Syro
by Aphex Twin
- Type: Album
- Released: 22 September 2014
- Label: Stretch
- Country: Ireland
- Length: 1:04:31
- Community rating: 4.01/5 from 18 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Syro () is a studio album by the British electronic music artist and producer Richard D. James under the alias of Aphex Twin. It was released on 19 September 2014 through Warp Records. It was James's first album under the Aphex Twin name since Drukqs (2001). The album was recorded over several years on a wide range of equipment setups. Described by James as his "pop album, or as poppy as it's going to get", it incorporates styles such as techno, synth-funk, breakbeat, acid techno, and jungle, as well as edited vocal samples of James and his family. The artwork features a detailed list of its production and promotional costs. A cryptic viral marketing campaign included an announcement on the dark web and listening events in cities around the world. The album was preceded by the lead single "minipops 67 [120.2]".
Genres
Descriptors: electronic, glitchy, complex, melodic, synthesizers
Tracklist
- minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix] (4:47)
- XMAS_EVET10 [120][thanaton3 mix] (10:31)
- produk 29 [101] (5:03)
- 4 bit 9d api+e+6 [126.26] (4:28)
- 180db_ [130] (3:11)
- CIRCLONT6A [141.98][syrobonkus mix] (6:00)
- fz pseudotimestretch+e+3 [138.85] (0:58)
- CIRCLONT14 [152.97][shrymoming mix] (7:21)
- syro u473t8+e [141.98][piezoluminescence mix] (6:32)
- PAPAT4 [155][pineal mix] (4:18)
- s950tx16wasr10 [163.97][earth portal mix] (6:01)
- aisatsana [102] (5:21)
Credits
- Steve Wilson - alto flute
- Avishai Cohen - bass
- Nat Reeves - bass
- Jeff Ballard - drums
- Joe Farnsworth - drums
- Albert Luesink - engineer [assistant]
- Ed Reed - engineer [assistant]
- Chick Corea - executive-producer
- Ron Moss - executive-producer
- Michiharu Saotome - illustration
- Paul Zinman - mastered by
- Lourdes Delgado - photography by
- Brad Mehldau - piano
- David Hazeltine - piano, keyboards [fender rhodes]
- Steve Davis - producer
- James Farber - recorded by, mixed by
- Steve Nelson - vibraphone
- Aphex Twin - Primary Artist