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Aphex Twin overtakes Taylor Swift for monthly YouTube listeners (www.nme.com)
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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 52 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Not because they have a new album or anything, it's because the metric includes background music in "shorts" and I guess people keep using aphex twin

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

That second album really was incredible.

[–] navigator@piefed.zip 6 points 1 month ago

I make music and one of my goals is to get a song picked up by the shorts/tiktok algorithm so the streams grow exponentially. lol

[–] mrunicornman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Cat videos strike again. A tale as old as the internet.

[–] giantripdrop@piefed.social 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

altr

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 1 month ago

The world is beginning to heal.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

well...

unzips

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

You gotta do what you gotta do.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UBS4Gi1y_nc

Warning; really extraordinarily not safe for work or for, well, anything really

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I have it saved in my music video folder.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Meanwhile: PSA reminder that Mr. James himself recommended to listen to ‘Richard D. James Album’ at 33 rpm instead of 45 at which it was released. Works with ‘Drukqs’ too. Basically more Aphex for free.

[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s really cool! I played an arrangement of To Cure a Weakling Child in indoor percussion once. Listening to the slower version sounds really cool!

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Slowing down music works pretty well sometimes.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's hope

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For a Taylor Swift deep house album?

[–] GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Windowlicker (Taylor's Version)

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Billionaires are bad. That includes Taylor Swift. She could do so much good with her money but she doesn't.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago

thats because shes been pretty conservaitve as of late, i suspect always has been. hanging out with a magat grifter, trying to pretend to be like she is poor being moved to tennesee by her parents to jumpstart her career. she was quite careful about her politics until very recently.

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Come to Daddy

[–] tyler@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Who?

[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 93 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Taylor Swift is a popular singer.

I hope that helps

[–] four@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

For additional context, Aphex Twin is not a popular singer

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For additional context Aphex Twin is a Grammy winning artist with 30+ releases and is celebrated among those who value music.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

so is taylor swift

dont think she's hit 30 albums yet though

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For additional context Taylor Swift is a Grammy winning artist who isn’t celebrated among those who value music.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

she should be celebrated. no point in being pretentious. 1989 and red are bangers

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're welcome to enjoy them but for most of us she makes bland pop and country music.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

recently id agree its pretty bland but the 2 albums i mentioned are certified bangers and i wouldnt call them bland in any regard

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s good or original.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

just because its popular doesnt mean its bad or bland.

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Except in this case. Plus fuck billionaires and their bootlickers.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

dont care for your personal opinion on the music nor your sexual kinks maybe take it to celeb nsfw or something

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago

Seems like you care a lot, you keep responding

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Billionaires should be eaten, not celebrated.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

talking about music here pal not your cannibal fantasy

[–] aDuckk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I wish the milkman would deliver my milk

in the morning