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@whollenbeck8
Жыл бұрын
Re: the piano tracks - Richard (Aphex Twin) put cutlery between the piano strings to make that specific ting sound and his piano was midi-controlled. This album is such a treat showing extreme sides of the aural spectrum.
@terrencebucker
Жыл бұрын
Someone might have mentioned-RD James is from Cornwall, a lot of the weird track names are Cornish.
@Metathronos
Жыл бұрын
maybe watch "rubber johnny" the video for Afx237 V.7 if you get the time. FPr some reason the song makes a lot more sense in that context
@gerryfearon7905
Жыл бұрын
Loved this break down of this classic album. Made me go back and listen again since I haven't listened to it in maybe 10 years. Now I notice a lot of what you described in this video. Im wondering, would you maybe think of doing the same for one if Boards of Canada's albums in the future? Maybe 'Music has the Right to Children' or 'Geogaddi' ? Love to get your thoughts on their work.
@grunskm1
Жыл бұрын
Other RDJ releases that deserve a listen (if not a review): The Tuss - Rushup Edge AFX - Analord 1-11
@JamesPetal
6 ай бұрын
Aphex Twin is from Cornwall and many of the titles are in the Cornish language or referencing Cornwall. St. Michael's Mount is an island in Cornwall. Jynweythek Ylow roughly translates to "Electronic Music Machine" Vordhosbn is "Noisy Boat" Strotha Tynhe is "Tight Squeeze" Gwely Mernans is "Death Bed" Avril 14th is referencing the Kernow (Cornish for Cornwall) festival which is on April 14th. Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow is something like "she's the one who spills the shit" or something Lornaderek are also his parents "Lorna & Derek" so this album can be seen as a homage to his childhood and formative years in Cornwall.
@nonesuchone
Ай бұрын
If “Eureka!” was a comment 🙌 thank you
@SteveJobs-qd7mk
9 күн бұрын
Wtf is VORDHOSBN
@HoShIfox19
Жыл бұрын
Björk included this album in her top 10 albums of all time.
@randomhunter8593
10 ай бұрын
I need to know the link of that!!!
@azteciandrumset7140
9 ай бұрын
Thanks to you I discovered The Black Dog, whom were also on the list.
@iamtheaudiophile
8 ай бұрын
cause its literally the best electronic album of all time
@Djdjipe
8 ай бұрын
okay? or what you want as a reaction
@PaulBenjaminJenkins
7 ай бұрын
High praise from one of the best popular avant garde artists of all time.
@jmdoe5822
Жыл бұрын
The comment about Nannou 2 - "two people saying goodbye" - is spot on. Nannou was his French / French Canadian girlfriend, who appeared on the Windowlicker EP as both a vocalist and a muse, but I think they must have split up around the DrukQs time period. It's interesting to compare this track to Aisatsana on Syro, which is named after his current Russian wife. That piece has a similar spacing to it. He has performed it live using a prep piano suspended on wires. As the instrument plays, it swings back and forth creating a Doppler effect, which I imagine is part of the reason for the gaps - to let the sound resonate between swings. It maybe that Nannou 2 was also intended to be performed this way.
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
that sounds so cool.
@chopperdave3868
Жыл бұрын
Nannou 2 and Aisatsana are painfully beautiful tracks.
@dorbid
Жыл бұрын
Album is 21 years old and still sounds like the future. Great channel btw just stumbled across it ❤
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
ha totally!
@tsumeristudio639
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making me feel old!
@dorbid
Жыл бұрын
@@tsumeristudio639 join the club buddy lol
@russianvoodoo
Жыл бұрын
Cheezus. I always thought it was release around 2011.
@antonyedgar3453
Жыл бұрын
21! Just had to check when come to daddy came out. That was such an awesome vid. Remember watching it on mtv followed by windowlicker. He was so surreal with his face on all the people and the music was just so intense. Some good memories
@Widderic
Жыл бұрын
The ending to Saint Michaels Mount is insane, sends chills down my spine every listen. He cuts off gates in 16ths then 32nds, then 64ths. I like your analogy of the car window being open as cars drive pass when a synth pad with long decay is playing. He definitely takes you on a ride with that track, you have no choice but to keep up with the BPM and it is DRAINING.
@gorgeousrantsofwrestling5158
Жыл бұрын
That's a God tier track, I love it so much.
@7p7m7
Жыл бұрын
i love that window feeling so much
@hawk2million
Жыл бұрын
Yup, it's absolutely nuts with a good pair of headphones. Enough to make you see double!
@sanfordcurtis8242
Жыл бұрын
The ending sounds like when you open the windows driving on a motorway.
@metalfacemartinez
Жыл бұрын
Sounds good slightly slowed too kzitem.info/news/bejne/kZmVn4ysq4yfeKg
@k.7214
Жыл бұрын
"If Jynweythek hasn't been in a film, I'd be surprised." It was used in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, along with the relatively ubiquitous Avril 14th. Great to spend time with that last track. The ending gives me goosebumps everytime.
@danielfeatherstone674
Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps yes!. Those chords speak to me somehow. So visceral
@XoeMancha
6 ай бұрын
Jynweythek was in my headphones while I walked through Versaille, and when I later saw the film Marie Antoinette had used the track in a similar way I was just terribly delighted
@nemogfr7029
Жыл бұрын
My favorite album from Aphex Twin, those prepared piano pieces are so magical, he's such a great composer and artist
@te9591
Жыл бұрын
Ikr
@SlyHikari03
Жыл бұрын
Fr
@kryptichands968
Жыл бұрын
They really are some of my favorite piano compositions
@Demention94
Жыл бұрын
That weird dissociative nostalgic feeling you expressed is what he does so well with his music. Like walking though another lifetime...
@damianroberts4330
Жыл бұрын
Yes, bits like Flim and Vordhosben and Xtal certainly have that nostalgia the first time I heard them.
@retnuHDJ
Жыл бұрын
The best way I've heard that described is feeling homesick of a home you never had.
@NotIfICU1st_
Жыл бұрын
Love that someone dares to risk releasing music like this in the world. It gives me faith that there might be others that would appreciate my weirdest ideas that I thought I made only for myself.
@bsbx
Жыл бұрын
richard didn't intend to release this music in the first place though.
@KNURKonesur
Жыл бұрын
He was contractually obligated to release a set amout of albums I think?
@bsbx
Жыл бұрын
@KNUR Konesur prior to the release of drukqs, he left his iPod containing a bunch of unreleased music, including those on the album. being afraid of it getting "leaked", he decided to get the quick move and release the album as soon as possible. at that time, richard was "done" with releasing new music, iirc
@meowmyr
Жыл бұрын
@@bsbx im pretty sure that was one of richards interview trolls
@SlyHikari03
Жыл бұрын
Same
@jermaineconcern1539
Жыл бұрын
“Very complex drum and bass but it had like a tonal element” - an accurate description of 2000s IDM
@boterhammetpindakaashagelslag
Жыл бұрын
Have been an Aphex Twin fan for 25 years now. I love it when people are able to put the complexity of his music into words. Very well done and nice video overall. You got yourself a new subsciber. Keep it up.
@Cyrax89721
Жыл бұрын
Calling aspects of his music a "Brain Scratch" is a new favorite of mine.
@dittagecoeco2738
6 ай бұрын
Same here.
@RustinChole
Жыл бұрын
Mt Saint Michel is one of the best compositions of any artist over the last 23 years. It still sounds like the future today. That end sequence - sounds like sunshine breaking through a slated fence as you drive along side it Thanks for giving attention to this masterpiece. I don’t think it often gets the praise it deserves. Critics PANNED it when it came out, I remember reading mouth agape “if it had been cut back to a 6 song EP it could be great.”😳🤷🏻♂️
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
love that visual, albeit the most violent sunshine breaking through a slated fence you could ever experience 😆
@emrebaskocak
Жыл бұрын
First time I heard that song I was walking. When it got to the end I had to find a place to sit down because I got lightheaded and I was about to throw up. Not saying I don't like it, I LOVE it, but I just can't listen to it without getting a claustrophobic "get me out of here" feeling. It's the first time music has done that to me. I can't listen to it a lot because of how I physically feel and it kinda makes me nervous about getting a seizure or something
@RustinChole
Жыл бұрын
@@iximusic I don’t get the violent vibes. Not at the end, the synth pads may be my favorite ever, they’re lush, and resonate JUST right, and really that, his sped up voice singing “hello,” (incidentally the only track that features him singing unlike come to daddy and Windowlicker which featured vocals from James prominently) and what are pretty soft, bouncy drum pads are all you’re hearing, he’s just chopping them into snippets that get shorter and shorter. So, not violent. But fast. Bright. A speed you recognize as fast and intense but you accept without fear. Leaving out the production, which there could be a whole video done about, the composition is truly as great as any great track from any genre or era. It’s so depressing to me that he intentionally left this kind of composition and “future beat” work behind, because and I quote, “wrestling with the editing software it takes to make those fine details is just too long a process, and too frustrating.” I mean. I get it. But dude, suck it up you’re a genius. Burn a candle late into the night. His post Drukqs stuff is pretty elementary in song composition comparison. Tho I still enjoy it. But back in that era from the RDJ album through to Drukqs, he was like Mozart or Beethoven or something, every musician and music nerd was at once absolutely excited about each release, while only expecting not to have any idea what to expect. Miss that version of Aphex Twin. When every album it was like he invented a new genre of music.
@FelixvonMontfort
6 ай бұрын
My favorite song on this album. It's like everything disolves at the end.
@SMc-in5bc
Ай бұрын
100% agree
@partsmob8663
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the way you've edited this, highlighting moments that caught your attention. It's super fun seeing what different people engage with in each track, as there's so much going on. And thank you for including Nanou2 in its entirety :)
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
1:19:08 You played it for me by request during one of your livestreams (right before you went to the NIN show). One of my all-time favs. I felt badly because in the stream I said it'd probably be too easy for you/boring, but then you said it was played in some kind of off-key or something, and it was more challenging than I realized. It was fun to watch you play with it though. Glad you got to experience this album because that's exactly what it is. I've always viewed it as a chaotic drug trip and then Nanou2 being the morning after when everything is said and done and life is peaceful again.
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
ah I think I remember now!
@coasterking9536
Жыл бұрын
Wait, Bobs here!? Love your videos!
@tweeleaf
Жыл бұрын
it’s even crazier that RDJ made this entire album with tracker software, which is a type of DAW from the late 80’s, but somehow sounds like the future.
@rzezniqq
Жыл бұрын
Funny how my friend and I were discussing how it was made thinking that no computer could run it as a session with a bunch of VST instruments. There was simply no processing power to run something this complex with stand alone instruments. It turned out to be a sound module for a tracker which in a nutshell is a sample triggering sequence. My mind was blown.
@gapenisbruzas
Жыл бұрын
Venetian Snares aka Aaron Funk has been known to use Renoise which is a very sophisticated tracker. I started composing with a tracker in the early 90s on the Amiga ❤
@bharatmehra206
11 ай бұрын
@@rzezniqq what is the module called? is the tracker PlayerPro?
@valithrian
8 ай бұрын
yes aphex uses playerpro, there's an video of vordhosbn on it@@bharatmehra206
@Agostoic
5 ай бұрын
The 80's are the future ;)
@Aphexm1ke
7 күн бұрын
She's gotta hear the end of "24 tsim 2" Probably would geek out over the paino in the second half. Unreal good watch, thank you.
@Kaosad69
Жыл бұрын
Vorhosbn is still the best piece of electronic music ever made.
@thomasdecorail8825
Жыл бұрын
That's not true. It's another track of his, "XMAS_EVET10" ;)
@Hasuo2001
Жыл бұрын
Ziggomatic 17,Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michaels Mount, Cock/ver 10 are better.
@pyramidpusher3388
Жыл бұрын
@@Hasuo2001 TRUE
@adamsmith307
Жыл бұрын
Er, no
@malvitt
Жыл бұрын
What about Meltphace 6
@alexvincent4465
26 күн бұрын
Great video :) The first time i heard Mt st. Michel was the only time I've had my breath literally taken away by music. Like beyond finding something beautiful, I literally had to take a few seconds to gather myself when it ended. That was my biggest "Ok he's my favourite ever" moment. Over 10 years later and he's still my favourite musician.
@the_trevoir
5 ай бұрын
Your level of musical knowledge combined with your childlike pure response to it is loveable.
@selwyn-lloydmcpherson2814
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciated the amount of care and consideration you put into this, it's one of my favorite albums and you did it absolute justice!
@chrishandy9644
23 күн бұрын
The greatest reaction video I have seen. So thorough and honest. I love this album and for me it is up there with the most important albums of all time!
@tim_brooks
Жыл бұрын
what a great record. and an insanely huge catalog he has to dive into!
@johnnytacos5529
Жыл бұрын
This is so great, but I gotta ask. What musical path takes you to Venetian Snares without ever driving past Aphex Twin's house? It's blowing my mind. It's like being really into tiki bar rock but not knowing Jimmy Buffet. I'm fascinated!
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
I was recommended Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Vol II and I wasn't feeling it so I never explored further. glad I finally did!
@xn4pl
Жыл бұрын
I was introduced to this type of music through Xanopticon and Igorrr, only looking for similar stuff later I found about Aphex Twin and Venetian Snares. So there's definitely a lot of ways to get into this stuff.
@KNURKonesur
Жыл бұрын
Don't think we can talk about parking in Venetian Snares' and Aphex Twin's garages without stopping by for tea at Squarepusher's along the way?
@kohhna
Жыл бұрын
@@xn4pl Hard Core! I like it.
@josef2012
Жыл бұрын
Great question.
@dillberrystew6205
Жыл бұрын
Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michaels Mount is the most insane piece of electronic music ever produced in my opinion.
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
yes that one will require so many more listens but I loved it!
@aiexhibit
Жыл бұрын
@@iximusic You will want to check out kzitem.info/news/bejne/z2ajvaF-fpiHd34 produced by Chris Cunningham. In fact check out all the videos Chris produced with Richard they are all amazing.
@toximan2008
Жыл бұрын
and for 2001, no less... knowing aphex, he probably had that track done for years before it came out on drukqs.
@rememberbarb637
16 күн бұрын
Watching you hear mt st michel for the first time made my day
@explodingmonad4535
Жыл бұрын
Some songs is like going through a gallery and you meet an evolving sound sculpture. A premise and a developing punchline.
@rektyrektingson4668
Жыл бұрын
well said!!
@chrishandy9644
24 күн бұрын
I have seen jynweythek performed live by the London sinfonietta. They were using instruments I have never seen before. They may have been Japanese instruments but looked like they'd been made specifically for that performance. VERY memorable and perfectly executed.
@ronaldfarber589
Жыл бұрын
So refreshing to see someone unpretentiously breakdown why the aphex twin is so good, great to see a music lover discover and enjoy this for the first time! 😊 P.S. you might enjoy "Squarepusher -Hello Everything" if you loved this!
@yutaka_too_much
5 ай бұрын
Last time my mom took me to Japan to see family, back in 2001, I listened to this album over and over and over again, everyday. My mom's family is in rural middle of nowhere with not much to do, so this album really kept me company. This album changed my entire view and approach on music and art in general. My entire perspective on reality. This is my first time tuning into your channel, and I'm already a huge fan!! Subscribed
@kdiggedydawg
Жыл бұрын
Now THIS I am interested to hear! Richard's music is always either or: you don't understand it or find it to just be noise, or it just clicks and is amazing, mind bending and beautiful. Very excited to hear your thoughts on it!
@dillipphunbar7924
Жыл бұрын
Strotha Tynhe - To Squeeze To Tighten. Gwely Mernans - Deathbed. Gwarek - Arch. Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow - She Shed A Flood Of Tears. Kesson Dalef - Harmonious Voice (lef means voice but dalef has no meaning, so this is only a rough translation)
@multiz0rak
Жыл бұрын
i was sure tynhe is tiny 🤭
@te9591
Жыл бұрын
Is it Scottish?
@Floam27
Жыл бұрын
@@te9591 cornish
@te9591
Жыл бұрын
@@Floam27 yeah, i can hear the gaelic breath wotk when i try to pronounce the words.
@simonjenkins2744
Жыл бұрын
@@te9591 No Gaelic in Cornish. Cornish is a Brythonic language.
@RYNO2511
25 күн бұрын
You are great at articulating feelings about music that I cannot. Would love to see you listen to some more electronic music like Boards of Canada (or more aphex twin)
@lorenzosala9289
Жыл бұрын
I listened to this album for the first time when I was 16. It totally changed my views on electronic music.
@markelder5893
2 ай бұрын
your reaction to mt saint michel makes me laugh so much. that's exactly how i feel every time i hear it too.
@Fabian_drop02
Жыл бұрын
My very favorite album of all time. I bought it the day it was released. I listened to both disks back to back and on repeat that whole weekend while tripping face🤯.....it changed the way I understand music. 👍😎👍
@Edward-cp5ri
Жыл бұрын
I personally don’t believe RDJ’s story about Druqks’ creation, lol. He never tells the truth and Druqks comes across as his most personal, purposeful album. The aesthetical shifts on the album may seem nonsensical back in the era of Kid A but in the age of A.G. Cook and Oneohtrix Point Never you can see the logic of the album: Dense, aggressive, and incredible pieces of drill and bass surrounded by oases of prepared piano, ambient pieces, and found sound. The feeling of listening to the album is like stepping into his personal space, and he’s showing you that “Yes, I may have made Windowlicker and Come to Daddy, but this is what I care about. This is what I’m proud of most. Now listen to Mt St Michel + St Micheals Mount and try not to die from it.”
@JamesPetal
6 ай бұрын
Well if you dig into the titles of the tracks its obvious it's a a very personal album. The titles are mostly in Cornish and/or referencing things in Cornwall, where he was born and raised. Lornaderek are also his parents names Lorna & Derek so I see this album as being about his childhood and formative years in Cornwall and memories thereof and possibly about his identity as a Cornish man. Maybe he just did it for the sake of it, who knows. Avril 14th is the date of the Kernow festival in Cornwall though so something must of happened at the festival to inspire such a beautiful piece of music, maybe a first kiss?
@cyrilrueg
2 ай бұрын
What is the story?
@paullooney3650
Ай бұрын
So glad to see someone say this, I don't believe him for a second lmao. Whether intended or not, this album has such an intensely personal energy to it
@ianchandler2359
Жыл бұрын
I think you nailed Aphex twins entire catalogue in one phrase “organised chaos"
@catlvr-kg9ol
Жыл бұрын
Love hearing a pianist analyze Richard’s work! ❤
@fanculo619
8 ай бұрын
Richard is my lord and savior
@HisXLNC
4 күн бұрын
1:15:22 you’re referring to the TR-909 high hats. They are classic. The backbone of modern dance music.
@q3dqopb
Жыл бұрын
This video is so entertaining! This is one of my favorite albums of Aphex Twin. Seeing a professional musician, a professional pianist react to it is so much fun, whether she likes a particular track or not. I like how sincere she is describing her perception of the tracks, and I like watching her facial expressions during the key moments that I remember by heart. Such a great idea, and such a great implementation!
@arasharfa
8 ай бұрын
I can't live without this album. it's the soundtrack of my life.
@C-Llama
5 ай бұрын
I've watched a lot of other music reactions and it's really refreshing to see someone who's both a musician that can appreciate what they're listening to musically, and someone who actually has interesting things to say about the feeling of each track other than "woah that's crazy" or "hah I like this one."
@ichidome
Ай бұрын
bought this on vinyl when it came out originally and still don’t know where to put the stupidly big box, but i love it lol
@alb_reuel
Жыл бұрын
great video. i was always overwhelmed by the density of this album and your video was an incredible overview of it. thank you.
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
overwhelming is a good word for it 😅
@majormajormajortom
Жыл бұрын
YES. Aphex Twin content is surprisingly lacking on this website, and it's about time that is rectified.
@batatereluelimusic
Жыл бұрын
Love your energy and the introspection you bring to these tracks
@friendprices4511
Жыл бұрын
I got this album the day it came out, and still never get tired of it. It's a perfect album. Your reactions are priceless, keep em coming.
@HominidInterneticus
Жыл бұрын
I haven't listened to aphex in a very long time. It's going to be fun rediscovering it through your ears. Looking forward to this
@yeeoo5772
Жыл бұрын
RICHARD D JAMES WOMAN COUNTERPART!!! Very lovely and the descriptions of each song was PERFECT! So happy
@rickrukkus
Жыл бұрын
Fav album of all time. Glad to see you enjoying this classic. love these reaction vids going into depth about the music subbed!🤘🏻
@pariah206
Жыл бұрын
I am loving this reaction. It's so bittersweet that you've never heard this album before but I love seeing your initial reactions and totally vibing to how you digest it. Love love love it. Truly transcendental music though. Sounds like a literal trip though hahaha probably why it's titled drukQs
@spectralsymphony
3 ай бұрын
The switch7 track sounds like he is using distorted 70's kung fu movie samples (staffs swishing, but raised a few semitones) possibly but not limited to the Enter The Dragon movie.
@fhqwgads5000
Жыл бұрын
Between Vordhosbn and Mt St Michel I stand in awe of how many sequences/tracks/patterns one of his longer songs require. Truly engineering songs.
@Goldenmask8
Жыл бұрын
THE TUSS MATERIAL IS EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE
@keeperofthecheese
Жыл бұрын
This album has so many beautiful moments in it. Some of its also chaotic, and some if it transforms you to another realm. I think the inclusion of his parents on the album (in LornaDerek) is what makes this album relatable. You suddenly connect the artist to their art. This isn't just a machine, someone with a family sat down and worked hard on this. Every light and dark moment came from the heart. Thats why this album has such status.
@HaZiqGD
Жыл бұрын
And the fact that Richard's parents.. you know
@grandaddy0807
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. Been a massive Aphex fan for 20 years. Cool to see a professional reaction/breakdown. Cool channel
@itachi999987
Жыл бұрын
That's why Richard called it "Braindance"
@williambryan8341
4 ай бұрын
Wow....this was a treat! Your musical mind is open in the best of ways. I've been an Aphex Twin fan for so long that I've fallen in and out of love with many of his pieces over the years. I do consistently come back to his style because I find something reassuring inside of his controlled chaos style of artistry. He's known for his reclusiveness but I got to see him headline the 'Day for Night' festival in 2017 on my 40th birthday and that was a memory I'll never forget.
@icywhiterocks
Жыл бұрын
I've been listening to this album for 15 years, the roller coaster ride he takes you on is what keeps it so entertaining. His very fast pace songs are my favorite, just glad he brings you back down with some soft calming sounds before dropping you off a cliff again. Great review, good take on Richard D James.
@deanmacey3554
4 ай бұрын
Give Taking Control another try! One of my faves from the album. Anyway - thoroughly enjoyed this vid 👍👍
@r3p3ntiv3
Жыл бұрын
At the heart of it all from furthur down the spiral is so mesmerizing and moving. I'm sure you've heard it. I love the sound of Trent and Richard's style combined. Thanks for the awesome video! You have an instant subscribe from me. Your taste in music is gnarly. Rock on!
@glendurrant6023
9 күн бұрын
It’s amazing to see people as blown away today as I was in 1993.
@darkalman
Жыл бұрын
Been listing to this album all evening now... THANKS! >.>
@TNJX
Жыл бұрын
Jynweythek - It's a prepared piano, with heavy objects placed on the piano strings
@cyberghost_01
Ай бұрын
Im crying for the immortal beauty of this album
@tannermilliken1370
Жыл бұрын
This has always been one of my favorite albums of his! And it is truly unique even for Aphex Twin!❤
@damianroberts4330
Жыл бұрын
Your commentary and descriptions are poetically accurate of Mr. James' entire discography!
@Swisspastel80
Жыл бұрын
Just imagine being a teenager and hearing this? Hard to express how world changing for us
@blobthecloud7
2 ай бұрын
druqks is my favourite album i love people's reactions to the album :)
@jayc2469
Жыл бұрын
48:16 In case anyone hasn't mentioned yet but Cymru is Welsh - for "Wales"! It is pronounced Cumri! *Edit I must remember to watch more video before commenting! although it isn't pronounced Camri!
@mierardi88
7 ай бұрын
among my favorite albums of his, I'm excited to listen to you experience this bizarre piece of self healing and finding hope. I hope you do a listen of The Richard D. James album that has my favorite Aphex Twin song, a song I nominated to be shot into space with the Voyager satellite and I want my ashes exploded out of a toy rocket to: Girl/Boy Song
@andykluiter4109
Жыл бұрын
This is definitely an interesting (I would say challenging even) entry point for Aphex Twin. Not sure how I would've reacted had this been my first exposure to his music. It'll be interesting to see your reaction to the earlier albums, should you choose to do so.
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
so I actually did listen to some of Selected Ambient Works vol. II before and wasn't feeling it. But I should give it another go and check out some earlier stuff for sure.
@KNURKonesur
Жыл бұрын
@@iximusic Rhubarb and Stone in Focus are some of the prettiest classic ambient tunes I've ever heard, highly recommended to give it another try. Especially contrasting it with druqks and other earlier albums.
@nathanielsaxe3049
Жыл бұрын
This was my first Aphex Twin album and it's still my favorite. Love the ambient stuff as well but this is where it's at for me
@iximusic
Жыл бұрын
@@KNURKonesur I do really like Rhubarb! #3 right?
@KNURKonesur
Жыл бұрын
@@iximusic yeees! And Stone In Focus was the bonus track on the cassette version of the album.
@psterud
Жыл бұрын
Just entered this video. First time seeing the channel. So cool to see someone reacting to serious IDM, especially someone with a music education. There's a whole lot of material from this era, 1995-2005 or so, especially from Warp Records. I'll be curious to see how deep you go.
@tomaterr20
Жыл бұрын
Check out Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin! It's a great chamber orchestra version of some tracks from this and other great aphex twin releases.
@arasharfa
8 ай бұрын
I would love for you to do a video of Autechre - live in Helsinki 2022 - they're the other electronic pioneers from GB, same generation as Aphex Twin. The fact that they play everything live is absolutely mindblowing. every set is different. the depth and organic nature of their soundscape is really almost terrifying. they share this kind of agressive/melancholic mood Aphex often comes back to.
@drexciya2
Жыл бұрын
Don't take too much Drukqs now. 🙂
@HaZiqGD
Жыл бұрын
I don't mind , really.
@slipperyfrog24
Ай бұрын
Taking Control is a masterpiece!
@McOwenWilson
Жыл бұрын
Aphex Twin is my number one and this was an absolute joy.
@enol_a_guy
Ай бұрын
Thank you, I enjoyed this 😊
@scottrobinson8883
Жыл бұрын
"The best weird things ever, ixi". !!!
@_UltimateNation
4 ай бұрын
I wonder how many Aphex Twin fans are like me. I find the most value in letting the music inspire my imagination, and then my mind assigns a scene or story or even some abstract concept to individual tracks. Or possibly the whole album! drukQs as a whole, to me, is a musical representation of someone's disturbingly turbulent life, with enough good times and a happy, if bittersweet, ending (which made me choke up, listening to it here ; u ;). Side note: Bbydhyonchord is my favorite track off the album, probably followed by Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michaels Mount. I'm just sayin' that to give a little context for what in particular appeals to my ears. Enjoyed the analysis, by the way! It's nice to hear a more objective take on the music, instead of my mostly subjective experience when listening.
@FragdaddyXXL
Жыл бұрын
The hard to pin down synth detuning sound is probably a technique where you mess with the note scaling ever so slightly. I have a synth in my daw that allows me to change the scaling by percentage. If I set the scaling to 97% the notes begin to drift out of tune more and more as you go up the scale. You can achieve this in the modular world by very slightly attenuating a 1v/octave signal before sending it to a voice that can track 1v/octave. Really nice sound with saws and it has a different flavor than simply detuning a pair of OSCs.
@HawkOfGP
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Richard has talked in some interviews and such about his interest in messing with some microtonality by changing the tuning of his synths. He recently also worked on a synth from Korg called The Monologue and insisted that it should feature full microtuning editing.
@kelpkelp5252
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for spending the time with this album. Have loved it since release.
@possiblystevo9141
Жыл бұрын
a step in a wonderful musical direction, hope it leads you to squarepusher some day
@Sjlense
Ай бұрын
Gwely Mermans means deathbed and it has this wing flapping effect, making me feel like there is the Death flying around you flapping its wings. Its amazing!
@mangaas
Жыл бұрын
No idea why KZitem brought me here, but this was a great breakdown.
@sweetsweetmeat
Жыл бұрын
Yes! React to Venetian Snares!
@tim_brooks
Жыл бұрын
yes!! this!!! the album “Rossz Csillag Alatt Született” will BLOW YOU AWAY. guaranteed.
@kohhna
Жыл бұрын
@@tim_brooks /\ YES! Needs done
@Dripht
Жыл бұрын
I love this album and the way you explained how the different elements of the songs kind of relate to our psyche was so cool. Lots of the songs that I considered “filler” or just didn’t enjoy before now have so much more meaning to them. Keep up the great work!
@tentsio
Жыл бұрын
I listened to this a lot, I bought the album as soon as it came out. Outstanding stuff really. Some tones may be tricky cause Aphex Twin is known to use microtonal scales in his music.
@BadSoviet
Жыл бұрын
Listening to you describe these songs is so insightful and beautiful. I really enjoyed this.
@kohhna
Жыл бұрын
Love this! Yes the track names are in Cornish, a Celtic language sadly no longer spoken. You can check out the KZitem video "John Doran on Aphex Twin" on the Supersonic festival YT channel, and the John Peel Aphex Twin video thats on here, and also the excellent Trash Theory New British Canon for a bit of context on RJD and the whole vibe. Maybe check out some Luke Vibert? His Plug releases are sublime. Max Cooper is an Irish producer who does some really interesting stuff, does a lot of work with video artists so the tracks he has up on youtube is all really beautiful. Would love to hear you do Burial on the channel some time too. Or would you consider a watch along with Snares Rossz Csillag Alatt Született?
@AbAb-th5qe
Жыл бұрын
Cornish is still spoken
@pevvyndrake
4 ай бұрын
You have to remember richard d james exist as multiple forms, and you navigate carefully through the forest of tangential literacies
@dr.papadopolis7171
Жыл бұрын
The whole album is completely genius..✨
@dr.papadopolis7171
Жыл бұрын
I wholeheartedly recommend going through the autetche catalog, starting from most recent..
@grantmitchel
Жыл бұрын
@@dr.papadopolis7171 Autechre is another level
@jnm92
7 ай бұрын
Smashed the subscribe button when you did the elf language bit
@dreykthepirate2755
Жыл бұрын
Please, do make another one Aphex Twin album analysis. Your reactions are priceless and i love your feedback during the whole video.
@squeetnut
Жыл бұрын
This album is in my top five of all time. Blew my mind when it came out.
@bizrecs
Жыл бұрын
Great video! I've been a fan of Richard and this album for a few years now and your analysis gives me a deeper appreciation for the tracks. Lots of things I didn't notice or understand about it that you pointed out. Would love to see a video like this for Syro. Edit: Another good release to check out would be the follow-up EP to Drukqs, "Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP" (a title that isnt a mouthful at all!)
@t3hgir
Жыл бұрын
that "brain scratching" feeling you describe is literally the epitome of IDM or "braindance" as it has been called :) you get it. Such frenetic drum programming and layers of synths that to actively listen to it puts your head in a different space than nearly any other genre of music can do.
@t3hgir
Жыл бұрын
headphones are almost essential, that being said groups like Autechre sound incredible performing live sets with venue sound
@grandaddy0807
Жыл бұрын
@@t3hgir I'm not sure you need headphones but you want a good setup whatever it is. I had a new appreciation after a good stereo setup after only using headphones forever.
@Kostly
9 ай бұрын
I'm convinced these song titles were conceived in the throes of a deep psychedelic journey lol
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