The above clip of Aphex Twin performing at Parc de la Seille in Metz on May 15 recently emerged online [via Pitchfork].

The consensus seems to be that the floaty six-minute breakbeat number you hear playing is a new production from Richard D. James, and the audio quality is, thankfully, much superior to YouTube’s usual going rate.

With a number of further European tour dates lined up for the summer, it seems like James is preparing the ground for a new Aphex album; if the above is a genuine taster of what to expect, then consider us duly excited.