Guest mafted Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 idk.. like i said before, the progressions are very similar, as well as some of the drum sounds and rhythmic transitions. if you have a trained ear to hear nuances you notice these things. i realize it could be another artist in the same vein but i'v never heard those techniques with anyone but RDJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cult fiction Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 idk.. like i said before, the progressions are very similar, as well as some of the drum sounds and rhythmic transitions. if you have a trained ear to hear nuances you notice these things. i realize it could be another artist in the same vein but i'v never heard those techniques with anyone but RDJ. I don't think you need a trained ear to hear that Monolith has basically taken on Tuss production methods and RDJ style as a starting point. They both use heavily side-chained drums, similar bass synths, vocoders, love putting notes on the off-beats, etc. But Monolith has a different overall aesthetic that I can't see RDJ adopting. It sounds much more something you'd hear on Electronic Explorations, if that makes any sense. He uses clubby house chords on one of the new songs in that set for god's sake... Listen to the tunes on his myspace for more examples of what I consider to be Monolith's real vibe lurking under the tunes in Volume 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HokusPoker Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I've made an 6 minute longer audio version of the video material I already uploaded on youtube. There is some talking through the incredible music of Monolith, that's the reason I've cut it out of the vids. Enjoy.. http://hotfile.com/dl/55226870/e735f4c/monolith_live_parts.zip.html Guess my vid made it all clear that Monolith isn't Aphex Twin himself. :) Also uploaded some DJ Rephlex Records vids on my tube: http://www.youtube.com/fabbotube Also enjoy ;-) First track ID, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psyspy Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 First track ID, please? It's all unreleased material, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HokusPoker Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 First track ID, please? It's all unreleased material, I think. Hm, I thought I knew it. Too sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Monolith is not AFX, but AFX is Monolith if that makes sense. (It doesn't.) Monolith is catchy and makes me move, but it's not rife with the detail and constantly shifting ideas of The Tuss or the Metz/Manchester tracks. Those are A-mazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissflaps Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Also uploaded some DJ Rephlex Records vids on my tube: http://www.youtube.com/fabbotube You didn't? Last upload is Jodey Kendrick's set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psyspy Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 You didn't? Last upload is Jodey Kendrick's set. Yea, that was my bad, something in my brain said to me it was DJ Rephlex Records, so I switched them to Jodey Kendrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mafted Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 idk.. like i said before, the progressions are very similar, as well as some of the drum sounds and rhythmic transitions. if you have a trained ear to hear nuances you notice these things. i realize it could be another artist in the same vein but i'v never heard those techniques with anyone but RDJ. I don't think you need a trained ear to hear that Monolith has basically taken on Tuss production methods and RDJ style as a starting point. They both use heavily side-chained drums, similar bass synths, vocoders, love putting notes on the off-beats, etc. But Monolith has a different overall aesthetic that I can't see RDJ adopting. It sounds much more something you'd hear on Electronic Explorations, if that makes any sense. He uses clubby house chords on one of the new songs in that set for god's sake... Listen to the tunes on his myspace for more examples of what I consider to be Monolith's real vibe lurking under the tunes in Volume 1. was the Tuss really something you could've seen RDJ adopting , say, 10 years ago? maybe it's him and his wife, or gf or whatever, which would be cool. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Monolith is not AFX, but AFX is Monolith if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cult fiction Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 was the Tuss really something you could've seen RDJ adopting , say, 10 years ago? maybe it's him and his wife, or gf or whatever, which would be cool. lol That's a good point, one can never totally predict where he's going to go. I still think Tuss has very strong melodic and arrangement ties to his older work that I can't hear with Monolith, except for what's on the surface. Even weird funky stuff like Akunk can be traced back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9iumMvZi8U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7RCpnIKOc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirch Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 No, he's not Aphex. take my word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Waving The Mint Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Rock Monolith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest griever Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Rock Monolith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Rock Monolith Steve Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o00o Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I like his new tunes. anybody mp3s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidphakist Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I like his new tunes. anybody mp3s? As in, newer than Volume 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cern Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Yeah, where is his new tunes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 http://www.myspace.com/monolithmountains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertsk8er419 Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 case closed, a 14 pg thread on this shit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 David Barnard = David Barnyard = Barns have sheep = sheep on the cover of the Tuss = monolith = aphex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirch Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 David Barnard = David Barnyard = Barns have sheep = sheep on the cover of the Tuss = monolith = aphex LOl. fucking hell. you can't be serious? so any electronic music involving sheep in some way is also possibly The Tuss, and Aphex Twin, and therefore 'Monolith', too?? this place really cracks me up sometimes! hahahahaha :) there are tens, possibly hundreds, of thousands of people on this planet who make good electronic 'braindance/IDM' music. not just Richard D. James! Lolzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 i'm as dead serious as they come, in fact 50% of all electronic musicians are secretly rdj, any true aphex fan would know this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirch Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 ok now i know u jest. you have a good use of sarcasm, tho. you should do it more often. it is funny. Aphex is the Lord of the Dance says he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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