SAW II turns 30

for those getting a t-shirt/bundle: from what i understand, all orders placed after september 6th will be shipped out on or around october 25. this only applies to the shirts– everything else is fine.

  On 10/2/2024 at 5:54 PM, Joyrex said:

 

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it's amazing to finally hear this in such good quality

what are your thoughts, papa joyrex?

is there a non reversed rhubarb orc track around that I can check out or do I have to do that myself?

  On 10/2/2024 at 9:37 PM, YEK said:

is there a non reversed rhubarb orc track around that I can check out or do I have to do that myself?

This seems like a prime case of "asking a question is answering it"

So, I played these new remasters in a good car system, and on my own rather high end stereo and their midranges are blowing the speakers crackling in both instances, at not even very high volumes. Anyone else having this issue? 

I decided to spin it backwards with my hand... very demonic rhubarb 

  On 10/2/2024 at 2:41 AM, Ivan Ooze said:

Orchestral rubarb is peak

Reversed or forward

  On 10/2/2024 at 6:13 PM, shelly said:

for those getting a t-shirt/bundle: from what i understand, all orders placed after september 6th will be shipped out on or around october 25. this only applies to the shirts– everything else is fine.

Last time I ordered the tshirt bundle it took a month or 2 to deliver, they put a tshirt bundle up just before the squarepusher album launch then had no tshirts ready, I got the squarepusher album nearly 2 months after it got released

rhubarb orc forward + reversed in alternate channels) tuned to 432hz healing frequencies, slowed + reverbed, extending to 10 hours

  On 10/3/2024 at 12:10 AM, Mattthegoone said:

Reversed or forward

They are the same picture

  On 10/2/2024 at 3:51 PM, Friendly Stranger said:

Anyone in the US see their order dispatched yet?

Dispatched: 2 October 2024, 17:18 UTC

Aphex Twin
Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)
Cassette (2×Cassette) Limited Edition Aphex Twin
Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)
Vinyl (4×LP)

  On 10/2/2024 at 3:51 PM, Friendly Stranger said:

Anyone in the US see their order dispatched yet?

Received my 4X vinyl today.  Decided to get the CD as well and it dispatched a couple days ago.

  On 10/2/2024 at 11:28 PM, hayhook said:

So, I played these new remasters in a good car system, and on my own rather high end stereo and their midranges are blowing the speakers crackling in both instances, at not even very high volumes. Anyone else having this issue? 

Played the vinyl version today all the way through.  Didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

  On 10/3/2024 at 1:25 AM, auxien said:

rhubarb orc forward + reversed in alternate channels) tuned to 432hz healing frequencies, slowed + reverbed, extending to 10 hours

I'm sorry but I really dont care for these two tracks. Other than nice packaging this expansion really isn't worth it. I hate how Warp edges it's fans with shit like this. It's not like we have never heard these tracks before! Just like blackbox, all that hype for a 14 minute EP. Essentially these new tracks make for a 16 minute single as well.

I love how afx is still in the spotlight after all these years though, good for rich

I wouldn't really consider this a shakedown by Warp. The record has been out of print for 30 years, vinyl was going for silly money (100 quid for a bootleg!) and there was a lot of demand for a repress. There isnt really a lot of room for bonus material and the stuff we got extra was fine. If anything I imagine it was Richard who was holding out, he's made statements in the past about enjoying the idea that some of his records stay exclusive or ephemeral.

I do agree that the promotional roll out  (deluxe wooden boxes, bonus tshirts) is a bit cash-grabby and tacky, and the trend to release off-cuts as staggered singles on streaming services is a bit annoying and overhyped... but that isn't really Warp's fault they are just following the standard publicity tricks that everybody else is employing today.

  On 10/3/2024 at 3:56 AM, killabyte11 said:

Received my 4X vinyl today.  Decided to get the CD as well and it dispatched a couple days ago.

Played the vinyl version today all the way through.  Didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

Haven't played my vinyl on my system (haven't received yet) just playing the digitals as released so far. Just SQUELCH everywhere.

Rhubarb orc rev should have been it's own separate release with maybe a fwd version and something else from that concert.

It's anachronistic and not in the same sound palate as the rest of the album. shouldn't have been a bonus.

Obvious picks: Red Calx (slo) or On (28 Mix) or the TEEX AB3 Track or an unreleased something no one has heard before?

My two cents.

  On 10/2/2024 at 9:37 PM, YEK said:

is there a non reversed rhubarb orc track around that I can check out or do I have to do that myself?

There's a non reversed one in my Rhubarb Orc thread but its from the old lower quality audio
 

  On 10/3/2024 at 12:47 PM, hayhook said:

Obvious picks: Red Calx (slo) or On (28 Mix) or the TEEX AB3 Track or an unreleased something no one has heard before?

My two cents.

here's hoping that maybe a couple bonus bonuses end up in the Aphex Store digitals like he did with a lot of the other albums... pls rchrd

  On 10/3/2024 at 1:25 AM, auxien said:

rhubarb orc forward + reversed in alternate channels) tuned to 432hz healing frequencies, slowed + reverbed, extending to 10 hours

This cured my erectile dysfunction.

No dispatch notice yet so that's great. Why didn't I just wait to buy from my local record shop? I ordered split fast too, so maybe it's because of the geography/where I'm located? 

Mine came today

  On 10/3/2024 at 12:41 PM, hayhook said:

Haven't played my vinyl on my system (haven't received yet) just playing the digitals as released so far. Just SQUELCH everywhere.

I'll have to compare the remaster to the original when I get my CD.  There are tracks on SAWII that are quite raw/dirty so I'm not sure if you're  hearing the songs as they're intended or if there's something noticeably different from the orignals.

  On 10/3/2024 at 12:41 PM, hayhook said:

Just SQUELCH everywhere.

find this hard to believe