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Supposedly inspired by sounds Richard James heard while lucid dreaming, Selected Ambient Works 2 is both dreamlike and nightmarish, at times serene, lush and pleasant to listen to, at others, creepy, menacing and unsettling.
The five tracks on Analogue Bubblebath 4 are all untitled but have been given 'fan titles' based on the prominent sound effect featured in each one.
Rockmaker makes up for its patchiness by reminding you how The Dandy Warhols so easily could've been massive popstars.
The Smile succeed on their own terms, pushing a hybrid mix of styles that could only make sense in the 2020s.
Somehow I managed to find 50 records to love in 2023. There were some personal favourites returning with new material like, Blur, Aphex Twin, The Chemical Brothers, DJ Shadow, Steve Mason. And so many of the returning cast of 2021 dropping new material, Nation of Language, Tirzah, Vanishing Twin, Loraine James, Gazelle Twin. Not to mention fresh new sounds from the cutting edge to the next big thing, such as Bar Italia, Lee Gamble, Sofia Kourtesis.
The On EP sees Aphex Twin go beyond the confines of something resembling dance music and into a realm that exists on his own terms.
The first release under the AFX moniker, Analogue Bubblebath 3 has the run time of an album, which would make it James' only LP on his own Rephlex Records.
The advent of '93 sees Richard D James entering a particularly fruitful patch of creativity, which he'd ride with a slew of albums and EPs for pretty much the rest of the decade.
Now we arrive at Richard D James' full-length debut - a classic of electronic music, whose influence is still felt to this day.
Joyrex J9 is probably the weakest of the Caustic Window trio, lacking does a Cordialatron or On the Romance Tip. Not that there isn't some industrial-strength acid rave gold here.
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