Description
"Any raver worth their air-cushioned sneakers or, indeed, anyone with more than a passing interest in electronic music, should have a well-worn copy of Selected Ambient Works 85-92 in their collection. It was a watershed for dance music, its sparse beats and haunting synth lines sounding as intoxicating and otherworldly today as they ever did.
"By 1992, Richard D. James had achieved notoriety with his Analogue Bubblebath EPs and the acid moster that was 'Didgeridoo.' He had also co-formed the now legendary Rephlex records, releasing hard tecnho as Caustic Window. However, the dance music climate was changing, as people were beginning to explore its potential (this was at least partly down to rave's rising BPMs and increasing tendency toward novelty chart hits). In the same vein, The Orb had recently perfected their concept of 'ambient house' with 1991's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld. The time was right for SAW 85-92, a collection of ambient techno recordings created on James' homemade electronic gear (he would have been 14 in 1985).
Track List:
SIDE A
1 Xtal
2 Tha
3 Pulsewidth
SIDE B
1 Ageispolis
2 I
3 Green Calx
4 Heliosphan
SIDE C
1 We Are The Music Makers
2 Schottkey 7th Path
3 Ptolemy
SIDE D
1 Hedphelym
2 Delphium
3 Actium
- Released: 2013-09-03
- Genre: Electronic/Dance
- Format: Vinyl
- Format Detail: 2LP
- Best Sellers: Top Seller
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**