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Aphex Twin overtakes Taylor Swift for monthly YouTube listeners (www.nme.com)
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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 55 points 3 weeks 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 12 points 3 weeks ago

That second album really was incredible.

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

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

[–] giantripdrop@piefed.social 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

altr

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 17 points 3 weeks ago

The world is beginning to heal.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

well...

unzips

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

You gotta do what you gotta do.

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

I have it saved in my music video folder.

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

Slowing down music works pretty well sometimes.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's hope

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

For a Taylor Swift deep house album?

[–] GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago

Windowlicker (Taylor's Version)

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

Come to Daddy

[–] tyler@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Who?

[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 97 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Taylor Swift is a popular singer.

I hope that helps

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

For additional context, Aphex Twin is not a popular singer

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks 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 weeks ago (1 children)

so is taylor swift

dont think she's hit 30 albums yet though

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

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

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

just because its popular doesnt mean its bad or bland.

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

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

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

Seems like you care a lot, you keep responding

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

Billionaires should be eaten, not celebrated.

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

talking about music here pal not your cannibal fantasy

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

I wish the milkman would deliver my milk

in the morning