Aphex Twin

[pixieness]

He deserves his own thread (or one more thread if such a thread already exists). Replies on how much he kicks ass are welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igTsgYKYDHQ

 

[wonkavision]

Yes, Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) is a bonafide genius.

It would be hard to say which of his works are my favorite, as it largely depends on my mood at any given time, but...

Some of my favorite tracks:

1. "We Are The Music Makers" (for the Willy Wonka reference, of course. ) from Selected Ambient Works 85-92

2. "Track #1" from Selected Ambient Works, Vol II. - so creepy, and yet so delightful!

3. "54 Cymru Beats" from Drukqs (plus "Lornaderek", the creepy Happy Birthday message from his weird, old parents, with the wraspy laughing and the thick British accents. Makes me think of a scene in some lost Stanley Kubrick film.)

4. Pretty much the whole Richard D. James Album, especially "Cornish Acid" and "Beetles".

5. pretty much the whole I Care Because You Do album, especially "Ventolin" and "Come on You Slags!"

6. Pretty much all of Classics

7. "Windowlicker", of course

8. "Come To Daddy", of course

9. "Polygon Window" from Surfing on Sine Waves.

10. "Donkey Rhubarb"

Plus, his videos are amazing - especially the ones directed by Chris Cunningham

 

[wonkavision]

I'd also highly recommend Venetian Snares for fans of Aphex Twin, BTW.

 

[Chad]

I refuse to vote it rigged. LOL I will have to watch the video to see if I agree.

 

[Happy]

Messed up short film with music by Aphex Twin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5waJUCuLOek

 

[pixieness]

I'd also highly recommend Venetian Snares for fans of Aphex Twin, BTW.

Venetian Snares is one of the few artists that somewhat resemble Aphex Twin, like Autechre, Squarepusher, Amon Tobin, Access to Arasaka, Clark, Senking, Boards of Canada and Richard Devine. Although AT is one of a kind and a pioneer shiz. The tracks he's named after viruses are all pure neatness.

 

[Meer]

4

 

[nexion]

Come to Daddy is a good track and a decent EP but this was always my favourite track from it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhHkUg-QCwk

Green Calx is good, love that acid-like riff. Hell, most of Selected Ambient Works 85-92 is brilliant.

 

[Brontosaurie]

super boring cannonfoder audiotapestry.

thread is hereby hijacked and now about goa trance!

 

[pixieness]

How about we settle with a medium eg, experimental Infected Mushroom or noise-ish progressive trance? Don't want to lose that pristine fucked up alien music feel, you see, cause this thread is so cult it hurts

Btw, goa is good when under the influence of some kind of substance, but it is monotone when you're sober and fidgeting your fingers while alone on your computer.

 

[Wolf18]

Messed up short film with music by Aphex Twin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5waJUCuLOek

Nightmarish, yet fascinating. Brilliant music – it's a pity there wasn't much of it.

SW

 

[nexion]

How about we settle with a medium eg, experimental Infected Mushroom or noise-ish progressive trance? Don't want to lose that pristine fucked up alien music feel, you see, cause this thread is so cult it hurts

Btw, goa is good when under the influence of some kind of substance, but it is monotone when you're sober and fidgeting your fingers while alone on your computer.

Nah, goa is good at all times.

 

[Slacker_Assassin]

I'm grateful for this thread, I've been meaning check out more Aphex Twin.

A friend of my mine played Xtal for me one day, my mind melted. My goodness.

 

[Brontosaurie]

How about we settle with a medium eg, experimental Infected Mushroom or noise-ish progressive trance? Don't want to lose that pristine fucked up alien music feel, you see, cause this thread is so cult it hurts

Btw, goa is good when under the influence of some kind of substance, but it is monotone when you're sober and fidgeting your fingers while alone on your computer.

lunacy calling pleiadians repetitive in comparison to aphex twin's overcooked spaghetti mush.

goa is overtly druggy. that means it's bold and honest, not that its appreciation requires inebriation. just open your ears to rhythm and melody and stop looking for associative cues. enter the void.

 

[Ex-User (9062)]

The poll seems conclusive.
I used to like him, but haven't listened forever.

 

[rjioej23]

Thank Christ for some AFX appreciation. Any of the early albums (Ambient works 1 and 2, Richard D James too) and Drukqs are my favourites. The piano pieces on Drukqs are brilliant: Avril 14 and Nanou 2.

 

[Skeptinoid]

He released Syro and another EP recently along with a bunch of early stuff on SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user48736353001

Downloads for his SoundCloud uploads (110 tracks so far) can be found here:
http://104.236.16.63/

This profile has another remix of a track off of his new EP:
https://soundcloud.com/richarddjames