is Monolith AFX?

idk.. like i said before, the progressions are very similar, as well as some of the drum sounds and rhythmic transitions. if you have a trained ear to hear nuances you notice these things. i realize it could be another artist in the same vein but i'v never heard those techniques with anyone but RDJ.

  On 7/17/2010 at 5:42 PM, mafted said:

idk.. like i said before, the progressions are very similar, as well as some of the drum sounds and rhythmic transitions. if you have a trained ear to hear nuances you notice these things. i realize it could be another artist in the same vein but i'v never heard those techniques with anyone but RDJ.

I don't think you need a trained ear to hear that Monolith has basically taken on Tuss production methods and RDJ style as a starting point. They both use heavily side-chained drums, similar bass synths, vocoders, love putting notes on the off-beats, etc.

But Monolith has a different overall aesthetic that I can't see RDJ adopting. It sounds much more something you'd hear on Electronic Explorations, if that makes any sense. He uses clubby house chords on one of the new songs in that set for god's sake...

Listen to the tunes on his myspace for more examples of what I consider to be Monolith's real vibe lurking under the tunes in Volume 1.

  On 7/16/2010 at 3:25 PM, Psyspy said:

I've made an 6 minute longer audio version of the video material I already uploaded on youtube.

There is some talking through the incredible music of Monolith, that's the reason I've cut it out of the vids.

Enjoy.. http://hotfile.com/dl/55226870/e735f4c/monolith_live_parts.zip.html

 

Guess my vid made it all clear that Monolith isn't Aphex Twin himself. :)

 

Also uploaded some DJ Rephlex Records vids on my tube: http://www.youtube.com/fabbotube

Also enjoy ;-)

First track ID, please?

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First track ID, please?

It's all unreleased material, I think.

  On 7/18/2010 at 12:22 AM, Psyspy said:

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First track ID, please?

 

It's all unreleased material, I think.

Hm, I thought I knew it. Too sad.

Monolith is not AFX, but AFX is Monolith if that makes sense.

(It doesn't.)

Monolith is catchy and makes me move, but it's not rife with the detail and constantly shifting ideas of The Tuss or the Metz/Manchester tracks. Those are A-mazing.

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Also uploaded some DJ Rephlex Records vids on my tube: http://www.youtube.com/fabbotube

You didn't? Last upload is Jodey Kendrick's set.

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You didn't? Last upload is Jodey Kendrick's set.

Yea, that was my bad, something in my brain said to me it was DJ Rephlex Records, so I switched them to Jodey Kendrick.

  On 7/17/2010 at 9:36 PM, The Face Culler said:

  On 7/17/2010 at 5:42 PM, mafted said:

idk.. like i said before, the progressions are very similar, as well as some of the drum sounds and rhythmic transitions. if you have a trained ear to hear nuances you notice these things. i realize it could be another artist in the same vein but i'v never heard those techniques with anyone but RDJ.

 

I don't think you need a trained ear to hear that Monolith has basically taken on Tuss production methods and RDJ style as a starting point. They both use heavily side-chained drums, similar bass synths, vocoders, love putting notes on the off-beats, etc.

 

But Monolith has a different overall aesthetic that I can't see RDJ adopting. It sounds much more something you'd hear on Electronic Explorations, if that makes any sense. He uses clubby house chords on one of the new songs in that set for god's sake...

 

Listen to the tunes on his myspace for more examples of what I consider to be Monolith's real vibe lurking under the tunes in Volume 1.

was the Tuss really something you could've seen RDJ adopting , say, 10 years ago? maybe it's him and his wife, or gf or whatever, which would be cool. lol

  On 7/18/2010 at 6:49 AM, Candiru said:

Monolith is not AFX, but AFX is Monolith if that makes sense.

  On 7/19/2010 at 3:57 PM, mafted said:

was the Tuss really something you could've seen RDJ adopting , say, 10 years ago? maybe it's him and his wife, or gf or whatever, which would be cool. lol

That's a good point, one can never totally predict where he's going to go.

I still think Tuss has very strong melodic and arrangement ties to his older work that I can't hear with Monolith, except for what's on the surface. Even weird funky stuff like Akunk can be traced back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9iumMvZi8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7RCpnIKOc

No, he's not Aphex. take my word for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Rock

Monolith

  On 7/27/2010 at 9:45 PM, Waving The Mint said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Rock

 

Monolith

  On 7/27/2010 at 9:45 PM, Waving The Mint said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Rock

 

Monolith

Steve Davis

I like his new tunes. anybody mp3s?

Link?

  On 9/7/2010 at 4:10 PM, o00o said:

I like his new tunes. anybody mp3s?

As in, newer than Volume 1?

Yeah, where is his new tunes?

case closed, a 14 pg thread on this shit?

David Barnard = David Barnyard = Barns have sheep = sheep on the cover of the Tuss = monolith = aphex

  On 9/7/2010 at 11:30 PM, Awepittance said:

David Barnard = David Barnyard = Barns have sheep = sheep on the cover of the Tuss = monolith = aphex

LOl. fucking hell. you can't be serious?

so any electronic music involving sheep in some way is also possibly The Tuss, and Aphex Twin, and therefore 'Monolith', too??

this place really cracks me up sometimes! hahahahaha :)

there are tens, possibly hundreds, of thousands of people on this planet who make good electronic 'braindance/IDM' music.

not just Richard D. James! Lolzzzzzzzz

i'm as dead serious as they come, in fact 50% of all electronic musicians are secretly rdj, any true aphex fan would know this.

ok now i know u jest. you have a good use of sarcasm, tho. you should do it more often. it is funny.

Aphex is the Lord of the Dance says he.