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Melodies from Mars

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Released
  
Unreleased

Length
  
45:25

Producer
  
Aphex Twin

Recorded
  
1995

Artist
  
Aphex Twin

Genre
  
Electronic music

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Melodies from Mars (1995)
  
Hangable Auto Bulb (1995)

Similar
  
Aphex Twin albums, Other albums

Aphex twin melodies from mars full album


Melodies from Mars is a collection of unreleased tracks by Richard David James, better known under his pseudonym Aphex Twin. Although James did not admit authorship until 2014, it was known to fans as an unofficial Aphex Twin album because at least two of its tracks are alternate versions (possibly demo versions) of tracks featured on the subsequently released Richard D. James Album (1996). Some tracks also bear resemblance to those on Analogue Bubblebath 5.

Contents

There are few places to find this album. It is commonly believed that Melodies from Mars was given to some of James's friends on cassette tapes. The Aphex Twin Community claims that "men in black suits" (Rephlex) asked it to remove MP3 excerpts from its website. The best sources for finding it today are likely via online P2P file-sharing networks.

An alternate version was illegally released in Russia by Unreal Records. It is missing the below-mentioned version of "Logan Rock Witch." The song title remains, but the audio is of another track, "Untitled 7."

In a 2010 interview with Another Man, James stated, "I’ve got six [albums] completed... one is Melodies from Mars, which I redid about three years ago."

According to Mike Paradinas, the collaboration album Mike & Rich was partially inspired by Melodies From Mars.

Melodies from mars untitled track 1


Track listing

All tracks written by Richard D James.

  • The version of "Fingerbib" on Melodies from Mars is longer than the version on Richard D. James Album.
  • The version of "Logan Rock Witch" is different than the version on Richard D. James Album.
  • Track 12 features the same samples of pizzicato strings featured in "Girl/Boy Song" (track 9 on Richard D. James Album).
  • David Firth has acoustically covered track 10, and used track 1 as the theme music for his "Panathinaikos Bear" shorts.
  • Versions of tracks 6 and 7 were used in the beginning of David Firth's animation "ALAN".
  • A version of track 10 was used in David Firth's claymation short "Hollowhead".
  • Personnel

  • Richard D. James – synthesizer, producer
  • Songs

    Untitled3:19
    Fingerbib4:16
    Logan Rock Witch4:21

    References

    Melodies from Mars Wikipedia