here is a good chatlog which, while long, explains a lot of what the cd is about
setzer024: alright so I am almost done with my remix of neogenesis
setzer024: its called neoneogenesis and I recorded the song to a tape, cut the part of the tape out, resequenced it with casette adhesive so its chopped up in 5 second bits, then ran the tape through bleach and steel wool and I will just line it out
AstralAshura: ...:P
AstralAshura: Good for you heh
setzer024: do you want it when I am done with it
setzer024: its going on the dear, mr.ashura cd
AstralAshura: . . . what
AstralAshura: Who's making this CD
setzer024: doujin circle I am friends with
AstralAshura: ...not Juli, Axem, etc?
setzer024: well axem is going to be on it
AstralAshura: . . .
AstralAshura: Then I want nothing to do with it
setzer024: why
AstralAshura: I'm sorry but
AstralAshura: Noise does not work with my musical style
setzer024: he is doing an analogue remix of deltamax which is really cool
AstralAshura: The entire point of my music is to be melodic
AstralAshura: That's what permeates it all
setzer024: he taps along on his like contact miced piece of metal to the beat of delta max
AstralAshura: And Axem ... I am sick of his trolling
setzer024: so all you get is bang bang bang bang bang bang banf
setzer024: slowly speeding up to 573 bpm
AstralAshura: ...yeah exactly
setzer024: its a good tribute
setzer024: O-SE is doing something for it
AstralAshura: Who?
setzer024: member of diverse recordings
AstralAshura: Wait seriously
AstralAshura: You guys are making this real
AstralAshura: And you're putting Axem on it
AstralAshura: God damn it...
AstralAshura: No...
setzer024: the subtitle of it is "an avant garde tribute to DM ashura"
AstralAshura: Just quit please
setzer024: its been in the works for a while
AstralAshura: I don't want an avant garde tribute.
setzer024: why not
AstralAshura: Keep it to yourself.
AstralAshura: Please.
setzer024: its looking like a c78 rls
setzer024: this isnt trolling or anything you know
setzer024: I wanted to get a group together for like a power electronics cover of rave until the night is over but nobody would work with me
AstralAshura: Ugh
AstralAshura: Whatever
setzer024: why ugh
setzer024: come on man
setzer024: it will end up better than diverses dear mr.taq
setzer024: :|
AstralAshura: No it won't.
AstralAshura: That CD has actual notes and rhythms and melodies
AstralAshura: Not attempting to make every song sound as broken up as possible
setzer024: do you realize that the point of avant garde recordings isnt to break up existing music but to expound upon something that is part of it to make you think
setzer024: so far the tracklisting goes
AstralAshura: I don't want my music to make people think
setzer024: neogenesis (my mix), delta max analogue mix, go! breakcore revision, neogenesis piano solo
AstralAshura: I want it to make them feel.
setzer024: aksi avant garde music makes you feel
setzer024: also, not aksi
AstralAshura: Sorry but I don't take anything with Axem involved seriously.
setzer024: his track is really good so far
setzer024: its a percussion solo
AstralAshura: ... I understand that
setzer024: he isnt participating to troll you and is trying really hard to make something that is a good tribute
AstralAshura: And then you, Axem, Juli, Ben, etc will all be laughing your asses off.
setzer024: no I wont be I am taking this pretty seriously
AstralAshura: Onipa as well I'm sure, have you asked him for neoquasar yet? Maybe it'll fit.
AstralAshura: From the soudn of what you're putting together.
setzer024: no bill do you realize this is actually like
setzer024: a serious tribute album
setzer024: I wouldnt let onipa on because he would just throw a bunch of stuff together and yell over it
AstralAshura: If you wanted to make a "tribute album"
AstralAshura: You wouldn't be turning DeltaMAX into a percussion solo
AstralAshura: Of banging on something and going faster and faster
setzer024: deltamax is all about uhhh the beat
setzer024: that is what the video is about and thats its gimmick
AstralAshura: That doesn't make it a tribute
setzer024: its done respectfully man!
setzer024: I bet you are stoked for a bunch of japanese people to buy this cd and be like jea this owns
AstralAshura: . . . no.
setzer024: I am going to end up funding pressing costs myself
AstralAshura: Because it sounds like it will be getting away from the entire point of all my music.
AstralAshura: When you mangle it like that.
setzer024: excuse me but well thought out improvisations on certain elements of someones composition is not mangling anything
AstralAshura: There's nothing well thought out abotu banging on something up to 573 bpm!
setzer024: and look it got you in to ddr universe 3
AstralAshura: ... what?
AstralAshura: Elaborate?
AstralAshura: If you're going to call DeltaMAX nothing but banging on something up to 573 bpm, you don't understand at all. Anybody can go "hurr bpm automation." But Konami's not going to take something just because it has a clever bpm change ... it has to SOUND good.
setzer024: uhm
setzer024: pluto would like a word with you
AstralAshura: Pluto is awesome. Which of course is going to be another "But you like DJ Yoshitaka" moment for you.
setzer024: its honestly one of naokis poorest compositions
setzer024: I like naoki
setzer024: but man
setzer024: oh shit my friend has a grindcore band I will ask him to do the cover of rave until the night is over
AstralAshura: Look I'm going to a friend's house
AstralAshura: I don't want anything to do with this
setzer024: you dont need to do anything
setzer024: it will happen regardless of your approval
AstralAshura: Not to mention ... I don't really like the idea of you making money off of my music without my consent.
setzer024: I just wanted you to know I was almost done with a first draft of my remix
setzer024: I am not making money
setzer024: I am losing money
AstralAshura: setzer024 (6:15:04 PM): I bet you are stoked for a bunch of japanese people to buy this cd and be like jea this owns
setzer024: yeah but I am selling them for less than cost
setzer024: pressing cost will be like 700 dollars and they are going for 500 yen
setzer024: so I will be lucky if I break even
AstralAshura: That's still illegal.
setzer024: by that logic everything diverse does is illegal
setzer024: which it is
AstralAshura: Whatver I'm going
setzer024: alright
setzer024: I will mail you a copy when it gets back from the printer
setzer024: in like novermber or so