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'''''...I Care Because You Do''''' is a studio album by the British [[electronic music]] artist and producer [[Aphex Twin|Richard D. James]] under the alias of Aphex Twin. It was released on 24 April 1995 through [[Warp Records]] and contains material recorded between 1990 and 1994. It marked James's return to a beat-driven sound following the mostly [[ambient music|ambient]] album ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'' (1994), and combines abrasive rhythms with [[symphonic]] and ambient elements. The cover artwork is a [[self-portrait]] of James. |
'''''...I Care Because You Do''''' is a studio album by the British [[electronic music]] artist and producer [[Aphex Twin|Richard D. James]] under the alias of Aphex Twin. It was released on 24 April 1995 through [[Warp Records]] and contains material recorded between 1990 and 1994. It marked James's return to a beat-driven sound following the mostly [[ambient music|ambient]] album ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'' (1994), and combines abrasive rhythms with [[symphonic]] and ambient elements. The cover artwork is a [[self-portrait]] of James. |
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''I Care Because You Do'' entered the [[UK Dance Albums Chart|Dance Albums Chart]] at No.{{nbsp}}4 and the [[UK Albums Chart|Albums Chart]] at No.{{nbsp}}24. |
''I Care Because You Do'' entered the [[UK Dance Albums Chart|Dance Albums Chart]] at No.{{nbsp}}4 and the [[UK Albums Chart|Albums Chart]] at No.{{nbsp}}24. It was supported by the single and [[Extended Play]] (EP) release of the track "[[Ventolin (EP)|Ventolin]]". The album received positive reviews. It garnered comparisons to the work of composer [[Philip Glass]], who later created an orchestral version of the track "Icct Hedral", and [[John Cage]]. The reviewers for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' preferred it to his two previous albums. In 2017 ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ranked ''...I Care Because You Do'' the 13th best [[intelligent dance music|IDM]] album of all time. |
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==Composition== |
==Composition== |
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==Release== |
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''...I Care Because You Do'' was released on 24 April 1995{{cite web|url=http://warp.net/records/releases/aphex-twin/i-care-because-you-do|accessdate=20 July 2015|title=Aphex Twin:...I Care Because You Do|publisher=[[Warp (record label)|Warp]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019015313/http://warp.net/records/releases/aphex-twin/i-care-because-you-do|archive-date=19 October 2011}} on vinyl record, compact disc, and cassette. It entered the [[Chart Information Network|{{abbr|CIN|Chart Information Network}}]]'s [[UK Dance Singles and Albums Charts|Dance Albums Chart]] at number{{nbsp}}4 and the [[UK Albums Chart|Albums Chart]] at number{{nbsp}}24, remaining on the latter for two weeks.{{cite news |title=Specialist Charts: Dance Albums |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1995/Music-Week-1995-05-06-IDX-47.pdf |work=[[Music Week]]|location=London|page=35|editor-first=Steve|editor-last=Redmond|publisher=Spotlight Publications |date=6 May 1995}}{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i%20care%20because%20you%20do/| title=...I Care Because You Do| publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]| accessdate=20 July 2015| archive-date=25 July 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725194544/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i%20care%20because%20you%20do/| url-status=live}} The label 1972 re-released the album on vinyl on 18 September 2012. Warp also re-issued the album in vinyl with a download card on 8 October 2012. In 2017, the album was re-released in digital format with eight bonus tracks.{{Cite web|url=https://aphextwin.warp.net//release/71105-aphex-twin-i-care-because-you-do|title=Aphex Twin - ...I Care Because You Do. Aphex Twin.| |
''...I Care Because You Do'' was released on 24 April 1995{{cite web|url=http://warp.net/records/releases/aphex-twin/i-care-because-you-do|accessdate=20 July 2015|title=Aphex Twin:...I Care Because You Do|publisher=[[Warp (record label)|Warp]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019015313/http://warp.net/records/releases/aphex-twin/i-care-because-you-do|archive-date=19 October 2011}} on vinyl record, compact disc, and cassette. It entered the [[Chart Information Network|{{abbr|CIN|Chart Information Network}}]]'s [[UK Dance Singles and Albums Charts|Dance Albums Chart]] at number{{nbsp}}4 and the [[UK Albums Chart|Albums Chart]] at number{{nbsp}}24, remaining on the latter for two weeks.{{cite news |title=Specialist Charts: Dance Albums |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1995/Music-Week-1995-05-06-IDX-47.pdf |work=[[Music Week]]|location=London|page=35|editor-first=Steve|editor-last=Redmond|publisher=Spotlight Publications |date=6 May 1995}}{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i%20care%20because%20you%20do/| title=...I Care Because You Do| publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]| accessdate=20 July 2015| archive-date=25 July 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725194544/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/...i%20care%20because%20you%20do/| url-status=live}} The label 1972 re-released the album on vinyl on 18 September 2012. Warp also re-issued the album in vinyl with a download card on 8 October 2012. In 2017, the album was re-released in digital format with eight bonus tracks.{{Cite web|url=https://aphextwin.warp.net//release/71105-aphex-twin-i-care-because-you-do|title=Aphex Twin - ...I Care Because You Do. Aphex Twin.|author=Aphex Twin|via=aphextwin.warp.net|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812234656/https://aphextwin.warp.net//release/71105-aphex-twin-i-care-because-you-do|url-status=live}} |
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The album's cover artwork is a self-portrait painted by James using [[Adobe Photoshop]], a software his friend Johnny Clayton taught him how to use when he received his first [[Mac (computer)|Apple Mac]]. It was the first of several Aphex Twin releases to feature an image of James' grinning face on the cover.{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2015/04/glitch-mob-revists-aphex-twin/ |title=The Glitch Mob's Justin Boreta Revists{{sic|hide=y}} Aphex Twin's ...I Care Because You Do |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=30 April 2015 |last1=Bush |first1=Derek |access-date=12 July 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813105527/https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/04/glitch-mob-revists-aphex-twin/ |url-status=live }} |
The album's cover artwork is a self-portrait painted by James using [[Adobe Photoshop]], a software his friend Johnny Clayton taught him how to use when he received his first [[Mac (computer)|Apple Mac]]. It was the first of several Aphex Twin releases to feature an image of James' grinning face on the cover.{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2015/04/glitch-mob-revists-aphex-twin/ |title=The Glitch Mob's Justin Boreta Revists{{sic|hide=y}} Aphex Twin's ...I Care Because You Do |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=30 April 2015 |last1=Bush |first1=Derek |access-date=12 July 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813105527/https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/04/glitch-mob-revists-aphex-twin/ |url-status=live }} |
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''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' praised ''...I Care Because You Do'' and called it superior work to ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'', writing it "reintroduces tension, more beats per minute, and sonic grime into his music", and that it "creates sounds that are simultaneously comforting and scary – a fitting metaphor for the contemporary clash of technology and the humans befuddled by it". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' also stated that album is superior to ''Selected Ambient Works Volume II'' because ''...I Care Because You Do'' "cut the middle of [techno]'s kitchen-sink aesthetic without sacrificing melody coherence or rhythm". ''Spin'' also described it as "a real album with its own gestalt", in which capacity it betters the "truly great" Aphex Twin albums ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'' (1992) and ''[[Classics (Aphex Twin album)|Classics]]'' (1995). |
''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' praised ''...I Care Because You Do'' and called it superior work to ''[[Selected Ambient Works Volume II]]'', writing it "reintroduces tension, more beats per minute, and sonic grime into his music", and that it "creates sounds that are simultaneously comforting and scary – a fitting metaphor for the contemporary clash of technology and the humans befuddled by it". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' also stated that album is superior to ''Selected Ambient Works Volume II'' because ''...I Care Because You Do'' "cut the middle of [techno]'s kitchen-sink aesthetic without sacrificing melody coherence or rhythm". ''Spin'' also described it as "a real album with its own gestalt", in which capacity it betters the "truly great" Aphex Twin albums ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'' (1992) and ''[[Classics (Aphex Twin album)|Classics]]'' (1995). |
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In a retrospective of James' work in ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'', [[Sasha Frere-Jones]] said the album's more-recent tracks were its best ones.{{sfn|Frere-Jones|2004|pp=21–23}} Justin Boreta from the group [[The Glitch Mob]] reviewed the album in 2015, praising it for "the juxtaposition between heavy darkness and gentle depth". ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' reviewer Kyle Fowle described ''...I Care Because You Do'' as "a perfect bridge between James' implementation of experimental techno and glossy ambient".{{cite web |last1=Fowle |first1=Kyle |title=A beginner's guide to the many sounds of Aphex Twin |url=https://avclub.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-the-many-sounds-of-aphex-twin-1798272281 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=22 September 2014 |accessdate=28 October 2024 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182414/https://music.avclub.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-the-many-sounds-of-aphex-twin-1798272281 |url-status=live }} In 2017, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ranked it the 13th-best [[intelligent dance music]] (IDM) album of all time.name= |
In a retrospective of James' work in ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'', [[Sasha Frere-Jones]] said the album's more-recent tracks were its best ones.{{sfn|Frere-Jones|2004|pp=21–23}} Justin Boreta from the group [[The Glitch Mob]] reviewed the album in 2015, praising it for "the juxtaposition between heavy darkness and gentle depth". ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' reviewer Kyle Fowle described ''...I Care Because You Do'' as "a perfect bridge between James' implementation of experimental techno and glossy ambient".{{cite web |last1=Fowle |first1=Kyle |title=A beginner's guide to the many sounds of Aphex Twin |url=https://avclub.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-the-many-sounds-of-aphex-twin-1798272281 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=22 September 2014 |accessdate=28 October 2024 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182414/https://music.avclub.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-the-many-sounds-of-aphex-twin-1798272281 |url-status=live }} In 2017, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ranked it the 13th-best [[intelligent dance music]] (IDM) album of all time. |
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==Track listing== |
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