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It makes sense that the one-man-band ambient auteur would name his latest album after himself — Richard D. James is his quirkiest, most personal work under the Aphex Twin moniker.
90
With all the Aphex Twin's curious idiosyncracies, though, Richard D. James Album is a very listenable record and a worthy follow-up to I Care Because You Do.
10y
84
What really threw me was the damn beats which were all fucking over the place. Just when your brain starts to comprehend a rhythmic pattern, the beat shifts, turns left and crushes your torso under the steering wheel.
70
Richard D. James takes Aphex Twin even further from techno conventions, combining jolting beats, pristine melodic fragments and random noises into elegant – if at times unnerving – futuristic pop.
70
Richard D. James may be the first electronica LP that not only gropes for narrative but also aspires to an abstract sort of autobiography.
alright richard you did good but get the scary man off the cover art and we can negotiate maybe a 10
2 days ago marks the day I have been a user on this site for half a year. I would have done a review that day, but I was on vacation. Since October 8th, 2020, I have written over 80 reviews (some of which I deleted because I was embarrassed by them), I rated hundreds of albums, and failed to get a username change. On a more serious note, thank you to everyone who has supported my account. One more thing I want to mention is how I change my pfp all the time. In chronological order, I think my ... read more
don't have any problems with this tbh, came out multiple decades ago and still sounds like it's from the future, incredible.
an idm banger of an album. certain points just feels absolutely calm and some feel boggling. it’s great
6/16
This is like the music Mr. Krabs was listening to that made spongebob think he was a robot.
Favorite Song: Fingerbib
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Track List
| 1 | 4 3:37 | 94 |
| 2 | Cornish Acid 2:14 | 85 |
| 3 | Peek 82454201 3:05 | 84 |
| 4 | Fingerbib 3:48 | 92 |
| 5 | Carn Marth 2:33 | 87 |
| 6 | To Cure a Weakling Child 4:03 | 90 |
| 7 | Goon Gumpas 2:02 | 84 |
| 8 | Yellow Calx 3:04 | 89 |
| 9 | Girl/Boy Song 4:52 | 92 |
| 10 | Logan Rock Witch 3:33 | 79 |
Total Length: 32 minutes
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Added on: August 14, 2012