{"id":10431,"date":"2016-06-07T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=10431"},"modified":"2016-06-07T09:47:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T09:47:56","slug":"aphex-twins-teased-cheetah-ep-is-a-synth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/aphex-twins-teased-cheetah-ep-is-a-synth\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Aphex Twin&#8217;s teased new Cheetah EP a synth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Various record stores have received an\u00a0advertisement for Aphex Twin&#8217;s Cheetah EP, but it seems like it might not be a record and instead a synthesiser&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>A new poster teasing &#8220;New Product Information&#8221; is causing confused excitement after it appeared in record stores suggesting a new release from Aphex Twin. But what it&#8217;s actually suggesting is ambiguous thanks to Richard D. James&#8217; (Aphex Twin) famously abstract methods, in and beyond his music.<\/p>\n<p>The ad is styled like an advert for an old school synth rather than a music release. This has caused rumours abound that he could be coming out with a synthesiser, which would\u00a0actually be even more exciting than a new EP.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10432 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/27129_305.jpg\" alt=\"Aphex Twin synth music cd release\" width=\"640\" height=\"850\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/27129_305.jpg 640w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/27129_305-339x450.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The poster reads as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Aphex Twin Cheetah EP uses digital sound generation techniques combined with wave sequencing technology to bring you sounds with movement and depth rarely found on records today.<\/p>\n<p>To assure you that your Cheetah EP will give you many years of enjoyment, please be sure to read the owners manual carefully before attempting to operate the Cheetah EP.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to experiment and create some sounds of your own, first try editing some sounds we&#8217;ve already made for you, before attempting to create a patch from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>We sincerely hope that having battled through the programming of the Cheetah EP, you have not become familiar with the exceptional potential of this record.<\/p>\n<p>Have fun programming, and if you create any superb patches and tones which you feel deserve to be appreciated by other Cheetah EP buyers, send a MIDI System Dump of them, on a disc to us at WARP and if we also think they are superb, you could be rewarded for your efforts. Try us!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital Wave Sequencing Synthesizer<\/li>\n<li>Sounds programmed to sequence through changing waveforms as the note plays, giving exceptional movement and character to the music<\/li>\n<li>15 note polyphonic<\/li>\n<li>Velocity Sensitive<\/li>\n<li>Multi-Timbral<\/li>\n<li>Stereo Output<\/li>\n<li>Fully programmable from the front panel<\/li>\n<li>LED display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It all very convincingly points towards being a synth, but you should expect the unexpected with Aphex Twin. It would be a large undertaking to design a synthesiser from scratch, but wouldn&#8217;t be crazy coming\u00a0from a unique electronic musician who stands firmly on their own in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>There are clues suggesting it will still be a music release however, as last year James releases a few tracks on his SoundCloud &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user18081971\">user18081971<\/a>&#8216; with titles like &#8216;Cheetah3 Teac&#8217; and &#8216;CHEETAH7&#8217; that were subsequently removed &#8211; suspicious, eh?<\/p>\n<p>For now the verdict is to wait and see. What would you prefer &#8211; a new EP from Aphex Twin or a unique synthesiser modelled on the artist&#8217;s sound?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Various record stores have received an\u00a0advertisement for Aphex Twin&#8217;s Cheetah EP, but it seems like it might not be a record and instead a synthesiser&#8230; A new poster teasing &#8220;New Product Information&#8221; is causing confused excitement after it appeared in record stores suggesting a new release from Aphex Twin. But what it&#8217;s actually suggesting is ambiguous thanks to Richard D. James&#8217; (Aphex Twin) famously abstract methods, in and beyond his music. The ad is styled like an advert for an old school synth rather than a music release. 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