Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 ALBUM REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2018
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Richard D. James' first full-length under the Aphex Twin name still stands as a landmark moment in contemporary electronic music.
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APHEX TWIN - SELECTED AMBIENT WORKS 85-92 / APOLLO / 1992 / AMBIENT TECHNO, ACID TECHNO, IDM
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right? 
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This is my favorite Aphex Twin album because it doesn't scare the shit out of me when I check my phone in the middle of the night to see what song is playing
Nate the Great agree
Are you pertaining to SAW 2 :D
Apart from "Hedphelym"
That is a pretty funny joke there, I am trying to listen to burial and aphex twins and it is kind of hard to get into, I have noticed that I am getting into it more with every listen, same with burial
Holy shit I'm not the only one
the track "Xtal" is actually pronounced "Crystal", for the same reason "Xmas" is the same as "Christmas". listened to his stuff for years and only found that out recently myself
helix Huh. Seems obvious now, but I didn't know that either. Cheers.
*Slaps self in the forehead* oh, duh! Thanks for educating me!
I though it was pronounced Crosstal
Dammit how did I never realize this. You are hero of the day
my life is a lie
Thom Yorke named Aphex Twin as his biggest influence, saying: "He burns a heavy shadow ... Aphex opened up another world that didn't involve my fucking electric guitar ... I hated all the music that was around Radiohead at the time, it was completely fucking meaningless. I hated the Britpop thing and what was happening in America, but Aphex was totally beautiful, and he's kind of my age too."
Although he has influenced Radiohead, especially on their album Kid A, he does not wish to tour with them: "I wouldn't play with them since I don't like them."
ooph, that's a big fat rejection
Fucking gottem
Both are brilliant.
Lmao I love Radiohead but that outright rejection just got me laughing.
@@AlbertGenower Nah fam Richard himself doesnt like rock music except Pink Floyd.
This album got me through 50 hrs of community service stemming from a weed charge in 2001.
With Aphex, you don't need fucking weed
@@newenglisharchitecture1012 very cool
@@newenglisharchitecture1012 yes but mixing the two is a whole other world x2
That’s fucked fucked the legal system
Serves you right, criminal.
Xtal is a masterpiece
As soon as I let that song play it feels like a wave washing over me. That shit is amazing.
it's ya boy skinny penis I know exactly what you mean the second that first high hat plays my head hits a space that is unreachable
I honestly can’t believe it came out in ‘92
the whole album is a masterpiece...
yeah, anthony's review here skips past it too quickly while seemingly giving it little real credit
Xtal still has me scratching my head at the fact it was made in, if not, before 1992
@Pete Testube Maybe, but the thought of a teenager or a person in their 20s making that by themselves with a fraction of the technology we have today to make music on is a bulk to wrap my mind around truly
@Pete Testube naw OP has a valid statement, Xtal and Selected Ambient Works is light years ahead of anything that was going on in the UK electro scene in the 90’s. Nothing still to this day truly sounds like it, yes there’s attempts to, but nothing will ever come close to making something of this ethereal magnitude again and to think it was all his stuff before he got signed by a record label, like he was in his teens making some of these songs. For 1992 and for the electronic dance scene in general and the genre of electronic music as a whole it’s beyond impressive and inspirational…it changed the genre forever.
tbh any trance, techno, house, electro, or any early electronic music made before 1995 kind of catches me off guard, but now im more used to it
Showed people at an acid party Xtal and my god the emotion in the room was crazy people were hugging eachother and shit.
😂
Xtal in my non humble opinion is one of the best opening tracks to any album
Agreed
I have to agree
Don’t forget about Archangel
I'm not even surprised to hear that you are also Cardi B, she is everywhere
Why don't you say CLASSIC/10 in the description anymore? Now I don't know if it's a CLASSIC/10
Hubblebub Lumbubwub ded
this is a classic/100. cannot be ovverrated
@@daltonbedore8396 it is tho
Classic means over 10
@@NesquickBunny really fuck I didn’t know that I was wondering why he would rate it
02:25 - Xtal
03:58 - Tha
Pulsewidth
05:01 - Ageispolis
05:22 - i
04:20 - Green Calx
05:39 - Heliosphan
05:50 - We Are the Music Makers
05:33 - Schottkey 7th Path
04:53 - Ptolemy
02:35 - Hedphelym
06:05 - Delphium
Actium
Pulsewidth is too underrated
@@neighbor4772 I posted a track list with Melon's corresponding review. So when listening to the album, you can jump to his thoughts before listening to a track.
@@wickedhyperstyler lol
. lmao - thanks - ur smart ^
Aphex Twin worst to best??
Best to best
Selected ambient Works volume II both discs played simultaneously is the best album
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@Jamie I care because you do is great
he said this video is on the way in a q&a
You gave Selected Ambient Works a 85-92/10 but DAMN. a 7/10?
85-92/100
Sorry, I had to do it haha
Sorry 85-92/10000000000
@kyoto graphic ._.
@@btoum__roumada ._.
Absolutely one of my favourite albums of all time. I moved to Brighton (UK) for university when I was 18 (1998) and unfortunately I wasn't allocated a room on campus so I ended up sharing a big, old weird house in a village further along the coast (Rottingdean, if you're interested). I had housemates but none of us knew each other, so it was kind of a lonely time, in a house on cliffs overlooking the sea during a dismal grey, autumnal English October.
I found a small box of tapes under the bed, including a a copy of Selected Ambient Works 85-92. One day I took a long walk along the cliff and listened to the whole album during my walk. I then flipped it over and listened to it again OK my way back.
The music is so soothing, so personal. It has the feel of being made specifically for headphones, to be experienced alone rather than in a crowd (as the reviewer mentioned). It felt like the person who had left that tape there had known it would be found by someone who needed a helping hand. The comforting sensation was like eating a Mars Bar a d drinking a pint of ale by a roaring fire after completing a winter-time swim in the sea. The music is so warm, the opposite to the cold edges of much of electric music.
I went out and bought the album on CD, and when I eventually left that house, I made sure the tape was in the box under the bed. I attached a little note to it, suggesting the next person listen to it if they were feeling blue.
That was beautiful to read, thanks
Great story
The tapes are pretty rare now
This the most British shit ever frfr. Also tho I loved reading that
Xtal is the best electronic song of all time
KoRnFlakes1408 correct
This is a slap to Bjork's entire career. I propose Hyperballad.
Andre Novacaine Björk is heavily influenced by Aphex twin... Although Hyperballad is a masterpiece and a good shout, having an Aphex Twin song being ranked ahead of a Björk song is in no way a slap in the face, especially as Björk‘s music from Post to Homogenic would sound a lot different if it wasn’t for Aphex Twin.
Andre Novacaine (although I believe Homogenic is arguably the best electronic album of all time)
2lowkey100 I'm liking what of heard of Aphex so far. Just really getting into him. I can actually hear the influence
Xtal is what's playing in the speakers in heaven.
Im a simple man, I see Aphex twin, I click
yeah
yeah
Nice Taste :v
Must click
This album has soundtracked many of my long train commutes over the years. A classic, indeed.
"I" is so pure. Its one of my favorite fleeting moments of ambient.
it would be good if it had a singer over these instrumentals
@@the0nly0n3would ruin the track
didn't even mention pulsewidth smh...
dude just completely ignored actium
ikr what the hell is this review
Selected melon works
Soofyan Steve Hopefully that will be the next Cal album
2009-2015
2007-2015 (Ft Cal Chuchesta) Anthology
MBDTF
Dazer Gameplays 2.0 reloaded yeezus
1:56 I consider IDM to be “artistic electronic music”. It doesn’t have to be fast nor slow. Its simply audible art that pushes boundaries and invokes the imagination
Introspective Electronic Music is my meaning of it
idm is such a fucking pretentious name.
I guess it could be called art electronic in the same way it’s called art rock, but at this point idm has stuck and I don’t even really consider the acronym at this point I just think of what it is
@@SwitchbIade I personally say IDM because it sounds cooler than “brain dance”
I don't like the term idm, it's kinda like "oh if this is intelligent dance music then all other dance music must be stupid!"
Good review melon, but it was very inappropriate to tell Mr. James to "go back to Ireland"
He was born in Limerick though
He's Irish born, English raised. But hey, it's all one in the same to me
ironic that fans of a person who was once a meme reviewer don’t know when a meme has died
This meme is incredibly forced.
Jessica Walrus JESSICA IS YUOOO I LOVE YOU
was this really cardi B in this video ? I said yes but my friend's A little unsure please help us with an answer
Hey Melon oh okay thank you but the other guy said it is ....
Ryan Jimenez I think so but the other comment is split so I'm unsure what to think I think if we get someone else to weigh in the dilemma will be solved maybe get your friends to comment true answer please
I thought it was Michael Cera....Help me
HouHow this only adds confusion to my life STOP
Hey Melon I understand
COME TO MELON. COME TO MELON.
RIGHT NOW... OVER ME.
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boards of canada - geogaddi pls
dsskater539 sckupty
*whether
Twoism would be cool
MUSIC HAS THE RIGHT TO CHILDREN OR GEOGADDI NEXT
Nlogax is the greatest BoC track of all time idgaf
Nlogax boc is the greatest! I'd rather have him review campfire headphase since it's my fav album by boc
Those albums are genius, but they genuinely leave me with a strange feeling.
Really hard to say which is more classic there... I guess it’s MHTRTC, though Geogaddi is my favorite BOC album. Whatever the album, he definitely needs to do some BOC for classics week, good call!
surface I went through a phase where “Campfire..” was my fav too. It’s definitely got the most going on, at least if I remember correctly (it’s been a while, admittedly). The use of guitar on that album helped make me a BOC fan. These days, and for several years now, I’d call “Geogaddi” my fav. Idk, after an acid trip with one of my bffs with that album as the soundtrack most of the time, I’ve just not been able to shake my attachment to it... really, everything they’ve released is fantastic. The EP, “A Beautiful Place Out In The Country” is just as quality as every album. They all are. ✌🏼
i love a song called creep by U2
creep by deadmau5 is better
I liked 400.21 by Quick Brown Fox
Creep by stone temple pilots
You mean Creep by Muse?
Creep by TLC
Xtal is actually a timeless song, if one song could instantly make an album a 10/10 it would be xtal
Bardi C here
Bardthony Ctano
this album means so much to me, been listening to it for 10 years now and own every format, its a gamechanger, inspiring. that first track, no matter whats going on in your life, puts you in a place of comfort, you know where you stand. if i could only choose a handful of albums to own, this would be one of them.
0:04 tfw you realize he's actually sitting
On his black girlfriend
my whole life is a lie
And has a green screen
Holy shit, wtf
:O
Aphex twin is played as background music at Woolworths (supermarket chain in Australia), never thought I'd see the day...
Why am I watching a talking cantaloupe?
Its a balding one
Jessie the cat :3 cuz your a melonsexual like the rest of us 🍉
WTF
Cuz your Mum
umm
this album deserves a 700 hr long review. You did a great job packing it into a watchable video Ant
Ant
THANK YOU ANTHONY. This is the classic review I wanted
Where is The Downward Spiral and The Fragile tho
Where’s the classic/10 melon
Jim Bo it gay
I only know it gay
Xtal is such an incredible piece. It feels like I’m in a different dimension when listening to it.
Xtal fills me with so many conflicting emotions.
Sometimes it makes me feel happy. Sometimes it makes me feel melancholy. Sometimes nostalgic and reflective. I love that track off this album but it simultaneously fills me with both sadness and content.
That's the absolute best part about RDJ's music. In different emotional states, one track can give you totally different experiences.
Richard D James offers a truly unique musical experience due to his deep connection to computer science and experimenting with the most basic of computer generated tones as a young man. Through decades of experience and growth he has transformed into someone with a unique kind of mastery of synthesized sound, the same way someone with perfect pitch might be able to dissect and master an orchestra by ear, Richard can digest, process and produce synthesized tones like it's a natural part of his being.
Top 10 theneedledrop intros of all time.
Best classic album you reviewed out of all the other classics this year
Wrong.
Daniel Schauer Which one was it then? I mean everyone has their opinion, but the fact is that this one is the most complex record out of the five. It is the most detailed and groundbreaking.
Daniel Schauer
No bitch, you’re wrong.
Definitely a classic. Xtal and Pulsewidth are my favorites on this. Great memories with them and they conjure such a vivid sense of time and place for me.
Heliosphan helped me through a dark time during my life. That alone gives this album a special place in my heart tbh.
Aphex Twin shows that you can be super experimental and still gain appeal as a musician
Javruary 14th
*avril ?
*janvier, nigga
I love hearing the tracks in my head as they're being described. I remember years of this being stuck in my car, most notably a road trip from Pittsburgh to Toronto. Thanks for reviewing!
i love this album so bloody much, was great to see a review of it being done!
I’m a huge fan of Aphex Twin and of an old pal of his named Luke Vibert. He has multiple Alias; 1. Plug. drum ‘n’ bass. I’m a drummer so I love it very much so. 2. Wagon Christ which is this giant musical adventure that will possibly blow you away speechlessly. He’s most known for his work there. 3. Is Kerrier District. He has awesome disco tracks Under Kerrier District. Super groovy stuff and can be very intricate at times. Whatever it is that Luke Vibert puts out is 9 times out of 10 a must buy. At least for me that is. And of course Luke Vibert is an artist of his own obviously; which has produced many upon many of songs just like Aphex. Big fan of both. The music they bring will always be ahead of our time imo. One thing about Luke Vibert is that he is a wizard when it comes to mixing random voices into his music. He’s got the biggest library of voice samples. Luke has a little bit of everything. Guys a legend. Can be repetitive but it’s all on how you observe and feel the music as well. Again this guy has so many different Alias so yeah. He’s made a shit ton of music and has made music alongside with Richard. Both aliens at what they do but at the same time. I still hope they see each other from time to time haha. If you like Acid hop. Hip hop disco crazy beautiful stuff like Wagon Christ with trippy/funny/crazy voice samples in the mix then you gotta check this guy out ASAP.
Thanks for reviewing this album. It was one of my first forays into electronica and it's always stayed with me due to how hauntingly unique it is.
Truly a classic.
‘Tha’ is the track I always come back to. It does something for me that I can’t quite put my finger on, and it’s the only song that does it (besides some other tracks on the same album). It’s so ethereal, it SOUNDS huge.
'Xtal' is most likely pronounced 'Crystal'...like 'Xmas' and 'Christmas'. Richard is a clever fox.
nope its a common abbreviation used in electronic engineering :)
Great classic review but it got a little personal when you broke down about your aunt's cancer diagnosis
Bruh every comment regarding aphex includes a full detail description of a reaction to a death of a relative. Shit sucks
@@oloolo1661 whats the origin of it all?
Xtal is possibly the most beautiful song ever
Great review. I'm Cornish, about Richards age and have been there from the beginning. It's cool to get the perspective of someone a generation on. This album will eternally be in my top 10. Glad you liked it :)
I like the classic review format, keep 'em coming!
Yes, Green Calx is a banger. One of my favorite from AFX
Aphex Twin 10/10
you look like you are going to try to kidnap some chipmunks
I’ve been waiting for this, thank you melon!
IWANThony YOURSOULtano
Delphium and ageispolis are probably my favourite
Great review man, I was beginning to wonder if you'd completely lost the plot, but this vid restored my faith in you.
It's my birthday today and this is one of my favourite albums. Thank you intriguethony fruitano!
Absolutely one of the best albums of all time, very proud to own it on wax. Thanks for this review!
aphex twin is a genius at work, a mozart of moden music, an amazing music artist and talent who even won a grammy but somehow pretty unknown ( not to me )
awesome to hear you talk about one of my favorite albums.
Can't wait to see a review of Ocean Machine :P
That album changed everything for me. Interesting and well articulated thoughts on it.
Tha is one of my favorite songs on this album, and perhaps my favorite song by RDJ ever.
The true beat never gives itself away until you're a good ways into the song. It jerks you all over until the beat finally locks into place, and everyone who has listened to it knows exactly what I'm talking about. It's a weird feeling I've never experienced on any other album.
It's something only Aphex Twin can pull off easily. Give this one a listen.
Man I love aphex twin. This is for sure my favorite album by him, and probably my most favorite album ever.
Thanks for reviewing this one Anthony! I'd really love to see you do more electronic music reviews this year. Seems like they've been kinda few and far between. There's so much electronica out there nowadays just begging for your seal of disapproval (and also approval). ;)
about time you reviewed this amazing album
I love you, Melon!! Really thanks for making this!! I've been waiting for this....Aphex Twin is the god of electronic music.
MEMORIES! Stumbled on Richard D through his classics Come to Daddy and Windowlicker. Picked up this CD in the mid 90's for $50 and didnt regret it for a second. Every beat and transition are forever etched in my brain. Think we played it until it disintegrated. SO GOOD
why was it so expensive?
Dude, Windowlicker wasn't released till 1999 😅
Great video. I love this album. Ageispolis is the first track I've heard on it and is my favorite. I must have listened to this album front to back a hundred times already!
I wholeheartedly agree with your very well articulated review Mr. Fantano.
By any chance might there be a Kalmankantaja review in the future, I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on Muainen or Musta Lampi or Tyhjyys, what with your being receptive to all that Black Metal has to offer????
He started making music for this album when he was 16?
Mr.Pat yes one song being ”I” that he started creating at just the age of 14. Not 100% sure though heard it from a different video a while back.
He made a bunch of music then forgot about it pretty much. This album is a compilation
Funny how the best works we get from artists are the earliest ones, when they didn't have all the skills to carry them along as easy.
album is timeless
Aphex Twin: weird sounds
Burzum: Cool fairytale sounds
I thought you already did this album! Omg it’s cool to hear you talk about this album, it’s a top ten album for me
By far my favorite album. I'm never not in the mood to listen to it.
Thank you, I love this album, but do Funkadelic next year melon boy.
Brendan Keane Maggot Brain or One Nation Under A Groove would be great
Great review! Richard is a true talent. Heliospan is my favorite. Love the talking ambiance on the second track. Ptolemy is a great house track. 🙂
This was one of my main albums growing up as a kid in the 90s. I used to fall asleep listening to this, was amazing.
been waitin for this one, Fantano! Burial's UNTRUE would be nice and well-deserved for next season
Where is Mr. Bungle you fruit
Mole King ikr its been long overdue
Mole King
He would have most likely reviewed Disco Volante, since its his favorite. He said he just thinks the self titled is "okay" haha
Mole King yeah I would love a California review. Or Disco Volante. Both have a ton to talk about. Self Titled, even. Fuck it just review em all
hey please watch 👀👀👀 your language ✋😤🚫🚫✋😤🚫🚫 i don't allow swearing on this wholesome, christian channel
Squeeze me macaroni
Love the video, one correction though: Richard is still running strong as ever!! Could you do a review on the soundcloud dump?
This album singlehandedly got me into electronic music as someone who has hated and avoided it like the plague up to that point. Completely opened my mind to other genres in general.
Don’t usually only listen to reviewers “good” suggestions as everyone’s tastes are different but this melon has suggested this album and Burial’s “Untrue” and I’ve become obsessed with both, does anyone know any other albums he rates as highly as these?
One of my favourite albums of all time.
One of my favourite albums from one of my favourite composers.
I give it a solid 8.5 to 9.
Thanks Anthony!
This is the first music that ever struck me as experimental and creative but also beautiful and just good music. In 1985 there were a lot of people excited about the Amiga and Atari ST, but I can't think of much groundbreaking electronic stuff besides this and the stuff Richie Hawtin was doing.
Stiff smile just like I'm Aphex Twin
Deven Aldridge Pat the Patagonia pockets tryna find my zip (where's my zip at)
nice taste
@@seradtt lmao it’s just frank
@@matthewk1nah, btw aphex twin and frank ocean and its pretty much enough
To really properly experience this album, you must listen to it in a car with a built soundsystem.
Cars are _terrible_ speaker cabs.
Thank you for reviewing this, great choice for classics week. I know this gets said a lot but it's true; Aphex Twin was way ahead of the curve.
6:47 with the arm rest, I forever know the melon sits
Never took this album serious, because the other techno albums were absolute crap at the library. Damn, what a missed opportunity. Will take a listen to it now...
About time you decided to review an Aphex Twins album, melon
marco bazan he did review Syro ;
PJ I guess I meant more of his classic albums
I've been waiting forever for this!
i’m so glad ur reviewing this iconic album