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Aphex Twin’s Remote Orchestra

After so many releases under so many monikers, each establishing a new direction in his varied style, listeners have come to trust Aphex Twin to guide them into uncharted realms of electronic sound.

That’s why when he plans something as outlandish and crazy as Remote Orchestra, we can’t help but follow him. Debuting in Wroclaw, Poland in 2011 and arriving in his native UK this past October, the three act performance finds Aphex Twin taking control offstage. The first act consists of an orchestra facing a screen and following visual cues as their conductor and sheet music. The second is a remotely-controlled piano swinging on a pendulum while playing an Aphex Twin composition. Finally, a piece referencing Steve Reich‘s Pendulum Music.

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