Английская Википедия:Expert Knob Twiddlers
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox album Expert Knob Twiddlers is a 1996 studio album by Mike Paradinas and Richard D. James. It was released in 1996 on Rephlex Records and is the only release credited to the two as Mike & Rich.[1]
On 14 July 2016, Planet Mu announced that a reissued version would be released with seven bonus tracks in September 2016.[2]
Production
Mike Paradinas described the sound of the album as "an updated version of easy listening and funk".[3] James had heard the music Paradinas had made under the name of Jake Slazenger and invited him to create tracks.[4] Paradinas noted James had invited other artists to collaborate with him, including Luke Vibert, Squarepusher and Cylob and was honoured that his collaborative tracks were chosen for the release.[4] Both artists were getting drunk while developing tracks, something that Paradinas stated that neither artist regularly did.[4]
The track "Giant Deflating Football" was written during the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[4] Paradinas noted that the two "were able to quite quickly write a large amount of material. 'Giant Deflating Football' is named because it had some quite weird percussion sounds made by scraping and blowing in a microphone. It sounded like a big wheezing football. We took a bit of acid afterwards to listen to it, and we were coming out with some imagery like 'Beady Eyes,' which is mentioned in one of the tracks."[4]
Release
Expert Knob Twiddlers was released by Rephlex Records on June 24, 1996, on audio cassette, compact disc and vinyl.[5] Paradinas felt the album should have been released as early as 1994, stating that "At that time, that style was something that no one else had done [...] It wasn't like anything anyone heard before really. By the time it did come out, a lot of things came out like Lisa Carbon Trio aka Lisa Carbon aka Lisa Carbon & Friends (band has albums on different listings) and there was a lot of revived interest in easy listening. Neither of us was prepared for it."[3]
On July 19, 2016, the song "Vodka (Mix 2)" was released with the announcement of the album's 2016 reissue.[6]
Reception
Шаблон:Music ratings The Guardian gave the album three stars, calling it "a lovingly kitsch collaboration" and that the album "might easily have been a loathsomely ironic exercise." stating that the track "Mr. Frosty" made the album "worth owning".[7] The review concluded that "much of the rest is indulgent piffle."[7] AllMusic gave the album four stars, while noting that the mixed styles of James and Paradinas "cancels out the particular attractions of both artists, and the listener is left with a somewhat bland album. Fans of Aphex and μ-Ziq will be excited, but newcomers should go elsewhere before they dig this deep."[8] In retrospective reviews, Pitchfork described it as "just a playful, occasionally inspired time capsule of the 1990s."[9]
Track listing
2016 CD reissue
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Personnel
Adapted from the Expert Knob Twiddlers liner notes:[11]
- Performers [Everything By] – Michael Paradinas, Richard James
- Cover – Johnny Clayton, Richard James
Footnotes
References
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