2025 reissue with a crap ton of bonus tracks, originally released by Rephlex in 1996 - classic braindance material! Bochum Welt – a combination of the German word for ‘world’ (welt) and the name of a high-powered astral telescope – is the stage name of Italian electronic artist Gianluigi Di Costanzo. Di Costanzo has been releasing boundary pushing electronic music since the 90s, his first single for Aphex Twin’s Rephlex label, ‘Scharlach Eingang’ (1994), made such an impact NME ran an article speculating Bochum Welt was actually a new ghost project by Aphex Twin himself.
Di Costanzo’s first album Module 2, is a collection of his first recordings and was originally released in 1996 and followed by another Rephlex release Robotic Operating Buddy and a string of acclaimed albums in the years since. Other collaborators throughout his expansive career include Drexciya’s Gerald Donald and Nine Inch Nails touring member Josh Eustis.
| A1 | Mechanique |
| A2 | Radiopropulsive |
| A3 | Path |
| A4 | Avtomaticesk |
| A5 | Extra Life |
| A6 | B2 (Live) |
| B1 | Asteroids Over Berlin |
| B2 | Mechanique (Live) |
| B3 | Electro 1 (Knightsbridge Mix) |
| B4 | Lunakhod |
| B5 | Extra Life (Take 2) |
| B6 | That's Mutality |
| B7 | Over Time |
