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    Richard D James SoundCloud - A Gift To The Fans

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    I haven't heard much comment on the Rod Whitters YT stuff. That sounds like a definite yes to me.

     

    Nice try Rod ;)

     

    Your answer makes me smile a lot; there's something a little sweet and endearing about the thought of me or someone making those tracks and saying "hey guys but what about my stuff it sounds like RDJ tooooo"

     

    But as it happens, I definitely didn't make it, and it really genuinely sounds like RDJ to me, more so even than the new user## stuff (although that's much more likely to be him given the other circumstantial info). It sounds less like RDJ, I guess, because it's super old stuff.

     

    Rod Whitters Untitled 1 second half sounds super Caustic Window to me. Untitled 4/5, which appears to be two tracks, definitely sounds of that era too.

    Richard D James SoundCloud - A Gift To The Fans

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

    Thanks for posting that afxafxafx video clip from YT. I agree with the general consensus on that one - some impressive work but not RDJ.

     

    Listened again to the reddit/vocaroo track this morning in the car. I guess I'm unsure about that one. I thought I heard some Paradinas in it this morning.

     

    I haven't heard much comment on the Rod Whitters YT stuff. That sounds like a definite yes to me.

    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but even since the shedload of RDJ material we've had since Syro, MARCHROM is still the most recent track right?

     

    We don't know the timeline. It's quite possible, since Richard said that one was recent, but that's the only one we have a timeline for relative to the Syro album proper.

    Steinvord Speculation

    in Aphex Twin

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    I listened to the EP in the car yesterday and today (I had been focusing on the other tracks), and I kinda agree now with John, ascdi, and others that it's more likely a split effort than a collab.

     

    Backyard - believable as RDJ

    Maelstrom - you guys say sounds like SP, and I believe you

    iyff acid e1 - definitely RDJ

    cyg x-1 - doesn't really sound like either of them

    ontrackv2 - definitely sounds like SP to me

     

    I think someone else pointed out that cyg x-1 doesn't sound like either, but not sure who. Anyways, I think more than just RDJ and SP were involved.

    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

    I love the songwriting on Syro but the production has increasingly sounded off to me. When I listen to the album at anything less than really loud it comes off really 'pumpy'. I know everybody's been talking about how compressed it is, but upon comparing it to Rushup Edge it seems like the mastering is pretty rough

     

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    Just about every song on Rushup Edge is louder than similar songs on Syro from a pure a-weighted db perspective but they sound better. I keep thinking if Syro was mixed & mastered like Rushup Edge it would best it.

     

    I have the vinyl sitting here but my turntable is out of commission due to baby right now. Does anybody have a nice rip they could share, I will happily provide photographic proof of my ownership.

     

    I've no expertise in this area, but I've been having similar thoughts myself. To hear it satisfactorily, I need to turn it up loud (at least in the car), but it feels pretty close to too loud at that point.

    Steinvord Speculation

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

    In order to beat a dead horse...I've been thinking about Steinvord lately. IMO, it's a collaboration between RDJ and Squarepusher. And I wouldn't be surprised if there were other artists involved. More specifically:

     

    • I feel I have a very good ear for spotting authentic RDJ, and, as others have pointed out (John Ehrlichman), Untitled has got to be him (pure Drukqs era).
    • I'm no Squarepusher expert, but a lot of it sound like him to me (particularly lyff Acid E1); StephenG has championed this.
    • Tom J was curiously cagey about Steinvord in that interview.
    • It's a classic mystery artist Rephlex release.
    • RDJ has been part of other mystery artist collabs (Universal Indicator).
    • In the latest Q Magazine interview, he says "I'll make music with anyone who I'm mates with."
    • Same interview, he admits to doing Tuss (finally) so that people could "hopefully evaluate it without knowing it was" him.
    • Similar topic in recent interviews about preferring anonymous DJ gigs to win the crowd over without any preconceptions.
    • He spends a lot of time on YouTube, apparently.
    • Again in the Q interview, he says no you don't need to get paid if you release music.

    I recognize nearly all of that is pretty weak evidence, but I've still got a feeeeeeling. Mostly because of Untitled and snippets here and there on other tracks.

    APHEX TWIN - SYRO

    in Aphex Twin

    Posted

    I actually enjoy 180db quite a lot.

     

    And overall am so excite about the album as a whole. I'm loving it and feeling like I've just started really digging into it, that it has much more yet to offer.

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