Aphex Twin - Melodies From Mars (1995)

'Melodies From Mars' is a collection of unreleased tracks by Richard David James, better known as Aphex Twin, which was put together in 1995 and was leaked online a few years later. Although James did not admit authorship until 2014, fans have always suspected that he was behind it, as at least two of its tracks - 'Fingerbib' and  'Logan Rock Witch' - are demos of tracks featured on the subsequently released 'Richard D. James Album' in 1996. It's commonly believed that 'Melodies From Mars' was given to some of James' friends on cassette tapes, and an alternate version was illegally released in Russia by Unreal Records a few years ago, but no-one really knows who was behind the leak. James also said in an interview in 2010 that he'd redone the album in 2007, but it still remains unreleased.

Track listing

01 Mr. Flumpy
02 Fingerbib
03 Lannermort
04 Transmission One
05 Malcohol
06 Steam Funk
07 Tot's Dance
08 Logan Rock Witch
09 Crater Dub
10 Mr. Flumpy's Dog
11 There's No Martians
12 Crantock

Apart from 'Fingerbib' and 'Logan Rock Witch' all the tracks have been titled by fans, based on what they think they sound like. The actual titles for all the tracks is 'Untitled'.

If there are any Aphex Twin fans out there who want to hear more unreleased stuff, then I downloaded all 173 tracks that he uploaded to Soundcloud three years ago, and have them all saved in six folders of around 25 tracks each. They are only 192 bitrate as they were a Soundcloud download, but if anyone wants me to post them then just leave a comment.