Boards of Canada Going off Aphex Twin - is he all that?

[Guest hahathhat]

autechre is very impressive and all but it makes me want to do something immature like make armpit farts.

[Guest thepilot]

The music is timeless but the mystique and obsession centered around his personality and behavior are products of the time I think. There was a sliver of interest from the mainstream media and Richard had the wherewithal to exploit it. Album covers featuring a leering photo of the artist coupled with the Cunningham/Mtv exposure served to pique the interest of the mainstream record buying public. They now had a face to associate with this weird electronic music.

[ilt17]

I just calculated according to my library :

9,4% of his 370 tracks available are rated 'good' or better, lol

9,2% for Mike

18% for Seefeel

23% for HIV

[Guest theSun]

i don't get why so many people lump ae and afx together.

 

2 totally different philosophies imo

[Boxing Day]

ae is for social Misfits

AFX is for mentally unstable people (E.G - Rainman)

[TwiddleBot]

that explains why i like em both, i'm a misfit by virtue of being mentally unstable

 

also i don't know exactly how reich and glass can be considered more mature than the twin or autechre. they're simply more successful at pimping their ideas to a certain crowd. wearing a suit and conducting a symphony doesn't make one more mature. glass in particular has hardly evolved at all as an artist, years later he's still pumping out the same neverending arpeggios+broken chords. both the twin and autechre when at their best are easily as meticulous as either of the above legends

[Boxing Day]

I still don't understand why Aphex Twin is not being held on a pedestal.

 

Not Aphex = No Joyrex EPs = No Joyrex The Administrator = Not Joyrex.com = No WATMM.COM = NO Forum.Watmm.com

 

In retrospective , you all exists (Internet personas) because of Aphex Twin , ea popularity is because of Aphex Twin's Come To Daddy Video.

It all began with a little song named Polygon Window (The reason IDM 90's fans stayed in the genre)

And of course , All of the IDM artists were influenced by SAW 85-92 (By the way , how many 13-year old can conjure something like that?)

[Cryptowen]

(By the way , how many 13-year old can conjure something like that?)

 

You do know he was in his 20s when he put it out, right? I mean, some of the tracks may have versions dating back that far, but I doubt the tracks on the album are the original versions (except maybe i)

[Guest HokusPoker]

(By the way , how many 13-year old can conjure something like that?)

 

You do know he was in his 20s when he put it out, right? I mean, some of the tracks may have versions dating back that far, but I doubt the tracks on the album are the original versions (except maybe i)

 

You doubt, I don't.

[Cryptowen]

It's impossible to say for sure, really. There are a few tracks off of SAWII that sound to me like they came from pretty early on (particularly the ones like Spots that sound more like experimental noise environments than songs).

[karmakramer]

xxx I'm realy enjoying your kubrick references as of late

 

A+

[gaarg]

that explains why i like em both, i'm a misfit by virtue of being mentally unstable

 

also i don't know exactly how reich and glass can be considered more mature than the twin or autechre. they're simply more successful at pimping their ideas to a certain crowd. wearing a suit and conducting a symphony doesn't make one more mature. glass in particular has hardly evolved at all as an artist, years later he's still pumping out the same neverending arpeggios+broken chords. both the twin and autechre when at their best are easily as meticulous as either of the above legends

 

I think I can't explain that further at this time, with my current lack of knowledge and english vocabulary. I'm sorry

[Guest Calx Sherbet]

IDM artists are truly, beautifully strange people