- ambient techno, ambient, electronic, idm
- 74 min
- 13 tracks
- Apollo
Selected Ambient Works 85–92 is the debut album by the British electronic music artist and producer Aphex Twin, whose real name is Richard D. James. It was released on 9 November 1992 through Apollo Records, a subsidiary of the Belgian label R&S Records. The album consists of ambient techno James recorded on cassette as early as 1985, when he was 13–14 years old. It received acclaim and entered the Dance Albums Chart at No. 6 in December 1992.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemplative and open-ended.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
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- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.4/10
- Q5/5 ★
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
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- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
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Tracks
- A1Xtal4:51
- A2Tha9:01
- A3Pulsewidth3:47
- B1Ageispolis5:21
- B2i1:13
- B3Green Calx6:02
- B4Heliosphan4:51
- C1We are the music makers7:42
- C2Schottkey 7th Path5:07
- C3Ptolemy7:12
- D1Hedphelym6:02
- D2Delphium5:36
- D3Actium7:35
13 tracks, 74 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Aphex Twin
- Label
- Apollo
- Released
- 1992
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- BE
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