Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin — album cover
№ 83 of 100

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin · 1992 · Electronic

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin (1992), № 83 in The Lead-In’s 100 greatest albums. Richard D. James in his teenage bedroom with a sampler and four-track. Ambient techno arrives fully formed; dance music gets its first serious headphone record.

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