Where do I start with Aphex Twin?

Retrodreaming · Post by **Retrodreaming** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:45 pm

Window licker!!! Then just enjoy yourself lol.

saurus · Post by **saurus** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:40 pm

Wow thanks everyone, lots of replies here and they were all direct and for the most part insightful.

I decided to order SAW 85-92 to begin with, and from then on we'll see but I guess it makes sense to me to work chronologically and follow his sound as it develops and as the public discovered. Either way thank you all for good info x

Nazeal · Post by **Nazeal** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:57 am

Nannou off the windowlicker EP is fucking gorgeous...

also make sure to catch all the chris cunnigham/Aphex twin music videos

le bomb

saurus · Post by **saurus** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:34 pm

Yo, well wow the last couple of weeks have been excellent in terms of discovering Aphex Twin. I found SAW 85-92 really excellent, and like everyone here says, very accessible.

SAW 2 has some beautiful pieces of music, but some are just way inaccessible. I imagine it takes a couple of listens though? I have also just ordered ...I Care Because You Do, and those will have to do as I cannot keep impulse buying so much, ha ha x

The Voice of Reason · Post by **The Voice of Reason** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:05 pm

saurus wrote:Yo, well wow the last couple of weeks have been excellent in terms of discovering Aphex Twin. I found SAW 85-92 really excellent, and like everyone here says, very accessible.

SAW 2 has some beautiful pieces of music, but some are just way inaccessible. I imagine it takes a couple of listens though? I have also just ordered ...I Care Because You Do, and those will have to do as I cannot keep impulse buying so much, ha ha x

You will most likely really enjoy 'I Care Because You DO'. GREAT album!

rik0000 · Post by **rik0000** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:25 pm

The Voice of Reason wrote:
saurus wrote:Yo, well wow the last couple of weeks have been excellent in terms of discovering Aphex Twin. I found SAW 85-92 really excellent, and like everyone here says, very accessible.

SAW 2 has some beautiful pieces of music, but some are just way inaccessible. I imagine it takes a couple of listens though? I have also just ordered ...I Care Because You Do, and those will have to do as I cannot keep impulse buying so much, ha ha x
You will most likely really enjoy 'I Care Because You DO'. GREAT album!

And if not, keep listening, again and again. It took me a while before I liked it, but now one of my favourites.

Synthetrix · Post by **Synthetrix** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:38 am

My first Aphex Twin purchase in 1993 was Selected Ambient Works 85-92. Xtal is my fave track on this album.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selected_A ... orks_85–92