Expert Knob Twiddlers [Import]

Product Description
Reissue of the 1996 album on the Rephlex label by Mike And Rich, a.k.a.Richard D. James, a.k.a. Aphex Twin. Features 10 tracks, including'Mr. Frosty' and 'Jelly Fish'. 2005.

Tracks:

Mr. Frosty
Jelly Fish
Eggy Toast
Reg
Vodka
Winner Takes All
Giant Deflating Football
Upright Kangaroo
The Sound of Beady Eyes
Bu Bu Bu Ba

Album Description

Reissue of the 1996 album on the Rephlex label by Mike And Rich, a.k.a.Richard D. James, a.k.a. Aphex Twin. Features 10 tracks, including'Mr. Frosty' and 'Jelly Fish'. 2005.

Album Details

APHEX TWIN & MU-ZIQ COLLABORATION

Customer Reviews:

skilled messing about.......2006-06-23

From the cover you can see that these two legends, i assume Mike is one to be working with "Aphex" Rich (who i know is one), are out to play games. Well from mischievous intent the tunes all form into wholes, sounding like what Henry Mancini might have become if he'd turned to electronica and insomnia. Can recommend Eggy Toast and The Sound of Beady Eyes on a overall very rushy album.

Average customer rating:

A really fun time
Expert Knob Twiddlers - Two Players!
could have been a lot better
Two awesome artists come up with a just average album.
Fun.

Expert Knob Twiddlers
Mike & Rich
Manufacturer: Rephlex
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000FEP2
Release Date: 1999-01-05

Tracks:

Mr Frosty
Jelly Fish
Eggy Toast
Reg
Vodka
Winner Takes All
Giant Deflating Football
Upright Kangaroo
The Sound Of Beady Eyes
Bu Bu Bu Ba

Album Description

1998 album on the Rephlex label by 'Mike' (a.k.a. Mike Paradinas a.k.a. u-Ziq) and 'Rich' (a.k.a. Richard D. James a.k.a. Aphex Twin). 10 tracks, including 'Mr. Frosty' and 'Jelly Fish'.

Customer Reviews:

A really fun time.......2006-06-26

I have to agree, considering this a techno comedy album. I laughed, scratched my head, and grinned, as other reviews put it. definitely. It does not have the sound you would expect from hearing them by themselves, but together they pulled off something entertaining and intricate. I had the feelings confirmed in the interviews, that they made it in a weekend while stoned. It definitely does sound like that, and I would have loved to have sat in the studio as well. If you like either artist you will probably enjoy this, just remain open minded and get in a fun mood first! You will have a good time. I still have Bu Bu Bu Ba in my head. very catchy.

Expert Knob Twiddlers - Two Players!.......2004-01-25

Making sound sculptures with Mike and Rich is always an interesting experience because you never know what'll happen. Sometimes they come out with something utterly dark and introspective, and sometimes they make something that sounds like the soundtrack to a feel-good life. It all varies from album to album, from electronic beat to electronic beat, but almost all of does have one common ground. It's interesting to follow along with because they, talented crafters sonically landscaping, put together some tasty vices.

Rephlex had some fun stuff in it, working somewhat as a comedy routine on the outside and good stuff on the inside, and I actually like listening to it when I'm walking outside or when I'm sitting around and I'm in the "music, no vocals" kinda mindset. As far tracks go, there's some pretty good stuff here. "Mr. Frosty" is nice, a little drum and bass, a calm beat, and something that's pretty nice to hear. While it may not mean something to everyone, it sounds a lot like the theme song to the videogame Sim City 2000 and that brings back some fun memories. "Jelly Fish" reminds me of a flashback to the past combined with electronic music of the present, almost capsulating a sound I'd lost in the "way back when." It has the sound that screams "greasers" and "biker flicks" to me, only there are some rather odd loops topping that as well. "Eggy Toast" started out a little on the redundant side, but it finished out pretty nicely. It does have a few noises I really don't care for that much in it, but some of the odd ways some of the instrumentation layers within it makes it worth listening to. "Reg" is actually a catchy piece of work I catch myself humming along to quite often, with the little vocal sample put into it making a strange beat that the music uses as just another loop and starts building around. "Vodka" is a little more paced that a lot of the other songs on the album, reminding me somewhat of a slower paced EBM anthem attempting to play out before it adds in some of the stranger keyboards in those electronic skies. It has a really nice build, too, and I've always liked that about the song - not to mention the bleeping sounds that eventually come and whisk me away in them. I love beeping sounds. "Winner Takes All" works along the same lines as "Mr. Frosty" did, the two reminding me of one another and of Sim City whenever I hear them. "Winner Takes All" has some stuff in it that makes it stand out from the former, however, and that is again the layering that comes at the end of the track. "Giant Deflating Football," as a name, gives me imagery with the song and actually makes me laugh when I hear it. It has a building loop with a band playing in the distance, but something that sounds like air being pumped into an object that builds over time. Yeah, I can see where the title comes from. "Upright Kangaroo" also has a nice feel to it at first, and I liked what it did in the beginning. It sounds a lot like music you could snap your fingers to, at first, until certain belching sounds seem to have worked their way into the song cycle. "The Sound of Beady Eyes" is actually one of the reasons I picked up the album, because the beat it has mingled quite nicely with going out and doing something. I thought the build was done really nicely, that it all had a videogame soundtrack appeal it to, and yet was strangely easy to zone into. And, closing it out, is the slowly escalating "Bu Bu Bu Ba," with some clips in it that close this in a way that doesn't seem reminiscent of the rest of the album. I liked the song, truth be told, but it seemed to close out the album on a low beat when the rest of it had been so bouncy.

This album is, again, a pretty nice piece of work, but only if you like what the band likes to do and if you are in the mood for it. You have to keep in mind that they aren't about laying down vocals on the tracks and they aren't about pleasing an audience with imagery. They instead make little electronic waterfalls to bath your mind in, letting you feel whatever emotion they think you should feel this time out. Rephlex was one of those albums that did a nice combo on the "mellow" and yet" bouncy" side of the spectrum, simply making me feel good when I'm in the mood to listen to it. So, it gets a nice 4.0 - 4.5 "thumbs up" from me as an overall piece and as portions of the entire work.

could have been a lot better.......2003-11-25

Coming from Richard D James and Mike Paradinas, you would expect something a lot better. Instead of genius idm or braindance, this is an album of...kind of subpar wierd electronica.

It's not too bad. But don't buy it expecting something world-shattering and incredible. I'd suggest either getting Richard or Mike's work by themselves. Experimental-Electronic-music-prodigies don't play together well.

It does however, have at least two standout tracks in Bu Bu Bu Ba(which is the only track I'd say is genius) and Upright Kangaroo.

Two awesome artists come up with a just average album........2003-04-10

The problem here is, Mike Paradinas or Richard D James didnt want to "take control" when making this album. Neither of the duo didnt "take lead" and as a result, there arn't really any memorable tracks, apart from possibly "vodka". These two electronic legends are both amazing, and have both produced numerous classic albums, so it is a bit of a dissapointment, they simply didnt live up to their names. I heard a rumour that this "album" was made in only a weekend when they were both wasted, believe me it sounds like it. Oh, and as for 'technos first comedy album' I didnt laugh once. Still, I love both the artists, so it looks nice with my other album on my CD rack!

Fun........2001-06-20

I read in an interview once that this album was made during a weekend they were stoned in the studio. In another interview I read about Richard telling he can't make music when he isn't clear. This sums up the album pretty good.

It is nowhere near any complexity or seriousness. It is just very funny. Definitely easy to listen to, but in my case it doesn't hold my attention that long. For me it was worth the listen since James and Paradinas are on my list as favorite artists (just below Autechre). If you are looking for "good" music with a deeper meaning, this album just won't cut it. But it does on the other hand.

Expert Knob Twiddlers
Average customer rating:
Expert Knob Twiddlers

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000OVLBDU
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Album Description

Reissue of the 1996 album on the Rephlex label by Mike And Rich, a.k.a.Richard D. James, a.k.a. Aphex Twin. Features 10 tracks, including'Mr. Frosty' and 'Jelly Fish'. 2005.

Average customer rating:

silly
could it be better?
Afx + u-ziq at their happy best

Expert Knob Twiddlers
Aphex Twin
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000009GWA
Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

Mr Frosty
Jelly Fish
Eggy Toast
Reg
Vodka
Winner Takes All
Giant Deflating Football
Upright Kangaroo
The Sound Of Beady Eyes
Bu Bu Bu Ba

Album Description

1996 album on the Rephlex label by Mike And Rich, a.k.a.Richard D. James, a.k.a. Aphex Twin. 10 tracks, including'Mr. Frosty' and 'Jelly Fish'.

Customer Reviews:

silly.......2003-05-29

this is probably one of the most unique albums i have heard. its like a mix of some kind of silly drunken polka, tech--no, and aphex twin meets µ-ziq and says "lets get really shloshed together and make a cool silly drunken record. i like this record, and i have listened to it many 'a times and think that you will too, if you have a silly stride then you will especially like it, i guarentee it..

could it be better?.......1999-04-30

This album is one of the best album I ever heard, it combines old-skool electronica with nice ambient in a very good way. Richard and Michael Paradinas is surently a very good couple especially when they do things together. Overall this is a damn! good album for a real fan of these two genius... Tracks like: Upright Kangroo really sounds like an Upright Kangroo... and that name tells alot of what music this album contains.. :)

Afx + u-ziq at their happy best.......1999-01-16

recorded on rephlex.. afx + u-ziq mix together worlds, and create a mix of 70's arcade, techno, and happy times... perfectly. i love it. you will too.

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