*** NeW On RePhLeX ***

[digital.atmosphere]

new on rephlex...

Forthcoming Releases:-
CAT 196 EP Wisp "Katabatic"
CAT 197 EP J.K. "I.S.C."
CAT 198 EP DMX Krew "Wave Funk (Part 1)"
CAT 199 EP Boom Blaster "Boom Blaster"

also exclusive Rephlex / Braindance digital downloads coming soon!

Wisp's LP the shimmering hour is now going to be an EP but don't fear the album is coming soon and yes it sounds great.
Ed DMX told me ages ago that he had a new 12" coming out on rephlex about a year ago.
as for Boom Blaster that is a Aleksi Perälä / Ovuca alias, fans of his recent Project V LP will enjoy
and J.K. - I.S.C. EP is a new AFX continuing with the post analord / Tuss sound but with a wonky electro edge (think Rustie's Cafe De Phresh 12" instrumentals but with a Braindance twist and some 303's)

[SoloStrike]

Yo! What's your source on the J.K release? Sounds exciting!

[fletcher]

brilliant!

i wonder what CAT200 will be?

Hope theres a big rephlex party to celebrate

[PaulX]

Can you explain the significance of this for those of us who don't think the sun shines out of RDJ's arse?

[thesandbag]

No in shines out his eyes like big laser death beams

[fletcher]

Can you explain the significance of this for those of us who don't think the sun shines out of RDJ's arse?

I would say its very significant that an indepenent, british record label producing quality underground electronic music can survive for so long...

Founded in 1991 by Richard D. James and Grant Wilson-Claridge.

In 1989, Grant Wilson-Claridge started DJ-ing at a club located just along the coast from Newquay, Cornwall. Called the Bowgie - Cornish for cattle shed - the venue seems at first sight an unlikely place to inspire the birth of Rephlex records, a label recently dubbed by NME "the coolest record label in the world".

Wilson-Claridge explains that he and Aphex Twin used to DJ on alternate weeks. He was intrigued by the music Aphex Twin was playing and on closer inspection discovered that he was not playing records but rather his own tapes. On noticing this, Wilson-Claridge suggested that they press up some records. In the beginning, committing Aphex Twin's recordings to vinyl was a way of making music he and his friends wanted to hear. Due to their geographical dislocation they did not have access to the music they wanted to hear and so they decided to create their own. "We were doing it for a laugh" explains Grant, "We're still doing it now".

Indeed they are. Having attracted a following in Cornwall, early Aphex Twin tracks like Analogue Bubblebath and Didgeridoo were picked up by London stations like Kiss FM. Soon the artist was the object of popular and critical admiration outside Cornwall, and the fledgling Rephlex label took the decision to move to London in 1992.

In spite of this, Rephlex has not allowed one figure to dominate. The label which set out with the intention to fill "a void in the country's dance music" has carried on this mission bringing out releases by artists like The Bug, DJ Scud and Rephlex old-timer Cylob. Rephlex has also attempted to bring to the fore lost classics, their recent re-issues of 808 State's classic Newbuild and the Humanoid Sessions 84-88 being prime examples. The label has also sought out artists from far and wide.

For Rephlex it's simple, according to Wilson-Claridge, "everyone was talking about Sheffield and Detroit and Chicago as places where interesting music was happening, we just thought it would be funny to do it with Cornwall". They have certainly achieved that. Now, with Wilson-Claridge holding the fort at the label's headquarters in north London and Aphex Twin living in south London, Rephlex may be a long way from Cornwall, but still the roots remain.

Some absolute gems in their back catalogue, even if you dont happen to like rdj

[SunburnedCactus]

Woo! Wisp!

[PaulX]

Can you explain the significance of this for those of us who don't think the sun shines out of RDJ's arse?

I would say its very significant that an indepenent, british record label producing quality underground electronic music can survive for so long...

Which doesn't really answer the question at all...

I know it's exciting to some, there have been a lot of hits on this thread from one or two other boards, I was just curious to know what all the fuss is about. DA's original post seems to be a cut and paste off some press release or other but I don't understand most of it.

[SoloStrike]

Don't know what there is to understand?? Rephlex are a great label, all of those upcoming releases are by really good artists in my opinion.... if you're unfamiliar with them and the label then there's a lot of gems to discover

[Beatmonkey]

Can you explain the significance of this for those of us who don't think the sun shines out of RDJ's arse?

I would say its very significant that an indepenent, british record label producing quality underground electronic music can survive for so long...

Which doesn't really answer the question at all...

I know it's exciting to some, there have been a lot of hits on this thread from one or two other boards, I was just curious to know what all the fuss is about. DA's original post seems to be a cut and paste off some press release or other but I don't understand most of it.

It's people getting excited about new records being released sperge, obviously something you havn't done since you went to the premier of the 1812 oveture and claimed loud banging sounds in music would never catch on.