I waited until the perfect date to post this one.
Song of the Week - Avril 14th by Aphex Twin
Now this song holds a special place in my heart.
Ambient piano: no lyrics, no bass, no percussion. You can hear feet pushing pedals and the creaking of the piano, the crackling of the recording. The piano timbre is soft, slightly off-tune and played legato. The song is free to interpret as you wish, as there's no lyrics, only music.
Anger struck when Kanye West sampled this track for his song 'Blame Game', 2010, initially without even asking for permission from Aphex Twin, let alone paying royalties. Richard David James (Aphex Twin himself) naturally was having none of this, and got what he wished. I still feel this song was used wrongly. Perfection is best left untouched.
This track is also one of my personal favourites to play on piano.
Here is the track on YouTube:
On Spotify here.
And on Soundcloud here.
Listen to Kanye's (irresistible, and kind of good) abomination here:
Have a great week. Happy Avril 14th!
-Ella
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