there any backstory to it, apart from just trying to capture a live feel?
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    no kidding, everything at about the 9 minute mark onward is pure sonic bliss
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    Grave of the Fireflies - finally got around to watching this after avoiding it for years (due to claims of devastating emotional impact). Have to say it is the best Ghibli film that Miyazaki never made. The ending went just a tad overboard with the ghost of a dead character (not going to spoil it more than that), so it's not quite a perfect 10. Still a very human film. Lots of heart and soul and as usual with Ghibli such a subtle touch with capturing small details. They put more love in to animating the way someone turns over in their sleep, than to an inferno engulfing an entire city, and I love them for it. 9/10
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    no kidding, I'd be happy to pay $150 or more for a large collection of Ae soundboards. many of their livesets are better than their releases.
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    i think the in-flight personal screen is the best way to watch films. Especially when they interrupt the broadcast for turbulence, it adds just the right dash of suspense.
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    flol lol but no that sounds interesting i'll check it out. although i have a feeling you're being a little contrarian picking the ultra obscure "i saw this in a fever dream when i was ten" german film. actually it came out when I was 17 (yes I'm an old codger). You may be right in that I saw it during those impressionable teenage years, but I did watch it more than once. I honestly didn't like the Pianist very much at all - found it very dull. I acknowledge that Polanski has made some strong flicks, and I don't let his scandal intrude on my appreciation of his films. I just found the Pianist very by-the-numbers. Of course the outcome of the holocaust is well known and in that sense you don't necessarily expect any surprises, but I don't think it helped that they focused on (from what I can recall) a passive and plain protagonist (yeah yeah, there's some "that could have been me" benefit of focusing on a non-heroic character but...). If I had to choose I think I'd pick Schindler's List over the Pianist, simply for Ralph Feinnes portrait of evil. Can't remember anything similarly arresting in the Pianist. Europa Europa does have some arguably mediocre acting at parts (mostly from the Tom of Finland poster-boy protagonist), and it is "artsy", but I found it to be a fresh and real portrait of the sort of amorality and survival instinct of youth. Also it's not telling the predictable holocaust story.
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    flol
  20. lumpenprol
    lol yeah, I'm very on the fence about cloudline. But it definitely is a high-as-fuck sounding track
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    wow. I hated the Pianist. may give it another shot if I can see past my general distaste for Adrien "Kiss Rapist" Brody it's too bad no one has seen Europa Europa. That's my favorite surreal WW2-Jew film, and one of my favorite films period.
  22. lumpenprol
    you're right...i'll sit down, take a stress pill...and think things over...
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    Yeah, despite the embarrassing emphasis on the paranormal, Childhood's End is a truly fantastic book. If you kept the overall plot structure and events, but tore out much of the dialogue and rewrote it for our current time, you could make an amazing film. In fact I think it would make a better film than Rendezvous with Rama, which David Fincher was blowing his load over trying to get made.
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    wrong, m39 is a fantastic track, the best off the ep imo and maybe up there with their most definitive tracks. For me the one that falls short is the last one, the "melody" is nothing special imo. imo imo.
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    Getting very strong Peel Sessions 2 vibes on this ep as well
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