dcom Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) The mysterious "messiah of dance music" produced a masterpiece on cassettes destroyed by a cat 30 years ago (Helsingin Sanomat, Google translated link - Finnish version with track embeds) Edited July 20, 2022 by dcom Satans Little Helper and rek 2 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide dcom's signature Hide all signatures It Doesn't Matter™ You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. dcomμnications (WATMM blog, mostly about non-IDM releases, maybe something else, too.) Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cern Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Translation PERKELLE VOI VITTO MITTÄ KOL0O ! ! ! chim 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 3:33 PM, dcom said: The mysterious "messiah of dance music" produced a masterpiece on cassettes destroyed by a cat 30 years ago (Helsingin Sanomat, Google translated link - Finnish version with track embeds) Saw no mention of said cat... and most of those things around James' mythos are exactly that - myths. prdctvsm 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Follow WATMM on Twitter: @WATMMOfficial Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcom Posted July 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 10:57 PM, Joyrex said: Saw no mention of said cat... and most of those things around James' mythos are exactly that - myths. Of course they are. And "intellectual dance music"? I was going to comment publicly on a lot of things in the article, but... no. prdctvsm 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide dcom's signature Hide all signatures It Doesn't Matter™ You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. dcomμnications (WATMM blog, mostly about non-IDM releases, maybe something else, too.) Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 10:57 PM, Joyrex said: Saw no mention of said cat... and most of those things around James' mythos are exactly that - myths. iirc he said when he composed 'i' at age 13, he was shy about how emotive it was so he told all his friends that his cat jumped on the desk and made the track by mistake. the orange juice thing (related) was real, happened to the masters of tracks 3 and 4 on SOSW so the released ones were created again. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Dragon's signature Hide all signatures faith <3 Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcofribas Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 10:57 PM, Joyrex said: Saw no mention of said cat... ? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 I actually saw no mention of the OJ Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide J3FF3R00's signature Hide all signatures 666 Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wunderbar Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Wtf is the point of this article lmao. its like 20 years to late. Joyrex, prdctvsm and xox 1 1 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 12:38 AM, Alcofribas said: ? Expand Odd, I even searched for the word 'cat' on the page... The cat's name was Joyrex by the way (who was a Cornish Rex) kausto and Satans Little Helper 1 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Follow WATMM on Twitter: @WATMMOfficial Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcofribas Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 9:44 PM, Joyrex said: Odd, I even searched for the word 'cat' on the page... The cat's name was Joyrex by the way (who was a Cornish Rex) he was quite good Satans Little Helper, ignatius, Joyrex and 1 other 2 2 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdctvsm Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 Ivy Zemura yvI oo ii oo, marf and Joyrex 3 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
diatoms Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 "Aphex Twin's butt image ended up on album covers and music videos directed by Chris Cunningham" Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide diatoms's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted July 25, 2022 Report Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/22/2022 at 9:52 AM, diatoms said: "Aphex Twin's butt image ended up on album covers and music videos directed by Chris Cunningham" Gives some disturbing context about the source material for the RDJ Album: Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Follow WATMM on Twitter: @WATMMOfficial Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2921496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
logboy Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 10:57 PM, Joyrex said: Saw no mention of said cat... and most of those things around James' mythos are exactly that - myths. afaik, iirc ... there's an MTV interview on YT in which RDJ states he always found talking about electronic music was pointless and it made it pointless to listen to. my opinion of this is that it's the origin of his approach to interviews. he's probably contractually obliged or expected to do them, doesn't mean he isn't going to make up nonsense to cause people trouble when they try to gather or use knowledge about him, or simply make it so fruitless people give up on requiring it or listening to it. also ... didn't RDJ record onto DAT at double speed to make it more cost effective? this accounts for the loss in quality. one of the Ae guys noticed this and asked him about it. should effectively be quite easy to hear when you remember what recording to consumer tape formats can do ... same with cassettes and VHS also. i wouldn't be surprised though, if there's a better master and RDJ made a copy onto another at double speed to submit to R&S. holding a little bit back for more than one reason, i suspect. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2924849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 Here's one source that corroborates indeed the tape was mauled by a cat: (9m 45s) Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2924856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 On 9/1/2022 at 2:41 PM, rek said: Here's one source that corroborates indeed the tape was mauled by a cat: (9m 45s) Expand going into even more detail with Xtal being "warped at six different points" but still paraphrasing, i'd still prefer to see an RDJ source on this. rek 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Dragon's signature Hide all signatures faith <3 Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2925291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kausto Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 9:44 PM, Joyrex said: Gives some disturbing context about the source material for the RDJ Album: Expand looks like Carcass first lps covers psn and rek 2 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2925294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marf Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 im ok with his style. Sure he lied and wasted my time, but it is a refreshing break from the ego consumed narcissists in music Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102873-aphex-twin-article-in-the-main-finnish-newspaper/#findComment-2927000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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