Expert Knob Twiddlers Mike & Rich SKU: ZIQ369 Barcode: 5055300385826 27.00 £27.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Planet Mu Records Ltd Released Date: 2nd September 2016 Buying Format: 3LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info A collaboration between Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) and µ–Ziq (Mike Paradinas), Mike & Rich – ’Expert Knob Twiddlers’ was made back in 1994. Richard edited the tracks into shape later in 1996 with his new Apple Mac computer and it was released later that year on Rephlex, the label he co-owned and which released the first two albums by µ-Ziq. This new reissued version has been carefully cleaned up, re-edited and remastered from the original DAT tapes, put into a more fitting order and, more excitingly, seven new bonus tracks and alternative versions have also been added. The album was recorded over a few days during the 1994 World Cup, back when Richard lived in a big shared flat in Stoke Newington. Richard had tried to collaborate with a few other likeminded artists but something clicked when Mike and Rich worked together and the sessions have a unique feel; playful and at times actually drunk. These are fun experiments in the spirit of lighthearted moog pop and ripe 70s British TV themes, standing out from the po-faced electronica of the time with a garish glee. The record was made on what is now seen as pretty primitive gear – an Atari, Roland MKS-80, Memorymoog, Roland R8 and a handful of samples on a Casio FZ-10M – but it’s to their credit that it resonates well with the hardware workouts coming out today. There’s a broadminded but sloppy funk to the record, even whistling, singing and harpsichord in ‘Reg’ and wonky beat pile-ons in ‘Jelly Fish’. There’s latin piano and wheezy drunken techno in ‘Vodka’, or the sleepy spaced out ambience of ‘Bu Bu Bu Ba’ with its barely contained laughter which seems to reflect the absurdity. The new versions and bonus tracks are an absolute delight – from a trancier version of ‘Vodka’ to the wonky bounce of ‘Portamento Gosh’, The 3/4 dub of ‘Waltz,’ the banging door bass of’ Brivert and Muonds’, the creepy seasick atmosphere of ‘Clissold Bathroom’ and finishing with the strangely graceful and serious ‘Organ Plodder’. A generous and welcome return to the racks. 3LP Artist Mike & Rich Genre Electronica Label Planet Mu Records Ltd Buying Options 3LP Format 3LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings A: 01/Mr. Frosty 02/Reg B: 01/Jelly Fish 02/Eggy Toast 03/Vodka C: 01/Winner Takes All 02/Giant Deflating Football 03/Upright Kangaroo D: 01/The Sound Of The Beady Eyes 02/Bu Bu Bu Ba E: 01/Vodka (Mix 2) 02/Portamento Gosh 03/Waltz F: 01/Brivert & Muonds 02/Clissold Bathroom 03/Jelly Fish (Mix 2) 04/Organ Plodder Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Electronica View Product Quick View Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Heartbreak Electronica | OUTLINER | 12", Single Released 13th November 2020 £9.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Heartbreak £9.00 Genre: Electronica Label: OUTLINER SKU: OTLR001 Formats: 12", Single Released Date: 13th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Actress X London Contemporary Orchestra LAGEOS Electronica | Ninja Tune | 1LP Released 25th May 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Actress X London Contemporary Orchestra LAGEOS £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Ninja Tune SKU: ZEN251 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Spooky Tooth / Pierre Henry Ceremony: An Electronic Mass Electronica | Island | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 24th June 2021 £30.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Spooky Tooth / Pierre Henry Ceremony: An Electronic Mass £30.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Island SKU: nn225707 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 24th June 2021 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Laurence Pike Prophecy Electronica | The Leaf Label | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 24th July 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Laurence Pike Prophecy £19.00 Genre: Electronica Label: The Leaf Label SKU: BAY123VX Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 24th July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Raymond Scott Manhattan Research Inc. 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