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Come to Daddy has been interpreted by some as Richard D. James' sly send-up of the Prodigy's massive hit "Firestarter." If that's the case, it only goes to show how clever the Aphex Twin really is.
10y
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All I can say is, it's either gonna freak you out or turn you on (depending on whether or not you've any pedophilic tendencies) and probably make you dance while it's at it.
10y
Acid trip!
At this point, I'm no stranger to Aphex Twin's music. Whether it be his or Ambient works that are soothing / surreal or his IDM / Drill & Bass that can go quite hard, he's capable of doing anything.
This EP goes quite hard, and is at times rather unnerving with its abrasive production & atmospheric structures.
The 3 different mixes of the title track all have their own fascinating style, sharing no connection with each other; the Pappy mix is an adrenaline rush that leaves ... read more
While this was never Richard's strongest work, Come To Daddy is an extremely admirable attempt to create something different.
That's what I always loved about Aphex Twin. You got something different, every album, every EP, something very unexpected and out of the ordinary, yet he still somehow managed to stay in the relative mainstream of electronic music and be regarded as one of the greatest electronic producers of all time. This is an insane achievement considering he was releasing songs ... read more
What a grotesque, nostalgic, acidic and dreamy trip!
Aphex tests his level of creativity with each of the tracks, in some demonstrating his most psycho side, his most cautious and beautiful side and, in others, he simply lets his wonderful flow and ideas fly over the songs. Apart from the unbelievable sampling, beatmaking and production for 1997, Richard discovers more diversity of colors and soundscapes in each of his songs in a project as special as this one.
Come to Daddy forever.
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Track List
| 1 | Come to Daddy (Pappy Mix) 4:22 | 93 |
| 2 | Flim 2:57 | 97 |
| 3 | Come to Daddy (Little Lord Faulteroy Mix) 3:50 | 80 |
| 4 | Bucephalus Bouncing Ball 5:44 | 83 |
| 5 | To Cure a Weakling Child (Contour Regard) 5:10 | 83 |
| 6 | Funny Little Man 3:58 | 68 |
| 7 | Come to Daddy (Mummy Mix) 4:24 | 74 |
| 8 | IZ-US 2:57 | 95 |
Total Length: 33 minutes
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Added on: August 31, 2013