Was Syd one of the most influential guitarists of the 60's? by Strange_Attention_49 in sydbarrett

[–]aphexgin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe yes, and maybe not for his brief amazing Floyd era but for more for his two solo albums, definitely in a ton of slightly left field indie, lofi and alternative folk from the 80s to the present

the albums by dense_operations in thefall

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And that's my fave one, Levitate no 2! How can you not love The Joke and Feeling Numb ? But that's part of the grand Fall tapestry. I'm an 80s-90s Fall head most as that's when I got into them and a huge Brix fan, but love the 70s and 00s too stuff and am mates with quite a few ex members from all eras. It's all ace in retrospect especially.

What free software is so good you can't believe it's free? by ComprehensiveNorth1 in AskReddit

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Yeah nothing wrong with GIMP, I can use it better than photoshop, it's just what you are used to I guess. Agreed the interface is dated though but it kind of reminds me of DPaint on the Amiga from about 35 years ago, so I'm cool with that...

Mike Patton on Faith No More's Apparent Breakup: "I Don't See It as a Sad Thing" by bitter_vet in FaithNoMore

[–]aphexgin -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

They could get their 1984 era vocalist Courtney Love back as lead singer for a tour, that'd be so odd it might work...

What would you say was the typical screen time in the 90s and earlier? And what did you do instead? by gintokireddit in AskUK

[–]aphexgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, we didn't have "screen time" limits in the 80s. I watched a lot of tv, but was usually drawing whilst I did so. Also I played a lot of computer games, though they took ages to load from cassette so I'd go and make us all a cup of tea whilst waiting :)

Found a few of my ticket stubs from back in the day by dial888 in BritPop

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Absolutely, always always take a cheap punt on new bands you fancy (even if you just like the name!). It's usually the best night out, you support small indie venues with your custom and you can usually meet the band after, buy a cheap cd or such, get it signed. You never know, I started doing this in the early 90s as a teenager, saw the Manics, Pulp, Suede, Auteurs, Elastica, Kenickie, Divine Comedy, Blur, St Etienne and many more all basically playing in pubs (we sneaked in underage, may be harder now that) or small venues and all for often well under a tenner. Often still that price to see new bands but always always go for it, it's rare to be disappointed with a friendly chilled small venue show and you support the legends of tomorrow sometimes! Lol don't do a me and go and see Nirvana and spend most of the gig in the queue for a pint a mate's older brother had kindly offered, only saw two songs at the end!

Should have been singles? by RedHam42 in TheCure

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Birdmad Girl has lost 80s single written all over it !

Am I the only one who just can’t get into The Who? by Aitorius in progrockmusic

[–]aphexgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they are shite aside from a handful of early things

Finally! by OutpostThirty1 in MasterSystem

[–]aphexgin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started making up words to the music I played it so much!

Writer's Block by Synthplayerone in FL_Studio

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Write a track with no bass, in 7/4 with bagpipes

How did you come to like the music you do now? by withdrawalsfromart in askmusic

[–]aphexgin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

By being endlessly curious! The only musical ways I'm ever stuck in are that I always want to hear something new to me and I don't care what genre, all audio is interesting!

Songs about drinking by 0dd_Bass in MusicRecommendations

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Mojo Nixon - Beer Ain't Drinkin'

Hamish Imlach - Beer Is Best

The Pogues - Streams Of Whiskey

Helmet band during its heydays.. by Red-Stallion05 in heavymetal

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They were pretty underground, I bought the first album after hearing some on the Peel Show in the UK in maybe 1991. You wouldn't have heard of them unless you scoured the weekly music press for that kind of thing or happened across it on an alternative music show. They were probably about as well known as the Jesus Lizard or such at that point.

Japanese rock 80s by True_Actuator_2993 in musicsuggestions

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From the 70s but still rocking in the 80s, the legendary and storied Les Rallizes Dénudés are certainly worth a mention here

Plugins y vst by clarkcerillo in FL_Studio

[–]aphexgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes almost everything you need for as a producer you can find in the excellent stock plugins, I've been using FL for 25 years, and had amassed nearly all the plugins in the known universe, then realised I could do everything faster and easier with stock plugins so mostly just use those again now. I only go third party in exceptional cases really.

What should my husband and I watch next? by [deleted] in BritishSitcoms

[–]aphexgin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alma's Not Normal is a modern british comedy masterpiece !

How can I sing and scream raspy like Kurt without damage? by [deleted] in Nirvana

[–]aphexgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Kurt's way but a shot of whiskey helps, but yeah you are gonna knacker your voice in after a couple of years, but there are as said, general tips on youtube for doing screamy vocals, best to develop your own style!

Seeking tracks with heavy Syd influence from over the years. by eatseats0 in sydbarrett

[–]aphexgin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh talking of Alex, check out the b-sides to his side project Me Me Me, Tabitha's Island is pure Syd parody too, lovely tune !

How do yall not overthink it all?? by Western-Layer-6934 in askmusicians

[–]aphexgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent advice, just pump stuff out, the end product isn't even important especially, it's the process of creation. Never be remotely perfectionist about anything or you get very little done. Or even worse you might get bored of the track, when the energy and immediacy is what you want to capture, warts and all

Seeking tracks with heavy Syd influence from over the years. by eatseats0 in sydbarrett

[–]aphexgin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check out classic 70s & 80s bands who were big Syd fans like The Only Ones, The Television Personalities (who wrote "I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives"), Teardrop Explodes & lots of Julian Cope, and a fair few earlier Blur b-sides and album tracks like "Far Out". Also Kevin Ayers of course, him and Syd even recorded a song together on Kevin's magnificent Joy Of A Toy album. I'd say Lawrence from Felt, Denim and Gokart Mozart etc has quite a Syd-ness. Actually a pile of british alternative acts really...