Quote (hATemOnkEy @ Feb 13 2010 08:51am)
Aphex is good to space out too. But, I repeat, he was a disappointment live. Too mellow.
Venetian Snares raped him in performance on Dour last year.
I have a preference for specific album tracks and track segments if I'm really listening. Namely, I can appreciate the progression in certain introductions like Trojan.Killav.E. The rest of the tune just pisses me off though to be straight. There's imaginitive differences in most of his work. You wouldn't have never heard of RDJ, listened to Vordhosbn, Lichen and then assume the same guy produced both. Or Avril 14th, on the same disc. That record alone was an experience.
Some dudes just aren't good live though. He's better than Squarepusher live... Well, all together better in like, every way.
Quote (HERETICtheory @ Feb 13 2010 12:39pm)
I didn't know Amon Tobin did the Splinter Cell soundtrack, that's badass. I've heard a bit of his stuff and some of it didn't catch me right away but that tune you posted was pretty badass, very Splinter Cell-ish.
The album El Cargo is on is titled Chaos Theory with a picture of the tri goggles on the front. All of the songs on it are indeed in the game. I've owned it before. I don't think it's the official soundtrack though. I don't remember anything else I heard in the game that wasn't on Tobin's label.
El Cargo played during a ridiculously heated, exposing portion of the game (which is rare in Splinter Cell), and it actually felt nothing like the game because of the track in my opinion. It easily became my favorite though.
It's always a hit or miss situation with me. I love that Amon has fashioned a unique style for himself. Alot of it, I can't get into. I wasn't a huge fan of 4 Ton Mantis either, which is commonly the first track people listen to when they discover him.
I reccomend Cujo (Amon Tobin) - Adventures in Foam for a decent album.
Quote (Makemetalmusic @ Feb 13 2010 07:58pm)
Woah, I didn't know David Firth made music. I've been contemplating watching salad fingers while shrooming, but haven't got the balls to do it yet. That shit would be so scary lol
Salad fingers is either histerically odd or disturbing without psychedelics. Beware the Friendly Stranger in the Boards of Canada video I posted near the bottom of page 8 is basically the theme song of Salad Fingers. Firth doesn't actually create music (I don't think). He makes fucked up videos. Check out fatpie dot com.
He also used Rhubarb from Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2 in Salad Fingers.
This post was edited by W32Aphex on Feb 13 2010 08:08pm