History Music / RichardDJamesAlbum

* GenreRoulette: The album's sound is an eclectic blend of DNB[=/=]jungle, glitch, ambient, and acid techno, and switches genres between songs.

* ShoutOut: Three of the tracks -- "Carn Marth", "Goon Gumpas" and "Logan Rock Witch" -- are named after landmarks in James' hometown in Cornwall.

After the commercial and critical success of ''...I Care Because You Do'', James released the ''Girl / Boy'' EP in August 1996, with the TitleTrack taking inspiration from the rapid, frenzied styles of the "drill and bass" genre -- which would end up heavily influencing the sonic direction of this album.

#"4" (3:37)
#"Cornish Acid" (2:14)
#"Peek 824545201" (3:05)
#"Fingerbib" (3:48)
#"Carn Marth" (2:33)
#"To Cure a Weakling Child" (4:03)
#"Goon Gumpas" (2:02)

#"Girl/Boy Song" (NLS mix) (4:52)
#"Logan Rock Witch" (3:33)

After the commercial and critical success of ''...I Care Because You Do'', James released the ''Girl / Boy'' EP in August 1996, with the TitleTrack taking inspiration from the rapid, frenzied styles of drill and bass -- which would end up heavily influencing the sonic direction of this album.

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Cornish Acid" ends with the same monotone hum that begins "Peek 824545201," and in turn the next track "Fingerbib" also contains the same hum although it's fragmented and practically inaudible without headphones.

* MoodWhiplash: The album goes to different moods each and every track. For example, the [[SensoryAbuse extremely abrasive]] "Peek 824545201" being followed by the [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel blissful and calm]] "Fingerbib"...which is in turn followed by another abrasive song, "Carn Marth."

* OneWordTitle: "4" and "Fingerbib."

* ShoutOut: Three of the tracks -- "Carn Marth," "Goon Gumpas" and "Logan Rock Witch" -- are named after landmarks in James' hometown in Cornwall.

One of the key features of the album is its distinctly fast and intricate drum programming, making for some of the hardest-hitting beats an Aphex album had seen at the time. Aside from the general nods to the genres of [[DrumAndBass jungle, drum and bass]], and the aforementioned drill and bass, James also cited inspiration from several friends and fellow electronic musicians -- Luke Vibert and Tom Jenkinson (better known as Music/{{Squarepusher}}). Another notable aspect is the variety of influences; the album's sound is a mix of lush strings, [[UncommonTime experimental time signatures]], and slow ambient melodies [[CallBack reminiscent of James' earlier work]].

James said that most of the songs were made on a Macintosh computer, and that this album took much longer to make than other releases, with such production techniques as modulating his own voice and forming orchestral arrangements out of sampling a single violin note he taught himself to play.

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Cornish Acid" ends with the same monotone hum that begins "Peek 824545201", and in turn the next track "Fingerbib" also contains the same hum although it's fragmented and practically inaudible without headphones.

* LighterAndSofter: Several of the songs, like the ambient techno cut "Fingerbib" or the overtly cartoon-esque "Goon Gumpas" and "Logan Rock Witch". "Girl/Boy Song" too, which is dreamy and blissful despite the erratic, fast-paced percussion.

* MoodWhiplash: The album goes to different moods each and every track. For example, the [[SensoryAbuse extremely abrasive]] "Peek 824545201" being followed by the [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel blissful and calm]] "Fingerbib"...which is in turn followed by another abrasive song, "Carn Marth".

* OneWordTitle: "4", "Fingerbib"

* ShoutOut: Three of the tracks -- "Carn Marth", "Goon Gumpas", and "Logan Rock Witch" -- are named after landmarks in James' hometown in Cornwall.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Goon Gumpas" and "Logan Rock Witch" sound like they've been ripped straight out of cartoons, an unprecedented and unduplicated first for Aphex songs.

* YouMakeMeSic: The back of the album has a tracklist written in James' own handwriting. Said handwriting is oddly piss-poor (unlike the more comprehensible one on ''...I Care Because You Do'') and crams words together, rendering some parts difficult to read. It's caused some annoyingly persistent misspellings of song titles, especially "Logan Rock Witch" (frequently mistaken for "Logon Rock Witch") and "Carn Marth" (frequently mistaken for "Corn Mouth").

The album opened to strong reviews, and has since been deemed one of the greatest albums of the year and the decade.

* ShoutOut: Three of the tracks -- "Carn Marth", "Goon Gumpas", and "Logan Rock Witch" -- are named after landmarks in James' hometown of Cornwall.

* LighterAndSofter: Several of the songs, like the ambient techno cut "Fingerbib" or the overtly cartoon-esque "Goon Gumpas" and "Logan Rock Witch".

After the weird commercial and critical success of ''...I Care Because You Do'', James released the ''Girl / Boy'' EP in August 1996, with the TitleTrack somewhat having a drill and bass influence. Retrospectively, this EP and song foretold what was going to be this album's sound.

One of the key features of the album is its distinctly fast and intricate drum programming, making for some of the hardest-hitting breakbeats an Aphex album had seen at the time. Aside from the general nods to the genres of [[DrumAndBass jungle, drum and bass]], and the aforementioned drill and bass, James also cited inspiration from several friends and fellow electronic musicians -- Luke Vibert and Tom Jenkinson (better known as Music/{{Squarepusher}}). Another notable aspect is the variety of influences; the album's sound is a mix of lush strings, [[UncommonTime experimental time signatures]], and slow ambient melodies [[CallBack reminiscent of James' earlier work]].

[[caption-width-right:350: Richard? Yeah.]]

''Richard D. James Album'' is the fourth album of Richard D. James under the name Music/AphexTwin, released in November 4 1996 and published by Creator/WarpRecords. After the weird commercial and critical success of "...I Care Because You Do", Aphex Twin released an EP called "Girl / Boy EP" In August of 1996, with the TitleTrack somewhat having a Drill and Bass influence, this EP and song foretold what was going to be AFX's upcoming album's sound. James said that most of the songs were made from a Macintosh Computer, and that this album took much longer to make than other releases by him. Which was probably for the better, since the album is much varied just like his last release, only with much faster drum programming and more influences in his belt.

* AlbumIntroTrack: "4" basically sets the tone of what the listener might expect from the album, fast drums, violin samples, and a nice and soft keyboard that go hand-in-hand.
* FaceOnTheCover: A PlayedForHorror example, if you could believe that. Since it's the only thing on the cover, and the very intense smile is... ominous, to say the least.
* GenreRoulette: Basically the album contains a ton of tracks that feature a lot of textures, some have the Drum and Bass / Jungle influence, some have elements of glitch, and others are inspired by Ambient and / or acid techno.
* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: How "Peek 824545201" ends. By slowing down and then just ending.
* LighterAndSofter: Some of the songs could here could be considered as actual ambient, like "Fingerbib" or "Goon Gumpas".
* LongTitle: "Peek 824545201" and "To Cure a Weakling Child".
* MinimalisticCoverArt: The cover shows Aphex Twin himself doing a SlasherSmile, and nothing else. This cover was actually done in Photoshop while James was still learning how to use it.
* MinisculeRocking: Being that this is James' shortest album, and that the songs have fast tempos, it makes some sense.
* MoodWhiplash: The album goes to different moods each and every track. For example: The [[SensoryAbuse extremely abrasive]] "Peek 824545201" being followed by the [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel blissful and calm]] "Fingerbib"...which is in turn followed by another abrasive song, "Carn Marth".
** After what might be one of Aphex Twin's best songs (Girl / Boy Song), the album finally ends with "Logan Rock Witch", which is just... a bunch of weird stuff mashed into a song.
* NewSoundAlbum: AFX was influenced by all of the DrumAndBass and Breakbeat artists at the time, and his friends Luke Vibert (AKA Wagon Christ and Plug) and Tom Jenkinson (AKA Squarepusher). Who were both the only guys who were "musically consisent enough" for him. The album used to have songs with a slower pace, but when AFX was inspired by those two to, he decided to do the songs in a faster pace. What follows is something that ''far'' away from what AFX was known for doing, and venturing into new sounds.
* OneWordTitle: "4" "Fingerbib"
* {{Sampling}}: You may have notice that the album has some violin samples, to do that, James actually bought himself a violin from a car boot sale. The process goes like this: He taught himself to play a note from the instrument by placing it on a table, playing a note and sampling it for the album.
** "4" has a sample of Richard's Dad calling him, and Richard responds "yeah".
** The track "To Cure A Weakling Child" has pitch-shifted vocals from Richard, to sound like he's a child.
* SelfTitledAlbum: Even the album itself doesn't use the Aphex Twin name, it does uses the real full name of Aphex Twin.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Goon Gumpas" and "Logon Rock Witch" (both off of Richard D. James Album) sound like they've been ripped straight out of cartoons.
** "Girl/Boy Song" is based around an orchestral melody

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: Despite the whole album having being influenced by electronic music with fast percussion, some of the songs are actually pretty soft and calming like they came from an ambient album. Songs like: "Fingerbib", "Goon Gumpas", and "Logan Rock Witch".

* SelfTitledAlbum: No duh.

The ''Richard D. James Album'' is the fourth album of Richard D. James under the name Music/AphexTwin, released in November 4 1996 and published by Creator/WarpRecords. After the weird commercial and critical success of "...I Care Because You Do", Aphex Twin released an EP called "Girl / Boy EP" In August of 1996, with the TitleTrack somewhat having a Drill and Bass influence, this EP and song foretold what was going to be AFX's upcoming album's sound. James said that most of the songs were made from a Macintosh Computer, and that this album took much longer to make than other releases by him. Which was probably for the better, since the album is much varied just like his last release, only with much faster drum programming and more influences in his belt.