The Philosophy of Sound and Machine

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The Philosophy Of Sound And Machine
ThePhilosophyOfSoundAndMachineAlbumCover.jpg
Compilation album by
Various Artists
Released1992 January
RecordedVarious
Genre Electronic, IDM
Label Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART) ART2CD
Producer Various

The Philosophy Of Sound And Machine was a compilation CD released on the record label Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART) in cooperation with Rephlex. The album is unique due to the Aphex Twin tracks, which were produced under various aliases. It is not uncommon for the compilation to fetch very high prices on sites such as eBay and Discogs.

Track listing

  1. Future/Past: "Nebula Variation" - 5:50
  2. Q-Chastic: "CAT 002" - 3:58 ( Loudspeaker.svg sample  )("The track was later released on RDJ's soundcloud under the name symbonsad")
  3. Soit-P.P.: "n.IASP" - 5:03
  4. Redcell: "Bio-Dimension" - 5:54
  5. Neuropolitique: "Artemis" (Mayday Mix) - 5:54
  6. The Kosmik Kommando: "Remember the Feeling" - 6:25
  7. Cmetric: "Debris" - 8:40
  8. Balil: "The Whirling of Spirits" - 5:52
  9. Esoterik: "Pursuit" - 5:08
  10. Future/Past: "T.R.Y. 2004 Funk" - 5:20
  11. Twelve Days Of Night: "Trance" - 6:08
  12. Balil: "Small Energies" - 6:08
  13. Blue Calx: "Blue Calx" - 7:15

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