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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 only two releases Richard D James put out under the Bradley Strider alias, a nice little find if you're after some off-kilter but on-point rave fuel.
The title track is notorious as perhaps one of the most unlistenable pieces in electronic music.
Donkey Rhubarb is an odd release, as idiosyncratic and unsettling as Aphex Twin always is.
Probably the most famous 'unofficial' Aphex Twin collection, Melodies from Mars has never seen an official release, despite the mp3s being in circulation for years.
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 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.
Joyrex J9 is probably the weakest of the Caustic Window trio, lacking does a Cordialatron or On the Romance Tip. Not that there isn't some industrial-strength acid rave gold here.
The first Joyrex EP was an anonymous looking slab of wax, attributed to 'Caustic Window'; the first Richard D James release to appear on the label he set up with Grant Wilson-Claridge, Rephlex Records.
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