EP · 2018
Collapse EP
by Aphex Twin
Collapse EP is an ep by Aphex Twin, released in 2018 on Warp Records, with 5 tracks.
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5 tracks · 29 min
EP · 2018
by Aphex Twin
Collapse EP is an ep by Aphex Twin, released in 2018 on Warp Records, with 5 tracks.
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5 tracks · 29 min
In some ways, Collapse sounds like the most Aphexian recording Aphex Twin has released since bursting back onto the scene with 2014's Syro. Since then, he's ventured down several different rabbit holes via EPs and limited releases, from the clinical experiments of Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments, Pt. 2 to the manic acid techno of Orphaned Deejay Selek: 2006-2008, not to mention the smorgasbord of glitches, rushes, and interstellar howls spread across a 90-minute cassette only available at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2017. As interesting as his post-comeback work has been, much of it has seemed like demos or works in progress, and it's often lacked the distinct personality which made Aphex's work stand out during the '90s. Collapse, however, is instantly, unmistakably recognizable as an Aphex release. Here, he returns to the ultra-glitchy beats and childlike melodies of releases like Hangable Auto Bulb and Richard D. James Album, while sounding miles away from them. "T69 collapse" begins the proceedings with rapidly fluttering beats over softly rippling notes and a slightly crooked bassline. After two minutes, it suddenly switches into a much darker mode, with the distorted k…