Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 - Ltd Ed - EXP IDM Ambient Techno 2LP
2LP

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92


Label: R & S Records – AMB3922XI
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Album
Edition of 750
Country: UK
Original Release 1992
ReReleased: 27 Dec 2011
Genre: Electronic
Style: IDM, Techno, Ambient


Tracklist


A1 Xtal 4:54
A2 Tha 9:07
A3 Pulsewidth 3:48


B1 Ageispolis 5:23
B2 I 1:17
B3 Green Calx 6:05
B4 Heliosphan 4:53


C1 We Are The Music Makers 7:43
C2 Schottkey 7th Path 5:08
C3 Ptolemy 7:14


D1 Hedphelym 6:03
D2 Delphium 5:29
D3 Actium 7:34


Although not strictly an Ambient Album, this is definitely a much quieter affair than 'Richard D. James', usual eclectic offerings. By mixing elements of minimalist techno, with traces of Electronic ambient.....this feels more at home, as an Electronica Album, rather than the subtle soundscapes of true ambience.


Nevertheless, this is ultimately a superior Electronica album, as there is something here for any fan of intelligent Electronic music. True!!, the album does start with the first couple of tracks such as: "Xtal" & "Tha", taking their cue from genuine ambient craftsmanship, and halfway through the album slight elements of minimalist techno are introduced, but by the time the Jaw dropping "Ptolemy" has wandered into the your subconscious......the changeover from minimal techno through to Electronica has firmly taken place. "Selected Ambient Works 85-92", has too much of a club-orientated bass-line to be an authentic ambient album, but Judged on this work alone!! Richard D. James's, TRUE craftsmanship, ISN'T in his usual genre of 'Experimental / idiosyncratic' Techno.


Aphex Twin - Xtal





Aphex Twin - Tha




Aphex Twin - Ptolemy





Aphex Twin - Pulsewidth - (clip)




Aphex Twin - Green Calx

fantastic track and video--i love the beginning with the amazon indian, cutting to Sao Paulo--




Aphex Twin - Heliosphan

the videoclip is from the movie Baraka, edited