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i have recently been ask by people from the aphex twin forums to listen to BoC.

Give me your opinion on a few albums....N00B needs help

Holy christ get out while you still can. They're all bat-shit crazy in here.

  edge said:

Holy christ get out while you still can. They're all bat-shit crazy in here.

they cant be as bad as this jerk

  dildo said:

not at all azatoth.

on the contrary,metal people,often,are interested in evoluted electronic music genres.

 

beside that

 

i would not have a discussion about aphex with someone that i know that dislikes his music,on what basis then?

because "the fact he hasn't heard much of his music"

 

so,please Mandow:

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boc subforum is that way :arrow:

music has the right to children and geogaddi...hell, just get everything.

everything tbqh

i'm finding lately though that i rarely have the time to listen to a full album, so i'll just chillout to an ep instead or something

in a beautiful place out in the country and twoism are v.good

Tell me your favourite AFX tracks and I'll recommend you something.

In the meantime, you can listen to most of BOC's tracks in 30 second bursts on WARP:

http://www.warprecords.com/ography/release.php?cat=WARP55

http://www.warprecords.com/ography/release.php?cat=WARP101

http://www.warprecords.com/ography/release.php?cat=WARP70

http://www.warprecords.com/ography/release.php?cat=WARP123

  thief said:

everything tbqh

 

i'm finding lately though that i rarely have the time to listen to a full album, so i'll just chillout to an ep instead or something

 

in a beautiful place out in the country and twoism are v.good

I'll second that. Twoism is definitely a very good place to start.

BoC's music is fairly defined by eras, centered around each major album.

Start with Music Has the Right to Children, then Geogaddi, then Campfire Headphase. Depending on how you like each one, you can drill down to the other works - singles, EP - from that era.

I've always recommended Hi Scores as a good starting point, as there are some truly magical tracks on it. If you're not into EPs, then go for Music Has The Right To Children. Geogaddi and The Campfire Headphase (and the other EPs) are best if you "understand" BoC's musical themes beforehand.

music has the right to children is hands down no question easily the best record they ever released

ya thanks guys, i downloaded music has the right to children and i really enjoy it.

oh and dragon, my fav afx are

tha,

every day (ep 2)

Bike pump meets bucket

alspacka (if afx is tuss that is)

  LUDD said:

music has the right to children is hands down no question easily the best record they ever released

it' amazing but i like boc maxima just as much

  edge said:

Holy christ get out while you still can.

i couldn't say it better myself

Can't wait to hear about your BoC moments!

omg he did it..

edit: once upon a time

http://fredd-e.narfum.org/boc/info/

^

read that and go crazy!!!

  Mandow said:

ya thanks guys, i downloaded music has the right to children and i really enjoy it.

 

oh and dragon, my fav afx are

 

tha,

every day (ep 2)

Bike pump meets bucket

alspacka (if afx is tuss that is)

Cool. It's worth mentioning that BoC are much more melody oriented than percussion oriented. Try The Campfire Headphase and Twoism.

Also, if you liked MHTRTC, try it's evil brother BoC Maxima. I'll PM you a link to a complete version.

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GEOGADDI is hands down no question easily the best record they ever released

you need to check out left side drive off the Trans Canda Highway EP

and Macquarie Ridge, the japanese bonus track off The Campfire Headphase

  Joyrex said:

I've always recommended Hi Scores as a good starting point, as there are some truly magical tracks on it. If you're not into EPs, then go for Music Has The Right To Children. Geogaddi and The Campfire Headphase (and the other EPs) are best if you "understand" BoC's musical themes beforehand.

Agreed, Everything You Do Is A Balloon is what hooked me on BoC, and many others I hear. Hi Scores is an awesome start. But just get everything by BoC, it's all amazing and won't disappoint.

  747Music said:

  Joyrex said:

I've always recommended Hi Scores as a good starting point, as there are some truly magical tracks on it. If you're not into EPs, then go for Music Has The Right To Children. Geogaddi and The Campfire Headphase (and the other EPs) are best if you "understand" BoC's musical themes beforehand.

 

Agreed, Everything You Do Is A Balloon is what hooked me on BoC, and many others I hear. Hi Scores is an awesome start. But just get everything by BoC, it's all amazing and won't disappoint.

I don't know, Hi Scores is a bit simplistic for a first look into BoC. I would think Geogaddi would be the easiest record for an aphex fan to get into.

Err, actually when I think about it, probably the Pin Skeeling Remix and Prime Audio Soup remix would be great for new comers.

Can someone give me a brief summary of this thread as i only read the title.

What were the highs and lows? How would you rate this thread?

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