Aphex Twin drops two new tracks on SoundCloud: Listen

Aphex Twin just re-surfaced with two fresh tracks on his user18081971 SoundCloud account. The uploads, ‘Zahl am1 live track 1’ and ‘Zahl am1 live track 1c f760m1 unfinshd’, appeared online yesterday, surprising fans who hadn’t heard new material from the artist since last December.

The pair of tracks appear to be variant versions of the same composition, given their shared title base. In the description accompanying the second upload, the artist reportedly wrote: Got many requests for this one from a few years back… Mixed down on the Zähl, think there are better mixes, will upload them if I find them. This suggests the new uploads might belong to his vault of older, unreleased material – though nothing outside SoundCloud confirms an official release yet.

This return marks the first time Aphex Twin has shared new music since dropping ‘Music From The Merch Desk (2016-2023)’, a surprise compilation that surfaced at the end of 2024. The sudden reappearance underscores James’s ongoing tradition of releasing rare tracks directly to fans — a method that has fostered his underground mystique while bypassing conventional album cycles.

At this point, it remains unclear if these tracks will receive mastering, broader distribution, or an official release. Regardless, their arrival already stirs excitement across the electronic music community. As listeners press play, many will wonder: is this the first glimpse of a broader archival drop – or simply another deep cut gift from one of electronica’s most elusive creators?