cern Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 Quote Ed Power explores how Cornish enigma Richard James changed the future of music with an inscrutable 13-track masterpiece, and went on to become the demon prince of electronica, leaving fans to search for hidden codes – and any sign of the artist himself INDEPENDENT NEWS Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Squidward Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) I'm a bit mixed on this album. On one hand, it's revolutionary for it's time and should be remembered as a classic and an important history piece of not just ambient techno or IDM, but electronic music in general. On the other hand, it's revolutionary for it's time and it's a shame a lot of new fans who are introduced to IDM to ambient techno music as well as critics still put this album high on a pedestal to critique everything to come after, even though a lot of electronica to me is much catchier, more lush, not derivative and better than this album to me. Xtal is cool hearing it the first time, but then I heard hundreds of more melodic IDM songs, and now it's just fine. Edited February 13, 2022 by President Squidward Brisbot, colunga and Lianne 3 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2906256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 Nah, it's still great. I'll take those gritty tape tracks over smooth contemporary idm any day. phudoshin, apriorion, prdctvsm and 10 others 12 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Silent Member's signature Hide all signatures Some songs I made with my fingers and electronics. In the process of making some more. Hopefully. Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2906261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empirix Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 listen to at least 1 track of it everyday, schottkey being my favourite track of all time. fanboy now that we are all getting old, what's next!! Reveal hidden contents Reveal hidden contents Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2906544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 "demon prince of electronica" - lols prdctvsm and d-a-m-o 1 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide ignatius's signature Hide all signatures Releases Sample LIbraries instagram Cascade Data Mastodon Reveal hidden contents "All I know about you is what a knock off Autechre lite artist you are, how many you put out?> same with your fucking mindset, vanilla...........goodnight." - arti Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2906545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 2:53 PM, President Squidward said: I'm a bit mixed on this album. On one hand, it's revolutionary for it's time and should be remembered as a classic and an important history piece of not just ambient techno or IDM, but electronic music in general. On the other hand, it's revolutionary for it's time and it's a shame a lot of new fans who are introduced to IDM to ambient techno music as well as critics still put this album high on a pedestal to critique everything to come after, even though a lot of electronica to me is much catchier, more lush, not derivative and better than this album to me. Xtal is cool hearing it the first time, but then I heard hundreds of more melodic IDM songs, and now it's just fine. Aphex Twin was still developing his style while making those. I do prefer his music from RDJ Album to Collapse. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2906557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkeyZ865 Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 It's one of my favorite albums, mostly due to the fact that I have a lot of very fond memories associated with it. At the same time, it's honestly pretty dishonest and shortsighted to point at an album and claim it as an objective best of all time award just because of its cultural significance. It deserves the reputation it has, but leveling it to this divine status kind of undermines the significant progression in his discography, let alone the genre as a whole. Silent Member and Brisbot 2 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide koolkeyZ865's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2906581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpek Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 Aphex has made many better songs than those that are on SAW, but Tha is on absolutely another level - for me at least. Something about it is really timeless. Kennylogg Bubblebath, beerwolf and marf 3 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Dpek's signature Hide all signatures https://blazgracar.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2906582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flacid Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 2:53 PM, President Squidward said: even though a lot of electronica to me is much catchier, more lush, not derivative and better than this album to me. Xtal is cool hearing it the first time, but then I heard hundreds of more melodic IDM songs, and now it's just fine. Please, educate me. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide flacid's signature Hide all signatures M I D I E V I L /// R E C O R D S Bēāt H āvēn click Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2909425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkface Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Always has been and always will be my favourite of all of his albums. Xtal can move mountains. cern 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide milkface's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2909428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 I came to it late, but it's still been part of my life for over 20 years. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Soloman Tump's signature Hide all signatures https://intrusivesignals.blogspot.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2909435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) On 2/17/2022 at 9:09 AM, wa11heaven said: It's one of my favorite albums, mostly due to the fact that I have a lot of very fond memories associated with it. At the same time, it's honestly pretty dishonest and shortsighted to point at an album and claim it as an objective best of all time award just because of its cultural significance. It deserves the reputation it has, but leveling it to this divine status kind of undermines the significant progression in his discography, let alone the genre as a whole. That is usually a sign that the person claiming it hasn't listened to the other stuff in the discography of the artist they are claiming it of. Because it is just so wrong about Aphex's music. You drop caring about the effect of the album on the wider music industry, and that album is to me... not even in the middle of the list of his best albums. Probably toward the back. He just made so much more interesting stuff after that it just doesn't seem like an accurate observation. For every track on that album he has since made ... 5-10 better tracks in that style when revisiting them. Edited March 21, 2022 by Brisbot Richie Sombrero 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2910175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxx Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 Crazy how time flies. "Girl/Boy (£18 Snare Rush Mix)" is up to "Girl/Boy (£35.95 Snare Rush Mix)" Alcofribas, milkface, flacid and 6 others 1 8 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide xxx's signature Hide all signatures On 1/25/2014 at 8:56 PM, lumpenprol said: when through bitter life experience and bad trips you gradually develop a scaly crust of cynicism, a hair-trigger of insanity and paranoia, a burden of crushed dreams - then and only then, will you be a true wattmer. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2910176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak of the week Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 delphium is so lush Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2910180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flacid Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 H E D P H E L Y M Love a lot of his other work but there is something mystical/spiritual about this for me. koolkeyZ865, YangYing and MDF 3 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide flacid's signature Hide all signatures M I D I E V I L /// R E C O R D S Bēāt H āvēn click Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2910193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkeyZ865 Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 this gives me chills every time I listen to it geosmina 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide koolkeyZ865's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2910240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Sombrero Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 3:29 AM, Brisbot said: That is usually a sign that the person claiming it hasn't listened to the other stuff in the discography of the artist they are claiming it of. Because it is just so wrong about Aphex's music. You drop caring about the effect of the album on the wider music industry, and that album is to me... not even in the middle of the list of his best albums. Probably toward the back. He just made so much more interesting stuff after that it just doesn't seem like an accurate observation. For every track on that album he has since made ... 5-10 better tracks in that style when revisiting them. How can someone's opinion an album is their favourite be wrong? X4creek, flacid and droid 3 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2910557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Not even 30 years old yet. Herr Jan 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2910561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flacid Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 9:26 AM, Richie Sombrero said: How can someone's opinion an album is their favourite be wrong? Fair. You may find something more 'interesting' but it doesn't necessarily make it the 'best' or your 'favourite'. Richie Sombrero 1 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide flacid's signature Hide all signatures M I D I E V I L /// R E C O R D S Bēāt H āvēn click Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2910566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Squidward Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) On 3/14/2022 at 12:05 PM, flacid said: Please, educate me. I'm still exploring slowly myself, but hearing artists like Plaid, Brothomstates, many Merck artists, stuff going on in touched music like EXM and Karsten Pflum. Hearing some Monolake or Yimino get reccomended to me while streaming, has made more eyeopening and fun experiences hearing songs by them for the first time, just like how many people feel with this album with Xtal or something. I do like Tha plenty, but I think tracks like Squeeze Me by Yimino, EMR by Plaid, Qtio EP and MDRMX by Brothomstates or Autumn is Coming by EXM will always resonate with me more and probably land as top tracks of all time for me. So, it's more of just personal opinion and seeing a lot of people judging on RYM or critic sites where this album being the sole reason everything after it must be compared to it. I appreciate this place giving so much love to electronic musicians, but I guess as a fan perspective, it's a bummer seeing so much good shit get ignored as people either just check out the top IDM stuff from Aphex BOC, early Autechre, Four Tet and then hundreds of cool releases that are just as worthy of the listeners times gets ignored awfully outside of here. But I guess it doesn't bother many artists but I wouldn't know many personally. It would just be a bit cool to see many others get a bit more recognition for their great music as well just as much as the classics do, I guess. About the derivative thing, idk hear many comparisons of artists being ripoffs of Warp because they do something melodic or glitchy. I only feel a couple artists or songs felt like that to me. Edited March 29, 2022 by President Squidward WurstPLUS and flacid 2 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2911265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) On 3/24/2022 at 9:26 AM, Richie Sombrero said: How can someone's opinion an album is their favourite be wrong? I never said wrong, I said less accurate. BIG DIFFERENCE. And I didn't mean it negatively but i guess dry online text means everything seems like someone's super duper serious opinion. You can hear half of someone's discography and have a favorite, but the guy who has listened to everything and has a favorite probably has a more wholistic view yeah? That is what i mean by 'accurate'. It's not wrong to have a favorite while only listening to half of a discography. Never said that. I guess I can see why you read it that way, but it's not what I meant. More people listen to his older stuff than his newer stuff overall. When I run into another person who likes AFX... on the internet and IRL, not on WATMM. They will often love his 90s stuff, but listened to Syro and Collapse like twice and conclude he sucks now. Too much dad funk. OR they will have not listened to the new stuff at all. It doesn't apply to everyone. It's just a trend I have noticed. Edited April 4, 2022 by Brisbot Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2911856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geosmina Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 10:30 PM, wa11heaven said: this gives me chills every time I listen to it Expand I also love this one. This is the track that got me into ambient as a whole genre. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide geosmina's signature Hide all signatures https://animanoir.xyz/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2911872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
diatoms Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 second track is tha one to rave them all Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide diatoms's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2911879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WurstPLUS Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) On 3/29/2022 at 1:26 PM, President Squidward said: or Autumn is Coming by EXM will always resonate with me Do you know there's another version of it? Somewhere on BC on some compilation I think. Edit: Cannot find it rn, it's definitely existing and some kind of remix. He's awesome. He's just recently released a track "untitled" on the ambient side. A bit lengthy and repetitive, but if you like it... some Nils Frahm melody vibes. Edited April 6, 2022 by WurstPLUS Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2912107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WurstPLUS Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 1:26 PM, President Squidward said: Autumn is Coming by EXM will always resonate with me Know this one? https://touched.bandcamp.com/track/autvip Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/102317-%E2%80%98this-is-not-music%E2%80%99-30-years-of-aphex-twin%E2%80%99s-selected-ambient-works/#findComment-2915074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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