I Care Because You Do

Aphex Twin

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 25, 1995)
• Original Release Date: April 25, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B000002HIK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,360 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

None of the chirpy, intricate, eclectic tracks on I Care Because You Do sound dated, certainly not in any heinous way. Richard James's work stands outside any genre cages and continues to satisfy dedicated listeners. This is at least partially due to James's twisted, British-bad-boy sense of humor: the title of the disc alone is something of an ironic display. I Care Because You Do is a sound introduction to James's peculiar, personal work, which ranges from symphonic to spartan to relaxing to unnerving, though it generally manages to be all those at once. The disc is cleverly constructed and juicily modern, and it's easy to see why critics, struggling to understand James's emergent "ambient techno," early on compared him to minimalist composers such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich. James was clearly influenced by these pioneers, but his music is more about stretching the limits of what one perceives to be music, of sound itself. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews

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37 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You People Annoy Me!, August 24, 2000

By	NOWAY (Kansas City, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This is no album to be direspected in the manner in which some reviwers have put down. Can't you see what a work of art this album is? Maybe you should study classical music, then you'll see the genius that lies in this album.

In my opinion, RDJ album is very good, but does not compare in greatness to this one. 'I Care....' may be hard to digest (for those looking for simple latter-aphex music), but it is this one that captures the essence of what experimental music is all about.

This album does not contain his drill n bass sound (what most people here are after), but it does have some of the best sound ever created electronically. Proof? Listen to "alberto balsalm", 'MooKid", "The Waxenpith", etc. Every track here is perfect, in that it captures entirely different moods than their counterparts. They are all brilliantly structured. It's no wonder Richard D. James is being hailed one of the greatest composers of our century.

I am not saying this is the best 'Aphex' release. I just think it is a completely 'well-done' album. It is definitely one of my favourites of his. I think some reviewers are saying this album is utter-nonsense, when they really mean to say "It's good, but it's not for me". It is impossible to call something of this genius 'a bad record'. I just don't see it!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You want this album if you like electronica, June 16, 1998

By A Customer

One of the greatest things about Richard James is the way he constantly changes musical styles, constantly expands what he and what others consider music. This was the first full length piece I heard from him, and I instantly became an avid follower. The pieces here, especially if you are new to electronic music, go back and forth between the familiar and the alien, even in the same song. But trust me, once you listen to it a few times, you'll want to do so continuously, over and over again, because for some reason the music doesn't grow tired-sounding.

This is not to say that the music doesn't take a little getting used to. Ventolin is the perfect example, because it has this high-pitched noise going throught the song. I first just fast-forwarded it every time. Then I started listening to it, when no one else was around because I thought they might tell me to turn it off. Finally, Ventolin's noise just made sense.

Some of the songs make you want to dance. Some have so fast and amorphous rhythms that you'd have to be a computer to dance to them. Some are truly hauntingly beautiful, especially when he pulls out the strings. All of them delight. Buy it. You won't regret it.

One last note: do any of the song titles seem like anagrams of a sort, say of Aphex Twin?

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Richard D. James album ever!!!, July 21, 2002

By	JLS "amotion" (USA) - See all my reviews

This album is the crowning acheivement in Richard D. James' repitoire. Even though it doesn't have the extremely intricate and complex drumwork of his later albums, this album truly lets his genious shine through. This album is what dancable dreams sound like. This is what a nightmare invading a delicate plain of gazelle sounds like. This album shows what falling in love and breaking up sounds like. It is provides its listeners the pure ecstacy experienced from a first kiss, and the madness harnessed from a first breakup. On this album, Richard D. James has truly taken every emotion there is to be felt, every experience there is to be had and processed them into a form of beautiful dance music that frightens you. It truly is a superb masterpeice in any sense of the word. Not only does this album stand at the height of artistic acheivement and emotional values, it also has a very pop-oriented quality about it by providing melodies that can be hummed throughout a semi-tragic casual friday.

Unfortunately, there are many people that cannot handle the intense experience that is I Care Because You Do. Many people can only percieve noise or at the best, cheap distorted dance music. For the people that percieve this album in this way, I envy you, for you obviously have become perfectly content in every aspect of life and have no further need to be challenged and have no reason to let your emotions grasp to anything of this nature. Again, I envy you. Even with as much as I support and praise this album, there is no possible way for me to fully explain how it can affect you, for I do not know what type of people most of you are. So please listen to some samples. Discover if you are one of the lucky, or one of the people that are still trying to find themselves.