Battle 37 - AFX cover/remix

It sounds super clean actually!. but misses the sub-oscillator… the main phrase Is done w pulse synth?

This is my Aphex Twin Remix of ‘Alberto Balsam’ and some Drums from 'Cow Cud is a Twin’



https://soundcloud.com/mixrasta/balsamico-effekt-aphex-twin-alberto-balsam-remix

made mine with inspiration from Nannou by Aphex Twin.

all sounds generated from OP-1 synth engines, or with the D-box drum engine.

one sample source, as well (sampled on two separate Aphex Twin records)...

https://soundcloud.com/dj_kln/oh-yes-pony

@Kln Nice!, the melody and its sound reminds me to a russian guy called Nicholas Lem. he does sound design for Elektron, but maybe he also took inspiration from Afx…
cheers

So, it seems like we need some more Songs!

Workin’ on it :wink:

Juti! good

Yepp, workin’ ON it but I’m afraid I can’t hit the deadline.

Damn, I target a cover, as close as possible. But it’s SO ! DAMN ! HARD !!



Anyway I’m discovering plenty of tricks :smiley:

I’ve been pretty busy over the last month and time seems to have flown by. Just realised that the deadline is today, I’m going to extend it another week or so so you guys have more time to get your entries in. I realise how hard this battle is after trying to do a cover of finger bib myself, couldn’t quite get some of the synths right. Was able to do the drums pretty well on the dbox though. Going to have another go and try covering flim this time. Listening back to the entries so far and loving them, the are all awesome!! So i’m going to set the extension on the deadline to the 26th so people have a couple of weekends to play with.

Yeaaaaah @Metske this is such a good idea thank you mate !!

I really want to get to the end of this !

Phew, thank goodness… thanks for the extension @Metske :slight_smile:


My second attempt was on Delphium from Selected Ambient Works Volume 1, but again, I can’t get the synths just right. Rather than a faithful recreation, I might try a third song and go off the beaten track with it a bit.

In the spirit of AFX just completely ignore the track you remix and give in an original piece of music…

Well, I don’t have much time to enter the battles anymore, but I saw the battle title and it triggered a memory of making a very short homage to Aphex Twin a few years ago. After scouring my hard drive for what seemed like forever and a day - I actually found the file…

Speak & Spell Licker


https://soundcloud.com/hellooperator-1/speak-n-spell-licker

Thanks mate! With The extension I think I Can finish it :slight_smile:

Thanks mate! With The extension I think I Can finish it :slight_smile:

Totally agree with you @Spheric_El

some bloody good entries here! very impressed!


I didn’t think I’d be able to submit something for this competition as sadly I’ve been away in Thailand riding elephants and playing with tiger cubs :stuck_out_tongue:

Just saw there’s been an extension but this week will be pretty full on at work catching up after nearly 3 weeks off.

@kln loving your tune!¬

@Servando - found Nicholas Lem’s Soundcloud. enjoying the tunes and sounds he has on there. thanks for the insight. always good to discover something new.


@spacetravelmadeeasy - that sounds like a horrible time. ha! thanks for the mention, btw.

looking forward to hearing more creations from other Operators.

Relevant to this battle, so thought I’d post this here. It’s a kind of theoretical Selected Ambient Works Vol III put together by the guy that wrote the 33 1/3 book on SAW Vol II.


https://soundcloud.com/disquiet/sets/aphex-twin-saw-iii-beta

(Love that tune “4 Red Calx[slo]”)