From Chester Blaze Sent Tue, Feb 23rd 1999, 08:51
rephlex just puts out silly crap? what the hell is wrong with you? HAB is just ok - not what you expected? that is your problem - when you live with expectations you live a life full of disappointments. Aphex does it for himself - fuck everyone else - if you like it great - if you don't, don't buy it and go on to someone who suits your needs. ---------- >From: xxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx (idm-digest) >To: xxx-xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx >Subject: idm-digest V2 #541 >Date: Mon, Feb 22, 1999, 4:33 PM > > Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:08:58 -0800 (PST) > From: Will Samuels <x_xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> > Subject: Re: (idm) Aphex Twin- "Window Licker" > > - --xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx wrote: >> >> Is anyone taking this release seriously? I saw the > real video of > the Window Licker video,.. I sincerely > hope that video was only a > front to fool people into > thinking the whole ep is going to be shit. > Seems > more like Aphex milking his fans for all their worth > > (economically fucking them up the ass) before he >> goes on his vacation from the music biz. Richard > James's music > has had a deep impact on many of us,.. > sure he thinks he's being > funny giving everyone the > "I don't give a fuck about what you think" > routine. > Seems like simple immaturity and inconsideration to > me.. > > I agree. The quality of his music has gone down big time. All his > older stuff is great and most of it still sounds fresh. The HAB eps > were ok, not nearly as good as i would have hoped...but interesting. > the Milkman song is pretty weak. > > That whole Come to Daddy ep was pretty weak. I mean sure it amusing > that he did something like that. But it gets old quick. I prefer the > video over the actual song. The only track that I really like is IZ-US > a 2 minute track on that CD. That's the only reason I might ever pull > that cd out. > > Rephlex as a label just puts out silly crap for the most part. > >> There are many of you who will cheer him on as he > makes funny > things happen with the umbrella. I > reserve a special moment of > disapointment just for > those people. > > I certainly don't get excited when I hear about new releases by him > anymore. He went from being one of my favorite artists to someone I am > only sort of interested in...just to see if he will snap out of his > streak of silly shit and hopefully start doing meaningful music again. > > There are too many really awesome electronic artists out there now to > really even care about Aphex Twin (if he continues to do just ok > quality stuff). > >>From a guy that was all talk in the beginning of his career, about how > he could put out a 100 lps a year. You would think he could put out at > least one good album a year and all the silly shit he wants to do also. > > If he is retiring (which I don't think he is). It's probably for the > best. > > > _________________________________________________________