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Aphex Twin - Syro
« on: Mon, 18 August 2014, 11:44:20 »
Hey guys,

some of you showed an interest lately when I posted that I had bought the Analord binder, asking if there was a new Aphex Twin album out.

It's happening!

I hate linking here but this is a Pitchfork article outlining it all, and here is the TOR site with title and tracklisting

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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 18 August 2014, 12:54:51 »
You know, I was just wondering a few months ago if we'd heard the last of him. Glad he's surfaced and something is apparently forthcoming. Thanks for the link!
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 18 August 2014, 13:05:38 »
Windowlicker is an all time great track, but I couldn't really ever get into the rest of his stuff... curious about how this will sound though!
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 18 August 2014, 13:11:01 »
The Windowlicker video scared me immensely when I saw it as a kid, so I really didn't listen to much of his stuff :)) Recently though I heard Xtal and it blew me away. Really looking forward to this release.
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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 18 August 2014, 13:13:01 »
He is pretty much the sole reason the went to Coachella 2008.
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 18 August 2014, 13:36:21 »
Hurray! Thanks for the heads up!
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 18 August 2014, 13:58:12 »
woo!  it's about damn time. :)
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 19 August 2014, 00:03:42 »
Aphex Twin. Right on. Ear candy, and yes, it's about time!
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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 19 August 2014, 10:01:31 »
I am the hypest.
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« Reply #10 on: Fri, 29 August 2014, 17:47:54 »
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 29 August 2014, 18:42:06 »
Case in point.

About 10 years ago I sold a rare record of late-1960s electronic music to Richard James, and made the mistake of shipping it to him (all the way to England) before he paid. (weird coincidence, on about the same day I sold records on ebay to "Richard James" and "James Richards" and just looked at my handwritten list of money received and foolishly sent it on)

He was slow to pay, surprise! and by the time I got around to please asking him to pay up, he already had the record in hand. He basically told me to piss off.

After several ugly emails back and forth, he finally paid up after I noted a very small identifying sticker on the LP itself. I suppose that he realized that I was right and he owed it to me. Good thing, it was a $100 record!
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 30 August 2014, 10:34:27 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 29 August 2014, 18:42:06
Case in point.

About 10 years ago I sold a rare record of late-1960s electronic music to Richard James, and made the mistake of shipping it to him (all the way to England) before he paid. (weird coincidence, on about the same day I sold records on ebay to "Richard James" and "James Richards" and just looked at my handwritten list of money received and foolishly sent it on)

He was slow to pay, surprise! and by the time I got around to please asking him to pay up, he already had the record in hand. He basically told me to piss off.

After several ugly emails back and forth, he finally paid up after I noted a very small identifying sticker on the LP itself. I suppose that he realized that I was right and he owed it to me. Good thing, it was a $100 record!


sorry, I don't understand what 'case in point' you're making here...

so you sold a record to someone called Richard James...?
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« Reply #13 on: Sat, 30 August 2014, 12:55:09 »
Aphex Twin = Richard D James
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 30 August 2014, 15:39:45 »
Quote from: TacticalStache on Sat, 30 August 2014, 12:55:09
Aphex Twin = Richard D James

I know that.

I don't see how that story relates to Richard D. James, other than a similarity in the name. Unless fohat.digs is going to present us with proof to show that their little story is regarding Aphex Twin.
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 30 August 2014, 17:24:38 »
Apparently he lives in a bank and drives a tank. Looking forward to the album :D
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 30 August 2014, 19:10:37 »
Quote from: oscillik on Sat, 30 August 2014, 15:39:45
Unless fohat.digs is going to present us with proof to show that their little story is regarding Aphex Twin.

I do not have proof but I am pretty sure it was him. Lived in just about the right spot near London, telling ebay buyer name, if I remember correctly. It was a long time ago.

The "case in point" was that simultaneous discussion in another thread about turning over merchandise without/before receiving payment for it.
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 30 August 2014, 20:20:05 »
Woo hoo!  I just preordered the CD.  Can't wait for this.
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #18 on: Sat, 30 August 2014, 20:33:18 »

Quote from: naasfu on Sat, 30 August 2014, 20:20:05
Woo hoo!  I just preordered the CD.  Can't wait for this.

Nice! Any idea if there's a preorder for a vinyl??
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #19 on: Sat, 30 August 2014, 20:36:10 »
Quote from: Halverson on Sat, 30 August 2014, 20:33:18

Quote from: naasfu on Sat, 30 August 2014, 20:20:05
Woo hoo!  I just preordered the CD.  Can't wait for this.

Nice! Any idea if there's a preorder for a vinyl??

Yup, vinyl is available for preorder as well. :)

http://warp.net/records/aphex-twin/syro

There's even a limited edition (200 copies) for $400.   :eek:
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« Reply #20 on: Sat, 30 August 2014, 21:32:57 »

Quote from: naasfu on Sat, 30 August 2014, 20:36:10
Quote from: Halverson on Sat, 30 August 2014, 20:33:18

Quote from: naasfu on Sat, 30 August 2014, 20:20:05
Woo hoo!  I just preordered the CD.  Can't wait for this.

Nice! Any idea if there's a preorder for a vinyl??

Yup, vinyl is available for preorder as well. :)

http://warp.net/records/aphex-twin/syro

There's even a limited edition (200 copies) for $400.   :eek:

Oh my damn! That limited sounds amazing!!

So excited to spin the album!
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #21 on: Sun, 31 August 2014, 08:02:40 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sat, 30 August 2014, 19:10:37
Quote from: oscillik on Sat, 30 August 2014, 15:39:45
Unless fohat.digs is going to present us with proof to show that their little story is regarding Aphex Twin.

I do not have proof but I am pretty sure it was him. Lived in just about the right spot near London, telling ebay buyer name, if I remember correctly. It was a long time ago.

The "case in point" was that simultaneous discussion in another thread about turning over merchandise without/before receiving payment for it.


dunno if you know much about Aphex Twin, but if the buyer had a 'telling' eBay username, then it likely wasn't him at all. But cool story!
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« Reply #22 on: Mon, 01 September 2014, 10:24:33 »
Quote from: oscillik on Sun, 31 August 2014, 08:02:40

dunno if you know much about Aphex Twin, but if the buyer had a 'telling' eBay username, then it likely wasn't him at all. But cool story!

It wasn't "aphex-guy" or anything like that, and there probably weren't all that many Richard Jameses in London dropping $100 on rare 1960s electronic vinyl in 2003.
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« Reply #23 on: Mon, 01 September 2014, 12:01:55 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 01 September 2014, 10:24:33
Quote from: oscillik on Sun, 31 August 2014, 08:02:40

dunno if you know much about Aphex Twin, but if the buyer had a 'telling' eBay username, then it likely wasn't him at all. But cool story!

It wasn't "aphex-guy" or anything like that, and there probably weren't all that many Richard Jameses in London dropping $100 on rare 1960s electronic vinyl in 2003.

I quite regularly drop more than £60 ($100) on records all the time (and I'm not even in London). So do quite a lot of my peers. Those in London, even more so and for even rarer and more expensive records.

But yeah, if you wanna think it's Aphex Twin that tried to rip you off, please do!
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« Reply #24 on: Mon, 01 September 2014, 14:39:48 »
Quote from: oscillik on Mon, 01 September 2014, 12:01:55
wanna think it's Aphex Twin that tried to rip you off

This Richard James did not "try to rip me off" per se, but I consider it inconsiderate, at the least, to not promptly pay for something that you win on ebay. I suppose that someone who buys a lot might of stuff might conceivably wait for sellers to start dunning him for payment, but since I am a "small-timer" I have every item that I buy and sell in my mind and seldom send out invoices.

An item this rare and unusual does not turn up often, and I would assume that it was something that he wanted.

As I said, after I correctly identified the item as mine, and asked him to return it (at my shipping expense) he quickly paid me for it.
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« Reply #26 on: Thu, 04 September 2014, 18:37:52 »
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I really like this new track and have it on permaloop at work today.  It's quite catchy with a dark tinge to it.
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« Reply #27 on: Thu, 04 September 2014, 18:42:48 »

Quote from: naasfu on Thu, 04 September 2014, 18:37:52
Quote from: baldgye on Thu, 04 September 2014, 14:09:59
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I really like this new track and have it on permaloop at work today.  It's quite catchy with a dark tinge to it.

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« Reply #28 on: Thu, 04 September 2014, 19:25:55 »
Quote from: Halverson on Thu, 04 September 2014, 18:42:48

Quote from: naasfu on Thu, 04 September 2014, 18:37:52
Quote from: baldgye on Thu, 04 September 2014, 14:09:59
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I really like this new track and have it on permaloop at work today.  It's quite catchy with a dark tinge to it.

Noooo! Permaloop is bad!

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« Reply #29 on: Fri, 05 September 2014, 00:59:39 »
Quote from: naasfu on Thu, 04 September 2014, 18:37:52
Quote from: baldgye on Thu, 04 September 2014, 14:09:59
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I really like this new track and have it on permaloop at work today.  It's quite catchy with a dark tinge to it.

Yeah, as someone who was never really into his stuff before it's a great track. Must have listened to it like 20 times lol
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« Reply #30 on: Sun, 07 September 2014, 00:51:02 »
I went to the listening party in LA today. It was fun. It was a bit awkward because no one really knew anyone and we couldn't bring a +1. A lot of people were standing around, drinking, and staring at an aphex twin logo flicker on a projector while the album played. I'm looking forward to getting the album.
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« Reply #31 on: Thu, 18 September 2014, 02:21:30 »
Quote from: Dog on Sun, 07 September 2014, 00:51:02
I went to the listening party in LA today. It was fun. It was a bit awkward because no one really knew anyone and we couldn't bring a +1. A lot of people were standing around, drinking, and staring at an aphex twin logo flicker on a projector while the album played. I'm looking forward to getting the album.

Sounds like any electro show. Sometimes some kids high as **** flailing in the center of the room.

edit: ps love me some aphex can't believe i didn't know about this
anyone who likes this or didnt know if they did should also check out Squarepusher
another great artist from the same period
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« Reply #32 on: Tue, 23 September 2014, 13:08:54 »
just FYI you can stream this on USA's version of spotify now

aisatsana is probably my favorite track, not as epic as nanou2, but still wonderful

XMAX_EVE is pretty good too, a 10 minute RDJ track is greatly appreciated
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Re: Aphex Twin - Syro
« Reply #33 on: Tue, 23 September 2014, 13:21:01 »
First listen through: I dig.

Giving it a second listen while working with headphones.

It's certainly a lot more relaxed than his older stuff, apart from Drukqs. This reminds me a lot of that, but somehow much more refined in some ways.
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« Reply #34 on: Tue, 23 September 2014, 13:24:22 »
Just watched the video... mmm..... is the message  girls be window-lickers if they gold digging.. or is it just lady gaga image-shock type video ??
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« Reply #35 on: Tue, 23 September 2014, 13:40:17 »
a "windowlicker" is a crazy person

so feel free to interpret from there
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