APHEX TWIN - SYRO

An album of two halves. The first half is so accessible you could sit and listen to it with your parents and they'd start to to get into after a while. The next 6 tracks are a different beast. The juxtaposition is a master stroke. I like the order Rich lays down his trax.

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:01 AM, BaggerMcGuirk said:

 

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:00 AM, trananhhung said:

 

  On 9/19/2014 at 1:57 AM, BaggerMcGuirk said:

We might be controversial taste buddies.

Was that for me?

 

 

Yeah, and I should quote more.

 

:)

Death Proof is the ultimate QT film. And people don't really like it. Give it 10 years. People will get it by then. :)

I still think minipops is so good, but by listening to the previews it sounds like one of the weakest tracks. Can't wait to hear the entire thing from Bleep. And I'm still totally in love with minipops.

I'll admit this has been and incredible year for music I like:

Aurora

Reachy Prints

Barragán

Angels & Devils

Caustic Window

FKA Twigs

To Be Kind

Patten

GoGo Penguin

Syro

Let's see how that Clark album turns out.

I've been lurking here for many years.. since Drukqs..and I get the "quite good" reference. (cred established? no I'm sure not). But please allow me to gush for a sec.

What an album. I mean WTF. I've been Analording it up for the last 6 months. (got strangely obsessed recently but didn't completely love it when it first came out. I guess the pure analog sound of it threw me a bit at first, but now in my top 3.. anyway I digress.) .. Then the Caustic Window thing happened during my Analord rediscovery. Couldn't be fucking happier. Then Joyrex came out with the "new shit imminent" thing. Just about wet myself but didn't fully believe it. And now here we are.... My God.

I have the LP coming in the mail but yes I caved the second I saw you guys going ape shit over the leak this morning. Couldn't resist. I've been listening to it for the last 7 hours so hopefully the hype has worn off a tiny bit.

I will start by saying I god damn love it. I've poured over all the early listening impressions etc. but I still just wasn't prepared. Even after hearing Metz so many damn times, the real thing effected me almost profoudly. This album is a fucking embarrassment of aphex riches. I swear this is some sort of fan service. Its like he finally said 'ok guys, thanks for the support, here you go'. <- at least I like to believe that. Its just so purely enjoyable. Its true its not "challenging" but this really is HIS sound. I think we maybe got jaded by so many apeing him.. but when you hear the real thing its a wonder to behold.

Thank you so much for releasing this Richard. I cannot wait for the next phase.

pineal mix is golden

Regarding the new material from Richard, I don't think it will happen that soon.

He clearly released what he thought was finished, and that means old tracks he's been playing for the last 7 years. I love him, but I think he just doesn't have the necessary motivation to finish tracks. All this talk about 5 albums ready for release doesn't sound very convincing. SYRO is made of tracks that almost everyone knows. Maybe the high number sales will make him be more professional about his working procedures. I still don't think we will get new stuff in the next 4 to 5 years. And maybe I'm completely wrong.

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:17 AM, Vaaler9 said:

I've been lurking here for many years.. since Drukqs..and I get the "quite good" reference. (cred established? no I'm sure not). But please allow me to gush for a sec.

 

What an album. I mean WTF. I've been Analording it up for the last 6 months. (got strangely obsessed recently but didn't completely love it when it first came out. I guess the pure analog sound of it threw me a bit at first, but now in my top 3.. anyway I digress.) .. Then the Caustic Window thing happened during my Analord rediscovery. Couldn't be fucking happier. Then Joyrex came out with the "new shit imminent" thing. Just about wet myself but didn't fully believe it. And now here we are.... My God.

 

I have the LP coming in the mail but yes I caved the second I saw you guys going ape shit over the leak this morning. Couldn't resist. I've been listening to it for the last 7 hours so hopefully the hype has worn off a tiny bit.

 

I will start by saying I god damn love it. I've poured over all the early listening impressions etc. but I still just wasn't prepared. Even after hearing Metz so many damn times, the real thing effected me almost profoudly. This album is a fucking embarrassment of aphex riches. I swear this is some sort of fan service. Its like he finally said 'ok guys, thanks for the support, here you go'. <- at least I like to believe that. Its just so purely enjoyable. Its true its not "challenging" but this really is HIS sound. I think we maybe got jaded by so many apeing him.. but when you hear the real thing its a wonder to behold.

 

Thank you so much for releasing this Richard. I cannot wait for the next phase.

welcome brother!

i can't talk. it;s blowing my mind. my jaw is still dropped

  On 9/18/2014 at 5:23 AM, flaptop said:

CIRCLONT6A (Syrobonkus Mix) is the best track on syro followed by the rest of therm

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:26 AM, Ivan Ooze said:

 

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:17 AM, Vaaler9 said:

I've been lurking here for many years.. since Drukqs..and I get the "quite good" reference. (cred established? no I'm sure not). But please allow me to gush for a sec.

 

What an album. I mean WTF. I've been Analording it up for the last 6 months. (got strangely obsessed recently but didn't completely love it when it first came out. I guess the pure analog sound of it threw me a bit at first, but now in my top 3.. anyway I digress.) .. Then the Caustic Window thing happened during my Analord rediscovery. Couldn't be fucking happier. Then Joyrex came out with the "new shit imminent" thing. Just about wet myself but didn't fully believe it. And now here we are.... My God.

 

I have the LP coming in the mail but yes I caved the second I saw you guys going ape shit over the leak this morning. Couldn't resist. I've been listening to it for the last 7 hours so hopefully the hype has worn off a tiny bit.

 

I will start by saying I god damn love it. I've poured over all the early listening impressions etc. but I still just wasn't prepared. Even after hearing Metz so many damn times, the real thing effected me almost profoudly. This album is a fucking embarrassment of aphex riches. I swear this is some sort of fan service. Its like he finally said 'ok guys, thanks for the support, here you go'.

 

Thank you so much for releasing this Richard. I cannot wait for the next phase.

welcome brother!

 

velcome to the party. (still haven't listened yet as it had not been delivered to that bloody store yet. -sie-roh. but i'll get there, picking it up tomorrow morning, it better still be there).

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:22 AM, trananhhung said:

Regarding the new material from Richard, I don't think it will happen that soon.

 

He clearly released what he thought was finished, and that means old tracks he's been playing for the last 7 years. I love him, but I think he just doesn't have the necessary motivation to finish tracks. All this talk about 5 albums ready for release doesn't sound very convincing. SYRO is made of tracks that almost everyone knows. Maybe the high number sales will make him be more professional about his working procedures. I still don't think we will get new stuff in the next 4 to 5 years. And maybe I'm completely wrong.

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  On 9/19/2014 at 2:46 AM, Brian Dance said:

 

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:22 AM, trananhhung said:

Regarding the new material from Richard, I don't think it will happen that soon.

 

He clearly released what he thought was finished, and that means old tracks he's been playing for the last 7 years. I love him, but I think he just doesn't have the necessary motivation to finish tracks. All this talk about 5 albums ready for release doesn't sound very convincing. SYRO is made of tracks that almost everyone knows. Maybe the high number sales will make him be more professional about his working procedures. I still don't think we will get new stuff in the next 4 to 5 years. And maybe I'm completely wrong.

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Hi Richard

edit: again

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:44 AM, delet... said:

 

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:26 AM, Ivan Ooze said:

 

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:17 AM, Vaaler9 said:

I've been lurking here for many years.. since Drukqs..and I get the "quite good" reference. (cred established? no I'm sure not). But please allow me to gush for a sec.

 

What an album. I mean WTF. I've been Analording it up for the last 6 months. (got strangely obsessed recently but didn't completely love it when it first came out. I guess the pure analog sound of it threw me a bit at first, but now in my top 3.. anyway I digress.) .. Then the Caustic Window thing happened during my Analord rediscovery. Couldn't be fucking happier. Then Joyrex came out with the "new shit imminent" thing. Just about wet myself but didn't fully believe it. And now here we are.... My God.

 

I have the LP coming in the mail but yes I caved the second I saw you guys going ape shit over the leak this morning. Couldn't resist. I've been listening to it for the last 7 hours so hopefully the hype has worn off a tiny bit.

 

I will start by saying I god damn love it. I've poured over all the early listening impressions etc. but I still just wasn't prepared. Even after hearing Metz so many damn times, the real thing effected me almost profoudly. This album is a fucking embarrassment of aphex riches. I swear this is some sort of fan service. Its like he finally said 'ok guys, thanks for the support, here you go'. <- at least I like to believe that. Its just so purely enjoyable. Its true its not "challenging" but this really is HIS sound. I think we maybe got jaded by so many apeing him.. but when you hear the real thing its a wonder to behold.

 

Thank you so much for releasing this Richard. I cannot wait for the next phase.

welcome brother!

 

 

velcome to the party. (still haven't listened yet as it had not been delivered to that bloody store yet. -sie-roh. but i'll get there, picking it up tomorrow morning, it better still be there).

 

Welcome bud! I lurked for many years as well. Great first post.

Read the rules.

I don't mean to alarm anyone but theres a guy browsing the forum going by the name Percy Roger Smith. WTF happened to this place.

Speak now Percy, or forever hold your silence.

it's on spotify (in Australia, at least)

  On 9/19/2014 at 3:31 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

huzzah - woke up to find it on bleep ready to be purchased. happy they got their shit together in <24hrs

woah really? It still says only 1 file for me..

hrmm, i might stay awake so that i can get it. /has shower and goes for bush walk to keep self awake.

  On 9/19/2014 at 3:31 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

huzzah - woke up to find it on bleep ready to be purchased. happy they got their shit together in <24hrs

I pre-ordered and still have no legit bleep download.

I love how the album begins with some swag gangstalean and then switches gears. It took me by surprise and a lot of the early reviews made me lower my expectations but this is 100% fun and worthy of the Aphex title. We live in lush times.

  On 9/19/2014 at 3:57 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

12 tracks downloading now by the looks of it. maybe just in aus? the page is different from when i checked it last night too in that it doesn't say 'out 22/9' or whatever the date was.

 

also, sydney folks - usagi,me and a few friendly peeps will be hanging here listening to it tomorrow at my place in enmore. if you wanna come check it out with us and play some gta pm me, even if you're just lurking and wanna meet some afx fans in the area. we're all nice peeps and look forward to meeting yall

 

EDIT: lurkers probably can't pm so here's my number in phonetics: oh four oh three nine seven six six eight six

Australia was one of the countries listed first for a release on the 19th. Seems like they're keeping to the regional release dates =\

  On 9/19/2014 at 3:57 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

also, sydney folks - usagi,me and a few friendly peeps will be hanging here listening to it tomorrow at my place in enmore. if you wanna come check it out with us and play some gta pm me, even if you're just lurking and wanna meet some afx fans in the area. we're all nice peeps and look forward to meeting yall

dang, that sounds great. I reckon we (ie. myself and bitroast) will do a Melbourne vinyl listening party when I get back from Japan.

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:46 AM, Brian Dance said:

 

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:22 AM, trananhhung said:

Regarding the new material from Richard, I don't think it will happen that soon.

 

He clearly released what he thought was finished, and that means old tracks he's been playing for the last 7 years. I love him, but I think he just doesn't have the necessary motivation to finish tracks. All this talk about 5 albums ready for release doesn't sound very convincing. SYRO is made of tracks that almost everyone knows. Maybe the high number sales will make him be more professional about his working procedures. I still don't think we will get new stuff in the next 4 to 5 years. And maybe I'm completely wrong.

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I didn't know there was a leak. I was just excited that Bleep sent an email saying my CD has shipped. I will wait until it arrives.

In the meantime, I have had Chosen Lords on repeat for the past two weeks. I'll keep that going.

Nothin mind blowing, nothin earth shattering, nothin boundary breakin. Just a solidly produced and clean album which is quite tight and quite fat. To be honest, sounds a lot like The Tuss stuff, just more refined with more stereo space-y goodness... not a bad thing. This is definitely one that pleases the melody- rhythm- energy- seekers. There are few good textures here and there paired with some lush sounding synths, though many felt recognizable (not a good or bad thing, just an observation). Totally agreeing with Vaaler here:

  On 9/19/2014 at 2:17 AM, Vaaler9 said:

This album is a fucking embarrassment of aphex riches. I swear this is some sort of fan service. Its like he finally said 'ok guys, thanks for the support, here you go'. <- at least I like to believe that. Its just so purely enjoyable. Its true its not "challenging" but this really is HIS sound.

This feels like a total Aphex Twin album, in style, form, melody, etc. He has really mastered that sound that we have all grown to and is just fuckin grooving out hard on this album. It really is just fun.

For me, SYRO really jams along hard on the surface but fails to connect on any really deep inner brain dances. I couldn't help feeling that the whole listening experience was blobbed, as if I felt there were parts I had already heard. Often I felt that songs felt similar in aesthetics and that hindered me from really fleshing out individual tracks with my mind. Perhaps it's the synths and patches used? Maybe there needs to be more breathing room? I am still trying to figure out why. What I am beginning to think is that either:

I need to listen to it more, or listen to individual tracks. It has been... one day

OR

Stop trying to analyze it and just feel it and grooooooove to it

Peace and Love to all you WATMM-ers who have been awaiting this release!! ENJOY!!!