Steinvord Speculation

[mcglockers]

I heard quite a few had lock grooves.

[awepittance]

Haven't read the thread yet.

 

It's definitely Richard or one of his friends. He can't hide it from us (the creepy fans) but your average Aphex fan isn't going to hear about this unless they follow Rephlex. Makes people more likely to run into it and say "Hey this is good music from an artist I've never heard before" which I would think is Richard's goal.

 

Also, I love the album. This style of Aphex has always been my favorite. It's reminiscent of remix two on the 2 remixes album. Box Energy or whoever the hell.

 

i think most of the people in this thread can agree that the reason there is so much speculation of 'is it richard or isn't it' isn't because it's an amazing album, it's because it either sounds like older unreleased stuff or outtakes. Far from the mind blowing music contained on both Tuss releases. We all knew that was richard because the it was unmistakable. Releasing stuff that didn't make the cut of an album 10 years after the fact leads to a lot more grey area confusion

[mcbpete]

It seemed like the jerky kind of thing I'd expect rephlex to do, if it was done on purpose.

Aye, mine does it too - and I think from the amount of people that have reported it, it is on purpose. This also adds to the speculation about it being one of the 'bigger boys' on Rephlex.

[Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin]

Who has "phorumwanky 'intelligent review mix'" in mp3? PM me, please thanks! ;-)

 

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!! (sing JB's song)

[syd syside]

Haven't read the thread yet.

 

It's definitely Richard or one of his friends. He can't hide it from us (the creepy fans) but your average Aphex fan isn't going to hear about this unless they follow Rephlex. Makes people more likely to run into it and say "Hey this is good music from an artist I've never heard before" which I would think is Richard's goal.

 

Also, I love the album. This style of Aphex has always been my favorite. It's reminiscent of remix two on the 2 remixes album. Box Energy or whoever the hell.

 

i think most of the people in this thread can agree that the reason there is so much speculation of 'is it richard or isn't it' isn't because it's an amazing album, it's because it either sounds like older unreleased stuff or outtakes. Far from the mind blowing music contained on both Tuss releases. We all knew that was richard because the it was unmistakable. Releasing stuff that didn't make the cut of an album 10 years after the fact leads to a lot more grey area confusion

 

Yeah I would agree. I bet it's Tom/Richard, they uploaded some old material to myspace as a joke to see if people would figure it out, then when people said they really liked the tracks, they released it to make a few bucks. In no way does it match the Tuss

[kinski]

It seemed like the jerky kind of thing I'd expect rephlex to do, if it was done on purpose.

Aye, mine does it too - and I think from the amount of people that have reported it, it is on purpose. This also adds to the speculation about it being one of the 'bigger boys' on Rephlex.

 

i always considered it a nod to 'hidden tracks', as it's the last song on the ep (it is and stop fighting)

[Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin]

Another find :

 

 

 

Steinvord

 

A name that’s been talked and argued about in equal measures from the murky depths of IDM message boards to Skrillex fan pages, Steinvord is one of the most talked about electronic producers of the moment. It seems Steinvord has hit a nerve with various circles of IDM nerds in the murky recesses of the internet and Skrillex fans closer to the internet’s surface. Posting up a number of lo fidelity tracks up on his MySpace as far back as 2009, Steinvord’s identity has remained very much a mystery. Signed to Rephlex records and with a self-titled EP which shipped just a few weeks ago Steinvord’s identity has been a source of many heated and often entertaining debates throughout internet message board exchanges.

 

Initially thought to be an Aphex Twin side project, Steinvord has all the hallmarks of Richard D. James’ idea of a joke. Like the Steinvord release, Richard D was also thought to be behind a 2007 Rephlex records release The Tuss. Initially credited to two Cornwall producers; Brian Tregaskin and Karen Tregaskin, the speculation that the pair was in fact simply a pseudonym of D. James grew out of the presence of a Yamaha GX1 on the groups recordings. An incredibly rare and equally costly vintage synth, the GXI was a staple on credited Aphex Twin releases. Further proof was derived from the publishing of the tracks in BMI’s repertoire under James’ name along with composer credits on the group’s releases on Rephlex. Rephlex’s co-founder; Grant Wilson-Claridge denied all claims about The Tuss’ identities.

 

A further claim to Steinvord’s identity has also been made. Squarepusher, an artist who is usually mentioned in the same breath as Aphex Twin is also alleged to be the mystery prodigy. The basis of the Squarepusher claim originates to the similarities in both sound and drum programming techniques. The album in question is Go Plastic, released in 2001 saw Squarepusher (Or Tom Jenkenson as his mother would know him) ditch physical instruments and hardware in favour of a more “Brutal and digital” sound. Indeed the sounds on Go Plastic seem akin to Steinvord’s sounds in that both sound entirely synthetic and like they were made completely on a laptop. In terms of drum programming, Steinvord also bears hallmarks of Go Plastic’s sound. Flurries of sampled drum breaks mutate and move within the tracks, acting as the tracks melody and rhythm with dizzying complexity. Indeed the principal track on Go Plastic which sounds most like Steinvord is “My Fucking Sound” and shares the same breakneck manipulation and triggering of drum breaks and sparse reverb laden textures on top.

 

Despite all this speculation and internet forum wars, Rephlex seems to be very much unconcerned about the matter. The official line on Steinvord’s identity is that he is an eighteen year old producer hails from somewhere in Europe and decided to release what mp3 files the label had found floating around on various message boards. While this may be the case the confusion over who exactly Steinvord is and the likeliness of it being another poke in the ribs to IDM fans by Richard D James has kept just about everybody guessing. While the whole affair may seem like overly serious music nerds speculating pointlessly over the identity of an artist instead of simply enjoying the release, the Steinvord hubbub is not without humour. In the months leading up to the EP’s release, a rumour propagated by an image board in the darker recesses of the internet put up a thread which hilariously alleged Skrillex as the identity behind Steinvord. The ensuing confusion which was plastered all over the Skrillex subsection of Reddit and subsequent Skrillex fan forums poking fun at IDM nerds reverence for their favourite artists and Skrillex fans confusion as to where the “drop” was in the new tracks.

 

 

Regardless of the layer upon layer of chatter and internet forum battles that have and currently are raging over this release it’s clear that Steinvord’s self-titled new release whoever he or she might be is a dam good one. Whether a European child prodigy produced the EP or that it’s an in joke produced by one or more of electronic music’s most lauded and secretive leading lights Steinvord is an incredibly strong first release. Complex stuttering and break neck paced drums dominate throughout and atmospheric reverbed samples blunt it’s edges Steinvord is one of the best records of this year.

[Hugh Mughnus]

"In the months leading up to the EP’s release, a rumour propagated by an image board in the darker recesses of the internet put up a thread which hilariously alleged Skrillex as the identity behind Steinvord. The ensuing confusion which was plastered all over the Skrillex subsection of Reddit and subsequent Skrillex fan forums poking fun at IDM nerds reverence for their favourite artists and Skrillex fans confusion as to where the “drop” was in the new tracks."

 

 

 

LOL

 

good times

[beerwolf]

No doubt Richard is somewhere behind Steinvord. If you don't see it in the music you must at least see it in the pranks that have followed. He is almost as genius at his windups as he is in making music. It's nothing new you know.

[Guest chunky]

It really was made in bed, just like your obese children

[skotosa]

Children aren't

No doubt Richard is somewhere behind Steinvord. If you don't see it in the music you must at least see it in the pranks that have followed. He is almost as genius at his windups as he is in making music. It's nothing new you know.

I sometimes want to say the same thing for WagaWaga. Its Richards Dub-step movement.

[psn]

wAgAwAgA is THE BRAIN!

[awepittance]

Sam aka wAgAwAgA is indeed a real person. Although it is true that Richard did ask him to be a surrogate 'front' actor for a bunch of unreleased dubstep RDJ made at the time of the Rephlex Grime compilations.

[LimpyLoo]

I doubt Steinvord is Aphex Twin or Squarepusher.

 

They prolly just use the same loop packs.

[rekosn]

Sam aka wAgAwAgA is indeed a real person. Although it is true that Richard did ask him to be a surrogate 'front' actor for a bunch of unreleased dubstep RDJ made at the time of the Rephlex Grime compilations.

whaaaaat? really?

you trollin man?

[pissflaps]

Would really love these tracks in digital, including others like untitled 9, love that one, it's so good.

 

Didn't Grant said something about another release this year?

[Redruth]

pissfap

[pissflaps]

pissfap

 

Go to bed.

[Redruth]

it really is quite late, you're right

Edited October 15, 2012 by Redruth

[awepittance]

Sam aka wAgAwAgA is indeed a real person. Although it is true that Richard did ask him to be a surrogate 'front' actor for a bunch of unreleased dubstep RDJ made at the time of the Rephlex Grime compilations.

whaaaaat? really?

you trollin man?

 

absolutely not

why would i lie then also give you guys the drop on the brand new wAgAwAgA albums

http://cookingupreco...lue-moon-sundae

 

 

pretty sure he used Richard's GX-1 on this release, at least he was storing it at the time as a favor.

Edited October 15, 2012 by Awepittance

[psn]

brand new wAgAwAgA albums

 

Thanks!!!!!

[khov]

well i didnt read the 17 pages before, just bought the ep last weekend (i didnt know much about steinvord), i'm pretty sure its not AFX, i think his beats are differents. but yeah obviously this artist is truly inspired by squarepusher. Its not original at all but at least its good. i guess the fuss comes from the fact that its an anonymous artist that is ripping squarepusher style (with much talent). i dont have problem with (lack of) originiality, influences as long as the music is truly good. i'm pretty sure that if some tracks by µziq (his Dnb trax) were released by rephlex as white labels back in the days, everyone would have suspected squarepusher...

[mcbpete]

it really is quite late, your right

His right what ?

[Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin]

from http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/steinvord

[Redruth]

it really is quite late, your right

His right what ?

 

tidied for u now friend

Edited October 15, 2012 by Redruth