Get a Flux-equipped Delorean, set your time circuits to somewhere around 1991, and hit up the wee hours of a smallish rave. Before you go in, smoke half a J and put on some earmuffs. That's pretty much what this EP sounds like. The song structures and rhythms are not too far from what rave techno sounds like, but the timbres are parsecs away from cliche. Where others use synthesized Korg pianos for their rhythm tracks, Aphex Twin uses softened drippy synths. Instead of breakbeats and 909s he uses custom synth drums that twist like burnt cans. It's not essential Aphex, especially if you're more into his late-90s rhythmic insanity, but it's worth a listen.
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