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).

Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos

01   Xtal (04:54)

02   Tha (09:07)

03   Pulsewidth (03:48)

04   Ageispolis (05:23)

06   Green Calx (06:05)

07   Heliosphan (04:53)

08   We Are the Music Makers (07:43)

We are the music makers
And we are the dreamers of dreams

09   Schottkey 7th Path (05:08)

10   Ptolemy (07:14)

11   Hedphelym (06:03)

12   Delphium (05:29)

13   Actium (07:36)

Loading comments  slowly

Other reviews

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.