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I have to agree on 180db, I was a little caught off guard. My least favorite track.
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SYRO - Aphex Twin - 9.19.14
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I have to agree on 180db, I was a little caught off guard. My least favorite track.
The middle tracks of this album are fantastic, especially the CIRCLONTS and Syro. So dense, weird and jam-packed full of ideas, but loads of melody too.
As for Richard's other releases, there are waaaay too many to rank them all, but my ever-changing top 10 would probably look like this at the moment:
1. Selected Ambient Works II
2. Drukqs
3. Rushup Edge
4. Analords
5. RDJ Album
6. Hangable Auto Bulb(s)
7. Melodies From Mars
8. Selected Ambient Works 85-92
9. Confederation Trough
10. I Care Because You Do
Incidentally, rumours abound that Melodies From Mars will see an official, upgraded release soon after Syro (the original was just a lo-fi tape that leaked), watch this space!
(Especially if you liked Logon Rock Witch and Fingerbib as those are originally MFM tracks and gives you an idea of the rest of that stuff.)
Here's some more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-_f60P31Ic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lm2t8iO0U8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_f6jwNeb6Q
It's Aphex at his melodic and playful best
As for Richard's other releases, there are waaaay too many to rank them all, but my ever-changing top 10 would probably look like this at the moment:
1. Selected Ambient Works II
2. Drukqs
3. Rushup Edge
4. Analords
5. RDJ Album
6. Hangable Auto Bulb(s)
7. Melodies From Mars
8. Selected Ambient Works 85-92
9. Confederation Trough
10. I Care Because You Do
Incidentally, rumours abound that Melodies From Mars will see an official, upgraded release soon after Syro (the original was just a lo-fi tape that leaked), watch this space!
(Especially if you liked Logon Rock Witch and Fingerbib as those are originally MFM tracks and gives you an idea of the rest of that stuff.)
Here's some more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-_f60P31Ic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lm2t8iO0U8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_f6jwNeb6Q
It's Aphex at his melodic and playful best
Wow, those sound great. I hope we get fully finished versions of them. That third one sounds like something I'd hear from a futuristic SNES game.
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PAPAT4 is actually one of my favorites.
Actually Melodies from Mars reminds me a lot of Earthbound.
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While I like the sound quality difference for vinyl I'm just over buying music that way even if it feels more special than just a cd/download. I'm all aboard the streaming bandwagon because of the value it provides me personally.
No question it's my favouritePAPAT4 is actually one of my favorites.
Initially, it's like hearing a love letter to the early-mid 90's D&B scene, driven by instruments that wouldn't have sounded out of place back then. It's so much more than that, though, with impossibly intricate song structures that shift and morph relentlessly from moment to moment. Before you get too familiar with one part of a song, he tosses it and takes you somewhere else, somewhere else that you want to be. It isn't erratic or haphazard, everything flows perfectly and makes logical sense. The craftsmanship is impeccable; with every minute that goes by, you can feel the months of obsessive knob twiddling he must've spent to accomplish it. This is seriously some top-notch shit, right here.
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I dunno PAPAT4 just sounds like a coldplay song with all the good parts taken away
lol who is that
XMAS is a nice one too. I can picture this all growing on me a little but on the whole it's a bit too clinical. Which would be fine but it's also too immediate, which is a bad combination imo.
lol who is that
XMAS is a nice one too. I can picture this all growing on me a little but on the whole it's a bit too clinical. Which would be fine but it's also too immediate, which is a bad combination imo.
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Easily my favorite track on the album.
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JAPANESE BONUS TRACK TIME:
MARCHROMT30A edit 2b 96 [104.98]
It's really, really good. Can't believe this was held off of the main album.
MARCHROMT30A edit 2b 96 [104.98]
It's really, really good. Can't believe this was held off of the main album.
Holy fuck, this is amazing.
This is the Aphex pop song every critic says they were expecting on this album.
Very good interview here
http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/aphex-twin/
http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/aphex-twin/
Yeah, Serv dislikes a lot of stuff, but what he likes is always on point.Servbot's taste in music is impeccable, stop hating.
Frances The Mute is is his second favorite album of all time
Damn, pretty good. Wish it wasn't left off the album.
Seconded!I'm looking forward to you doing the AOTY thread again servbot
Wondering the same.
How the fuck do you hear Coldplay in PAPAT4? if there's anything in that song that reminds you of bad pop music, it's that the wobbly synth is way too reminiscent of Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmas Time.
oh my god why did you have to bring up that abomination now i wont unhear it thanks odrion god fucking dammit
Fits into Syro better than Aisatsana.
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I just listened to the first track about 10 times. So good to have Aphex back that I don't want to move on to the rest of the album. Love me some Aphex.
Why isn't this on the main album? Doesn't make any sense...goddamn great track!
for whatever reason, the japanese people expect bonus tracks
so usually artists just toss in a song that was always meant to be a b-side
Its more of a case to stop the JP fans importing from elsewhere.
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