Xtal (track) by Aphex Twin
Year: 1992
From the album Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (track #1)
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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85/100  | 08/30/2025 20:49 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
100/100 | 07/24/2025 19:28 | Toroldo | | 86/100 |
100/100 | 06/04/2025 06:14 | miltiadis2001 | | 90/100 |
45/100 | 06/01/2025 20:46 |  II | | 67/100 |
100/100 | 05/18/2025 22:36 |  flamingyesdept | | 84/100 |
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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 90.7/100, a mean average of 89.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.1.
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Onater 10/16/2017 00:04
Any time someone tells you that electronic music lacks emotion show them this song.
exileonthehell 01/31/2016 18:05
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
Undeniably beautiful, Aphex Twin's best second to Windowlicker.
this song is just pure bliss
OKC1 07/09/2014 15:46
The Greatest Song I've ever Heard.
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