One of his greatest..

If I had to play a track to explain the brilliance of Sir Richard James to somebody, I think it would be this.

It's great to live in an era or history I could hear such a beautiful record. Thank you.

I feel the same way about fenixfunk 5 and vordhosbn

4 is his signature track

So thats a no then.

so far....

If you sat someone down in your shack and try to explain Aphex to them would you really put on Fenixfunk 5? Interesting.

Something so perfect about A bubblebath though

yes, I think fenixfunk 5 and vordhosbn would "throw them right into the deep end" of AFX. both tracks convey his drum work and also the soft synthy sounds he does. ziggomatic v17 is a good example of that too

and what do you mean "that's a no then"?

Not sure, tying myself in drunken knots

I totally agree, A Bubblebath 1 is the perfect, holistic-aphex track.

A few years ago I would to burn mixtapes for me and mates, car use or whatever. That track started the first cd and everyone was well into it. Perfect starting point for putting the Tuss on the next cd..

Yeah, Compson and I were talking about this in CHATMM not too long ago. I stated that I thought Fenix Funk 5, Synthacon 9, Ziggomatic v17, and Mt. St. Michael + St. MIchael's Mount are his best tracks. Someone else commented that they were over-produced garbage. Then, we later both agreed that AB1 is one of his finest works. XTAL is up there for me as well, but it doesn't effect me the way it did when I first heard it anymore. I need Richard to blow my mind with some new material.

i think i would pick tha, as it has a similar vibe but i like it better.

Analogue Bubblebath is certainly an APEX for APHEX. DEm Melodies bring the warm jets

One of the tracks I'd put on is the Sci-Fi Staircase remix, it's a perfect example of many of his qualities. The beginning puts them greenhorns in their place!!! Same with Fenix Funk.

Fenix Funk 5, really? That seems like a random choice, I've never thought that highly of it, i just find it okay. I'd choose Rushup I Bank 12 of all his acid tracks...

I think when trying to convince people of Aphex Twin's quality I play the obvious Alberto Balsam...Flim, Pancake Lizard

Well, convincing somebody and explaining the brilliance are two different things. Avril 14th would get a certain target group excited, but I wouldn't choose it to explain his two decades long relevance.

  On 2/26/2013 at 12:47 AM, jlobkob said:

i think i would pick tha, as it has a similar vibe but i like it better.

I love Tha too. In fact Tha was one of the tracks that cemented my belief in pursuing the gospel of Aphex Twin.

But it would be ABB1 I'd play to a novice or non-believer as it's shorter and perhaps a bit sweeter. It has an almost mystical quality to it.

  On 2/27/2013 at 9:30 PM, beerwolf said:

 

  On 2/26/2013 at 12:47 AM, jlobkob said:

i think i would pick tha, as it has a similar vibe but i like it better.

 

I love Tha too. In fact Tha was one of the tracks that cemented my belief in pursuing the gospel of Aphex Twin.

 

But it would be ABB1 I'd play to a novice or non-believer as it's shorter and perhaps a bit sweeter. It has an almost mystical quality to it.

I think "Xtal," "On," and maybe "Girl/Boy" are up there too. His earlier work definitely has something magical about it. My friend liked but never really got into the more "famous" Aphex songs (Come To Daddy/Windowlicker) but when he heard SAW 85-92 it instantly became one of his favorite albums.

The thing with introducing RDJ to people is knowing their preferences - makes you realize how many styles he's covered over the years. I remember I sent a FACT mix to my wife at work for her to listen to and she emailed me saying she really liked the second song. It was Caustic Window - Cordialatron. I was like "yeah that's one Aphex Twin's aliases from the early 90s" She was really impressed, I think anyone who begins to truly grasp the quantity and quality of his discography will understand why so many people are such massive fans.

I played On the other night for my gf, seemed the right mix of melody, rhythm and groove without being too aggro or dnb.

Tha is probably my favorite Aphex track (even over masterpieces like ziggomatic, last rushup etc.), and is the track I would use to gain converts.

Tha.

Something about that echoing submarine drum pattern (that's a non-music makers description lol). That percussion is still mesmerizing to me.

At 1:04 Luke drops AB. I was so happy when this happened. His set was all hits.

it's not bad at 66.742 % speed. i'm working on a youtube vid for it

  On 2/28/2013 at 8:35 PM, AdieuErsatzEnnui said:

trippy

those distorted visuals are perfect

  On 2/28/2013 at 8:30 PM, beerwolf said:

Tha.

 

Something about that echoing submarine drum pattern (that's a non-music makers description lol). That percussion is still mesmerizing to me.

I'd say it was a sample of a sub radar, but I could be completely wrong.

I played the shit out of Analogue Bubblebath 1 back in the day. Still a great track. Another favorite back then was Polynomial-C.

Definitely in my top ten