Richard D James SoundCloud - A Gift To The Fans

Incredible times, we waited years for an album and you get all this at once. More than I could ever have hoped for

Is there an up to date dl package for these?

suggestion: go to

Thanks, I was hoping for a pack though. Seen some earlier links ages ago, anyone keeping a freshly updated one on the go?

I'm struggling to hold the weight of all these tracks. It's overwhelming. The problem lies therein is that a lot of music from Aphex, Autechre and Boards of Canada I can't just consume like fast food.

Like the The Sarlacc from The Great Pit of Carkoon (how and why I dredged that one up I have no idea ) I digest my tracks slowly. Okay not over 10000 years but even so...

For ten years I hated Surfing on Sine Waves then one day bham! for some apparent reason its my favorite fucking album lol, so it's not a case of just breezing through and discarding the tracks I don't like. You see the dilemma.

I need a month off, somewhere quiet. Just me and these wonderful tunes.

  On 2/6/2015 at 5:50 PM, auxien said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 1:19 PM, Kavinsky said:

 

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 1:07 PM, BUNKUM said:

 

I'm probably being a bit of an echo here but, WOW sekonda

sekonda (steve reich vibes ) is great but at the beginning there is a melody which "in my opinion" sounds completly wrong regarding bpm.

first i thought youtube might be open and some other track is playing. strange.

The track seems to me that he's just recorded him 'jamming' on an idea. Got a bit running as the basis, then testing out melodies, changes, etc.

 

I absolutely love it, don't get me wrong. Probably my favorite track from all this. But it doesn't sound like a 'finished' take.

Sekonda for me sounds like one of the most finished tracks! Opinions. Go figure.

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:22 PM, Solo Strike said:

Thanks, I was hoping for a pack though. Seen some earlier links ages ago, anyone keeping a freshly updated one on the go?

I saw a couple, but before the tracks were made downloadable (in 128kbps)

I don't see the massive hype over sedonka

I like it, it's great, but there are plenty of tracks way better

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:42 PM, trananhhung said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 5:50 PM, auxien said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 1:19 PM, Kavinsky said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 1:07 PM, BUNKUM said:

I'm probably being a bit of an echo here but, WOW sekonda

sekonda (steve reich vibes ) is great but at the beginning there is a melody which "in my opinion" sounds completly wrong regarding bpm.

first i thought youtube might be open and some other track is playing. strange.

The track seems to me that he's just recorded him 'jamming' on an idea. Got a bit running as the basis, then testing out melodies, changes, etc.

 

I absolutely love it, don't get me wrong. Probably my favorite track from all this. But it doesn't sound like a 'finished' take.

Sekonda for me sounds like one of the most finished tracks! Opinions. Go figure.

 

As long as you agree that it absolutely rules, we're good!

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:22 PM, Solo Strike said:

Thanks, I was hoping for a pack though. Seen some earlier links ages ago, anyone keeping a freshly updated one on the go?

here you go http://forum.watmm.com/topic/85636-richard-d-james-soundcloud-a-gift-to-the-fans/page-274?do=findComment&comment=2286407

is there a way we could have the thread op best answer a post that links to a place that will be updated with the most recent archive?

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:22 PM, Solo Strike said:

Thanks, I was hoping for a pack though. Seen some earlier links ages ago, anyone keeping a freshly updated one on the go?

Manmower is a champion: (everything but the most recent 5 tracks that went up)

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I did some retagging of the first batch and uploaded them again as well as the new ones. I've made two archives so if you're looking for the last 40 you can download just those separately.

 

Tracks 1-112: https://mega.co.nz/#...tQMCdUvGb50gguI

Tracks 113-152: https://mega.co.nz/#...UpiGZd85f8-8B68

 

File names are still as downloaded from Soundcloud, I took some liberties with the tags though.

 

Artist and Album tags for all tracks are now 'AFx' and 'Sc' respectively. There's some extrapolation or assumption on my part that that's what would have been used for the earlier files as well if he'd planned ahead on making them downloadable, and for the sake of uniformity I've ignored the few exceptions in the last batch that had different or no tags.

 

Track numbers are still the order they were uploaded in, and the title tags as on Soundcloud (i.e., including the numbers, and any capitalization or other differences from the file name). Comments and artwork for each track are in the tags too. Not included are the hashtags from SC (there are very few that aren't "afx" or "early afx" or similar anyway) and any tags from the original files besides the comments (e.g., the Traktor or iTunes stuff).

 

I've also stopped using the Total Tracks tag as there is/was no predetermined number of tracks anyway, and this way if he decides to ever upload anything again, I don't have to go back and change the older sets. Unless something happens that gives me the urge to revisit the tags of course.

 

Again, if anyone downloads this, it would be nice to let me know if I messed up somewhere (missing or bad files/tags/whatever), with so many tracks it's getting easy to overlook things.

Awesome, thanks guys!

I've updated my earlier post with the most recent 5 tracks:

  On 2/5/2015 at 8:42 AM, manmower said:

Tracks 1-112: https://mega.co.nz/#!sMBh1RRR!LteXZWa0-a-p1-TwjWnxIA_3cc6gtQMCdUvGb50gguI

Tracks 113-152: https://mega.co.nz/#!pJB1lQTQ!vwx_WR4-KAFLxJovJMMEjVxB_f9MUpiGZd85f8-8B68

Tracks 153-157: https://mega.co.nz/#!4Q5HAQqL!vI7ftJn8yNvAkN1IMBiPFQJtaAtHkDdyqiPnUwfr-7M

[...]

Even better. Amazon!

Now is this mini-dump part of dump 2 or a third separate dump. Ah, my mild OCD is creeping back.

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:47 PM, auxien said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:42 PM, trananhhung said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 5:50 PM, auxien said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 1:19 PM, Kavinsky said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 1:07 PM, BUNKUM said:

I'm probably being a bit of an echo here but, WOW sekonda

sekonda (steve reich vibes ) is great but at the beginning there is a melody which "in my opinion" sounds completly wrong regarding bpm.

first i thought youtube might be open and some other track is playing. strange.

The track seems to me that he's just recorded him 'jamming' on an idea. Got a bit running as the basis, then testing out melodies, changes, etc.

 

I absolutely love it, don't get me wrong. Probably my favorite track from all this. But it doesn't sound like a 'finished' take.

Sekonda for me sounds like one of the most finished tracks! Opinions. Go figure.

 

As long as you agree that it absolutely rules, we're good!

 

It's an excellent trak...I imagine this is what a collab between RDJ and Ryuichi Sakamoto might sound like.

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:38 PM, beerwolf said:

I'm struggling to hold the weight of all these tracks. It's overwhelming. The problem lies therein is that a lot of music from Aphex, Autechre and Boards of Canada I can't just consume like fast food.

 

Like the The Sarlacc from The Great Pit of Carkoon (how and why I dredged that one up I have no idea ) I digest my tracks slowly. Okay not over 10000 years but even so...

 

For ten years I hated Surfing on Sine Waves then one day bham! for some apparent reason its my favorite fucking album lol, so it's not a case of just breezing through and discarding the tracks I don't like. You see the dilemma.

 

I need a month off, somewhere quiet. Just me and these wonderful tunes.

Your point about SoSW is quite poignant and touches on why this forum is so active I think. I've never seen any pattern in favourite material from aphex fans (apart from the come to daddy/windowlicker track only crowd).

Personally I love (love) Drukqs, SAW I, II, HAB and Analord/Tuss but am a bit so so so on I Care and the AB's, but I can see the favouritability of any of his eras.

Also, manmower you are awesome.

I've played Sekonda once and it seemed to start off pretty average and then bloom into something very special.

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:47 PM, Zeffolia said:

I don't see the massive hype over sedonka

 

I like it, it's great, but there are plenty of tracks way better

I'm glad someone else thinks the same as me. I was starting to feel lonely haha.

I dunno, I must just not be hearing something. Or maybe I need to be in the right mindset first. I heard it compared to OPN earlier though, and I've honestly never been able to get into any of his music either, so perhaps it's some common thread I just don't understand.

  On 2/5/2015 at 8:42 AM, manmower said:

Tracks 1-112: https://mega.co.nz/#!sMBh1RRR!LteXZWa0-a-p1-TwjWnxIA_3cc6gtQMCdUvGb50gguI

Tracks 113-152: https://mega.co.nz/#!pJB1lQTQ!vwx_WR4-KAFLxJovJMMEjVxB_f9MUpiGZd85f8-8B68

Tracks 153-157: https://mega.co.nz/#!4Q5HAQqL!vI7ftJn8yNvAkN1IMBiPFQJtaAtHkDdyqiPnUwfr-7M

 

File names are still as downloaded from Soundcloud, I took some liberties with the tags though.

 

Artist and Album tags for all tracks are now 'AFx' and 'Sc' respectively. There's some extrapolation or assumption on my part that that's what would have been used for the earlier files as well if he'd planned ahead on making them downloadable, and for the sake of uniformity I've ignored the few exceptions in the last batch that had different or no tags.

 

Track numbers are still the order they were uploaded in, and the title tags as on Soundcloud (i.e., including the numbers, and any capitalization or other differences from the file name). Comments and artwork for each track are in the tags too. Not included are the hashtags from SC (there are very few that aren't "afx" or "early afx" or similar anyway) and any tags from the original files besides the comments (e.g., the Traktor or iTunes stuff).

 

I've also stopped using the Total Tracks tag as there is/was no predetermined number of tracks anyway, and this way if he decides to ever upload anything again, I don't have to go back and change the older sets. Unless something happens that gives me the urge to revisit the tags of course.

 

Again, if anyone downloads this, it would be nice to let me know if I messed up somewhere (missing or bad files/tags/whatever), with so many tracks it's getting easy to overlook things.

Thanks

Posting this here as well just because. Here's a few interesting comments/tags for some of the newest tracks. I didn't look through all 155.

fmsubBasss:
Title: fmsubBasss
Album: Unreleased Works 85-15

Heliosphan Live:
Title: 5 heliosphan live
Album: dats digital
Track: 5 of 223
Encoded: iTunes 5.0.0.35

(taut):
Title: (taut tense tune)

Album: un dat comp

Artist: afx
Encoded: SoundJam v2.5.3

(mature raver):
Title: (big raver strings)
Album: Sc / un dat comp
Artist: AFx

(throatie)
Title: (Throatie)
Album: <un>
Arist: afx

carn marth remix:
Title: carn marth (longerbit)
Album: Sc
Artist: AFx

blue carpet:
Title: (amb mello) / blue carpet
Album: un dat comp
Artist: afx

197brk2:
Title: 197 brk 2
Album: un pp
Artist: afx

They're Here Aahha:
Title: They're Here Aahha
Album:
Artist: user48736353001

th1:
Title: (big amb strings)
Album: un dat comp
Artist: afx
Track: 3 of 33
Encoded: SoundJam v2.5.3

th1 [slo]:
Title: th1 [slo]
Album: afx edits
Artist: AFx
Encoded: iTunes 12.0.1.26

T08+4:
Title: T08+4
Comment:
T08+4 rx11,dr110,tx16w, RiDrum TK09,basimilus iteritas,bx20e,emt,,etc etc etc etc etc etc

dsb:
Title: dsb / (dist spacey bass)
Album: Sc / un dat comp
Artist: AFx

  On 2/6/2015 at 8:55 PM, progben said:

Also, manmower you are awesome.

yes!

  On 2/6/2015 at 9:02 PM, NI64 said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:47 PM, Zeffolia said:

I don't see the massive hype over sedonka

 

I like it, it's great, but there are plenty of tracks way better

 

I'm glad someone else thinks the same as me. I was starting to feel lonely haha.

 

I dunno, I must just not be hearing something. Or maybe I need to be in the right mindset first. I heard it compared to OPN earlier though, and I've honestly never been able to get into any of his music either, so perhaps it's some common thread I just don't understand.

you're referring to me i guess, i called it a better version of the recent OPN stuff. while i LOVE most of OPN's music i find it hard to get into r+7 and the recent ep's. however, i guess it's one of those tracks you have to let sneak up on you - i like playing tracks i don't "get" in the background while doing sth. else to let them soak in, and then suddenly you listen up aBAAMMM!!! wtf this is a great trak whyhaveinever

i guess you also have to listen to it in its entirety, not skipping any part, hypnotize u n shit

  On 2/6/2015 at 9:15 PM, chronical said:

Posting this here as well just because. Here's a few interesting comments/tags for some of the newest tracks. I didn't look through all 155.

 

 

fmsubBasss:

Title: fmsubBasss

Album: Unreleased Works 85-15

Heliosphan Live:

Title: 5 heliosphan live

Album: dats digital

Track: 5 of 223

Encoded: iTunes 5.0.0.35

 

(taut):

Title: (taut tense tune)

Album: un dat comp

Artist: afx

Encoded: SoundJam v2.5.3

(mature raver):

Title: (big raver strings)

Album: Sc / un dat comp

Artist: AFx

(throatie)

Title: (Throatie)

Album: <un>

Arist: afx

 

carn marth remix:

Title: carn marth (longerbit)

Album: Sc

Artist: AFx

 

blue carpet:

Title: (amb mello) / blue carpet

Album: un dat comp

Artist: afx

 

197brk2:

Title: 197 brk 2

Album: un pp

Artist: afx

They're Here Aahha:

Title: They're Here Aahha

Album:

Artist: user48736353001

th1:

Title: (big amb strings)

Album: un dat comp

Artist: afx

Track: 3 of 33

Encoded: SoundJam v2.5.3

 

th1 [slo]:

Title: th1 [slo]

Album: afx edits

Artist: AFx

Encoded: iTunes 12.0.1.26

 

T08+4:

Title: T08+4

Comment:

T08+4 rx11,dr110,tx16w, RiDrum TK09,basimilus iteritas,bx20e,emt,,etc etc etc etc etc etc

dsb:

Title: dsb / (dist spacey bass)

Album: Sc / un dat comp

Artist: AFx

Cool, thanks for that! I wouldn't have noticed most likely. Interesting list for T08+4!

Apparently it's a modified 909/101, I can't really make out what it is exactly.
If you google it this comes up;

  On 2/6/2015 at 9:32 PM, chronical said:

Definitely not Richard though.

well, ppl have said that before...

edit: has nothing to do with anything, but xame filtered does not get nearly enough love.

  On 2/6/2015 at 9:02 PM, NI64 said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:47 PM, Zeffolia said:

I don't see the massive hype over sedonka

 

I like it, it's great, but there are plenty of tracks way better

 

I'm glad someone else thinks the same as me. I was starting to feel lonely haha.

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 10:07 PM, Mag said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 9:02 PM, NI64 said:

 

  On 2/6/2015 at 7:47 PM, Zeffolia said:

I don't see the massive hype over sedonka

 

I like it, it's great, but there are plenty of tracks way better

 

I'm glad someone else thinks the same as me. I was starting to feel lonely haha.

 

 

 

Cheers for finding solidarity in something you guys all don't like!