APHEX TWIN - SYRO

[Guest Atom Dowry Firth]

Oh no, RIP duder

[CroydonCaptainJack]

This just appeared at Baker Street Station for whatever reason. They counting on some xmas sales?

 

Its because the Mecury winner is announced tonight I would imagine.

[hello spiral]

Aha!

 

My mind conjoined the Mercury and the Grammys and I just assumed it was saying it had won a grammy on the poster.

[guidewire]

I've noticed Warp pumping syro up more on their facebook and such. Was curious if it was "next shit" time.

Edited November 19, 2015 by guidewire

[FLUXLINKAGES]

did anyone translate the pamphlet in the japan CD release? There's two columns; one on history and one on his absence.

[phudoshin]

Ohh just saw the AWS cover - pretty tasty!

 

do the whole album guys!

[phudoshin]

Same gig:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rsfTsdPTkM

[psn]

[endera3rd]

Did Joyrex ever get the special edition version?

[goDel]

 

lol

 

brilliant!

[Dorian Mode]

well, if it's time for reminiscenses, I remember my first immersive, focused listening of Syro --- it gave me jolts ... like something is off, not like expected ... in terms of pitches ... so I wonder if there is any analysis by someone with good ears on scales and tunings ...

[Guest WNS000]

The musicians (especially the drummer) in that minipops cover are drifting too much. More rehearsal needed. Compositionally it was handled well.

[fenton]

XMAS_EVE IS A MADE UP DRUKQS

[HexagonSun]

Syrup is the best work of fx tween till date. Waiting impatiently for the sequel: ketchup

[doorjamb]

There is some silly stuff on this album. Some of it is even borderline embarrassing.

 

When it's on, though, it is skeleton-jellifyingly on. Produk is up there with his greatest ever.

[Audioblysk]

There is some silly stuff on this album. Some of it is even borderline embarrassing.

 

Do tell?

[goDel]

He's been reading the artwork ;D

[cern]

Or lyrics in minipops :P

[doorjamb]

 

There is some silly stuff on this album. Some of it is even borderline embarrassing.

 

Do tell?

 

Philistine though I doubtless be, I would point to the ~4m breakdown bit of Piezoluminescence and honestly all but the last 30 seconds of Circlont6a. Still crisp and lush in terms of production, but disappointing and, as I say, silly insofar as tone and melody.

 

¢2.

[jejunum]

please get your coat, sir.

[koolkeyZ865]

Relistening to Syro and I heard something interesting... In 180db you can hear the synth melody saying "ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DB" if you listen close enough

 

EDIT: Spelling and grammar

Edited February 16, 2016 by clarktrent

[logakght]

oh cool. would listen to it if i hadn't deleted the most overrated track in the album

[Jez Courtez]

 

 

There is some silly stuff on this album. Some of it is even borderline embarrassing.

 

Do tell?

 

Philistine though I doubtless be, I would point to the ~4m breakdown bit of Piezoluminescence and honestly all but the last 30 seconds of Circlont6a. Still crisp and lush in terms of production, but disappointing and, as I say, silly insofar as tone and melody.

 

¢2.

 

 

Yeah but hasn't there been silly stuff the whole way through his discography? I mean, he's always had a sense of humour; a light touch here and there. A glint in the eye, a wink and a nudge, arched eyebrow and an eye on the mainstream.

And an extra set of eyes to do all that ;)

[doorjamb]

Fair enough. I love Windowlicker, despite the iffy second half—but that's partly because I understand it to be thoroughly tongue-in-cheek (especially given the MTV satire of the video & the similar vibe of Come to Daddy). But I don't actually get the sense that Syro is meant to be taken that way; it feels more like a serious comment on, or refinement of, a lot of trends in the bland, mainstream edm & dubstep that Marco Rubio listens to.

 

Which is fine, but a big aspect of Richard's appeal for me is his ear for melody. Some of his most minimal, uncomplicated tracks are also the most melodically hard-hitting, & he's always been great at inserting micro-bends & tweaks that can totally change what would otherwise become monotonous. I find Syro underwhelming in that respect.

 

This album seems closest in many ways to RDJ Album, which I've always had a love-hate relationship with because it's so melodically saccharine. But RDJ Album makes up for it with psychedelic weirdness like Logan Rock Witch & digital children singing about feet, arms, & ears. Syro lacks that druggy vibe, & often ends up just being sickly sweet & overly invested in the sonic-palette-du-jour (viz. the Piezoluminescence breakdown).

 

It's not smooth or inoffensive enough to be a genuine classic like the SAWs/Analord/ICBYD, not mental enough to rise to the level of Drukqs/HAB/Classics, & not weird enough to be fun as are Windowlicker/CTD/RDJ Album. It's got bits & pieces of each aesthetic, but it falls short of any of them.

[Richie Sombrero]

It's just tunes. Good tunes.