Aphex Twin - Richard D James Album (Black Vinyl) Hip Hop Music cinematic maximalism

cinematic maximalism

joy wouldn’t be as bright and elusive as it is

but—as the new liner notes by Verlaine’s life partner Jutta Koether point out—the album fits into a larger modern art and philosophical context

Afro-tinged Nyabinghi percussion

if anyone has suggested that these guys would be performing and recording at such a high level 27 years later

Aphex Twin - Richard D James Album (Black Vinyl) Hip Hop Music cinematic maximalismNone of his recordings have captured the competing impulses to lull you to sleep and blast out your eardrums as well as Richard D. James, his third and best album. As the title indicates, James has turned inward for inspiration, painting aural pictures of real and imagined scenes from his west country childhood. Goongumpas is a fanciful, playful tune that wouldn't sound out of place on the soundtrack to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. As his