Another New Aphex Twin Album Hits and It’s Free To Stream
January 23, 2015 | Rhett Jones
Hot on the heels of his Grammy-nominated album Syro, Aphex Twin just dropped more new music. Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2 EP is the second release from one of the best electronic music-makers in just 4 months. After a 13 year absence from the scene the man has said in interviews that he has a ton of unreleased music and he plans to just keep putting it out.
This record is exactly what the title says, acoustic instruments being controlled by computer programs so it’s actually more like the small instrumental pieces that would pop-in on his 2001 album Drukqs. It’s still full of some great beats but maybe not exactly the kind you’re used to. Hear it for yourself below.
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Aphex Twin dropped his first new track in 13 years on YouTube today. You can listen below. Maybe more notably than anything it features a lot of vocals, which is kind of rare for him. If they are actual words, they’re mangled or unintelligible. This comes on the heels of his…
Richard D. James, he of many monikers, recorded an LP's worth of music under his alias Caustic Window in the early '90s that never saw release. Now -- twenty years and a slew of Aphex Twin, AFX, and The Tuss releases later -- it may see the light of day.…
