Another product of
Richard "Aphex Twin" James' Rephlex stable,
Chris Jeffs' releases as
Cylob and
Kinesthesia have numbered among the Cornwall-based imprint's 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:
Kinesthesia] ~ Sean Cooper, All Music Guide