ulul Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 That's a shit list of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Fight me Man I'm just happy Marchromt isn't on there. Bullet Dodged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachesi Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 NO PIDGEON STREET? What a shame :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Marchromt cliffs and acrid avid are the top 3 tracks of all time fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Pretty cool list, although half a dozen of my absolute faves aren't on there. Anyway... .942937 needs to be big upped more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulul Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Marchromt cliffs and acrid avid are the top 3 tracks of all time fact. Acrid Avid is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Marchromt cliffs and acrid avid are the top 3 tracks of all time fact. I totally disagree to the core of my being. I think they're the top 2-4 of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachesi Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Marchromt cliffs and acrid avid are the top 3 tracks of all time fact.Acrid Avid is the best. Not the best to me due to his mixing song edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 no short mental afx? worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsK88362 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Ziggomatic is arguably the single best Aphex track. It never makes a list of top anything but periodically you'll find an astonished post from someone who really listened to it for the first time and is like "have you heard this???" (ex: https://www.reddit.com/r/aphextwin/comments/5285db/ziggomatic_17_is_a_fucking_masterpiece/) It seems to contain all of life. The section at 1:05 causes in me an involuntary paroxysm of grief wherein I regress to some pre-adolescent state and start weeping, wherever I am. I wonder why it's not more talked about and I could go on about this but my theory is: - The beginning is actively hostile, it starts with all of the elements firing at the same time in too close proximity to one another like they're jostling for space in a confined area. It's almost like a parody of what people think aphex is, like "is he just jamming on random keys?". Yet this is actually it's essence. The first pass is incomprehensible jabber, and yet with each rotation it teases apart space and the tempo shifts subtly. In this sense in mimics the experience of comprehension as nonsense becomes clarity. There's a kindness to it. It's like being taught an alien language by some benevolent higher source, and so the same as when an adult guides a child gently - and so it evokes infancy and it's attendant wonder, fear and exhilaration at the primary experience of life. - Arguably stupidest name of any Aphex track. - Almost carelessly tossed at the end of the track listing This is just the starting point of a real analysis but I encourage anyone who hasn't given this a serious listen to do yourself a favor and really surrender to it. You'll be glad you did. It contains a very powerful emotional undercurrent and evokes profound beauty and primal emotion. Simply fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Yeah it was my favorite track of his for the longest time. I can kinda get why after Drukqs he decided to switch to analogue stuff. It feels like he already pushed that sound almost as far as it can go.That's a common critique of aphex that his tracks are random, which is far from the truth. It just evolves and changes as it goes and most electronic music sticks to one idea. But every part in that track only serves to bolster all other aspects of the track. I just wonder how much time he spent on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 yeah it's alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsK88362 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 yeah it's alright. woah that is one weird typo of 'amazing' you didn't even get half the letters right... totally butchered it after the first letter there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Ziggomatic is arguably the single best Aphex track. It never makes a list of top anything but periodically you'll find an astonished post from someone who really listened to it for the first time and is like "have you heard this???" (ex: https://www.reddit.com/r/aphextwin/comments/5285db/ziggomatic_17_is_a_fucking_masterpiece/) It seems to contain all of life. The section at 1:05 causes in me an involuntary paroxysm of grief wherein I regress to some pre-adolescent state and start weeping, wherever I am. I wonder why it's not more talked about and I could go on about this but my theory is: - The beginning is actively hostile, it starts with all of the elements firing at the same time in too close proximity to one another like they're jostling for space in a confined area. It's almost like a parody of what people think aphex is, like "is he just jamming on random keys?". Yet this is actually it's essence. The first pass is incomprehensible jabber, and yet with each rotation it teases apart space and the tempo shifts subtly. In this sense in mimics the experience of comprehension as nonsense becomes clarity. There's a kindness to it. It's like being taught an alien language by some benevolent higher source, and so the same as when an adult guides a child gently - and so it evokes infancy and it's attendant wonder, fear and exhilaration at the primary experience of life. - Arguably stupidest name of any Aphex track. - Almost carelessly tossed at the end of the track listing This is just the starting point of a real analysis but I encourage anyone who hasn't given this a serious listen to do yourself a favor and really surrender to it. You'll be glad you did. It contains a very powerful emotional undercurrent and evokes profound beauty and primal emotion. Simply fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 have you never had a paroxysm of grief when listening to AFX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I only really get them from reading posts like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitchroast Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 ziggomatic good meltphace better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 aussois best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 ziggomatic good meltphace better bit4 best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitchroast Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 bit4 is not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 oh I see what you did there. it's not good...then it's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachesi Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Ziggomatic is arguably the single best Aphex track. It never makes a list of top anything but periodically you'll find an astonished post from someone who really listened to it for the first time and is like "have you heard this???" (ex: https://www.reddit.com/r/aphextwin/comments/5285db/ziggomatic_17_is_a_fucking_masterpiece/) It seems to contain all of life. The section at 1:05 causes in me an involuntary paroxysm of grief wherein I regress to some pre-adolescent state and start weeping, wherever I am. I wonder why it's not more talked about and I could go on about this but my theory is: - The beginning is actively hostile, it starts with all of the elements firing at the same time in too close proximity to one another like they're jostling for space in a confined area. It's almost like a parody of what people think aphex is, like "is he just jamming on random keys?". Yet this is actually it's essence. The first pass is incomprehensible jabber, and yet with each rotation it teases apart space and the tempo shifts subtly. In this sense in mimics the experience of comprehension as nonsense becomes clarity. There's a kindness to it. It's like being taught an alien language by some benevolent higher source, and so the same as when an adult guides a child gently - and so it evokes infancy and it's attendant wonder, fear and exhilaration at the primary experience of life. - Arguably stupidest name of any Aphex track. - Almost carelessly tossed at the end of the track listing This is just the starting point of a real analysis but I encourage anyone who hasn't given this a serious listen to do yourself a favor and really surrender to it. You'll be glad you did. It contains a very powerful emotional undercurrent and evokes profound beauty and primal emotion. Simply fantastic. Why no more content like this on this forum :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 because of the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Because we'd rather not all get terminal eye cancer ifit'sallthesamewithyewthanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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