Aphex twin โupdated his SoundCloud account in 2023 with two previously unreleased archival tracks, though they are no longer available for streaming. The move arrivesโค amidst a year of โrenewed activity for the influential electronic musician, marked by reissues and compilations of his extensive back โคcatalog.
Richard D. James, known globally as Aphex Twin, continues to engage fansโ with โglimpses into his prolific archive. This latest SoundCloud update follows the 2023โข release of Musicโฃ Fromโฃ the Merch Desk (2016 – 2023), a collection of limited-edition singles originally sold during his liveโข performances. He also oversaw โexpanded editions of both 1994’s landmark ambient work, Selected Ambient Works Volume II, and 1993’s Surfing on Sine Waves, the latter released under his Polygon Window alias.
Last year also saw Aphex Twin’s single “Blackbox lifeโ Recorder 21f” recognized as one of the best songs of the year, landing at No. 51โ on Pitchfork’s “the 100 Best songs ofโฃ 2023” โlist. โขthe artist’s activity has sparked considerable interest,particularly following onlineโค speculation surrounding a potentially elaborate,and possibly fabricated,archive of unreleased material.