{"product_id":"mike-rich-expert-knob-twiddlers-aphex-twin-muziq-vinyl-3lp","title":"Mike \u0026 Rich: Expert Knob Twiddlers (Aphex Twin, Muziq) Vinyl 3LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinally back in print after over two decades! \u003c\/i\u003eBack in 1996, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=richard+d+james\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard D. James\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (aka \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=aphex+twin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) teamed up with \u003cstrong\u003eMicheal Paradinis\u003c\/strong\u003e (aka \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=muziq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eµ-Ziq\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) for a one-off collab project under the simple moniker \u003cstrong\u003eMike \u0026amp; Rich\u003c\/strong\u003e. The album was called \u003cem\u003eExpert Knob Twiddlers \u003c\/em\u003e(it can be argued that even to this day Aphex and Muziq are two of the best knob twiddlers around) and was \"\u003cem\u003ean updated version of easy listening and funk\u003c\/em\u003e\" according to Paradinis. The project definitely has a funky lean to it, as most of the tracks center around loops and samples (both funk and easy listening) giving it an overall loose and kitschy feel (see \"Mr. Frosty\" or \"Reg\"). Of course there's a fair amount of \"knob twiddling\" going on with synths getting tweaked and freaked all over the place in stereo (ahem, \"Jelly Fish\"). It is rumored that the two would get drunk (which is something neither really did) and mess around with samples and gear when producing the tracks for Mike \u0026amp; Rich, which would certainly explain the fun, carefree feel. In addition to the original album, this 2016 reissue includes 7 previously unreleased bonus tracks including \"Vodka Mix 2,\" \"Portamento Gosh,\" \"Waltz,\" \"Organ Plodder,\" and more. Triple LP pressing on Paradinis' \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=planet+mu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanet Mu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e label. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etriple LP reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efeatures 7 previously unreleased bonus tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginally released in 1996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Planet Mu 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Milk Man 09\/2016\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Mike \u0026 Rich","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 3LP","offer_id":25366513800,"sku":"lp-8032","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/mikeandrich-expertknobtwiddlers_892075cb-e411-40ee-a074-a4ed56af4ed7.jpg?v=1762272255","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/mike-rich-expert-knob-twiddlers-aphex-twin-muziq-vinyl-3lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}