SAW2 33 1/3 book and countdown

Over at disquiet.com there's a SAW2 'countdown' going on until the official release of Marc Weidenbaum's 33 1/3 book.

Here's the original post:

http://disquiet.com/2012/08/31/saw2for33third/

and here's a link to the post on the first track in the countdown:

http://disquiet.com/2014/01/20/aphex-twin-saw2-countdown-track-25-matchsticks/

I'm not really getting it, a book about the album? (Holy shit, 20 years ... ) Will it contain like new interviews and/or some research or merely artsy fartsy analyzing of the tracks?

When I read the thread title and the word countdown, I thought Aphex had actually announced a release of additional SAW2-outtake-tracks titled "SAW2 33 1/3" ...

thread worthy indeed

  On 1/24/2014 at 4:55 PM, Terpentintollwut said:

 

 

When I read the thread title and the word countdown, I thought Aphex had actually announced a release of additional SAW2-outtake-tracks titled "SAW2 33 1/3" ...

:'(

I preordered this now, even though I found that draft version of the introductory chapter to be quite cringeworthy. Hoping for a good read.

I've not read one myself but I've always heard those 33 1/3 books were really quite dull. Like a person just describing what's going on in the album with little insight as to the marking-of segment of them.

Over-analysis man, this album is supposed to empty your brain.

  On 1/24/2014 at 5:11 PM, mcbpete said:

I've not read one myself but I've always heard those 33 1/3 books were really quite dull. Like a person just describing what's going on in the album with little insight as to the marking-of segment of them.

I have only read Reign in Blood and Loveless, and I found those two to be pretty interesting and entertaining.

I don't understand it. Would rather just spend time listening to the album.

I like the 'Another Green World' one but it contained a lot of info I had already found in other books on Eno. The quality and content can vary and I was initially hesitant to purchase this but... can't resist. Believe it or not the Celine Dion one is supposed to be a highlight of the series and not for the reasons you think...

i would like the Another Green World one if it wasn't written by a good friend of none other than Dominique distended breast/lactation fetishist Twattone, but yeah i have faith Marc Weidenbaum's will be pretty great actually.

  On 1/24/2014 at 5:49 PM, mcglockers said:

Over-analysis man, this album is supposed to empty your brain.

yeah... have a feeling its just cheesy journo lucubrations...

some of his interviews are good tho

I'm pretty sure I could write my own book about the album. In fact I have. I've written many stories while listening to it. Did you know I'm a writer? Yes.

Writing to music is one thing, but writing about music is probably not worth the effort.

I think I was given the one for Endtroducing...., but never actually got around to reading it.

I remember that my earliest experience with Aphex Twin research online lead to an interview between him and Weidenbaum.

Kinda interesting, started that Weidenbaum asked him what he had done and Richard replied that he taped off the remix for Beck.

Good listen, even years after.

Not sure about the book- the introduction did not really kept me, but the chapters are interestingly named.

Is this like a track-by-track review thing?

I read and own the one about the Beastie Boys - Pauls Botique and it was a fantastic book. If this one is anything like it I'll be quite pleased.

The completist in me wants this, so I'll probably end up buying.

The one on Chocolate and Cheese weren't bad, I'll give it a go.

  On 1/24/2014 at 7:57 PM, Drahken said:

I read and own the one about the Beastie Boys - Pauls Botique and it was a fantastic book. If this one is anything like it I'll be quite pleased.

this one is quite good, i enjoyed the sample list ones

- trout mask replica is also good

and i really enjoyed the ABBA one although it seems like the author really just wants to write about how Chic are the greatest band in the world

i'd prefer something on the first SAW, which had a bigger impact upon me when released. i'd expect it'd be hard to write anything substantial and correct, supported, about anything richard has done - he's always seemed bloody-minded about stating any interest in anything but the music is fundamentally misguided, hence (for me) the misinformation and exaggerations in interviews.

The only way this book will be remotely interesting is if the author actually spoke to Richard/Paul Nicholson about the process of creating the album and the design.

just started reading.... hmmm not convinced yet--- this is probably because I have my own incredibly precise image of what this album is and what good ambient music should be... so far marc hasn't even come close. Will continue reading and report back later

How many words/pages is this book?

i was intrigued by the synopsis on Amazon saying it talks a lot about the dawn of the internet age and how it opened up a whole new world for listeners of niche music. Sort of tying in SAWII as a seminal album at the inception of all that