by
Aphex Twin
- Record Label: Warp
- Release Date: Jan 23, 2015
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Mar 19, 2015It will go down as an odd little duck because James understand that sometimes you need to baffle your audience while engaging them.
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The WireMar 11, 2015The moody bits are surrounded by so much that is abstract that their affective properties seem a matter of happenstance rather than expression. [Mar 2015, p.46]
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Feb 26, 2015Some tracks are stunning, others pass by unnoticed. The fact that we have them is beautiful enough. The chaos swallows you up.
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Feb 11, 2015It's disappointing in some ways that quite a chunk of the record feels like offcuts; of precisely what, we can only wonder.
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Feb 5, 2015While mere scribblings from a musical genius can often still trump the best efforts of many, this is not the case here.
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Feb 5, 2015Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt 2--don’t go looking for a part one, you won’t find it--sounds like it’s on its own strange course.
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Feb 5, 2015James never really follows it through.
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Feb 5, 2015It’s pretty damning when one of the most arresting tracks on your EP is a 17-second snare drum solo.
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Feb 5, 2015The EP should be approached like a sequel -- with low expectations. Had this arid content preceded Syro, a fair portion of James' fan base would have likely written him off.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 24
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Mixed: 7 out of 24
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Negative: 1 out of 24
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Feb 10, 2015
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