Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2 - Aphex Twin (2015)

Ten Years Gone: stuff that was in my January 2015 rotation

Apparently called “part 2” because he considered it a sequel to his 2001 record Drukqs, which used a similar strategy of triggering physical instruments programmatically.

I’m never the biggest fan of Aphex. Most of what he does isn’t bad, imo, but it’s not as earth shatteringly brilliant as I think some people make it out to be. I think he gets too much credit for basically just being the most recognizable name in 90s IDM and ambient.

Despite what I might think about Richard James’ work, this is a pretty pleasant EP of piano and percussion.