Tracklist:
[5:22] 01. Aphex Twin - diskhat ALL prepared1mixed 13
[0:20] 02. Aphex Twin - snar2
[2:26] 03. Aphex Twin - diskhat1
[0:50] 04. Aphex Twin - piano un1 arpej
[1:53] 05. Aphex Twin - DISKPREPT4
[1:25] 06. Aphex Twin - hat 2b 2012b
[0:09] 07. Aphex Twin - disk aud1_12
[0:27] 08. Aphex Twin - 0035 1-Audio
[4:22] 09. Aphex Twin - disk prep calrec2 barn dance [slo]
[3:30] 10. Aphex Twin - DISKPREPT1
[0:38] 11. Aphex Twin - diskhat2
[1:48] 12. Aphex Twin - piano un10 it happened
[4:46] 13. Aphex Twin - hat5c 0001 rec-4
AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman
A 13-track, 27-minute EP, Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments, Pt. 2 trailed Syro by only four months. As revealed by its descriptive title, it's rather different, with drums and keys figuring prominently in a series of pieces that approximate stiff warm-ups and jam sessions from a synthesized combo gunning for a Kranky contract or the opening slot on a Squarepusher x Z-Machines tour. "diskhat ALL preparedlmixed 13" starts the EP in promising fashion with halting riffs, intricate layering, and vibrant, ricocheting percussion. Following track "snar2" is merely a snare roll that drifts between the left and right channels. What follows tends to fall closer to the latter than the former: skeletal sketches that consist of only drums or piano, plain configurations of both instruments, all mechanical noodling. Nothing is particularly energizing, though go-go freaks might catch themselves chanting, perhaps sarcastically, "Drop the bomb!" at some point during the frisky half-minute of "0035 1-Audio." Jocularly titled, the EP should be approached like a sequel -- with low expectations. Had this arid content preceded Syro, a fair portion of James' fan base would have likely written him off.
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