If you've got a stick hitting a drum and you're programming it on a computer, it's so much more interesting than a sample playing back - it's something in the air, that's the magical ingredient.
Aphex TwinIf you're making things at home, there is no structure - no end, no beginning. So releasing stuff is a really nice way to have dividers in between what you do, and giving yourself a kick up the ass and saying, "OK, that's the end of that period."
Aphex TwinBecause I've been making music and releasing it for so long, I've got that production-line thing in my brain: I can't do anything new until the last one's out.
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