Smojphace EP
Encyclopedia
The Smojphace EP is a 2003 EP
by electronic music
artist Richard D. James under one of his commonly known aliases, AFX
. The EP was released through MEN Records, a Rephlex Records
sublabel.
Smojphace' s first track is a remix of "Run The Place Red", a track produced by The Bug with vocals by Daddy Freddy
. The remix is done in a ragga
-step
style, with harsh drum and bass
, before disintegrating into static noise near the end of the track. Both of the remaining "ktpa" electronic tracks consist of synthesized noise.
The entire disc is black including the part that is read by the cd player. Likewise, the label is black on both sides of the 12" vinyl.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
artist Richard D. James under one of his commonly known aliases, AFX
Aphex Twin
Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
. The EP was released through MEN Records, a Rephlex Records
Rephlex Records
Rephlex Records is a record label started in 1991 by electronic musician Richard D. James and Grant Wilson-Claridge. Rephlex coined the term braindance to describe the otherwise uncategorisable output of Aphex Twin and Rephlex Records...
sublabel.
Smojphace
Daddy Freddy
S. Frederick Small , better known as Daddy Freddy is a ragga vocalist.-Early life:Small was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew up in the city's Trenchtown district. His house was a few minutes walk from Coxsone Dodd's influential record studio Studio One.His neighbours were Jacob Miller and...
. The remix is done in a ragga
Ragga
-Origins:Ragga originated in Jamaica during the 1980s, at the same time that electronic dance music's popularity was increasing globally. One of the reasons for ragga's swift propagation is that it is generally easier and less expensive to produce than reggae performed on traditional musical...
-step
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
style, with harsh drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
, before disintegrating into static noise near the end of the track. Both of the remaining "ktpa" electronic tracks consist of synthesized noise.
The entire disc is black including the part that is read by the cd player. Likewise, the label is black on both sides of the 12" vinyl.
Track listing
Duration | / | |VINYL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "run the place red - AFX mix" | 5:06 | / | A-1 |
2 | "ktpa1" | 7:29 | / | B-1 |
3 | "ktpa2" | 3:38 | / | B-2 |