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PHANTASIA 3 is BEAUTIFUL. Absolutely gorgeous. Especially the second half. If you were a fan of Midnight Sun 4A you will love this. Reminds me of classic Ovuca vibes.

Dammit...apparently it's UK only because of the physical album copy they throw in with purchase. Why can't they do a Q&A only ticket for overseas fans?

I hope there are two more! Filling those top two levels would be pretty dope! It's a beautiful picture already. Finally listened to 4B a few times. Beautiful and totally different from the others, but 4A is still my favorite of the whole bunch so far!

You're not wrong. I get stoked for the sifting every time! However, I do think that 4A may be his best overall album in the last 2 years, which is saying a lot given his volume of releases...anybody who doesn't like the treasure sifting that we do should at least listen to this one. I just can't stop listening.

But the next Bandcamp Friday is Feb 5, he’ll be up to 13D by then...

Tell me about it…The guy can do so many styles, but this style might be my favorite. He does the dreamscapes thing so well… Getting a lot of Wasted Sunday/Astrobotnia vibes, which is a very good thing!

Oh shit, fair enough buddy! I forget that not everybody has walkable weather. I’ve got a check my southern California privilege… [emoji28] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I totally get the "it's too much" sentiment, but it's all about what you prioritize. At the end of the day, good music is good music. If RDJ put out this much music, I'd listen to all of it also. For me I get excited every time I see AP put something out...I take a lot of walks and have a lot of music time these days, so I'm always down to hear what he has to say. These have really been hitting the spot during this extra shitty year.

Ok, I finally finished listening to part 4A. WOW. For those of you saying Aleksi puts out too much stuff and you're gonna skip this one, don't. It's a new direction for him, yet again. After crunching my brain, it finally dawned on me by about the end that it is very reminiscent of D'arcangelo ala Broken Toys Corner. This album is very Rephlex, it's like a mix of the above and classic Ovuca. Some beautiful melodies on this one. Favorite track MAY be #7. It's really hard to say. This album is a single vibe. I love this guy.

Part 4A is SIIIICK. Tracks 3 and 4 were immediately refreshing and a great way to start the new year. Old school Ovuca beats.

Shipping from Bleep is only $11 to the US...much better! Unfortunately, I really love being able to play on bandcamp...I wish Bleep physical purchases included free digital

Good catch on the puzzle! We can probably expect 3A, 3B, 3C next... Listening to 2B right now for the first time....barely on track 3 but WOW. holy shit this guy's on FIRE.

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It's nonsense. Music does not produce itself.

It’s a new thing. You may not like it but it definitely deserves a chance! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

https://aleksiperala.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-sun-1 This album deserves its own thread This is special. Crazy spastic drum breaks mixed with Colundi microtunings and tribal bongo beats. A brand new direction (not just for Aleksi, but for music), I’ve never heard anything like it Please give it a listen, this is wild and beautiful. :)

I agree. I think the sequels are each bleaker and bigger than the one before. The third one straight up gave me the most existential dread I've ever experienced reading ANY book. Which one in the series you like best really depends on the kind of person you are, but for me, each sequel is better than the one before. It's a very unique writing style too, every 15 pages or so is a super interesting idea that COULD be its own book. And it's like that for the entire series. You have to really like science too, I would not recommend this book to just anybody. It takes a certain mind. Just incredibly clever, and very big ideas. The guy is a genius imo.

Dude hell yeah. What did you think of The Dark Forest? I went through all three of them this past Summer....as good as you think the second one is, the third one is even better. I've possibly never read a better science fiction book in my life. You're in for a treat.

People are so fucking weird to complain. It's an instrument, not a record...Buy it if you're a musician and you like it. Don't buy it if you're not. The Bassstation 2 was already a well regarded synth, especially good for the money. He helped create a new firmware a year ago, and now this is the same machine with a few new interface things so the new features of his firmware update are easier to use, and the price is the same as before. How can anybody complain about this? Oh yeah, it's the internet. Nevermind.

These are UNBELIEVABLY good. I'm up to part 2 and WOW, best present ever.

Aleksi is just so fucking good. Due to his massive output of good shit and just overall excellence I put him up there with Aphex as my favorite artist of all time. This was Rephlex's greatest artist discovery, bar none. I recently went back to the Astrobotnias after being away for a while. DAMN they are so brilliant and completely unique to anything else he ever did, it's like he invented his own genre, Spacey Spastic Braindance. I'm glad he used a different name for this stuff. As far as stuff under Ovuca, Wasted Sunday is the best thing he did. One of my favorite albums of all time.

What track is that at 19:00? Killer stuff.

Listening....great mix and welcome back dude!

Probably my favorite track of the album. I don't usually remember track names but I've looked at the song name whenever something magical is happening and that one has stood out since first listen. :)

Have listened two times in full already. I can imagine that people who are exclusively fans of Andy's goofy stuff won't like this. However, IMO, after these listens I can say so far that this might be my favorite release of his. With no exaggeration, this album is unlike anything he's ever done. It's the most emotional and musically complex album he's ever written. Super dreamy melodies and interesting chord progressions. Every track feels like a sad, dreamy soundscape, but with signature Ceephax 80s drums. Nearly no acid lines in the whole album, lots (and lots) of SH instead. I can't count the number of good tracks, I really do love the whole thing. It flows incredibly well. As far as single vision albums go, this is most similar to Cro Magnox, but this one is better. So stoked to listen again today!