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Aphex Twin "Untitled"

  • 03-12-2008 7:57pm
    #1
    ntlbell
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    Selected Ambient Works Volume II

    On the vinyl version and most versions i've seen the tracks are all untilted i came across a cd version of the album with tracks listed i think it was a german import or something

    anyone know where these track titles came from?


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  • #2
    Kold
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭Kold


    Not to be funny but I can only imagine from the man himself.


  • #3
    ntlbell
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    Kold wrote: »
    Not to be funny but I can only imagine from the man himself.

    I don't think so.

    When he titles a title untitled it's untitled

    It would be strange for him to title songs call them untitled then put the titles on one single release of album...


  • #4
    Kold
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    From wiki:

    Volume II originally consisted of 25 songs; spanning across 2 discs, all untitled except for the song "Blue Calx." Every song matches with a specific photograph taken by James himself (except for a solid blue emblem representing the first track of the second CD, "Blue Calx"). The graphics are part of an encoded track-listing system that uses circles and pie diagrams—present in varying forms among the different releases—to represent each track (it may even be the case that the diagrams themselves are the actual track names). The lack of written titles for the tracks on this release provided impetus for fans of the album to come up with their own. Officially, however, the songs are still referred to by their track numbers. The most widely accepted track names are below:


  • #5
    cornbb
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    As far as I know the tracks are officially untitled and the "accepted" track names come from the fanbase. How exactly that consensus was reached among the fanbase appears to be the mystery. Maybe someone here might know: http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showforum=7


  • #6
    ntlbell
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    the plot thickens.

    sorry kold, i really should of checked wiki first, *face palm*


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  • #7
    Sea Sharp
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    Yesh, apparently ppl assigned names to the tracks according to the pictures. If you rip the CD onto media player, names load up for the 2nd CD. Shiney Metal Rods is the best.


  • #8
    empirix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭empirix


    this guy can be a bit of a twat at times - lioke im so mysterious and stuff!!! His done some good stuff but in reality he needs to get off the high horse a bit, if you pick up some "vintage" synths (roland sh 101, junos) aphex twin uses some of the presets and has slightly modified others. Dont get me wrong, i like his stuff but he should get even more respect for the way his built up this image of himself! We can all do it - we just gotta concentrate an:) try!


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