While listening out to Bernard Clarke’s Lyric FM show Nova for the recent Boxcutter Session, Clarke also played an old favourite of mine from Alarm will Sound – The Aphex Twin Acoustic album so I thought I’d mention it here.
Proving the versatility of AFX’s back catalogue, Alarm will Sound, a 20-piece chamber orchestra, composed instrumental versions of Richard D. James’ electronic tunes to devasting effect and in the process, found a commonground between inventive electronica and studiously-serious music halls.
Hear for yourself as the two different versions of “Fingerbib” exist in a remarkably likeable duality.
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been listening to this for the last year and its still on rotation!
…more successful interpreting aphex’s works as classical pieces than the sinfonietta release on warp.. deadly stuff.. luv logon rock witch.
nialler, for the ultimate aphex/classical collab check out his remix of bowie’s heroes.
aphex vs. bowie vs. philip glass
AMAZING
Big fan of that bowie remix kinda funny is it not?
Also the die fantastischen vier remix.
look at them…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_D9h1xM0_0
My favourite Aphex cover is still the Bad Plus one…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX_Iij8Eyts
amazing drumming!
yeah that’s hereos remix is mindblowingly epic!