26 Mixes for Cash

{{UBE|date=March 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = 26 Mixes for Cash | type = remix | longtype = compilation | artist = [[Aphex Twin]] | cover = 26 Mixes for Cash - Aphex Twin.jpg | alt = | released = 24 March 2003 | recorded = 1990–2003 | studio = | genre = [[Electronica]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bush |first1=John |title=Aphex Twin - 26 Mixes for Cash |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/26-mixes-for-cash-mw0000024218 |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref> | length = 139:01 | label = [[Warp Records]] | producer = [[Aphex Twin|Richard D. James]] | chronology = [[Aphex Twin|Richard D. James]] | prev_title = [[Drukqs]] | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = [[Smojphace EP]] | next_year = 2003 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Aphex Twin]] album | type = studio | prev_title = [[Drukqs]] | prev_year = 2001 | title = 26 Mixes for Cash | year = 2003 | next_title = [[Chosen Lords]] | next_year = 2006}} }}

'''''26 Mixes for Cash''''' is a compilation album of [[remix]]es produced by [[Aphex Twin]]. Most of the remixes were produced for other artists between 1990 and 2003. It was released on 24 March 2003 by [[Warp Records]].

==Background== Despite becoming a sought-after remixer during the 1990s, James admitted to not actually using the original source material in the case of some of his "remixes" for artists he disliked (such as [[Nine Inch Nails]]), explaining: "I never heard the originals...I don't want to, either."<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/26-mixes-for-cash-mw0000024218 Allmusic review]</ref> In some cases, he submitted his own original work, or the work of his flatmate [[Global Goon]] in place of his own work.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/26-mixes-for-cash-mw0000024218 Allmusic review]</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2022}}

Along with the 22 remixes on this release, four original Aphex Twin tracks are also included. Two are new versions of previously released tracks: "[[Windowlicker]], Acid Edit" and "[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II|SAW2]] CD1 TRK2, Original Mix". The other two were previously available only on ''[[Further Down the Spiral]]'', the remix album by Nine Inch Nails: "The Beauty of Being Numb Section B" and an edited version of "At the Heart of It All".

In addition to the remixes featured on this release, James has also remixed tracks by [[Beck]], [[DJ Pierre]], [[A Guy Called Gerald]], [[Kevin Martin (British musician)|The Bug]], Street Side Boyz, Edward "Get Down" Crosby, [[Luke Vibert|Wagon Christ]], and [[Soft Ballet]], as well as additional remixes of tracks by [[Seefeel]], [[Gavin Bryars]], [[Jesus Jones]], [[Saint Etienne (band)|Saint Etienne]], and [[Marc Trauner|Mescalinum United]].

==Release== ''26 Mixes for Cash'' was released on [[Compact disc|CD]] only, although a [[Gramophone record|vinyl]] promotional disc titled ''2 Mixes on a 12" For Cash'', featuring the two Aphex Twin originals exclusive to this compilation, was released in limited quantities in Japan only. Online orders of the compilation through [[Warp Records]] came with two silver-wrapped [[chocolate]] coins, featuring the Aphex Twin logo on one side and Richard's profile on the other (with "ELECTRONICA REX" written alongside it).{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} The cover is by [[The Designers Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-22 |title=The Designers Republic works on new Aphex Twin album |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/august-2014/the-designers-republic-works-on-new-aphex-twin-album/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Design Week |language=en-GB}}</ref>

James later clarified that the album was named ''26 Remixes for Cash'' by the late [[Warp Records]] co-founder Rob Mitchell because James exchanged the remix [[Digital Audio Tape|DATs]] for cash in person to retain anonymity.<ref>{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Richard D. |title=26 Mixes for Cash |url=https://aphextwin.warp.net/release/86262-aphex-twin-2-mixes-not-for-cash |website=Aphex Twin |date=24 March 2004 |accessdate=2 September 2019}}</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings |rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/26-mixes-for-cash-mw0000024218 Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2= ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' |rev2score = 9/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3287/reviews/6531- |title=Album Review: Aphex Twin - 26 Mixes for Cash / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound |access-date=3 October 2012 |archive-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820142625/http://www.drownedinsound.com/releases/3287/reviews/6531- |url-status=dead }}</ref> |rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' |rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/mar/21/popandrock.artsfeatures7 The Guardian review] 21 March 2003</ref> |rev4 = ''[[The Independent]]'' |rev4score = favourable<ref>[http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article111712.ece The Independent review]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 21 March 2003</ref> |rev5 = ''[[NME]]'' |rev5score = 8/10<ref>[https://www.nme.com/reviews/aphex-twin/7062 NME review]</ref> |rev6= ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' |rev6score = 7.7/10<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/227-26-mixes-for-cash Pitchfork Media review] 11 April 2003</ref> |rev7= ''[[Release Magazine]]'' |rev7score = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/Onrecord/oraphextwin26mfc.htm|title=Aphex Twin: 26 Mixes for Cash - Release Music Magazine review}}</ref> |rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' |rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Cross">{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Charles R.|author-link=Charles R. Cross|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|chapter=Aphex Twin|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/21 21]}}</ref> |rev9 = ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]'' |rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/aphex-twin-26-mixes-cash|title = Music Review: Aphex Twin - 26 Mixes for Cash}}</ref> }} [[AllMusic]] states that the compilation "comprises some of the most creative, breathtaking music produced by anyone in electronica".<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/26-mixes-for-cash-mw0000024218 Allmusic review]</ref> ''[[NME]]'' wrote that "the more cash at stake the less effort Aphex puts into honouring the spirit of the artist – an often hilarious greenie in the face of pop careerism".<ref>[https://www.nme.com/reviews/aphex-twin/7062 NME review]</ref> ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' states that "frustrating gestation period aside,{{clarify|date=April 2025}} many of the tracks here are certified classics, and it's nice to have them all in one place".<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/227-26-mixes-for-cash Pitchfork Media review] 11 April 2003</ref>

Fans have been critical of Warp's resorting to including tracks that were sourced from low bitrate mp3's, in a rush-job putting this compilation out, and also that many of the mixes included are shortened edits from their original versions.

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Disc one | extra_column = Remix of | title1 = Time to Find Me, AFX Fast Mix | length1 = 7:34 | extra1 = [[Seefeel]] | title2 = Raising the Titanic, Big Drum Mix | length2 = 8:42 | extra2 = [[Gavin Bryars]]' 1994 recording of his 1969 ''The Sinking of the Titanic'' orchestral piece<ref>[http://www.gavinbryars.com/Pages/ensemble_discography.html Gavin Bryars' Ensemble Discography]</ref> | title3 = Journey, Aphex Twin Care Mix | length3 = 10:14 | extra3 = [[The Gentle People]] | title4 = Triachus, Mix by Aphex Twin | length4 = 4:12 | extra4 = [[Cylob|Kinesthesia]], shorter edit than the original 5:21 version | title5 = Heroes, Aphex Twin Remix | length5 = 5:18 | extra5 = [[Philip Glass]]' [[Symphony No. 4 (Glass)|orchestral version]] of [[David Bowie]]'s ''[["Heroes" (David Bowie song)|"Heroes"]]'', mixed with samples of Bowie's singing from the original. Shorter edit than the original 5:33 version | title6 = In The Glitter Part 2, Aphex Twin Mix | length6 = 5:02 | extra6 = [[Buck-Tick]] | title7 = Zeros and Ones, Aphex Twin Reconstruction #2 | length7 = 5:49 | extra7 = [[Jesus Jones]] | title8 = Ziggy, Aphex Twin Mix #1 | length8 = 4:25 | extra8 = [[Nav Katze]], shorter edit than the original 6:03 version | title9 = Your Head My Voice, Voix Revirement | length9 = 3:15 | extra9 = [[Saint Etienne (band)|Saint Etienne]], shorter edit than the original 4:12 version | title10 = Change, Aphex Twin Mix #2 | length10 = 4:16 | extra10 = [[Nav Katze]] | title11 = Une Femme N'est Pas Un Homme, Aphex Twin Mix | length11 = 4:06 | extra11 = [[The Beatniks (band)|The Beatniks]], shorter edit than the original 5:26 version | title12 = The Beauty of Being Numb Section B, Created by Aphex Twin | length12 = 3:27 | extra12 = an original track; the A section of "The Beauty of Being Numb" was "Mr. Self Destruct" remixed by [[Nine Inch Nails]] for their remix album ''[[Further Down the Spiral]]'' | title13 = Let My Fish Loose, Aphex Twin Remix | length13 = 5:26 | extra13 = [[Nobukazu Takemura]] | total_length = 71:46 }}

{{Track listing | headline = Disc two | extra_column = Remix of | title1 = Krieger, Aphex Twin Baldhu Mix | length1 = 3:23 | extra1 = [[Die Fantastischen Vier]] | title2 = Deep in Velvet, Aphex Twin Turnips Mix | length2 = 3:50 | extra2 = [[Phillip Boa|Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub]] | title3 = Falling Free, Aphex Twin Remix | length3 = 7:40 | extra3 = [[Curve (band)|Curve]] | title4 = We Have Arrived, Aphex Twin QQT Mix | length4 = 4:23 | extra4 = [[Marc Trauner|Mescalinum United]] | title5 = At the Heart of It All, Created by Aphex Twin | length5 = 3:49 | extra5 = created for the [[Nine Inch Nails]] remix album ''[[Further Down the Spiral]]'', shorter edit than the original 7:14 version | title6 = Flow Coma, Remix By AFX | length6 = 5:00 | extra6 = [[808 State]] | title7 = Windowlicker, Acid Edit | length7 = 4:15 | extra7 = [[Acid techno|acid]] remix of the title track of [[Aphex Twin]]'s "[[Windowlicker]]" | title8 = Normal, Helston Flora Remix by AFX | length8 = 6:51 | extra8 = [[Baby Ford]] | title9 = SAW2 CD1 TRK2, Original Mix | length9 = 6:30 | extra9 = alternate version of the track from [[Aphex Twin]]'s ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'' commonly known as "[radiator]" with added beats (was included in the 10 April 1995 edition of [[John Peel|Peel Sessions]]) | title10 = Mindstream, The Aphex Twin Remix | length10 = 3:42 | extra10 = [[Meat Beat Manifesto]], shorter edit than the original 6:57 version | title11 = You Can't Hide Your Love, Hidden Love Mix | length11 = 5:05 | extra11 = [[DMX Krew]] | title12 = Spotlight, Aphex Twin Mix | length12 = 6:57 | extra12 = [[Luke Vibert|Wagon Christ]] | title13 = Debase, Soft Palate | length13 = 5:50 | extra13 = [[Mike Flowers Pops]] | total_length = 67:15 139:01 }}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Chart performance for ''26 Mixes for Cash'' !scope="col"|Chart (2003) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|France|86|artist=Aphex Twin|album=26 Mixes for Cash|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|54|date=2003-03-30|rowheader=true|access-date=25 December 2025}} |- {{album chart|UK|63|artist=Aphex Twin|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|3|date=2003-03-30|rowheader=true|access-date=25 December 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|3|artist=Aphex Twin|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|18|artist=Aphex Twin|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 July 2016}} |- ! scope="row"|US [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/aphex-twin/chart-history/tln/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117153630/https://www.billboard.com/artist/aphex-twin/chart-history/tln/|title=Aphex Twin Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=17 November 2021|access-date=25 December 2025}}</ref> | {{center|29}} |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://warp.net/records/releases/aphex-twin/26-mixes-for-cash ''26 Mixes for Cash''] at the Warp Records discography

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