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Reviewed
by: Nicholas
This
newest release by Richard James continues his tradition of creating
new sounds to melt the brain. The first track, "windowlicker", showcases
Richard's love for warping his voice into that of a twisted child singing
an infectious melody. This melody is, as usual, brilliant and easily
recognizable as his style. One thing that is noticeably different is
that this track is not dominated by a furious drum and bass rhythm shooting
about. I was beginning to fear that he would never outgrow putting speedy
drum riffs behind all of his songs, but that type of structure is gone
from all three tracks. Track two has a title that cannot be typed into
this computer, and seems to be a collection of new and bizarre sounds
that Richard has been toying with. I really enjoy listening to this
and seeing what machines are now capable of, thinking that I will soon
hear these sounds used in all intelligent music within the next few
years. Track three is a softer piece with chimes, clicks and scrapes
making up a nice little melodic song with soft rhythms behind it. The
new video release is also available, featuring more latex masks of Richard
(this time on scantily clad females) with some hilarious dialogue and
dance moves. No fan of Aphex Twin will be disappointed in these new
releases, except for the fact that they have only a few songs by this
electronic genius.
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