Aphex Twin - Sekonda (digital release)

[@SymmetrySmileandTile]

This track has everything. It’s got the pretty strings, the gangster ass bass lines, confused piano, and an alien trying to warn us of our demise from ourselves, purrfect

[@Otocol]

theres not a bassline in this song, the closest thing is the bass strings but that isnt really what comes to mind when i think "bassline", and definitely not a gangster bassline

[@SymmetrySmileandTile]

@@Otocol there is definitely a bassline, as you mentioned it is made with the bass strings, which is actually the perfect example of what a bassline is.

[@Otocol]

@@SymmetrySmileandTile Not a "gangster ass bass line" lol

[@SymmetrySmileandTile]

@@Otocolokay thank you for you opinion, I would never laugh out loud at any of your opinions, just sharing mine

[@Otocol]

@@SymmetrySmileandTile you can laugh at my opinions if theyre funny, its all very lighthearted

[@Pastardiena99]

I just love the atmosphere and the ''world' 'of ICBYD to death, Its so perfectly abstract, nostalgic, fever dreamy, and ethereal to where it always transports me to my favorite metaphysical state, even the cut tracks like the donkey rhubarb ep and sekonda match perfectly since this style of Aphex is just so distinct.

[@zyzyth]

Well said

[@crim-jim6814]

It’s like if the melted clock painting was an album, really surreal.

[@vico805]

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[@vico805]

7\

[@Aethesia]

Are you kidding me how good this is??????

[@obscuredoblivion444]

No joke about it, it's pure crystalline melody magic

[@erichrocc4061]

my track

[@vico805]

it’s fucking amazing!

[@driesdebackere2112]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/amHLfXyQqMZ8npY

[@cesarbravo822]

Richard's music tickles my brain in the exact right spot

[@giorgii.45]

thank you god for giving me life

[@Hasuo2001]

Icct Hedral,Next Heap With,Pancake Lizard and Sekonda. Underrated Masterpiece.

[@bigshobe]

Literally the most beautiful thing I've ever heard

[@obscuredoblivion444]

Indeed

[@vico805]

100%

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

It’s a journey in a song form

[@driesdebackere2112]

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[@malamstafakhoshnaw6992]

@@driesdebackere2112 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ_Wea1jprWFe7c

[@vertsk8er419]

"94 ish there was this track, icct hedral and another tht i wrote after coming down off microdots, i was off my face walking around london and i just wanted to hear these tracks so bad and had the cassette in my pocket,the player i had just died and i just walked into a shop and bought this walkman with the last money I had, was really tweaking , they were fuckin expensive but it was sooooo worth it.. no decent food for a few weeks but sony pro walkman in the bag! Yes Steve Reich vibes 4 sure, was very interesting meeting him a couple of years ago, he REALLY wanted to release my Pendulum array re-work which was a huge compliment on nonsuch but i never got around to sorting it out... Had an initial super good long conversation with him in Poland, picked each others brains and kind of forget where we were..still got lots of things buzzing around inside my head from it..but then we said our goodbyes thinking we would probably never meet each other again but was really funny/odd because my girlfriend and I just KEPT bumping into him, party in a polish bar, around the festival, the airport lounge, transport bus, on the plane in the arrival lounge, it got really embarrasing, by the end I was like look im fucking sick of seeing your face mate! [ jokingly ]"

[@driesdebackere2112]

thank you for sharing

[@devonmccollister4860]

thanks for posting this

[@Wil_Dsense]

hshaha

[@scarecrow0800]

Do you have a link to where this is from pretty pls

[@driesdebackere2112]

@@scarecrow0800 www.discogs.com/Aphex-Twin-I-Care-Because-You-Do/release/10594369

[@papastalin4545]

* The Undying Guard rattles her helmet until spaghetti noodles come out flying.

[@davetoth3417]

These comments piss me off man like shut up

[@astraadams1692]

@@davetoth3417:(

[@melodycwastaken]

​@@davetoth3417Cry about it

[@vico805]

@@davetoth3417😂

[@mayamelodyegg1607]

i recognized the distinct richard sound in the mod and was like "wtf ive definitely heard this before. is this aphex twin" so i go to the ost and lo and behold. haha . god im such a nerd

[@youngchopsnare234]

one of his best

[@MaksimNite]

"i dont like them THAT much! ... b-baka"

[@AhmedMalaki]

This Isn’t a song This is a journey

[@8bitProto]

ribbit

[@obscuredoblivion444]

His melodies speaks a language that only my soul understands.

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

That's actually a really good description of his music

[@热冒汗]

not every track of him, some were very emtertainment, but some're very deep. I agree you.

[@exactlywhatisaid]

One of my fav afx songs

[@driesdebackere2112]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/amHLfXyQqMZ8npY

[@basspuff514]

It hurts me that this is not on spotify, but oh well. Man.... I fckn love this track. Would be of my favs off the album if it was included

[@vico805]

It would be up there forsure check out Conta-Luna also another amazing bonus track

[@vico805]

this song is absolute perfection nothing less.

[@dunro_]

The greatest track.

[@obscuredoblivion444]

I get lost in his music. Such a mesmerizing mind he has. A gift

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

Agree master shack

[@dmtdreamz7706]

I'm talking about a robust deeply sophisticated notion of hallucination. Hallucinations that are so real you cannot distinguish them from reality. Hallucinations that are so mesmerizing that... Imagine that you started imagining that you were a kangaroo and you just sat there day after day after day imagining that you were a kangaroo and you imagined it so much that you literally became a kangaroo and you could not remember anymore that you were ever a human. That's the kind of power of imagination that I'm talking about.

[@hammermania973]

This song sounds so mysterious, yet so adventurous at the same time. I love it! 👏

[@slaterfarmer]

How do you even combine all these sounds? It's extremely impressive

[@SimonMackUK77]

15 seconds sample of Steve Reich ++ ? AFX d.... genius

[@ZolomonHunter]

What song of Steve??

[@growingcrystals1133]

The most beautiful thing i have ever heard. It connects not with a body, but directly with a soul

[@driesdebackere2112]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/amHLfXyQqMZ8npY

[@Brendan-Black]

Most beautiful out of everything you've _ever_ heard? Hmm not sure if I can agree - there are _a lot_ of beautiful soundscapes out there - but "15 Sekonda" is definitely a beautiful track!

[@jd87a]

I wish so badly this was on vinyl.

[@vico805]

me 2 and the rest of the bonus tracks!

[@jose4ub]

full energy

[@mosswurk_music]

Lovely Tune Alert

[@obscuredoblivion444]

Aphex Twin is truly a musical God. He makes the most beautiful Creations I have ever witnessed.

[@evanboyer5928]

Pedantic Post #1357: you do not witness that which you hear

[@obscuredoblivion444]

@@evanboyer5928pedantic because perhaps you have no vision

[@stevejobless9700]

I’m deaf aswell

[@bluecloud6437]

@@evanboyer5928 you are flat out wrong on this one

[@LouixIskander]

I play aphex twin at my most dirtiest, most unrelenting moments in life and it compliments it in the best ways

[@driesdebackere2112]

i feel the same way.

[@vico805]

on shrooms high af

[@leonzera7687]

Esta cancion me pone la piel de gallina cada vez que la escucho, una absoluta genialidad, bellisima, magica y conmovedora.

[@vico805]

got to be a top 10 Aphex Twin song it’s that good!

[@vico805]

at 2:20 it always trips me out that I’m only 2 min into this amazing song!! This has to be a top 10 RDJ song.

[@obscuredoblivion444]

I think Sekonda are a brand of watches

[@crisostomodamien]

This track sounds like how soap feels

[@vico805]

really clean

[@faktablad]

Highly recommended for shower listening

[@djk-jet]

that's a soul cleaning song

[@Ruhma.]

sudsy

[@yungrussia4ever]

@@faktablad BASED

[@ethanwunder3788]

I'm honestly surprised this came out in 1995

[@seandonnellan3710]

I'm honestly surprised that it came out in 2015 having been unreleased for 21 years but it would have fit really well with the original release of ICBYD and the minimalist stuff on Donkey Rhubarb in 1995

[@Beed089]

Why did I think this was a troll with a name like "Sekonda?" But seriously, I love this song

[@vico805]

I believe sekonda is a type of watch company

[@InfernalPasquale]

Aphex, oh how I've missed you

[@vico805]

yes he’s back again/Blackboxliferecorder21f

[@Cessated]

this is the best aphex twin song

[@obscuredoblivion444]

So he was on microdots while writing this song?

[@esdet105]

Steve Reich approves.

[@antoinepetitdemange147]

I really like this track and I think it's mostly inspired by Peter Gabriel's Zaar (check after 2 minutes), though it sounds like a Steve Reich sample. What do you think ?

[@热冒汗]

Me personally think: "Zaar" has more aribian, mid-east flavor, and it's for Martin Scorsese‘s movie (we already know), but you mention that "Zaar" on 2:00 has some melody and instrumental that was familial to "Seconda", I can see that. And for Steve Reich, I didn't chack yet, so I can't say now.

[@Brendan-Black]

Good call on Peter Gabriel. I get a strong _San Jacinto_ vibe after the 2 min mark, so much so that I can almost hear Gabriel singing "I hold the line" in my head.

[@vico805]

7:25 what a moment of excellence

[@热冒汗]

yes, the piano is coming back! every time when I get close to this point, I'm very expect this.

[@vico805]

I wish icbyd got repressed with Consta-Lume & Sekona e,+2 and the rest of the bonus tracks 😖

[@josc5268]

Hasta ahora no me cabe en la cabeza ¿Cómo es que esta joya no es más conocida???

[@vico805]

It’s a bonus track from the digital reissue 2017/probably originally heard from the SoundClouddump of 2015/Richard has a very big discography!

[@InfernalPasquale]

ARTISTIC ALTER EGOS - what an element of human culture. More Eaze.

[@oliva.69.96]

Como que eu não conhecia essa obra-de-arte antes?

[@MatheusOliveira-bg5li]

caramba, nessa ele matou muito! conheci semana passada, uma das melhores dele, obra de arte

[@leonardotriper8419]

Estou me perguntando a mesma coisa hahah

[@vico805]

it was a bonus track off ICBYD

[@CelioN_]

não sei porque ela não tá na versão de Streaming, ela é maravilhosa

[@WatchYourHeadBro]

That's the new Mozart trust me

[@obscuredoblivion444]

This isnt a song, its a life changing event.

[@compechdev]

Why do you comment so much on this song

[@compechdev]

@@neighbor472 Makes sense.

[@vico805]

it comes 2 life!

[@kelpkelp5252]

Why would it be a song anyway? Where's the singing?

[@secret-ov9vh]

@@kelpkelp5252dumbest question of 2023

[@snowster_II]

sekondeez nuts haha gottem

[@Kostly]

Love Richard D James. Will never stop loving him.

[@obscuredoblivion444]

Will he ever tour the US anytime in the furure?

[@Kostly]

Smackington juicer cantankerous I'm here.

[@vico805]

the amount of times that i have listen to this is not enough still!!

[@BettyCrocker117]

I feel like I'm playing some Bejeweled 💎💎💎

[@vico805]

why is that?

[@dmtdreamz7706]

I'm talking about a robust deeply sophisticated notion of hallucination. Hallucinations that are so real you cannot distinguish them from reality. Hallucinations that are so mesmerizing that... Imagine that you started imagining that you were a kangaroo and you just sat there day after day after day imagining that you were a kangaroo and you imagined it so much that you literally became a kangaroo and you could not remember anymore that you were ever a human. That's the kind of power of imagination that I'm talking about.

[@vico805]

hahaha you good?

[@dmtdreamz7706]

@@vico805 Kangaroo is not just extreme pleasure. Kangaroo is the realization of immortality and the realization that everything is heaven. When you realize that, it's so good, it's infinitely good. It's not just good. It's good to the infinite degree. It's so much goodness that you can't contain it. your body can't hold it. Your entire body shakes and shudders in a cosmic orgasm of bliss. It's perfection. It's total peace. It's absolute love, that's truly good kangaroo hallucinations.

[@vico805]

@@dmtdreamz7706 oh you mean K huh haha

[@laurabenham4583]

wow

[@Cessated]

@@vico805yeah most aphex twin fans arent quite coherent because they're on hard drugs most of the time

[@Kostly]

smoke accepted lol

[@Kostly]

alberto balsam

[@Tribba-xg2fb]

Bellissima 👍👍💪

[@gengraded]

Thanks m8

[@Brandonamedivm333]

This song belongs in Final Fantasy X. ❤

[@vico805]

haha I could see that

[@alborland420]

Rdj😊😊❤

[@vico805]

the one and only afx

[@matthewanderson7824]

This reminds me of Tunic for some reason

[@vico805]

tunic?

[@adrianolombardo2573]

Bellissima 😍😍👏

[@vico805]

sì

[@evilgoodness1]

what dis? dis not on richard d james album is it?

[@vico805]

it’s a bonus track from ICBYD

[@Kostly]

Aphex Twin is the murderer.

[@alejandrogaikovski1756]

mati sos vos?

[@obscuredoblivion444]

I read that Richard was on mesculine when he wrote this amazing song.

[@dunro_]

Hi! Do You still have a link that proofs it? I can't find it. Thanks.

[@dunro_]

@@neighbor472 thanks!

[@notgonnaknowtillthen3192]

​@@neighbor472lol internet wayback machine can take us back

[@ZeRoUnload]

@@notgonnaknowtillthen3192only if archived

[@vico805]

sekonda e,+2

[@PhuongTran-nx8tw]

I highly doubt if this is even an Aphex Twin song. This is so strangle style. The flute hasn't been used much in his discog

[@IamJustTheBiscuityOfTheSeaity]

It's on the official I Care Because You Do album

[@vico805]

@@IamJustTheBiscuityOfTheSeaityas a bonus track

[@vico805]

it’s official all right. it’s even on his website under ICBYD bonus tracks and has a description on his SC page of it

[@IamJustTheBiscuityOfTheSeaity]

@@vico805 yeah I know, I just meant that the bonus tracks are put between cow Cud is a Twin and next heap with

[@vico805]

@@IamJustTheBiscuityOfTheSeaity yeah hahah I seen a comment on the website saying “love how he just put the bonus tracks right in the middle like nothing happened haha”….

[@sahlaysta3399]

deltarune ribbit edition

[@summerheadrush2009]

This is so Far side virtual

[@edmundironside9435]

Yes! Glad someone else was thinking this. Its the combination of the piano and the strings, for me.

[@ieatmicroplastics]

Not to get political, but i just noticed it's sus

[@ieatmicroplastics]

@@vico805 the cover

[@joestreamerpunk5523]

What is sus about the cover? 🤔

[@ieatmicroplastics]

@@joestreamerpunk5523 unedited andy

[@joestreamerpunk5523]

@@ieatmicroplastics 🤔 Hard to believe that Unedited Chad Andy or jerma lore got inspiration on edit Richard James pic.

[@alejandrogaikovski1756]

@mat_8566