APHEX TWIN - SYRO

certainly agree with the first part, hangable auto bulb was completely stunning, groundbreaking, and "wtf?!?!?!" when it was released. To my knowledge nobody had tried that approach before, he basically defined a whole new subgenre that squarepusher and others then went on to explore and flesh out. May sound a bit passe now, but that's only because of the rampant copying that happened later. Whether Syro is bad or good, it's certainly not as groundbreaking as the HABs.

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:31 PM, Chartreuse said:

could've used better mastering

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:02 PM, LemanRuss said:

Listened to it again just to make sure.

 

Again, nope.

 

The only track which exhibits the true Aphex vastness is the last one, aisatsana. The rest are sub-par, and you know it.

 

Remember that this is the same guy who brought you Hangable Auto Bulb, for fucks sake. There is nothing even approaching the enormity of that on here, let alone Helisphan, Stone In Focus, Come On You Slags, etc.

 

Go back and listen to this,

 

 

then put on Syro, and tell me which is better (and fuck off with even attempting any of that, 'meh it is all subjective man, this is good'. It isn't. It is not as good as his other stuff.)

HAB isn't that great, I like maybe 2 or 3 tracks and its definitely far from his best work. You cannot compare syro to an album which he made nearly 20 years ago, appreciate what he did then and move on.

I was throwing the mp3 into ableton yesterday it was so ugly I had to stop

SAW II is shit compared to Syro, only drukqs stands up against syro. And individual tarcks, but not an entire album besides drukqs.
only tha last bonus track is in my top five right now

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:19 PM, skibby said:

 

 

i havent heard syro yet, but listening to this extremely dated sounding old and derrivative (spell correct that pls) track, i can guarantee that syro will sound by far more mature and original.

 

my dear fellow watmm'er: don't make yourself sound stupid. if you haven't heard syro, how can you "guarantee" that it will sound whatever. fanboy attitude gone bad. don't do this again.

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:34 PM, White Calx said:

 

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:02 PM, LemanRuss said:

Listened to it again just to make sure.

 

Again, nope.

 

The only track which exhibits the true Aphex vastness is the last one, aisatsana. The rest are sub-par, and you know it.

 

Remember that this is the same guy who brought you Hangable Auto Bulb, for fucks sake. There is nothing even approaching the enormity of that on here, let alone Helisphan, Stone In Focus, Come On You Slags, etc.

 

Go back and listen to this,

 

 

then put on Syro, and tell me which is better (and fuck off with even attempting any of that, 'meh it is all subjective man, this is good'. It isn't. It is not as good as his other stuff.)

HAB isn't that great, I like maybe 2 or 3 tracks and its definitely far from his best work. You cannot compare syro to an album which he made nearly 20 years ago, appreciate what he did then and move on.

I realise that fanboys are getting butthurt at my comments, but come on...

Syro is the least good Aphex Twin album, and has most of what makes Aphex Twin great, completely missing. It is like a dull plastic version of what it could have been. A sign of the times I suppose. All the tracks sound too clean and flat, and there is nothing vast and astonishingly artistic on there. Even the piano track doesnt sound as good as the piano tracks on Drukqs

heres one for aphex: great job! (from what i've read of the reviews) now make another one and make sure it has mug bass on it. I gave you some quids, but Im still waiting to get syro in the mail. im pre-satisfied nonetheless.

and to the detractors and their negative comments, if you can do better go ahead and i'll cheer you on.

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:44 PM, LemanRuss said:

 

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:34 PM, White Calx said:

 

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:02 PM, LemanRuss said:

Listened to it again just to make sure.

 

Again, nope.

 

The only track which exhibits the true Aphex vastness is the last one, aisatsana. The rest are sub-par, and you know it.

 

Remember that this is the same guy who brought you Hangable Auto Bulb, for fucks sake. There is nothing even approaching the enormity of that on here, let alone Helisphan, Stone In Focus, Come On You Slags, etc.

 

Go back and listen to this,

 

 

then put on Syro, and tell me which is better (and fuck off with even attempting any of that, 'meh it is all subjective man, this is good'. It isn't. It is not as good as his other stuff.)

HAB isn't that great, I like maybe 2 or 3 tracks and its definitely far from his best work. You cannot compare syro to an album which he made nearly 20 years ago, appreciate what he did then and move on.

lol, same artist, so yes I can.

 

I realise that fanboys are getting butthurt at my comments, but come on...

 

Syro is the least good Aphex Twin album, and has most of what makes Aphex Twin great, completely missing. It is like a dull plastic version of what it could have been. A sign of the times I suppose. All the tracks sound too clean and flat, and there is nothing vast and astonishingly artistic on there. Even the piano track doesnt sound as good as the piano tracks on Drukqs

 

He gave the fans exactly what they asked for so how can you be mad?

For years people have been asking him to release those live tracks, and he did, and tacked on some extras. Why do you have to be so aggressive with your attacks on the album? If you don't like it, find, but "dull" and "flat"?

Are you listening to this on your ipod earbuds or are your ears just completely buggered?

Not to your tastes, sure, but dull and flat? .. wut?

Is growing on me for sure.

This album needs repeated listens.

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:44 PM, LemanRuss said:

 

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:34 PM, White Calx said:

 

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:02 PM, LemanRuss said:

Listened to it again just to make sure.

 

Again, nope.

 

The only track which exhibits the true Aphex vastness is the last one, aisatsana. The rest are sub-par, and you know it.

 

Remember that this is the same guy who brought you Hangable Auto Bulb, for fucks sake. There is nothing even approaching the enormity of that on here, let alone Helisphan, Stone In Focus, Come On You Slags, etc.

 

Go back and listen to this,

 

 

then put on Syro, and tell me which is better (and fuck off with even attempting any of that, 'meh it is all subjective man, this is good'. It isn't. It is not as good as his other stuff.)

HAB isn't that great, I like maybe 2 or 3 tracks and its definitely far from his best work. You cannot compare syro to an album which he made nearly 20 years ago, appreciate what he did then and move on.

lol, same artist, so yes I can.

 

I realise that fanboys are getting butthurt at my comments, but come on...

 

Syro is the least good Aphex Twin album, and has most of what makes Aphex Twin great, completely missing. It is like a dull plastic version of what it could have been. A sign of the times I suppose. All the tracks sound too clean and flat, and there is nothing vast and astonishingly artistic on there. Even the piano track doesnt sound as good as the piano tracks on Drukqs

you're a fucking idiot.

LemanRuss troll status confirmed. Quit replying you dolts.

@LemanRuss, don't waste your time on hating it so much and move on to other albums, there are many other artists out there you know... This new album is apparently not for you. Now get over it. :)

Sennheiser hd650. Because he is, or was, capable of so much better. This is just so boring to listen to.

Is growing on me for sure.

This album needs repeated listens.

ok, so only comments saying positive things about Syro are allowed?

well last weekend i listened to Syro and HAB, & i actually love both, the only AFX bit i miss is the 1995 schelude : i care because you do + ventolin EP + donkey rhubarb + Hangable auto bulb EPs + Analogue Bubblebath V (yet unreleased), hmmm that was a busy year ! But Syro is great, definetely.

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:57 PM, LemanRuss said:

ok, so only comments saying positive things about Syro are allowed?

obviously. they will all calm down in a few weeks. and you will get more honest/ unbiased opinions and reviews later...

Why do you guys get so bent out of shape when people don't like the album? Rich even himself says it's not his best work. I really like this album and I don't care if someone doesn't like it. I think it's interesting to hear what other people have to say, even if it is negative.

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:44 PM, LemanRuss said:

 

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:34 PM, White Calx said:

 

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:02 PM, LemanRuss said:

Listened to it again just to make sure.

 

Again, nope.

 

The only track which exhibits the true Aphex vastness is the last one, aisatsana. The rest are sub-par, and you know it.

 

Remember that this is the same guy who brought you Hangable Auto Bulb, for fucks sake. There is nothing even approaching the enormity of that on here, let alone Helisphan, Stone In Focus, Come On You Slags, etc.

 

Go back and listen to this,

 

 

then put on Syro, and tell me which is better (and fuck off with even attempting any of that, 'meh it is all subjective man, this is good'. It isn't. It is not as good as his other stuff.)

HAB isn't that great, I like maybe 2 or 3 tracks and its definitely far from his best work. You cannot compare syro to an album which he made nearly 20 years ago, appreciate what he did then and move on.

lol, same artist, so yes I can.

 

I realise that fanboys are getting butthurt at my comments, but come on...

 

Syro is the least good Aphex Twin album, and has most of what makes Aphex Twin great, completely missing. It is like a dull plastic version of what it could have been. A sign of the times I suppose. All the tracks sound too clean and flat, and there is nothing vast and astonishingly artistic on there. Even the piano track doesnt sound as good as the piano tracks on Drukqs

 

I disagree with your opinion so therefore I am a butthurt fanboy? k lul.

  On 9/22/2014 at 3:47 PM, mcbpete said:

I wonder why the mastering duties were split between the first track ( Beau Thomas) and the rest of them ( Mandy Parnell)

Methinks it's either got something to do with single vs album, or something with the state the tracks were in, most of them might have been lying around in various formats for quite a while.

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:57 PM, LemanRuss said:

ok, so only comments saying positive things about Syro are allowed?

No, negative comments are allowed and encouraged. It is you who can't seem to handle disagreeing opinions

"Promotional Aphex Twin dropcard to promote Syro - not quite sure what it does but I ended up with two. It's rumoured to unlock bonus content online I think."

  On 9/22/2014 at 4:57 PM, LemanRuss said:

ok, so only comments saying positive things about Syro are allowed?

Nope. But your point has been made. :) You don't like it, he was better before, it sucks, etc.