new mgmt album influenced by house music, Aphex Twin

[beerwolf]

http://www.factmag.com/2013/01/29/new-mgmt-album-influenced-by-house-aphex-twin-tentatively-due-out-in-june/

 

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Edited January 29, 2013 by beerwolf

[J3FF3R00]

I dig on some MGMT, but I am usually suspicious of anyone that says their new sound was influenced by Aphex Twin.

We'll see.

For the record, I thought "Congratulations" was an incredible album.

[Joyrex]

I hated Congratulations - not bad, just forgettable, IMO. Oracular Spectacular was far superior with many strong tracks. I sometimes wonder how much of these "influenced by" mentions are just that - a vague mention by a band working on a album, and it's the journos that over-inflate the influence.

[triachus]

it probably means they'll be using an amen break somewhere

[joshuatxuk]

"Influenced by" is far less of a red flag that "sounds like" imo, even if it seems a subtle difference. I prefer when musicians talk about why they feel influenced or inspired by another artist or musicians - seems a lot more sincere, especially if their own work is very much different. Their statement is too brief for me to form an opinion.

Edited January 29, 2013 by joshuatx

[chassis]

Remember the thread that said Foster the People were "influenced" by Aphex.

 

So that says a lot.

[Soloman Tump]

.... And skrillex

[joseph]

oh ok, i'll have to listen to this then

 

lol