Yesterday [word spread](http://pitchfork.com/news/56339-an-aphex-twin-is-blimp-flying-over-london/) of an Aphex Twin blimp floating over London, following up [a report on the We Are the Music Makers message board back in June](http://forum.watmm.com/topic/84012-june-2014-new-shit-is-imminent-richard-d-james/) that Richard D. James had said [“New shit is imminent.”](http://forum.watmm.com/topic/84012-june-2014-new-shit-is-imminent-richard-d-james/) It was WAtMM that had [Kickstarter’d that Joyrex (re)release](https://disquiet.com/2014/04/10/joyrex-interview-caustic-window-watmm-aphex-twin/) earlier this year, and the blimp serves to support the “imminent” assertion. People celebrated in various ways, and Twitter was alive with commentary, among it this X-Files meme-ified version of the blimp, [courtesy of Audio Damage’s Chris Randall](https://twitter.com/Chris_Randall/status/500670623832895488/photo/1), shown up top. I had some fun, too, joking [“First ever hot air balloon inflated with a Ventolin inhaler,”](https://twitter.com/disquiet/status/500818942135648256) among other things.
And over on SoundCloud, Vapor Lanes uploaded something that had been a favorite tweak of his for years: slowing down “Vordhosbn” off the Drukqs album from 45 rpm to 33 1/3. The track retains its flexible percussive action, but slowed down it’s more readily relaxed into by the listener:
Track originally posted at [soundcloud.com/vaporlanes](https://soundcloud.com/vaporlanes/vordhosbn-33-13-version). Found thanks to a [soundcloud.com/leberger](https://soundcloud.com/leberger) repost.
And, yes, speaking of “33 1/3,” I wrote [the 33 1/3 book on Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II](http://www.amazon.com/Aphex-Twins-Selected-Ambient-Volume/dp/1623568900), released earlier this year to mark the album’s 20th anniversary.