Hangable Auto Bulb

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'Hangable Auto Bulb'
EP by 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
Professional reviews
Hangable Auto Bulb EP All Music Guide link Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 All Music Guide link CD release The Guardian 28 Oct 2005 Pitchfork Media (8.9/10) 3 Nov 2005 PopMatters link
AFX chronology
Analogue Bubblebath 5 (1993) Hangable Auto Bulb (1995) Analogue Bubblebath 3.1 (1997)

Hangable Auto Bulb EP
Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2

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.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Track listing 2.1 12" EPs: 2.2 CD: 3 Miscellanea 4 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 12" EPs:

Hangable Auto Bulb EP (1995):

1. "Children Talking" – 5:19
2. "Hangable Auto Bulb" – 6:48
3. "Laughable Butane Bob" – 2:58
4. "Bit" – 0:06
5. "Custodian Discount" – 4:25
6. "Wabby Legs" – 5:29

Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 (1995):

1. "Every Day" – 3:44
2. "Arched Maid Via RDJ" – 5:20

[edit] CD:

Hangable Auto Bulb CD (2005):

1. "Children Talking" – 5:22
2. "Hangable Auto Bulb" – 6:52
3. "Laughable Butane Bob" – 3:02
4. "Bit" – 0:11
5. "Custodian Discount" – 4:30
6. "Wabby Legs" – 5:35
7. "Every Day" – 3:50
8. "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.

[edit] Miscellanea

The album's title is an anagram of Analogue Bublbath, 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 Bublbath (sic): "Hangable Auto Bulb"
• of Richard David Jame (sic): "Arched Maid Via RDJ"
• of Caussttic Ouinnddo (sic, correctly spelled "Caustic Window"): "Custodian Discount"

[edit] External links

• More info on Hangable Auto Bulb EP
• More info on Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2
• Complete AFX discography
• Hangable Auto Bulb EP at MusicBrainz
• Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 at MusicBrainz

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