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Posts Tagged Aphex Twin

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June 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Nathan Fake: Sanxenxo (ep)

Nathan Fake Sanxenxo (ep) Cambria Instruments Nathank Fake’s new EP is a set of jams and leftovers and shelf-sitters recorded either side of his most recent full-lengther, the excellent Blizzards. The excellent Sanxenxo brims with ideas, its opening, title tune unfolding through various glitches over seven minutes, taking in the buzzing, pulsing writhe of ambient […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Aphex Twin, Blizzards, Cambria Instruments, DJ, EP, Instrumental, Nathan Fake, Nathan Fake: Sanxenxo (ep), Orbital, Producer, Sanxenxo, Sanxenxo (ep), Techno, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Oneohtrix Point Never: Magic Oneohtrix Point Never

Oneohtrix Point Never Magic Oneohtrix Point Never Warp Records As Oneohtrix  Point Never, bedsit electronica composer Daniel Lopatin has made over a dozen records now – including film soundtracks, and maybe he truly broke big under his own name with the soundtrack to Uncut Gems; one of those rare movies where Adam Sandler is ‘good’ […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Age Of, Album Review, Aphex Twin, Daniel Lopatin, Magic, Magic Oneohtrix Point Never, Oneohtrix Point Never, Oneohtrix Point Never: Magic Oneohtrix Point Never, R Plus Seven, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sebastien Tellier, Uncut Gems, Warp Records, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Deantoni Parks: SILVER CHORD

Deantoni Parks SILVER CHORD humani machina When Deantoni Parks released his sublime one-man-band Technoself I’d had the lucky chance to see him (as part of a band) do what he does. He’s a wonderful drummer that has worked with a great range of artists – but as a solo act he is basically sat at […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Aphex Twin, Blade Runner, Boards Of Canada, Deantoni Parks, Deantoni Parks: SILVER CHORD, humani machina, Nine Inch Nails, SILVER CHORD, Vangelis, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Squarepusher: Lamental EP

Squarepusher Lamental EP Warp Records As Squarepusher, British composer, producer and musician Tom Jenkinson has spent the last quarter century making wonderful music in a variety of styles all under the same guise. From IDM and techno to live instrumentation – including his own solo bass lamentations – the Squarepusher brand is the home of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Aphex Twin, Daft Punk, John Carpenter, Lamental EP, Skrillex, Squarepusher, Squarepusher: Lamental EP, Warp, Warp Records, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Burial: Tunes 2011 – 2019

Burial Tunes 2011 – 2019 Hyperdub Arriving as part of the Hyperdub label’s 15-year celebration this compilation by Burial might at first seem intriguing and/or unnecessary but I for one welcome it.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 12", 2011 - 2019, Aphex Twin, British, Burial, Burial: Tunes 2011 - 2019, Compilation, Dance, Electronica, EP, EPs, Hyperdub, Rival Dealer, Singles, Tunes, Tunes 2011 - 2019, UK, Untrue, William Emmanuel Bevan, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Aphex Twin: Peel Session 2

Aphex Twin Peel Session 2 Warp Records It’s anniversary time for Warp Records – 30 years, unreal! So various digs in the vault are happening, including the release of this – Aphex Twin’s second Peel Session from around the time of the peak years (’95) where he was still thrilling with drill’n’bass but also working […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 12", 30th Anniversary, Album Review, Aphex Twin, EP, p-string, Pancake Lizard, Peel Session, Peel Session 2, Peel Sessions, Radiator, Richard D. James, Slo Bird Whistle, Vinyl, Warp Records, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Lukid: Drip (ep)

Lukid  Drip (ep)  Arcola  Luke Blair’s day-job is being the boss at Glum Records. By night – or on weekends – he is Lukid. And his Drip EP is a weird and wonderful blip-bop loop-fest of tape-stretching, static-hiss boogie-down ambient-crawl techno that has been released on Arcola, one of Warp’s sub-labels. Warp of course is spiritual home to this type of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambeint, Aphex Twin, Dance, Drip, Drip (ep), EP, Lukid, Lukid: Drip (ep), Techno, Warp, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Laurel Halo: Raw Silk Uncut Wood

Laurel Halo  Raw Silk Uncut Wood  Latency Recordings  Berlin-based, American-born sound-artist and composer Laurel Halo loves skitterish percussion, tinkering pianos and strident textures. She loves jazz settings – and then totally fucking with them, and she creates the best movie soundtracks for non-existent movies. All of that is on display here on Raw Silk Uncut Wood – but overall this is her most […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Aphex Twin, Collage, Come To Daddy, Instrumental, Latency Recordings, Laurel Halo, Laurel Halo: Raw Silk Uncut Wood, Raw Silk Uncut Wood, Sculpture, Sound, Soundtrack, The Necks, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 319 

Aphex Twin, Come To Daddy (1997) This was the very first thing I heard by Aphex Twin – it sent me down a path. I’ve never returned really. Never backed away. It’s all intriguing and invigorating. And the best of it is the best music I’ve ever – ever – heard. And the worst of it is still better than so much. I bought […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1997, Album, Aphex Twin, Come To Daddy, EP, Flim, Pappy Remix, Record, Richard D. James, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 319, Vinyl ·

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September 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Aphex Twin: Collapse EP

Aphex Twin Collpase EP Warp Records I’ve said this before but I think it bears repeating: you could imagine that all of the Aphex Twin material – and we’re now talking about a nearly 30-year span of music-making – was created in a single weekend; Richard D. James high on herbal drinks and pills and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Aphex Twin, Aphex Twin: Collapse EP, Collapse, Collapse EP, Come To Daddy, Drukqs, EP, Richard D. James, Syro, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Venetian Snares/Daniel Lanois: Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois

Venetian Snares/Daniel Lanois Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois Timesig/Planet Mu This surprise collaboration features two Canadian wunderkind musicians that push and pull in very different directions. It might be a head-scratch (or indeed a head-fuck) for many, particularly if you are arriving at this as a Lanois fan unaware of Venetian Snares. But there’s gold […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Aaron Funk, Album Review, Ambient, Aphex Twin, Breakcore, Brian Eno, Collaboration, Dance, Daniel Lanois, Duo, Electronica, Instrumental, Luke Vibert, Soundscape, Venetian Snares, Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois, Venetian Snares/Daniel Lanois, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

My Life In Seven Songs

Song 1: Once In A Lifetime, Talking Heads The drums push forward, the bass pulls back and this isn’t really a song, it’s a bunch of ideas falling over themselves, cascading, oscillating, evading melody in favour of finding a groove. The words are catchphrases, evangelical, delightful. A tune existing in its own space, in its […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 7, Aphex Twin, Guns n Roses, Lenny Kravitz, My Life, My Life In Seven Songs, Netherworld Dancing Toys, Seven, Seven Songs, Talking Heads, The Cure, The Roots ·
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