AFX* - 2 Remixes By AFX

ecuadorian_bass, Dec 22, 2004

Id be hard pressed to find a slab of vinyl that contains a better set of remixes than this here beauty. Acid is the the common theme, but the tracks couldnt be more different. The Flow Coma remix thankfully doesnt disperse too much with THAT acid line, in fact RDJ appears to compose the track around this using it as an anchor for his ship of crisp breakbeats and wigged out vocal gurgles. The (purposeful) slapdash phat scratch break in the tune is vintage Aphex and is his stamp on this ode to 808 State. On the flip he reworks and transforms 303 maestro Pierres Box Energy into a manic Acid drenched Jungle trip that leaves you gasping for breath as the 303s/breaks/drums burst forth like a biblical flood. Aphex does his weird break thang with a vocal (presumably not RDJ) recollection of Tom dropping an E and wanting to "do this again, do this again", before a splash of reverb and eerie sounds launch you into the toxic jungle again. Phew, what an effort from RDJ.

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