| The Tuss | |
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| Origin | Cornwall, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Acid Techno Electro Electronic music Braindance |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Rephlex Records |
| Website | Rephlex Records |
| Members | |
| Brian Tregaskin Karen Tregaskin |
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The Tuss is an electronic music group supposedly consisting of British musicians Brian Tregaskin and Karen Tregaskin. There is speculation that these names are aliases for Aphex Twin.[1] So far there has been an EP and an album released under the pseudonym on Rephlex Records.
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Aphex Twin speculation
The Guardian newspaper printed rumours that The Tuss is a possible pseudonym of Aphex Twin (see Aphex Twin's discography), or a collaboration featuring him. A newsletter from Warp comparing Confederation Trough's sound to that of an Analord release along with an article in The Guardian supports the theory that The Tuss is Richard D. James.[2] The usage of a Yamaha GX1, an exceptionally rare and expensive (even at the time of release) analog synthesizer[3] also seems to suggest that Brian or Karen Tregaskin is Aphex Twin, as he is one of the few owners of such a synthesizer in the United Kingdom.[1] James also played a track from Rushup Edge during live sets in Mayrhofen, Austria, and Turin, Italy, in 2005 and in Manchester (two years before the release of Rushup Edge), although he played tracks by Squarepusher, Cylob, and Luke Vibert live as well.[1]
Further evidence that The Tuss is actually Richard D. James is provided by the fact that all Tuss tracks are published in the BMI Repertoire under the name JAMES RICHARD DAVID (BMI).[4] For example, the track "Alspacka" from the Confederation Trough EP has JAMES RICHARD DAVID listed as the Songwriter/Composer.[5]
Another source of evidence is a new short film with its Internet Movie Database (although not always a source of accurate and true information) credits indicating that "Rushup | Bank 12" is Written by Aphex Twin (as Richard D. James) and Performed by The Tuss; 'writer' and 'performer' being terms usually associated with artist credits on the Internet Movie Database. [6]
Rephlex's denial
Rephlex's co-founder, Grant Wilson-Claridge, stated in an e-mail interview that The Tuss is not Richard D. James. He said,
| “ | People seem more interested in speculation and celebrity than content, quality or music. Be careful [that] you don't miss something really great that isn't really famous.[7] | ” |
In the same interview he also stated that
| “ | There are so many good records out there; just support the artists providing the entertainment [that] you love with your purchase of a new original edition in decent proportion to your usage of it. There are also tons of legends, myths, rumours, and fallacies that arise and become publicly accepted as truth, and maybe that's one reason that so much of contemporary opinion is too far from the ideal. | ” |
Discography
- Confederation Trough EP (CD, 12") (2007)
- Rushup Edge (CD, 3x12" vinyl) (2007)
References
- ^ a b c Article about the Tuss in The Guardian
- ^ "The Tuss article by The Guardian". http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/may/26/electronicmusic.features16. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ^ Synthmuseum:Yamaha GX-1
- ^ "BMI's entries for RICHARD DAVID JAMES". http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=533933&keyname=JAMES%20RICHARD%20DAVID&CAE=176937227&Affiliation=PRS. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Alspacka's BMI entry". http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=8997536&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ "IMDb Soundtrack: "Just Like Illusion"". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1546406/soundtrack.
- ^ Roullier, Ian (July 2007). "Grant Wilson-Claridge online e-mail interview". http://www.ianroullier.com/extras/grantwilsonclaridge_full.htm. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
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