melodies from mars

whats the story behind it

it is one of my fav albums

Well, until the discography is online, here goes:

This tape of 12 songs was given out to Rephlex and WARP people in Richard's favour as a potential follow up to ...I Care Because You Do - Richard was beginning to experiment in using the Macintosh computer more in conjunction with his already vast collection of synths, and these tracks are some of the byproducts of those experiments. Two of the tracks ended up on his next album (The Richard D James Album) (the versions of Fingerbib and Logon Rock Witch from MfM are nearly identical to the final versions).

Contrary to popular belief, the cassette had nothing to do with shopping it around to video game manufacturer as a potential soundtrack for a game. It is unknown where the title originates, although there was a book released in 2002 called "Mystery of the Melodies From Mars" by Bill Myers that bears no connection to these songs or vice versa. It is rumoured that around 11 copies of this cassette exist, and simply have "melodies from mars" written on them.

Nice signature image, by the way, but the height limit is 200px - yours is 297px. If you wouldn't mind adjusting it, I'd appreciate it.

ok ty joyrex i fixed the sig i am glad you like it

It's his secret masterpiece, very underrated.

now the million dollar question, would it be possible (legal) to host it on the greatest Aphex Twin site of all time?

Extremly underated yes. Locust Toybox I beleive is mainly influenced by the one album. I've had the album for ages now and still not got bored of it at all.

ahhh yes, the first cd i ever burnt, melodies from mars. what a wise choice that was

track 6 i hold dear to my heart. i can't not be happy while listenening to it.

i can't not be happy while listenening to it.

one of my alltime favourite albums...sounds like a circus on mars

It's bloody brilliant

The melody in track05 is gorgeous

  getting photons said:

The melody in track05 is gorgeous

My fav track.

  AlexPallas said:

now the million dollar question, would it be possible (legal) to host it on the greatest Aphex Twin site of all time?

No, I got in quite a bit of trouble back in the Joyrex.com days when I originally hosted the MP3s thinking it was legal to do so... :embrassed:

i do find it fascinating that locust toybox was so influenced by the album, considering its "not supposed to exist" or whatever. really makes you think about music. anyone catch my drift here?

anyway, i love the album. its so gleeful. the rumors about the video game music really dont seem so far fetched to me, considering the tracks are extremely repetitious and have that bouncy, video game sound, but i suppose if that rumor has been verified as bullshit i shall repeal such notions in the the land of morgan...

  Joyrex said:

  AlexPallas said:

now the million dollar question, would it be possible (legal) to host it on the greatest Aphex Twin site of all time?

 

No, I got in quite a bit of trouble back in the Joyrex.com days when I originally hosted the MP3s thinking it was legal to do so... :embrassed:

i figured that would be the answer, there's just too many b.s. politics involved with record companies. even though its doubtful any record company owns the rights to this (or it would have been released) there's obviously still legal weight they can pull, not worth risking the future of WATMM on. oh well, maybe we'll get Richard's blessing one day. if not i'll just track him down, get him drunk, and coerce him into signing a few papers.

ninja style. i follow

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oh well, maybe we'll get Richard's blessing one day. if not i'll just track him down, get him drunk, and coerce him into signing a few papers.

I'm pretty sure he could singlehandedly drink his entire fanbase under the table.

ATTENTION FANS OF MELODIES FROM MARS.......

check this shit out...track 3 cosmic pocket party by cosmic pocket

here..cosmicpocketparty

i`ve been partying on down to this for a year or 2 now...and it`s pretty fuckin sweet in a MFM stylee

  AlexPallas said:

  Joyrex said:

  AlexPallas said:

now the million dollar question, would it be possible (legal) to host it on the greatest Aphex Twin site of all time?

 

No, I got in quite a bit of trouble back in the Joyrex.com days when I originally hosted the MP3s thinking it was legal to do so... :embrassed:

 

i figured that would be the answer, there's just too many b.s. politics involved with record companies. even though its doubtful any record company owns the rights to this (or it would have been released) there's obviously still legal weight they can pull, not worth risking the future of WATMM on. oh well, maybe we'll get Richard's blessing one day. if not i'll just track him down, get him drunk, and coerce him into signing a few papers.

Actually Rephlex owns the rights to these tracks.

great album

track 7,9,11 are my fav

  Joyrex said:

Actually Rephlex owns the rights to these tracks.

very interesting! those bastards are such tight asses tho. rumor has it they have a wearhouse full of holy grails!

I've heard some of the samples on http://music.hyperreal.org/afx/index2.htm and this sounds fucking awsome! How the yes hell can I get hold of it? :grin:

  Joyrex said:

Nice signature image, by the way, but the height limit is 200px - yours is 297px. If you wouldn't mind adjusting it, I'd appreciate it.

I've been meaning to ask for a likkle while now. Is your sig meant to look like this or are the two links meant to be side by side:

(i'm using the narrow now default skin @ 1280x800 resolution)

  mcbpete said:

I've been meaning to ask for a likkle while now. Is your sig meant to look like this or are the two links meant to be side by side:

you're going to get joyrex in trouble!

  mcbpete said:

  Joyrex said:

Nice signature image, by the way, but the height limit is 200px - yours is 297px. If you wouldn't mind adjusting it, I'd appreciate it.

I've been meaning to ask for a likkle while now. Is your sig meant to look like this or are the two links meant to be side by side:

 

 

(i'm using the narrow now default skin @ 1280x800 resolution)

Yeah, I've been meaning to fix that - meant to be side by side and behave like that if the forum width is not wide enough. They just need to be on top of one another.

  Adjective said:

  mcbpete said:

I've been meaning to ask for a likkle while now. Is your sig meant to look like this or are the two links meant to be side by side:

you're going to get joyrex in trouble!

shhh... don't tell me or I'll warn myself :laughing: