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Released | 1 June 1998 (UK) 17 November 1998 (US) | |||
Genre | Acid house, techno, industrial | |||
Length | 58:12 | |||
Label | Rephlex (CAT009) | |||
Producer | Richard D. James | |||
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Compilation (also known as Caustic Window Compilation) is an album [2] released by Richard D. James under the pseudonym Caustic Window. The album consists of most of the tracks from the EPs Joyrex J4 EP , Joyrex J5 EP , Joyrex J9i and Joyrex J9ii .
All songs written and composed by Richard D. James.
No. | Title | Original EP | Length |
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1. | "Joyrex J4" | Joyrex J4 EP | 4:30 |
2. | "AFX 114" | Joyrex J4 EP | 1:21 |
3. | "Cordialatron" | Joyrex J4 EP | 4:44 |
4. | "Italic Eyeball" | Joyrex J4 EP | 4:25 |
5. | "Pigeon Street" | Joyrex J4 EP | 0:23 |
6. | "Astroblaster" | Joyrex J5 EP | 5:29 |
7. | "On the Romance Tip" | Joyrex J5 EP | 5:06 |
8. | "Joyrex J5" | Joyrex J5 EP | 6:54 |
9. | "Fantasia" | Joyrex J9i , Joyrex J9ii | 6:02 |
10. | "Humanoid Must Not Escape" | Joyrex J9i | 5:42 |
11. | "Clayhill Dub" | Joyrex J9ii | 3:24 |
12. | "The Garden of Linmiri" | Joyrex J9ii | 6:10 |
13. | "We Are the Music Makers (Hardcore Mix)" | Joyrex J9ii | 4:01 |
Total length: | 58:12 |
Richard D. James Album is the fourth studio album by the British electronic music artist and producer Richard D. James under the alias of Aphex Twin. It was released on 4 November 1996 through Warp Records. It was composed by James on his Macintosh computer, and took longer to complete than his previous albums. It features fast breakbeats and intricate drum programming which draw from jungle and drum and bass. James' drum loops are paired with lush string arrangements, and ambient melodies reminiscent of his earlier work, as well as modulated vocals from James.
Further Down the Spiral is a remix album by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. It is the companion remix disc to the band’s second studio album, The Downward Spiral, and was released on May 29, 1995, in two editions, one denoted as Halo 10, and the other as Halo 10 V2, each containing a different set of tracks.
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Come to Daddy is an EP/mini-album by the British electronic music artist Aphex Twin. The EP's lead single, and the first track on the EP, "Come to Daddy "—often simply called "Come to Daddy"—is one of Aphex Twin's best-known songs; it peaked at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.
Surfing on Sine Waves is a studio album by the musician and producer Richard D. James under the alias Polygon Window. It is the only album released under this name; James is better known as Aphex Twin. The record was released on 11 January 1993 through Warp Records. It entered the Dance Albums Chart at No. 2 on 23 January 1993. James' previous album, Selected Ambient Works 85–92, was then at No. 9 on the chart, and James briefly had two records in the Dance Albums Top 10 under different pseudonyms. The 2001 reissue edition includes the previously unreleased tracks "Portreath Harbour" and "Redruth School".
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Joyrex J5 EP is an EP by Richard D. James under the alias Caustic Window. The release is a 12 inch vinyl.
Joyrex J9i is a single by Richard D. James under the alias Caustic Window. The release is a 10 inch vinyl and was limited to an edition of 300 copies. The title of this release is very similar to another Caustic Window release titled Joyrex J9ii.
Joyrex J9ii is an album by Richard D. James under the alias Caustic Window. The release is a 12" vinyl and has received more than one pressing. The title of this release is very similar to another Caustic Window release titled Joyrex J9i.
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Selected Ambient Works 85–92 is the debut studio album by the British electronic music artist and producer Richard D. James under the alias of Aphex Twin. It was released on 9 November 1992 through Apollo Records, a subsidiary of the Belgian label R&S Records. The album consists of ambient techno James recorded on cassette as early as 1985, when he was 13–14 years old. It received widespread acclaim and entered the Dance Albums Chart at No. 6 in December 1992.
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Xylem Tube EP is an extended play record by the electronic music artist and producer Aphex Twin. It was released in June 1992 through the Belgian label R&S Records. All the songs on this EP can be found on the 1994 compilation of early Aphex Twin material Classics. The EP consists of four acid techno tracks, including "Polynomial-C" which features complex arpeggiation, and "Tamphex", a hardcore techno track featuring a looping sample of a Tampax television advert.
Caustic Window is an album by Richard D. James under the alias Caustic Window. It was originally planned for release in 1996 but only a few test pressings were produced. One of the copies, which surfaced for sale on Discogs in 2014, was bought and digitally distributed through a Kickstarter campaign. It was eventually sold on eBay for $46,300.
Syro is the sixth studio album by the British electronic music artist and producer Richard D. James under the alias of Aphex Twin. It was released on 19 September 2014 through Warp Records. It was James's first album under the Aphex Twin name since Drukqs (2001).
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London 03.06.17 is an extended play (EP) by English electronic musician Richard D. James, released under the pseudonym AFX on 3 June 2017 through Warp. The EP contained eleven songs and was made available for sale in limited numbers at the Field Day 2017 music festival. The record sold out soon after its announcement. On 20 July 2017, the EP was re-released with ten extra tracks on James' Bleep store.