Aphex Twin - Collapse EP

Hoof it!!!

                                                just watched this don't know if it was posted yet

It's good

The Collapse EP is among his strongest releases on my book. I’m sure I‘ll get roasted for saying this but as far as EPs are concerned I would put it over CTD and WindowLicker. The video Weirdcore made is also fucking with the legendary Cunningham videos as well, though I would still say WindowLicker is his best. 

anything with a vocal track takes it to a different level. I mean synthesized vocals. 

  On 9/19/2021 at 4:57 AM, Hail Sagan said:

The Collapse EP is among his strongest releases on my book. I’m sure I‘ll get roasted for saying this but as far as EPs are concerned I would put it over CTD and WindowLicker. The video Weirdcore made is also fucking with the legendary Cunningham videos as well, though I would still say WindowLicker is his best. 

Agreed... if you hadn't mentioned Windowlicker. That song alone (nevermind the EP) is probably the greatest song he's released.

The Collapse EP is excellent, and easily in the top 5 Aphex EPs

listened to collapse today. was dope.

  On 9/22/2021 at 12:39 AM, nikisoko said:

listened to collapse today. was dope.

Listened to it yesterday, still great!!

1st 44 is one of my top electronic tracks in general, unreal energy

Listened to it again while on acid. Collapse is King. Inedited style, sublime production. No words.

  On 6/11/2020 at 6:54 PM, markedone said:

I gave this full ep a dedicated headphone listen last night for the first time in a while.. completely blown away by how good each track is, my favorite has shifted between every one at different points.

the sheer level of detail in each track must have taken loads of concentration if he is still sequencing everything to record in one take as on syro..

also, a detail i had kind of forgot about is the last minute of 1st 44; how the track sequencing breaks down and becomes super loose, showing off all the crazy samples and sounds that were used but in isolation.  i would love to hear the end of the track as a sound-test on a massive sound system because each sound is so lush on its own.  1st 44 is definitely my new favorite.

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I could be wrong but it sounds to me like some of the audio near the end is recorded from a long distance away from where its being played, like reverb but just recording from a different location. You can hear what sounds like a huge reverb but it sounds like its outside, just a thought, aphex has mentioned something special about how moving though the air changes sound in a special way. loving this EP more recently.

Headphones is a must on this EP. So many subtleties that otherwise are lost... I really can't choose a favourite.

Even more subtleties revealed when you slow some of the tracks down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVS-wzN6PU

trying once again to get into this ep cause I knew I wasn't getting it...

MT1 t29r2 is a masterpiece, those acid harps and those christmas jingle bells at the end... jingle bells Richie? only you... btw nothing will ever top this track...

pthex deep acid bass line is bonkers

there's enough to chew on these 2 bad boys for at least one year...

production wise, specifically the drums on this ep, sound completely fresh, like nothing ever done before...