Stockhausen on Aphex Twin on Stockhausen

I randomly found an interesting article on Karlheinz Stockhausen from an old issue of The Wire. In 1995, Radio 3 sent the composer a package of tapes of music (by Aphex Twin, Scanner, Plasticman and Daniel Pemberton) and asked for his opinion.

These were artists he had supposedly influenced - the Radio 3 programme was called Advice To Clever Children - so it's very funny that he dismisses the four pieces and then recommends some of his own works which would be "very helpful".

I wish those musicians would not allow themselves any repetitions, and would go faster in developing their ideas or their findings, because I don't appreciate at all this permanent repetitive language. It is like someone who is stuttering all the time, and can't get words out of his mouth.

Fair play to The Wire, as they got responses to Stockhausen's suggestions from the "clever children". Full article (Q8). http://www.sinologic.com/newmusic/stockhausen.html