Mike & Rich - Aphexcellent! (Expert Knob Twiddlers - Mike & Rich)

Member Name: bingo

Product:	Expert Knob Twiddlers - Mike & Rich
Date:	26/03/01 (48 review reads)
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Advantages: Wide variety of tracks

Disadvantages: Only ten of them

Mike & Rich is a collaboration between Mike Paradinas (AKA Mu-ziq) and Richard D. James (AKA The Aphex Twin), and combines the best of both styles in one album. Its always a bit difficult to describe anything by either artist, but when you've got both together its doubly difficult!

There are several standout tracks on the album, 'Reg' being one of my favourites, which features a surfy guitar riff, an Aphex (Or maybe Mike) vocal track and a healthy amount of bass! Some seem to be more influenced by Mike, some by Rich. Tracks like 'Vodka' and 'Upright Kangaroo' are classic Aphex, particularly 'Upright Kangaroo' which every so often features a sample of a massive burp, but somehow this doesn't seem out of place with the track! 'Jelly Fish' also includes a few sounds that can only be described as Aphex, due to the fact that only dogs can hear them properly! A strange but brilliant track is 'Winner Takes All' which is basically a Mike & Rich version of the TV show theme tune! Theres also a track called 'Giant Deflating Football' and I don't know how they manage this, but thats exactly what it sounds like!

This is an excellent album and is highly recommended to anyone who enjoys Mu-ziq or Aphex Twin tracks, or just anyone who wants something a bit different. It can be hard to track down, but its definitely worth doing.

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