Donmet Mess With Cupid, 'Cause Cupid Ainmet Stupid (2018)

The twentieth release on Nina Kraviz' label is 'a homage to some of the most uncompromising manifestations of electronic music imaginable'. Listening to the ear-splitting drill'n'bass of Biogen's "Hexagraphic" it's hard to argue with the label's mission statement. Indeed, PTU's bleep-heavy "Castor And Pollux" sounds positively mellow when played beside the frenetic beats of Nikita Zabelin edit's of Deka's "Pearl" and Frankfurt legend Marc 'The Mover' Acardipane's hardcore contribution, "Pitch-Hiker" as Pilldriver. While the compilation consolidates Trip's reputation as a single-minded outlet, it is also an essential release for Aphex Twin completists as it contains a rare track from his Universal Indicator project.