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Based on the timeline [0] I'm guessing that these were used in his album Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2. I assume that this robot is used on the track snar2 [1] and perhaps others.

[0] - "15.01.2015: Aphex Twin announces a release using Robosnar as well as our HAT robot."

[1] - Listen to an unauthorized upload here: https://soundcloud.com/xiao-bao-ming/02-snar2

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Which is a fun and enjoyable album. (e.g., http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20156-computer-controlle...)

I found it an interesting concept but pretty lacklustre as a piece of music, especially after the incredible Syro.

What's there is nice, but hardly any of the ideas develop beyond "hey, look what I did with these instruments". More like a demo than an EP.

I read speculation somewhere that the first track of that album is the finished product, and the other tracks are works in progress or mood/jam palettes or investigatory scraps of various parts, some of which went unused. When I listened through with that in mind it made sense (and made the album more approachable), and the track titles may indeed support that theory. But, as with all things Aphex Twin, we are left to interpret on our own -- who knows?

Richard has been around long enough. I don't think he cares if everything he does is a masterpiece, he just likes fooling around and experimenting with new things.

You can also listen and send a few pennies Aphex Twin's way on Apple Music, at least in Canada.

Also on Amazon, Google Play (https://warp.net/releases/computer-controlled-acoustic-instr...), and Spotify (https://play.spotify.com/album/5IUjJ4VcmUvZnGAONAp2IX).

I just wanted to give people a quick taste of what the thing actually sounds like.

The Spotify artist page UI is an abomination.

If you go to the "Aphex Twin" artist page https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kBDZFXuLrZgHnvmPu9NsG, the Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments EP isn't listed at all.

However if you search for it using the search interface you can find it.

It's listed under singles for me.

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