Previously critically acclaimed and/or successful acts who are already being written out of attempts at '10s canon-building

Syro is definitely showing up in lists, I wouldn't say it's been expunged or forgotten in the slightest. I did forget all about that MBV album though.

Their best albums, respectively.

Syro sucks.

Definitely not his best

Sickened by how turncoat "music critics" are writing Snoop Lion completely out of these decade retrospectives. #KnowYourHistory

Lol

Their best albums, respectively.

There is no way in the world Syro is Aphex's bext record. It wouldn't even be in his top five.

It’s not in his top, like, 15.

it might well be his worst, but it's my favourite, for all sorts of reasons

every aphex twin album is the best aphex twin album

Syro is awesome, I don’t understand the indifference among supposed afx fans. They probably don’t like analord either.

worst?!?

xp In my case, you’re right – I don’t like Analord, either! (And I was a huuuuge ‘90s RDJ fan.)

“was”, I gotcha lol ;-)

every aphex twin album is the best aphex twin album

― Bo Johnson Overdrive (crüt)

syro is awesome, but it's possible that many people conceive of the criteria for good aphex as prankster persona plus ababcab nursery rhyme roedelius + industrial raspberry beats.

I love all his personas but Syro is the one I've realistically listened to the most, ahead of the two SAWs.

Syro is accomplished but dull

syro is accomplished and fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm1XwkOHxx8

def not top 5 aphex tho

Had no idea it would be such a challop.

I don’t think it’s a challop

seemed like not a lot of enthusiasm for the soundcloud dump here... lots of “oh no so many songs how can I even begin to deal with this”

here = ilx

sorry, I’ll stop posting shitty

Syro rules it’s top tier Aphex

I also love Syro a lot. I think "XMAS_EVET10" is really beautiful. I like sappy RDJ.

It’s not in his top, like, 15.

I don’t have them ranked or anything, but I’ll take everything he officially released in the ‘90s over Syro (I realize 15 is an exaggeration of the actual number).

(I guess ICBYD would be my fave)

The best Aphex-related project is Power-Pill

one thing about the Aphex stuff from drukqs on is that it all sounds incredible

Discovery is still a front-to-back amazing album.
Still think Homework sounds like a bunch of okay-to-decent dance 12"s that would sound better with the pitch adjuster notched up a couple of tempos

― YOU CALL THIS JOURNALSIM? (dog latin), Friday, December 6, 2019 11:43 AM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink

A-fuggin'-men!

xp I'm listening to Syro now on headphones, and I agree the production is (as they say on that WATMM messageboard" lush

My 13-year old son is a big fan of Random Access Memories, and he didn't get it from me. Based on this, I predict Daft Punk will be rehabilitated by the zoomer generation!

The recent Aphex I find myself reaching for most often is Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments.

Syro is my favorite Aphex ever, Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt 2 is close behind

My 13-year old son is a big fan of Random Access Memories, and he didn't get it from me. Based on this, I predict Daft Punk will be rehabilitated by the zoomer generation!

― Johan Lif, Monday, December 16, 2019 5:36 PM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

basically what previously happened with the redditor subset of the millennial generation

(them and/or kanye)

big boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, December 6, 2019 12:27 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink

Much better record than anything Drake or Kanye did this decade imo

That was is a bit strange because Outkast seemed to have a sort of resurgence this decade.

i like how literally every single album mentioned itt came out in 2007-09

That is literally the worst abuse of the word literally I have ever seen.

thanks thread for getting me to revisit syro which sounds way more wonderful to me rn than it did when it came out

Can we skip ahead to an AFX ILM ballot poll in 2020 or do we have to wait until 2022 at our current pace?

Cheetah is very beautiful sounding also.

Interesting thread, honestly. I’ve been less struck by “vanishing canon” and more caught up in a new “emo extremely matters” movement of the past five years, bands I skipped in the 2000s revealing themselves to be hugely popular/influential.

In terms of “vanishing canon” I’m still sore that Max Tundra/Blechdoms/Kid 606 (all 2000s, not 2010s) seemed to be erased from having any modern day resonance but nerds lose the game in the end I guess; still listen regularly to those records

I always assumed no one took Kid606 seriously even back in the day, but I guess that was mostly because of the ridiculous record and track titles.

I also think the emo thing is interesting bc it’s a scene I know nothing about. Though I just learned a couple days ago about the FACGCE tuning which I think is very cool & might be a window for me to explore that more

Kid606’s we love you mark bell thing from a few years back was pretty good, chill detroit-y, electro-y stuff

I still rather enjoy role model by Cex

In terms of “vanishing canon” I’m still sore that Max Tundra/Blechdoms/Kid 606 (all 2000s, not 2010s) seemed to be erased from having any modern day resonance but nerds lose the game in the end I guess; still listen regularly to those records

― kelis navidad (flamboyant goon tie included)

max tundra was really involved in last year's daphne and celeste record, and that one was great!

a decade ago in the middle of mp3 blogs & meticulous jaxon-style ilx threads i thought, like, everything wd be corrected by the passage of time, all these souljazz reissues & obscurities being uncovered ... now it feels like the opposite is happening, just completely awash in content