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Re:Automated snare drum made to the order of Aphex Twin (2014) by icpmacdo on Saturday April 22, 2017 @12:01AM (#14171063)
Anyone know of great albums similar to his songs Avril 14th or Aistsan[102]? I have little musical context if this is a dumb question.

I like all his albums but those songs are really some of the most relaxing sounds I have heard.

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Re:Automated snare drum made to the order of Aphex Twin (2014) by RobertKerans on Saturday April 22, 2017 @01:56AM (#14171279)
Mishima by Philip Glass (Kronos Quartet plays Philip Glass would be a good bet). The album Asperities by Julia Kent, just out last year, is pretty phenomenal. Systems/Layers by Rachels and Vulnicura Strings by Björk might work. Soundtrack to Requiem for a Dream.

Note that there's an album of classical versions of Aphex songs by Alarm Will Sound which is very good (their Avril 14th is inferior though)

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Re:Automated snare drum made to the order of Aphex Twin (2014) by daeken on Saturday April 22, 2017 @12:13AM (#14171086)
Avril 14th is one of my absolute favorite songs. It's my go-to song when I need to just relax and push away from reality for a bit; one of the few I can just put on repeat and be happy with.
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Re:Automated snare drum made to the order of Aphex Twin (2014) by rmunoz on Saturday April 22, 2017 @06:08AM (#14171823)
I just discovered the violinist Daniel Hope recently, and in the following album: http://www.danielhope.com/listento/for-seasons/ you will find a beautiful cover of Avril 14th (Spotify link: http://open.spotify.com/track/3MjbuOV1RDEdXfyJwuzzOS)
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Re:Automated snare drum made to the order of Aphex Twin (2014) by jdee on Saturday April 22, 2017 @03:13AM (#14171486)
Nils Frahm's Screws Reworked is usually tagged 'new classical' but certainly has roots in the same space as Avril 14th. New classical as a whole is an interesting genre.
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Re:Automated snare drum made to the order of Aphex Twin (2014) by alexwilkerson on Saturday April 22, 2017 @01:35AM (#14171247)
Try Chilly Gonzales - Solo Piano (first one). Then try Erik Satie and John Cage. Then maybe Goldmund and Yann Tiersen (Amelie soundtrack). Then give up and go back to Richard.
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Re:Automated snare drum made to the order of Aphex Twin (2014) by 3131s on Saturday April 22, 2017 @04:07AM (#14171608)
If you like Satie and Cage, try Leos Janacek's piano music. I have sought out a lot of piano music in this style, but Janacek stands out for me.
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Re:Automated snare drum made to the order of Aphex Twin (2014) by 112233 on Sunday April 23, 2017 @05:24AM (#14177324)
Johannes Brahms op.117 nr. 1

Pēteris Vasks fourth string quartet, nr.5 meditation

edit: also, some of the calmer tracks by Lullatone

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