# Melodies from Mars > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Melodies_from_Mars > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Melodies_from_Mars.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodies_from_Mars > Source revision: 1353890112 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Unreleased album by Aphex Twin This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Melodies from Mars" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Melodies from Mars Studio album by Aphex Twin Recorded 1995 Genre Electronic Length 45:25 Producer Richard D. James ***Melodies from Mars*** is a collection of unreleased tracks by Richard David James, better known under his pseudonym [Aphex Twin](/source/Aphex_Twin). Although James did not admit [authorship](/source/Authorship) until 2010,[1] it was known to fans as an unofficial Aphex Twin album because at least two of its tracks are alternate versions (possibly demo versions) of tracks featured on the subsequently released *[Richard D. James Album](/source/Richard_D._James_Album)* (1996). Some tracks also bear resemblance to those on *[Analogue Bubblebath 5](/source/Analogue_Bubblebath_5)*. These tracks are thought to mark the beginning of a new phase in James's career, when he started composing music using computer software rather than on synthesizers and analogue equipment. There are few places to find this album. It is commonly believed that *Melodies from Mars* was given to some of James' friends on [cassette](/source/Compact_audio_cassette) tapes. The Aphex Twin Community claims that "men in black suits" (people from [Rephlex](/source/Rephlex_Records)) asked it to remove MP3 excerpts from its website.[2] An alternate version was illegally released in Russia by [Unreal Records](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unreal_Records&action=edit&redlink=1). It is missing the below-mentioned version of "Logan Rock Witch". The song title remains, but the audio is of another track: "Untitled 7".[3] In a 2010 interview with [Another Man](/source/Another_Man), James stated, "I've got six [albums] completed... one is *Melodies from Mars*, which I redid about three years ago."[1] In 2014, he followed up by saying that *Melodies from Mars* would originally have been a double album, but, looking back, James found he had enough material for four albums.[4] According to [Mike Paradinas](/source/Mike_Paradinas), their collaboration album *[Expert Knob Twiddlers](/source/Expert_Knob_Twiddlers)* was partially inspired by *Melodies from Mars*.[5] ## Track listing All tracks are written by [Richard D James](/source/Aphex_Twin). No. Title Length 1. Untitled 3:19 2. "Fingerbib" (alternative version) 4:16 3. Untitled 2:20 4. Untitled 4:14 5. Untitled 5:14 6. Untitled 3:52 7. Untitled 4:04 8. "Logan Rock Witch" (alternative version) 4:21 9. Untitled 4:33 10. Untitled 5:12 11. Untitled 2:55 12. Untitled 1:30 - The version of "Fingerbib" on *Melodies from Mars* is longer than the version on *[Richard D. James Album](/source/Richard_D._James_Album)*. - The version of "Logan Rock Witch" is different than the version on *[Richard D. James Album](/source/Richard_D._James_Album)*. - Track 12 features the same samples of pizzicato strings featured in "[Girl/Boy Song](/source/Girl%2FBoy_Song)" (track 9 on *[Richard D. James Album](/source/Richard_D._James_Album)*). British animator [David Firth](/source/Salad_Fingers) has used several songs from *Melodies from Mars* in his animations: - He [acoustically](/source/Acoustic_music) covered track 10, and used track 1 as the theme music for his "Panathinaikos Bear" shorts. - Versions of tracks 6 and 7 were used in the beginning of his animation "ALAN".[6] - A version of track 10 was used in his claymation short "Hollowhead".[7] ## Personnel - [Richard D. James](/source/Richard_D._James_(musician)) – synthesizer, producer ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MFM_Quote_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MFM_Quote_1-1) ["Aphex Twin: "I've got six albums completed""](http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/28/aphex-twin-ive-got-six-albums-completed/). *Fact*. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Aphex Twin Community / Explore albums / Aphex Twin – Melodies From Mars (unreleased)"](http://www.aphextwin.nu/explore/98198290820771.shtml). *aphextwin.nu*. Retrieved 6 May 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-MFM_Illegal_3-0)** ["Aphex Twin – Melodies from Mars (unreleased)"](http://www.discogs.com/Aphex-Twin-Melodies-From-Mars-Unreleased/release/1878914). Discogs. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Sherburne, Philip (25 August 2014). ["Aphex Twin Speaks on His New Album, Being Sampled by Kanye, More"](http://pitchfork.com/news/56459-aphex-twin-speaks-on-his-new-album-being-sampled-by-kanye-more/). *Pitchfork*. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Gross, Jason (September 1997). ["u-Ziq interview"](http://www.furious.com/perfect/uziq.html). *Perfect Sound Forever*. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ALAN_6-0)** ["ALAN at fat-pie.com"](http://www.fat-pie.com/alan.htm). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hollowhead_7-0)** ["Hollowhead at fat-pie.com"](http://www.fat-pie.com/hollowhead.htm). ## External links - [Melodies from Mars on discogs.com](http://www.discogs.com/Aphex-Twin-Melodies-From-Mars/release/221892) - [Russian bootleg of Melodies from Mars on discogs.com](http://www.discogs.com/Aphex-Twin-Melodies-From-Mars-Unreleased/release/1878914) v t e Aphex Twin Discography Tracks As Aphex Twin Studio albums Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992) Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) ...I Care Because You Do (1995) Richard D. James Album (1996) Drukqs (2001) Syro (2014) EPs Analogue Bubblebath (1991) Analog Bubblebath Vol 2 (1991) Digeridoo (1992) Xylem Tube (1992) On (1993) Ventolin (1995) Donkey Rhubarb (1995) Girl/Boy EP (1996) Come to Daddy (1997) Analord 10 (2005) Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 (2015) Cheetah (2016) Collapse (2018) Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760 (2023) London 19.08.2023 (2023) Singles "Come to Daddy" (1997) "Windowlicker" (1999) "Avril 14th" (2001) "minipops 67 [120.2]" (2014) "MARCHROMT30A edit 2b 96" (2015) "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" (2023) Compilations Classics (1995) 26 Mixes for Cash (2003) Chosen Lords (2006) Music from the Merch Desk (2016–2023) (2024) As AFX Analogue Bubblebath Vol 3 (1992) Analogue Bubblebath 4 (1994) Hangable Auto Bulb (1995, 2005) Smojphace EP (2003) Analords 1–9, 11 (2004-2005) Chosen Lords (2006) Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006–08 (2015) London 03.06.17 (2017) As The Tuss Confederation Trough (2007) Rushup Edge (2007) As Polygon Window Surfing on Sine Waves (1993) Quoth (1993) As Bradley Strider Bradley's Robot (1993) Bradley's Beat (1995) As Caustic Window Joyrex J4 EP (1992) Joyrex J5 EP (1992) Joyrex J9i (1993) Joyrex J9ii (1993) Compilation (1998) Caustic Window (2014) As GAK GAK (1994) As Power Pill Pac-Man EP (1992) Collaborations Expert Knob Twiddlers (1996) Unreleased Q-Chastic EP Joyrex Tape Analogue Bubblebath 5 Melodies from Mars Related articles Universal Indicator Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin Warp Records Rephlex Records Chris Cunningham Monkey Drummer Rubber Johnny Warp Works & Twentieth Century Masters SoundCloud demos Category Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Melodies from Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodies_from_Mars) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodies_from_Mars?action=history)). 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