Xtal (track)
by Aphex Twin
Year: 1992
From the album Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (track #1)
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Xtal appears on the following album(s) by Aphex Twin:
- Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (track #1) (this album) (1992)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/08/2026 12:58 |  ssteve | 25,920 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2026 21:09 | mostlymor | 88,394 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2026 15:27 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2026 22:16 | stareaterogni0n | 5,705 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2026 10:10 | mash | 4,556 | 92/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.6/100, a mean average of 89.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.7.
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Onater 10/16/2017 00:04 | #199549
Any time someone tells you that electronic music lacks emotion show them this song.
Perfect music to study
What an amazing, beautiful piece of music. Possibly the best opening track to an album ever.
TheHolyKiwi 11/22/2014 05:36 | #127685
Undeniably beautiful, Aphex Twin's best second to Windowlicker.
this song is just pure bliss
OKC1 07/09/2014 15:46 | #116348
The Greatest Song I've ever Heard.
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