mr3 4 Posted August 15, 2016 Pompous and self-righteous music critics are even less bearable in video form than they are on paper. it takes a special blend of unhappiness and ignorance to make a vocation out of "judging" art Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mag 0 Posted August 17, 2016 aum tatatau dou dou dau daw daum aum em Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uros 147 Posted August 18, 2016 aum tatatau dou dou dau daw daum aum em I know this! hat 2b 2012b Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twelvetrees 1 Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) Nah man it's not that at all. It's: Bowmmmmmmmmmm Bah nah nah now now now now Nowwwwww Bowm bowm Obviously. Edited August 18, 2016 by Caribou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxbip 24 Posted August 22, 2016 Circlon3 is one of my favorite track AFX track ever now.The chords at 3:00.THE LUSH CHORDS!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goDel 452 Posted August 22, 2016 FLUSH!!!! Fucking LUSH! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beer badger 288 Posted August 22, 2016 FLUSH!!!! Fucking LUSH! Nice one Del Boy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
very honest 236 Posted August 22, 2016 Pompous and self-righteous music critics are even less bearable in video form than they are on paper. it takes a special blend of unhappiness and ignorance to make a vocation out of "judging" art haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adieu 0 Posted August 22, 2016 Found two of the cassettes at a local record store yesterday. bought them both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brisbot 240 Posted August 28, 2016 This ep has really grown on me. I thought it was alright at first but now I think it's pretty good. The melodies are infectious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brionic 0 Posted October 5, 2016 Someone has been busy looking for data on the Cheetah Cassettehttp://globalvariables.net/audio.out/2016/10/04/cheaters/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcbpete 176 Posted October 11, 2016 Which bit in the EP is he referring to - has the cassette got extra stuff that's not on the other versions ? (Sad to say mine is still sealed!) Having accidentally put many a computer tape in my tape player in the 80s and early 90s I can definitely hear that wav files he supplied at the bottom of that page are definitely not Spectrum tape noises! This is what a spectrum tape sounds like if you put it in your hifi, it's got definite characteristic tones and sections that identify it as a speccy tape: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualitycontrol 47 Posted October 12, 2016 Sounds like: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brisbot 240 Posted October 12, 2016 ^^ yup the beginning sounds exactly like the beginning. Sounds like he just chose the bits he liked the most and glued them together Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcbpete 176 Posted October 12, 2016 Aye that's what I'm saying - the speccy loading noises are really distinctive sounding and there's nothing like that (as far as I can remember) in the Cheetah EP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dance 23 Posted October 14, 2016 Take a moment to appreciate how fucking good the intro music to Robocop on the Spectrum is. Used to dance around my parent's dining room to that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mag 0 Posted October 24, 2016 Take a moment to appreciate how fucking good the intro music to Robocop on the Spectrum is. Used to dance around my parent's dining room to that. and here's The robocop 3, probably my favorite 8bit classic good stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginerpri 6 Posted November 30, 2016 http://moxie.kfib.org/ms800/ms800.mp3 Found this demo with some little online research, I don't know if it was already posted. The piece at 26 seconds is really familiar! I really like the digital aliasing, in my opinion gives a lot of character to digital synthesis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atypic 3 Posted December 12, 2016 CHEETAHT2 shows up Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2016 list at #49. http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9981-the-100-best-songs-of-2016/?page=6 We’re not used to hearing Aphex Twin dole out slow-motion, four-to-the-floor beats—and at just 100 BPM, “CHEETAHT2 [Ld spectrum]” dips about as low as techno is inclined to go. But that sullen andante trudge allows the British electronic musician to get the most out of the unusual instrument that the song pays homage to, and which he presumably used to record it: the Cheetah MS800, a digital synthesizer known for its woozy timbres (and once described as “the most difficult instrument to program on the planet”). Here, that translates to background pads that shimmer like a heat mirage, and a midrange bass melody that writhes like a greased pig on ice. It’s unusual to hear Aphex Twin strip his tracks down like this, but that focus on the texture of his sounds—and few producers know how to program a synthesizer quite like he does—ends up making this no-frills record one of his most immediately satisfying releases in ages. And on their 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016 list too: http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9990-the-20-best-electronic-albums-of-2016/ His formerly hermetic tendencies now firmly a thing of the past, Richard D. James continues his hot streak, dusting off two woozy, low-slung tracks from his famous SoundCloud dump and assembling an entire EP around them. Building the release around the sounds of the Cheetah MS800—described by one enthusiast as “one of the most unfathomable instruments ever made”—James makes the most of the obscure digital synthesizer’s mutable wavetable technology, slowing the tempo, stripping down the beats, and zeroing in on gelatinous timbres. The slow tempos and straight-ahead tones make for what, at first, seems like one of his most uncomplicated releases in ages—but direct your attention just right, and, as with a “Magic Eye” image, a world of detail comes snapping into focus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joyrex 796 Posted December 12, 2016 Still listening to LD Spectrum to this day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hugh Mughnus 492 Posted December 12, 2016 Did we all agree that the 1st two tracks were to be listened to at 45rpm? I tried it and they sound even better to my ears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennylogg Bubblebath 46 Posted December 12, 2016 Did we all agree that the 1st two tracks were to be listened to at 45rpm? I tried it and they sound even better to my ears. I prefer them at 33, but yeh they still sound genuinely wicked at 45. Second side sounds a bit silly sped up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beer badger 288 Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) Yes a most excellently savage beast of an EP (and on regular rotation) Edited December 13, 2016 by beerwolf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joyrex 796 Posted December 13, 2016 Did we all agree that the 1st two tracks were to be listened to at 45rpm? I tried it and they sound even better to my ears. Haven't tried it, but I can't imagine the mellow beats of LD Spectrum going any faster tbh... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
