From Ross Vitale Sent Fri, Oct 31st 1997, 00:45
From Ross Vitale Sent Fri, Oct 31st 1997, 00:45
On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Danny Freer wrote: > They just played the new Aphex Twin video on 12 Angry Viewers. I'd like to > go on record right now saying that "Come To Daddy" is the coolest video > ever. Old women being screamed at by demons, kids running around with > Richard D. James faces on, little girls fighting each other.. THAT'S a video. First off, this is a MUST see. The faces were actually morphed onto the children, it was just too disturbing. And the creature that comes out the t.v. was completely off the wall, if I had been that old woman I would shit my pants. I definitely see the Aliens influence, in fact if that movie deal ever comes to be I will the first in line to see it. As for the viewers comments, they were all basically like this is one of the most unique and best videos they had ever seen, also there seemed to be some reference to the whole "millenium" thing. The only reason it didn't get a higher score was that some chick was so scared/mortified that she gave it only a 1. I also like one guy's comment to the effect of this is the future of music and video... > AND AND AND the jury picked it as the best video of the day with 50 out of > a possible 60 points (which is pretty high). It'll be on again tomorrow in snip > "that's it! that's the one!" That's right, Mr. James pissing all over the nation with his "Prodigyesque" song. Regardless of what his intention's were, the combination of the music and visuals was outstanding. Will this open the door for more of the "IDM" subculture into the eyes of America? Probably not but you never know.... Ross ;-)