Cheetah EP

Aye that's what I'm saying - the speccy loading noises are really distinctive sounding and there's nothing like that (as far as I can remember) in the Cheetah EP

Take a moment to appreciate how fucking good the intro music to Robocop on the Spectrum is. 

Used to dance around my parent's dining room to that.

  On 10/14/2016 at 7:09 PM, Brian Dance said:

Take a moment to appreciate how fucking good the intro music to Robocop on the Spectrum is. 

 

Used to dance around my parent's dining room to that.

and here's The robocop 3, probably my favorite 8bit classic

good stuff

Found this demo with some little online research, I don't know if it was already posted. The piece at 26 seconds is really familiar!

I really like the digital aliasing, in my opinion gives a lot of character to digital synthesis.

Nice find !

CHEETAHT2 shows up Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2016 list at #49.  

http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9981-the-100-best-songs-of-2016/?page=6

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We’re not used to hearing Aphex Twin dole out slow-motion, four-to-the-floor beats—and at just 100 BPM, “CHEETAHT2 [Ld spectrum]” dips about as low as techno is inclined to go. But that sullen andante trudge allows the British electronic musician to get the most out of the unusual instrument that the song pays homage to, and which he presumably used to record it: the Cheetah MS800, a digital synthesizer known for its woozy timbres (and once described as “the most difficult instrument to program on the planet”). Here, that translates to background pads that shimmer like a heat mirage, and a midrange bass melody that writhes like a greased pig on ice. It’s unusual to hear Aphex Twin strip his tracks down like this, but that focus on the texture of his sounds—and few producers know how to program a synthesizer quite like he does—ends up making this no-frills record one of his most immediately satisfying releases in ages. 

And on their 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016 list too:

http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9990-the-20-best-electronic-albums-of-2016/

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His formerly hermetic tendencies now firmly a thing of the past, Richard D. James continues his hot streak, dusting off two woozy, low-slung tracks from his famous SoundCloud dump and assembling an entire EP around them. Building the release around the sounds of the Cheetah MS800—described by one enthusiast as “one of the most unfathomable instruments ever made”—James makes the most of the obscure digital synthesizer’s mutable wavetable technology, slowing the tempo, stripping down the beats, and zeroing in on gelatinous timbres. The slow tempos and straight-ahead tones make for what, at first, seems like one of his most uncomplicated releases in ages—but direct your attention just right, and, as with a “Magic Eye” image, a world of detail comes snapping into focus.

Still listening to LD Spectrum to this day...

Did we all agree that the 1st two tracks were to be listened to at 45rpm? I tried it and they sound even better to my ears.

  On 12/12/2016 at 11:59 PM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

Did we all agree that the 1st two tracks were to be listened to at 45rpm? I tried it and they sound even better to my ears.

I prefer them at 33, but yeh they still sound genuinely wicked at 45. Second side sounds a bit silly sped up

Yes a most excellently savage beast of an EP (and on regular rotation)

  On 12/12/2016 at 11:59 PM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

Did we all agree that the 1st two tracks were to be listened to at 45rpm? I tried it and they sound even better to my ears.

Haven't tried it, but I can't imagine the mellow beats of LD Spectrum going any faster tbh...

trying out mattresses in the department store while listening to Cirklon3 today 

  On 12/13/2016 at 4:58 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 12/12/2016 at 11:59 PM, Bulk VanderHooj said:

Did we all agree that the 1st two tracks were to be listened to at 45rpm? I tried it and they sound even better to my ears.

Haven't tried it, but I can't imagine the mellow beats of LD Spectrum going any faster tbh...

 

try it ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7aeez4_g2s&feature=youtu.be&t=54m7s

Fuck! And there did the blue Cheetah T-shirt in M go. 

Lucky the white one is nice too! 

...

%Press suicide button compulsively%

love this EP

Has anyone tried making the patches he uses on the Cheetah MS800? I'm interested in trying to cover one of those tunes using the Elektron Digitone.

HELLO HUMAN I AM SWEET TORTURE

Also "The Band Aphex Twin" make an appearance at 10:45

cool thanks for sharing!

Best track on the EP ^

thats really sweet actually. nice find. (the youtube vid of the zx i mean)