APHEX TWIN - SYRO

The only thing that puts me off getting the Japanese version is that on a lot of albums the Japanese bonus track is added as an afterthought and usually isn't really that good.

i tried to go back in the thread to find the post but I got tired and stopped, what I want to know is do the confirmed live unreleased tracks that will be appearing on Syro comprise of 4 or 5 of the album tracks and are they the album openers?

I'm trying to stop myself from listening to them again, the only one I really remember is metz but I'm just curious if Richard knew that we might expect those tracks on a release and put them all at the beginning, leaving a aurallytotally virgin second half

Manchester is the first, Metz the second, then Wobbly comes as number 10.

Also the Minehead track is apparently #4.

  On 8/27/2014 at 6:36 AM, ZiggomaticV17 said:

New Chris Cunningham syro music video screenshot leek

Source pls?

  On 8/26/2014 at 7:17 PM, oscillik said:

"So then he put thesis two other records up for sale - Analogue Bubblebath 5 and Melodies from Mars and I asked him to stop it - because I want to release them Properly through Warp. It's part of my back catalog did I want them to put out. Then this Notch guy, this Minecraft guy who so bought the Caustic Window test pressing on ebay bought these from him. And I said fine as long as he does not release them. I just do not want anyone to bootleg them"

 

bit late for that.

Notch didn't buy Analogue Bubblebath 5 from him...

  On 8/26/2014 at 7:29 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 8/26/2014 at 7:17 PM, oscillik said:

"So then he put thesis two other records up for sale - Analogue Bubblebath 5 and Melodies from Mars and I asked him to stop it - because I want to release them Properly through Warp. It's part of my back catalog did I want them to put out. Then this Notch guy, this Minecraft guy who so bought the Caustic Window test pressing on ebay bought these from him. And I said fine as long as he does not release them. I just do not want anyone to bootleg them"

 

bit late for that.

Richard's concern was that higher quality rips would end up online, effectively scuppering any reason to release them legitamately.

 

I guess I can finally share this bit of the whole story since he's mentioned who bought them ultimately:

 

When we were getting ready to list the Caustic Window LP on Ebay, it was also decided to go ahead and list ABB5 and MFM as well - all was fine until the last minute, when someone sniped both releases - turns out that sniper was Richard himself, as he explained his reasons - the more he thought about higher quality rips getting out there, the less incentive for him to legitimately release them (and he was working towards doing so).

 

So, we talked with Ebay, got the auctions cancelled, and approached Notch Persson, who at this point was buying the Caustic Window LP (and actually was in the running for Melodies From Mars, but Richard outbid him at the last minute), and Grant talked to Notch, who agreed to purchase the others at an undisclosed price, since we were assured Notch wasn't going to rip and leak these online (keep in mind, this was the last known copy of the MFM test pressing - much higher quality than the tapes that got leaked years ago).

 

That's why I had to say nay to the Kickstarters for MFM and ABB5, and why the Ebay auctions happened the way they did.

 

This story is not 100% accurate... ABB5 wasn't bought by Notch.

  On 8/26/2014 at 8:48 PM, cebec said:

 

Yep, odd coincidence, for sure!

 

Also, from the link I posted earlier re: Dead Sea rave:

http://noyzelab.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/afx-dsp-box-commission-2002.html

 

it all started when we were on the rephlex tour of turkey / israel / egypt in 2000, me & damo were doing video projections/vj. that was a time! rephlex co-founder grant was asked by Spannered "What are the 3 most cherished memories you hold from 20 years of Rephlex?" one of which was :

— a super fat Turbosound system with a few thousand ravers and 16 of my posse on the edge of the Dead Sea in Israel.

In other words, being in a band of travelling minstrels, taking serious tunes for nice people all over the world, trying to do our bit for science with music.

 

That is a beautiful thing to read. Actually, it was one of the first things that I read today that really got me fired up and going in the most pleasantest of senses.

Beautiful <3

Syroooooooooo0o0oa0osdd

  On 8/27/2014 at 2:46 AM, borys said:

 

  On 8/27/2014 at 1:44 AM, chim said:

 

  On 8/27/2014 at 1:33 AM, khawk76 said:

morning all:)

 

very new here; I lurked during the boctransmissions, good to share the excitement about the imminent shit. so how many of the live tracks are established as being n the record? I know the usual suspects: m,mz,St. is there a fourth?

 

I try to update the original post with useful information for as long as it feels relevant to do so. There is no track or performance apart from manchester, metz or singapore that's virtually confirmed, let alone suggested, although some members have baselessly suggested that the Barbican (suspended piano) performance might be aisatsana (track 12).

 

There are two recent interview snippets by fader mag and pitchfork if you check back with the OP.

 

Current news is that we have discovered the typeface on the album cover to be Norm Simple Regular.

 

 

Nah, the font is definitely Decima Mono. Look at Norm Simple's W, it's too wide, The serifs on the I are too narrow. The 'g' is totally different from the one seen in the album artwork. Compare the lowercase fonts..!

 

Here's Decima Mono Light

And regular, which is probably used for the vignette

 

I'm a typography nerd

 

wicked, thanks for postting this

  On 8/27/2014 at 10:01 AM, John Ehrlichman said:

i tried to go back in the thread to find the post but I got tired and stopped, what I want to know is do the confirmed live unreleased tracks that will be appearing on Syro comprise of 4 or 5 of the album tracks and are they the album openers?

 

I'm trying to stop myself from listening to them again, the only one I really remember is metz but I'm just curious if Richard knew that we might expect those tracks on a release and put them all at the beginning, leaving a aurallytotally virgin second half

Possible solution: Jasondonervan sends Chim the info to add to the thread starter.

*drops mic*

*falls off the stage*

edit: has been done already....well done!

by the numbers on the back of the album, it could be inferred how many copies of the LP and CD are being made. How many would you guess that would be?

also is there a prize for the closest guess?

that makes sense. this also explains why the picture is not on the releases

wait, theres an analogue bubblebath 5?

they're the best ones

New Clark album announced - supports that Mu post way back which said 2 AFX albums and new Clark at the time.

Lush

  On 8/27/2014 at 12:48 PM, jhonny said:

New Clark album announced - supports that Mu post way back which said 2 AFX albums and new Clark at the time.

 

Lush

way tooooo lush... head explodes

Warp offices be like

  On 8/27/2014 at 12:57 PM, jhonny said:

Warp offices be like

 

+

hahaha!

  On 8/27/2014 at 7:53 AM, doublename said:

 

  On 8/27/2014 at 6:06 AM, morgang said:

 

  On 8/27/2014 at 2:13 AM, StephenG said:

 

  On 8/27/2014 at 2:06 AM, MassfreeKid said:

Where are you in Canada, Stephen?

Calgary, sadly! More than a "stones throw" away from you!

WOOT I'm in calgary also. Represent

Sorry about Tim Horton's

 

Yea, sorry. If we know anything about BK's track record, well, goodbye Tim Horton's...

lol at google play comments

This album will be better than vanishing chairs, sea facts, and aww teacher

  On 8/27/2014 at 1:48 PM, Indicator said:

lol at google play comments

 

This album will be better than vanishing chairs, sea facts, and aww teacher

weird, I was just there. Looking for some samples eh...

  On 8/27/2014 at 1:48 PM, Indicator said:

lol at google play comments

 

This album will be better than vanishing chairs, sea facts, and aww teacher

applejuice cola

  On 8/27/2014 at 12:48 PM, jhonny said:

New Clark album announced - supports that Mu post way back which said 2 AFX albums and new Clark at the time.

 

Lush

source?

we must validate the prophecy.

  On 8/27/2014 at 10:16 AM, tnkflx said:

 

  On 8/26/2014 at 7:17 PM, oscillik said:

"So then he put thesis two other records up for sale - Analogue Bubblebath 5 and Melodies from Mars and I asked him to stop it - because I want to release them Properly through Warp. It's part of my back catalog did I want them to put out. Then this Notch guy, this Minecraft guy who so bought the Caustic Window test pressing on ebay bought these from him. And I said fine as long as he does not release them. I just do not want anyone to bootleg them"

 

bit late for that.

 

Notch didn't buy Analogue Bubblebath 5 from him...

  On 8/26/2014 at 7:29 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 8/26/2014 at 7:17 PM, oscillik said:

"So then he put thesis two other records up for sale - Analogue Bubblebath 5 and Melodies from Mars and I asked him to stop it - because I want to release them Properly through Warp. It's part of my back catalog did I want them to put out. Then this Notch guy, this Minecraft guy who so bought the Caustic Window test pressing on ebay bought these from him. And I said fine as long as he does not release them. I just do not want anyone to bootleg them"

 

bit late for that.

Richard's concern was that higher quality rips would end up online, effectively scuppering any reason to release them legitamately.

 

I guess I can finally share this bit of the whole story since he's mentioned who bought them ultimately:

 

When we were getting ready to list the Caustic Window LP on Ebay, it was also decided to go ahead and list ABB5 and MFM as well - all was fine until the last minute, when someone sniped both releases - turns out that sniper was Richard himself, as he explained his reasons - the more he thought about higher quality rips getting out there, the less incentive for him to legitimately release them (and he was working towards doing so).

 

So, we talked with Ebay, got the auctions cancelled, and approached Notch Persson, who at this point was buying the Caustic Window LP (and actually was in the running for Melodies From Mars, but Richard outbid him at the last minute), and Grant talked to Notch, who agreed to purchase the others at an undisclosed price, since we were assured Notch wasn't going to rip and leak these online (keep in mind, this was the last known copy of the MFM test pressing - much higher quality than the tapes that got leaked years ago).

 

That's why I had to say nay to the Kickstarters for MFM and ABB5, and why the Ebay auctions happened the way they did.

 

 

This story is not 100% accurate... ABB5 wasn't bought by Notch.

 

 

really now?

I think you should read the rules.

  On 8/27/2014 at 2:29 PM, FLUXLINKAGES said:

 

  On 8/27/2014 at 12:48 PM, jhonny said:

New Clark album announced - supports that Mu post way back which said 2 AFX albums and new Clark at the time.

 

Lush

source?

 

we must validate the prophecy.

 

(and this thread: http://forum.watmm.com/topic/84612-as-syro-is-pretty-much-clear-lets-speculate-about-eznzea-and-xbpi/page-4)