afx - Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michael's Mount

[ionvkch]

it's in mono.. no good

[JimmyGr90]

ok drives me maaaaaaaaaaaaad

[Kikicarla]

POR LA PUTA (manito arriba si llegastes hasta acá por esa pág)

[DomKSay]

That end bit quite literally melted my brain first time I heard this. Actually every time I hear it.

[LucaBoulders]

@DomKSay best ending to a tune ever

[Trollfacer]

That last bit, oh god

[Blacksight1]

@TheZaralot It feels so good.

[joebetz91]

Anyone know the technical term for effect he uses at the end (music cutting in and out)? I refer to it as "audio strobe", but that yields no relevant google results.

[TheLoneWolf719]

@joebetz91 Sounds like a Tremolo effect to me

[smellycheeseman1]

@TheLoneWolf719 I thought tremolo was with pitch and not volume...

It almost feels more just like a glitch thing than anything, even though Its a rather broad term...

[TheLoneWolf719]

@smellycheeseman1 If you got the idea for Tremolo meaning pitch from a "tremolo" bar on a guitar, then you made a rather common mistake. If you look up any video here on youtube demonstrating say a tremolo effect for a guitar, it will have a similar quality to the end of this.

[smellycheeseman1]

@TheLoneWolf719 I actually confused it with vibrato, my bad. I was thinking in terms of trumpets.

[Vertsk8er419]

@joebetz91 Noise gate

[xohearts16]

@TheZaralot Omgz

[QuickyBaby]

Does anyone else feel like their brain is about to implode 7.45 onwards?

[Perscriptions]

@QuickyBaby My brain implodes all the time listening to AFX' pieces.

[todshelton]

This is really amazing, but I've always found venetian snares as more impressive.

[evilgoodness1]

@todshelton both are amazing. but in very different ways. a colaberation between the two would set shit on fire. aaron funk has the most insane drum breaks i could ever even imagine. aphex twin is a technical genius. its like comparing apples and oranges and then someone hands you a banana

[todshelton]

@evilgoodness1 I like bananas

[TimeForBold]

@todshelton Venetian Snares is more sample based though. Richard is a "true" composer, isn't that arguably a more pure form then? I suppose Venetian Snares could win on loudness though...

[todshelton]

@TimeForBold Venetian snares has made so much more good music than aphex twin... I think aphex twin is smarter, but venetian snares is more creative and has a more successful output. alot of richard d james shit sounds like failures to be what he once was and venetian snares has covered all grounds of electronic music with top quality... also venetian snares isa composer, but how could i argue that if you just say no he's not?

[Dincilo]

@todshelton

You cant because hes not !

[todshelton]

@Dincilo he organizes sound, therefore he makes music. He puts shit together. He's a composer.

[Dincilo]

@todshelton heh i put shit together but im no composer anyway snares is and i really like him but i dont think "he made SO much more good music than aphex" so yea its just a shit comment on a aphex twin video.With all the shit going on currently on the music scene to say anything against such great acts is stupid and unnecessary ,i just dont understand why start a discussion about "better music" on here at all.

[todshelton]

@Dincilo Putting shit together makes someone a composer. Also, I like aphex twin and venetian snares. Venetian Snares Just has a larger amount of creative music that sounds like there was actual artistic creativity put into it instead of technical know how. I stand by what I said when I said richard d james is smarter, but aaron funk is more creative.

[Dincilo]

@todshelton

Ah well i disagree.

[TimeForBold]

@todshelton Well I don't think a lot if RDJ sounds like shit, if anything I'd say he's way more versatile. I've never thought that they are very similar, Venetian Snares has always used lots of string samples in his music to creative the melodies.

[todshelton]

@TimeForBold RDJ sounds great, also, I said this was amazing btw. Venetian snares does not use alot of string samples to create his melodies. he did that for one album.

[TimeForBold]

@todshelton To be fair I've listened to little of Venetian Snares compared to RDJ.

Can you recommend tracks?

[todshelton]

@TimeForBold yeah sure... how about fluffmaster, epidermis, Nineteen 1319, Tache, Shoot Myself, and My Half... should make you fall in love with venetian snares.

[TimeForBold]

@todshelton All those songs are pretty insane!

[eetherealflux]

@TimeForBold search lol die die winnipeg die fuckers or something like that LOL

[evilgoodness1]

i would sell every person i know into white slavery to be able to even come close to doing this ...... sorry mom and dad...

[RenatoandEric]

can someone tell me what genre this is? i know u guys r gonna say "aphex twin doesnt have a genre" or "forget the genre just listen to the music" but i really want to find other music with these crazy beats; these ungodly drums:O need morrreeee.... what genre is saint michael's mount?

[fritzerz9]

@RenatoandEric Some people call it IDM, breakbeat, electronic. I'm not sure myself. If you like these kinds of drums you should check out Squarepusher.

[ice1515151]

@RenatoandEric its idm, breakcore, dnb, and others

[Phylopn]

@RenatoandEric Check out Bogdan Raczynski. And Squarepusher. But especially Bogdan.

[fritzerz9]

I don't know how a person could even make those drums like that, even on those softwares/hardwares. It's not only about stutter effects and all that, they have also got brilliant breaks.

[Conkern65]

@fritzerz9 Its because Richard isn't a person. He is a God.

[ketFTW]

@Conkern65 be careful of calling these types gods.... i called venetian snares a god (to his face) and he called me a c*nt and told me to f**k off! :(

[Conkern65]

@ketFTW L0L thats because Aaron is like that. I woulden't call him taht in person.

[LINKdrkguy]

@ketFTW lol, if u called me a god i would say you're a cunt and tell you to fuck off, god is gay.

[Necromanticman]

2:15 space invaders sound lol

[IchDerComputerFreak]

Great Rework: /watch?v=-CSM4HldOPc

[kirill747]

@IchDerComputerFreak DONT FIX WHAT'S NOT BROKEN

[JoeMidgett]

The ending is so intense that I actually start to tear up a little.

[SkateHomeless]

Dammit, Richard, my brain exploded at 7:45.

[MIVE0Trance]

I don't know how to express what i feel when I listen to this kind of music, is like, living life from another planet. Or another universe.

Is fantastic.

[GelatinGhost]

@flumflux Amazing that we both agree such a subtle moment in a song already full of highlights is one of the best moments... although I think I enjoy the payoff at 3:50 slightly more (my personal favorite part of the song), that little variation right before it always catches my attention, and I savor it every time.

[Yesornoization]

Still a monster; still dig it.

[MilesDryva]

my favorite song... you found it here...

[johnnyknowledge01]

annunaki bloodline= richard d james...

[rand1182]

oooh i like those fast bits

[MilesDryva]

@rand1182 Windowlicker E.P.?

[Conkern65]

@MilesDryva This was released on DrukQs.

[MilesDryva]

@Conkern65 I know... i have it.. " i like those fast bits" <--- you find this words on windowlicker E.P

[Conkern65]

@MilesDryva Oh no, That is a voice clipping from "Come to daddy (Mummy Mix)" from the Come to Daddy EP.

[MilesDryva]

@Conkern65 ahh.. right!..... me standing in the corner, with the head down ;)

[SuperJahor]

how the hell

[CatMan221]

I love the whole song...but last last 1/3 of it was simply beautiful

[cooleq]

masterfuckingpiece.

[CloneV2]

Love the slow downs

[CatMan221]

The last 3 minutes of this song are amazing. Beautiful ending.

[vonspre]

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[igorcheteful]

Masterpiece, so messy yet so creative and genius. One of his best.

[rafarayin]

Que buenaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­a



[balist0]

OH FUCK MY MIND



[LINKdrkguy]

so i payed lots of attention arround 6:00 and by 7.00 till the end i felt like i was having an Acid Flashback, Only You AFX♥♥♥♥

[VowOneWisdom]

richard what have you done..

[wr3ck]

I thought i was dying at 7:40

[JimmyGr90]

That's Aphex Twin, not AFX.

[Derek70214]

too fucking good for your ipod!

[decko87]

Been blasting this song on repeat all day and the ending still kicks like a sleep twitch every single time. Listen loud or don't listen at all. Fuck you, Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, there's a Revolution In Progress.

[fullmetalal1192]

I could've sworn I had clothes on before this song.

[Marseille5]

@fullmetalal1192 Comment of the year, thank you :)

[cr4zyd4n666]

OMG im listening tot he last bit im in a trance

[translucentorb]

I've said it before, and I'll keep saying it. Richard D James is a modern composer on par with Mozart.

[afdba]

Richard is the bach of our generation.

[rhombuslover69]

that ending shakes me to the very core every time

[danccaddy]

@Intelectual95 you forget that music is an artform, avenge sevenfold isnt art. technically they can play their instruments, buts its not good music. richard james has to program every sound you hear in this track, i dont think u understand the complexity of that and i doubt your gay ass iq could handle doing it yourself. oh and your username makes me want to cut your throat you pretentious maggot

[jasper7575]

@PantherFox : sry, i read your comment after i posted mine

[jasper7575]

Beethoven, Mozart, James

[Loekom]

Undoubtedly twice as good with headphones

[Conkern65]

Lol, the tags go "analogue window polygon bubblebath aphex afx drukqs" 1: He did this under his pseudonym "Aphex Twin". Why is there Polygon Window and Analogue Bubblebath? It isn't even a similar style? Also, There is no "Twin". "Afx" is not the correct pseudonym. :D

[8706213456]

@Conkern65

The tags are intentionally ridiculous, note the order. Only a fan could make sense of them as you have. Ultimately it's all Richard D. James :)

[badreligionbomb]

@Conkern65 who cares

[Conkern65]

@badreligionbomb Me?

[k0nr]

One of AFX / Aphex Twin's best works. Complex, long yet non-repetitive and always varying, and excellent transitions throughout. My only main quip with this mix (and AFX / Aphex Twin's earlier works in general) is that the mastering could use some work.

[PantherFox]

This brilliant piece, along with most of the Drukqs album, falls (mostly) under the genre Braindance. But because RDJ's music is so broad, even in a single track like this, it's still difficult to classify just as Braindance. I'd consider it to be closer to what Beethoven or Mozart might create if he were in this age.

Btw, IDM isn't even a genre of music, it's the name of a message board that discussed this type of music.

[gregorygumpas]

why the fuck are people talking about deadmau5? what a gimmicky pice of shit that guy is and he makes the worst cliche club house techno in the world. holy fuck dont even speak that name in the same breath as aphex twin.

[mangajue]

aaaffffffffffffffxxxsick

[sjmr1216]

I feel like my brain is gonna seize every time I hear the last minute of the song...but in a good way...I think...

[DakaSha]

@sjmr1216 wtf that was what i was going to say

[Calymos]

This is my favourite song of all time.

[danthemanpatrick]

This is like a Jackson Pollock painting in the form of a piece of music.

[ilaydaksk]

Freaking awesome!

[Osmund16]

teh first 2 minits is a remix from another song... wich?

[jessecraig]

@Osmund16 monkey drummer?

[jessecraig]

@Conkern65 you take yourself way too seriously kid. Chillax.

[bassoonistfromhell]

if there is any electronic artist from the past twenty years that will be remembered as a great composer, it is Aphex Twin

[gwarleq]

deadmau5? no, I only listen to good electronic music.

[1226prefontaine]

@gwarleq both Deadmau5 and AFX are talented electronic artists but they are in completely different genres. you can't compare them.

[gwarleq]

@1226prefontaine I get that, but its still pretty frustrating when somebody asks what kind of music you listen to, and after saying electonic they respond "OH LIKE DEADMAU5?" Also I wouldn't say deadmau5 is a skilled producer or songwriter, but that's just my opinion.

[Mrazzi45]

vidoobob92, I'm sorry

Assains Creed this round it's Brotherhood !

I think it;s kind of cool , If at all real ...the knowledge is quit interesting , no?

& the techno, is fun

Shanes Mom" leftyguitarist67@aol.com , guitarist obviously, singer songwriter ..searching for other band members in the Philly area ..for now !

He could be worse you know,,,student for fine Arts , music , w/performance opt.

btw: Happy Holidays, love!

[Mrazzi45]

A Mom here , of an adult "child", addicted lol ! I love this game as much as the others, learned more from this educationaly , than I have in most of my earlier college courses !

So, I disagree, boring it is not . And I am the one to bitch " shut that F*&^*&ing game off !

Shane's mom,

Maggie

[videobob92]

@Mrazzi45 what game?

[theblackrainbow2010]

Yeah, fucking masterpiece

[theblackrainbow2010]

Random noise my ass, you're tiny mind just can't handle it :p

[orbeet]

they should teach this in school at music lessons

[midimachine]

it's just electronic music really, "idm" is as broad a term as anything these days :P

[townsend411]

@shingotamay Not Techno Man... Wrong genre of electronic music.

[Conkern65]

@townsend411 How do you classify this? It's not Dance or Acid House, What the fuck is it?

[jussyoh]

@Conkern65

this piece of art is to classify as idm>>>intelligence dance music

[townsend411]

@Conkern65 I'd call it blast beat if I had to put a title on it.

[Conkern65]

@townsend411 Well its still an epic of a song, amazing. I bought the whole album for this song.

[chiefaberach]

@townsend411 and Conkern65

I don't like to overclassify music but I've been calling this grate beat due to the grating percussion sounds.

[townsend411]

@chiefaberach I'm sure you could classify it in many ways. It probably falls under a few sub categories in the Electronic Music realm. Either way, Aphex Twin to me represents electronic music at its finest, with DrukQs, the album this track resides on, being the pinnacle of his work, but that's just me. We can just call it good I think.

[cky12qxz]

@Conkern65 IDM.

[dodson909]

Ms Michell nth shells paint

[dodson909]

Ms Michell nth shells paint

[dodson909]

Ms Michell ain't si a world

[MsSynteck]

I likeeeeeeeeee it !!!!!

[MrMushroom123]

this and meltphace 6 have to be my favorite tracks on druqks

[woodwhips]

wow man, crazy shit.

A video that i see in my head when i listen to this for some reason is a little cockroach and the camera keeps glitching and zooming in and out from his waving antennas to the beat of this brilliant song as he continuously walks along an endless surface examining stuff from time to time...insane man, i love this shit....this tune has been bouncing around my brain all day...

[chewablefriend]

Man the end is a fuckin' trip! I love this song.

[nekonuzze]

1:21

HOLY SHIIIIII-FFFFFUUUUUUUU

[zoupazoupa]

MASTERPIECE

[princenosiatajansen]

my fovorite from the album "drukqs". followed by a few, like vordhosbn.

[DIGItalColourMedia]

How? How!? How could 6 people DISLIKE this!?

[djeriz]

nidje veze materemi

[Myrskism]

this is one of my most fav songs ever

[MIKEDURSTEWITZ]

The ending = Mind fuck

[Resequenced]

@MIKEDURSTEWITZ

Ha, yeah man, I was just going to comment on this "Does anyones brain break towards the end?"

[MIKEDURSTEWITZ]

@Resequenced Yeah, man! I can barely listen to this song standing up. It's too much. This is in my top 5 Aphex twin songs.

Even though that list changes every day :P

[drplbiftin]

@MIKEDURSTEWITZ on headphones it's properly disorientating.

[TheCreepsAreAlright]

@MIKEDURSTEWITZ More or less the whole song.

[FCB87]

@MIKEDURSTEWITZ aural stroboscope. i love it

[leoszt]

@MIKEDURSTEWITZ it really fucked my mind up, for some seconds

[kyledrums]

this song is such a journey 

[Necrolich88]

FFS u can just sit there and slap on your knees as u feel it and , think your body can't keep up with your mind. . but the mind cant and will, it will feel good...

[pulsating123]

listening to this almost makes me want to give up music

[xVoodeedoox]

@pulsating123 my god... so true.

[PlugThePull]

Mont saint michel is a beautifull place in the north of the France, just like this song :D

[BSlegt]

I love this track

[VVbeats]

it sounds like 300bpm or something

[kkfaiter]

@VVbeats But it's exactly 200bpm :D

[VVbeats]

@kkfaiter Nice :)

[hymonom]

It's called Mt Saint Michel + St Michael's Mount

It's from the drukqs album

suck it.

[conslancio87]

the song name is the correct one

but chris cunningham used that song to make the monkey drummer video

I love chris cunningham videos...like rubber johnny xD

[Klose1235]

This song is called Monkey Drummer and it's by Aphex Twin. Post the correct info please.

[jroc889]

@Klose1235 no it isnt

[Klose1235]

@jroc889

Yes it is moron.

Fucking Google it.

[jroc889]

@Klose1235 are you dumb the title of the song is right fuckstick

[Klose1235]

@jroc889

HOW ABOUT YOU GOOGLE IT, AND WHEN YOU FIND OUT I'M RIGHT, COME BACK AND APOLOGIZE, FAGGOT.

[dannyz4020]

@jroc889 J to the R O C

[wbgrandson]

@Klose1235 ITS NOT CALLED THAT RETARD

[dannyz4020]

@Klose1235 and your a retard the song name is right Chris Cunningham did a VIDEO called monkey drummer with the aphex twin music,cock face just like he did a VIDEO called rubber johnny with AFX 237 ( im prety sure) anyways your a tard

[Conkern65]

@dannyz4020 The song title is "AFX237V6"

[MyGoretti]

STUPID!

[Conqlusion19]

And now, im going to listen to Miley Cirus for having a big laugh

[noteworthy3]

I am not exaggerating when I say that this is simply the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard.

[tigershergill]

if someone got this on vinyl please upload at 33rpm as ive been told it sound incredible !

[Quadrange]

pure acid madness reamed straight into your fucking eardrums.

[clickadeclick]

i listened to this stoned and i swear to god i could see it.

it was the most beautiful moment of my life.

[VrookCZ]

2:20 good :))

[zoso698044]

braindancing.  thumbs up.

[JonThorBirgisson]

I think everybody should listen to Venetian Snares imo

[JonThorBirgisson]

@gardenhealth

In Iceland everybody bounces on Venetian Snares, Me and my group, Sigur Rós, have some minor breakcore projects, we just do it for our own fun ^^.

No I'm sorry, I'm an evil liar, I just love Jon Thor Birgisson with all my heart.