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The Richard D James Album is all the more impressive for its short duration, given the sheer breadth of creativity on display and how comprehensively James builds a self-contained sound-world that fizzes with contemporary influences yet exists purely on its own terms.
The four tracks on the GAK EP are reportedly demos that Richard D James had sent to Warp Records before he was signed; which were then put out as an EP following the release of his second album on the label. Listening to these tracks, which I may have heard only once before, I can … Continue reading GAK – GAK EP
The title track is notorious as perhaps one of the most unlistenable pieces in electronic music.
The album's beauty lies in the counterpoint between the hard and soft edges, jagged percussion and soothing melodies, screeching clamour and woozy respite.
Despite containing mainly sketches and off-cuts, there's a huge amount of creativity on display on this EP.
The Hangable Auto Bulb EP finds Aphex Twin at a new juncture, where technology opened new avenues of experimentation.
The elusive fifth instalment in the Analogue Bubblebath series, which never saw the light of day with an official release.
The On EP sees Aphex Twin go beyond the confines of something resembling dance music and into a realm that exists on his own terms.
The first release under the AFX moniker, Analogue Bubblebath 3 has the run time of an album, which would make it James' only LP on his own Rephlex Records.
The advent of '93 sees Richard D James entering a particularly fruitful patch of creativity, which he'd ride with a slew of albums and EPs for pretty much the rest of the decade.
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