Analog Bubblebath Vol 2

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Analog Bubblebath Vol 2
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Label for side one of Analog Bubblebath Vol 2
EP by
ReleasedDecember 1991
Genre
Length14:54
Label Rabbit City
Producer Richard D. James
Richard D. James chronology
Analogue Bubblebath
(1991)
Analog Bubblebath Vol 2
(1991)
Digeridoo
(1992)
Professional ratings
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Analog Bubblebath Vol 2 is the second extended play record by the electronic music producer and musician Aphex Twin. It is the second release in the Analogue Bubblebath series (although it is spelled "Analog Bubblebath" on this release).

Contents

"Aboriginal Mix" (also known as "Digeridoo") was first aired from a DAT tape by Colin Faver on his Kiss FM show Demo DAT section, leading to the EP being released on Faver and Gordon Matthewman's Rabbit City Records in 1991. [2]

Digeridoo was later picked up by R&S Records and released as a single Digeridoo and on the compilation Classics . All three mixes are identical. In August 2015 James uploaded the third track to SoundCloud with the title "Alien Fanny Farts AB2 q". [3]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Aboriginal Mix"7:11
Side B
No.TitleLength
2.Untitled3:49
3.Untitled3:55
Total length:14:54

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  3. "Alien Fanny Farts AB2 q". SoundCloud. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.