There are many great electronic holidays, like those associated with various Roland instruments: 808 Day (for the TR-808 Rhythm Composer, August 8), 404 Day (for the SP-404, April 4), 303 Day (for the TB-303, March 3). My favorite is April 14, for Aphex Twin’s “Avril 14th,” off the 2001 album Drukqs. Many cover versions appear each year, and I’ll share some of my new favorites as the today proceeds.
Here’s flute (Serena Huang) and violin (Michael Shingo):
Here’s a harp (Sáoirse Éirinn) and pedal steel (Joel Harkin) duet rendition:
And it wouldn’t be Avril 14th without a Moog cover, this from a musician who goes by Sequence Mode:
Shane Parish on acoustic guitar, plus birdsong:
An upbeat rendition, entirely on the Elektron Analog Rytm, from my friend RPLKTR (Łukasz Langa)
And on the Sunvox software synth:
