Windowlicker [Single-CD]

Aphex Twin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Import
• ASIN: B00000IO8M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #741,970 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The first single from Richard D. James' (aka Aphex Twin)1998 outing. It's backed with 'Fext' & 'Nannou'. Standard jewelcase. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Window Licker" single is lost without the video, May 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Windowlicker [Single-CD] (Audio CD)

Never thought I'd say this about ANY Aphex Twin song... but "Window Licker" needs the visual to be truly appreciated... a vicious swipe at every current poular music video cliche. By itself the song seems incidental... Not a bad song, but again, you're better off spending the extra couple of bucks and buying the video.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good/Bad Song, March 21, 2000

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Sean (Dublin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windowlicker [Single-CD] (Audio CD)

Lurking beneath all the twisted screaming synths and nerve-shredding warped beats, there dwells an extremely calm, soothing melody. So why has Aphex ruined a top-ten hit (aided by an MTV Europe advert using a 20 second snippet of the 'soothing melody' part) by chopping it up into noisy pieces? I can only imagine how many thousands of people bought the single after hearing it on the MTV ad, brought it home, gave it a listen and then hid the CD at the bottom of their collection (like me). A modern musical genius (check out 'Analogue Bubblebath' for proof), but a tortured one at that.