Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92

[@AlanTaylorCRSmusicproduction]

Years ago, back in 1989 in fact, a guy started work in the company I worked for in north london. I can't remember his name it being so long ago but I remember he came from Hinckley in Leicester. I remember he used to talk highly of Aphex twin, This Mortal Coil and 4AD records who I had never heard of before. he had a friend who had a sound system of very high quality back then and they used to listen to Aphex twin etc whilst getting stoned. I was more into Hip hop at the time and wasn't that clued up about ambient, that came a year or two later. I introduced him to NWA and he loved that, anyway I digress, He became a good friend over that summer and we partied at the town & country club in Kentish Town (Wendy May's locomotion) but i never listened to any of the music he spoke so highly of. Fast forward 26 years and I'm listening to this and it's blown me away. Wow i wish i got into Aphex Twin back in the late 80's/early 90's when he first spoke about them. Time flies fast and the years roll by so very quickly. I turned 50 two months ago. I have a happy marriage, I have a good career. What have i learnt over the years? It's important to unplug via what ever method is your choice/poison. Don't ever listen to negativity, keep pushing forward. Love your family and your friends, no one else is that important. I wish I could meet my old friend from hinckley back in 89.

[@KuriosBebop]

+Alan Taylor Thanks for sharing a piece of your story Alan

[@shipitpanda8822]

this music is great for eating bamboo

[@untrialser]

Now I know where DIE ANTWOORD​ got their riff for the 'Ugly Boy'. 18:10

[@TZB131]

Riff? They Basically stole the whole fucking thing lol

[@untrialser]

Tyger Gill sampling is ok in hip hop

[@vanillastraps]

yeah makes me sort of upset that aphex got no credit at all, no mention for the basis of their hit song. It was the catchiest part of the whole song. Still love die antwoord tho

[@untrialser]

Tiffany Backe Chris Cunningham (the guy who made videos for Aphex Twin) was involved. There are some subtle hints. www.mtv.com/news/1993062/die-antwoord-ugly-boy-fashion-behind-the-scenes/

[@sebalatorre2351]

untrialser Die Antwoord has stated repeatedly that they are huge fans of Aphex Twin and he is their number 1 fav artist, they even said it was an honour for them when Aphex helped them out with their latest album.

[@davidfirth]

I'd be interested to know which of these tracks was actually from 1985

[@davidreynolds4942]

The first time I listened to Xtal was yesterday and I liked it but I didn't know why everyone thought it was so good. Today I told my history teacher that my classmate was being bullied, I asked him to speak in private at break and we went into to another room and I told him what was going on and I broke down because I was bullied for a long time time before and it really resonated with me because I thought in my head that I was being the hero that I wished was there for me. I hope you never feel the helplessness of crying in front of your history teacher, but my tears then could have prevented thousands more tears for my classmate. It was only then as i was writing in my diary 5 minutes ago about this, (I want to record all my experiences for when I'm older, I'm 15) when I noticed myself humming Xtal in my head. Now I cherish this song

[@anoriginalusername17]

+David Reynolds Hey, it's good to see another one like myself. (your realization collides with mine) Keep it simple and never truly stress.

[@JS-on1vg]

+David Reynolds a beautiful thing you did brother

[@davidreynolds4942]

Valterain xD I try not to judge myself but sometimes I think that too, then I realise I could have saved that kid from a lot of crying, so I did so he didn't have to. It's called humanity.

[@DazMcK]

+David Reynolds Just wait till you're older and discover MDMA for the first time, then listen to Xtal again.

[@BramSenders]

+David Reynolds That was beautiful to read. Thank you for sharing your experience... I know that feeling very well, just having to cry because you feel so much love for the world. I hope it brings you great things. Actually I feel kind of sad since I've been depressed for so long that I sometimes crave that feeling so much, yet I can't seem to reach it... and then sometimes, suddenly it is there, like an unexpected ray of sunshine... and I know I just have to let go and be open and love myself, yet I'm so scared to do so, to feel like I am really living again... I'm so afraid to even write my thoughts down but when I saw your message, David, I just had one of those moments and so I am writing this right now, I don't even care that it is publicly on KZbin, at least I am suddenly writing about my feelings again. I got new medication that's supposed to help me against anxiety but something tells me I shouldn't put even more mind-altering shit in my brain, just meditate more, dare to go to the park more, hug a tree, love myself... but it's so hard. I want only good things for the world, I want the world to be a perfect place of love, but I always shape myself to the needs and desires of others until I have nothing of myself left... and even telling someone that I would like a little more room to exist feels like a sin. I wish I would write more often. It feels so good. Thank you so much for sharing your story David

[@thephilosopher7173]

Xtal is the sound the Sun makes when it rises above the Horizon..

[@WheresPoochie]

The guy was 13 when he started producing the music for this album. Imagine that: a middle-schooler likely invented IDM.

[@Obdyjteck]

Well, Boards Of Canada started to produce some IDM/Braindance at that time too.. also Mike Paradinas.

[@bufo604]

Obdyjteck and autechre maybe

[@pckyr7573]

WheresPoochie O.o

[@dnbjedi]

WheresPoochie i think IDM was inevitable...EDM....quantum physics....theory evolution.... these guys were the first to notice something that was already there so I would not use the word invent but I get u. Much respekt for Aphex Twin he's still relevant with this album 30+ yrs into the future.

[@GharudaProductions]

dnbjedi edm is CRAP

[@machamocha1918]

Xtal might be the most perfect piece of electronic music ever produced.

[@lemonadewarrior6733]

Let me fix that for you----SAW might be the most perfect ALBUM of electronic music ever produced.

[@tapiooftapiola517]

Fix#2: ...amongst the other 10000 most perfect albums...

[@MrTrance247]

+Lemonade Warrior don't forget Björk's Homogenic

[@adamsodomka1739]

Selected Ambient Works 2085-2092

[@jdharry]

I first came across Selected Ambient Works when rooting through a box of random tapes I found under the bed in my first student houseshare. It was a grim October and I was living in a house on the cliffs of Rottingdean near Brighton, miles from campus and my friends, and I was feeling rather lonely. When I played this album, it was like my mind was being hugged and bought a pint. From the opening synths and gentle boom of Xtal, Ambient Works is a cosy duvet on a bleak February morning, a Mars Bar after swimming, a snow-covered hill on a sunny day - full of soothing melodies and quiet spaces. Now, 13 years later, I still put it on when I can't sleep, or when I feel cold or sad, and it greets me like an old friend. I played the tape til it broke and had to buy the CD. I was very much a rock fan when I came across this album, but it introduced me to a side of electronica I hadn't previously been aware of - the after-party, the come down, the morning after, the walk in the park with your headphones on. Apparently it was massively influential and I suppose that is one reason for picking up this piece of history. But a far greater reason is the timeless beauty of the music. Buy it, love it forever.

[@jjohnson1337]

Great share! Love it how memories stick with the music that we've listened to at the time. Listening to this right now while I'm reading stuff about space. Sets the mood just right. Just pure brilliance. And one more thing,you're deffinitely spot on about the 'post party,park stroll' electronica description. And there's so much more to be had in the genre.

[@Bufekana]

Man you now how to play with words, it gives me cheels...!

[@Paint0nBrush]

That was a beautiful description

[@jude19740]

Cool Jamie. Spot on.

[@Brodericks27]

That's what all of this should be about. Sharing experiences and stories, not cold and sterile 3minutes-long jingles.

[@TheGamingEntity]

The fact that these tunes were produced while Thatcher was still prime minister blows my fucking mind.

[@midogiscalledlilly]

Wow shit man. Never thought of that

[@scrilla7221]

perfect for a hungover rainy sunday

[@lmhr9]

+Zach Brown Coming down off a wave of emotion

[@princessboris]

+Zach Brown amen

[@NoConsequenc3]

+Damien Mayne Not everyone has substance abuse issues like you buddy

[@scrilla7221]

oi chill out lads, i'm sure Richard would not appreciate this kind of arguing

[@scrilla7221]

just listen to the ambience and chill out

[@ferret813]

time is an illusion.

[@skipsch]

+Paul Ferrell Time as a dimension isn't an illusion, but the apparent passage of it is. ;^)

[@glytchd]

+Hi, I'm Ben. Well put friend, well put. I must say tho: +paul Time is but an illusion - Lunch time, doubly so!

[@andysustic2649]

+Paul Ferrell You're an illusion.

[@FrogmortonHotchkiss]

+Hi, I'm Ben. As a 'dimension', it is an illusion. Human beings create the concept of 'time' and 'dimensions'; reality is ineffable and can't be conceived at all by any limited mind existing as a small part or facet of that same reality. Our mental constructs are only tools and not representative. The sense of time's apparent passage is part of the same network of illusion.

[@skipsch]

+FrogmortonHotchkiss You're essentially saying everything is an illusion, which from a human standpoint I'd of course agree with. I was speaking from our most refined view of reality offered by physicists today. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5e9h4SwmNasgbc

[@SuperFastEddies]

Listening to this while studying for a macroeconomics exam.

[@matthewlewis2072]

+Tyrell Wellick Good luck with the Economics. PS: JMK or Milton Fried-Egg?

[@SuperFastEddies]

MatthewPJ Lewis Keynes

[@matthewlewis2072]

+Tyrell Wellick Top man!

[@TheNeilDarby]

+MatthewPJ Lewis They are both delusional neo-classicalists.

[@Prince-jx8lu]

+dropmarkcult i read some jerk wrote that music without vocals will never make it,,,but this records are good...and bujidisike neither have notes

[@mookie2637]

Friday nights in 92/92, getting the 18.36 Thameslink from Farringdon to Leatherhead with this on my Walkman. Beautiful.

[@ursie1986]

Oh my god the tune of Xtal had been the aural screensaver in my brain for about 6 months and I just couldn't remember which artist, which album, which tune. I put a BoC playlist on as I was working and it must've run out and just continued to this. The joy and relief I'm experiencing right now is immense.

[@owlnyx]

cx1735 Dude this just happend to me. Nice :)

[@easementh]

cx1735 It's funny... To think of a time when discovering this for the first time or in your case not recalling where it was from... I've long since been subject to such surprise. Started litening at 16... 30 now.

[@ursie1986]

Yeah last time I heard it was when I was about 16!

[@Jakestreet]

cx1735 last week or 16 yrs ago?

[@hbasghedom]

Sounds like Brian Eno broke into Krafwerk's laboratory, stole some old rusty tubes and circuits, flew behind the moon for 3 months, compressed the years of 1978-1989 into fuzzy purple and silver acid & DMT capsules, fused it with his own DNA and came back to earth with a half-frozen 2" tape reel. cool stuff man

[@SimplyHaffar]

3 Million views. He's officially completely mainstream.

[@sashaxpander4501]

SimplyHaffar "Yeah, that's right"

[@MechaMento]

Sasha Xpander "Orange"

[@sashaxpander4501]

*kid laugh "Hehe he"

[@NietrTM]

Sasha Xpander I love this side of KZbin.

[@sinanalhamad3386]

SimplyHaffar aphex was always mainstream

[@Pyropuncher]

Ptolemy has to be his catchiest tune. That bassline.

[@cathionelle]

Oh yes, yes! And Ageispolis! But Ptolemy is the best!

[@Tim70theYawner]

PYRO!

[@kirosaka]

You're burning out your viewers, man

[@cathionelle]

Imagine Heavy and Medic dancing to "Ptolemy". XD The bassline is Heavy and the organ Medic. Scout is lively Heliospan, Pyro the mysterious/crazy Hedphelym, Engie the calm Actium...

[@aronolen8296]

Do you even AFX,GAK,Caustic Window,Bradley Strider,user48736353001?

[@saml7820]

xtal has more bass than most r/b bangers. My sub eats this song

[@lunchbox997]

This album helped me calm down for tests all the time, passed my finals thanks to this one.

[@PDog69]

+lunchbox997 lol

[@sebastianavendano7872]

+lunchbox997 I always use this album to study, I get you brotha

[@saintelsewhere74]

cuz its power of idm

[@kevinoshea7571]

100% I've used this album to study and read to for over 10years and I never get tired of it. And I know I never will, till the day I die. I would go as far as to say that this music is eternal

[@josephmodo1454]

useful for way more than pre-test jitters, this is my anxiety medication.

[@theconfessor3177]

Xtal is still one of my favourite tracks - a masterpiece of beauty, an amazing melody mixed with bliss sonorities, god

[@usucmehardutube]

Walt Kovacs Your Avatar is the pic that popped up when I googled my name. apparently I have the same first middle and last name as this guy and I was born in the same year.

[@theconfessor3177]

David James ? Congrats man you've got a legendary name, go kiss your parents

[@matthewk1]

+Chip Douglas Congrats, you have the same name and birth year as the person who created this.

[@broomers3]

I cannot begin to tell how much this album means to me. I don't care what Mr James has done since, this is as important as anything by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk or Joy Division when it comes to innovation and creativity. This album kept me warm when the world was dark and cold.

[@BillReilly1979]

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."

[@bornwithclothes]

You know an album is good when you're listening to it and you forget that you're sober.

[@remedios145]

Hi Ben! I'm Beatrice. Nice to meet you.

[@skipsch]

Remedios Lynch How do you do.

[@cathionelle]

***** And I am Dorothy, Dorothy Zbornak, former Petrillo. Thanks for the upload!

[@BadButNotSad]

N Bauer I'm just a me

[@yasmineixe]

Bonjour à tous je suis yasmine

[@reapvkz1]

Remedios Lynch My name is Colt, Colt Bond.

[@Replatforming]

I read somewhere that the fourth track was actually co-composed with Bach when they studied supermassive cluster formations together with Jimi Hendrix in the Brookins Institute in the early '50s for CIA.

[@chillosophification]

You inhaled too much chemtrails bro

[@Achw3l]

This is so innovative. Surely Aphex Twin is one of the greatest electronica producers to have walked this earth

[@SimplyHaffar]

Surely Aphex twin is THE BEST Electronica/(add100-150GenresHere) Producer to ever walk this earth, prankster, DJ, God, Secretive, Amazing, Enchanting, The only man that gets me on my knees. He has SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much out there. Check it out.

[@Klamath2046]

I'm just discovering Aphex Twin. Really rather splendid

[@pinguimatrevido7902]

AnAmbientGrey haven't you heard about The Tuss? You've been missing out

[@Nobodyreallyatall]

***** The Tuss really isn't beginner Richard IMO, but I suppose everyone can take their own path.

[@juancpgo]

Some other artists you might like: Squarepusher, Ceephax, Luke Vibert, μ-Ziq. These are all WONDERFUL music, it's a universe I'm sooo glad to have found, and not much people are really aware of it, which it only makes it more interesting and magical. Have a good journey!

[@MrEp5]

Good on you! :)

[@stevebarry]

***** Play both the Drukqs cd's at the same time (I used software to burn both cds onto one disk meshed together) - it's how the album is meant to be listened to - at times it syncs together perfectly.

[@mihkelv6487]

Clicking through random albums in the recommended section, this comes up an you're like WHOAA

[@glamphex]

I´ve been listening to this album more than 20 years!!!!! and still so fresh!!!! I never get tired of hearing it....

[@broomers3]

The most important thing to remember is all of this album is a heartfelt emotional expression through music. It is not a way to make money. It is not an attempt to have a 'Hit' record. It is not an attempt at becoming famous. It is simply someone making music because that is what they are driven to do. I had a copy which I made on tape and took it with me on a solo adventure and it was always a comfort to listen to, as well as a novelty for others I met.

[@noelrivera4695]

NO ADS!? Amazing.

[@UnskilledGod]

I listened to this genre of music from when I was very young. There is something otherworldly about this genre that cannot be found in today's electronic music. This is one of Aphex Twin's best albums. It is something Yuri Alekseyevich should have listened to when he was in the cosmos)

[@MilenkoMiletic95]

From the day i was born i use to listen music like this. With Kismet all began

[@atideva3385]

absolutely mental considering when they were made, way way ahead of its time!

[@richtusser]

i keep coming back to AFX when winter falls

[@KutAnimus]

That last track's glitches only confirm that AFX was ahead of his time.

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Selected Ambient Works 85-forever

[@oliveropherk2134]

+Brayan Argandona Florentino :-)

[@sarahpratt2371]

i come back to this album periodically whenever i need "spiritual support"

[@drexciya2]

Best Ambient Album ever created IMO. Its not IDM but Ambient Techno.

[@WinterandNoodle]

+Richard “Abraham” Brice Listen to SAW II if you think this is the best ambient album.

[@Endlesslight787]

+Richard “Abraham” Brice Groundbreaking, genre defining and trailblazing album... humanity got a little brighter when this album dropped.

[@moreteamrshifter]

+Richard “Abraham” Brice Who said? and stop making stuff up, its music x

[@moreteamrshifter]

+Richard “Abraham” Brice lol, the ambient oracle has spoken x

[@qwerty-lw2nf]

+Richard “Abraham” Brice who the fK cares techno it is or alternative 8-bit brutal death anything. it is ART.

[@Kirmm]

2010, Barcelona Razzmatazz club is packed - crowd including myself literally started chanting the melody of heliosphan when Richard started playing it.. The chills man. Best gig I ever been at. May the cosmos bless that man

[@Breaksnbeats]

This is a timeless masterpiece of musical innovation

[@kdygaz]

If this was released this week nobody would ever realise as it's still very much current and fresh sounding till this day....Timeless!

[@JOSEPPPPHHHH]

Beginning of Xtal makes me cry. Simple as that.

[@diogenesious]

JOSEPPPPHHHH and I have no fucking clue why. Just beautiful.

[@Placeholder209]

JOSEPPPPHHHH I'm crying right now listening to Xtal. It just brings back a lot of mdma comedown memories

[@ThomeTeque]

diogenesious Well..there is a disturbing video clip to this track...

[@TheChristnumber1]

VakiPitsi Yup. Come back from a club and stick this album on and begin the comedown process. Sublime

[@jay-yu9pd]

VakiPitsi haha i always listen to it on dxm & get flashbacks of when i was on dxm when i listen to this.

[@EroticDrop]

Kangaroos are the T-Rex version of deer

[@AMaskOfGreen]

Life-changing album.

[@SprayVomit]

Was for me too. This album is so diverse.

[@gregplanchuelo]

This album is definitely exceptional. Very ambient and minimalistic but at the same time full of warmth and energy .How can it be so beautiful, melancholic, positive and electric at the same time? I love it, specially Heliosphan

[@ChrisNova777]

this reminds me of sitting on the bus playin this in my walkman back in 93... long bus ride home coming back from raves... part of me forever... makes me wanna cry then takes me to xstacy

[@nlebron71]

Awesome memories

[@PersianBolt512]

It can't get any better than Ageispolis, it has it all. Bass, Ambient, and Up-Tempo all at the same time because Aphex is a freaking genius.

[@shakotanstyle7409]

The one that goes beep beep boop boop?

[@comradecthulhu6052]

+NoBeatsNoProblem Nice Pete Rock picture.

[@n3rd1c83]

I'd like you to play that song that goes beep boop boop beep No man it goes beep boop boop bop Beep boop boop beep bop? Fucking mr krabs

[@BIadelores]

Bee boo boo bop, boo boo beep?

[@xaisatsana]

ageispolis?

[@Alejandromartinez-un3xs]

heliosphan

[@BigBadMFJune1986]

Richard D. James is an innovator of electronic music. He's already a legend I say.

[@joeafish]

He was a legend when this came out... if 85' is a real date. He was like 8 years old when he made some of these tracks.

[@xylic]

Joey Fish he was born in '71. do the math

[@illahee24]

xylic on my birthday :D

[@joeafish]

Been a legend. "Richard D. James is Techno"

[@isaiahroland329]

He doesn't make techno

[@v1ccedd]

17:49 Die Antwoord stole it lol

[@vikdylan7868]

My favorite electronic album of all time. Nothing touches this. Pure sonic brilliance. God bless the day I randomly picked this out of the electronic music aisle based on a hunch in 1994. This album blows me away to this day.

[@flynntaggart305]

Xtal, Pulsewidth, Heliosphan, Ptolemy, Actium; the best!

[@MrCerebellum2]

I'm convinced that Xtal is what you hear when you're in your last death throws -- the recap of your life flashing back through your eyes syncing beautifully to this emotionally crafted work.

[@Candyapplebone]

14:01 is neat

[@funkdakarma]

I'm listening to Ageispolis and looking at the utterly chilled expression on my cat's face while she hears this, and I get a glimpse of the meaning of life. AFX is a genius!

[@JorgeLeitner]

This is really good, I can see why this album got so much praise. Listening to this, I bet how much it influenced electronic music in videogames.

[@helenwinderjohnson2491]

This came out AGES ago. Some of it is almost 30 years old!!!! I remember at the time nobody had ever heard anything like it. The first two tracks are masterpieces of sound from the technology available to him at the time, On good speakers it filled the room in a whole new way, like nothing before. I can remember the first time I heard it like it was yesterday. It blew me away. A magical musical breakthrough. The ambient sound he created spawned the genre, Listen and learn! Some of it is a bit mental in the middle and not ambient but crazy. A sign of things to come. He went down that road after this first album and spawned another genre - psychedelic gabba grime! Much too challenging for me sadly. I prefer the blissful 10:10 - 10:20 background sounds that lift the soul.... aaaahhhh! Check out Chill Out by The KLF for the other seminal work in the ambient/chillout genre.

[@clsagst]

Honestly this is one of the best records of all time

[@Lucas-ck1po]

Heliosphan activates the creative mode of my brain on ultra settings

[@diepersona]

I don't want to advertise myself, I just want to tell this I hope someone cares at least a bit. I just want to get this off my chest. I played with the idea of becoming a musician, sort of like a electronic music producer, for quite a while now. I would love to make beats. I'm currently 18 years old and I love music with all my heart, I can listen to it 24/7, music was always like a friend of mine in the darkest of moments when there was nobody to rely on, you don't have to explain your feelings, nor to get sympathy and try to get understood by anybody, you just put it on and it instantly speaks to you. You just feel it. I don't know if I would even be here now if music didn't help me to move on in life. But I don't want to preach so... now the problem is... I think my dream seems pretty foolish.. at least to me, the chances of it going wrong are so high, that people would even care about it are pretty low, there are already a ton of producers out there who are incredibly talented, and to make a decent living out of it is even more unlikely. My heart tells me yes, but my brain tells me otherwise and not to be caught up in such dreams. I don't even have a sampler, keyboards, MPC or anything right now. I starded recently messing with Fruity Loops, i know it's not the best but it's a decent start, and I noticed I have quite a good ear and talent for harmonies, melodies, structure, tempo ect. for a beginner... I wouldn't know which direction my music would take but I love IDM, Ambient and hip hop instrumentals and artists like Aphex Twin, Burial, Nicolas Jaar, Flying Lotus (the list is endless). It will probably be also sample-based, but I would definetly try to progress and make every single time something new and fresh, that's just how I like it. Challenging. But for right now my dream remains only a dream, however, I also don't want to be full of regrets when it's too late, I'm so conflicted and undecisive on what to do. If it works out I would finally be able to start all over again, far away and be happy, connecting with people with the art I created. Anyways, thanks for reading, I hope I could reach out to someone.

[@djentmuch]

I care, hope it works out. I just about gave up but I still have hope .

[@theLord_is-my_shepherd]

+MaTuMbOhErO just get started. There's nothing to lose. Don't worry about how it will be received. Making music -or any sort of art- is self-expression. Be confident. It takes time figure it out and develop the necessary skills, but you'll get the heck of it if you stay tuned and keep working on it. So don't give up. It is worth it.

[@NG-xk1mn]

+MaTuMbOhErO Bro, 28 year old guitarist here, love music. Keep going man, music is its own reward. Don't stress about gear and your career. Stay true to your heart and then when you put the product of that process out there one day, people will respond.

[@nutster9000]

+MaTuMbOhErO I guess I felt the same way when I first heard this album back in 1992, young and little money. Looking back I just wish I had simply went for it and played around from scratch. Go with your heart and perfect your sounds with the little you have. Set yourself high standards and others will take an interest in what you do. Above all else though don't be influenced by anything or anyone else. Do your own thing and never compare your work to your peers as you can easily start to sound like them. From reading about my favorite artists, they tend to never listen to other kinds of music for inspiration & reckon R D James didn't either when he started working out this album.

[@0SierraMaestra0]

+MaTuMbOhErO Music production is big fun. You might never make any money, but that is just the way music is. I remember the other day I was reading an interview with one of my favorite Emcees, and he said that he had to work a day job for about 10 years after putting out his first album; this guy is pretty successful, a real hard worker, so I imagine a lot of musicians go absolutely nowhere and never free themselves from their day job. Never the less, I am sure they all have fun. I like producing music with computers. I use a sampler, midi, synths, and a drum machine. My advice is to study Classical music and familiarize your self with sheet music.

[@LonelyShadowHunters]

Hey ben. Not sure if you still read theese comments anymore but. If you do. I'd just like to thank you for posting this on youtube. It is currently the single thing I have listened to the most on this planet. And will continue listening to. It's what makes my inspiration in pursuing the long journey of learning to make this kind of music. And i'd just like to say thanks, man. To you, aphex twin. And everyone listening. I hope you all got a lovely day, and will continue having good days.

[@_johnryan]

wow, was obsessed with this album in school, haven't heard it in a long time, thanks uploader!

[@КириллСуднев]

Masterpiece

[@Hagggisneepstatties]

This is a masterpiece its no wonder why aphex twin is respected.

[@peterodonnell6515]

peaking on lsd, taking two hours to roll one spliff, smoking it to bring you back up. circa '94.

[@Nyconbr]

KZbin loading circle fits perfectly with the vinyl holes '-'

[@Nyconbr]

k

[@KayleReynolds]

Nycon Nascimento www.ufotube.org

[@solidamber]

Nycon Nascimento you need a hobby

[@Guadeloop]

Nycon Nascimento It's been very long since I've seen a loading circle...

[@desu38]

Well how about that.

[@wodnyrak]

I added this album to "watch later" some few months ago and didn't listen to it, waiting for the right time. I dare say, this album is well worth the wait.

[@skipsch]

Phonatacid is for sure my favourite night bus travelling music.

[@DKBoy12]

Best selection that i've heard so far I think, absolutely sublime! Thanks ben!

[@javiercorellagarcen8786]

Recuerdo finales de los 80´s en un cassette...pasaba Hrs viajando y soñando escuchando a un Alien sin nombre/ni titulo...en mi visita a Londres lo redescubrí. Selected Ambient Works...!! el mejor Ambient jamás igualado/comparado...una Obra Maestra...!!

[@dannypioro1534]

best ambient album ever made. Simple as that! massive thanks to hi I'm ben for putting this out there!!

[@GB3770]

I loved this record 20 years ago - and hearing it now it's still as good as when I heard it all those years ago - this is rare. I have never listened to this and found it boring... Some of the best electronic music I know of this is...The bass line at 22.43 is amazing...

[@rosswoodall625]

I knew which bass line you meant before I heard it, its bliss

[@vixen666]

I love this album so much. It acts like a safe, beautiful place for me to hide inside whenever I play it.

[@Moneyman-33]

Like a Pink Floyd fan decided he was going to make electronic music. I can dig this.

[@neighbor472]

Not really anything like pink Floyd aside from being psychedelic friendly

[@Moneyman-33]

Suttree Lowery very atmospheric. Lots of gradual build ups into more complex music towards the end. Reminds me of Floyd a lot.

[@artreb]

Mr Aphex ... Le Mozart de l'electro ( c'est réducteur mais j'ai pas les mots) ... Merci.

[@the_neutral_container]

To think that most of this would have been in the 80s is a little creepy. so ahead of its time....

[@bethanykaygrace6167]

I will never get tired of this album.

[@EtienneLapha]

Literally the best album ever.

[@kubricklynch]

Doing a relisten of all his albums to get hyped to see Aphex in Houston this december. Can't wait!

[@hardamlimit427]

Saturday morning. Listening this awesome great piece of music. Having breakfast after a night with heavy thunderstorms. I love whatching the lightnings within the deep dark of the night. Now I see the blue sky with white cloods flyin' away. Strong winds still out there.... spreading the freshness. I love to be alive.......

[@blazejames47]

I played this on repeat for all of my friends on our high school graduation party night, just a few hours before the sunrise over a big field we were all lying in the middle of, in sleeping bags.

[@aerialheights5680]

Music is eternity timing the Illusion of man

[@kobathedread]

Deep

[@KrishKon]

Heliosphan - WOW

[@WinterandNoodle]

Will never forget my first experience with this album.

[@rainevivian]

1:11:11 Gotta love that old CD skipp'n sound we were all so familiar with.

[@gavlee9884]

Music creates mind spheres unknown to reality which connect with all possibilities

[@Guadeloop]

Usually when I listen to music while i'm doing something that requires focusing, i lose focus. But for some reason I can focus just fine listening to AFX. Thank you Richard, your music is medicine for procastination and it's also super awesome

[@مصطفىكمال-و6ن]

Listening to this while modelling an architectural project, it's all very artsy now, thank you Aphex Twin.

[@brickheadaye4787]

some of the most inovative stuff ive ever heard

[@ceepiAR]

Bad news this album was taken out from spotify, app I use a lot to listen music that is not in every web, but thanks that i still can listen to this here.. Saludos desde Argentina!

[@gomesdiogo]

This type of music keep me so focused. Loved to know that there is more of that than just BoC.

[@black_squall]

+P. Gomes I'm sure you're aware of Tycho too? Not too dissimilar.

[@black_squall]

+P. Gomes I'm sure you're aware of Tycho too? Not too dissimilar.

[@stonespud]

when I read negative comments about ambient compositions there seems to be a consistent inference about the lack of musicality of the performers when it seems the opposite is true. To me there often seems to be profound expression in the space between the notes or the underlying sustained chords that kalidescopically change. I just feel " how fortunate to be a witness to such beauty.

[@jtdjdjjtddjtdjtdtjdjt418]

20 yrs ago i was afraid he will become mainstream...i think i can relax now..puhh.. thx for my first eargasm in 1996

[@WattaPork]

first two tracks are among the best things made on this planet

[@robertbudtxu]

creepy forbidden archives unexplained mystery shocking documentary

[@uncrownedoak7777]

oh no D:

[@Lucas-ck1po]

Whoa! the shocking truth has been revealed!

[@adamsubtract81]

23:42 always gives me goosebumps

[@Demention94]

Yes

[@Erdertainment]

This music always reminds me of the motivation I once had when I started producing, only that he kept it over the years while I lost it. I mean, it's still fun to produce, but it's nothing new anymore. Aphex Twin's music always sounds like it has been made by somebody who rediscovers music every new day.

[@darrincoetzee4376]

unbelieavably I had forgotten about aphex.. or r.james.. I failed my A levels getting lost in this type of music, had the greatest time of my life and came out smiling at the other end.Thanks for posting.. what memories !

[@UFOTubecom]

I could listen to that 1st song on repeat for hours flying my UFO