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Aphex Twin ‘Cheetah’ Review: a solid if somewhat conventional release from the ever enigmatic Richard D. James [rating=3.5] Richard D. James aka electronic music mastermind Aphex Twin may have disappeared for nearly a decade, but he’s certainly making up for lost time: first with his engaging 2014 comeback album Syro, followed by the moody and texturally […]
Aphex Twin Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt 2 Review: Richard D. James brings the odd with this quick collection of jazzy soundscapes. [rating=4] Aphex Twin’s 2014 comeback album SYRO was a more than welcome return for the enigmatic electronic music iconoclast. But the one complaint leveled at the album (of which I concurred) was that […]
Yesterday Aphex Twin released “Diskhat ALL Prepared1mixed [snr2mix], a new track from his surprise album ‘Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2 EP‘ (Warp Records) And today he’s streaming the full EP on Spotify (which you can listen to below). After years of dormancy, the quirky electronic pioneer has been on a roll. He released SYRO, his first […]
Listen: Aphex Twin ‘Diskhat ALL prepared1mixed 13’: Richard D. James releases track from new E.P. Hot on the heels of last year’s out of the blue release ‘Syro‘, Aphex Twin surprised fans again by announcing the release of a new E.P. entitled Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2. That album debuts January 23rd, 2015 (Warp Records). To whet […]
