That Tuss!

  Indicator said:

last rushup 10

I think that gif in your sig would suit Betty.

  xxx said:

You know, mark this up to Fagatini Tuss Response No. 2,076 but I am compelled:

I bought the Rushup triple pack and encoded each track to FLAC and was stunned back in 07. I purposely would only listen to it about 5 times a month--all the way through each time--and I actually made an effort to not cane it to death. Here it is a year later and tonight I arranged my paltry Creative speakers to my ears, turned up the subwoofer, closed my eyes and went through it. I don't even feel the 30+ minutes, it's like autohypnosis. I can mark every single nuance of every track and yet I cannot fucking comprehend the league of creativity he is in. I actually hate being so enthralled--it's so "unmasculine" but I can't fucking help it. The Tuss is such a culmination of the RDJ cannon--as if each independent part wasn't genius already.

 

God, part of me hates it that some one can do this to me--it's like being glamoured by a vampire.

 

 

 

Back to your regularly scheduled program....

I feel this way too but I HAVE been canning it to death, lol.

  Berk said:

  Joyrex said:

I actually don't care much for any of the Tuss stuff - sure, it's listenable, but none of it really grabbed me.

 

How about when those chords kick in with the vocoder in Synthacon 9?

I think synthacon is just too hard to dislike

  Barricade said:

So you think it's quite good?

Actually, I don't, LOL

  Enter a new display name said:

  Joyrex said:

  BCM said:

sort it out joyrex.

 

Trust me, I tried liking it, but it didn't have any of that 'RDJ magic' that the Analord series had, even though Rushup Edge was in a similar vein - I dunno, just didn't do anything for me. Sure, it's got the high quality RDJ production values, but just nothing that made me smile or want to play the tracks repeatedly like most of his other releases do.

Take Viagra to increase your love for The Tuss.

Lush synth melodies is my Viagra - The Tuss contains very little, if any of this.

  Berk said:

  Joyrex said:

I actually don't care much for any of the Tuss stuff - sure, it's listenable, but none of it really grabbed me.

 

How about when those chords kick in with the vocoder in Synthacon 9?

OK, admittedly, I had forgotten about that - I will give both Tuss releases another listen with headphones or on the stereo system while I am watching the election results tonight.

  Joyrex said:

Lush synth melodies is my Viagra - The Tuss contains very little, if any of this.

 

 

 

last rushup 10 satisfies absolutely

On a vaguely related note, I was listening to a song called cyborg dance by newcleus today. I swear it could pass for a tuss song in some parts, although i can't put my finger on any particular track that it sounds like (manchester track maybe?). Anyone else noticed the resemblance? The similarities aren't so clear in crappy youtube quality audio, but here's a link anyway

  bunty said:

On a vaguely related note, I was listening to a song called cyborg dance by newcleus today. I swear it could pass for a tuss song in some parts, although i can't put my finger on any particular track that it sounds like (manchester track maybe?). Anyone else noticed the resemblance? The similarities aren't so clear in crappy youtube quality audio, but here's a link anyway

 

I definitely see what your talking about. Many of the Tuss songs though vastly more complex, still seem to me to have a basis similar to your example.

It seems to me from a noobs point of view, that there is 4/4 drum beat eg. bass drum, Clap, bass drum, Clap. and /or variations, elaborations, upon that basis. also rdj/tuss could be using similar sorts of hardware similar to your example, play with the attack/sustain and release to get that kinda of twang ring to the notes. Though I could be completely wrong.

i hadn't listened to any tuss in ages before tonight

i sense another period of caning rushup edge coming on

oh and synthacon 9

the belgian new beat influence in tuss stuff is almost never mentioned

You guys are right but you're kinda missing the forest for the trees. The point is that, for the Tuss, Richard put his strictly quantized funkless drill bits in a more background role. It's all about the groove and the funk. Newcleus, like RDJ, are using electronics but they make it sound as if they were being played live (in most cases, they probably were). If you listen closely, RDJ is leaving more of the source drummer in the break samples and even when he does manipulate it, it's something that could be done by a human drummer. "Mount Saint Michael/Mt Saint Michel" breaks clearly could not.

okay... i agree with you, but i don't really see why i'm missing the woods for the trees. besides, i think there's more to it than the swing (which still sounds pretty sequenced to me - DMX on swing etc). the pads and the delayed pizzicato 5ths caught my attention, then there's that wonky solo about half way through. That said, i think it's a bit too tempting to hear what you want to hear. check out a good quality recording hough, it might sound a bit more nuanced

You guys took the words out of my mouth, whilst also giving a more educated response. Thanks.

Could you elaborate on how Richard would create the swing/funk feel to his music.

by turning the correct knob a bit.

on a side note:does anyone know what synth is used at the start of Rushup I Bank 12 ?

  trq said:

on a side note:does anyone know what synth is used at the start of Rushup I Bank 12 ?

Electrolux Turbo Arpegiator controlling a KDR67B

i heard a cybotron track once

  hahathhat said:

i heard a cybotron track once

Cybotron told me to clear my behind.

  hahathhat said:

i heard a cybotron track once

if i can think of a sarcastic reply to this post, everyone will think i'm really cool, and i'll stop feeling inadequate

  bunty said:

On a vaguely related note, I was listening to a song called cyborg dance by newcleus today. I swear it could pass for a tuss song in some parts, although i can't put my finger on any particular track that it sounds like (manchester track maybe?). Anyone else noticed the resemblance? The similarities aren't so clear in crappy youtube quality audio, but here's a link anyway

 

That does sound very similar :omg: Thanks for the tip, never heard Newcleus before, some fine funky electro there.

  vasio said:

  hahathhat said:

i heard a cybotron track once

 

 

Cybotron told me to clear my behind.

clear

mind

fear

behind

  hahathhat said:

  vasio said:

  hahathhat said:

i heard a cybotron track once

 

 

Cybotron told me to clear my behind.

 

clear

mind

fear

behind

mind is blown.

  bunty said:

  hahathhat said:

i heard a cybotron track once

 

if i can think of a sarcastic reply to this post, everyone will think i'm really cool, and i'll stop feeling inadequate

*can't think, feels content*

Last rushup

Goodbye ruth

Synthacon 9

Last Step's "1961" has got that Tuss feel....... given the Aaron Funk treatment of course!

I wasn't bowled over when I first hear Runship Edge but I'm finding it very addictive and more re-listenable than anything on Drukqs with it very melodic nature, it also has a certain timeless quality too it probably because of the vintage analogues used.

Sonically the alternate takes on the acid sound arefresh however tonally there's nothing radically new that Kraftwerk or Jarre wern't doing decades before however the compositional virtue of modern digital editing and arranging is definitely new ground with these types of sound and an element that's demonstrated with masterful precision.

Highlights from Analord and The Tuss are certainly definitive works of modern electronic music but I can't help feel that twisted darkness from back in the day is missing in recent works but RDJ is a family man now and Mr Snares has kinda running with that baton.

don't even start with that bullshit