Collapse EP

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8.1 / 10

The renaissance of Richard D. James continues with his latest EP, a knotty, meticulous, and joyous collection that ranks among his best late-career albums.

8 / 10

8 / 10

A perfect distillation of many of the elements for which Richard D. James is so revered

This five-track EP is another excellent, deconstructionist addition to a musical canon like no other

The electronic music innovator revisits some old tricks and falls down a dark dubby hole.

Discover Collapse by Aphex Twin released in 2018. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

On Collapse, Aphex Twin proves once again that electronic music can be beautiful, playful and tantalising, if you can bear to sit outside your comfort zone.

8 / 10

Poor Richard D. James. He has simply set the bar too high to be given a fair shout these days. We've just come to expect so much from the Br...

Collapse’s biggest surprise lies in how warm and inviting it all is.

8 / 10

Every time Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin, is about to release a new record it feels as if the music world is holding its breath

7.0 / 10

Aphex Twin plays around with his toolset to not only bring out new tones but a strange sense of accessibility in our review of 'Collapse.'

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Collapse is wildly unpredictable and compelling.

4.5 / 5

Aphex Twin - Collapse review: An elaborately engineered matrix, sprawling in scope and bottomless in depth.