Aphex Twin What musicans does't Richard D. James like?

[Guest Dr. Elemeno von Hat X: PhD]

At this point, someone brings in a flyer for the evening's show. Aphex Twin has a minor fit, when he thinks his name's not been given top billing. "I'm not supporting bloody-what-the-fuck-are-they-called Sneaker Pimps." As it turns out, what with the arty style of the design, his name was printed twice, once at the top, once at the bottom -- it was the bottom, however, that caught his eye first. Also, on the bill, is the Crystal Method. The Asian hiccup could have been staved off with all the money that has been spent on Crystal Method's advertising budget. They're the cheap American imitation of the Chemical Brothers that no one should have heard of. Says Aphex, "I tried really hard yesterday to not hear them, and I managed to do it, which was pretty good. But yeah I hate them. They'll be totally shit. I won't listen to it today either. I'll go sit on the bus."

 

http://www.space-age-bachelor.com/features/99/aphex.htm

 

Weidenbaum: Were you a big new-wave fan, growing up in Cornwall?

 

James: New age?

 

Weidenbaum: New wave. Did you listen to the Human League, OMD and such?

 

James: No, I did like them, did like some of it; I don't think I bought any of their records, though, until I moved to London. I didn't really buy any music apart from techno until I moved to London, which is like four years ago.

 

http://www.disquiet.com/aphex-script.html

 

He's even remixed a forthcoming track for Craig David. "A total aggro thing," says James, "just to fuck him off."

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/friday_review/st...,563163,00.html

Edited March 7, 2007 by Dr. Elemeno von Hat X: PhD

[BCM]

i don't reckon he likes U2 very much

[pylonbitch]

we should make a list.

 

then i'm going to destroy any recording i own by any one of the artists on the list.

[Guest tidbit]

boc

[BCM]

Everything on Warp apart from himself and Squarepusher

[easterlingman]

the originals of all the tracks he remixes

[Guest Caustic]

Glass Plate

[awepittance]

didnt aphex talk shit about Fagio head?

[Chris Moss Acid]

surf music

[Guest jacderida]

Everything on Warp apart from himself and Squarepusher

 

nah I don't think that's generally true. he did say in an interview that he didn't like much stuff on Warp, but that was around about 97/98, and I think that he was probably referring to a lot of the stuff that was being released around then.

 

he regularly plays I'm For Real by Nightmares on Wax in his DJ sets, which was one of the first 10 singles on Warp, so I would imagine that he probably likes a lot of the early stuff - I know that he was a fan of LFO's self titled single (the 3rd single on Warp), and I'm guessing from that he would have been a fan of the Frequencies LP (who doesn't like this album? easily one of the best techno LPs ever made :)).

 

plus he's recently stated a liking for Autechre, who are also obviously on Warp.

 

as for stuff he doesn't like - I remember him saying that he got asked to remix a tune by the Lemonheads and he didn't want to remix it because he thought they were bollocks.

[Guest Dr. Elemeno von Hat X: PhD]

Glass Plate

 

did he tell you over tea

[Guest Caustic]

did he tell you over tea

of course.

[Guest Archrival]

he once said that Confield is one of the albums he would bring to a deserted island.

[murve33]

I heard he hates Caustic Window and Power-Pill

[Guest Adjective]

i heard from a mirror that he's made of lasers and he's dialing my phone with his eyes right now.

 

so Fergie

[Guest Dr. Elemeno von Hat X: PhD]

he's fergalicious

just be up in teh gym

workin on his fitness

Edited March 10, 2007 by Dr. Elemeno von Hat X: PhD