A collaboration between Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) and -Ziq (Mike Paradinas), 'Expert
Knob Twiddlers' was made back in 1994. Richard edited the tracks into shape later in 1996 with his new Apple
Mac computer and it was released later that year on Rephlex, the label he co-owned and which released the first
two albums by -Ziq. This new reissued version has been carefully cleaned up, re-edited and remastered from the
original DAT tapes, put into a more fitting order and, more excitingly, seven new bonus tracks and alternative ver-
sions have also been added. The album was recorded over a few days during the 1994 World Cup, back when
Richard lived in a big shared flat in Stoke Newington. Richard had tried to collaborate with a few other likeminded
artists but something clicked when Mike and Rich worked together and the sessions have a unique feel; playful
and at times actually drunk. These are fun experiments in the spirit of lighthearted moog pop and ripe 70s British
TV themes, standing out from the po-faced electronica of the time with a garish glee.