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Aphex Twin takes his remote controlled orchestra to London: videos and live report
Last night, London's Barbican played host to one of the year's most anticipated live shows, with the beyond revered Aphex Twin bringing his Remote Orchestra to the capital.  In truth, the Remo [...]
Two classic Aphex Twin albums to get vinyl reissue
Two classic Aphex Twin albums to get vinyl reissue
26th July 2012 • 
1972 Records, the folks behind those Selected Ambient Works Vol II represses, have announced plans to make further headway into Aphex Twin's catalogue. Exclaim report that the label are s [...]
Aphex Twin to conduct orchestra via remote control and tackle Steve Reich in London
Aphex Twin to conduct orchestra via remote control and tackle Steve Reich in London
27th June 2012 • 
Aphex Twin will play a rare London show at the Barbican Hall on October 10. The pioneering artist, considered the greatest of all time by many fans of electronic music, will conduct his Remote [...]
Hear a disc-rotted version of Aphex’s <i>Selected Ambient Works Vol. II</i>
Hear a disc-rotted version of Aphex’s Selected Ambient Works Vol. II
8th June 2012 • 
Soundcloud user Yhanick has uploaded audio of a rotted copy of Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Vol. II. Disc rotting is when a CD, DVD or other form of optical disc becomes unreadable due  [...]
Secret tapes and love backed by force: the month’s 10 most important reissues and archival releases
Secret tapes and love backed by force: the month’s 10 most important reissues and archival releases
28th May 2012 • 
  APHEX TWIN SELECTED AMBIENT WORKS VOLUME II (1972 3xLP) Official 3xLP edition of Richard D. James' 1994 isolationist classic, courtesy of 1972 Records. The original brown and blac [...]
Aphex Twin’s <em>Selected Ambient Works Vol. II</em> gets limited vinyl repressing
Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Vol. II gets limited vinyl repressing
16th May 2012 • 
Selected Ambient Works Vol II remains a high watermark of Nineties electronica. Like its predecessor, Aphex Twin's classic 1994 collection scoped out novel sounds and textures without ever poot [...]
The art of… Rephlex
The art of… Rephlex
13th April 2012 • 
No label captures the demented spirit of rave quite like Rephlex Records. Sinces its formation in 1991, Richard D. James and Grant Wilson-Claridge's label has provided a home to some quite asto [...]
The art of… Aphex Twin
The art of… Aphex Twin
23rd August 2011 • 
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