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Encyclopedia > Analogue Bubblebath 4
Analogue Bubblebath 4
Album cover
EP by AFX
Release 1994
Recorded ???
Genre Techno / Ambient
Length 26 min 22 sec
Label Rephlex
Producer(s) Richard D. James
Professional reviews
  • n/a
AFX chronology
Analogue Bubblebath 3
(1993)
Analogue Bubblebath 4
(1994)
Analogue Bubblebath 5
(1995)

Analogue Bubblebath 4 was the fourth EP released by techno and IDM artist Richard D. James, under his commonly known alias, AFX. It is also the fourth release in the Analogue Bubblebath series. It was his fourth release under this alias. Image File history File links Afxanaloguebubblebath4. ... An extended play or EP, is the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to qualify as singles but too short to qualify as albums. ... 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). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Techno is a form of electronic music that emerged in the mid-1980s and primarily refers to a particular style developed in and around Detroit and subsequently adopted by European producers. ... Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... The second (symbol s) is a unit for time, and one of seven SI base units. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Rephlex Records is an influential record label started in 1991 by acclaimed electronic musician Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) and Grant Wilson-Claridge, without the intention of making large profits. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... 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, acid, drum and bass. ... 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). ... Analogue Bubblebath 3 was the third EP released by techno and IDM artist Richard D. James, under his commonly known alias, AFX. It is also the third release in the Analogue Bubblebath series. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Analogue Bubblebath 5 was supposed to be the fifth EP released by techno and IDM artist Richard D. James, under his commonly known alias, AFX. It was intended to be his fifth release under this alias and the fifth release in the Analogue Bubblebath series. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An extended play or EP, is the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to qualify as singles but too short to qualify as albums. ... Techno- is a prefix relating to technology. ... Intelligent dance music or intellectual dance music (IDM) is a rather ambiguous term that covers a range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... 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). ... Look up Alias in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term alias may refer to— an assumed name, or pseudonym. ...


The EP consists of four tracks (plus one hidden track on CD releases), done in alternating acid house/techno and ambient styles which were popular at the time. It was released in 1994 on Rephlex Records in both CD and 12" vinyl formats. Acid house is a variant of house music characterized by the use of simple tone generators with tempo-controlled resonant filters. ... Techno- is a prefix relating to technology. ... Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Rephlex Records is an influential record label started in 1991 by acclaimed electronic musician Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) and Grant Wilson-Claridge, without the intention of making large profits. ... A vinyl is an organic molecule containing a vinyl group: H R / C = C / H H where R represents a functional group such as a hydrocarbon or halogen. ...


All tracks are untitled; only speculative titles based on sounds within the tracks have been listed. "[knievel]" is actually a heavily modulated snippet from a press conference with Evel Knievel, sometime after the Snake River Canyon incident. Robert Craig Evel Knievel (born October 17, 1938 in Butte, Montana) is an American stuntman, best known for his public displays of long distance, high-altitude motorcycle jumping which often resulted in serious injuries, particularly during the 1970s. ... the snake river and greys river on idaho, wyoming border ...


Track listing

  • [elephant song] (Side A, Track 1) (6:22)
  • [cuckoo] (Side A, Track 2) (6:04)
  • [gibbon] (Side B, Track 1) (5:08)
  • [sloth] (Side B, Track 2) (8:21)
  • [knievel] (CD only, Track 5) (0:27)

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Compare the songs, "Analogue Bubblebath 1" and "Isoprophlex", to their full-length versions which appear as track #9 and track #4 (respectively) on the Austrian cd for "Classics" (RS 95035 CD / RTD 119.3007.2).
Also, track #5 begins only after the lock-groove at the end of track #4 has been bypassed (in other words, the record needle has to be physically picked up and moved the to the next track, otherwise it will be stuck in the lock-groove).
Also, tracks #2, #4, and #6 are misleadingly identified as simply "Track #1", "Track #2", and "Track #7" (referring to the songs' track numbers as they appear on Disc 2 of the US double-cd for "Selected Ambient Works Volume II" (9 45482- 2)).
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