Halloween Countdown: October 12 – I will eat your soul

Some good old-fashioned nightmare fuel today, in the form of Aphex Twin’s harrowing “Come To Daddy”. This track is relentless in its simplicity. No context or clarification is given for what one hears. There are no handles for the listener to grab onto and rationalize the proceedings, just a repeated two line verse and the sinister beckoning of the chorus, buried behind a wash of feedback and distortion.

Every night is game night for the post-nuclear family. Is that roast pork I smell?

Aphex Twin – Come to Daddy (Pappy Mix) (from the Come to Daddy EP, 1997) - My wife gave me this CD as a Christmas present. We are truly soulmates.

Hungry for more? Here’s Chris Cunningham’s warm and fuzzy video for the song: