Aphex Twin - Fenix Funk 5

[@nigelx12]

Jesus. Absolute banger. Brings back memories. Dancing on a roof in Brighton. This guy jumps from the roof over an alleyway. He made it over but that always scared the shit out of me. What if he hadn't got there. It was a high roof. We woulda just been a load of e'd up kids with a dead mate twatting around on a roof listening to aphex. I'm glad he made it. I still have dreams about that. What a pointless story. I'm boring myself now.....

[@crippledbrainwave]

Not pointless at all.rhanks for sharing

[@snack4458]

You’d be surprised how many folk die doing dumb shit bro don’t worry.

[@uhuju1]

That wasn't pointless. Thank you for sharing it. Music brings us all together. I'm glad he's safe... teenagers, especially high teenagers, do stupid shit

[@andyz9793]

dude how did he get back to you guys

[@samr9848]

U sound like u had a brilliant bunch of mates

[@shagua2]

For years i tried whistling Aphex twin songs... without much success

[@MaatStile]

yeah maybe beatboxing is a more suitable approach

[@shagua2]

@@MaatStile 8 years later... uhg im old af. Still cant whistle this

[@NismoDJ20]

@@shagua2 love u sorry you can't whistle

[@heqrusteoffde739]

@@MaatStile honestly the drums on this one feel so grossly watery I wouldn't be surprised if the main samples were from beatboxing

[@sinicalypse]

Singing them.is way more fun

[@comptebidon01]

It will be a track of classical music in 200 years.

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

190 years left

[@pequod4557]

Hi future people. I might still be around, as a cat or a capybara probably somewhere.

[@a-e180]

Then Classical music would be MEGA-CLASSIC in 200 years

[@SILAS-y7j]

@@user-ob9zo9cr4c 188 Years Left.

[@Obdyjteck]

4:28 one of the most memorable and beautiful endings of all times.... such complex melody. But then again.. it's Richard James, probably the best composer who's still alive.

[@dazeen9591]

Yeah that's definitely my favourite part of this entire track. Would love an extended version of it or the part at 1:30

[@badreligionbomb]

the greatest

[@LiquifiedLead]

alot of opn songs have this style to them!

[@cringecrusader6985]

personally it’s 1:59 for me

[@neonblack211]

@@dazeen9591 you always got to leave the listener wanting more

[@naterodee4311]

a man WAY beyond his era

[@MojoRisingTV]

HE IS THE PAST AND THE FUTURE The Alpha & The Omega...

[@78LedHead]

Yep. You're hearing people, just now, catch up with his concepts.

[@QuestionKnife]

He isn’t man. He’s god

[@nathansimpson6339]

Hands down my favourite electronic musician of all time. I was glad to find his music when I did. He was there when I was at my highs and lows. Brilliant man.

[@metetregaskin3079]

He was the era

[@uhuju1]

seeing all these new comments and 8 year old comments brings a tear to my eye aphex truly is timeless. People years into the future will be studying his music

[@BigHotSauceBoss69]

For real, it’s hard to place a time on music like this. Richard makes music with so much depth, it sounds unreal to think this could have been made decades ago. Sounds like it came out today, the production quality is ABOVE god-tier.

[@combinetheelite]

why study it in the future when you can study it now? i'd sell my soul to have aphex as a music teacher

[@Trench303]

15 years later, can confirm still goes hard AF

[@pc-di9qe]

Yessir

[@casperknol4612]

Agreed

[@jasondatura9243]

Hahaha was saying the same thing! Blew my freaking MIND when it came out back then

[@avlisauak]

Sim

[@PigShadowKan]

omg this guy is a genius, this is so mindblowing

[@ebunOl]

undoubtedly one of the most perfectly composed pieces of electonic music ever.

[@FSVR54]

it's right up there

[@jaimemanzo9923]

Have to agree

[@wiccan1980]

Not too hard, not too soft, easy on the mind, strange mellow and beautiful.. Listen to this when very tired for funny dreams or whilst stoned for an amazing head trip. Always loved this one its brilliant and unique =)

[@jim041276]

Sound like The Tuss

[@Tempestium]

Damn this brings back some memories. Fit Wipeout so well.

[@mantasisganaitis2281]

One of my favorites from Apex Twin. If not favorite. I like how it keeps changing and blending between uneasy noisy heavy action and calm funky straight up classical music breakbeat mix.

[@78LedHead]

Richard D is an alien. Prove me wrong. This song is from lightyears away. It's beyond human. It's something else.

[@Brigg.s]

Nah, he's a musical prodigy, he's a miracle that doesn't appear once a century but a millenia

[@MaaniGoldleaf]

He’s not from this planet

[@Ignirium]

My proof is He cares because i do, an alien wouldn't care and i don't care about some alien.

[@mr.patriotjol]

It sounds like R2D2’s having an argument with his wife.

[@plytx4665]

:-D

[@davidfloren5339]

R2D2's wife after watching C3PO's training video "How to Win Any Argument"..... "Don't get technical with me!" "You'll be malfunctioning within a day, you nearsighted scrap pile!" "Malfunctioning little twerp! This is all YOUR fault!"

[@andyz9793]

R2D2 and C3PO are gay lovers so jot that down

[@nobodyburgen4594]

@@andyz9793 Noted!

[@alexeverson3604]

The whole Analord series I do think he is in a way "breathing life" into his compositions by giving each Synth/Drum machine/Whatever it's own personality and in a way it's own voice

[@drexciya2]

Its all about 3.50 and onwards. It really does take you back and brings memories of some Tudor Monarch dancing round in a play. They would of loved this.

[@jecoharman]

@ 02:00 Genius

[@FSVR54]

one of the best parts in music history

[@mirrorpiece]

Self thought. Richard never followed music classes i'm aware of. Thats why his music is so good and pure. Nobody told him what or what not to do. His mind is without boundaries. A good lesson to all musicians as far as i am concerned.

[@efmusic04]

Don't shit on formal learning lol. It's your desicion how to use theory you learn from music. With experience, you learn it regardless, however what education for music does is usually just label and explain individual concepts. You only place the roadblocks for yourself.

[@emotionalhoon]

I haven't read/heard anything about this but wouldn't be surprised if he at least had some initial training- even his parents may have been musica and he may have picked stuff up off them-if you listen to them singing happy birthday to him on drukqs there's obvious knowledge of harmony

[@OfficialMrMysterio]

so blessed to have this on vinyl

[@lqlqlqlqlq]

+Riley Mccarthy and here you are listening to it on KZbin :P

[@OfficialMrMysterio]

nigga said :P

[@clarencep90]

Yes you are. Hold on to that golden vinyl till you die, that is true treasure,

[@formyself2964]

clarencep90 indeed it is

[@BillKroger]

The first time I heard this track it really shook me in such an enjoyable way, I had never heard anything like it before. The man is a genius.

[@henrylabrada9596]

That beat at 3:54 is fire.

[@erenoz2910]

1:48 that feeling when literally everything in the composition fits together _just_ right for the perfect eargasm

[@OCTV1000]

that ending though from 3:49 on.....

[@certifiedpet]

This song is very DMT-like for me. The sounds that Richard can make remind me of what I see, feel and hear with DMT. Most specifically the intro noise and the high pitch parts that start at 3:20

[@edwardnorman9714]

very agree

[@lorrenaelliott161]

He was probably;y on it when he made. It.. watch the Trash Theory channel on Richard James the electronic pioneer… he spent many days alone in his youth with electronics on acid. Psychedelic compositions are the bedrock of his work 😂

[@NuclearEspresso]

@@lorrenaelliott161if you know aphex, you know he doesn’t like to trip while writing, he’s said of psychedelics, “- you’re just fucked”

[@TwilightDawn193]

The distorted voice is in Russian for some reason - it says "Остановите /Astanavitye/ [...] [...]" Остановите means "stop!" in 2nd person plural

[@Krondelo]

When this song really starts building just listen to all the layers and all the atmosphere. I can't even comprehend how someone could mix soo many sounds. and have it sound so good. He really is genius. I'm good at music but if I tried to mix this much it would come out rubbish.

[@XX-bo5pb]

what a trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i used to get super baked in high school and listen to this on my walk home. will always be super nostalgic for me

[@Inressa]

Such a sweet track on the Wipeout soundtrack.

[@cr4zyd4n666]

Been listening to this for 9 years and it's still just as good :)

[@sanneh2]

WHOOOO ITS LIKE UR BLASTED INTO OUTER SPACE, BUT IT'S NOT EMPTY AND BORING... THERE'S STUFF AND YOU'RE GOING 2000 MILES AN HOUR

[@ForcesOfOdin]

+Sanel Okic That's awesome!

[@frstwhsprs]

That's pretty much Wipeout Pulse

[@uhuju1]

Preach brother!

[@Jaren929]

That part at 1:18-1:45 really bring me tears.

[@dustins_tube]

i feel like i just watched the best movie ever fucking filmed. this song is like a story. and it doesn't even have god damn words.

[@ParkRegenerated]

will always blow my mind how afx plays with spatial audio, making decisions to warp sounds around, distort entire channels, etc. pushes creativity outside of composition by including production, mastering, mixing, etc. *into* the composition - obsessed

[@larcaster]

Whenever i play this song while paying tetris, i instantly go pro

[@hihello-sx1sx]

This has me fully bricked up fr

[@solarisocean]

01:59 - they just don't make em like this any more edit: 02:55 - jesus. That hits right in the deep soul!

[@humanmodeproductions]

nice edit

[@gastonboi444]

I noticed the skips too

[@D3TOSS]

its disturbing

[@syfenx]

Richard exported the track wrong...

[@xJoe90]

rdj probably noticed it and was like "fuck it"

[@stozmann]

they're not on the original record

[@syrus3k]

@@stozmannpossibly to avoid copyright takedown I guess..

[@WoundedKite]

3:54 is a classic moment... some of aphex's best sections come in towards the end like that... mont st michel, 54 cymru, ziggomatic etc...

[@Ogg17]

Mount st michel is so fuckeeeed

[@OneShroomTooMany]

Definitely. Just noticed your comment is 13 years old, but still on point

[@WoundedKite]

​@@OneShroomTooMany Absolutely :)

[@flylo7018]

@@WoundedKite You're alive! :DDDDD

[@inkwarp]

probably my favorite of the analords stuff

[@steventurner403]

+potted crispies never really got into that track...this, klopjob and phontacid are the best imo

[@zwerty007]

one of my favourite aphex tracks, the drums sound so believable and the ambience rocks.

[@lostinspace_yt]

This has to be one of Richard's best written tracks. That ending is just so damn beautiful...

[@Skutieos7]

This is truly interesting. One of the most inspired pieces of music I've heard.

[@neonblack211]

the 3:53> beat gets me every tiem i just cant not bounce up and down

[@andrewwilliams8187]

this man is a genius

[@azraelgm]

It's so crystal clear, it's mind-blowing. There's so much going on but it's so beautifully layered and accessible.

[@JeggFilms]

Every note and beat in this tune are in their own perfect place. Its ever-evolving. Blows my fucking mind each time I come back to it.

[@SquidSnuggles]

1:59 and on: if I was battling Lucifer

[@divanosoba9658]

first time hearing this song in 2009. IT was like i left the earth at brief moment and ascended in higher realms. GODSEND

[@nikhilesh93]

Notice how the drums complement the melody in a very unique way? They go together, instead of the drums doing 'their thing' and the melody doing 'it's thing'. That's how music should be. Beautiful.

[@Demention94]

A lot of his tracks do that I noticed

[@fedorsynthman]

probably he takes midi notes from drum tracks and puts it into melody during programming or vice versa. nice observation.

[@charlotteh1263]

mais quel génie............

[@autostopempoorbicie4550]

+Charlotte HAENEL :*

[@NeepThePeep]

The start gives me chills!

[@Skillingdead]

Wipeout pulse :')

[@rutaresavage1287]

Rich's instruments arguing with eachother

[@tedlubbock4817]

Absolute masterpiece blew my mind when i first heard and actually started crying towards the end. What a genius

[@Trunks7j]

same. I honestly think its his best track ever.

[@KZ_Suntorn]

Luke Vibert played this at Red Rocks yesterday. Was fuckin sick to hear live.

[@mauroromero2508]

sweet dreams are made of this

[@pissedpupu]

Wipeout Pulse❤️

[@theconfessor3177]

A huge one. Melody is so enjoyable... Drowned in a package of crazy beats giving me crazy feelings. Rich, you have to continue to do these awesome tracks. Syro was really great, but you can do better. Now I have this melody in my head for hours haha

[@flimflam6652]

He almost certainly does still make them, no reason to release them just to do it though

[@OrbitalSP2]

Syro is my second favourite album after Druqks

[@SchmidtP89]

yep, his music is very diverse, but this album in particular I'm crazy about, especially this song. Pitcard is equally as good i think. and yes, after listening to 5 of his albums I've come to the conclusion that he's a genius. you might not see it at first, but when you really start to listen to his songs, it's made clear, no doubt about it :)

[@JoshuaHalfBreed]

jeez this is awesome.. how many times years ago i looked at the aphex twin cd in the store, among many others, and i was desperately searching for some good electronic music but couldn't find it.. i thought he'd be just like the rest and never bought it. damn i regret that now.. i'll be buyin one of his in no time

[@NightFight23]

Analord 10 by Aphex Twin Released: 2010 Catalogue Number: ANALORD 10

[@gothfrog69]

incredible.

[@matthewjury4385]

you've got so many machines Richard! I like those fast bits

[@dklustick]

take a music theory class and your respect for Aphex twin will multiply exponentially. I didn't think I could respect a musician any more.. till I took Music 170 haha

[@danderegil]

its been years since i've heard this track!!!! thank you very much for the upload! :D

[@Jac7k]

This guy’s hi-hat samples are always so ridiculous. Analord and The Tuss are out of control on the damn hi-hats. No one does it like Richard - brilliant!

[@dimitar4y]

I love how this plays perfectly even through this defective audio card I'm fiddling with.

[@augustwest1313]

i like when i pull up to a stop light with the windows down blazing this song....the look i get really tell me what kind of person they really are instantly!

[@skabbymuff111]

the drop just before 2mins sums up the energy capable of electronic music....

[@espozito]

At 1:11 I’ve always thought that synth is a voice telling us something, but I can’t quite hear what it’s saying. All I hear is “Now you…”

[@m0b1u5j3t]

They so should've let Mr. James do the Tron soundtrack instead of those two fellas.

[@m0b1u5j3t]

indeed

[@StermaPerma]

m0b1u5j3t Hell no, thats one of my favourite soundtracks. Daft punk and aphex actually both brought the electronic music revolution, thats why I like them.

[@joshk2181]

daft punk kind of sucks, pretty much all of their songs are like samples with a house beat over top. that being said im a big fan, but still

[@acid6006]

m0b1u5j3t Richard is above all that. I mean, the last Tron is very bad, and it would not have worked, the universe of this Tron precisely does not stick with that of Richard. Daft Punk did their job well. And they're great artists too (Even if AFX remains a better musician).

[@Herbert2892]

I wish James had make Lynch's "Eraserhead" soundrack, or even Aronofsky's "Pi" soundtrack. I think his work combines with this kind of psychotic atmosphere.

[@richardthered]

MIKEDURSTEWITZ this is the richard james of cornwall aka AFX twin, THIS WAS and is made by one person! And a few samplers and computers of course LOL! Yeeeeah boiiiii... :) future funk, peace and unity to all.....

[@lucaverlato8254]

The first very 40secs of this song. I's too THALL. Thanks Aphex

[@luizskywalker71]

IDM da melhor qualidade essa cara é um gênio

[@thefxbip315]

Masterpiece.

[@lqlqlqlqlq]

I didn't like this track at first, but now I can't get enough, and the follow up "Xmd 5a" makes the two together one of my favourite parts of Analord :D

[@tantomoriremotutti]

One day I didn't know what to do so I started search on Google with a hand on my eyes... I searched IDM so I came to know that Aphex Twin was the biggest artist in IDM... Then I listened a few songs... God bless that day...

[@Switchblade84]

Aphex Twin - So diversive I started to listen more to his music. Great artist

[@dezzotrophe69420]

good old times with wipeout

[@Ishiwatarii]

Best track for me about Aphex , so dope ...

[@DangerMau5s]

3:53 is the song that plays when you defeat Satan

[@dazeen9591]

Man I wish I could just cut the ending from 3:49 - 5:06 and listen to that all the time :D

[@weedwin7356]

That percussion is elite

[@seanpadraigobrien1260]

That's blowing up 12 screaming cats. Echoed inside a Japanese subway that's the opening sample.

[@retnuHDJ]

I listened to this stoned once. Blew my mind. Then I listened to it again :P

[@bmca6892]

1st time here wow amazing 🥳

[@Digalog]

soo soo beautiful

[@dicksurpluswarehouse3428]

3:05 son, bring it on home

[@zwerty007]

one of my favourite songs ever

[@Pesles]

makes me happy

[@CannedCam]

Thanks for the upload.

[@illegalsmirf]

Impress everyone at the office by playing this on Monday morning. Tell them you're not married, that's another big plus in your favour

[@goodsirknight]

i could listen to you for days, impressive man

[@weviestonder100]

Eighteen years old! Nuts

[@LSDMDMATHC]

I was exactly the 190,000th viewer. I was not dissapointed

[@Krondelo]

Yeah, at first I only listened to Aphex because I liked a few songs. Now I find myself liking all of it. For a while I didn't get how he was genius, I just thought he was good. Now I see.

[@cr4zyd4n666]

This is the best thing thats ever happened to me

[@gatheringleaves]

takes me to another world

[@shockedmusic1]

there must be a trillion words to describe this man.

[@speckynuisance]

love how this song really kicks off after like 1:45, unreal

[@zackpennachi]

half speed for some glitchy downtempo chillin

[@illegalsmirf]

I can imagine angels riding chariots of having bearing down bolts of thunder from Zeus Himself to accompany this music - LEGENDARY :-)