Subliminal Stimuli presents... 26 MIXES FOR FREE

15 years ago today, renowned electronic artist and probably Subliminal Stimuli's biggest inspiration, Aphex Twin, released a collection of (re)mixes to the public. It was a half-heartedly thrown together compilation of strange sounds, most of which, throughout the '90's, could be found only as easter eggs on the B-sides of various obscure EPs and remix albums around the world. This compilation was called simply 26 Mixes For Cash.

The concept behind this compilation is that there is no concept. From the seemingly random order of the tracks, to the bland grey wash revealing a complete lack of artistic inclination, to the title, honest, tactless, and perfectly centered on the cover in Georgia font. It's as if the packaging was designed by Bartleby the Scrivener.

Richard David James, the man behind the moniker, did for so-called "intelligent dance music" what Subliminal Stimuli has done for dubstep: murder it and find a million fun ways to animate its corpse.

That's the idea behind their upcoming homage album, 26 Mixes For Free.

The tracklist:

1. Bad Slime, Puzzle Box, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
2. Level67, 100$ Block of Hashish, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
3. Waterrise&Sunfall, Taenker sig ihjel, Subliminal Stimuli Remix, Alternate Piano Version
4. Jack Pruett, Too Deep in Sunshine, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
5. Flux Pavilion, Bass Cannon, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
6. Waterburton Community members, Don't Be Rama Rama, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
7. Skrillex, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
8. Crystal Castles, Sad Eyes, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
9. TRVSHBXVT, Strike #3, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
10. Vlue, Nuclear Dub, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
11. Death Grips, Culture Shock, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
12. Vlue, Heiankyo Alien 7, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
13. Skrillex ft. Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley, Make It Bun Dem, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
14. Raymur, Combat, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
15. Death Grips, Lil Boy, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
16. Said, Nya, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
17. Death Grips, Guillotine, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
18. Datsik, Firepower, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
19. Froggadelic, Sammakko Kasvot, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
20. Chronex, The Reaper, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
21. Jack Pruett, Liquid Light, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
22. shroomhead one, Auschwitz, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
23. Waterrise&Sunfall, Taenker sig ihjel, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
24. Squarepusher, 4001, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
25. sMILOdon, Watts, Subliminal Stimuli Remix
26. The Enigma TNG, Monster Killer, Subliminal Stimuli Remix

Remixes I wish were on the compilation:

Take The Night - Love Me In The Dark
Subliminal Stimuli - Nothing Lasts Forever (Remastered)
Mutrix - Come Alive

CJ6.5 - Wtfdyjfstmylb?

SubNetix - Tha Higha Power
AnonyWolf - Disco Dancer

Aphex Twin - On

A handful of these tracks have been previously released on Remixes 1, while others, like Monster Killer and Sad Eyes, have been released on Soundcloud. By the looks of it, at least half of these tracks are previously unreleased. I personally am excited to hear the new and improved remix of Skrillex's brostep classic, "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites." There are a handful of previously released tracks that I really enjoyed which, sadly, have been excluded from the album. Nevertheless, those nostalgic for the days of dubstep and underground noise, will praise this as the true Aphex of EDM compilations.

More details and commentary will be given as soon as the album is officially released; until then here's a handful of samples: