AFX – Analogue Bubblebath (1991)

April 24, 2023

The opening track (coincidentally the title track) of AFX’s now legendary first entry in his Analogue Bubblebath series, will always live rent free in my head. It is, in my humble opinion, one of those tunes that just possesses a permanent timelessness quality. Yeah, sure, you can tell that this thing was recorded in the early 90s, as it smacks of those vibes, but that aside, I hope they will play this shit in museums in the future. It is, for me, whilst not objectively the best stuff that Richard has done (under any moniker), it is one of the most memorable of his tunes.

The rest of the EP isn’t half bad too, if not hitting significantly harder than the first track, with pummelling electronic beats and dirty stabs of acid-style synth sounds. Lovely jubbly!