Aphex Twin Mt Saint Michels + St. Michaels Mount

i know this is the kinda song that has had approximately 78 appreciation threads, and i know talking about aphex twin isn't "in" as of late. but i felt like i completely relived this song, and revived the passion i have for it. i was listening to it on headphones while laying in my bed. when you have you sense of sight completely cancelled out by darkness, and the music is all you can hear, it's perfect. i forgot how absolutely gorgeous those vocals are halfway thru. and that last 20 seconds, holy fuck....i actually felt like a seizure was near.

so <33333333333333 for this song

i totally agree. it's an epic in musical form, is what it is.

a great collection of what aphex does best in easy to digest convenient song form.

a masterpiece!

one of my faves indeed

agreed.

its good, but it aint no ziggo17

It's bloody great, one of his best from that period. A great example of AFX's ability to take a LOT of riffs and separate parts and to make them ebb and flow in an immensely cohesive way.

Love how the simple use of a gater makes the end of the track sound like it's wrapping up and imploding on itself. Very clever indeed!

  On 9/30/2009 at 9:11 AM, thief said:

its good, but it aint no ziggo17

Don't understand the Ziggomatic love.

Yeah that track is epic. Reminds me of Death fuck.. also It's the same girl you can hear.

no its not.

  On 9/30/2009 at 11:22 AM, Obel said:

  On 9/30/2009 at 9:11 AM, thief said:

its good, but it aint no ziggo17

 

Don't understand the Ziggomatic love.

This might be Aphex's best work. One of the most intense musical experiences I've ever encountered. The track, particularly the second half/ending, educes a very physical and emotional effect. Plus, it's just breathtakingly gorgeous. One of my favorite tracks of all time.

  On 9/30/2009 at 11:22 AM, Obel said:

  On 9/30/2009 at 9:11 AM, thief said:

its good, but it aint no ziggo17

 

Don't understand the Ziggomatic love.

Ziggomatic is of course a great track, but I've never seen it as the highlight that many do, especially next to Mt Saint Michels + St. Michaels Mount.

possibly my favorite of his. definitely favorite off the album

I used to have the last 30 seconds as my ring tone.

It scared people.

  On 10/1/2009 at 5:43 AM, Arc2 said:

I used to have the last 30 seconds as my ring tone.

 

 

 

It scared people.

the first 30 secs would be funny

ding

ding

ding

BVBBBBBBBBBBBBBHJYVKBULJKNJKLNBHJHHzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

That would be funny. I would panic every time: "ACHK I gotta answer my phone before the song goes nuts!"

  On 9/30/2009 at 11:22 AM, Obel said:

  On 9/30/2009 at 9:11 AM, thief said:

its good, but it aint no ziggo17

 

Don't understand the Ziggomatic love.

4:50 onwards is what its all about me, aphex at his best. no one can touch that. and to me, 3:00-3:20 is the sorta thing snares can never pull off

the ending is probably my fav aphex ending too, 7:30+

ziggo > michel

It is perhaps my favourite tune of all time when played at 33 1/3 rpm. TIP!

  On 9/30/2009 at 8:09 PM, Deepex said:

This might be Aphex's best work. One of the most intense musical experiences I've ever encountered. The track, particularly the second half/ending, educes a very physical and emotional effect. Plus, it's just breathtakingly gorgeous. One of my favorite tracks of all time.

 

  On 9/30/2009 at 11:22 AM, Obel said:

  On 9/30/2009 at 9:11 AM, thief said:

its good, but it aint no ziggo17

 

Don't understand the Ziggomatic love.

 

Ziggomatic is of course a great track, but I've never seen it as the highlight that many do, especially next to Mt Saint Michels + St. Michaels Mount.

agreed. at first I didn't enjoy Ziggo as much as people here did, but now I like it well enough. I still say Mt Saint Michel is the winner here, even if just for the emotional content. I don't get that claustrophobic-but-manic feeling from Ziggomatic.

i really do like ziggomatic alot, but i just rarely feel like hearing it. about a year ago i listened to it at kind of a bad time, so these weird feelings just kinda stick