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Aphex Twin: The Clink, London

Ian Watson, Melody Maker, 9 November 1996

WHAT... what... what the fuck is going on? Frenzied breakbeats and oppressive bursts of synth are emanating from the front of the venue, but the Aphex Twin is nowhere to be seen. Video screens by the stage give a camera's eye view of someone wandering around the waxwork exhibits at this converted prison, checking out the fake rotting corpses and skeletons, so maybe our man's taking in the sights before joining us.

Total word count of piece: 442

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