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    Aphex Twin (arr. Stefan Freund) – Cock/Ver10

    by 5:4 December 21, 2024 • 06:00
    December 21, 2024 • 06:00

    i’ve always felt surprised that Aphex Twin‘s music can be transferred from its original electronic form into instrumental configurations. The proof that it can has been demonstrated several times, ever since Philip Glass’ masterful orchestration of Icct Hedral way back in 1995, and in previous Advent Calendars i’ve discussed arrangements …

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    Aphex Twin (arr. Caleb Burhans) – Blue Calx

    by 5:4 December 14, 2022 • 05:00
    December 14, 2022 • 05:00

    In last year’s Advent Calendar i included Patrick Nunn’s instrumental arrangement of the Aphex Twin track ‘Nannou’; today i’m featuring another arrangement, this time Caleb Burhans’ acoustic take on ‘Blue Calx’, the only track on Aphex Twin’s classic 1994 album Selected Ambient Works Volume II to have an explicit title …

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    Aphex Twin (arr. Patrick Nunn) – Nannou (World Première)

    by 5:4 December 11, 2021 • 05:00
    December 11, 2021 • 05:00

    Though at first glance the music of Aphex Twin might not seem a likely subject for instrumental arrangement, the fact is that his work has attracted this treatment on a number of occasions, usually with surprising success. As far back as 1995, Philip Glass created an outstanding orchestration of the …

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