APHEX TWIN - SYRO

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It took from release day until about two weeks ago for Syro to go from the most underwhelming album I ever heard to being among my top ten albums ever. I don't know what took me so long to come around to it, but jesus is this album a masterpiece.

The same thing happened to a friend of mine. It's not a top 10 album, but he want from 'meh' to 'wow this is addicting'. Though for him it took a couple months.

I think you just have to be in the mood for it. Sometimes it takes years to get in the mood. I didn't listen to ambient music for like a year, then the mood came back and I suddenly started enjoying it again.

i'd say the first two tracks are the best thing he has ever done by a margin

It's normal for complex music to take a while to get your head round - your brain usually needs some goes to setup your expectations of tension & release for it to be fully enjoyable. First few listens can be pretty baffling.

Listened to some of Syro the other night, still hearing new things pop up here and there. Still in love with XMAS. Thx Rich.

I still think druqks, the tuss + analord10, and SAW2 are the best projects he's ever done. But I mean I also love syro, and the RDJ album defines my delve into electronic music.

It took about two years of life

I really started digging it.

At first I was like "what the fuck",

but now I'm loving every bit.

I know I'm probably too late,

but this is fucking masterpiece.

It's best that Richard ever done.

High quality orgasmic bliss.

I think because of melodies

it was so hard to understand.

I never thought that aphex could

do melodies, but seems he can.

He changed so much with analords.

Progressed with rushup to the edge.

Its real outliner catalogue

with time machine and pseudo stretch.

It came from nowhere and confused.

So far away from what I wished.

It made me laugh so hard I cried.

Hes such a fucking legend fish.

Im gonna blast the shit again

and listen to it one more time.

I actually can't wait for more,

so see you guys again sometime.

lalalalalalalala

Is that outliner catalogue, or outlier catalogue?

I think syro is mostly fan service.

He released the tracks we were begging for which is amazing. (thanks richard)

and then he tacked on several things of similar composition and a tribute track on the second half.

There's probably some significant chronological order being that the obviously newer stuff was on teh second half, but to a random listener non-super fan the album probably doesn't make that much sense

also xmas evet10 is probably one of the saddest songs I've ever heard.

sounds like someone falling in love and then having their heart completely shattered in one song and then picking up the pieces

always love that sound that sounds like someone crying out at ~2:46

  On 8/17/2016 at 10:46 PM, psn said:

Is that outliner catalogue, or outlier catalogue?

it's both

Poem and a half Mag!

  On 8/17/2016 at 11:35 PM, AdieuErsatzEnnui said:

I think syro is mostly fan service.

 

He released the tracks we were begging for which is amazing. (thanks richard)

 

and then he tacked on several things of similar composition and a tribute track on the second half.

 

There's probably some significant chronological order being that the obviously newer stuff was on teh second half, but to a random listener non-super fan the album probably doesn't make that much sense

 

also xmas evet10 is probably one of the saddest songs I've ever heard.

 

sounds like someone falling in love and then having their heart completely shattered in one song and then picking up the pieces

 

always love that sound that sounds like someone crying out at ~2:46

Man, I wouldn't say XMAS_EVE is that sad at all. The end gets pretty serious yeah but I always thought it generally sounded like pure joy. It sounds like he loved every second of making it to me.

Saddest song I've ever heard is Nanou2. Crushes me to bits every time. I'm never fully ready for that ending.

I wonder if there are those that readily dismiss that which they can't yet comprehend. Quick to judge and slow to listen or attempt to understand.

  On 8/18/2016 at 12:54 AM, Caribou said:

Poem and a half Mag!

 

  On 8/17/2016 at 11:35 PM, AdieuErsatzEnnui said:

I think syro is mostly fan service.

 

He released the tracks we were begging for which is amazing. (thanks richard)

 

and then he tacked on several things of similar composition and a tribute track on the second half.

 

There's probably some significant chronological order being that the obviously newer stuff was on teh second half, but to a random listener non-super fan the album probably doesn't make that much sense

 

also xmas evet10 is probably one of the saddest songs I've ever heard.

 

sounds like someone falling in love and then having their heart completely shattered in one song and then picking up the pieces

 

always love that sound that sounds like someone crying out at ~2:46

Man, I wouldn't say XMAS_EVE is that sad at all. The end gets pretty serious yeah but I always thought it generally sounded like pure joy. It sounds like he loved every second of making it to me.

 

Saddest song I've ever heard is Nanou2. Crushes me to bits every time. I'm never fully ready for that ending.

 

It sounds incredibly lonely to me.

Like someone coming to grips with the most pure and innocent part of them being crushed.

There's a light at the end of the tunnel thankfully.

  On 8/17/2016 at 11:35 PM, AdieuErsatzEnnui said:

I think syro is mostly fan service.

 

He released the tracks we were begging for which is amazing. (thanks richard)

 

and then he tacked on several things of similar composition and a tribute track on the second half.

 

There's probably some significant chronological order being that the obviously newer stuff was on teh second half, but to a random listener non-super fan the album probably doesn't make that much sense

 

also xmas evet10 is probably one of the saddest songs I've ever heard.

 

sounds like someone falling in love and then having their heart completely shattered in one song and then picking up the pieces

 

always love that sound that sounds like someone crying out at ~2:46

teasing tracks early by dropping unreleased aphex twin in live sets = fan service. 

releasing the music in an album = releasing the music in an album 

Syro:  CD case voted most likely to cause a crash when trying to take out or put away this cd in the car.

i um... i do still wish we(/or, just me!!) had digitals of the beau thomas masters for the whole album.

i have my vinyl rip but its tad noisy.. 

i have the cd version but i prefer the vinyl mastering ... 

can't win!!

  On 8/18/2016 at 5:45 AM, cloud capture said:

Syro:  CD case voted most likely to cause a crash when trying to take out or put away this cd in the car.

check the "More Images" images for the japanese plastic case repress, looks pretty rad 

https://www.discogs.com/Aphex-Twin-Syro/release/6140509

  On 8/18/2016 at 6:10 AM, bitroast said:

check the "More Images" images for the japanese plastic case repress, looks pretty rad 

 

https://www.discogs.com/Aphex-Twin-Syro/release/6140509

It is super sweet, I just got this in last week with the A4 document wallet included, weird thing is it was sealed and brand new but has a advert for releases coming in 2016 including Cheetah ep. I would like to know what this is all about was it just made, just sealed or does the japs get to know whats coming out in the next two years LOL

  On 8/18/2016 at 1:37 AM, AdieuErsatzEnnui said:

It sounds incredibly lonely to me.

 

Like someone coming to grips with the most pure and innocent part of them being crushed.

 

There's a light at the end of the tunnel thankfully.

I'd love to have MARCHROMT30A come after Aisatsana on my CD. Am I alone in thinking that the fast version shits all over the original?

  On 8/18/2016 at 12:54 AM, Caribou said:

Poem and a half Mag!

 

I wasn't mocking you btw, i was just bored. But I guess you figured that out haha

Are you a real Caribou btw? I liked Swim, specially first half, nice tunes, but haven't properly heard other records. Should I?

Nah I loved it. I give you full permission to turn any of my comments into artworks.

And yes, I am Caribou. And if you haven't heard my other records, well, kindly go fuck yourself.

lol 

  On 8/18/2016 at 6:00 AM, very honest said:

 

  On 8/18/2016 at 5:45 AM, cloud capture said:

Syro:  CD case voted most likely to cause a crash when trying to take out or put away this cd in the car.

 

 

wow i feel sick

sorry. it is a hazard

i fell in love with syro immediately, and then fell deeper in love

its easily by a factor of manytimes the most listened to record of the last ~5 yrs for me