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Aphex Twin

I Care Because You Do

also known by his real name richard d james aphex twin is one of most intelligent and innovative artists in the world of electronica his seemingly limitless imagination has encompassed hardcore techno drum 'n bass atmospheric beatbased trance music and highly abstract compositions of the most alien and delicate nature while james' previous albumlength releases selected ambient works 8592 and volume 2 tend towards the spacious and the meditative i care because you do tempers the artist's sophisticated ethereal textural concepts with sheer sonic aggression 'ventolin' with its nailsonachalkboard screech and a breakbeat that could remove skin from bone may be one of the most abrasive songs ever recorded but james' artistry oozes through his confrontational stance in such pulsing gorgeous collages as 'waxen pith' and 'acrid avid jam shred' shifting rhythmic patterns hold together layered melodic fragments and otherworldly dialogues of sound to achieve the equivalent of an aural mandala 'i care' is not to be overlooked

Tracklist

• 1. Acrid Avid Jam Shred
  2. Waxen Pith
  3. Wax The Nip
  4. Icct Hedral [edit]
  5. Ventolin [video version]
  6. Come On You Slags
  7. Start As You Mean To Go On
  8. Wet Tip Hen Ax
  9. Mookid
  10. Alberto Balsalm
  11. Cow Cud Is A Twin
  12. Next Heap With