Aphex Twin - Untitled / Untitled

Artist: Aphex Twin
Track: Untitled / Untitled
Year: 1993

Two of the untitled and unreleased tracks that RDJ was playing live in 1993 (although the second track here could be from the AB2 EP, I've definitely never located anything that sounds remotely like the first track). I still have the flyer from the event. This is what it says...

Black Sun Rising and NASA (Nocturnal Audio Sensory Awareness) Present..

The Exclusive Northern California performances on the final date of their 13 city "SEE THE LIGHT TOUR"

Moby, Orbital, Aphex Twin, Young American Primitive, Vapour Space & very special guest DJ Tim of The Utah Saints

& djs Jonah, Jeno, Alex

Sunday November 14, 1993
101 Henry Adams - SF

Personal memories of the event...

Vapour Space and YAP were entertaining (with YAP playing percussion on his keyboard and VS playing 'Gravitational Arch' before I heard it anyplace else), but they played early to a half full venue, and most of those people were talking and milling about. We ended up on the third level and watched the early sets from there (the place had/has multiple open levels with a railing you could watch over ... or through, should it be that you ended up on the floor). Orbital was really good, playing most of their Green and Brown album classics. I wouldn't see one of those truly great Orbital shows until 1995, though. Moby played last and seemed really upset most of the night. He was just transitioning from being a solo act (playing a stack of synths, partly to a DAT) to having a full backing band. I'd seen him before and many times since and he's never had that same vibe onstage. Not sure if it was technical or personal, or maybe just that a lot of people seemed confused by seeing a guitar up there and left early to get to the afterparties (this was not an all night event, which was rare back then). Aphex Twin, however, was as transcendent as music has ever been for me. I started listening to different kinds of electronic music immediately (like, that night). Within a few weeks I was buying the stuff that was making my "brain dance", and I've never looked back.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Aphex
• Twin
• Braindance

[RiotNrrrdUTube]

I was also there at Mezzanine that night. One of the greatest things I've ever witnessed. I live in LA and the Fire Marshalls shut down the gig here the night before before it ever started. My ex and I decided there was no way we were missing Aphex so we jumped in the car the next morning and headed up to SF. I remember the conical green lazers coming from behind the stage (yes, I was E-nhanced). When Moby did his Jesus thing we all left.

Where is the rest of the recording of this show???

[PurpleAsparagus]

@RiotNrrrdUTube Cool, cool. I'm really surprised at the amount of people who came up from SoCal for this gig. It was just another night of partying ("raving") for me and my friends. The entire show is pretty readily available, but the other tracks are near note for note identical to the album versions. The two videos (four pieces of music) that I've posted are really the most interesting parts. Been looking for the other sets from that night for over a decade. No luck.

[RiotNrrrdUTube]

@PurpleAsparagus I tried to find the whole recording on the We Are The Music Makers site, but they'd rearranged the site and it was no longer there. If you have any pointers ...

(I'd also love to hear the Vapourspace & Orbital sets)

[PurpleAsparagus]

@RiotNrrrdUTube Try SLSK, I think its still floating around there from time to time. It doesn't sound as good as my videos, though. I boosted the volume and did some EQ on it to get a bit more low end.

[nuwavdr]

1st track sounds like it could almost be a Caustic Window track.

I was also there that night. This and Vapourspace were the highlights of the night for me. Still have the Aphex shirt from the event. They also gave out 4 track cassettes! Wow, that took me back. Thanks for posting this.

[PurpleAsparagus]

@nuwavdr Most welcome! I have no shirt. But I've got my flyer and somehow ended up with two cassettes the next morning. lol

[RiotNrrrdUTube]

@PurpleAsparagus Any suggestions for the Soulseek search string? Just "Aphex" gets lots of hits :)

[RiotNrrrdUTube]

@PurpleAsparagus I remember looking for a recording of the gig once, saw a reference to a post on the WATMM site but that part of the site (i.e. recordings) was closed when I actually tried to get to the link :(

[ephemerol]

this is amazing

[stevepmx666]

RARE AS F*CK!