Aphex Twin

𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙍&𝙎 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨’ 𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚, Aphex Twin’s Classics 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 2025 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙮𝙡 𝙘𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙜𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡’𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨.

Released originally in 1995, this essential doublepack collected Richard D. James’ most iconic and sought-after R&S material into one heavyweight set, following the worldwide success of Selected Ambient Works 85–92. The compilation folds together the ferocious endurance test of Digeridoo (a UK chart entry at #55 back in ’92, and now an eternal rave anthem) with the caustic acid of Flaphead and Isopropanol, alongside the brain-bending spirals of Polynomial-C and the distorted oddities of Tamphex (Hedphuq Mix) and Phlange Phace.

Equally vital is the inclusion of Dodeccaheedron and the first Analogue Bubblebath, plus Aphex’s apocalyptic remixes of Mescalinum United’s hardcore touchstone We Have Arrived—blistering reworks that rewired the DNA of techno. Capping it all, the live-in-Cornwall take on Digeridoo captures James at his most primal, hammering the rave floor into ecstatic submission.

With its blend of celebrated anthems and long-lost obscurities, Classics remains one of the most exhilarating entry points into the Aphex Twin universe. Thirty years on, it still reads like a masterclass in electronic futurism—wild, uncompromising and utterly essential. A landmark reissue, not just for collectors, but for anyone seeking to understand why Richard D. James remains one of the most important and singular artists in modern music.