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  On 9/11/2018 at 3:23 PM, very honest said:

 

  On 9/11/2018 at 1:03 AM, Lada Laika said:

Dispatched on the 8th. 2-7 working days. Any US West Coast peeps know how long Bleep US media mail takes to deliver? I feel like if I expect this to be there when I get home it absolutely will not.

 

If I recall correctly, Bleep ships from Europe and takes a week to be delivered in the states

 

 

everything but the special edition vinyl ships from the US for US buyers.  Bleep has been doing that more lately. 

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

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

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

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  On 9/11/2018 at 3:51 PM, andrd said:

 

  On 9/11/2018 at 3:23 PM, very honest said:

 

  On 9/11/2018 at 1:03 AM, Lada Laika said:

Dispatched on the 8th. 2-7 working days. Any US West Coast peeps know how long Bleep US media mail takes to deliver? I feel like if I expect this to be there when I get home it absolutely will not.

If I recall correctly, Bleep ships from Europe and takes a week to be delivered in the states

everything but the special edition vinyl ships from the US for US buyers. Bleep has been doing that more lately.

god damn it

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Seeing this as listing at places like Bull Mouse: 

Collapse EP (indie only special edition)
 
What is this all about? Anything actual special/different about this version as opposed to what will be released via, say Amazon?
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I got a dispatch email for the limited vinyl yesterday and it said it would only take 2-5 days to ship to my US address so i'm guessing it's not coming from overseas. 

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I got my cassette yesterday. Didn't realize I had gotten it early until I went online to use my download card, the site isn't even usable yet. I actually forgot I preordered the thing, just was checking the mail and thought "oh neat!".

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Got my dispatched email this morning :D

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Consequence of Sound has weighed in

 

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The Lowdown: The latest release from the reclusive and prolific Aphex Twin finds the producer moving away from the more straightforward approach he has been dabbling in on recent work, turning up the heat on his slippery, electronic anthems, bringing them from a simmer to a rolling boil.
 
The Good: The music on Collapse takes hard turns and shape-shifts with the frequency that we’ve come to expect from James. But his firm hand at the controls is felt just as acutely. Much like the EP’s artwork, there are recognizable signatures at the center of the entropic sound that seems to be coming apart in real time. Often those bits of purchase he allows us as we try to scale his slippery tunes are his own, like the lullaby-like melodies of “MT1 t29r2” or the video game soundtrack-like squiggle that dominates that same song’s first half. Or if you strip away the sharp snare rolls and “sproinging” synth notes on closing track “phtex”, you’ll find a gorgeous ambient track that evokes an ocean at dead calm. Elsewhere, he peels back the curtain even further to reveal samples that will surely be catnip to the many crate diggers in his fan base, like the bit of turntablism and the snippet of The Specials’ live version of “Guns of Navarone” that pop up on “1st 44”.
 
The Bad: For all the compositional innovation here, James is retreating to his comfort zone with Collapse. Unlike Cheetah, his slowed-down electro EP from last year, this is instantly recognizable as an Aphex Twin work, and none of the tracks completely surprise or shock. It’s strange to mete that complaint out as dozens of would-be producers would likely give their left leg to be able to come up with sounds as forward thinking as James seems to do without breaking a sweat. But considering the creative leaps he has made throughout his long career, I can’t help but wonder when the next ascension will arrive.
 
The Verdict: Collapse is another entry in a remarkable run of work that Aphex Twin has been releasing since his return from a long and clearly necessary hiatus. It may feel like he is on cruise control a bit, but James’ coasting is any other artist’s magnum opus.
 
Essential Tracks: “1st 44”, “MT1 t29r2”, and “abundance10edit [2 R8’s, Fz20m & a 909]”

 

 

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"For all the compositional innovation here, James is retreating to his comfort zone with Collapse"

ummm, what?

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"It may feel like he is on cruise control a bit"

 

are you fuckin kidding me??

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  On 9/12/2018 at 1:56 PM, Ivan Ooze said:

"It may feel like he is on cruise control a bit"

 

are you fuckin kidding me??

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rdj now galloping more than ever. hoof control, cruise it!

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  On 9/12/2018 at 2:22 PM, T3551ER said:

Yeah, dude needs to clean his fucking ears out. . .  

 

I actually got an ear cleaning kit and cleaned my ears yesterday in preparation.  :aphexsign:

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  On 9/12/2018 at 1:56 PM, Ivan Ooze said:

"It may feel like he is on cruise control a bit"

 

are you fuckin kidding me??

 

yeah like if mean cruise control set on a faster-than-light interstellar spaceship powered solely by new parameter combustion

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  On 9/12/2018 at 1:42 PM, Mcdergbit said:

"For all the compositional innovation here, James is retreating to his comfort zone with Collapse"

 

ummm, what?

 

yeah this part made no sense at all lol. there's plenty of innovation and new ground for him on this EP. 

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  On 9/12/2018 at 8:14 PM, Leonod33 said:

Happy Phexmas eve eve.  :beer:

 

High Five to ya Leonod33:)

 

:aphexsign: :aphexsign: :aphexsign: :aphexsign: :aphexsign:

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  On 9/12/2018 at 7:57 PM, parameter said:

 

  On 9/12/2018 at 1:42 PM, Mcdergbit said:

"For all the compositional innovation here, James is retreating to his comfort zone with Collapse"

 

ummm, what?

 

yeah this part made no sense at all lol. there's plenty of innovation and new ground for him on this EP. 

 

 

 

never has something ever been so confirmed

 

 

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  On 9/12/2018 at 4:20 PM, 747Music said:

 

  On 9/12/2018 at 2:22 PM, T3551ER said:

Yeah, dude needs to clean his fucking ears out. . .  

 

I actually got an ear cleaning kit and cleaned my ears yesterday in preparation.  :aphexsign:

 

 

flol - ok, no joke, I also got an ear cleaning kit the other day partly b/c I've been having sinus issues, but also b/c I know how significantly this improves my hearing, in advance of this EP. 

 

Someone should go around slapping Aphex stickers on ear cleaning kits - would be some ace guerrilla marketing. . . 

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construction site in Malta. imminent

 

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  On 9/12/2018 at 8:51 PM, olo said:

construction site in Malta. imminent

 

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collapse that construction sign:)

 

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