Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments, Pt. 2 [EP]
by Aphex Twin
  • Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: Jan 23, 2015
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. CiphirSol
    Feb 10, 2015
    8
    The after-dinner mint for Syro, after a wonderful night on the town, you arrive home tired, just ready to go to bed for the evening. This album delivers that final punctuation mark, and the promise that Aphex has returned and you're not just dreaming.
  2. Hackskeptic
    May 29, 2015
    4
    Meant as a companion piece to 2001s “Drukqs” it’s the sound of Richard D James clearing the cache from his computer. Disjointed, half finished and lacking any cohesion whatsoever, one really feels that the man is spending far, far too long locked in his bedroom.
  3. FraarfS
    Apr 19, 2015
    5
    aside from the catchy (and actually good) tracks from this project, we have these other pieces of "music" that add nothing but lenght to the album.
    in my opinion this ep would have been just the diskhat tracks on their own and we might be talking about a shorter, but yet enjoyable ep.
  4. ILoveMusic
    Apr 11, 2015
    8
    It's not a masterpiece like Syro because but it's great!

    If you're a fan of Richard you should listen to this! This EP has some fantastic melodies!

    8/10

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. PopMatters
    Mar 19, 2015
    60
    It will go down as an odd little duck because James understand that sometimes you need to baffle your audience while engaging them.
    Read full review
  2. The Wire
    Mar 11, 2015
    60
    The moody bits are surrounded by so much that is abstract that their affective properties seem a matter of happenstance rather than expression. [Mar 2015, p.46]
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Feb 26, 2015
    60
    Some tracks are stunning, others pass by unnoticed. The fact that we have them is beautiful enough. The chaos swallows you up.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »