Do you think 4 is his best work

  On 6/22/2011 at 7:20 AM, Ranky Redlof said:

there are more then 40 tracks in my aphex top 5

this.

  On 6/18/2011 at 2:30 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

it's up there for sure.

Indeed .

I was debating this in my head a few days ago .

  On 6/21/2011 at 12:34 PM, AJW said:

Alberto Balsam baby! Even better with strawberry & cream. Mmmm creamy Aphex.

 

This shit smells LUSH ^^^^^^^ but it dries my hair out so badly.

Anyway 4 isn't even the best track on the album (Girl/Boy Song!!!!!!!!11) let alone the best track he's ever done.

I got so bored last week, I did a spreadsheet of the most commonly namechecked favourite Aphex songs on another forum - turned out it was a tie between Rhubarb and Xtal. Didn't see that coming. (Tie between GBS and Windowlicker in second place.)

4 is good, probably the highlight of RDJ album, although Peek makes me happy.

54 Cymru Beats kicks ass in my opinion, but I think I have a Berzerk fetish.

If remixes count, that 808 State remix is my favorite thing he's done.

4's snares appeal to me greatly

  On 6/23/2011 at 6:56 AM, sneaksta303 said:

4's snares appeal to me greatly

the programming is great. but once i actually listened to the drum noises closely, it was a case of 'cannot unsee'

no probs like that on drukqs.

yellow calx / tha / (i want to say vordhosbn but i really like omygja 4 switches and 54321 cymru beets just as much)

I listened to the RDJ albums this morning while doing some coding, that album has to be the very best album to code to. The instant 4 came on I felt more brilliant.

I'm still sticking with Alberto Balsalm >_>

probus

  On 6/20/2011 at 10:17 AM, hahathhat said:

i prefer laughable butane bob

Never get tired of that track.

Bob says he prefers smoking weed.

I think what makes 4, Girl/Boy and Mt Saint really great are those moments after the breaks, when the melody and drums kick back in.

depends on my moooood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxVneaLJGEM

This is my favorite Aphex Twin music video. It's so brilliant and full of amateurism at the same time. When people ask me what music I like, and I say Aphex Twin, and they say they haven't heard of him, and I say well let me show you some of his music, I show them this video. It is really representative of his large body of work. I think it's his least gimmicky track. Definitely wouldn't show up on any boring dumb mainstream MTV "Amped" CD. My favorite moment is after the break, when the melody and drums kick back in. It's such a nugget of brilliance, and perfectly contrasts his ambience with crazy breakbeats. I never get tired of this track.

  On 7/2/2011 at 10:11 AM, Capsaicin said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxVneaLJGEM

 

This is my favorite Aphex Twin music video. It's so brilliant and full of amateurism at the same time. When people ask me what music I like, and I say Aphex Twin, and they say they haven't heard of him, and I say well let me show you some of his music, I show them this video. It is really representative of his large body of work. I think it's his least gimmicky track. Definitely wouldn't show up on any boring dumb mainstream MTV "Amped" CD. My favorite moment is after the break, when the melody and drums kick back in. It's such a nugget of brilliance, and perfectly contrasts his ambience with crazy breakbeats. I never get tired of this track.

fucking weirdness psychedelia. "funny little man" will always be an essential afx track for me. it's insanely underrated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xygf0MKRAo0

  On 7/2/2011 at 1:01 PM, hahathhat said:

  On 7/2/2011 at 10:11 AM, Capsaicin said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxVneaLJGEM

 

This is my favorite Aphex Twin music video. It's so brilliant and full of amateurism at the same time. When people ask me what music I like, and I say Aphex Twin, and they say they haven't heard of him, and I say well let me show you some of his music, I show them this video. It is really representative of his large body of work. I think it's his least gimmicky track. Definitely wouldn't show up on any boring dumb mainstream MTV "Amped" CD. My favorite moment is after the break, when the melody and drums kick back in. It's such a nugget of brilliance, and perfectly contrasts his ambience with crazy breakbeats. I never get tired of this track.

"funny little man" will always be an essential afx track for me. it's insanely underrated

 

matched in funkiness only by Cornish Acid

Aphex Twin's best work?

Definitely Heliosphan (for me).

  On 7/7/2011 at 12:18 AM, alin said:

Aphex Twin's best work?

 

Definitely Heliosphan (for me).

with the bassline?

  On 6/23/2011 at 7:09 AM, hahathhat said:

  On 6/23/2011 at 6:56 AM, sneaksta303 said:

4's snares appeal to me greatly

the programming is great. but once i actually listened to the drum noises closely, it was a case of 'cannot unsee'

 

no probs like that on drukqs.

I have to agree with this post whole-heartedly. Drukqs is far and away a better album.

4 is in the top 10, it was the winner for a period of time.

  On 7/7/2011 at 2:46 AM, yek said:

  On 7/7/2011 at 12:18 AM, alin said:

Aphex Twin's best work?

 

Definitely Heliosphan (for me).

with the bassline?

Every element. This track is just perfect.

4 was probably the track that really made aphex interesting to me, i had heard other stuff before but that was the one that really pulled me in, but his best work? no.

  On 7/8/2011 at 12:19 AM, alin said:

  On 7/7/2011 at 2:46 AM, yek said:

  On 7/7/2011 at 12:18 AM, alin said:

Aphex Twin's best work?

 

Definitely Heliosphan (for me).

with the bassline?

Every element. This track is just perfect.

but the one using the bassline?

I think fingerbib is better than 4.