MassfreeKid Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 oh by "yesterday" i mean that tracks were made much faster than syro tracks. definitely didnt take months and years to finish. some of them are quick scetches, and that gives them special raw charm, that i like (opposed to overpolished syro). he probably gave warp a whole bunch of them, not caring enough about album structure, order and all that. but it's just my thoughts ofc. Just the engineering and finding the right setup for recording must have taken months, if not years. Building up the robots, finding the right associations between different pieces of gear, etc., he said it: I've been doing robot compositions for years. Sometimes, it's longer to make something that sounds raw than what sounds overpolished. It's not because it seems simple that it was easy to produce. :) I think he gave as much time to those tracks as he did with Syro. Only the result is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejunum Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 This is a lovely, lovely, lovely EP. I'm excited by the direction Richard's heading in. More of this, please. More experimental stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Listened to this again today. It's brilliant. Got a very strange vibe to it, new direction and sound from Aphex and that's got to be a good thing. I wonder where he will take it next? Hopefully into further territories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
may be rude Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 very alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Not sure if this was posted, but Fantano did a mini-review of CCAI last week. http://youtu.be/kB6OVpabOD4 (skip to 11:25) tl;dw he doesn't like it lol fantano is lost in the heat of it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorjamb Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I suspect Richard was so disgusted by the philistines' reception of Drukqs ("what are these crap piano plonking interlude tracks? welp I'll just delete those off my ipod then") that he lost his enthusiasm for that stuff & turned to analog acid. A decade later, he figures "OK, I'll give em an LP of fun, danceable tracks so they jump on the bandwagon again. Then I drop an EP that's basically all that drukqs stuff they hated before & watch them awkwardly try to rate it out of 10 without exposing themselves as clueless hypocrites after they just reaffirmed me as the messianic grandfather of modern electronic music" Maybe I only think this because a lot of the drukqs tracks are better conceived & executed than some of CCAIp2, & I suspect that could be deliberate. That said, I'm very much digging this EP; it actually reminds me a lot of the ventolin EPs in that it's uncomplicated but never boring. It also feels like he actually had fun making it; it's "experimental" (unorthodox) but doesn't feel pretentious or over-thought (again like ventolin). Also I can get at the disc without having to unfold the digipak like 20 times, so that's a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Not sure if this was posted, but Fantano did a mini-review of CCAI last week. http://youtu.be/kB6OVpabOD4 (skip to 11:25) tl;dw he doesn't like it he does his hair after he puts a hat on. enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest totemcrackerjack Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 wut? what I'm saying is: weather is nice, spliff is good, afex is lush the ep is at least as good as syro you should listen 2 it some more, then you will swallow that 'here are some tracks i made yesterday' comment. spliff on ;) Sorry to be the bearer of a contrarian point of view, but Ivan, despite loving this EP, I think you're a bit too hasty to consider another person's viewpoint as being hastily produced rather than their natural viewpoint to this style. I don't like aspects of aphex, and indeed I don't think everyone likes everything he does. I've met a good deal of competent listeners in my time, and I believe first that they are dealing with emotions in a different manner than I am and this, first and foremost, is how they respond to music in a different way than I do. Music is never a rational exploration, as much as I want it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 wut? what I'm saying is: weather is nice, spliff is good, afex is lush the ep is at least as good as syro you should listen 2 it some more, then you will swallow that 'here are some tracks i made yesterday' comment. spliff on ;) Sorry to be the bearer of a contrarian point of view, but Ivan, despite loving this EP, I think you're a bit too hasty to consider another person's viewpoint as being hastily produced rather than their natural viewpoint to this style. I don't like aspects of aphex, and indeed I don't think everyone likes everything he does. I've met a good deal of competent listeners in my time, and I believe first that they are dealing with emotions in a different manner than I am and this, first and foremost, is how they respond to music in a different way than I do. Music is never a rational exploration, as much as I want it to be. That's exactly what I was thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 wut? what I'm saying is: weather is nice, spliff is good, afex is lush the ep is at least as good as syro you should listen 2 it some more, then you will swallow that 'here are some tracks i made yesterday' comment. spliff on ;) Sorry to be the bearer of a contrarian point of view, but Ivan, despite loving this EP, I think you're a bit too hasty to consider another person's viewpoint as being hastily produced rather than their natural viewpoint to this style. I don't like aspects of aphex, and indeed I don't think everyone likes everything he does. I've met a good deal of competent listeners in my time, and I believe first that they are dealing with emotions in a different manner than I am and this, first and foremost, is how they respond to music in a different way than I do. Music is never a rational exploration, as much as I want it to be. That's exactly what I was thinking very true totemcracker, nice post, and i am a bit hasty by nature just didn't agree with "here is some tracks i pooped yesterday warp" i think the album deserves a little more respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 but...just imagine how godlike his skill is if he's done that EP in a day i still don't get your opinion why track can be bad if it was made in small amount of time, but... lets just forget it and have a beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sagan Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 he does his hair after he puts a hat on. enough said. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 but...just imagine how godlike his skill is if he's done that EP in a day i still don't get your opinion why track can be bad if it was made in small amount of time, but... lets just forget it and have a beer ha that would be godlike and you never know with this guy i know you can make an awesome track in a small amount of time (especially him), i didn't say that but he probably put a lot of time and care in the instruments and the programming to make this music that's my opinion cheers m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
may be rude Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 it is one of those things that may not click immediately. it's nice he dumped 150 unreleased tracks at the same time, so i didnt overplay it, and was just struck by it the other day. it is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceS Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 hat5c 0001 rec-4 gets my head bobbin like nothin else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sagan Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 hat5c 0001 rec-4 gets my head bobbin like nothin else Yup. That's the one for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I think he gave as much time to those tracks as he did with Syro. Only the result is different. lol it's sure! it is very obvious! you do not need to specify to anyone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreOceans Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I've been finding myself putting it on most days when I get home from work. It's a perfect mix of funky and intricate to stop me from just slouching at my desk all evening. I thought it was a pretty dark album on my first listen but that's quickly dissipated, although the idea of a room full of robots is still pretty eerie. and totally agree with these not being done as a throwaway, sometimes the most simple-seeming things take a lot of time and work, particularly with engineering related stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinePrimitiveSounds Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 So which Intelligent Daddy Musician did a better job with the robots? Tom or Rich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennylogg Bubblebath Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I haven't listened to the Squarepusher album, but I've watched some of the live videos and it seems like an entirely different ball game. The projects are titled Music For Robots and Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments. MFR is based on robots playing stuff like electric guitars and keyboards. CCAI is MIDI controlled drums, percussion, piano, etc. 100% acoustic instruments. Not to mention that Rich and Tom are tackling completely different styles of music in each project. I don't think the two should be compared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I haven't listened to the Squarepusher album, but I've watched some of the live videos and it seems like an entirely different ball game. The projects are titled Music For Robots and Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments. MFR is based on robots playing stuff like electric guitars and keyboards. CCAI is MIDI controlled drums, percussion, piano, etc. 100% acoustic instruments. Not to mention that Rich and Tom are tackling completely different styles of music in each project. I don't think the two should be compared. exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spptrl alt del Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 CCAI is MIDI controlled drums, percussion, piano, etc. 100% acoustic instruments. To be fair, there are effects like delay and flange going on with some of the instruments, and what sounds like parts (reversed sounds, etc.) added to the first track after recording it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennylogg Bubblebath Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Very true, but I'm pretty sure the rest of the EP remains untouched, with the exception of looping of course. Either way, both projects are still extremely different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLUXLINKAGES Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 hat5c 0001 rec-4 gets my head bobbin like nothin else DISKPREPT4 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
may be rude Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 both the MFR and CCAI are really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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