Dataplex
by Ryoji Ikeda
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Dataplex is ranked as the best album by Ryoji Ikeda.
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Dataplex track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dataplex rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | pjerske | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Onater | Top 29 Music Albums of 2005 | 21/29 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | mttr-in-plc | Top 14 Music Albums of 2005 | 9/14 | 2 |
| 2026 | mttr-in-plc | Top 94 Music Albums of the 2000s | 76/94 | 4 |
| 2025 |  SuedeSwede | Kawaii Desu: The Land of the Rising Sun | 85/95 | - |
| 2023 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2022 |  Lowkey | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 19/100 | 16 |
| 2021 | stereo_mike | Top 50 Music Albums of 2005 | 34/50 | 2 |
| 2020 |  Applerill | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 43/100 | 12 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 106 | |||
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Dataplex ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/07/2026 09:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,986 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2026 18:55 |  DommeDamian | 7,796 | 48/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2025 14:43 | TonySayers61 | 25,804 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
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one of the purest sonic distillations i've ever heard, climaxing in the sensational "data.matrix". it's very difficult to give this an overall rating (probably because what's the closest point of reference... autechre perhaps?) but i'm convinced that this was an exceptional journey that progressed incredibly well, from its sparse microsound openings, to something that resembles funky rhythms (from track 9 onwards) to skittering ambient electronic compositions (final few tracks). extremely well produced, just make sure those ultra-high frequencies don't pierce your brain too much
I think the fact that the only full songs come at the end is part of what makes this album so interesting. The majority of the tracks feel like short expositions of each individual piece of a puzzle, leading up to Data.matrix where all the pieces are finally put together.
At the same time it is almost best to think of the album as just one full song; one endless stream of super-slick avant minimal electronica.
bongritsu 12/04/2012 18:14 | #56730
its unfortunate that Data.Matrix is the only truly great song on this album. Nevertheless it was interesting listen.
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