From aaron.................. Sent Fri, Oct 31st 1997, 01:03
From aaron.................. Sent Fri, Oct 31st 1997, 01:03
all i can say to this is that at least the masses will now be able to put a face to that "electronica thing".... whether that's a good thing or not.....that remains to be seen..... aaron............ At 4:45 PM -0800 10/30/97, Ross Vitale wrote: >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 ;-) --- K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Stupid. xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx............................................................