APHEX TWIN - SYRO

Holy shit.. 2 alternate tracks to my favorite tracks of Syro.. Am I dreaming?!

digital pls

Insta pre-order

Excellent, happy to get Marchromt on vinyl.

  On 3/5/2015 at 4:15 PM, patternoverlap said:

digital pls

That and CD please.

..and yes I don't have a record player inb4 someone asks or criticizes me.

This is fucking great news! Perfect choice of tracks for a 12" like that imo.

Could it be that the Xmas track will be shorter then the Syro one? Considering the A-Side will be 6 minutes long and the B-side would hold two tracks?

I'm guessing A is 45 and B 33.

So I just discovered all this shenanigans the other day, here is my impressions so far.

Syro:

Quite good. However, it is my least favorite of his recent stuff, including steinvord. And of course, doesn't stand up to the classic aphex releases - SAW, SAW2, rdj ablum are still the unholy trifecta for me. Overall: 7/10, quite good.

Piano Music:

I'm sure this is a revolutionary record in the field of piano music, however I felled asleep almost instantaneously upon commencing to listen. I heard "it happened" on youtube and really liked it though. 10/10.

Soundcloud:

Have only listened to maybe a dozen tracks so far. Kind of hard to rate, the quality ranged from pretty bad to almost really good. But there is no longer a possibility that he held out amazing tracks from us. I can see why all of these are unreleased. I like u-ziq's soundcloud a lot more! Mike wins. 6/Paradinas.

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:24 PM, Rabid said:

So I just discovered all this shenanigans the other day, here is my impressions so far.

 

Syro:

Quite good. However, it is my least favorite of his recent stuff, including steinvord. And of course, doesn't stand up to the classic aphex releases - SAW, SAW2, rdj ablum are still the unholy trifecta for me. Overall: 7/10, quite good.

 

Piano Music:

I'm sure this is a revolutionary record in the field of piano music, however I felled asleep almost instantaneously upon commencing to listen. I heard "it happened" on youtube and really liked it though. 10/10.

 

Soundcloud:

Have only listened to maybe a dozen tracks so far. Kind of hard to rate, the quality ranged from pretty bad to almost really good. But there is no longer a possibility that he held out amazing tracks from us. I can see why all of these are unreleased. I like u-ziq's soundcloud a lot more! Mike wins. 6/Paradinas.

give Syro time, your brain must recollibrate

as much as i love RDJ album, i think its nowhere close

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:24 PM, Rabid said:

 

Soundcloud:

Have only listened to maybe a dozen tracks so far. Kind of hard to rate, the quality ranged from pretty bad to almost really good. But there is no longer a possibility that he held out amazing tracks from us. I can see why all of these are unreleased. I like u-ziq's soundcloud a lot more! Mike wins. 6/Paradinas.

Come back once you've listened to more than 'a dozen'. A lot of the Soundcloud material is just as good as, some of it better, than the main stuff he was bringing out in the '90s. Just listen to tracks like Organ, Sekonda and Make a Baby, then tell me if you think they deserved to not make a release.

  On 3/5/2015 at 8:33 PM, valleyinaire said:

 

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:24 PM, Rabid said:

 

Soundcloud:

Have only listened to maybe a dozen tracks so far. Kind of hard to rate, the quality ranged from pretty bad to almost really good. But there is no longer a possibility that he held out amazing tracks from us. I can see why all of these are unreleased. I like u-ziq's soundcloud a lot more! Mike wins. 6/Paradinas.

 

Come back once you've listened to more than 'a dozen'. A lot of the Soundcloud material is just as good as, some of it better, than the main stuff he was bringing out in the '90s. Just listen to tracks like Organ, Sekonda and Make a Baby, then tell me if you think they deserved to not make a release.

 

rough beat tune

I'm still caning ACH.

Pre-ordered the white label, what a time to be alive.

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:39 PM, Mag said:

 

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:24 PM, Rabid said:

So I just discovered all this shenanigans the other day, here is my impressions so far.

 

Syro:

Quite good. However, it is my least favorite of his recent stuff, including steinvord. And of course, doesn't stand up to the classic aphex releases - SAW, SAW2, rdj ablum are still the unholy trifecta for me. Overall: 7/10, quite good.

 

Piano Music:

I'm sure this is a revolutionary record in the field of piano music, however I felled asleep almost instantaneously upon commencing to listen. I heard "it happened" on youtube and really liked it though. 10/10.

 

Soundcloud:

Have only listened to maybe a dozen tracks so far. Kind of hard to rate, the quality ranged from pretty bad to almost really good. But there is no longer a possibility that he held out amazing tracks from us. I can see why all of these are unreleased. I like u-ziq's soundcloud a lot more! Mike wins. 6/Paradinas.

give Syro time, your brain must recollibrate

as much as i love RDJ album, i think its nowhere close

 

Depends what kind of music you prefer really.

Syro is fast, complex and dark in a lot of places. RDJ album is warm and playful.

  On 3/6/2015 at 12:22 AM, The Wumbo Man said:

 

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:39 PM, Mag said:

 

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:24 PM, Rabid said:

So I just discovered all this shenanigans the other day, here is my impressions so far.

 

Syro:

Quite good. However, it is my least favorite of his recent stuff, including steinvord. And of course, doesn't stand up to the classic aphex releases - SAW, SAW2, rdj ablum are still the unholy trifecta for me. Overall: 7/10, quite good.

 

Piano Music:

I'm sure this is a revolutionary record in the field of piano music, however I felled asleep almost instantaneously upon commencing to listen. I heard "it happened" on youtube and really liked it though. 10/10.

 

Soundcloud:

Have only listened to maybe a dozen tracks so far. Kind of hard to rate, the quality ranged from pretty bad to almost really good. But there is no longer a possibility that he held out amazing tracks from us. I can see why all of these are unreleased. I like u-ziq's soundcloud a lot more! Mike wins. 6/Paradinas.

give Syro time, your brain must recollibrate

as much as i love RDJ album, i think its nowhere close

 

 

Depends what kind of music you prefer really.

 

Syro is fast, complex and dark in a lot of places. RDJ album is warm and playful.

 

wow we think almost opposite

Personally, i dont feel Syro as dark album, maybe just sad at times, but it's...happy sadness? (no idea how is that in engrish ) It can be dark, you are right, depends on the mood i guess, but thats what's really great about it - same chunes, different moods. And i find it slower than RDJ for sure. And warmer. RDJ is more childish and Syro more mature, but they both sound pretty playful to me. Oh Richrad...

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:39 PM, Mag said:

 

as much as i love RDJ album, i think its nowhere closegive Syro time, your brain must recollibrate

 

I mean, I first heard the Manchester track in what, 2010? Maybe it hasn't been that long, but it sure feels like it. I think the fact that I've heard half the album already made it have much less of an impact on me.

I don't think recalibrating my mechanisms would do any good, I do appreciate all the technical details. These tracks just do not have the magic that 90s Aphex did.

  On 3/5/2015 at 8:33 PM, valleyinaire said:

 

Come back once you've listened to more than 'a dozen'. A lot of the Soundcloud material is just as good as, some of it better, than the main stuff he was bringing out in the '90s. Just listen to tracks like Organ, Sekonda and Make a Baby, then tell me if you think they deserved to not make a release.

Just listened to Make a Baby, sounds like a fan fake LOL. I understand that a lot of die-hard fans are really excited over this, but my enthusiasm for new Aphex waned a long time ago... There's a lot of historical value to these tracks, and they're pretty interesting, but...

Will try to listen to it all though.

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:24 PM, Rabid said:

I like u-ziq's soundcloud a lot more! Mike wins. 6/Paradinas.

Mike's SC dump has been really good. And the quality of the jams only appear to be getting better with each passing wave. Wouldn't agree that Mike has "won", but he's definitely doing big things. It's kinda disgraceful that his thread is only 14 pages and Aphex Twin averages approximately 4.5 pages of intense speculation for every offhand comment he makes on the account. I guess that's just the way things are, though. He's forever afflicted with that Scottie Pippen syndrome.

Also, while we're here voicing unpopular opinions I'd like to add that SYRO > SAW 85-92 imo

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:24 PM, Rabid said:

So I just discovered all this shenanigans the other day, here is my impressions so far.

 

Syro:

Quite good. However, it is my least favorite of his recent stuff, including steinvord. And of course, doesn't stand up to the classic aphex releases - SAW, SAW2, rdj ablum are still the unholy trifecta for me. Overall: 7/10, quite good.

 

Piano Music:

I'm sure this is a revolutionary record in the field of piano music, however I felled asleep almost instantaneously upon commencing to listen. I heard "it happened" on youtube and really liked it though. 10/10.

 

Soundcloud:

Have only listened to maybe a dozen tracks so far. Kind of hard to rate, the quality ranged from pretty bad to almost really good. But there is no longer a possibility that he held out amazing tracks from us. I can see why all of these are unreleased. I like u-ziq's soundcloud a lot more! Mike wins. 6/Paradinas.

Mikes dump and I'm never impressed with uziq anyways

SPOILER ALETR - SYRO was not the winner...

http://www.choicemusicprize.com/2014-shortlist.html

Irish album of the year did not even go to U2...

Loving Syro so much at the moment. Can't stop playing it.

  On 3/6/2015 at 12:22 AM, The Wumbo Man said:

 

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:39 PM, Mag said:

 

 

 

  On 3/5/2015 at 7:24 PM, Rabid said:

 

So I just discovered all this shenanigans the other day, here is my impressions so far.

 

Syro:

Quite good. However, it is my least favorite of his recent stuff, including steinvord. And of course, doesn't stand up to the classic aphex releases - SAW, SAW2, rdj ablum are still the unholy trifecta for me. Overall: 7/10, quite good.

 

Piano Music:

I'm sure this is a revolutionary record in the field of piano music, however I felled asleep almost instantaneously upon commencing to listen. I heard "it happened" on youtube and really liked it though. 10/10.

 

Soundcloud:

Have only listened to maybe a dozen tracks so far. Kind of hard to rate, the quality ranged from pretty bad to almost really good. But there is no longer a possibility that he held out amazing tracks from us. I can see why all of these are unreleased. I like u-ziq's soundcloud a lot more! Mike wins. 6/Paradinas.

give Syro time, your brain must recollibrate

as much as i love RDJ album, i think its nowhere close

Depends what kind of music you prefer really.

 

Syro is fast, complex and dark in a lot of places. RDJ album is warm and playful.

Agreed. Personally, I like Syro more than Steinvord. In the last couple of years I've listened to mainly Analord and The Tuss. Syro has so much going on and new things are always discovered with every play. A masterpiece.

  On 3/5/2015 at 10:18 PM, Palo Alto said:

Pre-ordered the white label, what a time to be alive.

Indeed!

alright ye cunts

I've spent ages trying to track down that great mashup of two syro tracks somebody uploaded to soundcloud

if somebody doesn't make with the goods I'm gonna flip a shit