From Mark Stevens Sent Tue, Apr 20th 1999, 22:36
From Mark Stevens Sent Tue, Apr 20th 1999, 22:36
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:29:46 PDT, you wrote: >also on this subject...i probably would have bought the new solar x lp >but a friend played me some tracks off it that were such rdj rip-offs >that i felt mad at solar x for being such a copy cat. Give it another go. Listen to all sixteen tracks rather than just a few. Sure, a few tracks have that same frantic programming style as used by RDJ in 'Bucephalus Bouncing Ball' and 'Formula', but that's about as RDJ-ish as it gets. Solar X has very obviously been influenced by Aphex (pace), Autechre (programming/depth) and Boards of Canada (crunchy drums & melodies), but the album is very much his own and his own style has clearly emerged by the time the last track has finished. >there's a fine line netween being influenced by someone and being a >wanna-be Check out Solar X's 'Outre X Mer', where you'll find Solar X doing a lot of RDJ/Ae-type stuff long before RDJ and Ae actually did it. -- /\/)ark headspin - http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/