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Coffee House => Coffee House Boards => CH / Entertainment => Topic started by: Karlos on March 02, 2007, 08:10:53 PM
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Ever had one of those days that seems to be a haze from start to finish?
During the nightly code check in, I realised I'd been listening to the same tune on continuous play for most of the day (luckily for my colleages I had headphones on else they'd have gone postal after the first 15 minutes)...
Seems I was coding away in my own little world most of the day to Aphex Twin's "Meltphace 6". Now, all I can remember of the day is that tune, which is presently stuck on infinite loop entirely in my head :lol:
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Ever had one of those days that seems to be a haze from start to finish?
story of my life
Seems I was coding away in my own little world most of the day to Aphex Twin's "Meltphace 6". Now, all I can remember of the day is that tune, which is presently stuck on infinite loop entirely in my head
better make sure you didn't code the music in. :lol:
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better make sure you didn't code the music in
Trust me. If code were ever translated into music, it would be something by Aphex Twin...
This particular track comprises a very gentle but hynotisingly repetetive chord pattern. It's accented by the occasional deliberate detune of the notes and by various other harmonising (or anti-harmonising) melody sounds.
The whole lot is then sat on top of his signature "hyper edited" breakbeat style. Think of a normal drumming pattern that's gone through some sort of bizzare fractal process and you begin to get the idea :-)
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Of course, the worst thing about having an Aphex Twin breakbeat stuck in your head is that it will probably drill it's own way out :lol:
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I bet Vincent knows what I mean ;-)
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I think glitch happens to your ear, whereas most music takes a more passive role. That's why it's pretty easy to space out to it.
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Karlos wrote:
I bet Vincent knows what I mean ;-)
:lol: I sure do!
At least it wasn't something loud like Industro Garage Beats or Corn Mouth ;-)
I'd bet you'd be even more glad it wasn't Pac-Man!! :-D
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Karlos wrote:
Trust me. If code were ever translated into music, it would be something by Aphex Twin...
Funny you should say that.....
IIRC, his first experimentation with music was apparently turning the sound right up on the tv when he had the Speccy on and listened to the changes in frequency when the screen changed :lol:
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Vincent wrote:
I'd bet you'd be even more glad it wasn't Pac-Man!! :-D
"Eat them up! yum! yum!" :lol:
Regarding the speccy, it goes back even earlier than that. He claimed he was able to achieve a similar effect messing about on the zx81 :-D
You can tell he was a speccy fan. Half of his tracks have at least one spectrum tape loading sample in them somewhere!
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I was always surprised by the luke warm reception to Druqks. I think its some of his best stuff. Not that I ever disliked anything so far although some of his stuff can be hard to listen to at times :lol:
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NoFastMem wrote:
I think glitch happens to your ear, whereas most music takes a more passive role. That's why it's pretty easy to space out to it.
:-? Sorry Chris, that turn of phrase totally lost me.
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Karlos wrote:
Regarding the speccy, it goes back even earlier than that. He claimed he was able to achieve a similar effect messing about on the zx81 :-D
Damn, that's right enough. My memory fails me yet again :-P
Btw, I thought the same way about Drukqs. I actually got my CDs from my uncle who didn't like it. He liked the tunes on it, but not the way they were put on. He really didn't like the pure acid trance stuff sitting next to the mellow piano stuff.
But what do I care, I got it for absolutely nowt :-D
I've yet to hear an Aphex Twin/AFX/Gak/Polygon Window/Caustic Window/Power-Pill song I don't like :-D
Although there's one track, "At The Heart of it All", that was a joint remix/creation between Trent Reznor and Aphex Twin that's a bit naff.
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Karlos:
"Think of a normal drumming pattern that's gone through some sort of bizzare fractal process and you begin to get the idea"
Were you playing this on the office jukebox on thursday? I cant say Ive ever heard anything like that before - it was mental! I can see why you would like it though ;-)
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Karlos wrote:
Now, all I can remember of the day is that tune, which is presently stuck on infinite loop entirely in my head :lol:
Ahh, then you need to use Doobrey's Magical Song Removal Technique (TM) (http://youtube.com/watch?v=mzs5aOYr8B4), guaranteed to get rid of any song currently stuck in your mind.
There's one slightly annoying side effect though.
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Damn you Doobrey, I clicked that!
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Right, here's my revenge! (http://www.imeem.com/skyegirl14/video/7kG_zJgn/skyegirl14_lily_the_pink_hp_movies_video/)
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Well I did warn there were side effects. :evilgrin:
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@X-ray and Doobrey
:lol:
But... I thought this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUf3SWulR-I) was a bit better...
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Karlos wrote:
:-? Sorry Chris, that turn of phrase totally lost me.
I guess I mean that there's so much bluster in the music that if you let go it kinda averages and becomes much easier to listen to than you'd expect.
Kinda like how white noise can be interpreted as the sound of waves at the beach, ultimately your expectations/approach shape the listening experience.
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Dammit, now Vinnie is jeopardising my sanity!
Okay, pal, you asked for it... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu-UkTv8tVk)
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I guess I mean that there's so much bluster in the music that if you let go it kinda averages and becomes much easier to listen to than you'd expect.
Except for "ventolin" :lol:
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X-ray wrote:
Dammit, now Vinnie is jeopardising my sanity!
Okay, pal, you asked for it... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu-UkTv8tVk)
That's nothing compared to this (http://youtube.com/watch?v=8tGvGxsjLrc) little ditty...
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Karlos wrote:
"ventolin"
Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure that single was the first thing I ever bought by him. Not exactly the best place to start really :-D
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Vincent wrote:
That's nothing compared to this (http://youtube.com/watch?v=8tGvGxsjLrc) little ditty...
Oooh you're an evil man Vincent :lol:
BTW, what was that saying about never punching a guy who wears glasses?
I bet they'll change their minds after seeing that video.
I always wondered why Wayne added the 'Malletts mallet' smiley :hammer:
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Oh, Vinnie wants to play hard ball now, eh? Eat This!! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=cNsb4zP76gE)
(And for Odin, here is a special version (http://youtube.com/watch?v=LL8Ok_9jD5g&mode=related&search=))
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Doobrey wrote:
Oooh you're an evil man Vincent :lol:
I had a few other ideas but I thought that'd be the best one :-D
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X-ray wrote:
Oh, Vinnie wants to play hard ball now, eh? Eat This!! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=cNsb4zP76gE)
I almost posted that the last time :lol:
Ah well, it's still better that this (http://youtube.com/watch?v=h37KQu64RY4) one...
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Vincent wrote:
Karlos wrote:
"ventolin"
Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure that single was the first thing I ever bought by him. Not exactly the best place to start really :-D
The first thing I got was Selected Ambient Works I, back in 1994 or so. I just liked it straight away.
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I don't get Aphex Twin. It's too amelodic. Or to put it another way, it's just noise, and sounds like a child pressing random keys on a keyboard :-P
Give me post-OK Computer Radiohead any day.
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Or to put it another way, it's just noise, and sounds like a child pressing random keys on a keyboard
Some stuff may sound like that, especially to someone expecting something more conventional but if you listen to a spectrum of his music you'll actually see that he's exceptionally talented. It isn't all the aural assault that people tend to associate with his work.
Listen to some of the prepared piano on Druqks or some of the pad-filled ambient tunes from Selected Ambient Works 2 or even some of the more conventional ambient stuff from Selected Ambient Works 1, to get an idea of his less rhythmic stuff.
Lastly, there isn't a human alive, machine or piece of software in existence that can program a more complex rhythm pattern that actually manages to maintain a regular beat underneath the breaks, rolls, trills and rushes than Richard James ;-)
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Thanks Karlos. I'll give that stuff a listen and see what I think. As a classically trained musician I tend to be extremely critical of music, but when I find music I like I fall deeply in love with it :-) We'll see what your suggestions do to my opinion of Aphex Twin.
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It's probably a love it / hate it thing. I can't imagine his stuff having much middle ground support :-)
Bit like marmite, eh?
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X-ray wrote:
Dammit, now Vinnie is jeopardising my sanity!
Okay, pal, you asked for it... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu-UkTv8tVk)
SOOOO WRONG! :roflmao:
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Ok here's my input in this thread (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GbFrlu5Dw4)
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@moto:
As a classically trained musician...
Cool. Which instrument(s) do you play?
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BTW, two things you should remember when listening to anything by Aphex Twin:
1) He creates music that he personally likes or otherwise finds interesting. Whether or not anybody else does or not appears to be very low down his list of priorities.
2) It's said there's a fine line between genius and insanity. Clearly, the guy has tipped right over the edge and is free falling into his own personal padded cell, but every now and again you hear something that makes you realise he must have crawled right back out again :lol:
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I was classically trained as a pianist as far as I could go with the Guildhall (grade 8 IOW), then did an A Level in music and picked up some violin, cello, guitar and soime voice training. During my A levels I started experimenting with digital methods of composing and applying classical and baroque rules of harmony to electronic music. I haven't written anything or even played for quite some time now. I sometimes think I've written all the music I will ever write :-(
Any particular tracks on Drukqs you can recommend? I can't make anything out from the track names :-)
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motorollin wrote:
Any particular tracks on Drukqs you can recommend? I can't make anything out from the track names :-)
Five different styles from the same album:
Meltphace 6 (the one I was spacing out to) - ambient with heavily programmed percussion
Nanou2 - basic piano, slow basic chord alternation.
Avril 14th - lightly prepared piano, nice and mellow
Beskhu3epnm - heavily prepared piano (forks in the strings!), pretty dark sounding.
56 Cymru Beats - fast paced, acid synth, heavily programmed rhythm
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I sometimes think I've written all the music I will ever write
I get that feeling every time I look at my desk...
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I should add "taking control" to the list, if only for the fact it has samples of a Casio SK1's percussion (and many other old keyboards/drum machines) in it.
I can recognise that old click-pop sound _anywhere_ :lol:
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Speel that's some bad stuff, man!
However I don't think anyone can beat Vinnie's Crazy Frog for pure irritation. I've searched for a long time and can't beat that.
This one here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blmgNWIjVAw&mode=related&search=) comes close.
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Luckily for me, I simply avoided opening any of the youtube links. I just knew it would be Crazy Frog style stuff :lol:
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Okay here is the best shot I can make against Vinnie's Crazy Frog.
Check out this one, its so kewl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gE_6368BJo)
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<- Do I look like a mug?
don't answer that, seeing as that isn't even me :lol:
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@ Karlos
Ja, I think Vinnie has won this one.
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Go on, click it, I dare you :evilgrin:
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If you play all the links that we have provided you, Karlos, you will get a prize(tm).
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My subsentient "no sh!te please, we're british" proxy blocks access to stuff that would otherwise make me nuts :lol:
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Back on topic, I wonder if moto is on the floor, fingers in his ears begging it to stop yet?
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Sorry Karlos I really tried to like Aphex Twin but I just can't. It's too dissonant, and to be honest the piano pieces you recommended were, IMO, a bit dull. I'm off to listen to Thom Yorke's "The Eraser".
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No me reaction wasn't that severe :-) Mild aural bleeding and sore ribs due to pokes from boyfriend in his attempt to make me turn it off while I desperately tried to "engage" with it.
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Urggghhh smiley overload. Culling complete.
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Oh well. Each to their own.
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Heh, if you think that's dissonant, you haven't heard anything. Try listening to "ventolin"... :lol:
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moto-style smiley cull
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I'll see your Aphex Twin recommendations and raise you "Black Swan" by Thom Yorke. In fact any of the tracks on The Eraser.
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I also found a very nice EP you might like on iTunes called Rerun by someone called Oskar.
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Sure, I'll give them a shot when I'm at work (got an insanely fast connection there).
To be fair, I'll listen to just about anything, except for so-called modern "R&B" and boy-band/girl-band pap.
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X-ray wrote:
@ Karlos
Ja, I think Vinnie has won this one.
Dammit! I knew I should've kept the frog til the end :-(
Ah well, just to gloat -
not that annoying (http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ytQqFyeuOc)
annoying (http://youtube.com/watch?v=SI6KTW0Z-4Y)
very annoying (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lX3S1f_7dI4)
....... (http://youtube.com/watch?v=a9nJJXzeZPs).
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Karlos wrote:
Luckily for me, I simply avoided opening any of the youtube links. I just knew it would be Crazy Frog style stuff :lol:
Boring sod :-P
You're missing excellent British music from the 80s - 90s :-P
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No I'm not. I'm preserving my sanity. What little remains of it...
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Karlos wrote:
Heh, if you think that's dissonant, you haven't heard anything. Try listening to "ventolin"... :lol:
I must have a problem then, I can't really think of an unharmonious RDJ song... erm... tune... erm... noise :-D
moto-style smiley cull
To make up for the unethical culling...
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If you find ventolin actually comfortable to listen to, you've probably lost all hearing sensitivity above 10kHz...
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On the subject of Aphex Twin. Does anybody else (that has seen it) think that the girl spawn from "Come to Daddy" (basically girls with RDJ's face edited on) bear more than a passing resemblence to Princess Anne?
If you haven't seen said video, it's on youtube...
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Not quite the best shot but...
(http://singingfool.com/photos/531/022326_19.jpg)
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Nope, it's just that that "background" squeal doesn't bother me at all.
But then again, I've probably heard it thousands of times since it came out as a single :-D
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Karlos wrote:
If you haven't seen said video, it's on youtube...
A different one (http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ZIM3cYar3c).
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Vincent wrote:
Nope, it's just that that "background" squeal doesn't bother me at all.
It's not the squeal itself that's so bad. It's the upper harmonics of it.
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Vincent wrote:
Dammit! I knew I should've kept the frog til the end :-(
Luckily, I've still got a few aces up my sleeve :evilgrin:
2nd best metal band in the UK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wM58YXp2x0) (pretty painful to listen to)
The Prince of Darkness at his finest (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nm_qBubzC6Y)
(no comment) (http://youtube.com/watch?v=3FtKYOtOIkE)
And finally,my piece de resistance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16bgO2kX3XI)
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my grammar's terrible... my grandpa ain't much better either!
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Doobrey wrote:
The Prince of Darkness at his finest (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nm_qBubzC6Y)
(no comment) (http://youtube.com/watch?v=3FtKYOtOIkE)
There's nowt wrong with them! :-P
I hate that duck though :-x
my grammar's terrible... my grandpa ain't much better either!
This ain't the groaner thread :-P
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Ja, I think Vinnie won fair and square. The crazy frog tune is the most f**ked thing I ever heard.
However, I claim second place with Barbie Girl by Aqua (or maybe Agadoo)
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I'd say Agadoo is worse than Barbie Girl.
Agadoo still gets played at parties even though it's utter tripe.
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I've noticed that Karlos doesn't have anything bad to say about Crazy Frog.
It didn't take me long to find out why.
Here's a picture of Karlos when he was just a lad, with his pet frog:
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/Odd_Job/Karlosfrog.jpg)
See that? He loves them!
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So which is which? :-P
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X-ray:
"I've noticed that Karlos doesn't have anything bad to say about Crazy Frog.
See that? He loves them!"
Hmm... looks more like some sort of giant toad.
"Luckily for me, I simply avoided opening any of the youtube links. I just knew it would be Crazy Frog style stuff"
"My subsentient "no sh!te please, we're british" proxy blocks access to stuff that would otherwise make me nuts"
Rather it doesnt look like that he has anything good to say about "crazy frog". Im pretty sure calling something "sh!te" is not giving it praise.
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X-ray wrote:
Speel that's some bad stuff, man!
Gotta love it :lol:
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Mind you, speaking of frogs, we forgot a good one!
Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRy318lhSAk&mode=related&search=) it is. Look out for Mel, making a cameo appearance with a pink concertina :-P
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Hell would be deep frozen long before you would ever catch me wearing pink.
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"...Hell would be deep frozen long before you would ever catch me wearing pink..."
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I would hope we would not catch you wearing any concertina, nevermind a pink one ;-)
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Youd never catch me under any circumstances... :-P
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...because your other car is a Ferrari!
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/Odd_Job/melscar.jpg)
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Apparently when Mel drives that car, she plays Doop Doop (by Doop Doop), on loop.
:-D
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I've never seen a more hideous car than that!
Sacrilege! Burn the heretic!
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X-Ray
You seem to have a lot of spare time to trawl through youtube and create (badly) edited images... Are you presently out of work or is that in fact your job? If it is Im sorry but I was about to suggest you dont give up your day job :-P
" ...because your other car is a Ferrari!"
If technical authors can get paid enough to buy ferraris Im with the wrong employer!
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That's Mel's car, that is.
Doop doop!
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"...If technical authors can get paid enough to buy ferraris Im with the wrong employer!..."
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I think you'll find that technical authors who think a concertina is an item of clothing, usually don't get enough pay raises to buy a Ferrari ;-)
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So what makes you think I think a concetina is a piece of clothing? I simply said I would never wear pink. I made no comment at all about wearing a concertina since thats obviously a non sequitur.
Perhaps sitting idle all day watching internet video has harmed your reading age as you seem to derive meaning from absence of text in a place where no alternative communication exists. Well have lots of fun further rotting your brain - some of us have more important things to do :-P
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Time for me to contribute, although be warned, this isn't pretty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFacWGBJ_cs) :lol: :lol: :lol:
Admittedly, I'm actually quite a fan of Speels contribution, as funny as that sounds.
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LOL Mel
You thought a concertina was a wearable item.
That's funny, that is.
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X-ray:
"LOL Mel
You thought a concertina was a wearable item.
That's funny, that is."
I see I have to repeat myself:
"So what makes you think I think a concetina is a piece of clothing? I simply said I would never wear pink. I made no comment at all about wearing a concertina since thats obviously a non sequitur."
Im sorry was that too complicated for you to read? Would you like some help?
http://www.reference.com/search?q=non%20sequitur
"Non sequitur (absurdism), comment which is humorously absurd or has no relation to the comment it follows; a statement so foolish, or illogical that can not be responded to"
Was that helpful in understanding why I ignored your remark?
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X-Ray, you're starting to sound like a schoolboy who teases girls in the playground if he fancies them :-P
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I really hope not!
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@ Moto
hehe
But really, if the truth be known, I don't fancy the skinny ones. It is like hugging a bicycle.
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mel_zoom wrote:
I really hope not!
:lol:
Well, it's not a miracle, considering your avatar :-)
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Actually, Speel, it would be a miracle, see my response above yours ;-)
Anyway, back to horrendous sound tracks. I have been trying to find one that I remember plagued us at school back in 1985. All I can remember is the chorus was:
"Ooh that, ooh that, ooh thats just amaaaaaazing. It's amazing!"
Does anyone know what that song was?
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X-ray wrote:
Actually, Speel, it would be a miracle, see my response above yours ;-)
You rather have a spontaneaus Dutch girl from the countryside, with red round cheeks?
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Ja, a Dutch girl would be nice. I like them a bit adventurous.
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X-ray wrote:
It is like hugging a bicycle.
(http://www.bikecult.com/works/collections/maxouhRrs.jpg)
*drool*
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I just realised that there are two songs that can get us back on track:
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/Odd_Job/bicycle_race.jpg)
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"But really, if the truth be known, I don't fancy the skinny ones"
Typical male, so superficial! Its always a womans size or appearence they care about :-P
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Nonsense, Mel. Let me illustrate. Many years ago, I had a traveling job where I met many young ladies. As luck would have it, I found that three of these young ladies expressed interest in me at the same time (they didn't know each other). What could I do? I fancied all of them. Obviously I would have been a real cad if I just went out with all of them (cheated), so I decided to evaluate each woman's merits. Here is what I did: I gave each woman £200 and told her to spend it how ever she liked, then arranged to meet each woman on her own, a week later.
The first girl spent all that money on perfume and a pair of shoes. She was really happy with her purchase and kissed me thank you.
The second girl bought herself a handbag for £30 and spent the rest of the money on a really fancy briefcase for me. She gave me a really nice hug.
The third girl made a very wise wager with that money and won £400. She gave me the £200 back and split the winnings with me, which was another £200 in my pocket. She kissed me and said we would be good together.
Now who do you think I chose to be my girl-friend?
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The fit one?
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Yes :lol:
(Actually the original punchline was 'The one with the biggest jugs')
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Sorry if I spoiled the punchline :-P
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And here I am thinking that my contribution would have at least some cringe factor, oh well :-?
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No mate, Joe Dolce rules, man!
I love that song, and that's no lie.
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X-ray wrote:
No mate, Joe Dolce rules, man!
I love that song, and that's no lie.
Thats not healthy dude...
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mel_zoom wrote:
Typical male, so superficial! Its always a womans size or appearence they care about :-P
And it is not extremely superficial to come up with such a cliche? :-P
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X-ray wrote:
I just realised that there are two songs that can get us back on track:
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/Odd_Job/bicycle_race.jpg)
:-D
eeeew :lol:
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This better Eyso? (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=1689)
(Sorry PMC :-))
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motorollin wrote:
This better Eyso? (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=1689)
(Sorry PMC :-))
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That's better :-)
;-) @ PMC
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motorollin wrote:
:evilgrin:
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:lol:
Unfortunately he doesn't wear such tight cyclepants....
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X-Ray:
"Now who do you think I chose to be my girl-friend?"
Simple - you picked the one with the darkest sunglasses and harnessed labrador.
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"...Simple - you picked the one with the darkest sunglasses and harnessed labrador..."
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Yes, even she knows a concertina from a dress ;-)
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I hate in ear headphones!
Erm, they're called earphones, dear ;-)
/me runs
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@ Vinnie :lol:
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"Yes, even she knows a concertina from a dress"
She also probably knows what a non sequitur is and when not to waste time replying to one. Obviously you do not - even when presented with a suitable definition. Thats because your comprehension of written english is second only to your notion of what constitutes something being funny.
The "joke" wasnt funny first time since the "observation" on which it was based was a fallacy. Which is why nobody other than you laughed. It wasnt any funnier the second time either. Nor this time. It wont be any other time either. Its just... well sad really. Your site rank seems to be well deserved :-P
Vincent:
Now that was funny :-) Im not changing it though. Relabelling them as "earphones" doesnt make them any less irritating when they wont stay put!
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mel_zoom wrote:
Now that was funny :-) Im not changing it though. Relabelling them as "earphones" doesnt make them any less irritating when they wont stay put!
I initially thought you were putting in earrings...
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adz:
"I initially thought you were putting in earrings..."
Youre not the first to think that :-) Truth be told I think the full-drop earrings were catching the wire from the earpiece which was a bit too big to fit comfortably in my ear. The slightest movement seemed to knock it out. I got caught on camera whilst fidgeting with it and frowning and pouting!
(Yes thats a frown...)
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@mel_zoom
It's certainly looks well captured, although just about any photo can look sharp at that size. I'm highly suspect of that being a frown though, must be the angle ;-)
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Opinions concerning my comprehension of written English vary. However I can at least claim to write it with reasonable skill. If you stick with me, I'll lick your writing into shape :-P
I agree with Adz. That doesn't look like a frown. 'Frown' is too strong a word for what you are doing there. I would describe it more as a hardening of the features...you know, such as when a woman unwittingly acknowledges the passing of wind.
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X-ray wrote:
...I would describe it more as a hardening of the features...you know, such as when a woman unwittingly acknowledges the passing of wind.
That had me rolling for a second there :roflmao:
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mel_zoom wrote:
Relabelling them as "earphones" doesnt make them any less irritating when they wont stay put!
No, but trying to get headphones in your ear must be difficult...
Unless you've got ears like Prince Charlie, but I doubt that as we can actually see your face and hair in the photo.
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motorollin wrote:
:evilgrin:
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Hang on! Am I now a gay pin up? Oh, what would IAMA say?
:lol:
Cheers guys, you cracked me up with that!
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I've not read this thread until now, but it's the kind of thing you can only find at Aorg.
Everyone seems to be paying particular attention to the scribings of a pretty lady, we haven't seen that in a while... (no offence intended Mel hehe).
BTW, anyone heard from Blobrana lately? Has anyone seen la Blob and la Mel in the same thread? Are they the same person?
On the side subject of what makes a desirable female, I can safely say that a lady perched on a bike (although one not quite as good as mine) is a great start.
Shallow, moi?
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PMC wrote:
Are they the same person?
if the same person he sure looks good in drag :lol:
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Karlos wrote:
Vincent wrote:
I'd bet you'd be even more glad it wasn't Pac-Man!! :-D
"Eat them up! yum! yum!" :lol:
Regarding the speccy, it goes back even earlier than that. He claimed he was able to achieve a similar effect messing about on the zx81 :-D
I could do that ! all you did was something like:
10 FAST
20 FAST
30 SLOW
40 GOTO 10
this would make a note (pink noise? can't remember - this was 25 years ago after all!) if you turned the volume up and slightly detuned yer telly.
for everyone else: a lot of corners were cut in making the ZX81 a 4 or 5 IC computer - the CPU was used by the ULA to generate the timings for the generating the character based display, by use if NMIs the R register, and whatnot. consequently, SLOW mode was dog slow, and you only got 25% of the CPU's time to yourself - FAST basically turned off the display generator.
You can tell he was a speccy fan. Half of his tracks have at least one spectrum tape loading sample in them somewhere!
cool!
but not quite the same as Tim Follin...
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"...Everyone seems to be paying particular attention to the scribings of a pretty lady, we haven't seen that in a while... (no offence intended Mel hehe).
BTW, anyone heard from Blobrana lately? Has anyone seen la Blob and la Mel in the same thread? Are they the same person?..."
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PMC, my son, you can't compare Mel to Blobzie.
Blobzie poons Mel in every way I can think of.
They are definitely not the same.
Now if you talk about Cecilia, that is a different matter 'cos I dig that one too ;-)
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X-ray wrote:
PMC, my son, you can't compare Mel to Blobzie.
Blobzie poons Mel in every way I can think of.
They are definitely not the same.
Now if you talk about Cecilia, that is a different matter 'cos I dig that one too ;-)
Sometimes the way you dig I think you're digging something else :-P
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:lol:
I have several plots already reserved for me at the local graveyard.
And there are several women drawing lots to see who turns the first spade load.
But what can I do? I is what I is.
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Anyone recognise these studs?
Clickety-click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1wzFeCJ2dc)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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PMC wrote:
BTW, anyone heard from Blobrana lately?
I think she's busy running her new bar (http://www.extropia.co.uk/img/arq.jpg)...
{bleep}tails and frag salads a speciality?
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adz wrote:
Anyone recognise these studs?
Clickety-click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1wzFeCJ2dc)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Either nobody has clicked, or no one knows who they are...
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It is the latter for me.
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X-ray wrote:
It is the latter for me.
Familiar with a rather popular childrens group called "The Wiggles"?
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Karlos wrote:
PMC wrote:
BTW, anyone heard from Blobrana lately?
I think she's busy running her new bar (http://www.extropia.co.uk/img/arq.jpg)...
{bleep}tails and frag salads a speciality?
/me wonders if that was too subtle :lol:
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Karlos wrote:
/me wonders if that was too subtle :lol:
I was just wondering why it was named after an old reqtools patch (http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/Arq1_83) :roll:
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Doobrey wrote:
Karlos wrote:
/me wonders if that was too subtle :lol:
I was just wondering why it was named after an old reqtools patch (http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/Arq1_83) :roll:
Hint: Where else have you seen that typeface?
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Nah, I caught the Quake reference just fine...
...but not the Wiggles.
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I was going to replace the "Q" with the quad damage style one, but I figured that would be too obvious (not to mention the whole sign would have looked made up)
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X-ray wrote:
...but not the Wiggles.
Do you really want to catch wiggles though?
@adz
Were they on the Steve Irwin tribute prog? If so, that's the only place I've seen them.
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Vincent wrote:
@adz
Were they on the Steve Irwin tribute prog? If so, that's the only place I've seen them.
Not sure as I didn't watch it, here's a pic for reference:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/63423main_wiggles_wave.jpg)
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adz wrote:
adz wrote:
Anyone recognise these studs?
Clickety-click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1wzFeCJ2dc)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Either nobody has clicked, or no one knows who they are...
I saw those guys on "Neighbours" once years ago! :lol:
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CannonFodder wrote:
I saw those guys on "Neighbours" once years ago! :lol:
Having never watched "Neighbours" I wouldn't know if they were on it...
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adz wrote:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/63423main_wiggles_wave.jpg)
I think the guy in the light blue on the right was one of the main presenters on the Irwin prog.
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Vincent wrote:
X-ray wrote:
@ Karlos
Ja, I think Vinnie has won this one.
Dammit! I knew I should've kept the frog til the end :-(
Ah well, just to gloat -
not that annoying (http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ytQqFyeuOc)
annoying (http://youtube.com/watch?v=SI6KTW0Z-4Y)
very annoying (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lX3S1f_7dI4)
....... (http://youtube.com/watch?v=a9nJJXzeZPs).
Want some more?
something Finnish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPnGPIMUnus)
Indian 'Michael Jackson' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvP7dT3Dx0)
Something Dutch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwzALoMqMzw)
Borat? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0lEDY-LDaY)
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Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
Borat? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0lEDY-LDaY)
:roflmao:
WTF is that?
He sounds like the Dutch coppers off Harry Enfield and she sounds like Stalin. :lol:
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Zlad! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zladko_Vladcik)
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Getting sort of back on topic, I just did it again. I've been listening to "Hybrid - Remix and Additional Production By" all day long :lol:
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Muppet!
How about God Save the Queen (http://youtube.com/watch?v=XRXwWbo_mX0) on a Renault F1 car?
Or La Marseillaise (http://youtube.com/watch?v=HSNAtKhzBKQ) for any frenchies reading..
How often do you get to say a car has more musical talent than Celine Dion? :-D
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If you're not too careful you'll do yourself an RLI :-P
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Repetetive Listening Injury? :lol:
Going through the Brian Transeau collection at the mo, there's half a day's worth at least...
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Karlos wrote:
Repetetive Listening Injury? :lol:
Going through the Brian Transeau collection at the mo, there's half a day's worth at least...
The CD's survived the Crayola felt tip then I see. ;-)
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Karlos wrote:
Repetetive Listening Injury? :lol:
I get RLI a lot. Usually combined with a skelp across the face from Sioux :lol:
I've not long got myself a new mp3 player. I'm now up to a whopping 2GB!
Strangely it was only £5 more than the 1GB version of the same player, in the same shop. The other 2GB ones were almost double the price.
The reason for buying? I couldn't fit Celtic Frost's Monotheist on the 128MB one :lol:
I wonder how much Aphex and Daft Punk stuff will fit on it :-D
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CannonFodder wrote:
Karlos wrote:
Repetetive Listening Injury? :lol:
Going through the Brian Transeau collection at the mo, there's half a day's worth at least...
The CD's survived the Crayola felt tip then I see. ;-)
Actually that was just the existing stuff ;-)
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RLI tune of the day:
BT "Dark Heart Dawning"
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Hum,
i now realise why i haven't heard of the song before....
http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF256824-01-01-05.mp3
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Karlos wrote:
RLI tune of the day:
BT "Dark Heart Dawning"
Nyah Bingi by Jimmy Riley is mine today :-)
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@Karlos
I heartily recommend "Dreaming Your Dreams" by Hybrid off the Wide Angle album.
Proper filthy dirty breaks and bass ;-)
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@CannonFodder
Absolutely everything by hybrid is in my playlist atm ;-)
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RLI tune of the day:
Filter - Take A Picture
I must be going soft or summat :lol:
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Karlos wrote:
@CannonFodder
Absolutely everything by hybrid is in my playlist atm ;-)
What a coincidence! ;-)
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When the jukebox server where you work has some 1200 GB of music, it's rarely a coincidence ;-)
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the jukebox server where you work has some 1200 GB of music
Just wait till they get this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scNLfr1EP08) little gem on it. Plenty of swearing btw, but possibly unintelligible to non-scots :-P
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Karlos wrote:
When the jukebox server where you work has some 1200 GB of music, it's rarely a coincidence ;-)
:-o
What bitrate?
I tend to think I have a lot at ~100GB.
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NoFastMem wrote:
Karlos wrote:
When the jukebox server where you work has some 1200 GB of music, it's rarely a coincidence ;-)
:-o
What bitrate?
I tend to think I have a lot at ~100GB.
It varies. There are also a lot of duplicates. I estimate only 800~900 GB is distinct. I feel the strange urge to buy a few external 400GB USB2 hard drives ;-)
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RLI of today: Orbital - The Middle Of Nowhere - Way Out
Strange, I don't recall liking this track originally...
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Vincent wrote:
Just wait till they get this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scNLfr1EP08) little gem on it. Plenty of swearing btw, but possibly unintelligible to non-scots :-P
Ah.. the Romans were so forward thinking with Hadrian's Wall ;-)
Emerson,Lake &Palmer's 'Hoedown' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0FuFfcCZiE) has been my RLI of the week.
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CannonFodder wrote:
@Karlos
I heartily recommend "Dreaming Your Dreams" by Hybrid off the Wide Angle album.
Proper filthy dirty breaks and bass ;-)
Curiously enough, that happened to be the RSI tune for today. The opening first few minutes are especially nice :-D
"Our bass synth has pitchbend and we're not afraid to use it!"
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Hum,
today, i will be mostly listening to trance (http://trance.magnify.net/item/BCVCZ1147DTW79M1)
(http://www.extropia.co.uk/exf/images/em/jesse.png)
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(http://www.extropia.co.uk/exf/images/em/jesse.png)
Today, I've mostly been listening to "Monk & Canatella: Enter The Monk - Hybrid Remix"
Definately going through a Hybrid phase at the moment.
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I got some 80s moments last days... Great song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRjRGVDD0Wk) :-D.
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I've been listening to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EldHUPSVTE rather a lot. It's a bit hypnotic.
Also been listening to the awesome Dirtchamber Sessions by Liam Howlett quite a bit during revision.
Another thing that has got be through the last few weeks has been Pendulum's "Hold Your Colour" album. I would recite graphics algorithms to the tune of Turantula (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fY8bHc53qY) and recently Girl In The Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCKpzP5SGYw) has been a favourite repeat listen. Actually the whole album is brilliant, and probably the first album I've ever bought where I like every song on it. Not even the genius of Liam Howlett has managed that (there is always at least one really sucky song on every Prodigy album)
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I've been listening to a lot of Joan Jett lately,hard to believe she's been at it over 30 yrs.
1977 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=EQYWqYpoLPU)
2006 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=yVlcAJFTPRo)
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Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
Vincent wrote:
X-ray wrote:
@ Karlos
Ja, I think Vinnie has won this one.
Dammit! I knew I should've kept the frog til the end :-(
Ah well, just to gloat -
not that annoying (http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ytQqFyeuOc)
annoying (http://youtube.com/watch?v=SI6KTW0Z-4Y)
very annoying (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lX3S1f_7dI4)
....... (http://youtube.com/watch?v=a9nJJXzeZPs).
Want some more?
something Finnish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPnGPIMUnus)
Indian 'Michael Jackson' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvP7dT3Dx0)
Something Dutch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwzALoMqMzw)
Borat? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0lEDY-LDaY)
DANGER WILL ROBERSON! DANGER!
Don't click this! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipZDG6__Zfc)
:-P
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Doobrey wrote:
I've been listening to a lot of Joan Jett lately,hard to believe she's been at it over 30 yrs.
1977 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=EQYWqYpoLPU)
2006 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=yVlcAJFTPRo)
My lord she looks good for 46 and she still rocks!
Tune! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=M3T_xeoGES8)
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1,683 guitarists play 'Smoke on Water' (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_fe_st/smoke_on_water_record)
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9bxwyiG0vs&mode=related&search=)
Next time ... Stairway to Heaven... :-P
Need a "guitar riff smilie"
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"Roygbiv" by Boards of Canada is my current musical obsession.
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I think it is time for a musical interlude. Here is the tune Wilse is playing at the club lately:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=4a28EBGEkCs
:-P
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X-ray wrote:
I think it is time for a musical interlude. Here is the tune Wilse is playing at the club lately:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=4a28EBGEkCs
:-P
I can see the martian heads exploding already...
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Here's what Bloodline has on his playlist:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA
:-P
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By the way, where is Mel?
I am in the mood for some female banter here, a kind of XX vs XY deal.
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Seems I was coding away in my own little world most of the day to Aphex Twin's "Meltphace 6". Now, all I can remember of the day is that tune, which is presently stuck on infinite loop entirely in my head
Just having the same experience again, this time with Royksopp's two remixes of Steve Reich's "Electric Counterpoint Part III: Fast"
For those unfamiliar with the third part of Electric Counterpoint, it's where the guitar sample in The Orb's "Little Fluffy Clouds" came from.
Achievement unlocked: Thread necromancer.
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It happened to me yesterday with Forever Growing Centipedes by The Faint :)
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moto