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    New countdown, new release? [Aphex Twin Warp Store]

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    From https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/68148-aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-volume-ii:

     

    Blue Calx:

     

     

    Recorded in Linmiri [Lannerlog bedroom studio], probably the last track I ever recorded in that house, quite fitting really, end of that era. I made it when coming back to visit my parents in Cornwall after moving away to go to college to do a degree in microelectronic engineering, which I thankfully never finished, was so boring, always preferred teaching myself, so much more satisfying, letting your mind wander where it needs to go. I heard Derrick May pressed this up onto vinyl so he could DJ it, I wonder if that was true?

     

    track 19 [side 5, track 2, omitted from CDs] ("Stone in Focus"):

     

    This track has now thankfully been found and uploaded here, I was very worried it had been lost, very relieved*** It was not included on the original CD’s as there wasn't enough room. I usually always give priority to the vinyl versions of all my releases as I never ever really liked CD's much, think I would have liked CD's a little bit more if you could put 90 mins on them, who decided they were to be 74 mins anyway? Thinking about this now I'd love to try and get Warp to do high quality chrome cassette versions of all my Warp musics, maybe even metal ones if possible. If I wait a year or so for this I could include all the extras on the cassettes as there would be plenty of room, would have to sign the tracks over to Warp first for a physical release, something I don't have to do for this website but that shouldn't be too difficult.

    #22 ("Spots"):

     

    Someone I used to know, you know who you are, worked as a cleaner in a police station and kindly pinched me a police interview tape. It was with a woman who murdered her husband, it's the background audio in this track.

    #23 ("Tassels"):

     

    featuring an EMS synthi 'a', mk1, Studiomaster star mixer, recorded 184 Southgate road, 1st floor, London. Bought the synthi when I was about 19 from Robin wood at ems, Ladock, Cornwall. Saved all my money for it for a long time, one of the first synths I ever bought and I know that machine inside and out, magical piece of equipment, always felt like it was made specially for me.

    Wowowowow, those comments are beyond amazing. Superdupermegaporn. I love stuff like this. SAWII is an album I've listened to soooo much in my life and getting behind the scenes tidbits like this is fantastic. :D

    Mt. Fuji 2017 Cassette

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    I imagine the Marshall track is a recording of huge modular synth eruption thru a giant stack of Marshalls at 135 dB.

    Oh I didn't even think about it being about the amp, I thought it was more of a reference to a nickname someone gave him, like, Marshall Chords, Inspector Riff, Deputy Melody..

    I'm pretty sure he is referring to the 5402 Marshall Time Modulator, it contained military ccd ics repurposed for sound. He has a few of them.

    I guess that makes a bit more sense... But I think my amp idea would be pretty interesting too. :)

    London 03.06.17 (Field Day LP)

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    The expanded Field Day LP is his best release since whatever came before it. I've said it before and I'll say it again: this is a golden age of Richardness, he's putting out some of the best material of his career and the Field Day material is further proof of that. More experimental, microtonal stuff please. And thank you Afex.

    New countdown, new release? [Aphex Twin Warp Store]

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    I have seen speculation on this thread that some of these records, Drukqs specifically, have been remastered. Has a conclusion been reached on this???

    I compared the original CD mastering with the new download version of Vordhosbn and they are pretty much 100% identical when it comes to stereo width/compression/EQ and whatever, but for some reason there's a tiny speed difference between them.

    New countdown, new release? [Aphex Twin Warp Store]

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    Somebody mentioned the drukqs tracks also sound remastered - I would buy it again if so. Isn't there some program you can use to check parity between two audio files to check?

    You could zoooooooom in on the waveforms and match up the original mastering and the new Bleep version of a track in your DAW and invert one of them. Play em both and if ya hear nuthin' but silence they're identical.

     

    Btw, love reading Richard's technical notes on some of the tracks in the store. Would be awesome if we could get some deep info on every track he's put out, but I guess that's not possible.

    New Aphex Twin 10" [TECH-004]

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    This release will always be limited for that reason alone ^

    Thanks, never heard the original until now. I prefer the AFX remix. Those string pads clashes with the bassline, like they're in a different scale or major vs. minor or sumtin.

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