The first and only time I’ve heard Richard talk and he’s talking about how he doesn’t want to talk about the music that he makes. Oddly, this is exactly what I’d expect an Aphex Twin interview to be like.

@harrisonbumhurst6829

3 жыл бұрын

Not really odd then if that's exactly what you expect

@PatchCornAdams723

2 жыл бұрын

He's notorious for the few interviews he has done, he's either awkward and doesn't want to talk or he didn't even show up. There's one story of him having an interviewer meet him outside a store in the rain if I remember correctly, and he didn't show up. Love 'are Richard, I do.

@thewiseowl8804

11 ай бұрын

@@harrisonbumhurst6829"Oddly" in this case, meant "cool, I predicted it"

@MagnitudePerson

11 ай бұрын

LMAO troll richard is awesome!@@PatchCornAdams723

@snoutysnouterson

6 ай бұрын

How is that ironic?

This has been my experience when I worked as an electronic music journalist. Many interviewees were too introverted to say much about their work. They only opened up when they talked about their studio gear.

@Ruby-xk8kn

3 жыл бұрын

That is really interesting. Could i ask you some questions? I was wondering what sort of interview questions you would ask or what methods you would use to get people to open up about their work? I am very curious if you could share what you have learned :)

@jaakbonenstaak8041

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ruby-xk8kn Ask them about their gear :P

@lurkster1974

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaakbonenstaak8041 hehe

@Saucemcfloss

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ruby-xk8kn interviewing the interviewer

@landscape...

3 жыл бұрын

cause it's easier to talk about yer band mates

Monk said “ Talking about music is like dancing about architecture “

@CYB3RC0RP

3 жыл бұрын

Someone probably has tried to dance about architecture. Merce Cunningham maybe? It would not be surprising.

@keithklassen5320

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, good idea!

@The_Caledonian

3 жыл бұрын

Not that good of an analogy considering architecture had meaning. Before the modern age of concrete, glass and metal eyesores.

@JamesJoyceJazz

3 жыл бұрын

monk needed help putting his socks on

@4q481

3 жыл бұрын

@@The_Caledonian ok, let's see the interpretive dance that illustrates your point

this is the best freestyle rapper of our generation

@Kiwi-hv8fg

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf is that profile pic? And yes I agree

@diesinjapanese4754

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kiwi-hv8fg Lmao that pic is nightmare fuel

@Cabesandia

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kiwi-hv8fg it's from a book called man after man.

@Kiwi-hv8fg

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cabesandia thank for telling me! Aslo it's full of cursed drawing lol

@IamSuperEffective

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kiwi-hv8fg damn you weren't kidding

The first rule of electronic music club...

@satoshinakamoto7688

3 жыл бұрын

Dont talk about it

@Sool101

3 жыл бұрын

You don't talk about the rule, or the club.

@terrorbirbfpv4732

3 жыл бұрын

most underappreciated comment in the history of electronic music

@deadinfebruary

3 жыл бұрын

actual good reference

@Trepidateousflesh

2 жыл бұрын

What IF Aphex Twin did the Fight Club sound track ??? LOL

took a sip from my water, watched his face distorted through the bottom of the glass, and it felt like the right way to watch this, it was like one of his album covers lol

@end-quote

3 жыл бұрын

Your profile pic matches what you said :)

@licenselessrider4486

3 жыл бұрын

well done deciding to journal this event on youtube comments lol 10/10

He just didn't want to admit that all his music is about his ex

@obliquusfasciculare9963

3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@sunkintree

3 жыл бұрын

@@moomoocowsly what every ex tells themselves

@xjunkie3879

3 жыл бұрын

hahahahahahaa

@sheepkillindog

3 жыл бұрын

Epic comment!

@matiasespina91

3 жыл бұрын

Laughed my ass off to this comment

This the first time I heard him speak lol

@nikolastojanovic7629

3 жыл бұрын

same here...

@hornek

3 жыл бұрын

me too, also first time I ever saw him being a person

@TheLingo56

3 жыл бұрын

First time, and he’s talking about why he doesn’t talk much lol

@janpavel1441

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLingo56 the one time I saw him perform live he just gave a thumbs up and left through the veil of dark at the end haha

@RayZappa

3 жыл бұрын

fyi he does some talking on a 1999 TV program filmed in Cornwall that John Peel did called Sounds of the Suburbs. Tells a tall story about going down the tin mine that his dad worked in and in fact the mine shut years before he was born...

I think theres a good amount of electronic musicians who arent classically trained, havent learned to read music, or something along those lines. This isnt a bad thing however, they just find ways to make everything make sense to them which is amazing, it just might be difficult to communicate. Its just easier to listen and appreciate it for what it is.

@aixide

3 жыл бұрын

The same can be said for literally every genre, except for jazz and classical.

@williambyrne5513

3 жыл бұрын

@@aixide maybe not quite to the same extent tho

@aixide

3 жыл бұрын

@@williambyrne5513 Eh, to a quite big extent. Even more complex genres as prog and let's say math rock which is close to me, a lot of people either learn the bare basics of theory from the internet or just do what the artists they like do.

@LuisFlores-tx4ee

3 жыл бұрын

@@aixide I think with electronic mostly, that is a genre where there is literally no sound boundaires, less electronic musicians have studied music, for example if you compare it with a metal or a jazz musician

@aixide

3 жыл бұрын

@@LuisFlores-tx4ee I don't think that "literally no sound boundaries" means much at all. The same can be said about e.g. rock, Guns n Roses, My Bloody Valentine and Hyakkei are all wildly different bands I'd put under rock. Besides, I don't think nearly as much metal is as musically complex as metalheads like to say. You'll often hear metalheads online say how "metal is just jazz with distortion" when most metal that doesn't include prog isn't that musically complex, even if it's hard to play. Jazz and classical are oftentimes academic genres though, that's completely different. TL;DR large part of musicians in most other genres don't know theory either.

Ok but I’m still curious as to how he pumps out hundreds of amazing tracks with such vibrant personality. I guess it’s just one of those things that so few people are capable of that it can’t be properly put into words.

@keklulu332

10 күн бұрын

from everything I've heard him say his process seems to be throw shit against the wall first and then sit for hours on end trying to tidy up the ideas that he likes the most I would be really surprised if he admitted to having read any music theory at all since judging by his results it does just seem entirely instinctual with a solid base of subconscious preferences and sonic library most likely developed from the stuff he happened to listen to during his formative years

It's true that it's definitely tougher / less meaningful to talk about electronic music, but I think there's still merit to like, talking about the kind of vision of it or the feelings it evokes specifically to the artist.

@yinxisys286

6 ай бұрын

Based pfp

This is not what he is like now.. Richard has being very open minded about electronic music and his work on Soundcloud to us fans! He even gave me a compliment once.. I was so happy! He is the best!

@leaks2.073

Жыл бұрын

Fr?

@notinorderdecent

9 күн бұрын

Aphex has brought to light the work of Blood of Aza, an underground leftfield musician whose work is primarily recognized on SoundCloud. I highly recommend listening to her music.

Depending on the electronic music you listen to , it teaches you to feel more of yourself because your not really focusing on the words but the vibe and your environment.

@leaks2.073

Жыл бұрын

Electronic music is just vibe, emotion.

He would make me blush.

I wish people would do this with things beyond just electronic music. People seem to have the need to turn everything into an identity.

@joshfrench6426

2 жыл бұрын

Identity politics

@tomasviane3844

2 жыл бұрын

Let's talk about our gender!

@mandonnaa5574

2 жыл бұрын

I blame buzzfeed articles and the like for always trying to label a certain artists new album and making a false corny narrative about it to suit their needs so that it can be ingested easier. Just let the music be and no need for explanations or opinions.

@eleven9286

2 жыл бұрын

It's because most 1st world people are completely wrapped up in ego

@eater9494

3 ай бұрын

@@hotmetaldobermans703 good

It's 3:30AM, you realise the gear is starting to wear off and your jaw hurts a bit, "whose house am I in?" you ask yourself... Looks like a student place, everyone here must be 25 max... "mate I'm at least fifteen years older than these guys" you think to yourself. Just as you start getting ready to leave you hear a voice coming from the beanbag in the corner of the room... "well, usually I prefer to work alone..."

@Aidankkfk

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment I’ve read in a long time

@uhMaxx

3 жыл бұрын

underrated

@kennethmen4954

3 жыл бұрын

what is this a reference to? I’m so intrigued

@maximummatt73

3 жыл бұрын

GAAAAAAAAAAAAHH

@pkarrk6893

3 жыл бұрын

@@kennethmen4954 its a reference to doing drugs in a dingy college dorm and hearing aphex twin giving an interview

Richard makes a great point. I listen to electronic music but it's difficult to talk about. I can only explain as far as the impression it gives me. God bless you.

Seems like he was really talking about electronic music from an ambient/noise electronic perspective. Crazy how much things changed with electronic music since this. Even in 1995 so much had changed. Aphex Twin is a legend.

When I discovered Aphex Twin I immediately fell in love with the albums.

damn he's handsome af

@DuringDark

3 жыл бұрын

Of course he is, didn't you see the cover art for Windowlicker?

I think Electronic offered something much more underneath the mainstream that appealed to the conflicted feelings of outcasts and people who had much higher variances of emotions in their heads. Introvert's music maybe because it mirrors the way introverts think.

@lizardgizzard108

6 жыл бұрын

holy shit. you couldn't have said it better

@pod9363

6 жыл бұрын

lol it sounds good on paper I guess haha

@deckofcards87

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. I also think that applies to punk rock. Or used to.

@jonhartley7445

3 жыл бұрын

Stop talking about it 😁

@rusting_away767

3 жыл бұрын

What does "higher variances of emotions" mean exactly?

Nice. Thanks for uploading.

He just mastered the art of living in the moment, in a way

@kresimirsokre6536

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, you cannot talk about it while you are "in it"

I can understand exactly what he means with Electronic music being far different than Rock where it is nearly impossible to explain. Electronic music is all about the feeling while listening to it or playing it. Looking for crescendo effects, etc. Bjork and Aphex Twin are crescendo masters. Like I believe Aphex's song "Pancake Lizard" to be an absolute beautiful and sad song that gets me crying by the end every single time

@Dr.Quarex

3 жыл бұрын

I think part of the appeal of rock music is actually wrapped up in talking about rock music, which is why it loses its appeal when you get older. If there is nobody around to talk about cool lyrics or rad guitar riffs with, you might as well listen to the best music instead. Haha

He inspires me so much

i love this dude

I can feel this. my bud and i listen to electronic music and he wants to talk about because he's so used to talking about other genres of music but with electronic music you just listen to it and feel it.

This man has a good head with bootleg shampoo on his shoulders.

@pixelfrenzy

3 жыл бұрын

Head and Shoulders, or Alberto Balsam?

C'mon Rich - talking about music is one of my favorite things. Especially electronic music.

@HeretixAevum

3 жыл бұрын

The first rule of electronic music is that you don't talk about electronic music.

@jammadamma

3 жыл бұрын

@@HeretixAevum Sure, you listen to Squarepusher whitelabels alone. With headphones. In the dark.

@Chameleonardodavinci

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah same interpreting it is one of my fav bits about listening to it. Not always tho and not usually while listening to it.. But i spend so much alone time immersef in electronic music that i later wanna talk about the feelings it gives me eh

@FregoniFOSK

3 жыл бұрын

@@HeretixAevum yeah, fuck that rule, buddy. There shouldn't be rules to attend to when it comes to art.

@HeretixAevum

2 жыл бұрын

@@FregoniFOSK I was kidding, just a Fight Club joke, nothing more.

Bubbly bubbly bubbly bubbly!

@residual_soap

3 жыл бұрын

Not many people get this reference

I had never heard Richard talk until now oh my god his voice!!!

is there a full interview available somewhere. Link me up.

Richard release everything you have please I need to hear it

"Can you elaborate on that?" "No."

@HeatyFrog

2 жыл бұрын

The film IS the talking.

I've always felt this way about music across the board! Refreshing to hear this.

I guess I'm in 2 minds about this. On the one hand, I completely appreciate the identity of electronic artists' styles and how it's oftentimes hard to talk about electronic music, even for myself making music is a personal thing and I dislike talking about it, I'd rather people take their own meanings from my stuff. I hate it when people actively try to write a song like someone else (I'm all for taking inspiration, there's a difference). I'm all for an artist creating their own identity and style, whether off the shoulders of others. On the other hand, talking about electronic music does open the doors for greater levels of creativity. Instead of being in our own hidey holes, if we all shared each others knowledge, experiences and passions, would this not cultivate the best environment for creative endeavours in music? Would the level of musicianship increase from this? I can't deny that there are techniques I've borrowed from other producers but almost all of my stuff comes as a result of experimentation I also feel like I'm never good enough to share my knowledge, that the things I'd say have no value or would expose me as some kind of fraud or hack or something. It's an interesting discussion nevertheless

@fartkerson

3 жыл бұрын

Stop talking about it!

@martinbogadomartinesi5135

3 жыл бұрын

TBH, at that time electronic music (specifically techno in this case) was very underground and definitely not made for mass consumption, and it also had a reclusive or kinda-gatekeepy appeal. But as technology goes on, it's obviously cringy to talk about shit like that. Like you definitely can talk about your gear and stuff or how you produce your shit without looking like a freak, because we now can literally make music by just clicking on a laptop.

@martinbogadomartinesi5135

2 жыл бұрын

@@cannabico6621 well that's what electronic musicians used to make themselves to look like with their studio gear and such, like they're some kind of nerds or geniuses or something like that.

this sums up my feelings as a producer pretty well

It says twin but I only see one of them. So where's the other one? Maybe he wants to talk?

richard has like a very soothing voice tbh

Very interesting but I would love to hear his logic behind the development of a song and its tone/mood etc.

I mean yeah, it's true. when you talk about an abstract form of music such as electronic, you're basically breaking it. With music with lyrics, you could talk about the instrumentals but the lyrics are still there along with the vocals, so there is a few things still holding the music up, but electronic music is all of the instrumentals. electronic music is abstract because its without lyrics and adding more to the beats and the melodies and stuff like that, so talking about it is much harder to tackle. I think that Cosmogramma is a wonderful album, but it's hard to talk about it because there is no meaning, like what Richard said. of course, yeah, you can talk about electronic music, I was in a music discussion about Drukqs last week that was a really good discussion, but most of us electronic fans don't like to talk about it much.

@ravimediatube

Жыл бұрын

yes

i like talking about music... music is kind of therapy

Whew... he's got a normal voice. I thought he'd sound like a Satan or something

@point-xn4tu

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, his natural voice is that of a glitchy vocoded robot, but he's using the "human filter" so listeners can better understand his words.

@marcelloursic424

3 жыл бұрын

Worse, he sounds Br*tish

@guyincognito5663

3 жыл бұрын

He does sound kinda satany, but only when he talks to me directly through my inner ear.

@PauloRocka

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO!!!

@ianwalker3950

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcelloursic424 Oh of course all Italian people have such wonderful, melodic voices. Pass the sick bucket.

Hes got a really nice voice

the lad is proper baked here xD

“Talking about music is like fishing about architecture.”

@nathanyouwanker

3 жыл бұрын

Writing about mysic is like dancing about architecture, quote by Martin Mull

@WhisperLeo

3 жыл бұрын

I mean... I love music and I can talk about it all day with some of my friends

@maximummatt73

3 жыл бұрын

"Fuck your shitty quotes." - Maximum Matt, 2021

@StefUllrichMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@maximummatt73 At last, a normal person.

@NoYoutubeName1

3 жыл бұрын

@@StefUllrichMusic if an unnecessarily OTT, pointlessly antagonistic, pettily immature edgy guy is normal. Then normal can go away and be quiet.

what a genius he's music is art

I love talking about abstract things tho.

@stefan1024

3 жыл бұрын

@DnB and Psy Production Maybe about music based on cohomology?

I wish the milkman would deliver my milk in the mourning

I understand what he’s saying, I make music somewhat like Aphex Twin or similar genre wise and attempting to describe that kind of music is like attempting to describe why certain pallets of red and blue make such a beautiful contrast. It can be done, but the artist themselves created the art not with the intent of using some theory or superior knowledge perse but a good artist just has the ability to create beauty and complexity without even understanding the theory or principles behind it.

So true...

Me and my friends talk about it all the time when partying at a private area and it is acutal fun because it is so challenging to express. Also when it is true that you cannot put certain parts and emotions in words.

@flyingpancake6573

3 жыл бұрын

same lol we like to push the boundaries of language like how the boundaries of sound are pushed in electronic music. shows how abstract talking can be too which yeah is rly fun to explore! like repeating a word til it loses meaning or it gains another one

@FregoniFOSK

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was thinking the same, truely enjoy talking about music, especially electronic music. It's like an artform on itself really. I dunno, he sounds a bit arrogant tbh

@andrewkaminskas7721

3 жыл бұрын

@@FregoniFOSK You sound like a twat to be a bit honest

@KK-----

Жыл бұрын

yeah i love talking about music and i have done fairly well for myself in it. everyones different he's probably just a big introvert

He always looks like he's about to fall asleep

theres so much about music to talk about. like what is the meaning of a kick and snare. and cant anything be a kick if its low and anything be a snare if its high? . like if you play finger drums, you can tell which sound is a kick and which is a snare even though they're producing the same sound essentially. i mean you could say the kick comes before the snare, but that's not always true. if you try hitting snare before the kick while finger drumming you can still tell its a snare. so its what you accentuate or expect to hear which only exists inside your head even though the form is the same. also what is a crash cymbal? like its just a hi hat with sustain. and is a bass just a kick with sustain? and hit hat is a tiny snare. also one thing i noticed is that when you listen to rap or electronic music its form is basically the same as rock. When i listen to rock music which has a repeating drum beat in the background, if you adjust your mind and listen as if its electronic music, it's the same thing. Or like if you take a song thats just a repeating drum rhythm with a guy rhyming lyrics over it why is that rock, but rap which is the same thing, it's called a 'beat' and a guy 'rapping' over it. these are the things i think about

I love this video! Such a legend. Mind warper and amazing beat maker! 👁🧠

Electronic music is a digital version of an analog orchestra. It's basically modern classical music. Input data, output music.

@stevenpochejr

3 жыл бұрын

Modern Classical music, that's literally how i described aphex twin to my gf

@FeeldahVibe1

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking this for a while.... Even basic sample absent beat making theoretically.

@purenarcotic303

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but thats just not correct. Classical notation is always interpreted by its performer(s). So every "output" is unique. That even shows in legal copy right. Not trying to pull off an "good" or "bad" argument here tho

@squareinsquare2078

3 жыл бұрын

@@purenarcotic303 Electronic music is kind of the same, if another producer takes an electronic work, they can subtly or wildly change the original. Djing can change elements, or keep it the same, but a producer taking another persons work will generally always interpret it in their own style. Aphex Twin himself has an album of remixes called 26 Mixes For Cash. Playing a record of music, either classical or electronic, will always be the same. Someone playing someone else's music will see change in the output.

@purenarcotic303

3 жыл бұрын

@@squareinsquare2078 Totaly agree with you on your take on electronic music being interpreted by others or even reinterpreted by the original composer him- or herself. But classical music, in the sense of Beethoven etc., is ALWAYS interpreted if it is played live, because there is no original recording or anything. Concerning modern recorded "classical" music I agree with you, as long as the composer has conducted or recorded the piece of music by himself. At the end both artforms have produced epic original stuff :)

"just listen to it". Richard D James.

So chair slide sound is abstract 😀❤️

electronic music is the natural heir to the kind of ancient hypnotic drone pulse beat trance type stuff from Africa, India & Asia...check out things like gamelan jams from Bali, or what Brian Jones (of Rolling Stones) discovered in Morocco...same vibes.

The interviewer: So what I'm doing here?!?😐😐

How true is that!!

This is a pretty strong take until you realize it's one that talks about electronic music!

@F-Andre

2 жыл бұрын

haha nice:)

@btd7664

2 жыл бұрын

Well, not really. It talks about talking about electronic music.

I love aphex twin

Anyone know about any tours in 22-23?

The David Lynch of music.

I think I understand this (from the creator’s point of view) yet as a listener I like to talk about electronic music. It’s like talking about abstract art, you wouldn’t just let that hang there off the wall not spoke about.

i think he would talk if, say, he was interviewed by people he admires, maybe he'd ask half the questions, or they both would do the interview with instruments to show in sound what they cant say (in theory) about that sound

@thegeneral1488

2 ай бұрын

nah he really doesnt care and kinda thinks you are all consumers... kinda based

@mcasualjacques

2 ай бұрын

@@thegeneral1488 so we're being fooled by Aphex who only likes us for our riches, he's so mean

Love it

I don't blame him ,his music was too advanced for his time

@timothyr23

3 жыл бұрын

And even further advanced for this time, sadly.

@g-mn6560

3 жыл бұрын

@@zenkaso You serious? If you can't comprehend what he said, at least don't talk out of your ass.

@martinbogadomartinesi5135

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothyr23 ok boomer

@satoshinakamoto7688

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinbogadomartinesi5135 says the 30 years old dude

@martinbogadomartinesi5135

3 жыл бұрын

Im 22 :^)

Electronic music is as large spectrum as people are. It can be delicate lace or violent chaos. It’s a precise reflect of our state of mind, emotions, situations in our lives. Everything is possible in electronic music as it’s possible in our lives.

Well his music is difficult to talk about so he’s right. I love listening but other than saying that I can’t really imagine a conversation. When I meet someone and a shared love of Aphex Twin comes up we both kind of nod to each other and I think “Yes, he’s great….enough said”.

Good point

Damn, some very wise words from Thom Yorke

I completely relate to this…

It’s about listening to the birds and looking at the swans, from memory

@vuuvovuuv

3 жыл бұрын

looking at the swans and hearing the birds singing, watching the water flow past in the canal

Shoutout Resident Advisor

Man I wish avicci had gotten to have a long chat with this guy.

I think there are plenty of things that can be talked about with regard to [techniques] in electronic music ("add a filter sweep here, pitch up the break loop there, something about a build, blah blah"), the more interesting things to talk about are about how the song feels. But when most people aren't on the level to properly interpret or appreciate that, why bother? I guess it's the same with any music though. There are plenty of Beatles songs that defy convention, yet why do they work musically? Well, if the people making the music are effing geniuses it sort of works out, I suppose. Can you analyze it?

electronic music speaks for itself

you listen to a record like SAWV2 and honestly, why do you even need to talk about it. it's just there, this beautiful, indescribable thing someone's made.

and thats why hes brilliant!!!

and he just summed up music in a sarcastic manner that calls the pop to rock music lovers as the talking bunch that masturbate over a guitar riff... i met richard at a bangface event many years ago... told him he changed my life with what he composed and then went on to talk about 90s video games or old tv shows and some other stuff.... i was rattled outta my mind but he was so pleasant and i figured as we didnt speak about music he gave me the time of day at a music fest he was headlining lol

We listen and we say. "That's nice".

This was filmed before he came up with the thought provoking lyrics to Milkman.

It's the artist's opinion, and it's not wrong. But I, for one, love talking about music, especially electronic music. People talk about virtually all aspects of culture, and it is a way to share culture with others. However, he is a genius, and I respect his opinion.

@HansyPants184

3 жыл бұрын

I like almost all aspects of music. Having a conversation with someone about music isn't one. Usually a one sided conversation that takes the fun out of the discovery of the music for that person, or vice versa. Past a couple sentences it just turns into wanking off.

@D3R3LICTRECORDS

3 жыл бұрын

@@HansyPants184 obviously it depends on who one is speaking with. It saddens me that you haven't found anyone with which to passionately and openly discuss music. Frankly, it's absurd to me to be so hush-hush about something that is basically universally enjoyed, but if you have only had bad experiences, I understand your feelings.

@FregoniFOSK

3 жыл бұрын

@@D3R3LICTRECORDS couldn't have said I better myself so I applaud you for saying it in such a considerate way

@D3R3LICTRECORDS

3 жыл бұрын

@@FregoniFOSK thank you!

@HansyPants184

3 жыл бұрын

@@D3R3LICTRECORDS no bad experiences. Maybe I wasn't clear in my delivery. I would rather someone show me the art that they love rather than tell me about it much in the same way I would rather watch a great movie scene than have my buddy Bill describe how revolutionary the sword work was in it. If we have both seen the movie then it's a conversation. If one of us hasn't seen the movie then it's just one person talking about something they enjoyed. There's nothing wrong with that. I'd just rather watch the movie first.

i just want to hae a chat with richard about things he really like, and what does he listen to lately

Richard D. James - Aphex Twin - The Tuss - Polygon Window - Caustic Window - AFX - Dice Man

@mnchls

2 жыл бұрын

DON'T FORGET THE DICE MAN

@depptx2869

2 жыл бұрын

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Legend

rip susan sontag you would have loved aphex twin

because it is abstract is precisely why one should talk about it!

@afk_hesh

4 ай бұрын

I agree with you and I agree with Richard too. Contradictory truths are still both true I guess lol

looks like he’s almost falling asleep

Not really specifically about AT but i always think when artists say it means what you want it to mean, that its a bit of a cop out. From from undermining the art, i find understanding why they chose to do what they did truly fascinating.

Where is the rest of this interview???

Weirdly relaxing

i don't talk about songs with lyrics or electronic music, isn't it the case that we just listen to both of them? lyrics might say something sad, but equally a certain part of a tune can move us just as much. classical music often makes me cry, not because i had a single thought in my head, i just feel it and it affects me

Never thought of it like that but it's true.

The mark of a true genius is being humble. James is nothing but humble here.

That’s so interesting cos whenever i say anything abt anything by Aphex Twin it never gets described past “it’s so good, like so good”

The Man. The Legend. The Aphex.

@plawson8577

Жыл бұрын

Richard David James.

I've noticed taht many poeople say that music without words is empty. Funnily enough, for me music with no lyrics can contain much more sense and meaning taht is just beyond human things and reveals the meaning of something above. Lyrics are about poetry they can exist without music, while music itself is about sounds. Tha's why deep inside I consider people who listen only to songs with words and not musch diversity in sounds not true melomans (as many claim to be)