Aphex Twin – Syro

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Label:	Warp Records – WARPLP247
Format:	3 x Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album
Country:	USA & Europe
Released:	Sep 19, 2014
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Breakbeat, IDM, Downtempo, Abstract, Techno, Acid

Tracklist

A1	Minipops 67 (Source Field Mix)	4:41
A2	Xmas_Evet10 (Thanaton3 Mix)	10:24
B1	Produk 29	4:58
B2	4 Bit 9d Api+e+6	4:23
C1	180db_	3:06
C2	Circlont6a (Syrobonkus Mix)	5:50
D1	Fz Pseudotimestretch+e+3	0:52
D2	Circlont14 (Shrymoming Mix)	7:14
E1	Syro U473t8+e (Piezoluminescence Mix)	6:26
E2	Papat4 (Pineal Mix)	4:13
F1	S950tx16wasr10 (Earth Portal Mix)	5:52
F2	Aisatsana	5:12

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warp Records Limited
Copyright © – Warp Records Limited
Published By – BMG
Published By – Chrysalis
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BE54991

Credits

Design – MITDR*
Mastered By – Beau Thomas
Photography By [Puckography] – Anastasia Rybina
Written-By, Producer – Richard D. James

Notes

Six panel gatefold cover. Records come in printed card sleeves. Sticker on outer protective plastic.
Contains download code for the album in MP3 format on a plastic or paper business size card.

Initial copies ordered directly from Warp/Bleep contain a small green Aphex logo sticker and a plastic full colour card.

BPM from cover:
A1: 120.2 | A2: 120
B1: 101 | B2: 126.26
C1: 130 | C2: 141.98
D1: 138.85 | D2: 152.97
E1: 141.98 | E2: 155
F1: 163.97 | F2: 102

Titles as displayed on release (track positions are shown only on sleeves):
A1 / minipops 67 (source field mix)
A2 / XMAS_EVET10 (thanaton3 mix)
B1 / produk 29
B2 / 4 bit 9d api+e+6
C1 / 180db_
C2 / CIRCLONT6A (syrobonkus mix)
D1 / fz pseudotimestretch+e+3
D2 / CIRCLONT14 (shrymoming mix)
E1 / syro u473t8+e (piezoluminescence mix)
E2 / PAPAT4 (pineal mix)
F1 / s950tx16wasr10 (earth portal mix)
F2 / aisatsana

Published by BMG / Chrysalis
Aphex is a registered trademark of Aphex Systems Limited
℗ 2014 Warp Records Limited
© 2014 Warp Records Limited

Track durations are not present on the release itself, but timed from vinyl.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 801061 024710
Barcode (Scanned): 801061024710
Label Code: LC02070
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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Syro (CD, Album)	Warp Records	WARPCD247	UK & Europe	2014
Recently Edited	Syro (CD, Album, Limited Edition)	Beat Records, Warp Records	BRC-444	Japan	2014
	Syro (12×File, WAV, Album, Stereo, 16bit / 44.1kHz)	Warp Records	WARPCDD247	UK	2014
New Submission	Syro (3×12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered)	Warp Records	WARPLP247X	Europe	2014
	Syro (12×File, MP3, Album, 320 kbps)	Warp Records	WARPCDD247	Europe	2014

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Reviews

mmudskipper Jul 27, 2023
Incredible pressing. Warp is absolutely one of the best labels out there. I listen to this thing all the time. The second-best Aphex Twin record behind Drukgs, in my opinion.
Milk_chan Jun 6, 2023
my only complaint is a minor skip on A2, but i dont really care, its at the beginning of the song anyway. definitely a top releases from afx 🙏
steviecossar Apr 14, 2023
Absolutely beautiful in every way.

I am a massive fan of the quality of Warp's pressings in general (optimal, usually?).

Yes, triple gatefolds are a bit fiddly, and it's delicate and white, but for releases like this, the stereolab triple vinyl reissues etc, I just splap the outer sleeve in a pooly outer and then fill a separate outer with the discs in mofi inners and the release inners sandwiched between. Way less touching and way less chance of warping, wear on sleeves etc.

Musically this is the most fusing on one album between the AFX acid phunk stuff, Analord, ambient pieces and cinematic moody score stuff.

The guy can mix even the most insane of his tunes to make such a familiar and intuative listen. I just love how affordable and available this level of quality can be.
Hackurr Mar 4, 2023
I love this album on vinyl, but the artwork is sure to get battered... It is also pretty awkward to handle as a whole, but either way, a great LP.
AuJus Feb 7, 2023
Very clean sounding copy, nice deep bass and fantastic tunes!
kiddfunk Jan 28, 2023
Great album, but my third disk has the label so off centre on one side that it sit across 3/4 of the runoff groove. Keeps me alert as I have to lift of the stylus immediately the final track finishes or stylus damage ensues. On the plus side it looks pretty weird watching the disk spin.
NothingsReally Nov 27, 2022
It’s. A. Masterpiece.
The only negative is that the packaging is a bit complicated, and I’ve got to do a … little … extra work.
Either way - always worth it!
CtheB Nov 24, 2022
Some tracks are convincing 2010s progressions from his 1990s work. The sense of humour from the earlier albums is pretty much gone, sadly. "PAPAT4" sounds like a cover of "We all stand together" by Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus. That could count as humour, but it's dismal rather than amusing. "Produk 29" is blighted by samples of an irritating middle-class woman bitching to friends about another woman who behaved like a "disgusting f*cking whore" when they were "at that club".

The best tracks are generally more dense than the old work – dense as in featuring dozens of different synth and drum voices, even if only a few of them are heard at any one time. The highlight is "Xmas_Evet10", which keeps morphing from one thing to another while maintaining a coherent whole. (The "Xmas_Evet1 N" mix, released on a stamped single, is briefer but even better.)
shellytbh Sep 27, 2022
pros
insane album
reasonable price
amazing sound
literally everything else

cons
need to change sides a lot (no big deal)
sleeves it ships in are tight and will probably leave micro scratches (get other inner sleeves)
rpaiello May 2, 2022
Edited one year ago
Great quality control on these. Richard's clearly one of those artists who care about ensuring that their physicals sound great instead of shoving mixed-quality vinyl releases out the door at a ridiculous markup. Only other artist I've seen retail a 3LP at a reasonable price is Boards of Canada.

Don't tell anyone I said this, but this stuff is miles better than most of his earlier works.