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    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

    from reddit's r/letstalkmusic, generally a big ol circlewank, but this is pretty good imo:

     

    I think people who are off-put by the "accessibility" (that's of course relative to the ears of jaded avent-garde electronic fans), or rather "lack of innovation" are ignoring the subtle innovation Syro offers. These tracks are somehow impossibly intricate (for the most part) yet have room to show off each individual component, like a luxury wrist watch slightly taken apart to show each cog and spring moving in place. Of course, that doesn't mean these tracks are static. They subtly shift in tonal color and undulate, meaning they often don't sound like the same track two or three minutes in (a hallmark of good techno music, repetition that changes organically into something else).

    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

    In breaking news, Apple have announced the cancellation of the iWatch, and that everyone who woke up to find the new U2 album on their iTunes will have it replaced with the new Aphex Twin album, Syro, instead. Apple CEO Tim Cook was quoted as saying 'We're so, so sorry. Really, IDKWTF we were thinking. I quit.'

    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

     

     

    LEEEAK please

     

    Also, slightly off-topic: what's the easiest way to paste an image into a post on here?

    In the editor, click on the polaroid with a tree on it, paste image url.

     

    Any best method for uploading a pic to get the URL? Says tinypic/twitter etc aren't supported :(

     

    upload it to imgur, then use the img and /img tags to link here.

    watmm recipe thread v4.0

    in General Banter

    Posted · Edited by kaini

    recently i made a roast pork loin marinaded in barbecue sriracha sauce, with creamy mash, and braised asian red cabbage. the red cabbage was definitely the unexpected star of the show, so here ya go:

    1 tsp vegetable oil
    3 star anise
    2 cardamom pods


    2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped/microplaned
    thumb-sized piece of ginger, finely chopped/microplaned

     

    75ml rice vinegar
    50g sugar
    2 tbsp soy sauce

     

    1 head of red cabbage, cored and roughly chopped

     

    2 spring onions, roughly chopped
    1 tbsp sesame oil

     

    smash the star anise and cardamom in a mortar and pestle and remove the cardamom shells
    heat veg oil to near smoke point
    fry star anise, cardamom, garlic and ginger until fragrant

    add sugar, rice vinegar, and soy and bring just barely to the boil
    add the red cabbage, reduce to a low simmer, and cover
    braise for 30 minutes, stirring frequently
    uncover and simmer for another 15 minutes to reduce the broth

    stir in 2/3 of the spring onions and sesame oil to finish
    serve, garnished with the last 1/3 of the spring onion

     

    SO GOOD

    watmm recipe thread v4.0

    in General Banter

    Posted · Edited by kaini

    Steak and Ale Pie

    I:
    3 big onions, roughly chopped
    chunk o fresh rosemary
    chunk o fresh thyme
    1/4 tsp smoked paprika
    3 bay leaves

    II:
    1 kilo beef skirt
    1 500ml bottle ale
    1 pint beef stock
    3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    1 small tin tomato puree
    3 heaped tablespoons plain flour

    III:
    150g chestnut mushrooms, chopped
    150g button mushrooms, chopped
    2 carrots, diced

    IV:
    1 large block of puff pastry
    100g of sharp cheddar
    1 egg, whisked

     

    fry I in a decent chunk of butter for 20 minutes
    add II, bring to the boil
    add III, reduce to simmer, liberally season with salt and pepper, and leave for 2 hours, uncovered
    pour into a big pie dish
    roll out IV and halve
    roll out half until it fits the dish
    top with sliced cheese
    roll out the other half and lay on top
    glaze with egg and bake for an hour

     

    this is gooooood./

    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

    All of my idiot music friends keep saying Syro has leaked and have been downloading whatever they come across. Can't people just wait? They can't tell the difference between the fakes and Richard's real stuff. They don't even know about the live tracks that will be on the album. This is kind of aggravating.

     

    calm down

    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

     

    Now this one is more intriguing because it was uploaded weeks before the announcement and is the only video on the channel.

     

     

    This one has potential...still, if it's out there then it is either official or fake

     

    This sounds like an LFO cover version done in Fruityloops with a few reverbed SAW1 vocally bits. Oh and a jarring, incongruous SH101 bit. Yall have mushrooms for ears.

    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

     

    Oh, nice identifying the font!

     

    Interesting - a Google search for Silian Rail font comes up with the fact it is in fact a fictional font, most closely visually to Garamond Classico Roman SC...

     

    And, it's used quite a bit on fictional business cards - very odd coincidence!

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    Simple Regular by Norm

    http://lineto.com/The+Designers/Norm/

     

    Ian Anderson used Norm's Replica for Autechre's Oversteps iirc

     

    542096105256_KD6GQOPv_l.jpg

     

    that's a really lush website

    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

     

     

    This might be another stupid question and OT, but did he re-marry? ‚Voices of his wife’.

     

    I'm very excited about another Lornaderek.

    Lornaderek featured his parents, Lorna and Derek James. At the time, Nannou and Nanou2 were rumoured to be named after his then-girlfriend, who was French. The last track on SYRO is apparently named after his wife.

     

    Honestly though, let's keep his family/relations out of this and afford the man some respect - discussing tracks obviously named after them is fair game, but as exemplified by my above dip into gossip-ville, it's a slippery slope for sure.

     

    I can't help but be amused by the idea of his son following in his footsteps - kids are awesome and the best hope of any parent (myself included) is your children exceed your own abilities and goals by light years.

     

    I always assumed his son was featured on multiple tracks on the Come To Daddy EP. Listening to it again this week had me wondering. If that's his kid, then he'd be around my age.

     

    that's just processed/pitchshifted RDJ

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