Stormchild

Amazing album from start to finish. This is a true hidden gem. Hard to find, but very much worth the trouble.

Thanks for confirming this. Apparently they did include the transition between Impact & Remind in most of the CD versions, but I never knew about it. I was surprised to hear it, because I've got the version with no transition. I bought it in 1994, and... See full review

Absolutely brilliant album. At a time when drum & bass was still in its infancy, this stuff sounded like it was sent back in time from the future. Where most groups were just layering and chopping drum loops, these guys were programming sophisticated... See full review

Agraphobia is one of the greatest pieces of electronic music ever made. It's been a favorite since I first heard it on the Apollo 2 compilation (1995), and it's never gotten old. Absolutely epic. Wish these guys could have done a bit more.

Personally I think he sounds quite different from Boards of Canada. The similarities you draw are rather superficial.

You need to brush up on your music history.

What can I say that hasn't been said already? Well…I'll give it a try.

This is the culmination of Louie & Kenny's many years of experience working with world class musicians and singers, and perhaps the highest point of their many accomplishments. I... See full review

How do you figure this is "ultra rare"? It's very common and extremely easy to find.

This hidden gem is a rather nice mini-album of remixes by some of the finest ambient and IDM producers of the time. I tracked this down for the Global Communication remix of Aspirin — a drifting ambient mind-massage, reminiscent of their other remixes... See full review

Funny you should say that, because track 6 is one of the only ones I still like. Most of the other stuff sounds pretty dated now, though it still has nostalgia value.

This is normal for FAX releases. Longer tracks (anything over 40 minutes or so) are usually broken down into chunks of 5 or 10 minutes. This was merely a convenience for the age of CD players, and the overall "track" should still be considered one... See full review

"Uland" is a previously-unreleased variation on the track "Island" (part of the "Parasight" EP on Rising High).

That's the problem with applying hindsight to cultural phenomena. When looking back from a different perspective, one lacks the context to properly understand the impact these things had when they were brand new. If you weren't tuned in to the... See full review

I agree that this is one of their best works, but Lifeforms is a timeless classic in my books.

I never really noticed until just now (even though I've had this CD for at least 15 years), but track 4, Pure "Optical Illusion" actually sounds an awful lot like Aphex Twin "On" (released the previous year). It has more subdued drums than the heavily... See full review

Follow-up: I did buy the CD. Some of the tracks are slightly different; I wish the vinyl versions were also available digitally, but this will do.

I also later realized that only one of the two Swag members (Chris Duckenfield) was in RAC (with... See full review

This is the most unfathomably wrong review I've ever seen on Discogs. No, Aphex Twin never did a track anything like 14:31. I have the complete 25 track version of Selected Ambient Works II, and not a single one of them has a pendulum (or any other... See full review

Symmetry was originally released on the <a href="http://www.discogs.com/master/21134">Artificial Intelligence II</a> compilation on Warp. It's one of Speedy J's most amazing tracks ever.

What a great album! The man has done it again. In fact, I think this is my favorite Wagon Christ album so far. As always, the tracks are full of all sorts of interesting bits and bobs to tickle the ears and brain; never gets boring or predictable. I... See full review

This CD changed everything. In an instant, almost all existing house music became obsolete, crushed under the mighty, pumping beats of Sharam & Dubfire and some of the most talented house producers on the planet. This is a showcase of some of the... See full review

This album is sick; by far their best work, to date. They've come a long way since their RAC days! I've worn out almost every track on this album, playing both sides of both plates over and over at clubs, house parties, etc. Might just have to buy the... See full review

Genius. This album is a shining jewel in the hip hop crown. They drop one classic track after another -- these guys make it look easy! Tribe laid the groundwork for a whole new generation of intelligent, musical hip hop.