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LA RECENSIONE
Ok, let's rewind.
An album rough, old, worn out. A clear album, dazzling, good, bad, and ugly. An easy album, at times difficult, I'm not sure.... An atypical album, timeless, often intangible.
A strange album, techno, ambient, cannot get along.... A long album, truly long, in a state of drowsiness, often gloomy, like nightmares. An album to dance to that you cannot dance to, dry, simple, maybe too much, maybe too difficult, or maybe too boring. An inspired album, what's wrong?
A bare album, damaged sounds, basses, there are better ones out there. A unique, essential album. Yes, or no? I wouldn't know. An album on the edge, between beauty and grotesqueness. Too much on the edge perhaps, the only certainty is Ageispolis, but no one can take away the 5 for balance. An essential album for not being essential. There, you didn’t (rightly so, I apologize) publish my other review?
So here you go, and if your readerly opinions on the review swing the needle from "rubbish" to "nice review," then I’ll give you a little help to guide you—this is a review beeeeeeep beep. (modesty aside).
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This review reflects on the dual nature of Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works 85-92, describing it as both rough and clear, simple yet complex. It highlights the album's status as timeless and unique, oscillating between beauty and grotesqueness. The reviewer appreciates its experimental and ambient qualities but questions its accessibility and coherence. Overall, the album is recognized as essential yet elusive.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Aphex Twin
Richard D. James, known primarily as Aphex Twin, is a Cornish/Limerick-born electronic musician whose work since the mid-1980s spans ambient, IDM, acid and aggressive drum'n'bass; widely cited as highly influential in electronic music.28 Reviews
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By 2000
Aphex Twin has experimented with everything imaginable in electronic music.
Selected Ambient Works is the manifesto of that generation of experimenters that will revolutionize electronic music in the following years.
