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None of the chirpy, intricate, eclectic tracks on I Care Because You Do sound dated, certainly not in any heinous way. Richard James's work stands outside any genre cages and continues to satisfy dedicated listeners. This is at least partially due to James's twisted, bad-boy sense of humour: the title of the disc alone is something of an ironic display. I Care is a sound introduction to James's peculiar, personal work, which ranges from symphonic to spartan to relaxing to unnerving, though it generally manages to be all those at once. The disc is cleverly constructed and juicily modern and it's easy to see why critics, struggling to understand James's emergent "ambient techno" early on compared him to minimalist composers such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich. James was clearly influenced by these pioneers, but his music is more about stretching the limits of what one perceives to be music, of sound itself. --Mike McGonigal
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Whilst listening to this record one wonders how Richard D James accomplishes using such harsh sounding clatters in this work and makes it sound as utterly beautiful to the ear as it does. 'Icct Hedral' opens with the most jagged sounding beats you can imagine but because the rhythm is so innovative you are instantly swept away into the music. Tracks such as 'Wet tip hen ax' and 'Mookid' are so fresh and alive that it will make you thank God you have bought this album! The real stand out track on this album is, however, 'Alberto Balsalm'. It is pure ecstacy to listen to, totally uncliched (as is the whole album) but maybe one of the most blissful pieces I have ever heard in my life! This album is probably the closest to heaven that music can get. In a word 'EXTRAORDINARY'.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. R. Baker
Format:Audio CD
Not quite as harsh on the ears the RDJ album, not as hypnotic and trance inducing as Selected Ambient Works II, this album is a superb bridge.
Featuring a couple of orchestral tracks, one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written (Alberto Balsalm), one of the most painful pieces of music ever written (Ventolin) and Cow Cud Is A Twin, which is both absurdly titled, and absurdly funky, the album is certainly Rich's most diverse.
A couple of tracks early on are a tad forgettable, but made up for in the later tracks.
Fantastic.
Featuring a couple of orchestral tracks, one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written (Alberto Balsalm), one of the most painful pieces of music ever written (Ventolin) and Cow Cud Is A Twin, which is both absurdly titled, and absurdly funky, the album is certainly Rich's most diverse.
A couple of tracks early on are a tad forgettable, but made up for in the later tracks.
Fantastic.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
This is one of those rare albums that never sounds quite the same twice. Like Nine Inch Nails' 'The Downward Spiral', you hear something new every time. Tracks like 'The Waxen Pith' and 'Alberto Balsalm' send you off into a weird revery, 'Ventolin' wakes you up and 'Next Heap With' sends you cowering under the bed, while the magnificent 'Icct Hedral' throws you into possibly the scariest music-influenced trance ever. Purveyors of electronic music keep banging on about how synthesisers should be treated with no less respect than more orthodox instruments, but Richard D James is the only guy out there who really shows us how true this can be. Beautiful and often harrowing, 'I Care Because You Do' will be immediately appreciated by Twin's fans. Newcomers may not be impressed on the first listen, but if you stick with it, it won't be long before you rush out and buy everything this Cornish genius has ever done. And believe me, it's worth it.
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twisted genius !!
See I told you I like a diverse range of music?
This release is one of the better electronic records that I have purchased and is highly original both in its approach... Read more
This release is one of the better electronic records that I have purchased and is highly original both in its approach... Read more
Published 2 months ago by free jazz space cadet
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had it for yearsand still listening
brilliant! and i'm glad that someone finally mentioned 'come on you slags'. the entire album is great. it makes your ears bleed, then it kisses them better.
Published on 22 Mar 2011 by Del
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Corker...best album I've bought in ages
what an album. Having only really just got into Richard D James' stuff a month or so back I'm quickly building up a collection of his albums and this is so far the most... Read more
Published on 20 July 2008 by mookster
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Absolute Excellence
"I Care Because You Do" is a very warped and also fantastic Ambient-Techno album. In this you can see RDJ experimenting with putting harsh, abrasive sounds with ambient melodies,... Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2007 by Vulcan
5.0 out of 5 stars
More excellent ear candy
This is another excellent album from this artist that I am very pleased to have heard. Another listening experience that won't disappoint those familiar with the Aphex Twin way of... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2006 by Terryj
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This came to me by way of fortune. I had travelled to brighton with the intention of getting a new piercing. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2005 by R. Olliver
5.0 out of 5 stars
Math or Music
Aphex twin raise a lot of questions with this stunning works,
such as wether it is so much a fact of music or math, the likes of ventoline raises the question even more so. Read more
such as wether it is so much a fact of music or math, the likes of ventoline raises the question even more so. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2004 by "alkalinescented"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrifying but brilliant
This is an absolutely amazing album, often terrifying, but it is obvious that a genius is at work. It WILL make you want to hear more of Richard James' music (at least when it is... Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2000
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