Richard D. James Album (studio album) by Aphex Twin
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Richard D. James Album is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Aphex Twin on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Aphex Twin is Selected Ambient Works 85-92 which is ranked number 238 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,597.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 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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65/100 ![]() | 01/23/2023 04:32 | Moondance | ![]() | 73/100 |
85/100 ![]() | 01/21/2023 03:55 | ![]() | ![]() | 81/100 |
100/100 ![]() | 01/13/2023 13:23 | ![]() | ![]() | 89/100 |
60/100 ![]() | 01/01/2023 19:22 | Rivera | ![]() | 82/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 11/11/2022 10:43 | ![]() | ![]() | 77/100 |
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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 79.3/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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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.

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!!!

Not quite as good as Selected Ambient Works I, but still a good album from Aphex Twin.

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.
A great album. Not only is he a pioneer of chilled ambient music, he's also capable of producing complex, eclectic and downright dizzying tracks, adding up to form one truly outlandish and somewhat beautiful record. At 32 minutes, it never once drags and I had so much fun listening to all of it.
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