Aphex Twin: Deep Cuts

Aphex Twin: Deep Cuts

To unpack Aphex Twin's secrets, start by listening to his rhythms. The controlled fury of his drum programming explodes from the brutally reduced “bonus EMT beats,” while the industrial-strength breakbeats of “Wax the Nip” hiss like blast-furnace emissions. In his remix of Beck's “Devil's Haircut,” flayed ride cymbals and shuddering bass riffs flex like cartoon superheroes.