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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 3 months 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 3 months ago

That second album really was incredible.

[–] navigator@piefed.zip 6 points 3 months 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 3 months ago

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

[–] giantripdrop@piefed.social 35 points 3 months ago (1 children)

altr

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Come to daddy

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 3 months ago

The world is beginning to heal.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

well...

unzips

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

You gotta do what you gotta do.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months 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 3 months ago

I have it saved in my music video folder.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months ago

Slowing down music works pretty well sometimes.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's hope

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For a Taylor Swift deep house album?

[–] GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Windowlicker (Taylor's Version)

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months ago

Come to Daddy

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

Who?

[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 93 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Taylor Swift is a popular singer.

I hope that helps

[–] four@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

For additional context, Aphex Twin is not a popular singer

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months 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 3 months ago (1 children)

so is taylor swift

dont think she's hit 30 albums yet though

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

just because its popular doesnt mean its bad or bland.

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months 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 3 months ago

Seems like you care a lot, you keep responding

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Billionaires should be eaten, not celebrated.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

talking about music here pal not your cannibal fantasy

[–] aDuckk@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I wish the milkman would deliver my milk

in the morning