Collapse EP

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EPSep 14 / 20185 songs, 28m 55s
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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.

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

Collapse

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.