From Oxybate Sent Wed, Nov 5th 1997, 19:34
From Oxybate Sent Wed, Nov 5th 1997, 19:34
>
>well, i've tried both (tying shoes and writing music that is). i can say
>pretty much without question that i've got tying the ole shoes altogether
>figured out... but when it comes to writing "iz-us", well, it ain't quite
>there yet. thanks for the encouragement, tho.
>
>joking aside, i've got to admit that i think you're totally wrong. saying
>"aphex twin is overrated!" is much different from saying "anyone could
>write that crap!". the first statement is pretty easily argued when
>someone is built up like richard has been. the second just shows you can
>only see the world in black and white.
>
>personally i think his reaction to being repeatedly built up and torn down
>has been pretty entertaining. hell, if people were lobbing rocks at me
>because of the ridiculously wonderful things other people had said about
>me, i'd take the piss now and then, too. and then still make it
>heartachingly beautiful just to rub in the fact that they were right.
>
Well heres the recipe to write IZ-US:
1. Get a decent synth with symphonic pads. Use any string/modifed string
sound.
Roland series keyboards are good for this (jd800,jp8000,etc) as well
as Korgs (m1,01/w,etc)
2. Work out a simple chord progression using major chords, minors if you
want a little "emotional depth"
3. Go to the store and buy a sample CD. "Wicked loops" and "remix" are
two CDS with decent loops. See, ya dont even need a drum machine anymoe
:)...
4. Select a loop around 110-125 or so BPM. Makes for that unrushed
pace....
5 Sequence those chords and place a drum track with that loop endless
repeating.
6. If you have cubase, run some effects such as reverb, delay for some
fun.
Makes for a catchy song. For larger parties just ultiply proportions :)!
On an Asr-10 keyboard/sampler, you could do it in minutes. Literally.
THe real joke for me is not his oh-so-intelligent pokes at pop culture,
but the people who read into the antics of RDJ so much. I expect to see
a thesis from one of you guys soon for your gaduate work: "A Marxian
analysis of Come To Daddy"...:)
The big joke is that he is laughing at the idiots who spend their
life analyzing him. Reminds me of the old Mad magazine skit "You know
you're sad when....you spend hours analyzing the smudge on the new album
cover of your favorite band, only to find it was a bit of peanut butter
from the sandwich you were eating."
A
A. Mukerjee
Vassar College
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and
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--Jonathan Swift