Aphex Twin - Lisbon Acid

By Richard D. James From (AFX) Analord Series

[@sudfhe]

When you hand the grey alien the aux cord

[@athenachristinemusic]

Flubbagut it me

[@sevenn]

what the fuck.....seriously

[@sawtoothiandi]

vulcan mind meld gone horribly right

[@pod9363]

These Sangheilis like weird music. They keep donking their heads on my headliner 2 and its starting to scuff.

[@shugafoo2847]

@@pod9363 WORT WORT WORT AAH ROBODAH

[@xiumya1602]

heard it in a club in Luxembourg like 2 weeks ago, recognized it from the first second, couldn’t be more hyped, gave me a huge energy boost, I wasn’t ready at all to hear this in a random small club, pure heat

[@Maxxx1ify]

did you post this on reddit? lol

[@xiumya1602]

@@Maxxx1ify yea thats me lol

[@Maxxx1ify]

@@xiumya1602 ive been looking for this song for a long time dude thank you for reminding me about this👌

[@swantonist]

@@xiumya1602saw that too lol

[@void1719]

do you remember which club it was in Luxembourg?

[@neckthrough1]

After listening to Aphex Twin for almost 30 years, there is still great material to discover. He is king.

[@clarencep90]

I just passed my first decade with afx. I was greased in with window licker, I will never get tired of these tracks. Especially since people are slowing them now its like a whole new track sometimes

[@evo2542]

@@clarencep90 oh man slowing or speeding up a track makes them feel totally different.

[@clarencep90]

@@evo2542 exactly. It alters the original vibrations.

[@AH-wt7zu]

King of Korgs!

[@tankterrain]

I remember playing a track from Aphex Twin "Richard D James" for our "show and tell" class back when I was like 14 in the mid 90's. I thibk it was the track called "4". Not everyone liked it but surprisingly my teacher (music teacher) was glad I brought in something like that.

[@moxifloxi]

God when those snares kick in at the beginning…

[@internetbard4384]

aphex twin was my intro into electronic music. Future Sounds of London is another great band that has some amazing albums in the "ambient techno" genre

[@efmusic04]

holy shit it's u, didn't know u like aphex lol

[@efmusic04]

@@0x1E4 hello, good to see you back on the Lisbon acid again

[@slendr_playr9183]

​@@efmusic04 He's got excellent taste

[@alissawren4807]

makes me wanna clean my house with an evil demeanor

[@shadecory]

:DDDDDDDD exactly

[@TheBucketSkill]

like meth.

[@isbakernation]

TheBucketSkill what.

[@trenttalley924]

You just described adderall

[@g00zik97]

fuck once when i was at a rave the DJ dropped this track and i lost my shit cause i knew it was aphex and i was sure it was on analord, but couldnt find the right track. now after a year i randomly bumped into it and im havin a blast

[@robpaul5047]

so that's where all my electrons went

[@commerceserverservercommerce]

lmao

[@rawmoonkey624]

pull the stick out of your butt

[@ZINCOVIX8754]

What this guy manages to squeeze out of musical circuit boards, sequencers, drum machines and synths is unbelievable.Pure undiluted data byte tron juice.

[@incognitosecret2377]

+Michael R you are the man :D

[@TheSwordsmanInBlack]

+Michael R Not from concentrate.

[@Owiko7]

@@TheSwordsmanInBlack That juice where you are not sure what flavour it really is, but its damn good anyways!

[@DeusExMachina1812]

also known as eclectic mindless crap

[@Owiko7]

teova čuda so the question has to be asked once again despite it being a well known concept... If you dont like it, then why are you here?

[@pod9363]

It's wild to think that Richard probably made this one night and threw it in his bin of tracks he makes for enjoyment and thought nothing of it.

[@THEBYGONE]

I like to think they all mean something to him

[@Deadsea_1993]

Probably is closer to the truth than we realize. I've heard that he is incredibly hard on his music and his worst critic where he constantly tries to throw away his music until people talk him out of it. He nearly threw away "Melodies From Mars" until his friends talked him out of it. He then gave it to his friends in the early 90's and then they eventually uploaded it to KZbin.

[@aerithnull5081]

I mean he put it on an Analord EP so it had to mean something to him.

[@alecchase2176]

This man isn't a genius.. he's completely, and utterly obsessed. Anyone can achieve greatness given the determination and vision on display here.

[@YQN2149]

@@alecchase2176 what's the difference

[@DyingWater]

I think this has become in time my favourite piece of his. What an absolute blast. Can't explain how, but this is 3000s' black metal.

[@isildurany2888]

🦝

[@jobelthirty1294]

Nah you get it fr. black metal 🤝 house and hardcore

[@Ignirium]

I can see myself clearer with music like this.

[@vertsk8er419]

This x100

[@90s.kid.]

x10000

[@debbygrupp6127]

One of his greatest tracks

[@WomanElectroSounds]

Indeed! :)

[@danyrx8]

No doubt! Got introduced to this amazing track by a friend of mine, and want to go listen to him live this summer, and I want to listen to more songs like this, but he says that their news ones are not that good as this one. Can you reccomend me any others?;P

[@WiigWiig]

In this particular style, the analords are his best. My personal faves atm are Halibut acid(original mix), Phonatacid, Love 7, Where's your girlfriend, AFX Acid 4, Stabbij, Pissed up in SE1. Outside of the analords, there's "humanoid must not escape" (from about 10 years earlier), his flow coma remix, his "you can't hide your love" remix, You shouldn't dismiss his newer stuff though, there's some really lush stuff, it's more complicated than the analords. His stuff as The Tuss is some of my favorite (though it took me a long time to 'get' it). Alspacka and Rushup I Bank 12 are good tracks. Orphaned Deejay Selek is often overlooked (the first track never did it for me, but when I finally sat down to give the rest of it a listen I did not regret it) I particularly like oberheim blacetb1, umil, and neotekt72. The Marchromt EP is short and sweet, especially the xmas edit track. Syro is like the Tuss but squigglier, made with synthetic percussion (as well as some MIDI acoustic percussion in a couple of tracks) and more complicated. I'm still trying to digest it actually, but the full length XMAS track you definitely don't want to miss. The breaks on s950tx earth portal mix are super fun to listen to. produk 29 is also very nice. If you like analord, I'd also recommend Rolando Simmons. I don't know much about this guy actually, but I recently discovered his track "marriage acid" which reminds me a lot of analord.

[@kylesnyder3167]

VBS redlof off Analord is a new favorite of mine, equal to Lisbon.

[@HeavyProfessor]

Kyle Snyder Halibut Acid (Orig.)

[@MrRayLebron]

Every once in a while I find for the first time another Aphex gem

[@superultramega77]

this is classic rock

[@emilezoulette882]

hardly so

[@Gianfranco_69]

Its the closest thing we have today yes,,,,,true "Jam"

[@Ruhma.]

mmm hmmm.

[@uhuju1]

As others have pointed out, it is incredibly easy to get lost in the apparent simplicity of the track, yet the more one pulls away its layers the more one finds. Truly a masterpiece

[@MadAnarchist]

I can confirm this. The first time I listened to it I thought it was a simple irregular musical idea. Later on it got stucked on my head (what some people call 'infectious') and had to transcribe it just to realize is full of nuances. It's simple in some specific aspects but it has depth when you try to grasp the rythmic parameter, engaging, yet irregular. That's one of the many reasons I love RDJ's music.

[@jasoncoates1835]

Aphex Twin in a nutshell.

[@frethero19]

Aphex Twin/AFX/RDJ/etc. is the type of dude who, if someone says they like his music, then you can be friends on that sole similarity alone, regardless of any other detail about them. You either get him or you don't.

[@aschemusicreations]

So much shit is happening in this track, yet its so tonally coherent, your focus is perfectly drawn across the different elements. I dont know how he does it.

[@winterbed]

Decades of tireless experimentation with all aspects of sound. Going by his interviews, Rich is obsessed with aural world like few others are. From the horse's mouth: "Almost everything I do , there has to be an angle of making tunage to it, bit tiring, like oh if i go and see so and so I can try out my new klobberbox on't train and be forced with that bit of kit only etc otherwise id never leave me ouse."

[@winterbed]

And I do realize, it was a rhetorical question. : )

[@bloots23]

This is often the case with his tracks

[@HeavyProfessor]

Urine Denial tens of thousands of hours of practice. It’s like how did Kobe Bryant get so good at basketball? He said he practiced 12 hours per day for decades. How did the best surgeon become the best? Spend 100 hours per week operating. Isaac Newton is another one...he invented calculus and discovered first laws of gravity because he stayed in his room (literally never left his room) for 10 years straight doing maths 18 hours per day.

[@kemikade]

The barcode is missing the 0 from the front, 066 is a country code used for products made in the USA. Then 690801 would be the manufacturer number (rephlex i guess) and 696 is the product number (analord 07). The more you know.. :)

[@jakehammond12345]

I remember my mate had the 11 vinyls and recorded me the lot but with no breaks, just one long track. I used to fast forward to this on the bus to work with DJ headphones on. I just kept thinking...' this must be the sound when you meet God'

[@pandemicrelic]

You really can't argue with the Analord series

[@tanky8962]

listening to aphex twin tracks again.. this will always be my favorite

[@binbag4203]

Its certainly up there. One of his most chaotic tracks yet strangely coherent, like 4 different songs played at once but it meshes together in such an interesting way.

[@gotlifez3558]

whats with cilonen? or pissed up in se1 or alberto balsalm?

[@MyVidMix]

1. Why do so many “Best Of” Richard D. James lists ignore Analord? It’s his greatest work IMO. 2. When will the Analord Series ever end up on Spotify or Apple Music? WTF is going on !!!!!!?

[@buttermelk]

maybe its hidden intentionally hehe!~

[@baseddoggie]

Richard intended for this to be a truly analogue work (on vinyl) rather than digital. Chosen Lords was released on CD for those who can't justify a turntable. If you hear it on a record player going through a nice vintage amp and speakers you'll discover why he made that choice. It sounds fucking delicious

[@chrisbowsher959]

it's your special thing don't sweat it.

[@matmightstir1427]

@@arcven0444 ...A lot of Richard's tracks are on spotify, that includes Caustic Window, Hangable Auto Bulb, and, idk, Xylem Tube EP

[@bingethinner7045]

​@@arcven0444 t. i listen to Tool and watch Rick and Morty

[@Ezixea]

While a lot of tracks on analord have this almost mellow but scarily melancholic feel to them, this one fucking gasses me up. Like it makes me feel even if just briefly that I wanna get my shit together and get on the grind

[@harryoliver5287]

so weird, saw this live the other day and had literally exactly the same revelation whilst it was playing... shocked me a little to see the same thought again when reminiscing - how can you express shared thought through ambient sound ? frequencies ! !

[@tymekbajerlajn6380]

I thought the same thing while lurking through the comments

[@anomalolupus]

This track for me is a "go wild" sort of tune. I think if I had to choose a Phex jam that best resonates with my "it gets better / get my shit together" mindset it would have to be Ptolemy

[@Will-yi9cg]

Any other recommendations on this front?

[@edonslow1456]

AFX can make these instruments sing like no other. Like they start singing back to us their beautiful melancholic tunes, having been gifted sentience by RDJ.

[@Soundwave32791]

I just randomly stumbled upon this masterpiece by accident, wow.

[@thomasdority6258]

I know I just did bro afx is a god send

[@glipk]

@@thomasdority6258 Almost like AFX is god himself

[@aidanh1137]

@@glipk "Almost like" Glip says

[@thefxbip315]

That fucking bass lead melody.Legendary!

[@animore8626]

I genuinely think this is a masterpiece, and that Analord is one of the greatest acid compilations/albums/series of the 21st century

[@brunosangonese]

do you have any other acid to share?

[@avlisauak]

@@brunosangonese u should check Confederation Trough EP Aphex released as The Tuss, mainly Fregudolon 6

[@rabaldar9269]

CEEPHAX ACID!!@@brunosangonese

[@MrAphex117]

The master at work

[@fueltek4362]

profile checks out

[@athenachristinemusic]

Always a wonderful listen, what an inspiration! Sound design is flawless as always with Richard.

[@TheHilikus89]

3:48 always catches me off guard

[@reptilianappeal]

Agreed, Abrupt; intentionally or coincidently, it is felt.

[@wedfrest]

Kicks ya in the knackers that bit

[@neonblack211]

It's quite a contrast

[@worldmeon]

a beauty like our lovely city Lisbon! :)

[@alyssarusso9404]

I've listened to most of RDJ's music (what's been released, anyway) more times than I can count, and the subtleties of melody never cease to shed light on how versatile music can be.

[@v8mpx]

This is probably one of the best songs I've ever heard thankyou for this aphex

[@robdielemans9189]

So glad I bought this analord vinyl on a whim at the time. Would've cost me an arm and a leg nowadays.

[@stereo_vaclav2139]

Aphex. Maniac of beautifully singing synthesizers. That's all ... Beautiful greetings to people who understand this issue!

[@InfiniteSubstitute]

this is inspiration... Im fond of the depth and length of this song (and by the way all AFX'S pieces) the more I hear the more I realize how vanguardist this men is, a real genius, he soothes my hears and so do my mind ...

[@arottenmango8505]

Years ago some dude at my college said to listen to this song next acid trip and it's been my favorite electronic song ever since. Absolutely blew my mind, fills me with joy to this day, and the "happiest" song I can think of not made by the Beatles

[@orphanoforbit7588]

The Beatles? Did they make happy songs? I find them really depressing. And what a bunch of silly men too, especially Lennon. He had zero grasp on reality.. Such ego.. A definitely very overrated band. Very.

[@HOLOGRAMSXXY]

the harmony on this is just out of this world. easily one of the best music ive ever listened to

[@jamesdunne3420]

This track fluctuates through every human emotion for me even some I don’t understand total master piece of electronic music he’s a genius. Very few tracks you don’t get sick of listening to I always come back to his work. Bravo sir

[@Gianfranco_69]

Nicely put.

[@tripmode8781]

This is art. Masterpiece 👌

[@TheIcebomber]

It is and will always be the greatest AFX track. It's my favourite overall song since almost 3 years now. Something no song ever has accomplished.

[@Luhsnot]

I agree

[@orphanoforbit7588]

In YOUR opinion.

[@SuperCholdi]

It's definitely up there...

[@Vingul]

@@orphanoforbit7588 why would he voice someone else's opinion?

[@amessman]

I love how fast this track feels

[@markofsaltburn]

It’s actually faster than it is.

[@stickpeted]

@@markofsaltburn what does this even mean

[@amessman]

I agree

[@HipHopmusic759]

@@markofsaltburn It's a high BPM generally speaking 😎

[@geoffangus5110]

When the pitcard break kicks in and you paint your walls with fucking baked beans out of excitement

[@jim041276]

Always come back to this one. It's sure my favo of the Analord series 🖤

[@kvltgoro]

Great artist

[@aschemusicreations]

that snare fucking snaps

[@mynewcolour]

Urine Denial cassette tape saturation for the nation?

[@DropOfDarkness]

You're a snap

[@kingdom5500]

You're a snare

[@mattyg3227]

Thom Yorke likes this.

[@fernandofigueirinhas7110]

Just came from Ego Hq with thom yorke

[@shinybeast8946]

Thom Yorkie wishes he was this good.

[@mickfarrazijn6700]

wow what a gem

[@disectormusic]

The track express the feeling of : multiple machines speaking to you and trying to tell you how good they sound and how much trickery is going on and always have an evil grin on them while doing so. It also expresses the life of a very busy business man who has a runs a big company at several locations across the world and meets many people in his path. It also expresses the formation of patterns in nature and that everything is just a bunch of layered fr4ctals warped in a torus.

[@deli6562]

Might you be putting the Acid in Lisbon Acid 😉⁉️(you are absolutely right about all of this)

[@m.a.g.3920]

It's all about the come-up, losing grip on reality while catching a deeeeeeper reality that it's infinite on it's (fractal)details.

[@SprayVomit]

Mind blowing track.

[@usandusonly32]

The owls are not what they seem

[@qujo123]

we miss you Laura!

[@GravyStoneTV]

A Godly track ( 3:13 reverbed synths creeping in ) And this is one of my favorite tracks for working out to💪

[@jim041276]

It's a Roland tb303 sound

[@djvenziemaniac9304]

The pioneer & King off ALL times Electronic MuSiC he's so limitless Respecting grtzzz

[@krazel9]

💜 one of my faves

[@user-ie8pr7rh9x]

Великий музыкант.

[@delsie6160]

Лучший в мире за работой

[@kieranpatrick1182]

a gargantuan tuneeeeeeeeeeee of amazingNESS...sooo many layers of hypnotic beats...nobody does it better...all hail Mein twin...even at the end around 7.29 that could easily go off into a new tunee...WOWZEEEERS GENIUS and then he has "The Tuss" productions too,aaaaaaaah,Ireland🍀p.s thanks puhzz 😉

[@kuszynier]

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[@MrDoremis]

Still can't find a single thing I don't like about this piece, amazing...

[@tovostok]

man this is awesome

[@aschemusicreations]

If you listen to this at 0.75x speed, you can really dive into the funky polyrhythems

[@morristhecat5650]

Dass one bad track rite dare, bruh. Reminds me of some much older shit, like late 80's and early 90's acid house. Very trippy. Love it.

[@richiecordrey6892]

John M ones genuinely like that, and the other is a troll. Just ignore them

[@user-id7nm8qt2i]

Wow, dude!! This is a true Masterpiece! One of the best best Trax 🎉🎉 Aphex Twin is one of my idols! 🐸🐸

[@naturalbornchiller158]

I found this track at 8am yesterday and It feels like ive known this track for years

[@kanyuphilmahar]

This certainly makes me feel like I'm doing acid even if I'll never do drugs.

[@suspiciousstew1169]

this is adderall music

[@ZINCOVIX8754]

one of my favorites from the analord series

[@ZINCOVIX8754]

beautiful

[@jimyost2585]

The last couple of minutes of it remind me of some of the stuff the Mothers of Invention did on their Uncle Meat album. I say that as a compliment to Aphex Twin.

[@Scotscan]

listening to this whilst in COVID isolation.

[@MtCoronet0]

same

[@coloradoconcentrates2434]

2022

[@young-stove]

Yaya

[@Ignirium]

Wooo

[@duggill77]

The ants only dance when there drinking cans in france

[@jeffersonsteelflex2671]

Always been a huge RDJ fan, always knew about this song but never gave it a listen for some reason...gave it a listen for the first time while driving into lisbon recently...insane

[@bigshorts5277]

Thanks for nick paul dude is a beast

[@Fr3ddy7]

Simply Great! *Thump Up*

[@homogenic]

seeing him tomorrow in lisbon. thought coming here was appropriate

[@sauroman1]

Nice I discovered it while being in Lisbon. Thought didn't find acid yet

[@Zakman7698]

+DMTbliss NewWay send some over if you do ;)

[@alexing86]

+DMTbliss NewWay how is that, they ask you if you want stuff at every corner of the city

[@sauroman1]

+Zak G Hey, better visit Portugal or Netherlands and I could suggest places&people to visit.

[@sauroman1]

+alexing86 Nope, not everywhere. Mostly dialers are tourist crowded areas and Bairro Alto, there were few in Almada. But they just openly say "good stuff' or drug names near you, cops are tolerant and can't do anything if they have drugs for personal use.

[@gilsaraiva2830]

+DMTbliss NewWay Get to Bairro Alto and ask around. As simple as. So many nights tripping balls in that place´s already trippy nature.

[@wrarmatei]

If I had a commercial chem lab or high tech factory of some kind, this would be on a repeating playlist that would eventually fray the sanity of some employees.

[@justindawson5930]

For me, it solders my frayed connections back together ❤️

[@RuzeGM]

I often think this kind of tracks can't be made by a human... RDJ is so gifted

[@user-Yukayukarin]

強い眠気がやってきて意識を失った後、ふと目を覚ますとこの感覚に襲われる 体の底からものすごい勢いで湧き上がってくる高揚感と若干の恐怖心

[@glenn1974]

I need to translate it but I agree

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

ハハハハハハ～！

[@Ulukitkan]

Базаришь

[@iamtheaudiophile]

3:48 that groove ...is perfect

[@trashrat8365]

Remember writing my college papers to this in my freshman year, good times.

[@sergiogarciamartinez7470]

yay, saw him at Sonar Barcelona :-D those were the days ... i have records too. Of him. Richard D. James.

[@athenachristinemusic]

One of Richards greatest works in my opinion

[@u9s0e9r]

I will listen to this next time I visit Lisbon, in the wee hours, somewhere - where it doesn't really matter. That's a promise from me to my new self.

[@kokojack]

I was sure Skinny Bob would love this track ;D

[@audioxix]

This is like an audio representation of an Acid trip, holy shit ! Starts really mellow, creeping. The first part is like when you start experiencing the slight movement and breathing. Then the drums kick in and it's like yes here we go it's taking hold and then it just keeps ramping up the intensity. Get's interesting and train of thought is rolling, drum breaks rhythm like your mind tripping up over a thought. Then it gets more intense, the track starts to overlapped and less coherent, total cerebral overload and gets more and more higher. Just like when the Acid starts getting to that peak where everything is intense as hell and you are barely still in existence. Though pattern is all over the place and you are just giggling and enjoying the intense bliss of surrender. Then the peak gets higher and higher and you don't even have a clue what existence is, then the track breaks back down and dip back down to that less trippy coherent way, everything is just more and more geometric but you can think clear again. Then it's building back up again until you hit the higher peak again and it's blast off into the abyss again. Man this track is amazing. Triggering some awesome memories. Man I miss Acid at times, some of the times.

[@_iamomari]

i love this description, thank you!

[@Haibanefederation]

excellent！

[@zaub9rer]

absolute belter of a tune

[@ACCOUNTANTB]

Great track from the craziest electro guy AFX

[@disectormusic]

This song changed my life. In the most beautiful and powerful way. On acid (2018)

[@NotTheRealBassKitten]

love this

[@klemet2]

Yes!!

[@dothe303dance]

Perfect !

[@TheGero95]

So good!

[@Ruhma.]

gotta be my fave afx track

[@rgavathiaesima4649]

Masterpiece

[@kujo1978lol]

The outro is so glorious

[@hunterbeatbilly9836]

This, and video feedback makes the ultimate experience.

[@nora1395]

Some of the drum fills and the synth in the background that sounds like strings kinda remind me of Blue Monday

[@ch-sebreichlich3841]

Absolutely fabulous cover of New Orders iconic "blue monday", love it!

[@3313xx]

wut

[@MonstarChan3]

Wow. Can definitely hear it now.

[@MsFidget77]

oh crap......u right!

[@UMLB]

I say this lovingly, fuck off

[@Boysermusic]

Bro improved it 😭

[@t0shay895]

woah someone just recommended me this and this is epic

[@THEBYGONE]

innit tho?

[@ludicrosite]

yeah

[@GannApple]

I like this analord. My fave

[@ayeslpirninsev]

Never gets old

[@bricelebihan7799]

When you learn that he started his career in music production “out of boredom” like he says in an interview!

[@cladinator]

This is so damn good.

[@MachineEnthusiast]

Lysergic Acid

[@danieljosey7207]

Diethylamide

[@fbombs119]

25

[@xXbutters1234]

[1-P]

[@rickedyrektd1895]

1pld is fine too...

[@franciscosantiago4921]

que asco

[@derFreiBierFred1]

"destroy glass castles" is a track on the album "huge chrome cylinder box unfolding" by vsnares :P

[@FigurativeDreams]

innovative aphex twin