Hangable Auto Bulb

Infobox Album |
Name = "Hangable Auto Bulb"
Type = EP
Artist = AFX


Released = EP1: October 16, 1995
EP2: December 11 1995
CD: October 31, 2005
Recorded = August-October, 1995
Genre = Drum and Bass
Drill and bass
Length = EP1: 25:05
EP2: 09:04
CD: 34:47
Label = Warp
Producer = Richard D. James
Reviews ="Hangable Auto Bulb EP"
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39fwxqldldje link] "Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2"
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jdngtq3zmu42 link] CD release
* "The Guardian" Rating|4|5 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1601977,00.html 28 Oct 2005]
* Pitchfork Media (8.9/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14995/AFX_Hangable_Auto_Bulb 3 Nov 2005]
* PopMatters Rating-10|7 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/12058/afx-hangable/ link]
Last album = "Analogue Bubblebath 5"
(1993)
This album = "Hangable Auto Bulb"
(1995)
Next album = "Analogue Bubblebath 3.1"
(1997)

"Hangable Auto Bulb" is a 1995 electronic music album by Richard D. James, under his alias AFX. It was re-released on CD in 2005.

Overview

Split across two 12" EPs, the second released 8 weeks after the first and each limited to 1000 pressings, the records marked a significant change in sound from previous AFX and Aphex Twin releases. Moving away from the analogue sounds of the previous releases, "Donkey Rhubarb" and "...I Care Because You Do", the tracks show James experimenting with computer-arranged Breakbeat programming and timestretched samples, and this can be seen as a precursor to Richard D. James Album. This would become the dominant sound in his work up until the "Analord" releases of 2005.

The records are influenced by the early EPs of fellow Cornish producer Plug (Luke Vibert), as well as other Drum and bass movements of the day. Due to their rarity, original pressings have become collector's items, selling for substantial sums on eBay.

Track listing

12" EPs:

"Hangable Auto Bulb EP" (1995):
#"Children Talking" – 5:19
#"Hangable Auto Bulb" – 6:48
#"Laughable Butane Bob" – 2:58
#"Bit" – 0:06
#"Custodian Discount" – 4:25
#"Wabby Legs" – 5:29
"Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2" (1995):
#"Every Day" – 3:44
#"Arched Maid Via RDJ" – 5:20

CD:

"Hangable Auto Bulb" CD (2005):

#"Children Talking" – 5:22
#"Hangable Auto Bulb" – 6:52
#"Laughable Butane Bob" – 3:02
#"Bit" – 0:11
#"Custodian Discount" – 4:30
#"Wabby Legs" – 5:35
#"Every Day" – 3:50
#"Arched Maid Via RDJ" – 5:25

The CD lengths are slightly different from the original EPs. On some pressings, tracks 7 and 8 are erroneously reversed.

Miscellanea

The album's title is an anagram of Analogue Bubl bath, a reference to James' previous AFX release series, "Analogue Bubblebath".

Also, like James' previous "...I Care Because You Do", half of the track titles are anagrams:

* of Analogue Bubblebath: "Laughable Butane Bob"
* of Analogue Bubl bath (sic): "Hangable Auto Bulb"
* of Richard David Jame (sic): "Arched Maid Via RDJ"
* of Caussttic Ouinnddo (sic, correctly spelled "Caustic Window"): "Custodian Discount"

External links

* [http://xltronic.com/discography/release/8/hangable-auto-bulb-ep-wap67 More info on "Hangable Auto Bulb EP"]
* [http://xltronic.com/discography/release/378/hangable-auto-bulb-ep2-wap69 More info on "Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2"]
* [http://xltronic.com/disco/alias/4/afx Complete AFX discography]
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