Aphex Twin - Xylem Tube EPAphex Twins Xylem Tube EP arrived in the summer of 1992 on R&S Records, coming hot off the heels of his landmark Digeridoo release, and an audacious follow up from the then 21 year old Richard D. James. Out of print for nearly two decades, this long awaited vinyl reissue restores one of the pivotal early works in his catalogue. Where Digeridoo pushed the endurance of the rave floor to its limits, the Xylem Tube EP stretched the Aphex Twin sound into

that features his trademark multi-dimensional layers of sound wrapped up in a contemplative mood and finished with intense production skills

The music that was born out of these sessions is simply amazing and we are more than happy to release them as an album under the name "Yurika" - which is a Japanese name that means "beautiful lily"

stripped-back interpretation

masterful instrumentation

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From sweet-as-chocolate vocal anthems like opener "Show Me" to more dark and twisted late night jams "Select"

until a couple of years back

designed for Levis in Japan

Feeling both contemporary and classic

Using what would today be considered a goldmine of vintage electronic equipment

original copies are currently around the £300 mark and rising

Mogo Djolo (Dub Vocal Mix) 7:43