From Andrew Hime Sent Wed, Jun 30th 1999, 16:03
From Andrew Hime Sent Wed, Jun 30th 1999, 16:03
> This may resolve the mystery of who's behind Bodenstandig 2000. > Ripped from Other Music's weekly new-releases update. > > Bodenstandig 2000 "Maxi German Rave Blast Hits 3" (Rephlex) CD/LP > $23.99/$23.99 > Richard James (aka Aphex Twin, AFX, Gak, Caustic Window, etc.) answers Frank > Zappa's rhetorical question "Does humor belong in music?" with a resounding > "Da!". Yet another anonymous side project, Bodenstandig 2000 unleashes 18 > tracks of cheesy Casio-pop and distorted rave anthems sprinkled with bizarre > German dialogue. In anyone else's hand, this joke wouldn't be very > entertaining. But James manages to pull it off with schlager-esque charm. > Even so, this one may be best left for hardcore Aphex/Rephlex fans only. Yeah, I got that too, but I immediately discounted it as bullshit. Reputable stores have done stuff like that before.