Aphex Twin returned to our headphones via an inspired Andy Samberg/Mahmoud Ahmadinejad affair. If you need another flavor of Richard James in your mouth -- uh, gross -- trip-hop to 100dbs'splace, where the man that brought you The Argyle Album offers 10 downloadable Aphex boots (go the zipped route). Sayeth the masher:
How ill is Aphex Twin with the beats? I've been listening to his work for about a decade now and none of it sounds dated. Maybe more heads will recognize if I throw some vocals on top... here we have some quality mashups including verses by Busta Rhymes, Peaches, Nas, TI, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Q-Tip, Afrika Bambaataa, OC, and Kool Keith. Technically one of the instrumentals is co-produced by Squarepusher, but whatever. That dude is crazy too.
Damn straight. Hey, Peaches shows up on "Fucking In Your Face (Crying The Pain Away)." Between this and her "Wild Thing" remix, kinda feels like Luxx, 2001. Since it seems to be the theme (and meme) of the day, we'd be remiss not to point out "Harder, Better, Faster, Self-Employed," but our favorite's "Touch It While Pissed Up," for its schizo mix of old- and new-school vocal cadences. The title doesn't hurt either.
