Richard D. James Album (studio album)
by Aphex Twin
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Richard D. James Album is ranked 2nd best out of 34 albums by Richard David James on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Richard David James is Selected Ambient Works 85-92 which is ranked number 244 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,619.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Araldo | 1,469 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 15:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 2,517 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 08:11 | NYAndreas | 1,432 | 43/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2025 03:06 | FrancK | 475 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2025 19:05 | Invader666 | 2,623 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.2/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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It's... really cute? I'm reminded of various Nintendo game soundtracks. I was not expecting this record to be so major and playful, but it's a nice change of pace. Insane drum programming too. Maybe not the definitive Aphex project, but one I certainly enjoy for its brevity and uniquely trite soundscape.
Short & sweet good album to study!
This album is very chaotic and erratic at times but there are also songs which are calmer and allow for us to catch a breath. The record is very short and sweet and at a 32 minute run time it will pass you by without you noticing. There is so much too explore in that time though with the music being so complex and multi-layered that you could never be bored. There are some tracks which do feel like filler rather than a crucial track on the album and there is only a handful of great songs on the record. Overall it is a short and intriguing album.
Playful and mental, the best of 90s Aphex Twin.
DriftingOrpheus 03/31/2020 08:36 | #249339
Personally my favorite release for RDJ, Everything on this LP sounds so incredibly lush and full. This is the mad scientist at his creative peak.
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short but intense album! incredibly fast drum-programming compared with touching strings. for every fan of electronic music, jungle or IDM a must listen!!!
lleon79 07/12/2017 05:13 | #194127
Not quite as good as Selected Ambient Works I, but still a good album from Aphex Twin.
Sometype 04/02/2017 13:15 | #188540
Girl/Boy Song is a brilliant song in a sea of pretty good/average.
A short and sweet album with some wild tracks that showcase a different side of RDJ.
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