APHEX TWIN - SYRO

I'm guessing you saw this already, but https://soundcloud.com/richarddjames also has downloads enabled now.

Edited February 1, 2015 by ZoeB

keeps getting better with each listening

Really cool album. I like some tracks, but other tracks I don't like so much.

I appreciate this even more after the soudcloud dump. Knowing he is still using gear to make his music and how amazing that is.. is finally hitting me. The soundcloud dump (while fucking great) sounds like child's play after you put on Syro again. Puts a lot in context.

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:13 PM, Vaaler9 said:

I appreciate this even more after the soudcloud dump. Knowing he is still using gear to make his music and how amazing that is.. is finally hitting me. The soundcloud dump (while fucking great) sounds like child's play after you put on Syro again. Puts a lot in context.

 

i wouldnt compare syro with soundcloud dump. Yes, syro is biger, clever, more detailed and all that, but old stuff is more...emotional and natural, some say "it has soul", how funny it wouldnt sound. Syro is so cold, mathematical and technical at times...but at no means it's boring. Each of em (syro/dump) makes you appreciate them very differently. It's like comparing beatles to hendrix. As an musician, i respect syro very fucking much, its an absolute masterpiece, what he's doing with analoge gear is beyound words. But as a human, i prefer his old stuff.

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:46 PM, Mag said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:13 PM, Vaaler9 said:

I appreciate this even more after the soudcloud dump. Knowing he is still using gear to make his music and how amazing that is.. is finally hitting me. The soundcloud dump (while fucking great) sounds like child's play after you put on Syro again. Puts a lot in context.

 

i wouldnt compare syro with soundcloud dump. Yes, syro is biger, clever, more detailed and all that, but old stuff is more...emotional and natural, some say "it has soul", how funny it wouldnt sound. Syro is so cold, mathematical and technical at times...but at no means it's boring. Each of em (syro/dump) makes you appreciate them very differently. It's like comparing beatles to hendrix. As an musician, i respect syro very fucking much, its an absolute masterpiece, what he's doing with analoge gear is beyound words. But as a human, i prefer his old stuff.

 

 

Syro is cold, mathematical, clever, less emotional, less natural, has less soul than these 20 +/- years old recordings that were made when he was between 14-18? Poor Richard, he has not evolved one bit in 20 years! :) He should have stuck to his old formulas...

i think what's great about aphex twin's music (Syro included) is that while it's so technically impressive, you can still 'feel' the human touch in the music, it's like a homemade quality.. does the earth portal track sound cold to you? do you not get a chuckle out of the goofy bass breakdown in the shrymoming mix? the hi-hat goofin? come on. do you not get a sense of joy out of papat4? Are you not entertained?

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:53 PM, MassfreeKid said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:46 PM, Mag said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:13 PM, Vaaler9 said:

I appreciate this even more after the soudcloud dump. Knowing he is still using gear to make his music and how amazing that is.. is finally hitting me. The soundcloud dump (while fucking great) sounds like child's play after you put on Syro again. Puts a lot in context.

 

i wouldnt compare syro with soundcloud dump. Yes, syro is biger, clever, more detailed and all that, but old stuff is more...emotional and natural, some say "it has soul", how funny it wouldnt sound. Syro is so cold, mathematical and technical at times...but at no means it's boring. Each of em (syro/dump) makes you appreciate them very differently. It's like comparing beatles to hendrix. As an musician, i respect syro very fucking much, its an absolute masterpiece, what he's doing with analoge gear is beyound words. But as a human, i prefer his old stuff.

 

 

Syro is cold, mathematical, clever, less emotional, less natural, has less soul than these 20 +/- years old recordings that were made when he was between 14-18? Poor Richard, he has not evolved one bit in 20 years! :) He should have stuck to his old formulas...

 

Wow. To each his own but I think Syro is incredibly warm most of the time. Complex yes but xmas eve cold? (for example) That is one of his most heart on his sleeve tunes he has put out I think. And I'm only comparing the fact gear is used here as well as his old stuff. He has clearly evolved with his production. I'll also agree the older stuff can pack a more emotional wallop but Syro definitely has a spirit of its own just not a dramatic one.. I would say a nostalgic playful one.

oh gosh, i knew it was a slippery road

 

I haven't said Syro is all cold, just at times...at little times. And only if you compare it to his old works. It's still has "more soul" than most of todays music. It's about the whole flavor. And i thought even richard acknowledged that, as he stated in last interviews. Of course i hear joy in papat4, its one of my all time favorites, i enojy and feel every second of Xmas eve etc. Maybe it's all mastering, who knows, or hes just matured so much. But he made this "plank" of emotions on purpose, so Syro will be accepted more as a pop and accesibble album that you can listen in whole family. It has no supper agressive vibes, or super goofy vibes, or really really sad and melanchonic vibes etc. It's something all people can like, something in between. While listening Syro, i cant become really angry or cry or laught my ass of. I enjoy it very differently. I totally understand why he did that, and i hope you get what Im trying to say here))

  On 2/2/2015 at 9:06 PM, Vaaler9 said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:53 PM, MassfreeKid said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:46 PM, Mag said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:13 PM, Vaaler9 said:

I appreciate this even more after the soudcloud dump. Knowing he is still using gear to make his music and how amazing that is.. is finally hitting me. The soundcloud dump (while fucking great) sounds like child's play after you put on Syro again. Puts a lot in context.

 

i wouldnt compare syro with soundcloud dump. Yes, syro is biger, clever, more detailed and all that, but old stuff is more...emotional and natural, some say "it has soul", how funny it wouldnt sound. Syro is so cold, mathematical and technical at times...but at no means it's boring. Each of em (syro/dump) makes you appreciate them very differently. It's like comparing beatles to hendrix. As an musician, i respect syro very fucking much, its an absolute masterpiece, what he's doing with analoge gear is beyound words. But as a human, i prefer his old stuff.

 

 

Syro is cold, mathematical, clever, less emotional, less natural, has less soul than these 20 +/- years old recordings that were made when he was between 14-18? Poor Richard, he has not evolved one bit in 20 years! :) He should have stuck to his old formulas...

 

Wow. To each his own but I think Syro is incredibly warm most of the time. Complex yes but xmas eve cold? (for example) That is one of his most heart on his sleeve tunes he has put out I think. And I'm only comparing the fact gear is used here as well as his old stuff. He has clearly evolved with his production. I'll also agree the older stuff can pack a more emotional wallop but Syro definitely has a spirit of its own just not a dramatic one.. I would say a nostalgic playful one.

 

I think he was being sarcastic, clearly... lol

syro is one of the warmest records I can think of

  On 2/2/2015 at 11:12 PM, StephenG said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 9:06 PM, Vaaler9 said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:53 PM, MassfreeKid said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:46 PM, Mag said:

 

  On 2/2/2015 at 8:13 PM, Vaaler9 said:

I appreciate this even more after the soudcloud dump. Knowing he is still using gear to make his music and how amazing that is.. is finally hitting me. The soundcloud dump (while fucking great) sounds like child's play after you put on Syro again. Puts a lot in context.

 

i wouldnt compare syro with soundcloud dump. Yes, syro is biger, clever, more detailed and all that, but old stuff is more...emotional and natural, some say "it has soul", how funny it wouldnt sound. Syro is so cold, mathematical and technical at times...but at no means it's boring. Each of em (syro/dump) makes you appreciate them very differently. It's like comparing beatles to hendrix. As an musician, i respect syro very fucking much, its an absolute masterpiece, what he's doing with analoge gear is beyound words. But as a human, i prefer his old stuff.

 

 

Syro is cold, mathematical, clever, less emotional, less natural, has less soul than these 20 +/- years old recordings that were made when he was between 14-18? Poor Richard, he has not evolved one bit in 20 years! :) He should have stuck to his old formulas...

 

Wow. To each his own but I think Syro is incredibly warm most of the time. Complex yes but xmas eve cold? (for example) That is one of his most heart on his sleeve tunes he has put out I think. And I'm only comparing the fact gear is used here as well as his old stuff. He has clearly evolved with his production. I'll also agree the older stuff can pack a more emotional wallop but Syro definitely has a spirit of its own just not a dramatic one.. I would say a nostalgic playful one.

 

I think he was being sarcastic, clearly... lol

syro is one of the warmest records I can think of

 

If he is being sarcastic I've been properly trolled.

  On 2/2/2015 at 9:23 PM, Mag said:

oh gosh, i knew it was a slippery road

 

I haven't said Syro is all cold, just at times...at little times. And only if you compare it to his old works. It's still has "more soul" than most of todays music. It's about the whole flavor. And i thought even richard acknowledged that, as he stated in last interviews. Of course i hear joy in papat4, its one of my all time favorites, i enojy and feel every second of Xmas eve etc. Maybe it's all mastering, who knows, or hes just matured so much. But he made this "plank" of emotions on purpose, so Syro will be accepted more as a pop and accesibble album that you can listen in whole family. It has no supper agressive vibes, or super goofy vibes, or really really sad and melanchonic vibes etc. It's something all people can like, something in between. While listening Syro, i cant become really angry or cry or laught my ass of. I enjoy it very differently. I totally understand why he did that, and i hope you get what Im trying to say here))

Xmas eve makes me cry big beautiful braindance tears inside, most emotional and personal track he's ever put out, the pinnacle of this genre cmon naw

  On 2/2/2015 at 9:23 PM, Mag said:

oh gosh, i knew it was a slippery road

 

I haven't said Syro is all cold, just at times...at little times. And only if you compare it to his old works. It's still has "more soul" than most of todays music. It's about the whole flavor. And i thought even richard acknowledged that, as he stated in last interviews. Of course i hear joy in papat4, its one of my all time favorites, i enojy and feel every second of Xmas eve etc. Maybe it's all mastering, who knows, or hes just matured so much. But he made this "plank" of emotions on purpose, so Syro will be accepted more as a pop and accesibble album that you can listen in whole family. It has no supper agressive vibes, or super goofy vibes, or really really sad and melanchonic vibes etc. It's something all people can like, something in between. While listening Syro, i cant become really angry or cry or laught my ass of. I enjoy it very differently. I totally understand why he did that, and i hope you get what Im trying to say here))

Well said. And when you're listening to Syro it's funny (atleast for me) that you don't have to alter it in your mind. I mean, I usually add some piece of rhythm or sounds here and there in my mind to music that I'm listening. But in syro I don't have to do that because tracks are kind a 'full'. You don't have to do it. That's why I love the album so much.

I just wish I could hear some of the alternative mixes for these tracks. The live version of Xmas Eve has some slight differences compared to the mix on Syro. Also I think people mentioned the drums on 4 bit live are completely different to the album version. He alludes to the fact that there must be different versions by including the names if the mixes

  On 2/4/2015 at 3:36 PM, ceiling said:

I just wish I could hear some of the alternative mixes for these tracks. The live version of Xmas Eve has some slight differences compared to the mix on Syro. Also I think people mentioned the drums on 4 bit live are completely different to the album version. He alludes to the fact that there must be different versions by including the names if the mixes

I'm gonna see him live soon, hopefully I'll get to record those alternative versions.

Exciting !! :)))

  On 2/4/2015 at 5:24 PM, Reebok or Nike said:

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 3:36 PM, ceiling said:

I just wish I could hear some of the alternative mixes for these tracks. The live version of Xmas Eve has some slight differences compared to the mix on Syro. Also I think people mentioned the drums on 4 bit live are completely different to the album version. He alludes to the fact that there must be different versions by including the names if the mixes

I'm gonna see him live soon, hopefully I'll get to record those alternative versions.

Exciting !! :)))

 

See him live where?

  On 2/4/2015 at 3:36 PM, ceiling said:

I just wish I could hear some of the alternative mixes for these tracks. The live version of Xmas Eve has some slight differences compared to the mix on Syro. Also I think people mentioned the drums on 4 bit live are completely different to the album version. He alludes to the fact that there must be different versions by including the names if the mixes

 

Drums sound different because of the room echo in the live recording.

Edited February 4, 2015 by Mcdergbit

After opening the japan digipack, Syro immediately took permanent residence in my car. I drive a lot, and for approximately 90% of my commutes it's been the sound emitted from the speaks. Sometimes I start from the top, other times I pick up where I left off, there's hardly ever an case where I get out before the end of a track and after close to 100 loops, I can say with confidence say that this LP is more than appropriate for the Aphex Twin moniker and forces you to reassess the rankings of his LPs. Every track has a pace in the progression from open to close, and each is impeccable in form. It's not my favorite, but gd it's good [quite good, if you will].

 

It's hard to digest that RDJ will likely win a Granny tomorrow. But considering the competition, it shouldn't be a surprise and is overly deserving for such a perfect album.

 

SAW II, RDJ, Syro, SAW I, ICBYD, drukqs...in no particular order because I just keep shuffling these around as a result of perpetual indecision.

  On 2/4/2015 at 5:24 PM, Reebok or Nike said:

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 3:36 PM, ceiling said:

I just wish I could hear some of the alternative mixes for these tracks. The live version of Xmas Eve has some slight differences compared to the mix on Syro. Also I think people mentioned the drums on 4 bit live are completely different to the album version. He alludes to the fact that there must be different versions by including the names if the mixes

I'm gonna see him live soon, hopefully I'll get to record those alternative versions.

Exciting !! :)))

 

 

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 5:32 PM, Herr Jan said:

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 5:24 PM, Reebok or Nike said:

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 3:36 PM, ceiling said:

I just wish I could hear some of the alternative mixes for these tracks. The live version of Xmas Eve has some slight differences compared to the mix on Syro. Also I think people mentioned the drums on 4 bit live are completely different to the album version. He alludes to the fact that there must be different versions by including the names if the mixes

I'm gonna see him live soon, hopefully I'll get to record those alternative versions.

Exciting !! :)))

 

See him live where?

 

Where??

  On 2/5/2015 at 8:14 PM, pOnk Gangbiks said:

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 5:24 PM, Reebok or Nike said:

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 3:36 PM, ceiling said:

I just wish I could hear some of the alternative mixes for these tracks. The live version of Xmas Eve has some slight differences compared to the mix on Syro. Also I think people mentioned the drums on 4 bit live are completely different to the album version. He alludes to the fact that there must be different versions by including the names if the mixes

I'm gonna see him live soon, hopefully I'll get to record those alternative versions.

Exciting !! :)))

 

 

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 5:32 PM, Herr Jan said:

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 5:24 PM, Reebok or Nike said:

 

  On 2/4/2015 at 3:36 PM, ceiling said:

I just wish I could hear some of the alternative mixes for these tracks. The live version of Xmas Eve has some slight differences compared to the mix on Syro. Also I think people mentioned the drums on 4 bit live are completely different to the album version. He alludes to the fact that there must be different versions by including the names if the mixes

I'm gonna see him live soon, hopefully I'll get to record those alternative versions.

Exciting !! :)))

 

See him live where?

 

Where??

 

 

 

Probably a case of "It's not what you know, it's who you know"

This is pretty out there, but I wonder if Richard found out he won the grammy 2 weeks ago (not that he really cared much about it at all), had another happy "wow people actually like my tunes" moment, and then decided to start releasing his back catalog on Soundcloud.......

 

If he does win it, am wondering if he may have recorded some sort of wild acceptance video, possibly including robots/gear/tanks......

According to Consequence of Sound, not likely to win

  On 2/6/2015 at 10:17 PM, atypic said:

According to Consequence of Sound, not likely to win

 

Copied this quote from the Grammy thread:

 

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 8:02 PM, Delzoid said:

Music Times: Grammys 2015 Best Dance/Electronic Album, Who Should & Will Win: Aphex Twin Completes Comeback

 

http://www.musictimes.com/articles/27509/20150205/grammys-2015-best-dance-electronic-album-predictions-aphex-twin-completes-comeback-deadmau5.htm

 

RDJ grammy is imminent???