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The_Funkmaster from Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-11-13 20:04 [#00051591]



What do you people think of this album? I think it's
alright, and a few of the songs are awesome, but overall it
sounds too dancy and stuff to me... I dunno, I like it, but
it's far from my favorite... I remember someone said on here
that track 7, or the untitled one was one of their favorite
songs or something... that is a great song... anyways,
what's your opinions?


 

REPHLEX~ology on 2001-11-13 20:09 [#00051593]



i got it recently, and if confuses the hell out of me. Each
changes depending on what mood your in. One song, could be
really heavy dance, but in a different light, seems rather
chilling and calm.

By the way, quoth fecking rules man.


 

The_Funkmaster from Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-11-13 20:12 [#00051595]



really? I find Quoth annoying personally... I love Polygon
Window, Audax Power (or something) and track 4 is a pretty
one... track 7 is great... I dunno, it's ok...


 

REPHLEX~ology on 2001-11-13 20:19 [#00051598]



Like a good wine, its an aquanted taste. Dont think about
listening to it, or use more drugs. Arf.

Its probably more of a person to person thing. Oh well...


 

Ophecks from Nova Scotia on 2001-11-13 20:40 [#00051603]



Ack, Quoth is so damn repetitive, but I like it in places.
If It Really Is Me is nice.


 

1010-1111-10 from St.John's Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-11-13 20:40 [#00051604]



Yeah i really like Polygon Window (trk1), Audax Power (trk2)
and Quino-phec (trk8)

did anyone pick up the rerelease with 2 new tracks? Just
wondering what they are like.


 

1010-1111-10 from St.John\\\'s Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-11-13 20:41 [#00051605]



Oh and by the way i believe this album was mainly put
together between 86-89, Quoth just had to be redone because
the origional copy was damaged or something. Friggen amazing
for something out of the 80s.


 

REPHLEX~ology from UK on 2001-11-13 20:45 [#00051608]



Such is the danger is fruit juice.


 

1010-1111-10 from St.John\\\'s Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-11-13 20:46 [#00051609]



lol who knows how many tracks that damn juice has taken from
us!


 

The_Funkmaster from Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-11-13 20:55 [#00051613]



yeah, that's the copy I have, with the two new tracks...
they're pretty good... the Harbour one is pretty cool (I
can't remember the name right off)... :)


 

corc from new zealand on 2001-11-13 21:05 [#00051616]



i went and listened to the new tracks in a record store
recently, i already own the original, and can't say i was
too impressed. as far as what i think of the album it is my
least favourite lp of aphex (jury still out on drukQs) but
still a damn good release, esp. since the tracks are from
the 80's.


 

Ceri JC from Wales on 2001-11-13 21:12 [#00051617]



I got the one with 2 extra tracks "Portreath Harbour" and
"Redruth School" (both places in cornwall incidentally).
Redruth School is good, haunting female vox keyboards over
plinky glocks and a beat like something of RDJ album slowed
down to a third of the bpm.

Portreath Harbour is also cool, nice light simple melody in
the background. Sounds like its going to pick up any second,
but never really gets there.

Overall they're good, but not enough to warrant buying the
new version if you've got the original.


 

Ceri JC from Wales on 2001-11-13 21:12 [#00051618]



I got the one with 2 extra tracks "Portreath Harbour" and
"Redruth School" (both places in cornwall incidentally).
Redruth School is good, haunting female vox keyboards over
plinky glocks and a beat like something of RDJ album slowed
down to a third of the bpm.

Portreath Harbour is also cool, nice light simple melody in
the background. Sounds like its going to pick up any second,
but never really gets there.

Overall they're good, but not enough to warrant buying the
new version if you've got the original.


 

Murray from England on 2001-11-13 21:43 [#00051632]



QUINO PHEC RULEZ
Probably one of THE best pieces Aphex has done (in my mind)


 

Butch McButcherson from Butchville on 2001-11-13 21:47 [#00051634]



Ein, zwei, drei. Ein totes Babywillenswaddle herauf den
Hallway mit einer Farbe Bürste in seiner Hand, " caw, carw,
" crys das Baby. Straße beendet und das Baby fährt
hinunter die Straße, caw, caw, caw, caw fort. Nr., Babys
sind nicht alous abwärts diese Straße; schreit ein
Polizeioffizier, die Buchtscoffs zurück und fährt zum
struu fort.


 

Butch McButcherson from Butchville on 2001-11-13 21:49 [#00051635]



MCHAMMER ist ein leuchtendes Ausführendes, entsprechend
Hedtwin. Hedtwin ißt gekochte Katzen. Theocide hat AIDS und
es ist lustig zu lachen.


 

MO 2 on 2001-11-14 08:17 [#00051786]



Does Track 7 remind anyone of Plastikman?? It is an
incredible track, along with Quino-Phec.


 

poe from the uk (school) on 2001-11-14 09:13 [#00051801]



track 7 on surfing on sine waves is my favourite aphex song
ever :D


 

jand from Essex,Uk on 2001-11-14 09:43 [#00051805]



I got SOSW when it was first released and it's always been
one of favourite Aphex CDs...nowadays it might sound a
little dated; it's from the start of the Aphex story when
his music was simpler & more dancey & it fitted in well
alongside SAWI...This was before Jungle/DrumnBass & around
the time that Breakbeats were beginning to be used & before
RDJ was influenced by those styles...

It's got a great Dark feeling to it...can't think of a dud
track on there...

Aphex Mind Control....still can't make out the entire lyrics
to that track...something about Electronic Techno
Rhythms...

The 2 new tracks are pretty cool and fit in well with the
overal flow of the album...am tempted to get the new version
on CD just for completeness sake (it's only 8 quid, I
think)...


 

cun8er from 8ercun, on 2001-11-14 10:00 [#00051807]



yeah, and considering he was only in his teens doing that
stuff (not that age or anything should be an excuse) but it
is mighty impressive. Compared to like (not meaning to diss)
tracks like Tricky Disco - sameish time which is quite pale
in comparison


 

poe from the uk (school) on 2001-11-14 10:18 [#00051813]



I strongly disagree with any of you that say its "more
dancy" or whatever, I dont think (other than old raves)
people dancing to them.... EVER. that goes for any idm,
music for your mind... not your feet..


 

jand from Essex,Uk on 2001-11-14 10:42 [#00051830]



poe...old raves/clubs was what I meant when I said "more
dancey": very early nineties when there was some tough, hard
Acid trax around (like most of SOSW & early aphex)...

Didgeredoo was released around the same time and was a
MASSIVE TUNE at most of the clubs/raves i went to...

and I think you'll find that IDM as a tag was first used
well after the release of SOSW (altho it was probably one of
earliest examples)...


 

poe from the uk (school) on 2001-11-14 10:55 [#00051835]



I thoguht surfing on sine waves came out after artificial
intelligence album. meh, me no care, the album rocks, no
need to argue about it :>


 

jand from Essex,Uk on 2001-11-14 11:47 [#00051847]



yeah, AI was released a few months prior to SOSW but IDM as
a name/sub-genre was a lot later and kinda retro-fitted to
AI...

Wasn't arguing BTW, these message boards always make a
discussions sound like one tho...:)


 

Fernz on 2001-11-14 11:52 [#00051850]



SOSW was the second Aphex album I got, the first one being
Come To Daddy bout 3yrs ago. I reckon its one of those
albums you can listen to whatever mood you are in.
Especially UTI-DOT.
:)


 

jedy from ireland on 2001-11-14 12:31 [#00051869]



is a great lp maybe the best


 

Krendo from Leicester University on 2001-11-14 12:38 [#00051874]



I have the British version of Surfing On Sine Waves, which
lacks 'Porthreath Harbour' and 'Redruth School'. Are these
tracks good, and are they worth buying the US version of the
album for?


 

jedy from ireland on 2001-11-14 12:41 [#00051878]



yes they are good!


 

Maytag from Durham,NH USA on 2001-11-14 12:42 [#00051879]



The consistency in Surfing is like no other Aphex Twin
album. It actually does sound like a different artist. It
has a definite unique psychadelic sound from start to
finish. Quoth is a very hard track, that is the beat is
really pounding. If you're dancing to it it can be very
cool. One of the albums most endearing and retro qualities
to me is Richard's extensive use of hand claps on this
album. I don't think he uses them as Aphex Twin or AFX but
he goes nuts with them here. Like Jimmy Page's "wall of
guitars", Aphex creates a wall of hand claps that create an
80's synth pop sort of feel. The two new tracks seem like
the untitled track, and I love both of them just as much. He
creates some VERY cool sythesizer sounds in Portreath and
goes nuts with Xylophone sounding beats in Redruth.


 

wrigley's from MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 2001-11-14 13:44 [#00051901]



Quoth is good... but them remixes on the Quoth EP are
wicked!!!!



 

jedy from ireland on 2001-11-14 14:27 [#00051914]



quoth ep very nice release!


 

Ceri JC from Wales on 2001-11-14 17:31 [#00051986]



I have "tricky disco" on vinyl.


 


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