Richard D James SoundCloud - A Gift To The Fans

  On 5/17/2015 at 11:26 PM, gorfman666 said:

 

  On 5/17/2015 at 10:37 PM, Jdub said:

Anyhow is there any code monkey here that could put an ongoing poll page together, maybe part of the watmm site to avoid abuse? It is the second time Richard has mentioned it, it's the least someone (else) could do

Heres an idea...

 

I just made a poll with this free "easy poll" site.

I dont know how to enter all the tracks with out just copy/pasting each one in...one at a time...

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5559065de4b042eef174ef93

 

dont really know where to go from here...

Ive made a throwaway email and account so i dont mind giving out login info.

anyone got some free time?

 

xf is working on this dude

  On 5/17/2015 at 11:29 PM, Timothy Forward said:

Some detective work trying to track down this book:

 

http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10226269.htm

 

The links to The Skythian Society Press (http://www.wetheskythians.com/) are all dead. Apparently there was an ebook version of this book as well as hardback and paperback prints. There is a mobile number and a name mentioned on there in association with 'The Skythian Society Press'. Further googling led me to this which seems to be the parent company of the now defunct Skythian Society Press and it also has the same mobile number listed for contact as well as an address for a bookshop:

 

http://www.resonancebookworks.com/

 

Bookshop address in County Durham

 

https://goo.gl/maps/xCpFP

 

I guess they'd have infos about tracking down a copy of the book and possibly have an ebook copy for download too maybe? The book doesn't seem to be listed on their website though. It's like all trace has been wiped off t'internet. *dramatic conspiracy music*

also, this is David Ritchie's facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/david.ritchie.58

Looks like hes pretty active. maybe hed be nice enough to point us in the right direction...

  On 5/17/2015 at 10:36 PM, Zeffolia said:

 

  On 5/17/2015 at 9:30 PM, Time Tourist said:

Maybe he is waiting for someone to put up the poll, before he uploads anything else? It has been a while since his last upload...

 

I think 100% he isn't

 

You're prbably right. As far as the poll is concerned I am in favour of doing it now, maybe per 100 tracks. This way in the bset of cases we might even get more than 1 release

  On 5/17/2015 at 11:31 PM, Timothy Forward said:

 

  On 5/17/2015 at 11:26 PM, gorfman666 said:

 

  On 5/17/2015 at 10:37 PM, Jdub said:

Anyhow is there any code monkey here that could put an ongoing poll page together, maybe part of the watmm site to avoid abuse? It is the second time Richard has mentioned it, it's the least someone (else) could do

Heres an idea...

 

I just made a poll with this free "easy poll" site.

I dont know how to enter all the tracks with out just copy/pasting each one in...one at a time...

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5559065de4b042eef174ef93

 

dont really know where to go from here...

Ive made a throwaway email and account so i dont mind giving out login info.

anyone got some free time?

 

 

xf is working on this dude

 

I thought xf was aggregating all the soundcloud stats, I was thinking we start a poll with everything at zero and people put their top 20 or 30 or whatever and just plug new songs in as they are uploaded. I guess there is still a weighting issue, but less so than the soundcloud stats.

  On 5/17/2015 at 11:32 PM, gorfman666 said:

 

  On 5/17/2015 at 11:29 PM, Timothy Forward said:

Some detective work trying to track down this book:

 

http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10226269.htm

 

The links to The Skythian Society Press (http://www.wetheskythians.com/) are all dead. Apparently there was an ebook version of this book as well as hardback and paperback prints. There is a mobile number and a name mentioned on there in association with 'The Skythian Society Press'. Further googling led me to this which seems to be the parent company of the now defunct Skythian Society Press and it also has the same mobile number listed for contact as well as an address for a bookshop:

 

http://www.resonancebookworks.com/

 

Bookshop address in County Durham

 

https://goo.gl/maps/xCpFP

 

I guess they'd have infos about tracking down a copy of the book and possibly have an ebook copy for download too maybe? The book doesn't seem to be listed on their website though. It's like all trace has been wiped off t'internet. *dramatic conspiracy music*

also, this is David Ritchie's facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/david.ritchie.58

Looks like hes pretty active. maybe hed be nice enough to point us in the right direction...

 

Sent him an email but it's going to go to his 'other' folder on FB because I'm not linked to him. See what happens I guess, lol. That's all I can do by the looks of it, can't even comment on his public posts

  On 5/17/2015 at 11:26 PM, gorfman666 said:

 

  On 5/17/2015 at 10:37 PM, Jdub said:

Anyhow is there any code monkey here that could put an ongoing poll page together, maybe part of the watmm site to avoid abuse? It is the second time Richard has mentioned it, it's the least someone (else) could do

Heres an idea...

 

I just made a poll with this free "easy poll" site.

I dont know how to enter all the tracks with out just copy/pasting each one in...one at a time...

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5559065de4b042eef174ef93

 

dont really know where to go from here...

Ive made a throwaway email and account so i dont mind giving out login info.

anyone got some free time?

 

yo guys - am already working on this!

it's a custom built thing that pulls up to date track info from soundcloud as tracks are added, and will do more than allow for a simple once off vote.

  On 5/18/2015 at 12:27 AM, xf said:

 

  On 5/17/2015 at 11:26 PM, gorfman666 said:

 

  On 5/17/2015 at 10:37 PM, Jdub said:

Anyhow is there any code monkey here that could put an ongoing poll page together, maybe part of the watmm site to avoid abuse? It is the second time Richard has mentioned it, it's the least someone (else) could do

Heres an idea...

 

I just made a poll with this free "easy poll" site.

I dont know how to enter all the tracks with out just copy/pasting each one in...one at a time...

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5559065de4b042eef174ef93

 

dont really know where to go from here...

Ive made a throwaway email and account so i dont mind giving out login info.

anyone got some free time?

 

 

yo guys - am already working on this!

it's a custom built thing that pulls up to date track info from soundcloud as tracks are added, and will do more than allow for a simple once off vote.

 

oops sorry. that sounds great. cant wait to see it.

oh shit, I just typed in all 200+ tracks into a poll

you already bought him the account, share the love ;)

OK I posted a thread with the poll in it.

Don't hate me xf!

Has anyone thought of doing another kickstarter to pay for all these tracks (and any others yet to be uploaded) to be mastered and put out as a massive box?

like I said in the other thread don't really see the harm in people voting in multiple polls? I'm creating a custom thing because I don't think a normal poll with 200 options is gonna work well

No, sorry, I misunderstood and was a little impulsive. I thought you were just going to tally statistics from the Soundcloud data instead of offering choices. What you are doing sounds great, sure multiple polls are fine but ultimately we only need one, so thanks for putting it together!

I really don't see 200+ tracks being mastered and packaged anytime soon. Probably why RDJ himself corroborated the poll idea

Just a note on the playlists...I've burned them all to CD's for the car and now have 16 new fucking aphex twin albums and an ep!

What the fuck is going on!!!

WOOHOO!

oh... i'm dead...

  On 5/18/2015 at 11:35 AM, phudoshin said:

Just a note on the playlists...I've burned them all to CD's for the car and now have 16 new fucking aphex twin albums and an ep!

 

What the fuck is going on!!!

 

WOOHOO!

Puts it into perspective a bit, with the rate they sometimes come it's easy to forget just how much of this there is now. Don't think anyone would have imagined this happening, it truly is an RDJ fans dream come true.

  On 5/18/2015 at 12:13 PM, Leonod33 said:

 

  On 5/18/2015 at 11:35 AM, phudoshin said:

Just a note on the playlists...I've burned them all to CD's for the car and now have 16 new fucking aphex twin albums and an ep!

 

What the fuck is going on!!!

 

WOOHOO!

 

Puts it into perspective a bit, with the rate they sometimes come it's easy to forget just how much of this there is now. Don't think anyone would have imagined this happening, it truly is an RDJ fans dream come true.

 

most aphex albums dont even eat up the whole cd running time. keeping it at 40-60 minute mark would be even MORE than 16 albums!!!!

So including Syro, CCAIpt2, MARCH EP, Caustic Window and Syrobonkers I have over 20 Aphex CD's in the car ......

Luckily I have a 3 hour commute each day for work so theres some chance i'll get to listen, absorb and enjoy it all.

christ on a bike!

hullo keyfumbler, ltns!

christ, you still use CD's? ;)

been chatting with afx on sc about this - relevant bits of what he said regarding voting/a release. that said, i'm fairly convinced he at least lurks here (he hasn't said that but given WATMM's involvement with the caustic window release et al, I'd say it's a safe bet, so hi rich :)

and yes, i am already implementing this how he suggested (except more like ~top ~20 or so tracks, voting can be changed/updated at any time and it updates as tracks are uploaded, and i'll leave it up for a long time... fingers crossed we're seeing many more tracks!).

will get back to coding :)

hi , thanks, nice1
you think those SC stats are representative though?
People also chnge their mind about what they like I think.
I was thinking something like you have 5 votes or something and you can change those 5 votes when you like.
I dont know how many pieces of vinyl ill release yet of it.
Its quite a lot of work becuase Ill have to re-encode everything as all the files ive got that were uploaded to SC can be done a lot better +mastered by myself and with some help, IF the DAT's /cassettes still work!
It will give me a good basis for compiling something, i wont compile it exactly as people have voted, just use it as strong start to compiling it myself .

these stas are kinda useful for me but main problem is people go off tracks, change their mind etc, I know I do.
So I think a dynamic one would be best, whereby you could change your votes.
I also know people would be biased by looking at the stats so not sure the usefullness of it tbh
Would do cd as well
Would just be very useful for me, [i had my friends help me decide in the past now it's loads of fan's, ace!]
as a basis of where to start and also probably put some other unreleased ones that I didnt put on SC also

Maybe I can credit all the people who help by voting in the artwork :)

ALso I intend to leave any polls that may be created up for as long as possible to allow people to digest but no harm in starting now if its dynamic.

i'm also probably going to spend a little longer on this if this will be a long running poll (i want to grab data over time, not just a simple vote, plus display it appropriately) so this might be a few days mre work now than something quick i'll chuck up tonight.

if you're keen on providing feedback, PM me, i'll shoot some of you early versions for your input. i'd paste the link in here but i'd be worried people will start voting early - just keen to get the tracks displayed in a way that allows for minimal bias on voting.

Decent.

Very cool :)

This is going to be a great experiment, thanks for the great work xf! Agreed about more votes in any case, somewhere 10 and 20 would be fair for 220+ tracks.

great news !

This is just all too exciting. I have been a fan since I heard RDJ album when i was 15, to be able to see this happening is just amazing.