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This CD used to be hard to find, but is now available in most record stores I visit, probably by popular demand. This was the record that established Richard D. James s reputation, via his alter ego Aphex Twin, as the most talented and cutting-edge of the new electronic music artists. He had already released several singles prior to 1992, including the highly praised Analogue Bubblebath and Didgeridoo, but it was Selected Ambient Works 85-92 that began the Aphex Twin myth, virtually defining the ambient music genre for years.
The title itself became part of the myth - in 1985, Richard was 14 years old, experimenting with a combination of homemade and purchased or stolen equipment in his bedroom, in (supposedly) almost complete ignorance of the music of his time. For a 14-year-old to have produced any of the music on this album is amazing to everyone who listens to it. The production was done on a shoestring budget, and many of the tracks have a strange, primitive, almo
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Aphex Twin is the moniker of British musician Richard D. James, one of the most influential electronic artists of all time. Said to be the grandfather of IDM, Richard got his start in the early 1990s producing ambient and techno music before pioneering the ‘drill and bass’ style of dance music for which he is known. During his career, he has released music under several aliases, such as AFX and Caustic Window, but he is mainly known for his work as Aphex Twin. This article gives an overview of his studio albums, which are all very important pieces of electronic music history.