Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 is a release for established fans, people who want to know what his pieces would sound like in an altogether different setting.
The adroit android thump of "diskhat ALL prepared1mixed 13" and the contemplative "DISKPREPT1" show the maestro finely mincing live drums and instruments into a sweet treat.
It is occasionally quite beautiful ... Mostly, though, you suspect Richard D James makes this sort of music as a challenge – to his audience, and to himself.
Had this arid content preceded Syro, a fair portion of James' fan base would have likely written him off.
diskhat1 wants me to make me jump on a car in the middle of traffic and do the default Fortnite default dance
Diving into yet another Aphex Twin EP, Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 is one of the few that I haven't heard anything from, so I was very curious going into it, especially based on how all the sounds have been created with a computer. It's arguably also his most hated project/EP, so I was very interested to see what's the deal.
Anddd, I don't get the hate? This is just a ... read more
Aphex Twin - 15/18
What? Why the fuck does this even exist? This is just the most meaningless, boring, and uninteresting material Aphex Twin has ever put out, and I genuinely can’t for the life of me understand why it’s even a thing.
This EP is basically just a collection of tracks that feature computer programmed acoustic instruments. This was also happening on Aphex Twins’ album”drukQs” but the difference is that on that album everything actually had meaning ... read more
fav tracks:
diskhat ALL prepared1mixed 13
diskhat1 (X)
diskhat2 (X)
hat5c 0001 rec-4
niceeee I like this one
Probably one of the most nothing albums I’ve ever heard. This doesn’t sound horrible or anything but it’s just not interesting at all.
1 | diskhat ALL prepared1mixed 13 5:22 | 75 |
2 | snar2 0:20 | 48 |
3 | diskhat1 2:26 | 67 |
4 | piano un1 arpej 0:50 | 61 |
5 | DISKPREPT4 1:53 | 66 |
6 | hat 2b 2012b 1:25 | 59 |
7 | disk aud1_12 0:09 | 35 |
8 | 0035 1-Audio 0:27 | 44 |
9 | disk prep calrec2 barn dance (slo) 4:22 | 56 |
10 | DISKPREPT1 3:30 | 56 |
11 | diskhat2 0:38 | 51 |
12 | piano un10 it happened 1:48 | 75 |
13 | hat5c 0001 rec-4 4:46 | 53 |
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