Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In A Room7 F760 EP (Reissue) (2024) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In A Room7 F760 EP (Reissue) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:34 minutes | 719 MB | Genre: Electronic, Ambient
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warp Records

Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760 is an extended play record by the British electronic music artist Aphex Twin. It was released on 28 July 2023 on Warp. It was preceded by the release of the first track and single “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f” on 21 June 2023. The EP contains four tracks, including an alternate “Parallax mix” of “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f” as the final track.After releasing the splendid Collapse EP in 2018, Aphex Twin collaborated with synthesizer company Novation on a monosynth called AFX Station, and issued a few limited-edition EPs at some of his festival appearances. Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760 is his first proper release of new material in five years, and while it felt like the veteran musician was pushing his sound forward on Collapse, here he’s essentially in his comfort zone. “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f,” the brief EP’s first and longest track, starts out with twitchy beats, mellow synth chords, and soft melodies that sound like a sampled human voice; eventually, chunky breakbeats ricochet across the soundscape. Several different breaks pile up, and just as it feels like it’s on the verge of overload, the beats pause for a moment in order to refresh, then smoothly return. Second track “zin2 test5” sets an elastic bassline and intricate beat patterns against soft streams of synth pads. If any element of the track was subtracted, it would sound too simple or underdeveloped, but it all fits together perfectly. Racing drums lead the charge on “in a room7 F760,” which has a slight ’80s action vibe in the beginning, until the synths become more fragmented and the drums are briefly whittled down to sharp, clanging edges, momentarily recalling the abrasive drill’n’bass style of late-’90s Aphex. “Blackbox Life Recorder 22 [Parallax Mix]” is a less melodic variation on the first track, also lacking its sense of balance. The EP isn’t a game changer, but it bears enough of Aphex Twin’s unmistakable personality to be worthwhile. – Paul Simpson

Tracklist:

1-1. Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f (04:26)
1-2. Aphex Twin – Zin2 Test5 (02:39)
1-3. Aphex Twin – In A Room7 F760 (03:53)
1-4. Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 22 (Parallax Mix) (03:32)
1-5. Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 20 Ambient 760_16bit (06:04)
1-6. Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21 Drumreesapella 760_16bit (04:23)
1-7. Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f 760 Omc (04:31)
1-8. Aphex Twin – Zin2 Test5 Omc Ma2 (02:39)
1-9. Aphex Twin – In A Room7 F760 Omc S (03:50)
1-10. Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 22 Parallax Mix 760 Omc Ma2 (03:33)
1-11. Aphex Twin – M12 6 Omc Zeq (05:59)

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