Kinesthesia

by Sean CooperAnother product of Richard Aphex Twin James Rephlex stable, Chris Jeffs releases as Cylob and Kinesthesia have numbered among the Cornwall-based imprints most celebrated recent releases. Not nearly as prolific as his friends and sometime-labelmates James and Mike Paradinas (μ-Ziq), Jeffs has nonetheless amassed an impressive catalog of releases in a relatively short period of time. Although he only began experimenting with electronics in 1991, within five years Jeffs released three EPs and three full-lengths — including the cheeky DJ double-pack Loops and Breaks (as Cylob) and the sparse ambient of Empathy Box (as Kinesthesia) — in addition to remixes for Aphex Twin, Bochum Welt, and Immersion. Although focusing more recently on a refined brand of ambient breakbeat and techno, Jeffs stylistic palette includes crunchy, industrial-leaning techno, beatless ambient, and new-school electro-funk. [See Also: Cylob]