The Philosophy of Sound and Machine
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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 eBay.
Aphex Twin
Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
tracks, which were produced under various aliases. It is not uncommon for the compilation to fetch very high prices on eBay.
Track listing
- Future/Past: "Nebula Variation" - 5:50
- Q-ChasticAphex TwinRichard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
: "CAT 002" - 3:58 - Soit-P.P.Aphex TwinRichard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
: "n.IASP" - 5:03 - RedcellB12 (band)B12 are a British electronic music duo consisting of Mike Golding and Steve Rutter. First appearing in the early 1990s under a variety of monikers, including Musicology, Redcell and Cmetric, the duo were often mistaken as hailing from Detroit, their sound being comparable to the so-called second...
: "Bio-Dimension" - 5:54 - Neuropolitique: "Artemis (Mayday Mix)" - 5:54
- The Kosmik Kommando: "Remember The Feeling" - 6:25
- CmetricB12 (band)B12 are a British electronic music duo consisting of Mike Golding and Steve Rutter. First appearing in the early 1990s under a variety of monikers, including Musicology, Redcell and Cmetric, the duo were often mistaken as hailing from Detroit, their sound being comparable to the so-called second...
: "Debris" - 8:40 - BalilBlack Dog ProductionsThe Black Dog was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner. Widely regarded as legends, the group are pioneers who, along with acts like Autechre, Aphex Twin, µ-ziq and LFO, came to define the techno movement known as intelligent dance music in the early 1990s.-Early career:In...
: "The Whirling Of Spirits" - 5:52 - Esoterik: "Pursuit" - 5:08
- Future/Past: "T.R.Y. 2004 Funk" - 5:20
- Twelve Days Of Night: "Trance" - 6:08
- BalilBlack Dog ProductionsThe Black Dog was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner. Widely regarded as legends, the group are pioneers who, along with acts like Autechre, Aphex Twin, µ-ziq and LFO, came to define the techno movement known as intelligent dance music in the early 1990s.-Early career:In...
: "Small Energies" - 6:08 - Blue CalxAphex TwinRichard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
: "Blue Calx" - 7:15- Q-Chastic, Soit-P.P. and Blue Calx are all aliases of Richard D. JamesAphex TwinRichard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
.http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/SonyTechno/feature/9801/roster.html - The Soit-P.P. track features the same drum programming as an Aphex TwinAphex TwinRichard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
track "Ptolemy" off Selected Ambient Works 85-92. - "Blue Calx" was later released on the Aphex TwinAphex TwinRichard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
album Selected Ambient Works Volume IISelected Ambient Works Volume II-Formatting notes:The cassette version of the album featured six songs on each side, barring side three, which contained seven . The vinyl version featured four songs on each side, excluding side four, which contained five ....
. - Redcell and Cmetric are both aliases of B12B12 (band)B12 are a British electronic music duo consisting of Mike Golding and Steve Rutter. First appearing in the early 1990s under a variety of monikers, including Musicology, Redcell and Cmetric, the duo were often mistaken as hailing from Detroit, their sound being comparable to the so-called second...
. The two songs featured here would later appear on B12's debut album, Electro-SomaElectro-SomaElectro-Soma is an album released by B12 in 1993. It was originally part of Warp's Artificial Intelligence series. The album features some tracks which had previously been released under different aliases, including Musicology, Redcell, and Cmetric...
. - Balil is an alias of PlaidPlaid (band)Plaid is a London-based British electronic music duo comprising Andy Turner and Ed Handley. They are former members of The Black Dog and used many other names, such as Atypic and Balil , before settling on Plaid...
. The two songs featured here were later released on the Plaid rarities compilation TrainerTrainer (album)Trainer is a two-disc compilation released in 2000 by Plaid. It includes the group's rare 1991 debut Mbuki Mvuki, as well as other hard-to-find or unreleased material...
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- Q-Chastic, Soit-P.P. and Blue Calx are all aliases of Richard D. James