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Syro (pronounced /saɪroʊ/;[1] stylised as SYRO) is a forthcoming studio album by the British electronic musician Richard D James, due to be released under the pseudonym Aphex Twin on 19 September 2014 on Warp Records. It will be his sixth studio album as Aphex Twin and his first studio album release in 13 years since Drukqs (2001). The album is also his first official release as Aphex Twin since Chosen Lords (2006), a compilation of tracks from the Analord series.

Background

Following the release of Drukqs in October 2001 Richard D James released a compilation album, 26 Mixes for Cash (2003), and the penultimate instalment of an extended play series entitled Analord (2005) under the Aphex Twin pseudonym. A selection of tracks from Analord were later released on the compilation album Chosen Lords (2006). A long absence followed, during which time James ceased releasing Aphex Twin material, only performed DJ sets in the United Kingdom and Europe[2] and relocated to rural Scotland.[3]

Warp Records founder Steve Beckett mentioned on BBC Radio 6 Music in 2009 that a new Aphex Twin studio album would "hopefully" be available by the end of the year, though no album was released.[2] Later in 2010 James revealed in an interview with culture and fashion magazine Another Man that he had six studio albums completed. Describing the records, he said among them were two "very non-commercial abstract, modular-synthesis field recordings" which were completed in 2006, as well as Melodies from Mars, a collection of unreleased material from 1995 which was redone in 2007.[4]

Packaging

Syro (pronounced /saɪroʊ/) is a neologism that was coined by one of Richard D James' children. The majority of the album's track titles reference individual pieces of equipment James used in its recording,[1] and a comprehensive list of all equipment featured on Syro is included as part of the album's packaging.[5] Creative Review referred to the list as a "disinfographic".[6]

Syro's cover artwork was designed by The Designers Republic, a graphic design studio that provided designs for previous Aphex Twin releases, including the 1999 single "Windowlicker" and the compilation album 26 Mixes for Cash.[7] The cover art resembles a receipt that has the official Aphex Twin logo and album title printed upon it.[8] According to Creative Review, the receipt on the album cover details the production and promotional costs of Syro "from courier charges to photoshoot expenses, expressed per disc and tailored for both vinyl and CD versions." Ian Anderson, the founder of the Designers Republic, noted that the final concept for the album cover was conceived after receiving a number of suggestions from James. Among James' other suggestions for the album's packaging was "the idea of pressing the album or a single track into the fabric of the cover, effectively as a deboss" or using various images of the raw vinyl pucks from which all copies of Syro are pressed.[6]

Release

The edge of the pavement on a city street in New York, United States. Green-coloured, spray-painted graffiti depicts the Aphex Twin logo inside a dashed outer circle. At the bottom right is roadside greenery.
Graffiti of the Aphex Twin logo outside of Radio City Music Hall in New York City, US, during Syro's promotional campaign

The promotional campaign for Syro began when a chartreuse coloured blimp featuring the Aphex Twin logo and the number "2014" appeared over London, England on 16 August 2014. On the same day Aphex Twin graffiti was reported outside Radio City Music Hall and various other locations in New York, United States.[9] Two days later Aphex Twin's official Twitter account posted a link to a hidden service, accessible using the deep web browser Tor, detailing the album's title and track listing.[10] The service accumulated over 133,000 views in less than a day, according to the Guardian.[11]

In the following week, several purported leaks of Syro appeared on YouTube and Soundcloud;[12] Richard D James subsequently denied that any of the leaks were legitimate.[1] "Listening events" for Syro were subsequently organised in various cities in the UK, Belgium, Canada, Netherlands and the US as part of the album's promotional campaign. Beginning on 5 September in London and concluding on 10 September in Utrecht, the events allowed applicants who had won an online lottery ballot to hear the album in its entirety prior to its international release.[13][14] "minipops 67 [120.2]", Syro's opening track, was released as the album's lead single on 4 September. It was made available for stream and as a digital download following its premiere on BBC Radio 1 earlier that day.[15]

Syro will be released on Warp Records on 19 September 2014 in Australia, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland;[16][17][18][19][20] 21 September in the UK;[21] 22 September in various European countries, including Denmark and Sweden;[22][23][24][25][26] 23 September in the US;[27] and 24 September in Japan.[28] The album will be released on triple LP, CD and various digital formats, including MP3, WAV and FLAC.[29] A limited-edition box set version of Syro, featuring a bonus track debossed on perspex vinyl,[6] is due to be released through Bleep.com. Limited to 200 pressings, interested users must first enter a lottery, "in the interest of fairness", to become eligible.[30]

In a Rolling Stone interview about the release of Syro, James replied:

Horny. I'm feeling really horny about it. And very smug … I'm in that mode now, so hopefully I'll stay in it for a while … I've got a few more things planned—at least a couple more albums, some EPs, things like that. Some more dance-y things I did about 10 years ago. Experimental things, noise things, weird things. Shitloads of stuff. They're all pretty much ready to go.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."minipops 67 [120.2]" (source field mix)4:47
2."XMAS_EVET10 [120]" (thanaton3 mix)10:31
3."produk 29 [101]"5:03
4."4 bit 9d api+e+6 [126.26]"4:28
5."180db_ [130]"3:11
6."CIRCLONT6A [141.98]" (syrobonkus mix)6:00
7."fz pseudotimestretch+e+3 [138.85]"0:58
8."CIRCLONT14 [152.97]" (shrymoming mix)7:21
9."syro v473t8+e [141.98]" (piezoluminescence mix)6:32
10."PAPAT4 [155]" (pineal mix)4:18
11."s950tx16wasr10 [163.97]" (earth portal mix)6:01
12."aisatsana [102]"5:21
Total length:64:31
Japanese CD[28] and iTunes bonus track[31]
No.TitleLength
13."MARCHROMT30A edit 2b 96 [104.98]"7:19
Total length:71:50

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Catalogue
Australia[16] 19 September 2014 3×LP, CD, digital download Warp WARP247
Germany[17]
Ireland[18]
New Zealand[19]
Switzerland[20]
United Kingdom[21] 21 September 2014
Denmark[22] 22 September 2014
France[23]
Netherlands[24]
Spain[25]
Sweden[26]
United States[27] 23 September 2014
Japan[28] 24 September 2014 CD, digital download Beat BRC-444

References

  1. ^ a b c Sherburne, Philip (25 August 2014). "Aphex Twin Speaks on His New Album, Being Sampled by Kanye, More | News". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Michaels, Sean (29 October 2010). "Aphex Twin 'has six albums' of new material, but will we hear them? | Music". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b Vozick-Levinson, Simon (3 September 2014). "Aphex Twin Discusses 'Syro', His First Album Since 2001". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Aphex Twin interview". Another Man (11, Autumn–Winter 2010). Waddell Limited Group: 152–3. 18 October 2010.
  5. ^ Minsker, Evan (9 September 2014). "Aphex Twin's List of Gear Used on Syro Surfaces | News". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Steven, Rachael (2 September 2014). "Warp releases Syro artwork by The Designers Republic". Creative Review. Centaur Media. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ^ Montgomery, Angus (21 August 2014). "The Designers Republic works on new Aphex Twin album". Design Week. Centaur Media. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  8. ^ Phillips, Amy (21 August 2014). "Aphex Twin Reveals Amazing SYRO Album Artwork and Bio". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  9. ^ Minsker, Evan (16 August 2014). "An Aphex Twin Blimp Is Flying Over London | News". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  10. ^ Minsker, Evan (18 August 2014). "Aphex Twin Announces New Album SYRO Via the Deep Web". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  11. ^ Hern, Alex (21 August 2014). "Tor can handle Aphex Twin – but could it deal with Taylor Swift, like, ever? | Technology". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Has Aphex Twin's New Album 'Syro' Been Leaked?". Thump. Vice Media. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Aphex Twin / Syro Listening". Warp Records. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  14. ^ Peters, Mitchell (30 August 2014). "Aphex Twin Reveals 'Syro' Listening Events in North America & Europe". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  15. ^ Young, Alex; Geslani, Michelle (4 September 2014). "Listen: Aphex Twin's first new song in 13 years". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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  22. ^ a b "Music – Syro by Aphex Twin". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  23. ^ a b "Musique – Syro par Aphex Twin". iTunes Store (in French). Apple. Retrieved 22 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ a b "Muziek – Syro van Aphex Twin". iTunes Store (in Dutch). Apple. Retrieved 22 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ a b "Música – Syro de Aphex Twin". iTunes Store (in Spanish). Apple. Retrieved 22 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ a b "Musik – Syro av Aphex Twin". iTunes Store (in Swedish). Apple. Retrieved 22 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ a b "Music – Syro by Aphex Twin". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  28. ^ a b c "Warp Records / Aphex Twin – Syro". Beat Records (in Japanese). Beatink. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  29. ^ Nissim, Mayer (21 August 2014). "Aphex Twin album Syro gets release date – Music News". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  30. ^ "Aphex Twin – Syro Limited Edition". Bleep.com. Warp Records. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  31. ^ "ミュージック - Aphex Twin「Syro」". iTunes Store (in Japanese). Apple. Retrieved 22 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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