Hangable Auto Bulb
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| EP by AFX | ||
| Released | EP1: October 16, 1995 EP2: December 11, 1995 CD: October 31, 2005 |
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| Recorded | August-October, 1995 | |
| Genre | Drum and Bass / Drill and bass | |
| Length | EP1: 25:05 EP2: 09:04 CD: 34:47 |
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| Label | Warp | |
| Producer(s) | Richard D. James | |
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Hangable Auto Bulb EP Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 CD release
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| AFX chronology | ||
| Analogue Bubblebath 5 (1993) |
Hangable Auto Bulb (1995) |
Analogue Bubblebath 3.1 (1997) |
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| Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 | ||
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Hangable Auto Bulb is a 1995 Drum and bass music album by Richard D. James, under his alias AFX. It was re-released on CD in 2005.
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[edit] Overview
Split across two 12" EPs, the second released 8 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, which 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. Due to their rarity, original pressings have become collector's items, selling for substantial sums on eBay.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] 12" EPs:
Hangable Auto Bulb EP (1995):
- "Children Talking" – 5:19
- "Hangable Auto Bulb" – 6:48
- "Laughable Butane Bob" – 2:58
- "Bit" – 0:06
- "Custodian Discount" – 4:25
- "Wabby Legs" – 5:29
Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 (1995):
- "Every Day" – 3:44
- "Arched Maid Via RDJ" – 5:20
[edit] CD:
Hangable Auto Bulb CD (2005):
- "Children Talking" – 5:22
- "Hangable Auto Bulb" – 6:52
- "Laughable Butane Bob" – 3:02
- "Bit" – 0:11
- "Custodian Discount" – 4:30
- "Wabby Legs" – 5:35
- "Every Day" – 3:50
- "Arched Maid Via RDJ" – 5:25
The CD lengths are slightly different from the original EPs. On some pressings, tracks 7 and 8 are erroneously reversed.
[edit] Miscellanea
Similarly to James' previous ...I Care Because You Do, some track titles are anagrams:
- of Analogue Bubblebath: "Laughable Butane Bob"
- of Analogue Bublbath (sic): "Hangable Auto Bulb"
- of Richard David Jame (sic): "Arched Maid Via RDJ"
