ping! PRAISES of ON follow. . .
aphex twin ON-WARP
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ON (33rpms +8)/file under-Beautiful booooomeR/closest relative-green calx
piano raindrops ease you into a heart wrenching riff. . .just when things
are about to turn too mushy (for some) thunder claps and tk,tk,tk,tk, booom!
here come the stuttering beats. . .(yet again widening the gap between the
norm and the twin). . .this track hops along cycling through delayed piano
drops and a cast of curious vocal samples. . .(who dat?). . .the multiple
tinkerings make this one headphone candy. . .heading full steam into
uncharted waters. . .ready about. . .hard to lee
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YIPS (45rpms -8)/file under-brutal breakdown/closest relative-iketa
heads up kids. . .yip, yip, yip, boooooom. . .this one holds up nicely
to other hard techno gems (like REPLAY). . .quick enough for the floor
but grander than most hardcore. . .with as much attack. . .chock full
of break downs. . .nobody breaks down a track like rich. . .holding up
the assault for a slitsecond for the dancers to freeze. . .bam. . .back in
nice sonic hoverings. . .a bpm gobstopper. . .suck on this polyrhythm
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D-SCAPE (33rpms +8)/file under-3D trance/closest relative-quino
aquatic vocals and deep groove etches characterize this track that
should turn some tranceomaniac heads. . .leaving the kick solo, rich
concentrates on sneaking in spooky samples and evolving the soundtracky
(Carpenteresque) mood. . .this song scares me. . .several times i took
off my headphones and answered "yea?!" to people calling for my attention
only to remember that i was home alone. . .scary
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XEPHA (33rpms -8)/file under-synco dub/closest relative-AB3 mono dub track
i'm giving this track HEAVY rotation. . .a chirping 303ish intro. . .
fog horny (ha!) callings. . .and a killer bass line. . .the closest i
could describe it is like King Kong hopping around sliffed up like mad
ch,ch,ch KOOOOOONG! KONG KONG KU KONG!. . .nightmarish beasts growl
and rich drops the bomb of a beat into the caustic bucket. . .kerrrploosh!
no questions asked. . .this is dub. . .more soundtracky tops. . .polypoly
polyrhythm . . .step way off. . .way out. . .and points for the reprise
ouch! gurgle. . .click
aphex twin remixes-ON WARP
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D-SCAPE MIX (33rpms -8)/file under-tribal vibe/close. rel.-caustic J5
this one is a real treat. . .surely like nothing you have ever heard before
tribal dub. . .rich is chomping at the bit here. . .the vibe work out is
classic aphex and will etch itself into your brain permanently. . .more
stretched vocal samples. . .this goes off. . .i've been feeding this one
my ummagumma (several-furry-grooving-etc) and the kingside inner track
of caustic window j5 is a perfect companion. . .we got this live in Boston
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RELOAD MIX (33rpms +0)/file under-jiffy pump/closest relative-biosphere
shades of reloads previous work signal the intro. . .these kids have a
knack for shooting the moon with epic building intro's but not without
leaving you a way home riding the pumping beats. . .a good mid track jam
teases you into thinking its said and done for. . .but they'll be back. . .
and take you out the way you came in. . .nice stuff here
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MU-ZIG MIX (33rpms +0)/file under-dust mix/closest relative-afx ON
mu-zig retains the finest parts of the original here but not without a
bit of interprative extras. . .the drums here sound like loose flam snares
but are clearly electronic and distorted. . .good craftmanship here. . .
saving and triggering the same piano from the original but adding a
different rhythm. . .replacing aphexs triple shot with one delayed booom
every two cycles. . .and even a bit of improvising using a clip of the
original piano. . .again signs of clever craftmanship. . .good closure
28 MIX (33 ?)/file under-eraser head/closest relative-david lynch
surreal. . .ambient excursion. . .sounds like sqeezing noise through
the pinched neck of a balloon. . .spoooky. . .monumental monstor music