zazen Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) I've been vaguely wondering about this for years. In 1995 RDJ was interviewed by NME magazine and had this to say: Quote “I already have written catchy pop songs with big choruses and they’ve already been successful. I’m not telling you which songs they were. They were by famous people. I’m not saying who, no. It’s a secret. They were Top 40 hits and everything, which I’ve never had with my own stuff, but I’m not that bothered, really. Maybe I’ll do a song like that myself one day, but you have to choose the best way for a song to come out.” See the interview here: https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/aphex-twin-nme-18th-march-1995/ Now, with the utmost respect to RDJs talent, was he just talking out of his arse here? Because surely 20+ years later, if he had written secret pop songs that had got into the Top 40 we would know about it? (for americans: Top 40 was/is the UK singles chart) So I hereby ask watmm - can we identify what secret 1995-ish pop songs he might be talking about? Surely we could identify his sound signature if it was there? Or was it all a load of bollocks? Because lets face it, he has been known to talk bollocks in interviews, especially in that era Edited October 10, 2023 by zazen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droid Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o00o Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 my guess is you do not shoot something like come to daddy or window licker out of your armpit. I guess he did help in production with other songs and learned by this how the industry ticks. It also makes sense if you have expensive studio equipment why not use it for other projects as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Seem to remember a few years back PRS for music (a royalty services for recording artists) having their database open to the public (now closed off without an account: https://searchworks.prsformusic.com/ ) where it definitively showed The Tuss being Richard, but there were no other surprises on there. Pretty sure any releases hitting the Top 40 back then would've had him credited on there somewhere.... EDIT: actually looks like it might've been BMI not PRS - https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70627-steinvord-speculation/page/30/#comment-1970788 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Nell Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Wonderwall 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Yeah, not everything he said was true, especially in the 90s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkface Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 He sung every track on Radiohead - The Bends. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Well, we do know he was involved in nine inch nails stuff around that time. Not really pop though, but maybe something adjacent to that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Berk said: Wonderwall Lmao I mean he did say he liked oasis earlier in the same interview 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 This is textbook bollocks isn't it. Oh yeah my pop songs go to another school in the next town over yeah you havent met them, their choruses are maaasive tho and theyre deeead successful. Sorry I can't tell you who they are I'm not allowed. He hates pop music ffs and as far as I know has no real contacts or friends in that wing of the industry. The only brief interest was around this same period where he did Milkman and Beetles as kind of pop music parodies, or conceptual dares - it mustve been playing on his mind. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endera3rd Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 I was wondering if maybe he did colab with bjork but it wasn’t super obvious and he went uncredited or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 He was east 17 all along! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) That would make sense as one of my biggest pop guilty secrets is Stay Another Day. I knew it had to be Rich. The mastermind. Edited October 12, 2023 by beerwolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
may be rude Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) pretty curious "wrote" could mean contributed to composition. someone get the top 40 from 90 - 94 and paste them here nin closer? Edited October 12, 2023 by trying to be less rude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endera3rd Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Definitely not the pop song but I always thought this was him but maybe tricky and bjork sampled him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Nice find, definitely has his dustbincore sound of the mid-90s era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Uhhhhm, I realize this is an IDM forum but none of you actually listen to any popmusic? This has richard all over it. Just listen to the snare. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcofribas Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 35 minutes ago, endera3rd said: Definitely not the pop song but I always thought this was him but maybe tricky and bjork sampled him. kind of interesting considering the timing and naming of this release and another remix album Richard was on: nin “further down the spiral” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Keep chris rock's name out yo godamn mouth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Be funny if it was true. Obviously not East 17 but I wouldn't bet against Aphex putting out a few joke tracks, here and there. Obviously he wouldn't admit to the ones that bombed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 I found him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Little Helper Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 38 minutes ago, Ivan Ooze said: I found him and obviously. so much afx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cern Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlemflolia Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 it would be harder to find top pop music that he did not make 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now