Undoubtedly one of the most important and influential electronic artists to have emerged in popular music, the sonic misfit from Cornwall, the Aphex Twin, released a breathtaking slew of early singles and albums from 1991 onwards (and continues to present day). The first clutch of groundbreaking works came on the legendary Belgium label R&S Records and were collected on a compilation album Classics, released in 1995, and followed the global success of the timeless album Selected Ambient Works 85-92.
Classics receives a long overdue vinyl & CD re-press for 2025, with a fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas, and a R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP sleeves including cover artwork of the two singles ‘Digeridoo’ and ‘Xylem Tube’ EP which are both featured on this compilation album.
The Classics album features both the ‘Digeridoo’ and ‘Xylem Tube’ EP singles, plus ‘Analogue Bubblebath 1’, ‘Metapharstic’ (originally released on the album Mayday - A New Chapter Of House And Techno '92), two Aphex remixes of Mescalinum United’s ‘We Have Arrived’ from 1992 and ‘Digeridoo (Live In Cornwall, 1990)’.
Released: October 2025
Cat: RS95035
Label: R & S Records
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Tracklist
1. Digeridoo
2. Flaphead
3. Phloam
4. Isopropanol
5. Polynomial-C
6. Tamphex (Hedphuq Mix)
7. Phlange Phace
8. Dodeccaheedron
9. Analogue Bubblebath 1
10. Metaphaestic
11. We Have Arrived (Aphex Twin QQT Mix)
12. We Have Arrived (Aphex Twin TTQ Mix)
13. Didgeridoo (Live In Cornwall 1990)