Classics (Aphex Twin album)
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Classics is an electronic music compilation album by Richard D. James, more commonly known by his pseudonym
of Aphex Twin
(credited here as The Aphex Twin). The album was released in December 1994 (see 1994 in music
).
The album consists of the Digeridoo
and Xylem Tube
EPs
combined onto one CD with a handful of other songs. The album contains James' signature acid house sensibilities. It mostly features repetitive tracks performed on analogue
synthesizer
s and drum machine
s, with some rather harsh-sounding remixes of Mescalinum United's "We Have Arrived". It was released by R&S Records
following James' success on Warp Records
.
A remaster
ed version of the album was released on 2 June 2008. The cover for this reissue resembles that of Selected Ambient Works 85–92
, albeit with the black and white inverted.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin
Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
(credited here as The Aphex Twin). The album was released in December 1994 (see 1994 in music
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
).
The album consists of the Digeridoo
Digeridoo (single)
Digeridoo is the first EP from Richard D. James under his now well-known nickname "Aphex Twin". All songs from both releases were re-released on the Classics compilation...
and Xylem Tube
Xylem Tube EP
The Xylem Tube EP is an early EP by electronic music artist Richard D. James, commonly known by his pseudonym of Aphex Twin. It was his second release under the Aphex Twin alias on R&S Records of Belgium, the alias he used for all of his releases on this label.This album premiered the first use of...
EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
combined onto one CD with a handful of other songs. The album contains James' signature acid house sensibilities. It mostly features repetitive tracks performed on analogue
Analog signal
An analog or analogue signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal. It differs from a digital signal in terms of small fluctuations in the signal which are...
synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s and drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
s, with some rather harsh-sounding remixes of Mescalinum United's "We Have Arrived". It was released by R&S Records
R&S Records
R&S Records is an independent record label. Founded in 1984 in Ghent, Belgium, it is now based in London and managed by Andy Whittaker and Dan Foat.R&S represents the initials of Renaat Vandepapeliere and Sabine Maes, the couple that created the label...
following James' success on Warp Records
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
.
A remaster
Remaster
Remaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
ed version of the album was released on 2 June 2008. The cover for this reissue resembles that of Selected Ambient Works 85–92
Selected Ambient Works 85–92
-External links:*...
, albeit with the black and white inverted.
Track listing
All tracks by Richard D. James except were noted- "Digeridoo" – 7:11
- "Flaphead" – 7:00
- "Phloam" – 5:33
- "Isopropanol" – 6:23
- "Polynomial-C" – 4:46
- "Tamphex (Hedphuq Mix)" – 6:31
- "Phlange Phace" – 5:22
- "Dodeccaheedron" – 6:08
- "Analogue Bubblebath 1" – 4:46
- "Metapharstic" – 4:33
- "Mescalinum United - We Have Arrived (Aphex Twin QQT Mix)" (Arcadipane, James, Mover) – 4:23
- "Mescalinum United - We Have Arrived (Aphex Twin TTQ Mix)" (Arcadipane, Mescalinum United, Mover) – 5:06
- "Digeridoo (Live in Cornwall, 1990)" (Richard D. James/Mescalinum United/Mover) – 6:21
Personnel
- Aphex Twin – Synthesizer, Producer
- Richard D. James – Producer
- The Mover – Producer
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
24 |