Aphex Twin - Acrid Avid Jam Shred

[sleestack808]

something very Jack Horkheimer "keep looking up" about this track. Maybe it's the portemento whistle

[XJustSomeCoolDudeX]

Richard David James

[XJustSomeCoolDudeX]

Aphex tWIN

[HudsonB616]

I'm really happy right now!

[FlooperMap]

One of the obligatory drum patterns to learn.

[Necromanticman]

HAPPY NEW YEAR :D

[TriangleSyrup]

Acrid Avid Jam Shred

is an anagram of

Richard David James

[Lienaked]

this is my christmas song happy christmas

[syfenx]

you think about crazy shit high

[oldsoolali]

this sounds great when sitting somewhere in Cornwall soaking it all up.

[Goodforrj]

3:45 - 4:34 might be my favourite part of any song, ever

[hfoshgsdgoud]

The definitive dumb face

[sihansen932835]

time flys yet this tune sounds just as relevant today as it did years ago

[theCluevi]

3:44 τι μελωδιουλα τέλεια είναι δαυτη??

[Metaalhoofdje123]

Picture: "Prepare your anus."

[AlbertX78]

Anagram to Richard David James

[gingerbreaddynamite]

@AlbertX78 clever bugger

[FRANCISCOislazy16]

ಠ◡ಠ 

[MicalisP]

i love this song

[epicureus314159]

you notice he never says much. probably a pretty nice guy. aphex twin is, as far as  know, one man. decent sound quality; that counts for a great deal.,,putting something out there that will last longer than your earthly shell will...into the farthest reaches of the expanding cosmos

[epicureus314159]

you notice he never says much. probably a pretty nice guy. aphex twin is, as far as know, one man.

[grevilliest]

I listened to this track while shrooming with my girl on lake tahoe, 3:25 to 4:25 made us shroom twice as hard, swear the fish we saw in the water were dolphins...

[JJack887]

In all honesty, I get a Spyro kind of vibe out of this one.

[midinerd]

I think there's something wrong with the encoding here...

[sonofatellus]

heh heh... or just love starting arguments

[inTha803]

THIS IS DOPE -i'm a black kid, 13, from South Carolina.... This Go Hard..!

[SynWorx]

@inTha803

Listen music like this in 13 years its a good sign!

[Jez4prez]

@inTha803 damn wish I had music like this in my life when I was 13!

[thasbaby]

timeless

[ChampionAnwar]

What an album opener!

[NSB0953]

3:45 That's when the good stuff comes out; when the living thing makes itself known.

[LEDCircus]

Whenever I listen to Aphex, the whole world moves.

[Bill6650]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson is the answer to all your religions queries now enjoy this trippy shit for RDJ's sake

[boltesesion]

richAd dAvid JameS

[NSB0953]

@boltesesion Brilliant! Though not exact, close enough. Keep those brain cogs spinning, good one.

[j5o14jq222]

Big track

[paranapoleon]

quality is insanely bad here on yt :/ tho its such an amazing tune!

[MrKidsysco]

I remember listening to this song so many times in the winter of... shoot must have been 1996 maybe. Snow was everywhere, I had just moved out of my dad's house and I was starting to live life on my own. I met my wife that spring, still to this day she is by my side. This song was so important to me. It gave me hope, confidence and helped me learn to believe in myself. This song is also in my top 10 of all time. How many times have I said that now? GOod job Ganjacide! What a trip yo!

[REn385a]

@MrKidsysco cool glad to know im not the only wierd one in this world

[porkchopcollective]

@MrKidsysco thats a great story man. i love hearing happy reminiscent stuff like that

[AFXSensitivo]

genius.

[MovieJunky21]

everytime i listen to this song i see your smile i love you

[Bruchac]

love this one

[Metroidrayquaza51]

Thank you Richard... This is what has brought me to decide my future in the arts of music... This is heaven. Reminds me of my young years.

[j5o14jq222]

@Metroidrayquaza51 =)

[BorderReiver73]

Man this is ace, I love listening to this when driving down the motorway at 3am or walking on the beach before dawn, it totally fits the whole vibe.

[thepadfoundation]

Heard this today in my car. One of the best pieces of electronica ever recorded!

[ChampionAnwar]

If there's an under rated tune from Aphex Twin, it's this. ):

[iloveshetlandponies]

How can I have missed this song... this is fantastic. It makes me sleepy for some reason and also makes my headaches melt away.

[Metroidrayquaza51]

@iloveshetlandponies indeed true... it is quite the relief...

[rockomundo]

Awesome track!

[JackTron7000]

I used to think this track was mediocre, until I actually gave it a listen and heard the part at 3:45.

[sellout87]

Cannot stop listening to this at full blast. My mother hates me.

[energeez]

apparently no women listen to aphex twin

[774434]

@energeez dislike

[774434]

anagram for my name

Evan Morewood Jones

.

... No more seven ja wood

[rofubatf]

@774434 Ahahaha what a stupid name you have

[774434]

@rofubatf hahaha. thank you! can u believe that i am the fourth? My middle name is really random but i use it to pick up chicks. i say "hey girl, would you like some Morewood inside you?" And then i get slapped

[rofubatf]

Evan Morewood Jones IV? Ahahahahahaha... (actually, tbh, it's a pretty cool name)

[774434]

@rofubatf thanks bruv

[whiteorangesportster]

I don't mind waking up to this song one bit. Keeps me feeling chilled out but ready to deal with anything.

[MaraudingMaster]

This track was mashed with Ms. Jackson by Outkast, sounds amazing.

[VideoKiwi2008]

best song on the album

[andrewesoterica]

my mind can't decide where the beat starts on this one, i can listen to the full song two different ways. is the timing ambiguous to anyone else?

[modmadmike2]

@andrewesoterica it starts at 0:00 rofl

[andrewesoterica]

@modmadmike2 way to make me feel stupid. you know what i mean. what i'm saying is i can consciously hear the song two different ways, either starting on the upbeat or the downbeat (see wikipedia if you dont know those terms, i had to look them up myself)

[modmadmike2]

@andrewesoterica I knew what you meant, I was simply joking and was sarcastic. Why did you think I put the rofl on the end other than me being enough of a jerk as to laugh at something like that?

[andrewesoterica]

@modmadmike2 sorry, sorry, i honestly thought you were just being a jerk haha

[sellout87]

@modmadmike2 i think anybody who has to write Roll On Floor Laughing is a jerk in the first place.

[WillFoShizzle]

@andrewesoterica Na, but when you said it I did

[boinghd]

@andrewesoterica His songs are all in regular time. He just has interesting arrangements is all.

[beahuty]

this could possibly be the first dubstep song ever created!

[NEMESYSMUSIC]

My girlfriend came into my office, saw the cover of this album (see video still-shot), then said, "That picture kinda freaks me out." Hahaha! I could only laugh and say, "Yeah...it's an Aphex Twin thing...nothing else can be said."

[steeveyneon]

The middle beginning to the middle end part reminds me of death, but in a more calm way.

[iwannabeyourdog1969]

da fuck u people are talkin' bout? i meant a completely different thing. Oh well.. (i meant.. oh whatever..)

[RandomanicFilms]

You people who speak of religion on youtube videos are fucking idiots.

[Ganjacide]

@RandomanicFilms I'm inclined to agree, though by speaking against religion, I'm technically speaking of it, too. xD Oh well.

[ChuChusChannel]

@RandomanicFilms Yeah, I'm guessing the religious people with a bit of depth to them don't feel a need to argue about it on YouTube.

[iwannabeyourdog1969]

so stoned. You know there's a completely invisible world round here?

[pigsfood27]

@iwannabeyourdog1969 there are two universes, the physical and the spiritual. they are merging to be One. Faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to save and cleanse your soul, so that you may be allowed to live forever in eternal bliss.

[Ganjacide]

@pigsfood27 Assuming you weren't jokin', keep your religious babble to yourself, please. All it does is starts arguments and shit nobody wants to deal with.

[pigsfood27]

@Ganjacide well the salvation of one's soul should never be considered a religion, but yeah sure.

[Ganjacide]

@pigsfood27 Well, religion is defined by the belief regarding the cause, nature, and purpose of life and the universe or something along those lines. That being said, even the belief that one has a soul would be considered a religious belief. I'm not hatin', though, man, I'm just tired of people arguing about the most trivial stuff on Youtube. Makes no damn sense, y'know? =/

[BRp4e]

Lol my buddy and I got baked and fuckin chilled in my car listening to this song.

[handymandan100]

he cares because you do.

[levivelivel]

beautiful

[Freeman7x]

this has always been my favorite track on the cd until the next on comes on and then the one after that :> Aphex t. fuckin rocks!

[44rammstein44]

Este wey se pasa de verga

[philiprawks]

Who reckons this one was of the metsynth ones, along with equation? im pretty sure it is =]

[imhallowarren]

3:00 oh so good!!!!!!!

[zwerty007]

isn't the ringing in the start just so melodic? lol kidding sick song

[Junglist1996]

sounds like some offbeat dub (step?)

[PotBellyShogun]

@Junglist1996

Best be trolling.

[Theoppositesex]

This is my favorite song ever to listen to first thing in the morning!!!!!! :)

[legaldful]

@ganjacide yea, lol ya

[legaldful]

@legaldful oh werd, glad u dont look down on it

[Ganjacide]

@legaldful To each his own, man. We've all got our vices and bud certainly ain't a bad one. Better than meth. XD

[legaldful]

@ganjacide dope, oh quick question do u smoke da green cause ur name has ganja in it

[Ganjacide]

@legaldful Lmao, no. I don't look down on it, though. My name came out of nowhere when I was chillin' with a friend. It just popped into my head and stuck with me.

[legaldful]

@MrMentllet dude please go somewhere people are trying to enjoy the song same with me, im not trying to be dick but please the harsh comments are not needed for such a loving song

[Ganjacide]

@legaldful I trashed the idiot's comment. Don't worry about it.

[joesere]

@MrMentllet Haha. I would write an angry message, but I'm too stoned.

[steeveyneon]

The notes for the theme 3:46/47 is in the scale of B flat major and goes: E flat-E flat-C-G-F-G-B flat-G-B flat-ending on an E flat an octave lower than the starting one.

[KaunisRoheIine]

Oh, Richard, a true genius... This music is perfect for a rainy day outside in the forest... with her, only she and me... kissing. Suddenly, the mounstrius undead appears and kidnap her, so I go save her, with rhe rain falling and loving and the wet mud's odor penetrates my nose... Then, the flower turns gray and the water purple so the sky gets a hole and she appears with power on a dragon so then my childhood born. Fuck yeah.

[ihaveaverybadcold]

i havent heard this album in so long.....it is so good....

[StryCratyBya]

3:47-4:34

Wow.



[loverocket49]

3:00--4:30 is amazing!

[xinjinbei]

What's the effect/whatever called at 2:23 that slides down and up quickly?

[xinjinbei]

Never mind, I found out that it's called ring modulator.

[chree2008]

@xinjinbei a filter on some crazy sound... sounds like. i would say but im not for sure

[MrW3iss]

Oh sorry, I didn't actually give a damn about your grammer, but were you really implying RDJ does acid? That's what I thought. peace.

[MrW3iss]

@MrW3iss grammarararrar

[stusvend]

Love that snare hit on the 7. You can never get away with things like that in pop dribble. This track also feels mostly live one take style. Like there is a moment in the piece when all the tweaks seem to set right into each other perfectly.

[boinghd]

@stusvend it adds to much to the charecter of the song. without it there'd be like no flow...

[Theoppositesex]

Did Richard D. James really paint that picture of himself?

[energeez]

awesome track one of my favs

[vrolijkefrans187]

such a great song....richard D james truly is the mozart of our time....this song is so relaxing and delicate....that high pitched bleeping sound that starts halfway thru the song always makes me think of some little bird singing its song that only exists in aphex twin's world.

[bite2breakskin91]

BRILLIANT!!!

[endlesswave]

Awesome awesome aweseome. This was my 2nd or 3rd Aphex Twin album I bought while in university, so great. My fav off this album though is 'Start as you mean to go on' so great. :)

[PandaInTheMist]

i was listening to this on a bike ride a couple of weeks ago. the whistle that chimes in at 3:46 always blows me away.

[hashymotothiroiditis]

Yep! Definitely one of his better ones-Mind you there are few songs made by him that don't turn out to be gold so I guess it's just standard for him!

[imeatingwatermelon]

I fucking LOVE THIS.

[Bobbyboy5000]

Yep, He has a lot of 'mystery melodies' i think :P

[atxholdin]

I don't know why this song hasn't gotten more view. This is one of the best Aphex tracks out there. Such a calm but yet mysterious melody.

[FiveDigitDisco]

Beast song man. Beast. Reminds me of being in my aunties flat playing super mario 64 as a wean. also the cover art still scares the shit out of

[iibaphometii]

this song works quite well immediately after nanou 2. such a nice way to relax after a long day at work after a sleep deprived night. sinking into the floor without the influence of marijuana

[jazzlearner1992]

@iibaphometii THAT is what i love about aphex twin. his music is such an eyeopener to how drugs are not the only way to enjoy life/emotions..and the way he covers so many different emotions in his compostions is just like having a choice of every psychoactive substance!! :) (without most of the sideeffects...)

[broadcastmyass4u]

@jazzlearner1992 who u foolin? aphex all about some acid haha ::))

[MrW3iss]

@broadcastmyass4u who you fooling?

[broadcastmyass4u]

@MrW3iss stop correcting people on their grammer. It doesn't make you any better, you will gain no gradification.

[BeauSylvester47]

@broadcastmyass4u "gratification" :D

[MrW3iss]

@broadcastmyass4u actually, was only trying to correct your statement. do a little research, fool.

[Ganjacide]

@broadcastmyass4u "Stop correcting people on their grammar. It doesn't make you any better; you will gain no gratification."

Fix'd. <3

[rdcreferent]

i wish i had more hands so i could give this 4 thumbs up!!

[Beepmap]

@rdcreferent , you don't need any more thumps, you already have ten ;) just kidding.

The song is great. Heavy beats.

[gangsterajbg]

@rdcreferent you mean more youtube accounts?

[dawningsun]

That is very interesting. vvv

Amazing song.

[Ganjacide]

A random fact for all you Aphex fans:

Acrid Avid Jam Shred is an anagram for Richard David James.

[jesusthescarecrow]

oh snap

[GrowCaliforniaCronic]

@Ganjacide that's fucking sick haha acrid avid jam shred fully has richard james david in it evenly

[butthead6886]

@Ganjacide wats an anagram/??

[Ganjacide]

@butthead6886 It's a word/phrase that creates another word/phrase when the letters are rearranged.

[MoviManATL]

@Ganjacide And "The Waxen Pith" and "Wet Tip Hen Ax" (from the same album) are anagrams for "Aphex Twin!"

[CyValkarion]

@GanjacideLike Death Cube K  :o RDJ really is an epic genius.

[nicntree]

holy shit full screen the video and stare into richard's eyes!!!

[aldhous]

Aphex Twin at his ambient best.

Great album.

[rougecat007]

i love this song, thx for uploading it.

[RomanticideNL]

Awesome!!!

[contents7]

Superb! I had never heard this one. I'm reminded of the style of BOC when I hear this, but not quite as repetitive. Lovin it!

[broadcastmyass4u]

yeah the drums really match up with boc, and that organ