Hangable Auto Bulb
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| EP by AFX | ||||
| Released | EP1: October 16, 1995 EP2: December 11, 1995 |
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| Recorded | August–October 1995 | |||
| Genre | IDM, drill 'n' bass, breakbeat | |||
| Length | EP1: 25:05 EP2: 9:04 CD: 34:47 |
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| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Richard D. James | |||
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EP2
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| Hangable Auto Bulb EP | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
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| Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
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| The Guardian |
28 Oct 2005
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| Pitchfork Media | (8.9/10) 3 Nov 2005 |
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Hangable Auto Bulb is a 1995 electronic music EP by Richard D. James, under his alias AFX. It was re-released on CD on October 31, 2005.
Split across two 12" EPs, the second released eight weeks after the first and each limited to 1000 pressings, the records marked a significant change in sound from previous AFX and Aphex Twin releases. Moving away from the analogue sounds of the previous releases, Donkey Rhubarb and ...I Care Because You Do, the tracks show James experimenting with computer-arranged Breakbeat programming and timestretched samples, and this can be seen as a precursor to Richard D. James Album. This would become the dominant sound in his work up until the Analord releases of 2005.
The records are influenced by the early EPs of fellow Cornish producer Plug (Luke Vibert), as well as other drum and bass movements of the day.
Hangable Auto Bulb EP (1995)
Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 (1995)
The CD lengths are slightly different from the original EPs. On some pressings, tracks 7 and 8 are erroneously reversed.
The tracks "Children Talking" and "Every Day" feature samples from the 1961 BBC Radio series titled "Children Talking". Harold Williamson traveled the United Kingdom asking children questions about aspects of their lives.
The album's title is an anagram of "Analogue Bublbath", a reference to James' previous AFX release series, Analogue Bubblebath.
Also, as on James' previous album …I Care Because You Do, a number of the track titles are anagrams:
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