Reflexion

Stefan · Jul 29, 2015, 09:05

No own topic for Reflexion yet?

This song is angels frolicking on your eardrums.

Bendy1001 · Jul 29, 2015, 13:31 #1

GAAAAAAH! Why has this album still not turned up in my mailbox!
So yeah, I haven't had a chance to listen to this song in all it's glory on BITE, but I did listen to a lot in youtube recordings of live shows back before BITE was even announced, and I fell in love with it. More than anything, this is the song that's got me so excited for the album. My favourite Chemical Brothers song (actually my favourite song ever, come to think of it) would almost certainly be Burst Generator. One of the best things about the Chemical Brothers is the amount of detail in all of their songs. All the little whurrs and whistles that play in the background, but Burst Generator played them in the foreground. Every single noise has impact, and it's all so perfectly timed and tuned that it all somehow works together. Reflexion is the same thing, an onslaught of synth madness that manages to hold all the plates in the air. Every time I listen to it, my mind goes back to Burst Generator, and the way I felt the first time I heard it.
Perfexion.

Ben Glass · Jul 29, 2015, 14:06 #2

Love it, dunno why they didnt include the full length version on the album, yeah, so glad to finally have it after listening to those youtube clips for so long.

Krisper · Jul 30, 2015, 21:11 #3

I absolutely love this track, I have heard them play different versions of it in some DJ sets, it takes me back to seeing them at the Home nightclub in Sydney with less than 1000 people, what a night. This song is one of my all time Chems favourites.

WhiteNoise · Jul 31, 2015, 12:26 #4

aside from what happened to the ending it's the most perfect song on the record.

Stefan · Jul 31, 2015, 16:55 #5

Quote from: WhiteNoise on Jul 31, 2015, 12:26

aside from what happened to the ending

The ending of Reflexion was my first comment on BITE. It sounds like they just pulled the plug on the recording equipment.
I got used to it after the umpteenth listening, but it's still weird.

Bendy1001 · Aug 01, 2015, 01:41 #6

Album finally arrived!
Yeah, this is totally the best song on the album for me.
I think it sounded better live, probably cause the audience made it sound a little busier. Now that I'm listening to it, my Burst Generator comparison seems a little less valid, but I still hear a lot of that song in here. It sounds like Burst Generator meets The Private Psychedelic Reel.
Yeah, the ending could be a little better. I've always hated when a song doesn't end, but just fades out as the band continues to play. I'm not sure if this Reflexion's end better or worse than that...

MIKL · Mar 21, 2016, 11:28 #7

This reminds me of reflexion a bit. Every now and then Death in Vegas/Richard Fearless will have similar sounds I've noticed over the years:

androidgeoff · Mar 22, 2016, 02:37 #8

There is more to the berlin washboard

Deep, wondrous depth

I believe

NiCk.Dj · Mar 23, 2016, 13:47 #9

any live video??

Ben_j · Mar 25, 2016, 12:39 #10

Quote from: NiCk.Dj on Mar 23, 2016, 13:47

any live video??

NiCk.Dj · Mar 25, 2016, 14:24 #11

thanks!

Ben_j · Mar 25, 2016, 20:50 #12

Quote from: NiCk.Dj on Mar 25, 2016, 14:24

thanks!

No problem ! I don't think there are much Reflexion videos out there, because they all got put down. I had to upload that one on Dailymotion because YouTube rejected it right away.

There's also this one

but it's basically the same from another point of view and with more of the encore sweeps and bleeps. Actually I don't even know if they've played Reflexion other than at Rockhal and the pre-Sonar show ?

Biff · Mar 26, 2016, 14:12 #13

I did not realize they ever played this live, that rock I'm living under is doing a great job!

androidgeoff · Mar 26, 2016, 16:23 #14

I love the live intro!

MadPooter · Mar 27, 2016, 02:06 #15

Certainly wanting to see their set with Reflexion in it...

If only I had more money. Right now.

I mean, apparently, later that won't be a problem. But right now, I don't have enough laying around to warrant feeling okay about jumping on a plane to Europe to see them at SW4. Sad.

androidgeoff · Mar 27, 2016, 05:47 #16

Jump a plane and see them in France, with me!

Stefan · Mar 27, 2016, 08:50 #17

Quote from: Ben_j on Mar 25, 2016, 20:50

I don't even know if they've played Reflexion other than at Rockhal and the pre-Sonar show ?

Are you sure they played it at the Pre-Sonar show? Setlist.fm says otherwise, but of course it could be wrong.

Ben_j · Mar 27, 2016, 12:01 #18

Quote from: Stefan on Mar 27, 2016, 08:50

Are you sure they played it at the Pre-Sonar show? Setlist.fm says otherwise, but of course it could be wrong.

That would be the regular Sonar show on Setlist.fm, not the pre-show

Stefan · Mar 27, 2016, 19:35 #19

There are two entries:
Pre-show, June 18th, with TPPR:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-chemical-brothers/2015/fira-de-barcelona-gran-via-lhospitalet-de-llobregat-spain-5bc90be8.html

Regular show, June 20th, with BRB as closing song:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-chemical-brothers/2015/fira-de-barcelona-gran-via-lhospitalet-de-llobregat-spain-53c97f81.html

Again, I don't know if the entry is correct for the pre-show.