Undoubtedly one of the most important and influential electronic artists to have emerged in popular music, the sonic misfit from Cornwall, the Aphex Twin, released a breathtaking slew of early singles and albums from 1991 onwards (and continues to present day). The first clutch of groundbreaking works came on the legendary Belgium label R&S Records and were collected on a compilation albumClassics, released in 1995, and followed the global success of the timeless albumSelected Ambient Works 85-92.

Classicsreceives a long overdue vinyl and CD re-press for 2025, with a fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas, and a R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP sleeves including cover artwork of the two singles Digeridoo and Xylem Tube EP which are both featured on this compilation album.

Digeridoo was released on the R&S Records label in 1992 and originally peaked at #55 in the UK singles chart in May of that year. Over the last 33 years the track has become one of the essential Aphex Twin tracks in a gargantuan catalogue that continues to amaze and inspire. Released as a 4 track EP that also included early Aphex productions (now classics) including the industrial, acidic clang of Flap Head and hyperbolic futurism of Isopropanol, the release cemented a relationship with the R&S label that went on to release the Xylem Tube EP and the pivotal albumSelected Ambient Works 85-92in the same year.

TheClassicsalbum features both the Digeridoo and Xylem Tube EP singles, plus Analogue Bubblebath 1, Metapharstic (originally released on the album Mayday – A New Chapter Of House And Techno ’92), two Aphex remixes of Mescalinum Uniteds We Have Arrived from 1992 and Digeridoo (Live In Cornwall, 1990).

Format / LP
Released / 10/17/2025
Catalogue / RASR-35035
Barcode / 5055274710976
Artist / Aphex Twin
Label / R&S Records
Genre / Electronic