Polygon Window ‎– Surfing On Sine Waves

Label:

Warp Records – WARP LP 7

Series:

Artificial Intelligence – 02

Format:

2 × Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

11 Jan 1993

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

IDM, Techno

Tracklist

A1	Polygon Window	5:24
A2	Audax Powder	4:36
B1	Quoth	5:34
B2	If It Really Is Me	7:01
C1	Supremacy II	4:04
C2	UT1 - dot	5:17
C3	Untitled	6:24
D1	Quixote	6:00
D2	Quino - phec	4:42

Notes

Black vinyl. There was also limited numbered edition on clear vinyl. Gatefold cover.
The second release in the Artificial Intelligence series.

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 11) View All

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Surfing On Sine Waves (2xLP, Ltd, Album, Cle)	Warp Records	WARP LP 7 LTD	UK	1993
Surfing On Sine Waves (CD, Album, RE)	Warp Records	WARP CD7	UK	2000
Surfing On Sine Waves (CD, Album)	Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records	TVT 7204-2	US	1993
Surfing On Sine Waves (CD, Album)	Warp Records, Warp Records	WARP CD7, Warp CD7	UK	1993
Surfing On Sine Waves (12", Promo, W/Lbl, EP)	Rough Trade Germany	RTD 226.1532.2/1	Germany	1993

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Review by ---- Jan 13, 2008

When I first bought this record I didn't like it. In fact, I tried to return it but the shop wouldn't have it. Being a fan of more chord based electronica (RDJ's other Ambient works, Black Dog Prod, B12 etc) I had never heard anything like this before. Polygon Window's brooding atmospherics were too moody for me.

I chuckle now in retrospect. Surfing On Sine Waves is a unique body of work. Both its songs and packaging appear deeply inspired by the sea and landscape of Cornwall. The songs are varied in style (warehouse party-shaking Quoth sits alongside woeful songs like UT1 - Dot). But the atmosphere is consistent and mesmerising.

Find some way to buy or borrow this release.

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Review by dom_green Feb 21, 2003

One of the most deffinative lp's of the 90's; listen to the soaring srings etc...You will not be dissapointed! R D J has produced some stuff in his time, but this does best prove his talent, and more.

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