...I Care Because You Do
Studio album by Aphex Twin
Released	April 24, 1995
Recorded	1990-1994
Genre	Ambient/Techno/Electronic Music
Length	63:44
Label	Warp Records WARP030
Producer(s)	Richard D. James
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone February 2, 1998 Stylus Magazine (Favorable) link
Aphex Twin chronology
Ventolin (music) (1995) ...I Care Because You Do (1995) Donkey Rhubarb (1995)

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The album is quite different from his past acid house, ambient, and general techno pursuits. It features long, repetitive tracks performed on analogue synthesizers and drum machines, and occasionally features string pieces. This album marks the end of James' first analogue era, his next decade of albums being composed on computers until Analord. A yellow smiley face is considered the emblem of Acid House. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... An analog or analogue signal is an allergy continuous in both time and amplitude. ... Synthesizer as used in music, is a term derived from a Greek word syntithetai < synthesis (συντίθεται < σύνθεσις) and is used to describe a device capable of generating and/or manipulating electronic signals for use in music creation, recording and performance. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... The strings of a harp A string is the vibrating element which is the source of vibration in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. ... Analord is a series of 12 vinyl recordings by UK-based electronic music artist Richard D. James. ...

Notes

The album was preceded by two remix EPs for "Ventolin", one of the harshest tracks on the album, featuring a high-pitched frequency which is supposed to mimic the sound that asthmatics hear when they overdose on salbutamol. The four song EP Donkey Rhubarb features an orchestral version of "Icct Hedral" arranged by Philip Glass. Ventolin is the title of a track by Aphex Twin, often called one of the most abrasive songs ever recorded due to the high trebles and paced beats. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... Salbutamol (INN) or albuterol (USAN) is a short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and COPD. Salbutamol sulphate is usually given by the inhaled route for direct effect on bronchial smooth muscle. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... This music video features carebear-esque creatures with an oil painting of Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) on their faces. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

Only one promotional music video was made for any of the tracks. The "Ventolin" video features footage of spinning vents, a woman trapped in an elevator, and a salbutamol dispenser. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Elevator surfing. ... Salbutamol (INN) or albuterol (USAN) is a short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and COPD. Salbutamol sulphate is usually given by the inhaled route for direct effect on bronchial smooth muscle. ...

It is also speculated that the tracks "At The Heart of It All" and "The Beauty of Being Numb", created by James for the Nine Inch Nails remix EP Further Down the Spiral, were created during the recording sessions for this album, as both songs sound similar to James' style at the time, and both were released at the same time. “NIN” redirects here. ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... Further Down the Spiral (US version also known as Halo 10 and UK version also known as Halo 10v2) is an EP by Nine Inch Nails released in 1995. ...

"cow cud is a twin" features Apple Computer's PlainTalk speaking and repeating the words "Aphex Twin" and "…I care because you do" in the background of the left channel. The song uses three of the program's distinctive voices: Bells, Hysterical and Bubbles, the last of which is barely audible without loosening the stereo jack on headphones. Apple Inc. ... PlainTalk is the collective name for several speech synthesis (MacInTalk) and speech recognition technologies, developed by Apple Computer. ...

The front cover artwork of the album is, according to the liner notes, James' self-portrait. Self Portrait is a 1970 double album by Bob Dylan. ...

The album was included in Q Magazine's top 20 list of the loudest albums of all time. Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ...

In the song "COME ON YOU SLAGS!" the various voice clips are dialogue in a pornographic film called Fantastia. The other distorted clips are, "Come on you slags!" and "I want sex..."

A collection of mp3s, claiming to be an unreleased EP titled ...Because You Don't Give a Fuck, have circulated the internet since 2001. They contain unauthorized remixes by V/VM of several Aphex Twin songs, including "COME ON YOU SLAGS!" V/Vm is the experimental music and sound collage project of James Kirby, from Stockport, England. ...

Track listing

On the back cover of the album each track is listed in James' own handwriting, accompanied by the year it was originally recorded, with capitalization as follows:

1. "Acrid Avid Jam Shred" – 7:39 (1994)
2. "The Waxen pith" – 4:50 (1993)
3. "Wax the nip." – 4:19 (1990)
4. "Icct Hedral (edit)" – 6:07 (1994)
5. "VENTOLIN (Video Version)" – 4:29 (1994)
6. "COME ON YOU SLAGS!" – 5:45 (1990)
7. "Start as you Mean to go on" – 6:05 (1993)
8. "Wet tip hen ax" – 5:17 (1994)
9. "mookid." – 3:52 (1994)
10. "Alberto Balsalm" – 5:11 (1994)
11. "cow cud is a twin." – 5:34 (1994)
12. "next heap with." – 4:43 (1993)

Ventolin is the title of a track by Aphex Twin, often called one of the most abrasive songs ever recorded due to the high trebles and paced beats. ... Alberto Balsam is a song created by electronic artist Richard D James, more commonly known as Aphex Twin, from the album . ...

Song titles

Half of the song titles are anagrams: Look up Anagram in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

• of Aphex Twin: "Wax the nip"
• of The Aphex Twin: "The Waxen pith", "next heap with"
• of The Apex Twin (apex=tip): "Wet tip hen ax"
• of Richard David James: "Acrid Avid Jam Shred"
• of Caustic Window: "cow cud is a twin"

James used the same anagram technique a few months later on his Hangable Auto Bulb EPs. Additionally, Ventolin and Alberto Balsam (with no second L) are registered trademarks of an asthma medicine and a British line of hair care products, respectively. Look up apex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin Aphex Twin (born Richard David James, August 18, 1971, Ireland) is a UK-based electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, IDM, acid, drum and bass (specifically drill n bass). ... Hangable Auto Bulb, (an anagram of Analogue Bubblebath) is a Drum and bass release by Richard D. James, under his alias of AFX. It was originally released on October 16, 1995 on Warp Records, and will be re-released on October 31, 2005. ... Salbutamol (INN) or albuterol (USAN) is a short-acting &#946;2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and COPD. It is marketed by the Allen & Hanburys respiratory division of GlaxoSmithKline under the trade name Ventolin. ... A trademark or trade mark[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by an individual, business organization or other legal entity to uniquely identify the source of its products and/or services to consumers, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

External links

• ...I Care Because You Do at the Warp Records discography (features audio clips).