Syro period interviews

Really nice read, thank you Herr Jan !

Just check the OP instead, I'm editing that one with links to every Syro interview whenever it's posted.

Is that sort of a pinned thread but then for the entire internet?

Great read. Thanks for the hard work Herr Jan.

  On 9/11/2014 at 6:20 PM, Herr Jan said:

 

  On 9/11/2014 at 6:12 PM, jasondonervan said:

Thanks again Jan the Man!

 

Would it be cool to get this on a pastebin, pur-lease...?

Is that sort of a pinned thread but then for the entire internet?

Yessir, nice and simple: pastebin.com

You don't need an account but you won't be able to edit once posted.

herr jan you are spectacular, thank you so much

*hugs grant*

Thanks man, nice read during lunch.

nice read herr jan

maybe too literal translation at times tho, i assume "wise nose" was translated from wijsneus ;p

Great job, appreciated

i cant open the doc says there are missing or corrupt files. mind just posting it in a pastebin?

  On 9/11/2014 at 6:32 PM, triachus said:

nice read herr jan

 

maybe too literal translation at times tho, i assume "wise nose" was translated from wijsneus ;p

lol, you got it I forgot to edit that one, I assumed it meant the same in English. I tried to keep it as true as possible as to what Aphex told so therefore you get a few literal translations, but yeah, it was of course translated from English to Dutch and now English again. Would be fun to hear the recording of the interview compared to what I wrote!

Pastebin coming up!

And swantonist, read the r welcome!

Thanks herr jan !

Awesome interview. Thanks so much Herr.

The Vince Clarke bit from Rock School mentioned in the article.

thankkk youu!!!

Thank you Jan!

Thank Koen Poolman / OOR for the great revealing interview though :)!

It's a bit sad to see how Grant and Richard went about that LP deal. I agree that it would've gotten him so much more cash if he'd openly spoke about it, but on the other hand, he didn't want that (not typically Rephlex fashion so I can see where Grant's coming from) so it's weird Richard is putting it out in the open like this.

I was hoping the Kickstarter money was to keep the cashflow of Rephlex going (in other words, more releases), but alas... It was the least we could do though! I owe Grant for a huuge part of my taste in music.

  On 9/11/2014 at 6:49 PM, silentvision said:

The Vince Clark bit from Rock School mentioned in the article.

 

I was hoping someone would post that! Thanks!

Great interview. It is really inspiring and it totally provokes some feelings. How time pass, how everything changes...

Pastebin for those rather reading articles like it's 1992

http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=w9jyrnMb

thank you

  On 9/11/2014 at 7:01 PM, Herr Jan said:

Pastebin for those rather reading articles like it's 1992

 

http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=w9jyrnMb

WHERE WERE U IN '92?

thanks herr jan

Thanks, fantastic interview! The translation sounded pretty smooth to me. The bit about figuring out how to pitch feedback through a parametric EQ was especially interesting --I'll have to scout out that performance as I've only seen the swinging piano portion. I remember discovering how pitching stuff with delay works and feeling like a scientist, but the feedback/EQ thing sounds like a far more complex problem to figure out on your own. I wonder what else his idea notebook contains.

Strange (and refreshing) to hear him be so open and honest.

On the swinging piano:

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‘It sounded incredible. I wasn’t sure how it was going to sound. I was hoping for a Doppler effect in the sound, because of the swinging piano. The pitch really went everywhere, especially if you were standing close. The composition was chosen perfectly; for the best results you need long chords. Only then do you really hear the notes being bent. On the stage it was just like all the notes were coming at you and passing each other in different speeds: first the high notes, then the low ones. You could almost see them flying through the air. It was mental.’

I felt privileged enough to be there on the night, and Richard's description nails how it played out... probably one of the most tangible moments I've had when experiencing live music. A shame that the recording on the night wasn't up to scratch for inclusion on Syro, but then I think it would always play second fiddle to the experience of hearing it live. Having a version where he plays it at home seems more appropriate, somehow. I can't wait to hear it round off the album.

  On 9/11/2014 at 7:48 PM, Zephyr_Nova said:

Thanks, fantastic interview! The translation sounded pretty smooth to me. The bit about figuring out how to pitch feedback through a parametric EQ was especially interesting --I'll have to scout out that performance as I've only seen the swinging piano portion.

(Might want to turn down your speakers/phones, it's pretty loud)