In case you missed it, over the weekend Aphex Twin live streamed his headline set from Field Day London. It was an utter mind-bender, a mess of augmented reality visuals, hard-out rhythms and an energy you could feel pulsating through the screen.
It cracked open the vault on much more Aphex news to come. Apparently at Field Day, a limited run of exclusive 12″ Aphex Twin vinyl records were sold to some lucky buyers. Unsurprisingly, you can now find the record up on eBay for £500.
Meanwhile, a very curious countdown started over at Warp Records HQ.
Aphex Twin offered a rare glimpse into going-ons yesterday, dropping a limited vinyl run at Field Day London and starting a mysterious online countdown.
The mysterious record was marked only with Field Day’s date and location, bearing no other information apart from a few logos. As for what the countdown is about… your guess is as good as ours.
Selected Ambient Works vol. III, anyone?
So @AphexTwin releases an exclusive 12″ vinyl for Field Day, and yes someone is already selling it for £500 on @eBay Oh dear, oh dear :-( pic.twitter.com/9vha8n9C2Z
— Scanner (@robinrimbaud) June 3, 2017
An anonymous Soundcloud user has ripped the record online. Listen below.
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Watch the full Field Day London set here: