A TV segment to promote Aphex Twin‘s new EP ‘Collapse’ has been cancelled after it failed a test to protect viewers who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy.
The five-minute segment was due to air on Adult Swim last night, but it was cancelled after the electro-pioneer’s visuals failed to meet the standards of TV censors.
Posting on Twitter, Adult Swim’s Creative Director of On-Air Jason DeMarco wrote: “[The segment] didn’t pass the Harding test,” he tweeted, referring to the epilepsy safety standards that broadcasters must adhere to.
“We will be premiering it online.”
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The proposed TV segment comes after posters bearing Aphex Twin’s logo were spotted in locations across the globe.
Earlier this month, his label Warp Records posted a new teaser on their Twitter page.