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“You're brainwashed in the West with equal temperament, so it's quite hard for people who like following rules to get outside of that and see what you can do. But for me it's easy because I don't work like that. I work intuitively.”

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Aphex Twin

Aphex Twin, born Richard D. James, is a British electronic musician, born on August 18, 1971. His musical style is diverse, ranging from experimental electronic to ambient and industrial. Aphex Twin is known for his unique sound effects and complex structures, which have had a profound impact on the electronic music scene. more

“I actually prefer it if I don't know what I'm supposed to do. If you've got an equal temperament piano keyboard, then you know what you're going to get if you play certain chords. But I actually like it if you don't know where the notes are, because then you do it intuitively. You're working out a new language, basically. New rules.”

Ifs Knows Play Certain Language Equal Notes Work Out Piano Temperament Chords Keyboards

Author:Aphex Twin

“When you get new rules that work, you're changing the physiology of your brain. And then your brain has to reconfigure itself in order to deal with it.”

Order Deals Brain Physiology

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“If you hear a C-major chord with an equal temperament, you've heard it a million times before and your brain accepts it. But if you hear a chord that you've never heard before, you're like, "huh."”

Ifs Brain Accepting Millions Heard Equal Majors Temperament Chords

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“You change all the time. Everything changes you.”

Things Change

Author:Aphex Twin