Blogcritics: Comments on Who Is Richard James?

Comment by Tom Johnson

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:50:06 EDT

He seems like a real, honest-to-goodness freak, from the interviews and articles about him. He strikes me as the type that would be entirely lost without music as his outlet. I hope he keeps it up, but everytime he talks to someone it sounds like he's hung it up for a while at least.

Comment by frost@work

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:44:42 EDT

Richard James is the man. I WANT YOUR SOUL! I WILL EAT YOUR SOUL!

Comment by Eric Olsen

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:30:11 EDT

Right on Tom, you like all the good stuff! (just the wrong songs - kidding). He was a wild guy to talk to as well.

Comment by Tom Johnson

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:01:28 EDT

Aphex Twin is one of my favorites. A lot of people were disappointed with his last release of "new" music, the double-CD set Drukqs, but I still found it challenging and intriguing. My favorite release of his is the sadly out-of-print 12-track Ventolin EP, but some of that can be found on 51-13. The whole Ventolin EP is consistent and constantly intriguing - and regardless of the "remix" nature of it, there's hardly more than a few tracks that even remotely resemble the original.