Aphex Twin RDJCS5​-​ep

http://solvent.bandcamp.com/

"Artist: Solvent

Title: RDJCS5-ep

Label/Cat: Suction Records / suction022

Format: 4-song EP digital/lim.12" vinyl

Release Date: Sept. 6, 2011

A1: Curtains

A2: Radiator

B1: Mould

B2: Tassels

B3: Sandpaper [vinyl-exclusive]

Occasionally one reads about some musical instrument with an illustrious past, Jimi Hendrix's guitar, John Lennon's piano, selling for exorbitant amounts of money at auction. And typically, that's the last of it, the instrument disappearing into some rich collector's display case, never to be heard from again. Here then, is a bit of a different story. In April 2006, a Yamaha CS5 monosynth, having been owned by Richard D James (Aphex Twin), with the actual liner notes for his landmark "Selected Ambient Works Volume II" etched into the bottom, was sold at VEMIA auction for approximately $1200 - a bargain in retrospect. The winning bidder was, in fact, a friend of Solvent's, and the synth resides not in a display case, but in Solvent's studio, on generous long-term loan.

"RDJCS5", a new 4-track 12-inch / digital EP by Solvent, is the result. This is Suction022. Each and every sound on this record came from RDJ's old CS5, painstakingly programmed and multi-tracked by Solvent over the course of several months. The limited capabilities and sound palette of this humble little synth provided quite a challenge, but ultimately the results are not merely an exercise in technical synthnerdery; "RDJCS5" speaks more of Solvent's musical kinship to thee Analord. Opening track "Curtains" bears similarity to early Rephlex signing Bochum Welt, while "Radiator", "Mould", and "Tassels" each contain hallmarks of the classic AFX sound. At the same time, each track also sounds distinctly and unmistakably 'Solvent'.

The 12" vinyl edition is limited to 300 copies, in brown chipboard sleeve with sticker, and also contains an additional noise/drone piece at the end of side B. Entitled "Sandpaper", this cut will be individually hand-etched by Solvent, for a 1-of-a-kind cut/click/loop experience.

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previews sound interesting.....

toot toot jazzband

  On 9/5/2011 at 9:52 PM, tompty said:

toot toot jazzband

the release date is tommorow, I'm not sure how one could say it's jazz considering the tunes aren't officially out yet!

Mother of god. At first i was like "this is wrong", but then i pressed play.

Damn me

Well, actually it's quite good.

http://forum.watmm.com/topic/67746-yamaha-cs-5-previously-owned-by-rdj/

mwap mwap

  On 9/5/2011 at 9:56 PM, tompty said:

http://forum.watmm.c...y-owned-by-rdj/

 

mwap mwap

fair play, never saw that thread....

that bandcamp link and description certainly wasn't kicking about at the time though ;)

true. I'm just being arsey.

well apparently that's not because you own an aphex synth that you make quality music

with.

Curtains is nice, reminiscent of Melodies From Mars. The rest is pretty boring, imo.

If your shipping is more than your record, fuck you.

  On 9/6/2011 at 5:04 PM, Murveman said:

Curtains is nice, reminiscent of Melodies From Mars. The rest is pretty boring, imo.

I like the bits I've heard, but I still can't decide if this is clever marketing or creepy levels of fetishism.

  On 9/6/2011 at 10:44 PM, Cryptowen said:

I like the bits I've heard, but I still can't decide if this is clever marketing or creepy levels of fetishism.

Id reckons its a bit of both.

nice sounds, gets boring pretty quick. if only you could buy richard's brain on ebay, then maybe you could make music as good as he does.

There is an interview up with Solvent here http://guidedinsound.blogspot.com/2012/02/solvent.html

  On 9/6/2011 at 10:44 PM, Cryptowen said:

this is blatant marketing and creepy levels of fetishism.

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Agreed!

  On 9/6/2011 at 10:44 PM, Cryptowen said:

I like the bits I've heard, but I still can't decide if this is clever marketing or creepy levels of fetishism.

if this was intentionally parody i tip my hat off to the person who made that mockumentary vimeo vid, well done

  On 9/6/2011 at 10:44 PM, Cryptowen said:

creepy levels of fetishism

That's hardly anything new in this subforum.

from that interview that guy seems like a nice guy, nothing wrong with him and his music, oh wait...

it's the neckfat