Aphex Twin releases surprise 38-track compilation ‘Music From The Merch Desk (2016-2023)’

Today, December 17, Aphex Twin has released a surprise 38-track compilation ‘Music From The Merch Desk (2016-2023)’.

Released via Warp Records today (December 17), the expansive project collates the tracks from one-off vinyl releases that were sold at Aphex Twin, AKA Richard D. James’s live shows between 2016 and 2023.

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It will see a full digital release of the tracks, which have until now been vinyl only. Having previously been limited to a handful of records per show, many of them have become hugely in demand.

Mint copies of 'London 19.08.2023’, for example, are listed on vinyl listings and exchange platform Discogs for anywhere between £170 (€205) and £1,240 (€1,500).

The release follows James’s reissue of his seminal 1994 album ‘Selected Ambient Works Volume II’ in October to celebrate its 30th anniversary, which featured an expanded edition that was available in five formats and included a digital release of the much-loved track ‘#19’ and the previously unreleased ‘th1 [evnslower]’.

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It was accompanied by a free listening party at London’s Tate Modern, with hopeful attendees reporting that the tickets were allocated in less than a minute.

Revisit Mixmag‘s 2019 cover interview with Aphex Twin here.

See the full tracklist below.

01. no stillson 6 cirk [Houston, TX 12.17.16]

02. no stillson 6 cirk mix2 [Houston, TX 12.17.16]

03. 42DIMENSIT3 e3 [London 03.06.17]

04. MT1T1 bedroom microtune [London 03.06.17]

05. T18A pole1 [London 03.06.17]

06. T03 delta t [London 03.06.17]

07. em2500 M253X [London 03.06.17]

08. T23 441 [London 03.06.17]

09. 42DIMENSIT10 [London 03.06.17]

10. T20A ede 441 [London 03.06.17]

11. MT1T2 olpedroom [London 03.06.17]

12. T47 smodge [London 03.06.17]

13. sk8 littletune HS-PC202 [London 03.06.17]

14. T13 Quadraverbia N+3 [London 03.06.17]

15. T16.5 MADMA with nastya [London 03.06.17]

16. T17 Phase out +3 [London 03.06.17]

17. 15T63 neotek 2h949 +3 [bonus beats] [London 03.06.17]

18. T08 dx1+5 [London 03.06.17]

19. T69T07 stasspa+3 [London 03.06.17]

20. T05 tx16w marion MT***,e [sketches] [London 03.06.17]

21. T46 se70 rinseout2 [sketches] [London 03.06.17]

22. ZT01 [sketch1] [London 03.06.17]

23. 21TXT1+4 ds8 flngchrods[sketch0.1b] [London 03.06.17]

24. Spiral Staircase (AFX Remix) [London 14.09.2019]

25. 4x Atlantis Take 1 [London 14.09.2019]

26. Nightmail [London 14.09.2019]

27. Soundlab20 [London 14.09.2019]

28. pretend analog extmix 2b,e2,ru [Manchester 20.09.2019]

29. rozzboxv2mam+4 [Manchester 20.09.2019]

30. umil 25-01 [Manchester 20.09.2019]

31. midi pipe2c edit, +3 [Manchester 20.09.2019]

32. rfc pt8 [Barcelona 16.06.2023]

33. afxfm e [Barcelona 16.06.2023]

34. korg funk5 [London 19.08.2023]

35. korg 1b ru,ec,e [London 19.08.2023]

36. SOOG e [London 19.08.2023]

37. body pads [London 19.08.2023]

38. dgitne tst1e [London 19.08.2023]

Isaac Muk is a freelance writer, follow him on Bluesky