A new Aphex Twin video has been pulled from release after it was found to contain images damaging to viewers with photosensitive epilepsy.
Just yesterday we reported on how the enigmatic electronic icon Aphex Twin is gearing up to release a new EP, after it was announced in a characteristically unconventional way.
Following a week or so of cryptic advertisements appearing in cities around the world, including London, Turin, Los Angeles, and New York City, Aphex Twin’s record label, Warp, unleashed a press release which can only be described as odd.
— Warp Records (@WarpRecords) August 5, 2018
However, while this was all well and good, it appeared that the pièce de résistance of the EP announcement was set to be a five-minute television segment which was to air during the Adult Swim block of Cartoon Network earlier today. However, it seems that fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see what it’ll all be about.
As Pitchfork notes, the promised broadcast was set to be used as a means to both preview and officially announce the Collapse EP, which fans believe is planned for a September 14th release date.
However, after the scheduled block of programming came and went, fans called out to Jason DeMarco, Adult Swim’s Creative Director of On-Air, to figure out what was going on. As they soon discovered, the clip in question was found to not be fit for broadcast.
“Didn’t pass the Harding test,” revealed DeMarco. “So we will be premiering it online.”
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For those unsure about what the Harding test is, it is an automatic test to determine whether or not certain footage will suitable to be viewed by viewers with photosensitive epilepsy.
As the Harding test website explains, “Television programmes in various countries including the UK and Japan now have to pass this test prior to being broadcast in order to comply with Ofcom (ITU) guidelines.”
“Should material fail, it needs to be edited to correct these failures and re-tested in its entirety before a ‘Passed’ certificate can be issued.”
While there’s no set time that this new Aphex Twin video will be premiering online, this hardly comes as a surprise for fans of the music producer. From throwing in unsettling imagery in videos such as ‘Come To Daddy‘ and ‘Windowlicker‘, to including uncomfortable high-pitched sounds in tracks such as ‘Ventolin‘, the bloke definitely knows how to push the boundaries.
Here’s hoping we don’t lose any of the classic Aphex quality in the re-editing process!
Check out Aphex Twin’s ‘CIRKLON3 [ Колхозная mix ]’:
