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If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw Can't believe I'm first to post this here.

Bangin track and very trippy wierdcore video. Those RDJ face mountains will haunt my nightmares. thanks, Jeffrey J Davis jeff@jeffreyjdavis.com www.jeffreyjdavis.com 218.833.2847 On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:46 AM, Chris Bellevie <c.bellevie@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 10 lines We're all too busy trying to get the Aphex store or Bleep to load?

> We're all too busy trying to get the Aphex store or Bleep to load? > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 7:45 AM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or >> Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse >> >> https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw >> >> Can't believe I'm first to post this here.

Yes, yes we are... :( On 07-Aug-18 07:46, Chris Bellevie wrote:

quoted 12 lines We're all too busy trying to get the Aphex store or Bleep to load?

> We're all too busy trying to get the Aphex store or Bleep to load? > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 7:45 AM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com > <mailto:chaircrusher@gmail.com>> wrote: > > If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com > or Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse > > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw > > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >

My impression of "T69 Collapse" on a couple of listens -- I'm always drawn back to how Aphex Twin is essentially making folk music. The main theme of the track is a simple 4 bar loop of major and minor chords. Then there's an interlude with microtonal synths (i.e. a bit sour & weird) and a reprise of the main chord progression. Throughout there's a lot of obsessively programmed drums. With the exception of a bit of sort-of digital vocoder-ish sound, he's still obsessed with using hardware. I definitely hear a lot of Yamaha RX5, though I'm sure he sequenced it with his Cirklons. His obsession with never repeating a drum pattern is nothing short of autistic. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:45 AM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 7 lines If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or

> If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse > > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw > > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >

Not to obsess (any more than is seemly on the IDM list) but the thing that distinguishes his sound between now and the late 90s/early 2000s phase is his obsessive commitment to physical synths and hardware sequencing. For a lot of artists, the hardware fetish is just that -- they make music you could bang out with the factory instruments in Ableton Live, and there's nothing about its hardware origins that's distinctive. This T69 collapse is the opposite of that. It's pretty difficult to do this on hardware sequencer, and the things that define sound are unique -- like the old digital drum machine individual sounds run through oddball vintage gates and compressors. The main kick sound on T69 collapse is an 80s ROM sample (I think from RX5) that's gated and compressed so it's super short and punchy. It's the only way it can be programmed so intricately and still cut through the mix. Then in the reprise section (where the 4 bar chord loop comes back) the kick switches -- it sounds more like a Roland TR707 kick, but filtered to knock down some of it's harsh attack. This is the work of a person who dreams of drum machines when he sleeps. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:58 AM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 25 lines My impression of "T69 Collapse" on a couple of listens -- I'm always drawn

> My impression of "T69 Collapse" on a couple of listens -- I'm always drawn > back to how Aphex Twin is essentially making folk music. The main theme > of the track is a simple 4 bar loop of major and minor chords. Then > there's an interlude with microtonal synths (i.e. a bit sour & weird) and a > reprise of the main chord progression. Throughout there's a lot of > obsessively programmed drums. > > With the exception of a bit of sort-of digital vocoder-ish sound, he's > still obsessed with using hardware. I definitely hear a lot of Yamaha RX5, > though I'm sure he sequenced it with his Cirklons. His obsession with > never repeating a drum pattern is nothing short of autistic. > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:45 AM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or >> Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse >> >> https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw >> >> Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >> >

i enjoyed your properly obsessive review, thanks Clint Anderson Systems Engineer "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 10:09 AM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 49 lines Not to obsess (any more than is seemly on the IDM list) but the thing that

> Not to obsess (any more than is seemly on the IDM list) but the thing that > distinguishes his sound between now and the late 90s/early 2000s phase is > his obsessive commitment to physical synths and hardware sequencing. For a > lot of artists, the hardware fetish is just that -- they make music you > could bang out with the factory instruments in Ableton Live, and there's > nothing about its hardware origins that's distinctive. > > This T69 collapse is the opposite of that. It's pretty difficult to do > this on hardware sequencer, and the things that define sound are unique -- > like the old digital drum machine individual sounds run through oddball > vintage gates and compressors. The main kick sound on T69 collapse is an > 80s ROM sample (I think from RX5) that's gated and compressed so it's super > short and punchy. It's the only way it can be programmed so intricately > and still cut through the mix. > > Then in the reprise section (where the 4 bar chord loop comes back) the > kick switches -- it sounds more like a Roland TR707 kick, but filtered to > knock down some of it's harsh attack. > > This is the work of a person who dreams of drum machines when he sleeps. > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:58 AM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> My impression of "T69 Collapse" on a couple of listens -- I'm always >> drawn back to how Aphex Twin is essentially making folk music. The main >> theme of the track is a simple 4 bar loop of major and minor chords. Then >> there's an interlude with microtonal synths (i.e. a bit sour & weird) and a >> reprise of the main chord progression. Throughout there's a lot of >> obsessively programmed drums. >> >> With the exception of a bit of sort-of digital vocoder-ish sound, he's >> still obsessed with using hardware. I definitely hear a lot of Yamaha RX5, >> though I'm sure he sequenced it with his Cirklons. His obsession with >> never repeating a drum pattern is nothing short of autistic. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:45 AM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or >>> Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse >>> >>> https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw >>> >>> Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >>> >>

everyone else is still hitting F5 on bleep to try and buy the damn thing... On 7 August 2018 at 15:45, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 7 lines If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or

> If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse > > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw > > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >

FINALLY got my pre-order in. Of course, I'll probably have to wait until it's actually released to be able to download T69 Collapse, because I'm already not able to get back into the site. Didn't get a chance to actually *watch* the video, but I dig the track itself. Listening to Syro now. Hard to believe it's been almost four years since that was released. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:42 AM Dylan Thomson <dylangt7@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 13 lines everyone else is still hitting F5 on bleep to try and buy the damn thing...

> everyone else is still hitting F5 on bleep to try and buy the damn thing... > > On 7 August 2018 at 15:45, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or >> Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse >> >> https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw >> >> Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >> > >

I'm STILL trying... on mobile, I finally got to checkout, but had to enter a new card as I recently moved... and again, can't get back in. PAX tickets were easier than this. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:12 AM Alan Lucas <alucas@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 26 lines FINALLY got my pre-order in. Of course, I'll probably have to wait until

> FINALLY got my pre-order in. Of course, I'll probably have to wait until > it's actually released to be able to download T69 Collapse, because I'm > already not able to get back into the site. > > Didn't get a chance to actually *watch* the video, but I dig the track > itself. > > Listening to Syro now. Hard to believe it's been almost four years since > that was released. > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:42 AM Dylan Thomson <dylangt7@gmail.com> wrote: > >> everyone else is still hitting F5 on bleep to try and buy the damn >> thing... >> >> On 7 August 2018 at 15:45, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or >>> Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse >>> >>> https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw >>> >>> Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >>> >> >>

On 07.08.2018 16:45, kent williams wrote:

quoted 6 lines If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or

> If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse > > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw > > Can't believe I'm first to post this here.

Is it weird that my first thought was "I wonder if there's a pouët.net link for this"? -- Kurt Bernhard Pruenner --- Haendelstrasse 17 --- 4020 Linz --- Austria np: Luomo - Robert's Reason (Convivial)

I was finally able to get my order in at the Aphex site. Seconds later, Norman Records listing for the ltd became available, shipped for $1 less... On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:21 AM Kurt Pruenner <leak@gmx.at> wrote:

quoted 17 lines On 07.08.2018 16:45, kent williams wrote:

> On 07.08.2018 16:45, kent williams wrote: > > If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or > > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse > > > > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw > > > > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. > > Is it weird that my first thought was "I wonder if there's a pouët.net > <http://xn--pout-npa.net> > link for this"? > > -- > Kurt Bernhard Pruenner --- Haendelstrasse 17 --- 4020 Linz --- Austria > > np: Luomo - Robert's Reason (Convivial) >

Heh. The artwork for all Aphex releases on Bleep has been "Collapsed". On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 12:45 PM Chris Bellevie <c.bellevie@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 23 lines I was finally able to get my order in at the Aphex site. Seconds later,

> I was finally able to get my order in at the Aphex site. Seconds later, > Norman Records listing for the ltd became available, shipped for $1 less... > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:21 AM Kurt Pruenner <leak@gmx.at> wrote: > >> On 07.08.2018 16:45, kent williams wrote: >> > If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or >> > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse >> > >> > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw >> > >> > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >> >> Is it weird that my first thought was "I wonder if there's a pouët.net >> <http://xn--pout-npa.net> >> link for this"? >> >> -- >> Kurt Bernhard Pruenner --- Haendelstrasse 17 --- 4020 Linz --- Austria >> >> np: Luomo - Robert's Reason (Convivial) >> >

Got a bleep order in just now for limited. Processing took a lot of time and then a “problem processing your order” came up. however I waited a min after resubmitting from same screen and got the confirmation email before the processing error resolved in site. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:45 AM Chris Bellevie <c.bellevie@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 23 lines I was finally able to get my order in at the Aphex site. Seconds later,

> I was finally able to get my order in at the Aphex site. Seconds later, > Norman Records listing for the ltd became available, shipped for $1 less... > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:21 AM Kurt Pruenner <leak@gmx.at> wrote: > >> On 07.08.2018 16:45, kent williams wrote: >> > If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or >> > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse >> > >> > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw >> > >> > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >> >> Is it weird that my first thought was "I wonder if there's a pouët.net >> <http://xn--pout-npa.net> >> link for this"? >> >> -- >> Kurt Bernhard Pruenner --- Haendelstrasse 17 --- 4020 Linz --- Austria >> >> np: Luomo - Robert's Reason (Convivial) >> > --

~Ian 713-962-8305

Same here. Did you get an automatic download of T69 Collapse? I did not, and the album doesn't show up in my Music dashboard, but I do see the order on the site, and I got the confirmation email and PayPal receipt. Hard to believe they didn't anticipate this kind of crush! On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 12:50 PM Wesley Ian Leonard < wesleyianleonard@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 34 lines Got a bleep order in just now for limited. Processing took a lot of time

> Got a bleep order in just now for limited. Processing took a lot of time > and then a “problem processing your order” came up. however I waited a min > after resubmitting from same screen and got the confirmation email before > the processing error resolved in site. > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:45 AM Chris Bellevie <c.bellevie@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I was finally able to get my order in at the Aphex site. Seconds later, >> Norman Records listing for the ltd became available, shipped for $1 less... >> >> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:21 AM Kurt Pruenner <leak@gmx.at> wrote: >> >>> On 07.08.2018 16:45, kent williams wrote: >>> > If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or >>> > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse >>> > >>> > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw >>> > >>> > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >>> >>> Is it weird that my first thought was "I wonder if there's a pouët.net >>> <http://xn--pout-npa.net> >>> link for this"? >>> >>> -- >>> Kurt Bernhard Pruenner --- Haendelstrasse 17 --- 4020 Linz --- Austria >>> >>> np: Luomo - Robert's Reason (Convivial) >>> >> -- > ~Ian > 713-962-8305 >

On Aphex site, it shows on my dash and I can download wav/flac/mp3. On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:54 AM Alan Lucas <alucas@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 44 lines Same here. Did you get an automatic download of T69 Collapse? I did not,

> Same here. Did you get an automatic download of T69 Collapse? I did not, > and the album doesn't show up in my Music dashboard, but I do see the order > on the site, and I got the confirmation email and PayPal receipt. > > Hard to believe they didn't anticipate this kind of crush! > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 12:50 PM Wesley Ian Leonard < > wesleyianleonard@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Got a bleep order in just now for limited. Processing took a lot of time >> and then a “problem processing your order” came up. however I waited a min >> after resubmitting from same screen and got the confirmation email before >> the processing error resolved in site. >> >> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:45 AM Chris Bellevie <c.bellevie@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I was finally able to get my order in at the Aphex site. Seconds later, >>> Norman Records listing for the ltd became available, shipped for $1 less... >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:21 AM Kurt Pruenner <leak@gmx.at> wrote: >>> >>>> On 07.08.2018 16:45, kent williams wrote: >>>> > If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or >>>> > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse >>>> > >>>> > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw >>>> > >>>> > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >>>> >>>> Is it weird that my first thought was "I wonder if there's a pouët.net >>>> <http://xn--pout-npa.net> >>>> link for this"? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kurt Bernhard Pruenner --- Haendelstrasse 17 --- 4020 Linz --- Austria >>>> >>>> np: Luomo - Robert's Reason (Convivial) >>>> >>> -- >> ~Ian >> 713-962-8305 >> >

Waiting at the blank screen after placing your order seems to be the secret sauce... Received an order confirmation e-mail, screen was blank the whole time. On 07-Aug-18 09:50, Wesley Ian Leonard wrote:

quoted 41 lines Got a bleep order in just now for limited. Processing took a lot of

> Got a bleep order in just now for limited. Processing took a lot of > time and then a “problem processing your order” came up. however I > waited a min after resubmitting from same screen and got the > confirmation email before the processing error resolved in site.  > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:45 AM Chris Bellevie <c.bellevie@gmail.com > <mailto:c.bellevie@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I was finally able to get my order in at the Aphex site. Seconds > later, Norman Records listing for the ltd became available, > shipped for $1 less... > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 9:21 AM Kurt Pruenner <leak@gmx.at > <mailto:leak@gmx.at>> wrote: > > On 07.08.2018 16:45, kent williams wrote: > > If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on > Bleep.com or > > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse > > > > *MailScanner has detected definite fraud in the website at > "youtu.be". Do /not/ trust this website:* > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw <https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw> > > > > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. > > Is it weird that my first thought was "I wonder if there's a > *MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from > "xn--pout-npa.net" claiming to be* pouët.net > <http://xn--pout-npa.net> > link for this"? > > -- > Kurt Bernhard Pruenner --- Haendelstrasse 17 --- 4020 Linz --- > Austria > > np: Luomo - Robert's Reason (Convivial) > > -- > ~Ian > 713-962-8305

I think this is , by his high standards, a bit weak. a Syro-lite b side. ________________________________ From: kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday 7 August 2018 15:45 To: do id Subject: Aphex Twin "Collapse" Video up If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse [http://cdnlinks.linkfire.com/facebook_5b69d4bb56278_400x400bb.jpg]<https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse> Collapse EP by Aphex Twin<https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse> aphextwin.lnk.to Preview, download or stream Collapse EP by Aphex Twin https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw Can't believe I'm first to post this here.

sounds like jodey kendrick Clint Anderson Systems Engineer "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 3:51 AM CRAIG SIMPSON <craignorms@hotmail.com> wrote:

quoted 22 lines I think this is , by his high standards, a bit weak. a Syro-lite b side.

> I think this is , by his high standards, a bit weak. a Syro-lite b side. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday 7 August 2018 15:45 > *To:* do id > *Subject:* Aphex Twin "Collapse" Video up > > If you have epilepsy, don't watch, you can stream it on Bleep.com or > Spotify: https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse > <https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse> > Collapse EP by Aphex Twin <https://aphextwin.lnk.to/T69-Collapse> > aphextwin.lnk.to > Preview, download or stream Collapse EP by Aphex Twin > > > > https://youtu.be/SqayDnQ2wmw > > Can't believe I'm first to post this here. >