On (EP)
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{{Infobox album
| name = On
| type = EP
| artist = Aphex Twin
| cover = Aphex Twin - On album cover.jpeg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 15 November 1993
| recorded = 1993
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 23:54
| label = Warp
| producer = Aphex Twin
| chronology = Richard D. James
| prev_title = Joyrex J9ii
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Selected Ambient Works Volume II
| next_year = 1994
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r313659|pure_url=yes}} link]
| noprose = yes
}}
On is an extended play record by the electronic music producer Aphex Twin released on 15 November 1993 by Warp. On Remixes, featuring remixes by James, Reload and μ-Ziq, was released on the same day.
The record entered the Dance Singles Chart at number 3 on 27 November.{{cite news |title=Dance Singles|editor-last=Redmond|editor-first=Steve|page=28|location=London|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-27-IDX-36.pdf |work=Music Week |publisher=Spotlight Publications |date=27 November 1993}} It also peaked at number 32 on the main Singles Chart.{{cite web |title=On: The Aphex Twin |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/on/ |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=21 November 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Richard D. James
| title1 = On
| length1 = 7:03
| title2 = 73-Yips
| length2 = 4:14
| title3 = D-Scape
| length3 = 6:54
| title4 = Xepha
| length4 = 5:42
| total_length = 23:54
}}
The Sire Records (US) version of On contains only "On", "73-Yips", and "Xepha" with early fade-outs, followed by the Reload Mix of "On", and it is housed in an Ecopak case instead of the standard slimline jewel case in which the Warp (UK) release was packaged.
{{Track listing
| headline = On Remixes
| title1 = On
| note1 = D-Scape Mix
| length1 = 10:40
| title2 = On
| note2 = Reload Mix
| length2 = 7:06
| title3 = On
| note3 = μ-Ziq Mix
| length3 = 8:43
| title4 = On
| note4 = 28 Mix
| length4 = 6:47
| total_length = 33:16
}}
The "D-Scape Mix", in actuality a remix of "D-Scape" from On, features mostly harsh sucking noises.
Production
In the 2015 Soundcloud dump, James states that he produced some of the sounds in "Xepha" by modifying a DAT player to play back tapes that he purposefully damaged. He claims that he created distorted sounds by stretching tapes, spraying them with hair spray, as well as changing the playback speed of the motor.{{cite web | url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2023/11/12/30-years-of-on-ep/ | title=30 years of On EP | website=Lanner Chronicle | author= | date=12 Nov 2023 | access-date=6 Jun 2024 | quote="I once hacked a DAT player to play back DAT tapes that i purposefully ruined, strtching the tape, spraying hair spray on the tape etc, fucked the speed of the motor up etc, sounded really good, will dig out., used plenty of sounds from it though like in ‘xepha’, that has some stuff from that. then from DAT to computer about 10 years ago." }}
Music video
The music video for the title track was directed by Jarvis Cocker and Martin Wallace, and features a stop-motion sequence filmed on a beach involving numerous props (including an old fashioned diving suit and a cardboard cutout of James), and images of the tide. Drips of water are synchronized with the piano. The film was shot on location in Hilbre Island, West Kirby, Wirral, UK. James was hands-off from the video's making, apart from insisting that it did not feature any computer graphics. He was however satisfied with the end result, stating that it "does the job".{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnpXC7w_2bE | title=Aphex Twin - MTV News feature, 1993 | website=YouTube }} It is available on the Come to Viddy (VHS, 1997) and WarpVision: The Videos 1989–2004 (DVD, 2004) compilations.
References
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External links
- [http://warp.net/records/releases/aphex-twin/on On] at the Warp Records website
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