Plaid - Reachy Prints

I'm almost certain this is my favorite album of the year.

  On 11/15/2014 at 3:21 PM, cloud capture said:

I'm almost certain this is my favorite album of the year.

I'm with you!

  On 11/19/2014 at 6:55 PM, Friendly Stranger said:

 

  On 11/15/2014 at 3:21 PM, cloud capture said:

I'm almost certain this is my favorite album of the year.

 

I'm with you!

 

The fact that I've know about Plaid for years but never really got into 'em, yet fell in love with the music on this album almost instantly (and still love it) makes me think I should award them this honour too. Though there is nothing as genius as Aphex's xmas-eve on it, this album has much better consistency than Syro. Fucking brilliant album.

  On 11/28/2014 at 7:33 PM, beerwolf said:

 

  On 11/19/2014 at 6:55 PM, Friendly Stranger said:

 

  On 11/15/2014 at 3:21 PM, cloud capture said:

I'm almost certain this is my favorite album of the year.

 

I'm with you!

 

 

The fact that I've know about Plaid for years but never really got into 'em, yet fell in love with the music on this album almost instantly (and still love it) makes me think I should award them this honour too. Though there is nothing as genius as Aphex's xmas-eve on it, this album has much better consistency than Syro. Fucking brilliant album.

 

I think it's like compare two different weight classes, you know who is who. But I enjoye Reachy Prints, it has genuine magical moments and in a way it my cup of tea because of it.

Just to say, RA gave it 2,5, while Syro is 5, do they often give 5 to the albums, I don't remember actually..It's a boomer!

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compare two different weight classes

 

probably best not to argue about this, but "weight classes" is a strange term; i'd agree if you're merely talking about mainstream popularity, but these days i respect plaid far more than aphex because they've managed to evolve their sound for so long without ever falling into a rut. meanwhile, everything aphex has done since drukqs is just so similar, especially compared to how diverse his music once was.

I don't want to turn this into a pissing contest, but Ed and Andy's work under Black Dog Productions alone solidifies them ahead of any other electronic musician in my book.

While I quite enjoy the album, I believe some of the tracks are often really too short and underdeveloped. I would like to hear this album in a more adventurous form. I also think some of the tracks have quite sterile sound-design.

But there is few gems, too.

Jev, agreed some tracks r too quiet.

You need to hear this album loud, dawg. It lights up the tweeters ....

  On 12/12/2014 at 1:01 AM, Schlitze said:

Jev, agreed some tracks r too quiet.

You need to hear this album loud, dawg. It lights up the tweeters ....

"quite" not "quiet" :-)

I haven't seen Reachy Prints on a single end-of-year list (so far) from the usual websites. It seems to be of forgotten entirely.

This is probably my album of the year, can't think of any other I was as excited to hear and was richly rewarded.

Yeah, agreed. This is definitely my album of the year. No question. I love all their albums but this is just something else.

It may be only 40 minutes long but there is not a second wasted.

As for those saying that the album is too quiet, please read this.

I'm personally happier that the album mastering is a little quieter, sounds so much better when turned up.

  On 12/12/2014 at 11:46 PM, Bechuga said:

This is probably my album of the year, can't think of any other I was as excited to hear and was richly rewarded.

My thoughts exactly. No other release brought me as much joy or fit so well with the time it was released.

I really love the live version of OH too. Was a highlight of the night I went to see them and happy to find a couple versions of it online in good quality.

QUITE, not quiet :o))

Slam is underrated. it's a fabulous track.

AOTY 2k14

Probs my fav 2014 album despite the aphex, clark etc. It's strong right the way through (including Liverpool St, you're wrong theplaided!)

I just listened to this again last night - the comments are right, there really isn't a weak point on this album. And I think Hawkmoth and Wallet are two of the most superb tracks I've ever heard, from any artist.

AOTY 2014 for me without a doubt. Very well deserved.

  On 1/9/2015 at 5:44 PM, Friendly Stranger said:

I just listened to this again last night - the comments are right, there really isn't a weak point on this album. And I think Hawkmoth and Wallet are two of the most superb tracks I've ever heard, from any artist.

 

AOTY 2014 for me without a doubt. Very well deserved.

Yes, Wallet is stunning.

I am so disappoint no away fans here :( seriously, that song is just amazing.

away is incredible, tho i think some of the live versions are better than the one on the album

Yeah that is true... the intro just isnt the same as the one thePlaided uploaded, still my favorite track from the album

do you mean this one?

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

←btw you can count me as another Away fan. ↑This live version of it that was captured at one of their shows was my favouritte Plaid track for over a year or so, before the release of Reachy Prints.. the album version is a lot more technical and the intro is different, and it took me time to get used to it, but in the end i came to like both of them, the same.

speaking of Wallet, i think track 5 on Hope Soundtrack, which was never released :/ , is also very nice!

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