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Aphex Twin's Caustic Window album crowdfunded for digital release

After a test pressing of the only album Aphex Twin made under his Caustic Window moniker cropped up on Discogs for £13,500 recently, the forum We Are The Music Makers has successfully funded a Kickstarter campaign to buy the record and release a professionally converted lossless digital version of the record to all backers.

Originally asking for $9300, the campaign quickly passed its target and at time of writing had raised over $42,000. The asking price for the record will go to the original seller, and all money above this will be split between Rephlex and Richard D James, with a portion going to charity. Everything's above board too, with Rephlex and James giving their approval to the release.

There are rumoured to be five test pressings in circulation, although a reliable source informs us there were more than this pressed. Get a digital copy here, and more info here.