When Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin, announced a few DJ dates in Europe, we hoped he'd break out some new beats as part of his sets. And he's doing exactly that. A spokesperson for Aphex's label, Warp, told us: "Richard himself says his sets are full of unreleased tunes."
Even better: Somebody captured six minutes of new material at last weekend's Aphex gig at Metz, France's Centre Pompidou and put it up on YouTube. (Thanks to Ben Capraro for the tip.) The video just shows James backed by a flashing screen but the audio is impeccable-- and the new stuff sounds dreamy and propulsive in all the right places. (No word on when or if the unreleased tunes will become available.)
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 9:13 pm
by dubloke
I'm feeling it! I heard somewhere that he gets paid some filthy amount to play gigs?
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 9:23 pm
by lloydnoise
dubloke wrote:I'm feeling it! I heard somewhere that he gets paid some filthy amount to play gigs?
easy 5 figures im guessing
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 9:29 pm
by collige
Aphex's label, Warp
Sounds like it's in the same style of the Analord outtakes that were release last winter. I hope this sees the light of day. Anyway, didn't Warp promise a new Aphex Twin album last year?
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 9:39 pm
by cosmic_surgeon
Sounds interesting, been a while since we had some new Aphex Twin material - any idea on release dates coming up? More than ready for this.
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 9:44 pm
by AntlionUK
mad.
i also quite like how everyone is just standing there in a state of awe.
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 9:46 pm
by Motorway to Roswell
cosmic surgeon wrote:Sounds interesting, been a while since we had some new Aphex Twin material - any idea on release dates coming up? More than ready for this.
Not sure tbh. I'd heard something about a new album. It's supposedly him behind 'The Tuss' as well.
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 10:23 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
he gets 24,000gbp a set
i know this for a fact as i know somebody that worked on bookings for glade
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:00 pm
by dubloke
Pistonsbeneath wrote:he gets 24,000gbp a set
i know this for a fact as i know somebody that worked on bookings for glade
yeah thats what i heard
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:21 pm
by AntlionUK
Pistonsbeneath wrote:he gets 24,000gbp a set
i know this for a fact as i know somebody that worked on bookings for glade
made dollarz
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:23 pm
by saphyre
sick track but fuck pitchfork 4ever
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:24 pm
by lushman
Absolutely jaw dropping. Probably never get a release knowing him
Re: New AFX
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:58 pm
by collige
cosmic surgeon wrote:Sounds interesting, been a while since we had some new Aphex Twin material - any idea on release dates coming up? More than ready for this.
There were about 20 new AFX tracks released last December on the Rephlex site as bonus tracks to the digital release of the Analord series.
Re: New AFX
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 7:06 am
by vishnu
nice to see RDJ going back to the old euphoric acid
great sound quality in that video, praying for a new album
When Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin, announced a few DJ dates in Europe, we hoped he'd break out some new beats as part of his sets. And he's doing exactly that. A spokesperson for Aphex's label, Warp, told us: "Richard himself says his sets are full of unreleased tunes."
Even better: Somebody captured six minutes of new material at last weekend's Aphex gig at Metz, France's Centre Pompidou and put it up on YouTube. (Thanks to Ben Capraro for the tip.) The video just shows James backed by a flashing screen but the audio is impeccable-- and the new stuff sounds dreamy and propulsive in all the right places. (No word on when or if the unreleased tunes will become available.)
thanks for posting this man. Its gorgeous!!!!!
Re: New AFX
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 8:54 am
by Pedro Sánchez
Pistonsbeneath wrote:he gets 24,000gbp a set
i know this for a fact as i know somebody that worked on bookings for glade
When you take into consideration he only does a few sets a year, it evens out compared to some "super" DJ's.
Re: New AFX
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 8:56 am
by deadly_habit
ah back to older roots
anyone know if he's still doing his alias based shit?
Re: New AFX
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 1:33 pm
by Motorway to Roswell
deadly habit wrote:ah back to older roots
anyone know if he's still doing his alias based shit?
He's supposedly behind 'The Tuss'.
Re: New AFX
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 1:46 pm
by collige
Motorway to Roswell wrote:
deadly habit wrote:ah back to older roots
anyone know if he's still doing his alias based shit?
He is behind 'The Tuss'.
Fixed.
Also:
Re: New AFX
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 1:48 pm
by yooamatwa
That really is quite lush...but i wouldn't put money on it seeing the light of day...
