{"artistName":"Mike \u0026 Rich","artistId":1288,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc0/fc0283d2dc79b42eff4859a36a2e29ec_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc0/fc0283d2dc79b42eff4859a36a2e29ec_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc0/fc0283d2dc79b42eff4859a36a2e29ec_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc0/fc0283d2dc79b42eff4859a36a2e29ec_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc0/fc0283d2dc79b42eff4859a36a2e29ec_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eExpert Knob Twiddlers is an ambient-techno album by Mike Paradinas and Richard D. James (credited as \"Mike and Rich\"). The album was released in July 1996 and is sometimes incorrectly known as Mike and Rich.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album is an amalgam of the music stylings of Aphex Twin and µ-ziq, complete with peculiar samples of jazz and of the human anatomy; \"Upright Kangaroo\" features a prominent sample of a belch as part of the beat. Familiar elements of both artists' works appear throughout; for example, \"Winner Takes All\" features a beat quite similar to that of \"cow cud is a twin\" from Aphex Twin's album ...I Care Because You Do, at a much faster tempo. According to Paradinas, the collaboration was partially inspired by James' unreleased Melodies From Mars project.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album cover features Mike and Rich playing the game Downfall by Milton Bradley Company, designed as a parody of the original game's box art.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe caption on the cover similarly is written in the style of that on the MB game, and reads: \"Cleverly manoeuvre your records onto the platters and then listen to the tracks in the right order to win! But watch out-the tracks are different on each side you could be helping your opponent instead of helping yourself!\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA song titled \"Brivert \u0026amp; Muons\" was left over from the session and was released via Mike Paradinas's official website in mp3 format.[citation needed]\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Mike+Rich","playStationPath":"/stations/113523299/play","stationId":113523299,"bioPath":"/music/Mike+Rich/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Four+Tet","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/db6/db68094caa00d28f9af4e13d85d6a8b6_md.jpg","artistName":"Four Tet","artistId":6607,"station_id":113362434},{"musicPath":"/music/Milieu","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/296/296913efe037547c874c5aa34f5e2866_md.jpg","artistName":"Milieu","artistId":108022,"station_id":281862763},{"musicPath":"/music/To+Rococo+Rot","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b33/b33f1693187f52e8a9f056064d6e09fa_md.jpg","artistName":"To Rococo Rot","artistId":108518,"station_id":282140278},{"musicPath":"/music/Arovane","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2c2/2c2471c03b66ebda9992b3dddf37fd7e_md.jpg","artistName":"Arovane","artistId":104,"station_id":113539506},{"musicPath":"/music/Kelpe","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b1f/b1f2bb6936fc42e38d1f897e9014f0e3_md.jpg","artistName":"Kelpe","artistId":466706,"station_id":401417231},{"musicPath":"/music/Alarm+Will+Sound","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f99/f997421a12933ee10fd6b40f65c79b19_md.jpg","artistName":"Alarm Will Sound","artistId":120089,"station_id":283329542},{"musicPath":"/music/Proem","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2c0/2c0a22f008e162db9afd1182f217d367_md.jpg","artistName":"Proem","artistId":107066,"station_id":281862335},{"musicPath":"/music/Matmos","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3af/3af705d32f2d4a6e2f7183bb37150799_md.jpg","artistName":"Matmos","artistId":1261,"station_id":113509072},{"musicPath":"/music/Prefuse+73","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c39/c39448163b67fd3edd346d843e580a23_md.jpg","artistName":"Prefuse 73","artistId":1790,"station_id":113433623},{"musicPath":"/music/Leila","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/221/22138b58f344216f54f7d50877de2eea_md.jpg","artistName":"Leila","artistId":12582,"station_id":114475924},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Orb","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c27/c273eb47dd495a5dab7ec0821c6289ee_md.jpg","artistName":"The Orb","artistId":753,"station_id":113458216},{"musicPath":"/music/Apparat","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cdf/cdfe5e6bdd605404380de2c294fb557b_md.jpg","artistName":"Apparat","artistId":83015,"station_id":268663066},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Future+Sound+of+London","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/421/421e5d0c0ab2a5b8b74187baf3ab141b_md.jpg","artistName":"The Future Sound of London","artistId":3213,"station_id":113310554},{"musicPath":"/music/Musicology","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8e3/8e3be4eeb7365f2726871942ddc72734_md.jpg","artistName":"Musicology","artistId":5554,"station_id":115376425},{"musicPath":"/music/Amon+Tobin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d6b/d6b456d6ce3379db4446129ac66afa44_md.jpg","artistName":"Amon Tobin","artistId":72,"station_id":113375748},{"musicPath":"/music/Isan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/78a/78a60a635242d0510a47785da4d80c98_md.jpg","artistName":"Isan","artistId":93044,"station_id":274702054},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Flashbulb","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/28d/28d7ecd7fa211ab9350f5b9fdef42389_md.jpg","artistName":"The Flashbulb","artistId":115574,"station_id":282865605},{"musicPath":"/music/Gridlock","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9d5/9d5407d9779ca5c0f4ee01496c09c2e4_md.jpg","artistName":"Gridlock","artistId":1071,"station_id":114598604}]}