26 Mixes for Cash
Compilation album by Aphex Twin
Released	March 24, 2003
Recorded	1990-2003
Genre	Drill 'n bass Techno Ambient
Length	139:12
Label	Warp Records WARP102
Producer(s)	Richard D. James
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Guardian 21 March 2003 The Independent (favourable) 21 March 2003 Pitchfork Media (7.7/10) 11 April 2003
Aphex Twin chronology
drukqs (2001)	26 Mixes for Cash (2003)	Analord (2005)

26 Mixes for Cash is a compilation album of remixes produced by Richard D. James (better known by his recording alias of Aphex Twin) for various artists, plus four original tracks. It was released on March 24, 2003, by Warp Records. Cover of 26 Mixes for Cash by Aphex Twin. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Drill n bass is a genre name coined by fans for a type of electronic music that emerged from drum n bass in the mid-1990s. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony OReillys Independent News & Media. ... A typical example of Pitchforks main page, as of 12-12-06 Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... Drukqs (sometimes spelled drukqs or drukQs) is a 2001 experimental double album by Richard D. James, released under his most frequently used artistic name, Aphex Twin. ... Analord is a series of 12 vinyl recordings by UK-based electronic music artist Richard D. James. ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ...

26 Mixes for Cash was released on CD only, although a vinyl promotional disc entitled 2 Mixes on a 12" For Cash, featuring the two Aphex Twin originals exclusive to this compilation, was released in limited quantities in Japan only. Additionally, a double LP was released by Aphex Twin, featuring chosen remixes from this compilation, called Aphex Twin Remixes 1. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour as a 33 â…“ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and ending near the center of the disc. ...

Information

History

From as early as 1990, Richard D. James has been in demand as a remix artist, much to his reported dismay. James has said in interviews that he rarely listens to any music other than his own, although he has admitted listening to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin for breakbeat inspiration, as well as the music made by his close friends, including Luke Vibert, Tom Jenkinson, Mike Paradinas, and Chris Jeffs. Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, usually characterized by the use of a non-straighted 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance). ... Luke Francis Vibert (born January 26, 1973) is a Cornish recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronica. ... Squarepusher, the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, is an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. ... Mike Paradinas, who works primarily under the name µ-ziq (pronounced like the word music), is a British musician in the field of electronic music. ... This article about a musical group, band, singer, musician, album, or song does not make it clear whether the subject meets the WikiProject Music criteria for importance. ...

Upon being asked to do a remix for U.S. pop singer Madonna, James replied that he would produce the track on the sole condition that she portray a pig on it for him. In addition, according to an interview with Mixmaster Morris during the Breezeblock "We Luv Aphex" tribute show on October 31, 2005, when an unnamed female pop artist requested a remix a few years ago, she was flatly ignored by Richard. She then supposedly flew to London, tracked down Richard at a club, and was told that he'd only do the track if she "recorded a quota of noises with her genitilia" onto a DAT tape for sampling. Whether this is another variation of the Madonna story or just a flat out lie is unclear. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... This article is about the pig genus. ... Ambient DJ and underground musician Mixmaster Morris was born in Brighton in 1965 but started his DJ career in 1985 with his Mongolian Hip Hop Show on pirate radio in London. ... The Breezeblock is also a show on BBC Radio 1. ...

Another popular story claims that a man showed up at Richard's home one morning, claiming to be the representative for the band The Lemonheads, to whom James owed a remix. Having completely forgotten about this agreement, James quickly went to his home studio, Lannerlog, and copied off an original piece completely unrelated to the original mix, which he handed over for several thousand dollars. Despite receiving payment for the track, it was never included on any album. This tale is not so unbelievable given that James is infamous for remixing tracks to the point that they become new musical works with little left intact from the original compositions. The Lemonheads is an alternative rock band from the United States. ...

The compilation

Along with the 22 remixes on this release, four original Aphex Twin tracks are also included. Two are new versions of previously-released tracks: "Windowlicker, Acid Edit" and "SAW2 CD1 TRK2, Original Mix". The two others were previously available only on Further Down the Spiral, the remix album of popular US industrial band Nine Inch Nails's album The Downward Spiral: "The Beauty of Being Numb Section B" (originally the second part of the complete NIN track) and "At the Heart of It All" (originally 7:14 long, this version is shortened to 3:49 by removing a lot of repetitive loops). James allegedly claims to have never heard (and not wanting to hear) the original NIN album, so it appears he contributed two original pieces instead of remixes (duly tagged "Created by Aphex Twin"). However, the end of "The Beauty of Being Numb" does incorporate the compressed sound of the track "Eraser" from the original NIN album in the background, this is left over from Further Down the Spiral, when it fades into the Coil remix of Eraser. James later expressed a desire to tour with Nine Inch Nails and incorporated samples from the NIN track "Heresy" into a live set with Chris Cunningham. Further Down the Spiral (US version also known as Halo 10 and UK version also known as Halo 10v2) is an EP by Nine Inch Nails released in 1995. ... NIN redirects here. ... The Downward Spiral (also known as Halo 8) is an LP by Nine Inch Nails, released in 1994. ... Further Down the Spiral (US version also known as Halo 10 and UK version also known as Halo 10v2) is an EP by Nine Inch Nails released in 1995. ... Coil (1982 - 13 November 2004) were a cross-genre, experimental music group who worked in such forms as industrial, noise, ambient and dark ambient, neo-folk, spoken word, drone music, and minimalism. ...

The track "At the Heart of It All" may have been influenced by the 1984 Coil track of the same name: Coil's track is very different, a beatless and dark post-classical piece of piano and clarinet, but its melody and ambiance can be heard in the slow underlying melody that resonates as horns in the background of Aphex Twin's piece. Both Coil and Aphex Twin worked on the NIN remix album to which James contributed this track. Rumors say they have worked together on the song "The Snow (Answers Come in Dreams)" but it was indeed made by Coil and Jack Dangers (of Meat Beat Manifesto fame). Coil (1982 - 13 November 2004) were a cross-genre, experimental music group who worked in such forms as industrial, noise, ambient and dark ambient, neo-folk, spoken word, drone music, and minimalism. ... Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music outfit originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK. This was also the hometown of the band XTC, who helped Meat Beat get started. ...

In addition to the remixes featured on this release, James has also remixed tracks by Beck, DJ Pierre, and Soft Ballet, as well as additional remixes of tracks by Seefeel, Gavin Bryars, Jesus Jones, Saint Etienne, and Mescalinum United. Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known by his simple stage name of Beck. ... DJ Pierres real name is Nathaniel Pierre Jones and his recording names include DJ Pierre, Phuture,Phuture Phantasy Club, Pierres Pfantasy Club, Phortune, Photon Inc. ... Soft Ballet is a Japanese industrial and synthpop band. ... Seefeel are a British music group. ... Richard Gavin Bryars (born 1943) is an English composer and double bassist. ... Jesus Jones is a British London-based rock group that performed and recorded in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. ... Saint Etienne are an English indie dance act, fronted by Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex). ... Marc Trauner, better known by his numerious aliases including Marc Acardipane, Mescalinum United, The Mover, Pilldriver, Marshall Masters and Resident E, is a Frankfurt, Germany based DJ and producer. ...

Online orders of the compilation through Warp Records came with two silver-wrapped chocolate coins, featuring the Aphex Twin logo on one side and Richard's profile on the other (with "ELECTRONICA REX" written alongside it). Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ... CHOCOLATE IS VERY NICE! Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ...

The album is popular television background-music fodder, with tracks appearing in an advertisement for Axe deodorant, the television programme Top Gear, and the BBC's 2006 Snooker World Championships coverage. The current format of Top Gear is an Emmy Award- and BAFTA-winning BBC television series about motor vehicles, mainly cars. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion...

One remix notably missing from the compilation is "Richard's Haircut", a remix of Beck's "Devil's Haircut", which was cut due to the label's unwillingness to license the track.
Also missing, although probably a bootleg rather than a genuine production, is the alleged Aphex remix of "Born Slippy" by Underworld, which included a phrase from Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known by his simple stage name of Beck. ... Devils Haircut is the 8th episode of season one of the television sitcom Grounded for Life. ... A bootleg recording (or simply bootleg or boot) is an audio and/or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist, or under other legal authority. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Born Slippy . ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... Music sample: Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb (1979) ( file info) — 30 second sample of Comfortably Numb from the album The Wall (1979). ...

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Time To Find Me, AFX Fast Mix" – 7:34 – remix of Seefeel
2. "Raising The Titanic, Big Drum Mix" – 8:42 – remix of Gavin Bryars' 1994 recording of his 1969 The Sinking of the Titanic orchestral piece [1]
3. "Journey, Aphex Twin Care Mix" – 10:14 – remix of Gentle People
4. "Triachus, Mix by Aphex Twin" – 4:12 – remix of Kinesthesia
5. "Heroes, Aphex Twin Remix" – 5:18 – remix of Philip Glass' orchestral version of David Bowie's Heroes, mixed with samples of Bowie's singing from the original
6. "In The Glitter Part 2, Aphex Twin Mix" – 5:02 – remix of Buck-Tick
7. "Zeros and Ones, Aphex Twin Reconstruction #2" – 5:49 – remix of Jesus Jones
8. "Ziggy, Aphex Twin Mix #1" – 4:25 – remix of Nav Katze
9. "Your Head My Voice, Voix Revirement" – 3:15 – remix of Saint Etienne
10. "Change, Aphex Twin Mix #2" – 4:16 – remix of Nav Katze
11. "Une Femme N'est Pas Un Homme, Aphex Twin Mix" – 4:06 – remix of The Beatniks
12. "The Beauty of Being Numb Section B, Created by Aphex Twin" – 3:27 – created for a Nine Inch Nails remix album.
13. "Let My Fish Loose, Aphex Twin Remix" – 5:26 – remix of Nobukazu Takemura

Seefeel are a British music group. ... Richard Gavin Bryars (born 1943) is an English composer and double bassist. ... This article about a musical group, band, singer, musician, album, or song does not make it clear whether the subject meets the WikiProject Music criteria for importance. ... Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an Academy Award-nominated American composer. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans five decades. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jesus Jones is a British London-based rock group that performed and recorded in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. ... Saint Etienne are an English indie dance act, fronted by Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex). ... NIN redirects here. ... Nobukazu Takemura (竹村延和 Takemura Nobukazu) is a Japanese musician whose style has run from jazz to house to drum and bass to chamber music to electronic glitch within less than a decade. ...

Disc two

1. "Krieger, Aphex Twin Baldhu Mix" – 3:23 – remix of Die Fantastischen Vier
2. "Deep In Velvet, Aphex Twin Turnips Mix" – 3:50 – remix of Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub
3. "Falling Free, Aphex Twin Remix" – 7:41 – remix of Curve
4. "We Have Arrived, Aphex Twin QQT Mix" – 4:23 – remix of Mescalinum United
5. "At the Heart of It All, Created by Aphex Twin" – 3:49 – shortened version of the track created for a Nine Inch Nails remix album.
6. "Flow Coma, Remix By AFX" – 4:59 – remix of 808 State
7. "Windowlicker, Acid Edit" – 4:15 – acid remix of the title track of Aphex Twin's Windowlicker
8. "Normal, Helston Flora Remix by AFX" – 6:51 – remix of Baby Ford
9. "SAW2 CD1 TRK2, Original Mix" – 6:30 – alternate version of the track from Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Volume II commonly known as "[radiator]" with added beats (Was included in the April 10, 1995 edition of Peel Sessions)
10. "Mindstream, The Aphex Twin Remix" – 3:42 – remix of Meat Beat Manifesto
11. "You Can't Hide Your Love, Hidden Love Mix" – 5:05 – remix of DMX Krew
12. "Spotlight, Aphex Twin Mix" – 6:57 – remix of Wagon Christ
13. "Debase, Soft Palate" – 5:50 – remix of Mike Flowers Pops

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Production information

Disc 1: track 1, 6; disc 2: track 3 – Done in the frontroom, Southgate Road
Disc 1: track 2-6, 8, 10-13; disc 2: track 1-2, 5, 9, 12-13 – Made at the Atomic Ab.sorption Laboratory, Clissolog Studio
Disc 2: track 6-8, 11 – Recorded at the Bank
Disc 1: track 9; disc 2: track 10 – Made at Lannerlog
Disc 2: track 4 – Clayhill

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