From Kent Williams Sent Mon, Mar 29th 1999, 22:54
From Kent Williams Sent Mon, Mar 29th 1999, 22:54
1. I went back and listened to the offending Autechre track, and while the intent might have been similar, I failed to hear enough similarities to point to the Aphex Twin track as a ripoff. 2. I didn't 'assume' that the track was composed of music box samples. It sounds like it is, and includes a distinctive music box winder sound. For all I know he faked up the music box sounds from scratch somehow. But as someone who for some time has been obsessed with music boxes since an early age, I think it sounds very much like a music box. I especially like the way that crappy tin jack-in-the-boxes sound -- in the US, they always play "pop goes the weasel." and if you crank them backwards they play the song retrograde. kent williams -- xxxx@xxxxxx.xxx ICQ:33001909 On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, Adam Huffman wrote: > > > > > Then comes 'Nannou' which is a completely lovely bit of > > > > > neo-classicism done with music box samples. There's even > > > > > a spot where the music stops and you hear a music box > > > > > being rewound. THIS for me is where Richard James shines -- > > > > > when he lets his lyrical side take control, and cuts > > > > > out the musical gurning. > > > > <snip> > > > > So RDJ is best when he blatantly rips off ae? see LP5 track 9(or > > > > thereabouts) > > > > the tracks are wayyyyyy too close for me > > > > > It may not be entirely correct to assume the track was composed from > "music box samples". > > In these "ripping off" accusations, it would be wise to remember the > long lead times on music releases.