History Music / Syro

* LongTitle: Almost every track has one, as most of the titles are akin to computer code (two examples being "fz pseudotimestretch+e+3" and "syro u473t8+e [piezoluminescence mix]").

* {{Portmantitle}}: The "s950tx16wasr10" in "s950tx16wasr10 [earth portal mix]" is comprised of three different pieces of equipment. The Akai S950 digital sampler, the Yamaha TX16W sampler and the Esoniq ASR-10 sampler.

''Syro'' is the sixth album by British electronic musician Richard D. James as Music/AphexTwin, released in 2014. His first release under the Aphex Twin alias since 2001's ''[[Music/{{Drukqs}} drukQs]]'' (and the first release of any new material since 2007's ''Rushup Edge'' as The Tuss), it had been in development for at least four years prior (though some tracks date as far back as 2007), supposedly being held back by personal events.

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* SpokenWordInMusic: "fz pseudotimestretch+e+3" begins with the words "Casio reset". There's also the aforementioned Russian samples.

''Syro'' is the sixth album by British electronic musician Richard D. James as Music/AphexTwin, released in 2014. His first release under the Aphex Twin alias since 2001's ''Music/{{Drukqs}}'' (and the first release of any new material since 2007's ''Rushup Edge'' as The Tuss), it had been in development for at least four years prior (though some tracks date as far back as 2007), supposedly being held back by personal events.

''Syro'' is the sixth album by British electronic musician Richard D. James as Music/AphexTwin, released in 2014. His first release under the Aphex Twin alias since 2001's ''Drukqs'' (and the first release of any new material since 2007's ''Rushup Edge'' as The Tuss), it had been in development for at least four years prior (though some tracks date as far back as 2007), supposedly being held back by personal events.

* CouchGag: The album cover breaks down every expense that went into the creation and release of the album, and how your purchase pays for it. The list is modified slightly depending on the format, covering the differences in the cost and creation of CD's and vinyl. This even extends to the official [=YouTube=] upload of the album, where the cover instead lists the viewership statistics of Aphex Twin's music on that platform.

* LongList: The packaging is a visual version of this trope, displaying the full manufacturing costs for one copy of the album (which changes based on whether it's the CD or the vinyl) in the format of a receipt. It includes items such as, "Outdoor postering in Italy," "Hotel in Seattle for album playback meeting" and "Royalty to Richard (50%)." Apparently, James makes £1.0989 per CD sold. The list is long enough that its small print takes five CD pages and all 3 vinyl panels to display.

* {{Neologism}}: ''Syro'' is short for "Syrobonkus," a nonsense word that one of Richard's sons came up with while listening to material on the album.

* OddNameOut: Every other song on the album has an unusual title featuring numbers and symbols...and then there's "aisatsana."

* {{Sampling}}: Samples of bird calls can be heard throughout "aisatsana."

* SpokenWordInMusic: "fz pseudotimestretch+e+3" begins with the words "Casio reset." There's also the aforementioned Russian samples.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: Almost every other song on the album consists of hard/lively electronica, and then the album closes with the calm piano piece "aisatsana."
* TitleByNumber: Every track includes at least one number in the title except for "aisatsana," and even then the full title includes the BPM.
* TitleTrack: "syro u473t8+e [piezoluminescence mix]." "[=CIRCLONT6A=]" being the "syrobonkus mix" might qualify as well.
* WordPureeTitle: While Richard's song titles had been unusual before, ''Syro'' takes this up to eleven and beyond, bringing such pronunciative nightmares as "syro u473t8+e [piezoluminescence mix]," "s950tx16wasr10 [earth portal mix]," "[=CIRCLONT6A=] [syrobonkus mix]" and "fz pseudotimestretch+e+3."

* TitleTrack: "syro u473t8+e [piezoluminescence mix]". "[=CIRCLONT6A=]" being the "syrobonkus mix" might qualify as well.
* WordPureeTitle: While Richard's song titles had been unusual before, ''Syro'' takes this up to eleven and beyond, bringing such pronunciative nightmares as "syro u473t8+e [piezoluminescence mix]", "s950tx16wasr10 [earth portal mix]", "[=CIRCLONT6A=] [syrobonkus mix]" and "fz pseudotimestretch+e+3".

* WordPureeTitle: While Richard's song titles had been unusual before, ''Syro'' takes this UpToEleven and beyond, bringing such pronunciative nightmares as "syro u473t8+e [piezoluminescence mix]", "s950tx16wasr10 [earth portal mix]", "[=CIRCLONT6A=] [syrobonkus mix]" and "fz pseudotimestretch+e+3".

''Syro'', released in 2014, is the sixth album by British electronic musician Richard D. James as Music/AphexTwin. His first release under the Aphex Twin alias since 2001's ''Drukqs'' (and first release of any new material since 2007's ''Rushup Edge'' as The Tuss), it had been in development for at least four years prior (though some tracks date as far back as 2007), supposedly being held back by personal events.

As the quote implies, ''Syro'' is a GenreRoulette of various musical styles, and an exploration into poppier musical territory (despite Richard's insistence that the album isn't "particularly innovative").

The album was promoted through various odd techniques: a link hosted on the Dark Web, graffiti of the Aphex Twin logo spread throughout New York City, press releases in broken English, and a green blimp flown over London.

* {{Neologism}}: ''Syro'', short for "Syrobonkus," a nonsense word that one of Richard's sons came up with while listening to material on the album.

* TitleTrack: "syro u473t8+e [piezoluminescence mix]". I’m"[=CIRCLONT6A=]" being the "syrobonkus mix" might qualify as well.

* LonelyPianoPiece: "aisatsana".
* LongList: The packaging is a visual version of this trope, displaying the full manufacturing costs for one copy of the album (which changes based on whether it's the CD or the vinyl) in the format of a receipt. It includes items such as, "Outdoor postering in Italy", "Hotel in Seattle for album playback meeting" and "Royalty to Richard (50%)." Apparently, James makes £1.0989 per CD sold. The list is long enough that its small print takes five CD pages and all 3 vinyl panels to display.

* {{Neologism}}: ''Syro'', short for "Syrobonkus", a nonsense word that one of Richard's sons came up with while listening to material on the album.

* OddNameOut: Every other song on the album has an unusual title featuring numbers and symbols...and then there's "aisatsana".
* OneWordTitle: The album title, as well as "aisatsana".

* {{Sampling}}: Samples of bird calls can be heard throughout "aisatsana".

* SpokenWordInMusic: "fz pseudotimestretch+e+3" begins with the words "Casio reset". There's also the aforementioned Russian samples.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: Almost every other song on the album consists of hard/lively electronica, and then the album closes with the calm piano piece "aisatsana".
* TitleByNumber: Every track includes at least one number in the title except for "aisatsana", and even then the full title includes the BPM.
* TitleTrack: "syro u473t8+e [piezoluminescence mix]". "[=CIRCLONT6A=]" being the "syrobonkus mix" might qualify as well.

-->--'''''Q'' magazine interview'''

''Syro'', released in 2014, is the sixth album by British electronic musician Richard D. James as Music/AphexTwin.

His first release under the Aphex Twin alias since 2001's ''Drukqs'' (and first release of any new material since 2007's ''Rushup Edge'' as The Tuss), it had been in development for at least four years prior (though some tracks date as far back as 2007), supposedly being held back by personal events.

* LighterAndSofter: ''Syro'' was delibaretely conceived by James to be a collection of more accessible material than his previous albums. Whether he has achieved that is open for debate.

->''"[James] calls ''Syro'' "my pop album, or as poppy as it's going to get," which means that it contains vocals (performed by himself and members of his family and garbled beyond recognition) and bewitching melodies. It is, nonetheless, a heavy trip; a whirlwind tour of James's inscrutable brain, an unpredictable maze of things that shouldn't make sense together yet do; blaring rave basslines, poignant electro chords, splintered jazz fusion riffs, meditative piano, scorching acid plunges, elaborate breakbeat hieroglyphs, abrasive industrial clatter and sheer noise terror. If you're an Aphex Twin fan, it's both familiar and unfathomably strange - a transmission in a language only one man understands, and even he's not sure."''

His first release under the Aphex Twin alias since 2001's ''Drukqs'' (and first release of any new material since 2007's ''Rushup Edge'' as The Tuss), it had been in development for at least four years prior (though some tracks date as far back as 2007), supposedly being held back by personal events. As the quote implies, ''Syro'' is a GenreRoulette of various musical styles, and an exploration into poppier musical territory (despite Richard's insistence that the album isn't "particularly innovative"). The album was promoted through various odd techniques: a link hosted on the Dark Web, graffiti of the Aphex Twin logo spread throughout New York City, press releases in broken English, and a green blimp flown over London. While Richard has stated that ''Syro'' is meant to be the end of an era, it also marks the beginning of a new era in sound and approach that continues to this day.

* LongList: The packaging is a visual version of this trope, displaying the full manufacturing costs for one copy of the album (which changes based on whether it's the CD or the vinyl) in the format of a receipt. It includes items such as, "Outdoor postering in Italy", "Hotel in Seattle for album playback meeting" and "Royalty to Richard (50%)." Apparently, Aphex makes £1.0989 per CD sold. The list is long enough that its small print takes five CD pages and all 3 vinyl panels to display.

* MinisculeRocking: "fz pseudotimestretch+e+3" (0:58).

* {{Sampling}}: Samples of bird calls than be heard throughout "aisatsana".