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Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by egypturnash » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:22 PM UTC

whatok wrote: post #20

jugg1es wrote: post #10

I really love Aphex's piano tracks. So intimate that you can hear the pedal shifting in the background.

Pretty sure most of those tracks are not actually playable by a single person and that they're all programmed.

Ever since druqs Aphex Twin’s albums have contained both fast-paced techno, and quiet little solo piano pieces that sound quite well within the range of what one human can play.

Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by glitcher » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:35 PM UTC

On a side note, saw a nice write-up celebrating the recent 25th anniversary of Selected Ambient Works Volume II:

https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/23648

I feel like that album has a lot of potential for generative experiments. Admittedly, the album has an over-arching tone of eeriness throughout, which isn't something I want to listen to while I work most days. Maybe it would be inspiring to game developers working in the horror genre :)

Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by fredoliveira » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:35 PM UTC

pimeys wrote: post #31

LeonM wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably my favorite album for programming and other work that require concentration. I still haven't encountered anything like it. I wish there was more.

You should give a listen to the early Autechre or Speedy J. Or anything Warp put out in the 90s.

Highly, highly, highly recommend Autechre's Incunabula, for people who are into Selected Ambient Works.

Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by icelancer » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:38 PM UTC

whatok wrote: post #20

jugg1es wrote: post #10

I really love Aphex's piano tracks. So intimate that you can hear the pedal shifting in the background.

Pretty sure most of those tracks are not actually playable by a single person and that they're all programmed.

Many of the pieces are playable, like Avril 14th. There are a number of people [0] playing it on YouTube and I've been able to knock out a rendition as well.

[0]: My favorite - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97FBWB4vv3s

Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by pimeys » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:43 PM UTC

bbarn wrote: post #35

pimeys wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He's basically the father of modern claustrophobic ambient with his Selected Ambient Works pt2. A very special thing to fall asleep and wake up while it's still playing. Diverged from Brian Eno's more warm and happy tunes to something darker.

Yeah, it's great stuff so far. I wish I'd known that years ago. Only thing that ever got air play was the other side.

And Come to Daddy was a joke against the current mainstream, that was The Prodigy in those days. Although most of his stuff has been some kind of a joke always, even though its usually brilliant stuff.

Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by failrate » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:44 PM UTC

Sonic PI is an excellent programming tool that lets you do this sort of thong with relative ease.

Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by bloopernova » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:49 PM UTC

abrugsch wrote: post #21

jxdxbx wrote: post #9

This is very cool. My personal favorite Aphex track is Donkey Rhubarb if you're feeling ambitious.

Oh wow... an endless generation of D.R. would send you straight to the asylum! as much as I love the bonkers-ness of Donkey Rhubarb, it's existing length is quite enough for one sitting! Come to daddy on the other hand...

One day, someone will feed the Come to Daddy video into a machine learning cluster somewhere and turn it into a 12 hour video that could give Charlie Brooker nightmares.

Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by empath75 » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:51 PM UTC

Now do "Flutter"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZFmZ0gZNZI

Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by munificent » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:52 PM UTC

ct0 wrote: post #40

LeonM wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably my favorite album for programming and other work that require concentration. I still haven't encountered anything like it. I wish there was more.

Check out the artist Solar Fields

I love Solar Fields.

Also: Global Communication, Ocouer, Christopher Willits, Marconi Union, Eluvium, Ólafur Arnalds, Balmorhea.

Re: Generating More of My Favorite Aphex Twin Track

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Post by abrugsch » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 2:53 PM UTC

bloopernova wrote: post #57

abrugsch wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh wow... an endless generation of D.R. would send you straight to the asylum! as much as I love the bonkers-ness of Donkey Rhubarb, it's existing length is quite enough for one sitting! Come to daddy on the other hand...

One day, someone will feed the Come to Daddy video into a machine learning cluster somewhere and turn it into a 12 hour video that could give Charlie Brooker nightmares.

OH. DEAR. GOD.

You are an evil genius